Gary Cowan Yamaha 250 Sunflower Trophy 1989

Gary Cowan campaigned the 1989 Grand Prix trail on the Dutch backed Doc shop Yamaha.
He returned to Northern Ireland for the annual end of season Sunflower trophy meeting at Kirkistown.
Earlier in the day, Gary easily won the 250 race, and he also entered his machine, just a production TZ 250, in the Superbike races.
The organisers tried to talk him out of it, pointing out that Ron Haslam was bringing the Pepsi RG 500 Suzuki, Brian Morrison on the 750 RC Honda,Steve Cull with the super fast rotary Norton, Eddie Laycock aboard his 500 GP Honda ...and more!
However, Gary brought the 250 to the line for this, the second Superbike race.
Sadly a short five months later, Gary would crash at Daytona, leaving him paralysed from the chest down.
This is one of my fondest memories I have and the best short circuit meeting I ever watched, it was this sort of racing that got me into racing bikes in the first place, although I did get booked for speeding on my way home trying to emulate Gary on my wee RD350LC...lol

[@Team-fabulous]

I was there back in the day. Gary Cowan was a world champion in the waiting with such a talent and a lovely bloke too..

[@Rolotomasi136]

teamfab ...yeah I was there watching too..great day...grest bloke...mate John Hall ended up racing his TZ250 reverse cylinder for a couple of seasons.....

[@cecilwilson5442]

One of the greatest if only ever,, was Gary Cowan and the 250 he would probably have been our first ever world champion,, great show case for the 250 doc shop brilliant viewing from Belfast,,

[@therealslimshady4555]

I remember watching that race on tv and said fuck me go gary go.2017 and still saying fuck me gary go. Brilliant

[@steviecarrick6]

hope you are enjoying the credit of my video you stole from me

[@emmams5]

With only 2600 views over four years, I'd doubt CZcams are going to be signing up the guy who took your content anytime soon. The main thing is the footage is out there for everyone to enjoy. Gary Cowan was a sensational rider and it's a terrible shame how he ended up paralyzed after a bad crash. Btw, I have a vhs tape of the whole meeting somewhere at home. If I ever come across the tape, I'll upload it and you're welcome to put your name to it if the other guy doesn't get there before you, 🤪

[@Xenomorphhive]

Not sure what you are on about. Your version is extremely deinterlaced compared to this copy and on this one it's anyways out of synch compared to your version. so definitely not the same one. There's so many copies of this out there. Not sure how you derived that the only clip most of the world would have, all would've come just from you.