Cagiva C593
With Phil Aynsley
I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to photograph some Cagiva 500cc GP bikes – this is the C593.
This is the company’s penultimate GP bike and carries the 80º V4 engine (with two crankshafts turning in opposite directions and “big bang” firing order) from the previous year’s machine.
The big change from the 1992 car was the use of Öhlins suspension, which replaced the Showa units.
Power is around 180 hp at 12,700 rpm, with a dry weight of just 130 kg and a top speed of 310 km/h.
The team’s drivers were Doug Chandler and Aussie Mat Maladin, with John Kocinski added for the final four laps.
Chandler finished third in the first race of the season at Eastern Creek (as seen in the image) and finished the year in 10th place overall.
Kocinski scored two fourths and won the US GP to complete his brief season in 11th.
Mladin (very junior on the team) finished the year in 13th place with a best result of sixth at Jarama.
This is one of the Chandler bikes and is part of the Phillip Island Circuit Museum.
