ISLAND DREAMERS
Oct 21, 2020
3 minutes
WORDS KELLIE BUCKLEY
10 GUTS AND GLORY
a freshly broken scaphoid and a flapping-in-the-wind fairing to take a hugely popular victory at Phillip Island in 1990. Grand Prix legend Daryl Beattie was granted a wildcard entry in the 250cc grand prix on board a Honda and his local knowledge and raw talent saw him miss the podium by less than three seconds behind race winner John Kocinski. His fourth-place finish was a huge improvement on his first wildcard entry the year before where he finished 12th. Gardner and Beattie provided a fitting farewell tribute to the picturesque circuit before the Grand Prix
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