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At among one of the most improper places possible Bert Hesketh produced one of the most effective kart race ever before to poise the UK. It would consistently draw in over 20,000 viewers! Everyone actually need to find out about it – the Heysham Head John Player World Cup! Enjoy! Karting 1 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/karting1 Donate by means of Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/alandove
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I remember that track. I live in heysham. as you say the track may have gone into the sea!! no not true. the land just above were you was walking got developed about 15-17 years ago. to private housing. the land was owned by edmondson family known as heysham head. the track got removed then to create that public footpath. the path where you wa walking would have been apart of the track. but it then went up higher. the sea front of heysham hasn’t changed in a long time . no erosion reported. I used to play on it on my bmx about 17 years ago as a child. it was in poor condition then. very bumpy with tree roots and that. but still well defined. like the grid markings and finish line was still visible.
Blimey! I’ve lived in Lancaster and Morecambe since 1983 and I had no idea!
I live in nearby Morecambe and in the eighties after the track had closed we used to thrash ’round it on our motorcycles, top fun. The track seemed real narrow on an XS1100 Yam!
I did this event a few times – it was an unreal track – but a fantastic weekend. I did it first using a 250 twin Yamaha water cooled and last time with a Rotax 256 also racing with Colin Quigley and Steve South .
Raced there in 250cc in 1977. Awesome experience!
As an aside, it’s pronounced ‘Hee-sham’ and not ‘Hay-sham’ Head….
Long time local..
Interesting, makes Rowrah look like a Micky Mouse track, doesn’t matter how much money / what connections you have, you’ll never get permission for that kind of thing in Britain these days.
Thanks for making this and posting it. Used to love World Cup weekends. So many happy family memories and realise what a blessed life I have led.
Here’s too Bert Hesketh, Martin Hines, Dave Buttigeig, Lenneart Bohlin, Carolyn Grant Sale, Rob Kerkoven, Steve Styrin , Tom Wood and my Dad, Martin Arrowsmith. Racing his 250cc up above.
They used to race karts round the streets of Peel in the Isle Of Man which to be fair might have been even crazier than this!
To hear Mark Allen compare it to Chasewater is funny, considering how cramped, dangerous and unsuitable that place was. (It’s now gone as well…)
I never raced at Morecambe but I did drive at some very iffy venues. Barbed wire fences lining the track at Clay Pigeon in the early 90s springs to mind….
I think Nigel Mansell nearly managed to kill himself at Morecambe – and he was hard as nails, so I can believe this track was ‘old school’! 😕
great video. What memories. I remember being there watching this event, I also raced there in 100 international, and my engine destroying itself at the bottom of the hill leaving 2 huge black lines….
TT will go the same way one day.
UK kills all the best events in every way.
Rs200 Group B. Although if some fans had common sense and not stand there. In the road often
This Karting track and TT.
Germany has it today with its wacky races I bet you could drive these karts there.
Fantastic memories as a spectator. I was 13 then.And the smell of Ethnal or castrol R as soon as you got to Heysham Village and the high rev sound you could hear walking round to the entrance.
Thankyou for bringing back such wonderful memories. I raced there in the 77 World Cup. To my knowledge I was the only Australian to have competed at this event.
Is there any signs of the old track or buildings still there please ?
what you see on the video is all that’s left.
@Karting1 Heysham Head House would have been part of the overall location at the time, it’s now a private home, occupied by the owners of the land.
That is lovely to see, I did n’t know about that and I live in this area, just so people know it is spelled Heysham but it is pronounced Heesham