This Sunday, the 87th edition of the TT Assen will take place. It is the oldest Grand Prix of the world championship and it has of course undergone a number of route modifications, and has even lost its uniqueness of taking place on Saturday since last year.
Today, we return to the atmosphere of 1973.
Why 1973? To tell the truth, there is no real reason since our archives would have allowed us to revisit, as desired, an older or obviously more recent past. But we had to choose, so it will be 1973, with Giacomo Agostini, Phil Read, Jack Findlay, Gallina Paton, Lansivuori, Dieter Braun, Kent Andersson, Christian Bourgeois, Michel Rougerie, Grassetti, Nieto and many others besides those. interested will easily recognize…
The winners of the day were named Phil Read (MV Agusta 500cc), Giacomo Agostini (MV Agusta 350cc), Dieter Braun (Yamaha, 250cc), Eugenio Lazarini (Piovaticci, 125cc), Bruno Kneubühler (Kreidler, 50cc) and Klaus Enders/Ralf Engelhardt (Busch/BMW, sidecars), and if the races of the past generally did not offer the same suspense as those of today, that of the 350 cm³ particularly contested and there is no doubt that the pilots of the time were devoured by the same passion as those of today.
And this obviously also applies to the spectators…
