Kim shoulda never went to the IOM TT. It's a deathtrap.
"A 680cc version of the König was prepared and Kim, Janeen and Mark hopped across the channel to enter the event. The day before the race Kim did his usual walk around to familiarize himself with the track. He noticed that one particular corner, Stowe, had a dip in the surface right before a sharp turn facing a wall of wooden beams. Concerned for rider safety he approached Vernon Cooper, clerk of the course, about placing hay bales in front of the wall. Cooper was incensed. He angrily rebuffed Kim and threatened him with expulsion from the series if he had the audacity to complain again."
Newcombe never raced at the TT, '73 was the boycott year after the Monza debacle. He died racing the 680cc version at a Silverstone non-championship race.
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https://zweitakte.de/knowhow/koenig/koenig.htm
Kim shoulda never went to the IOM TT. It's a deathtrap.
"A 680cc version of the König was prepared and Kim, Janeen and Mark hopped across the channel to enter the event. The day before the race Kim did his usual walk around to familiarize himself with the track. He noticed that one particular corner, Stowe, had a dip in the surface right before a sharp turn facing a wall of wooden beams. Concerned for rider safety he approached Vernon Cooper, clerk of the course, about placing hay bales in front of the wall. Cooper was incensed. He angrily rebuffed Kim and threatened him with expulsion from the series if he had the audacity to complain again."
https://www.odd-bike.com/2013/04/konig-500-gp-outboard-powered-underdog.html
Newcombe never raced at the TT, '73 was the boycott year after the Monza debacle. He died racing the 680cc version at a Silverstone non-championship race.
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