1986 "FM" Production Bike Challenge Series Round 3 Heat 2 Calder Park Raceway 🏁Swann Series

Step back into the golden era of Australian motorcycle racing with highlights from Heat 2 of Round 3 of the 1986 FM Challenge Series, held at the iconic Calder Park Raceway in Victoria 🇦🇺🏁 The FM Challenge Series featured production-based motorcycles from the world's leading manufacturers, creating close and highly competitive racing between riders and machines that closely resembled what enthusiasts could buy from their local dealership. This race showcases an impressive field of Australian motorcycle racing talent, including: 🏍 Michael Dowson – Yamaha 1000cc 🏍 David Luthje – Yamaha 750cc 🏍 Grant Hodson – Suzuki 750cc 🏍 Robert Holden – Suzuki 750cc 🏍 Len Willing – Kawasaki 750cc With Yamaha, Suzuki and Kawasaki all represented on the grid, Heat 2 delivered classic mid-1980s production bike racing, where rider skill, machine reliability and racecraft often made the difference between victory and defeat. Calder Park's fast and flowing layout provided the perfect battleground for these powerful production motorcycles, producing close racing and spectacular action throughout the field. 🔥 Featured Motorcycles 🏍 Yamaha 1000cc Superbikes 🏍 Yamaha 750cc Production Racers 🏍 Suzuki GSX-R 750 Era Machines 🏍 Kawasaki 750cc Production Bikes Why This Race Matters ✔ Rare FM Challenge Series footage ✔ Michael Dowson aboard the Yamaha 1000cc ✔ Yamaha vs Suzuki vs Kawasaki battles ✔ Historic Calder Park Raceway action ✔ Classic Australian production motorcycle racing ✔ Preserved Australian motorsport history 📼 VHS Preservation Notice This footage has been digitally preserved from an original VHS recording from 1986. Please note that video and audio quality are average and reflect the limitations of VHS technology from the era. While not modern broadcast quality, this footage has been preserved as part of ongoing efforts to conserve and share Australia's rich motorcycle racing history. The focus of this channel is preserving rare Australian motorsport footage that may otherwise be lost to time. About The FM Challenge Series The FM Challenge Series was one of Australia's popular production motorcycle racing categories during the 1980s, featuring highly competitive racing between modified production motorcycles from Yamaha, Suzuki, Kawasaki and other leading manufacturers. The series helped showcase emerging Australian racing talent while providing fans with exciting racing from machines that closely resembled showroom motorcycles. Enjoyed the video? Hit LIKE 👍, SUBSCRIBE 🔔 and leave a comment below: 👉 Which manufacturer would you have backed in 1986 — Yamaha, Suzuki or Kawasaki? #FMChallengeSeries #CalderPark #MichaelDowson #LenWilling #YamahaMotorcycles #SuzukiMotorcycles #KawasakiMotorcycles #AustralianMotorcycleRacing #ClassicMotorcycleRacing #AussieMotorsport