11-10-2015, 10:45 PM
lol Carlqvist, a name I haven't heard in a few years, I saw DeCoster at the Mid Ohio Raceway in about 1975 I think. The guy was amazingly consistent lap after lap, same line, same speed, he never looked "in a hurry" (kind of like Lorenzo when he is on a roll) compared to young American riders at the time Lackey, Weinert, Desoto etc. He just rode very smooth and very fast. When he hit the tree and busted his liver? it was a real blow to us fans. He would never be the same racer, plus the younger Americans had finally figured it out thanks to experience and Japanese engineeers.
yea those 500 cc 2 stroke pilots were iron men both in the dirt, and on pavement
yea those 500 cc 2 stroke pilots were iron men both in the dirt, and on pavement