RIP Steve Whitelock

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https://superbikeplanet.com/story/2447/rip-big-steve-whitelock

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RIP Steve 

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RIP Steve Whitelock…..💔

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GBS 10/21/2026 2:26am
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The article does not mention he also managed AMA Pro Racing SX and MX for a couple years.

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Will never forget the incident at 1977 British 500cc Grand Prix at Farleigh Castle. Steve was Honda Team manager and appointed to FIM jury. He was convinced Bob Wright’s works CCM was oversize and was wrestling with mechanic John Baynham to seize bike to measure it. Situation ended when Baynham clocked him with a right hand and bike never got measured!

Ironically years later FIM allowed 450cc 4 strokes to compete against 250cc 2 strokes.

My sincere condolences 💐 for family and friends.

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robkinuk wrote:
Will never forget the incident at 1977 British 500cc Grand Prix at Farleigh Castle. Steve was Honda Team manager and appointed to FIM jury. He was...

Will never forget the incident at 1977 British 500cc Grand Prix at Farleigh Castle. Steve was Honda Team manager and appointed to FIM jury. He was convinced Bob Wright’s works CCM was oversize and was wrestling with mechanic John Baynham to seize bike to measure it. Situation ended when Baynham clocked him with a right hand and bike never got measured!

Ironically years later FIM allowed 450cc 4 strokes to compete against 250cc 2 strokes.

My sincere condolences 💐 for family and friends.

Great story! I'm sure there will be many more

RIP Steve

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ksithumper 10/21/2026 5:14am
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robkinuk wrote:
Will never forget the incident at 1977 British 500cc Grand Prix at Farleigh Castle. Steve was Honda Team manager and appointed to FIM jury. He was...

Will never forget the incident at 1977 British 500cc Grand Prix at Farleigh Castle. Steve was Honda Team manager and appointed to FIM jury. He was convinced Bob Wright’s works CCM was oversize and was wrestling with mechanic John Baynham to seize bike to measure it. Situation ended when Baynham clocked him with a right hand and bike never got measured!

Ironically years later FIM allowed 450cc 4 strokes to compete against 250cc 2 strokes.

My sincere condolences 💐 for family and friends.

Heard that story from Jon B first hand early this year. 

"Clocked" is rather politer than the word he used!.

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GBS wrote:

The article does not mention he also managed AMA Pro Racing SX and MX for a couple years.

Yeah, and he famously celebrated the class name change to Supercross and Supercross Lites.

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robkinuk wrote:
Will never forget the incident at 1977 British 500cc Grand Prix at Farleigh Castle. Steve was Honda Team manager and appointed to FIM jury. He was...

Will never forget the incident at 1977 British 500cc Grand Prix at Farleigh Castle. Steve was Honda Team manager and appointed to FIM jury. He was convinced Bob Wright’s works CCM was oversize and was wrestling with mechanic John Baynham to seize bike to measure it. Situation ended when Baynham clocked him with a right hand and bike never got measured!

Ironically years later FIM allowed 450cc 4 strokes to compete against 250cc 2 strokes.

My sincere condolences 💐 for family and friends.

There was also that incident where Bob Wright's mechanic allegedly put a chain in the airbox after a GP so the bike would pass the minimum FIM weight limit.

I was at the 1977 Farleigh GP too and we were sat down on the grass along the pit straight just a few yards from Steve Whitlock having a one-to-one with Graham Noyce. I could just hear Noyce saying how bad the Maico was. The next season Whitlock signed him for Honda and he won the 500 title the following year. 

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GBS wrote:

The article does not mention he also managed AMA Pro Racing SX and MX for a couple years.

They usually try to highlight the good things people have donee

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Rosso391 10/21/2026 12:07pm
10/21/2026 12:07pm

RIP. But I'm never forgetting the fuel regulation point pulling of '04-'06 seasons.

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robkinuk wrote:
Will never forget the incident at 1977 British 500cc Grand Prix at Farleigh Castle. Steve was Honda Team manager and appointed to FIM jury. He was...

Will never forget the incident at 1977 British 500cc Grand Prix at Farleigh Castle. Steve was Honda Team manager and appointed to FIM jury. He was convinced Bob Wright’s works CCM was oversize and was wrestling with mechanic John Baynham to seize bike to measure it. Situation ended when Baynham clocked him with a right hand and bike never got measured!

Ironically years later FIM allowed 450cc 4 strokes to compete against 250cc 2 strokes.

My sincere condolences 💐 for family and friends.

ksithumper wrote:

Heard that story from Jon B first hand early this year. 

"Clocked" is rather politer than the word he used!.

Is that John Baynham as in Julia Baynham’s dad?

ksithumper 10/21/2026 11:09pm
10/21/2026 11:09pm
Robgvx wrote:

Is that John Baynham as in Julia Baynham’s dad?

No idea Rob, sorry. (Was she Alec Wright's secretary?)

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ksithumper 10/21/2026 11:10pm
10/21/2026 11:10pm Edited Date/Time 10/21/2026 11:10pm

Point of order - isn't it Whitlock, not Whitelock?

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PTshox 10/22/2026 12:41am
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I m waiting for Bob Hannah to chime in on this one.... Bob... let it fly!

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10/22/2026 8:42am Edited Date/Time 10/22/2026 11:23am
Rosso391 wrote:

RIP. But I'm never forgetting the fuel regulation point pulling of '04-'06 seasons.

You do not have to forget it. You just shouldn’t mention it here. That’s low class. 

RIP, Steve. 

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