Читать книгу Foggy: The Championship Years - Carl Fogarty - Страница 9
ОглавлениеWith this many Brits taking part, it looks more like a British championship race. I had just gone underneath Roger Burnett (51) and was about to clear off and didn’t see anyone for the rest of the race. You can see Trevor Nation on the Norton, followed by a glimpse of Hislop’s helmet, then James Whitham and Anders Andersson (5).
This was my first win of many at this circuit. The race lasted around 30 laps and we had to come in for a pit-stop to re-fuel. This was nothing like Formula One car pit-stops but we did have a quick-filler, which could half-fill the tank in around 10 seconds. (One of my mates kept it as a souvenir) The race was during Grand Prix weekend, so there was a massive crowd at the circuit. I was riding an RC30, semi-supported by Honda UK, and sponsored by Appleby Glade. At the time Steve Hislop was leading the championship, having won in the Isle of Man after the opening round in Japan. The race was an absolute cruise after qualifying on pole.
