Dave Thorpe is a name that belongs with the all time greats of
the sport. A three time World 500cc champion Thorpe raced in
what many say was the golden era of 500cc racing. His rivals
were names like Eric Gebores, Graham Noyce, Georges Jobe,
Hakan Carlqvist and Andre Malherbe. Twice this month we have
been lucky enough to see Thorpe race. Once at the Grand Prix
of Namur and last weekend at the Grand Prix of Great Britain.
Both venues meant a lot to Thorpe. Namur where he won nearly
20 years ago and his home GP in England. On the Saturday in
Namur Thorpe clocked lap times that would have put him close to
qualification in the MX1 class, all this despite not doing any racing
leading up to Namur.
In England he raced a circuit that was very much a Supercross
styled circuit. With a large crowd in attendance it was really like
going back in time. Air horns bellowed into the sky as the former
King of British Motocross crossed the line for victory in the Senior
World championship.
We caught up with the legend and asked him about his weekend
in England. click on ozzy go to the interview on mxlarge.com