Every time i ride or drive through Bishpscourt, I think of Pat Hennen (just as Brands anda Paddock make me think of the other Pat!) On that fateful day, i was in the hedge at the cross roads on Cronk-Y-Voddy. Did anyone else see Pat and Tom there? Tom was literally "using the whip", making jockey actions as if to get more out of the Suzuki. They were side by side at amazing speed! Then....came the awful accident. Isnt it amazing how many Herron Suzuki riders came to grief. Yes, if Pat is able, lets see him in the Island.
As for Mr Read, it never ceases to suprise me how unpopular the man is! I have heard so many bad opinions.
Another Cronk-Y-Voddy memory involved Read and SMB. Watching Mike go down to the 11th is a memory I treasure! His style down there was like no other. It was also there that I saw Mike get ahead of Read that day.
It doesnt take much to trigger the memories, does it!