Transatlantic Challenge 1988 and 1991 DVD - Description
The Transatlantic Challenge was the ultimate two-wheel
showdown – the best racers from the United States
travelling to Great Britain
to do battle with a spectacular line-up of racing rivals.
Classic circuits, a variety of machines and riders from
different disciplines – it had all the essential ingredients of a classic
confrontation.
Now, for the first time on DVD, you can relive highlights
from two incredible and very different years of this exceptional competition.
The films are packed with incredible action footage, featuring every vital moment
from some of the closest racing you’ve ever seen. With no championship title at
stake, the racers were free to do battle in every race – and the elbow-to-elbow
dices captured in this breathtaking footage shows they were holding nothing
back.
The 1988 meeting, named the Eurolantic Challenge to reflect
the fact the USA stars would
face rivals from around Europe, was a two-day
feast of thrills and spills as a six-race series unfolded at Brands Hatch and
Donington.
The US
team was filled with superbike experts, including Doug Polen and Bubba Shobert,
while the Euro-squad boasted British greats Ron Haslam, Roger Burnett, Roger
Marshall and Trevor Nation alongside European colleagues like Swede Anders
Andersson.
The Americans were determined to dominate, but they would be
made to work hard in all six races from the two-day grudge match.
After an absence of three years, the contest returned in
1991. Once again it was the Transatlantic Challenge, but now the greats of the United States
would battle the Best of British.
The legendary Freddie Spencer would lead the talented
American team as they battled through six races at Mallory Park
and Brands Hatch against some of the biggest names in British racing. Haslam
led the home squad, which featured John Reynolds, Carl Fogarty, James Whitham,
Rob McElnea, Niall Mckenzie and Ray Stringer.
It was supposed to be about national pride, but the Brits were
so dominant it soon became a fight for individual bragging rights – like the
incredible dice between Haslam and McElnea in the very last race!
Awesome action footage, detailed commentary and interviews
with the stars bring you comprehensive coverage from two years of one of the
most spectacular motorcycle contests ever seen.
