173: Niall Mackenzie
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He's a three-time British Superbike Champion, he's a multiple 500cc Grand Prix podium man and has raced iconic 2-stroke Grand Prix 500cc motorcycles from the Honda NSR500 to the Yamaha YZR500 to the Suzuki RGV500 and a couple of 250s thrown in for good measure. Cap it all off with a hattrick of back-to-back titles with the famous Cadbury's Boost Yamaha team and you have a pretty special career. Ladies and gentlemen, it's Niall Mackenzie! Enjoy! Send us Fan Mail Support the show Would you like early access to shows and the chance to ask questions of the guests? Well, you can, right here... https://www.patreon.com/join/9993138 RidinGraphics: https://www.instagram.com/ridingraphics/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/demographics/?locale=en_GB Facebook: Off Track Podcast https://www.facebook.com/OffTrackTheMotorcycleRacingPodcast/ Instagram: @offtrackpodcastuk https://www.instagram.com/offtrackpodcastuk/ Twitter: @offtrack_ https://twitter.com/OffTrack_ IG: @thedaveneal | Twitter: @daveneal | Facebook: Dave Neal
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He's a three-time British Superbike Champion, he's a multiple 500cc Grand Prix podium man and has raced iconic 2-stroke Grand Prix 500cc motorcycles from the Honda NSR500 to the Yamaha YZR500 to the Suzuki RGV500 and a couple of 250s thrown in for good measure. Cap it all off with a hattrick of back-to-back titles with the famous Cadbury's Boost Yamaha team and you have a pretty special career. Ladies and gentlemen, it's Niall Mackenzie! Enjoy! Send us Fan Mail Support the show Would you li...
Chapters
- 0:00 Intro
- 2:05 Keeping busy!
- 3:46 Taz's BSB Championship Year
- 7:20 Career paths...
- 11:39 Where did it all start?
- 13:22 That Grand Prix Dream
- 17:57 Opportunity Knocks
- 19:57 Passion and determination to succeed
- 21:15 Rob McElnea
- 22:19 Making opportunities and knowing people
- 26:35 Controlling your temperament
- 28:00 A factory HRC Grand Prix rider
- 29:50 The magnitude of the situation
- 31:46 The expectations of a factory rider
- 35:15 Agostini Yamaha come calling for '89
- 39:30 Riding for Ago alongside Freddie Spencer
- 41:17 There's an A rider, and there's a B rider...
- 43:30 The Golden Age of 500cc Grand Prix
- 45:15 Comparing the YZR500 to the NSR500
- 46:38 Lucky Strike Suzuki opportunity
- 52:29 Out of a job again... What next?
- 54:25 It was the only option at the time
- 56:46 Reaching out to Japan
- 1:00:07 Back again... Never give up!
- 1:00:37 Would you change anything as you look back?
- 1:02:04 Self-managed, because that's how it was
- 1:05:15 Last Grand Prix Podium - Donington '93
- 1:09:10 British Invasion in GPs
- 1:10:23 250GP (not) with Jamie Robinson...
- 1:11:28 Back to Blighty!
- 1:14:30 Confident enough to win?
- 1:15:57 The planets align in every way
- 1:18:10 Hardest of the three championships?
- 1:21:54 Hislop Rivalry
- 1:24:08 Rob Mac as your team manager
- 1:26:15 The new Yamaha R7...
- 1:28:10 2000, the last season
- 1:29:39 Thinking it was enough to know it was right
- 1:30:52 Life with clarity
- 1:32:47 Niall, Whit and the Astra Van
- 1:36:25 Favourite corner, and why?
- 1:37:53 Best Hire Car Story
- 1:41:13 Outro
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