Bike Grand Prix 1988 DVD

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The emergence of a new generation of hard-charging talent made 1988 one of the most memorable seasons of Grand Prix motorcycle racing ever.

Now you can re-live all the highlights of a sensational year of 500cc racing in 220 action-packed minutes of drama. Bike Grand Prix 1988, from Duke, brings you on-track action, slo-mo footage and interviews from all 15 rounds, on DVD for the first time.

Reigning World Champion Wayne Gardner and arch rival Eddie Lawson were expected to dominate another year as the Grand Prix circus toured the world. However, the new breed of two-wheel heroes were ready to rip up the form book and upstage the legends of the sport.

As the finest motorcycle racers on Earth gathered in Japan for the first race, it was Texan Kevin Schwantz who, in only his seventh 500cc World Championship race, would take victory and an early championship lead.

Californian Lawson scored a hugely popular home win at the United States Grand Prix, but as the European leg of the championship started it was Kevin Magee, another emerging talent, who would take the chequered flag first.

As the season unfolded, Lawson�s unquestionable talent would see him dominate the racetracks of Europe, with Schwantz the only other man to take the top step of the podium until the mid-way point of the season.

As the World Championship reached the Dutch TT, in front of 200,000 fans at Assen, Australian Gardner suddenly found the form he needed to mount a genuine title defence. He took three wins in a row to cut the points deficit to just 20 with 10 rounds complete.

But his championship ambitions were dealt a cruel blow in France when he was forced to retire while leading on the last lap, gifting the win to Lawson. Gardner refused to admit defeat, claiming another win and three more podium places in the final four rounds, but it wasn�t enough to overhaul Lawson, who rode to his third World Championship title.

Bike Grand Prix 1988 features all the vital moments of a dramatic season, plus the heroics of Brit riders Niall Mackenzie and Ron Haslam, the spectacular style of the ever-popular Randy Mamola, the sensational spills and the memorable first 500cc win for Wayne Rainey in front of adoring fans at the British Grand Prix.

BikeGP 88 is released 10th September, priced at �16.99 on DVD, from leading video outlets or direct from Duke Video: Tel 01624 640000, fax 01624 640001 or email mail@dukevideo.com. Visit www.dukevideo.com online.