Balance of power
It was a decade of staggering power peaks followed by fierce rule changes to cut speeds; despite that, lap times soon began to fall again Words: Mark Hughes. Photography: LAT 1985…
The fact that six world’s records were broken during the five 200 miles races at the British Motor Cycle Club’s meeting at Brooklands on Saturday last, is ample indication of the remarkable speed attained by the competitors in spite of the absence of several wellknown riders. Fine weather favoured the meeting and excellent sport was witnessed.