In 1985, a strong performance by Freddie Spencer left him in second place in the championship.
Honda's Freddie Spencer gave a dominating performance becoming the first man to win the 250 and 500 championships in the same year.
Freddie Spencer (1990)
Freddie Spencer crashes out hard.
Freddie Spencer from Plainfield was an American sprint champion.
In 1983 he was back for a full season on a factory Honda as team-mate with American Freddie Spencer.
He was also a mechanic on Freddie Spencer's team when Spencer won the 500cc World title in 1985.
Freddie Spencer out with an injury during qualifying.
After a dominating 1985 season, the future looked bright for Honda's Freddie Spencer.
He finished the season in an impressive third place to Freddie Spencer and Eddie Lawson.