Oh Lordy, it's the Pro-Am!
“The Pro-Am series was mental and we got up to stuff that you’d never get away with in any other racing class,” says, Niall Mackenzie.
“We used to dab each other’s front brakes going along the straights, pull on the pillion grab rail of the rider in front to get a tow, and even hold our own front forks to make a more aerodynamic shape on the bike; in fact, anything to gain another one mile an hour on our rivals. It was brilliant fun and helped by the fact that no one took it too seriously.”
Mackenzie is, of course, speaking of the one-make Yamaha Pro-Am series, which ran on British circuits from 1981 to 1984. There have been plenty of one-make championships over the years, from the Triumph Speed Triple Challenge to the Virgin Yamaha R6 Cup, but none have quite captured the
