There was also a RoC Legends competition on the Saturday evening, featuring Sainz, Biasion, Pirro, Johnny Herbert, Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Mick Doohan, Andy Priaulx and Pedro Chaves.
The game contained 24 riders from the official 1998 GP500 season, including multiple world champions Mick Doohan, Alex Criville and Max Biaggi - however the game did not include the various wildcards and replacement riders seen in the 1998 season.
“If you can learn to race a motorbike at Lakeside, you can compete at any race track in the world.” Mick Doohan, 5 time 500cc Motorcycle Grand Prix World Champion.
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The fast and challenging nature of the circuit was an education for a generation of Queensland racing drivers and riders, from Will Power, Dick Johnson, Tony Longhurst and five time world motorcycle champion Mick Doohan.
Only Giacomo Agostini with eight (seven consecutive) and Valentino Rossi with seven (five consecutive) have won more premier class titles.
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After an arduous recovery, Doohan returned to racing for the final two races but could not prevent Yamaha rider Wayne Rainey from winning his third consecutive title (by four points from Doohan).
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Jeremy Burgess, Doohan's chief engineer for his entire career, later became Valentino Rossi's chief engineer.
Mick Doohan is the all-time leader in motorcycle Grand Prix victories at the venue, winning the event four times.
Mick Jagger | James Doohan | Mick Taylor | Mick Ronson | Mick Molloy | Mick Foley | Mick Doohan | Mick Veivers | Mick Goodrick | Mick Anglo | Mick Napier | Mick Karn | Mick Harris | Mick Channon | Mick Scott | Mick Rock | Mick Mercer | Mick McCarthy | Mick Harvey | Mick Pearce | Mick Mixon | Mick Martin | Mick Garris | Mick Cornett | Mick | Mick the Miller | Mick Talbot | Mick Sullivan | Mick Quinn | Mick O'Flanagan |
The dominant reign of Honda's Mick Doohan came to an end with serious injuries suffered in practice for the Spanish Grand Prix.