Chris Vermulen's Barry Sheene tribute for Philip Island

[feejer222]

Barry Sheene was instrumental in bringing Chris Vermulen to the UK and getting him the leg up that he needed. Chris started off in the British Supersport championship which he won, the rest is history.

You will always find a number 7 in his race number.

The original

Vermulen

 

[TestPilot]

Barry Shhene is hugely liked and respected here in Aussie. When he and his family moved here (he lived on the Gold Coast, 10 minutes from where I live) they immediately fitted in and he became very involved in TV relating to bike racing. He had a lot to do with quite a number of developing Aussie riders.

Each year on the Thursday before the MOTO GP weekend there is a Barry Sheene Memorial Ride of about 300k's finishing with a 'ceremonial' lap of the cicuit. All along the route businesses close when the ride comes past, schools line the fences, even aged-care facilities get the senior citizens out on chairs on the roadside to wave and cheer the hundreds/thousands of bikes that come past, with it seems, everyone waving an Aussie flag. A great way to remember a great guy who chose to make Australia his home when his racing career ended.

 

[feejer222]

Barry Shhene is hugely liked and respected here in Aussie. When he and his family moved here (he lived on the Gold Coast, 10 minutes from where I live) they immediately fitted in and he became very involved in TV relating to bike racing. He had a lot to do with quite a number of developing Aussie riders.
Each year on the Thursday before the MOTO GP weekend there is a Barry Sheene Memorial Ride of about 300k's finishing with a 'ceremonial' lap of the cicuit. All along the route businesses close when the ride comes past, schools line the fences, even aged-care facilities get the senior citizens out on chairs on the roadside to wave and cheer the hundreds/thousands of bikes that come past, with it seems, everyone waving an Aussie flag. A great way to remember a great guy who chose to make Australia his home when his racing career ended.

Nice to know that mate, thanks for posting, I have posted it on a Brit racing website, hope you don't mind.