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Above and left:GGGeeettttttiiinnngggaaawwwaaayyy
from it all.Whetherit wasthe
sandybeaches inVenezuelaorrr
Treasurekey in theBahamas,
Barry and Steph madesureof
makingthe mostof theirpost
seasondown timebeforethe
work startedagain.Trunkscould
becomean optionalextrafor
Bazza...Below: Barry lovedanimals (a
dddozen cats onceshared the
SSSurreyhome...)and dogsalsooo
faaactored intohomelife.Above: Moments beforethe offfffand Barry,relaxed as youcouldbe on suchabusy grid,
shares atrademarkcheeky-chappywink withaphotographer.In1978, it seems,anyone
couldgetontoaGPgridfor aquicklook at afactory race bikeand rider up close.Below:The 1979 FrenchGrand Prix at Le Mansand amomentofrelief aftera
hard-foughtwin.This wasararemomentwithoutthe standard-issueGauloises
hhhaaannngiiinnngfffrooomaaabbboootttttttttooomllliiip.Right:Barry withamonkeeey
and an ice cream.There’snnnooooo
reasonforthis picturetobeee
in aracingmagazinesuchaaas
this otherthanit madeus
smile.We thinkit’ll do the
sameforyou, too.Farright:Moneyman.The
year is 1976 and Chimay,
Belgiumwasacircuitthat
heldanon-championship,
big moneyrace that drew
big stars.Barry wasamong
them.Heldin June,this
race paidmuchmorethan
the Isle of ManTT and the
line-upreflected thatfor
the 6.4-mileroad circuit.
Barry (pictured withMarco
Lucchinelliand GaryNixon)))
wonthe 500ccoutingfrom
GP rivals Phil Readand
Lucchinelli.038 BarrySheeneUnseenPart 1_SEP.indd 42 02/08/201712:38:42