Ray Stringer (center) celebrates victory at Mallory Park along with British teammates Jamie Whitham and Carl Fogarty during the 1991 Transatlantic Match Races. Stringer was the unexpected hero, racing a privateer Yamaha OW01/FZR1000, he was the top scorer on the British squad, who spanked the American’s that year. Why Stringer was allowed to race a 1000cc bike against the 750cc machines of the Americans and rest of the British team, I’m not certain. Regardless Stringer became a hero to the British fans for his performance, perhaps the best and most memorable of his racing career.
Ray Stringer (center) celebrates victory at Mallory Park along with British teammates Jamie Whitham and Carl Fogarty during the 1991 Transatlantic Match Races. (Larry Lawrence photo)
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I remember being there that day, A certain Freddie Spencer iirc captained the USA Team & rode a RC30 for the Two Brothers Racing Team. My overriding memory of that day is Freddie having a huge slide at the John Cooper Esses on the way into Shaws hairpin.
Was way past his best then but it was super impressive they way he dealt with it.
I think Stringer read the rulebook carefully & realised that at Mallory a 120bhp standard (torquey) 1000cc Roadbike engine was probably a better bet than a Tuned & revvy 135bhp 750?
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