Wayne, who was suffering from Bronchitis,
got off to a great start for the weekend by putting
the Fred Walmsley Manx Norton 500 he was riding on
pole position during Friday’s qualifying with a blistering
1:32.34, half a second ahead of second-placed Chas
Mortimer. Duncan Fitchett and Phil Russell came third
and fourth respectively – making it a quartet of Manx
Norton’s on the front row! Legendary nice-guy and
hard-charger Jamie Whitham had machine problems in
qualifying so was relegated to the back of the grid.
The first eight-lap race was held at lunchtime on
Saturday and it was a real cracker. No fewer than
nine riders were fighting for the lead and a determined
Jamie Whitham was on a mission to catch Wayne from
the back of the grid. Wayne managed to hold them all
off to the line after a great battle with Jamie and
several lead-changes. “That was fair dinkum racing,”
admitted Wayne after taking the win, “I hope the spectators
enjoyed it. For old bikes they go pretty hard. Jamie
is very competitive and always gives me a hard time.
This is an impeccable, one-off event. It’s a real
honour to be here racing.”
Come Sunday and race two it was Whitham’s turn to
take the honours but, as expected, Wayne put up a
huge fight.
But Jamie was determined to bring the short-stroke
Manx Norton 500 home in number one spot and got Gardner
on the line by a wheel. But it wasn’t enough to take
the title, as Gardner’s win on Saturday had left him
with a half-second overall win. The former world champion
paid tribute to rival Jamie Whitham and old mate Barry
Sheene as he lifted the Sheene Memorial Trophy.
“That was fun but it was hard work. Jamie out-rode
me today. I like people who fight for what they want
and I had no answer for him today. This race is a
great tribute to Barry. We loved him and we miss him
a lot.”
The former world champion paid tribute to rival Jamie
Whitham and old mate Barry Sheene as he lifted the
Sheene Memorial Trophy.
Lord March, owner of the property and instigator
of the Goodwood Revival Festival praised the competitors,
teams, guests and spectators after the weekend’s events.
“Thanks to all of you and thanks to the weather”
The winners of the weekend’s fifteen races all received
their trophies and champagne and a series of overall
prizes and results were announced.
Lord March closed the Revival with a simple promise.
“As long as you keep coming, we’ll keep doing it.”
RACE CLASSIFICATION - RACE 4
& 11 COMBINED POS
NO RIDER NAT POS MACHINE TIME LAPS GAP MPH BEST
1 Wayne GARDNER 1 Manx Norton 500 25:11.655
16 91.44 1:31.141
2 Jamie WHITHAM 2 Manx Norton 500 25:12.170 16 0.515
91.41 1:31.334
20 Duncan FITCHETT 3 Manx Norton 500 25:15.990 16
4.335 91.18 1:32.194
19 Chas MORTIMER 4 Manx Norton 500 25:23.997 16 12.342
90.70 1:32.575
22 Gordon RUSSELL 5 Manx Norton 500 25:26.139 16 14.484
90.58 1:32.773
FASTEST LAP
1 Wayne GARDNER Manx Norton 500 1:31.141 16
94.79mph (152.56kph)
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