Dave Thorpe | 35 Years on from his first Weston Beach Race

3-time World 500cc Champion Dave Thorpe reminisces on the Weston Beach Race 35 years after he first rode it. We chat to him about his memories of the 1988 Beach Race and his advice for anyone tackling the course this weekend for the 40th Anniversary.

[@Gary-ef6qo]

Remember this. Awesome Dave 👍👍👍👍👍

[@paulpaul5606]

Health and safety gone mental. I love it a bulldozer in the middle of the start straight with people going round with there head down 80 mile an hour plus

[@MrCyphermonkey]

@00:46 Wtf was that digger doing in the middle of the start straight 😳

[@robertbullock4697]

Yeah your right..another thing to run into 😢

[@sidekick6.6.6]

The start lights back then

[@mike8544]

No lights, it was a flare shot from the digger@@sidekick6.6.6

[@mattkingaby]

I've got that race on VHS somewhere, got it from an ad in DBR.

[@davidcoulson4717]

35 years… how time flies… I was there that day and remember it like yesterday…. Stuart Edmonds came 2nd i think on a 125 he was 16 years old..
i might be wrong, someone Will put me right no doubt!!

[@mike8544]

It was Paul Edmondson

[@ashclaire5756]

I was gutted i can't ride this year but definitely next year

[@happy_Mx]

Will u guys be live streaming the race on here, and if not can we have the link to watch

[@marcjohnson7734]

I was there,great days was he on a cr 500?

[@ozbrick498]

Takes a fit man to ride a cr500 for three hours in a beach race