The Road Racers The Making of a Classic David Wallace's documentary film about the Armoy Armada is an all-time biking classic. Shot in the summer of 1977, it followed a then unknown Joey Dunlop, together with Mervyn Robinson and Frank Kennedy, as they raced the Irish roads on a shoestring budget. Using pioneering techniques such as on-board cameras, The Road Racers has become a cult classic amongst bike racing fans. In a rare and exclusive interview, double BAFTA award-winner director David Wallace takes us behind the scenes of the greatest road racing documentary ever shot. Words: Stuart Barker Pictures courtesy of David Wallace 'Most people's image of bike racing at that time was of Barry Sheene and all the glamour that surrounded him with the Brut adverts on TV' David Wallace says. It was 1977. Sheene had won his second 500cc world title and enjoyed a playboy lifestyle more reminiscent of a rock star than a motorcycle racer. He had ...
