Correct but I'll have to deduct half a point for not mentioning Moissev was forbiden to ride KTM's and was only allowed to ride CZ's and Jawa's. Another Russian rider Vicktor Arbeckov defeated Joel Robert at the height of his powers. I'll have to check if Martijn Stehouwer has finished his blog on racing behind the Iron Curtain, concentrates on road racing but some very interesting stories.
What the hell have you been drinking?
GM Won his World Championships on KTMs.
It was only after he had done so, that the Politburo decided he had to try to win on a CZ.
And there, went a glorious career.........
Oh, by the way, there is now a 'push' on for a GP to return to Namur - by the city itself. Though, the very lowest part of the track, has now a street with modern houses on the lower side - where you'd see the riders turn right, with a hay bailed / wood wall protected stone wall of the fortress, often used as a berm.
I was lucky enough to get to races at Namur a few times - the last being 2006. On the way back down to Switzerland after last years MX Des Nations, we made the effort to go down to Namur, and check things out. There is now a childcare centre just past the ornamental bridge they went under, and jogged to the left, just about right where the fence for the Kindergarten is now. So, what's another thing to slam into at full throttle, at Namur............
Somehow, I think Luongo will find a way to veto a GP there, or, some modern riders and teams will not want to go. As much as I love the place, it's bloody dangerous - like the IOM TT , or Irish Real Roads Racing, is to Moto GP. Perhaps, we might see a GP there, or just a dirty great big "International" Race, just after the GP season and MX Des Nations.
