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Focus 500 (1976 - Barry Sheene)

Inside Sheene's Championship Year

* DVD Edition! *

(DVD Disc)

Region 2 PAL Version - Brand New, Factory Sealed DVD Set
 US/Canadian buyers please see note below!

Standard delivery time is approx. 10-15 working days.

These are original and factory sealed.
They are Region 2 PAL and play beautifully on modern Multi-region DVD players.

DVD FEATURES:
 Product Description:
The late 1970s was a classic era of motorcycle Grand Prix racing. Now, two films from the BP archive put us in the heart of the drama as stars including Barry Sheene, Phil Read, Giacomo Agostini, Johnny Cecotto, Tom Herron and Mick Grant put their full focus into exhilarating GP action.

In 1976 Barry Sheene claimed his first 500cc World Championship and cemented a legend which endures today. The award-winning film Focus 500 charts three Grand Prix from that season showing the different sides of Sheene the dominant rider, the elbow-to-elbow racer and the outspoken critic of authority.

Focus 500 is an important film. You may have seen sequences featured in authoritative profiles of its stars, but it has never been available on DVD complete and as respected director David Wood intended until now. The adventure begins with the first GP ever held at Mugello, the third round of the 1976 season, and an almighty battle between some of the greatest names in motorcycle racing.

Suzuki-mounted Sheene battles first with Giacomo Agostini, who has traded in his MV Agusta for a Suzuki and then with multiple World Champion Phil Read, now running as a privateer. It is an amazing race, showing Sheene at his determined best as he secures victory by just 1/10th of a second. Next is Assen for the Dutch TT, where Sheene hunts down local favourite Wil Hartog in a clinical and determined performance where his nearest rival, Ago, suffers yet another mechanical failure. The action then moves to the Nurburgring for the West German GP, the last race of the year. With the title secured, Sheene refuses to ride and we join the new World Champion at his home as he explains exactly why he didn t turn up. Back on track, Agostini had swapped back to his MV and, despite the rain coming down, takes a remarkable victory, his only win of the season. We move forward a year for Assen, the story of the 1977 Dutch TT. This is more than just a race review, director David Wood created a fascinating documentary displaying the unique on and off-track atmosphere of the legendary Assen circuit.


We hear from the fans, watch practice in the rain and experience the drama of the 250cc, 350cc and 500cc GPs. All the stars, including Sheene, Grant and Agostini, are here, but the story focuses on privateers Tom Herron and Kork Ballington as they take on the factory-backed racers. The action culminates in the historic 500cc win for Hartog, but the chance to see Grand Prix racing from the privateers side, and hear Herron s views on race safety, make this absorbing viewing.

  • Encoding: Region 2 PAL

  • Format: PAL

  • Language English

  • Aspect Ratio: 4:3 - 1.33:1

  • Classification: Exempt

  • Studio: Duke Video

  • DVD Release Date: 13 Sep 2010

  • Run Time: 64 minutes

Number of discs: 1
 

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IMPORTANT DVD INFORMATION FOR MY US & CANADIAN CUSTOMERS:

As per the auction these are UK Region 2 DVDs (US/Canada are Region 1) and you need a multi-regional (multi-zone) DVD player to play them!

BUT don't panic just yet :-)

Many DVD players are easy to unlock.
Let me know the brand and model number of your DVD player so I see if there is a simple unlock code for your player.

Many of my US/Canadian customers chose to play or copy these UK DVDs on a PC before playing them.

I also see there are many economical Multi Region DVD players on EBay ($35-50).
Just do a search if you wish.

It seems a shame to let go of this great DVD set.

Cheers :-)


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