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Title: South Africa - VMX Event held weekend 24 September 2009
Post by: spicydave on November 02, 2009, 03:51:01 am
Hi All,

I'm new to the OZVMX forum and would just like to share our last VMX event held on the weekend of 24 September 2009

Here is a few pics:

The Campsite

(http://i390.photobucket.com/albums/oo345/dt_mania/Clarens/P1090001.jpg)

(http://i390.photobucket.com/albums/oo345/dt_mania/Clarens/P1100059-1.jpg)

The Braai

(http://i390.photobucket.com/albums/oo345/dt_mania/Clarens/P1090043.jpg)

The Bikes
(http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r18/Trailboss227/Clarens%202009/3961372681_771df179d1.jpg)

(http://i390.photobucket.com/albums/oo345/dt_mania/Clarens/P1090007.jpg)

(http://i390.photobucket.com/albums/oo345/dt_mania/Clarens/P1090008.jpg)

(http://i390.photobucket.com/albums/oo345/dt_mania/Clarens/P1090011.jpg)

(http://i390.photobucket.com/albums/oo345/dt_mania/Clarens/P1090013.jpg)

(http://i390.photobucket.com/albums/oo345/dt_mania/Clarens/P1090015.jpg)

(http://i390.photobucket.com/albums/oo345/dt_mania/Clarens/P1090017.jpg)

(http://i390.photobucket.com/albums/oo345/dt_mania/Clarens/P1090018.jpg)

(http://i390.photobucket.com/albums/oo345/dt_mania/Clarens/P1090019.jpg)

(http://i390.photobucket.com/albums/oo345/dt_mania/Clarens/P1090022.jpg)

(http://i390.photobucket.com/albums/oo345/dt_mania/Clarens/P1090029.jpg)

(http://i390.photobucket.com/albums/oo345/dt_mania/Clarens/P1090030.jpg)

(http://i390.photobucket.com/albums/oo345/dt_mania/Clarens/P1090032.jpg)

(http://i390.photobucket.com/albums/oo345/dt_mania/Clarens/P1090035.jpg)

(http://i390.photobucket.com/albums/oo345/dt_mania/Clarens/P1090036.jpg)

(http://i390.photobucket.com/albums/oo345/dt_mania/Clarens/P1090037.jpg)

The Track

(http://i390.photobucket.com/albums/oo345/dt_mania/Clarens/P1090050.jpg)

The Action
(http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk265/spicydave/100_0460.jpg)
(http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk265/spicydave/100_0468.jpg)
(http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk265/spicydave/100_0472.jpg)
(http://i390.photobucket.com/albums/oo345/dt_mania/Clarens%20Heroes/P1100125.jpg)
(http://i390.photobucket.com/albums/oo345/dt_mania/Clarens%20Heroes/P1100130.jpg)
(http://i390.photobucket.com/albums/oo345/dt_mania/Clarens%20Heroes/P1100084.jpg)
(http://i390.photobucket.com/albums/oo345/dt_mania/Clarens%20Heroes/P1100072.jpg)
(http://i390.photobucket.com/albums/oo345/dt_mania/Clarens%20Heroes/P1100138.jpg)
(http://i390.photobucket.com/albums/oo345/dt_mania/Clarens%20Heroes/P1100137.jpg)
(http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk265/spicydave/100_0478.jpg)
(http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk265/spicydave/100_0478.jpg)
(http://i390.photobucket.com/albums/oo345/dt_mania/Clarens/P1100143.jpg)
(http://i390.photobucket.com/albums/oo345/dt_mania/Clarens/P1100145.jpg)
(http://i390.photobucket.com/albums/oo345/dt_mania/Clarens/P1100125.jpg)

Title: Re: South Africa - VMX Event held weekend 24 September 2009
Post by: spicydave on November 02, 2009, 04:04:08 am
If you require more you can always have a look at the Race Reports

http://www.e-dirt.co.za/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18156 (http://www.e-dirt.co.za/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18156)

Title: Re: South Africa - VMX Event held weekend 24 September 2009
Post by: mx250 on November 02, 2009, 08:32:43 am

(http://i390.photobucket.com/albums/oo345/dt_mania/Clarens/P1090036.jpg)

A Montesa chopper :o.

Is it my eyes, an optical illusion or is this short end raked out (bent forks?).
Title: Re: South Africa - VMX Event held weekend 24 September 2009
Post by: yzhilly on November 02, 2009, 09:18:27 am
looks like a top weekend ,plenty of big bores there . Was the Crabman there ?.
Title: Re: South Africa - VMX Event held weekend 24 September 2009
Post by: firko on November 02, 2009, 09:24:48 am
That's one hell of a track..looks pretty technical. The low tech stainless steel BBQ has me intrigued, you've gotta love a BBQ involving real wood! Is that Gavin Crabmans 490 Maico #171?
Title: Re: South Africa - VMX Event held weekend 24 September 2009
Post by: AjayVMX on November 02, 2009, 09:34:24 am
Great to see some VMX happening in SA!  ;D
Title: Re: South Africa - VMX Event held weekend 24 September 2009
Post by: Rossvickicampbell on November 02, 2009, 02:53:14 pm
Firko - standard joke here on site between us and the Safies is the the BBQ/braai - we claim they wouldn't know a good BBQ if it bit them on the a...!  They reckon it can't be good to use gas etc etc etc.  Also The Safies only use the grill - no flat plates - makes the tri nations more interesting anyway!
Title: Re: South Africa - VMX Event held weekend 24 September 2009
Post by: EML on November 02, 2009, 03:33:43 pm
Crikey-looks alot like Qld. 'spose we could all use some rain.
Title: Re: South Africa - VMX Event held weekend 24 September 2009
Post by: spicydave on November 02, 2009, 05:08:43 pm
That's one hell of a track..looks pretty technical. The low tech stainless steel BBQ has me intrigued, you've gotta love a BBQ involving real wood! Is that Gavin Crabmans 490 Maico #171?

#32 -  Gavin Crabman

#171 - Gareth Ireland
Title: Re: South Africa - VMX Event held weekend 24 September 2009
Post by: DJRacing on November 02, 2009, 05:53:22 pm
Cool looking track Dave, the big bores certainly loved the brow of the hill  ;D 
Thanks for sharing your photos.
Title: Re: South Africa - VMX Event held weekend 24 September 2009
Post by: VMX247 on November 02, 2009, 08:23:13 pm
That's one hell of a track..looks pretty technical. The low tech stainless steel BBQ has me intrigued, you've gotta love a BBQ involving real wood! Is that Gavin Crabmans 490 Maico #171?
#32 -  Gavin Crabman

#171 - Gareth Ireland


Thanks for the sneak preview Gareth Ireland's riding ability.  8)  Gareth will be visiting our West Australian Shores in August 2010 and I'm sure the good old braai/BBQ's will also be fired up ;D
http://ozvmx.com/community/index.php?topic=10083.0
Always great to see other vmx photos...cheers
Title: Re: South Africa - VMX Event held weekend 24 September 2009
Post by: VMXSA171 on November 04, 2009, 07:47:14 pm
Hi everyone. Just joined this forum and excited to be racing in WA next year with many thanks to VMX247. Will the Aussie customs let me bring my braai with?
Title: Re: South Africa - VMX Event held weekend 24 September 2009
Post by: Tossa on November 04, 2009, 07:57:41 pm
Hi everyone. Just joined this forum and excited to be racing in WA next year with many thanks to VMX247. Will the Aussie customs let me bring my braai with?

won't need too, we have half your country living here!!lol  And competing

Barry
Title: Re: South Africa - VMX Event held weekend 24 September 2009
Post by: spicydave on November 04, 2009, 08:02:27 pm
Hi everyone. Just joined this forum and excited to be racing in WA next year with many thanks to VMX247. Will the Aussie customs let me bring my braai with?

won't need too, we have half your country living here!!lol  And competing

Barry



They will all just feel @ home to sit around the barrel with a nice burning piece of wood?  ;)

Title: Re: South Africa - VMX Event held weekend 24 September 2009
Post by: Tossa on November 04, 2009, 08:11:40 pm
yep there's enough springbok jumpers to keep them warm.  they tend to appear when the Super 14 and tri nations is on.
Title: Re: South Africa - VMX Event held weekend 24 September 2009
Post by: TooFastTim on November 04, 2009, 08:31:31 pm
An ex Cape Town enduro rider's just moved to Brissy.

Half of Lucas Heights is South African.
Title: Re: South Africa - VMX Event held weekend 24 September 2009
Post by: EML on November 04, 2009, 09:21:18 pm
and half of the western suburbs of Brissy
Title: Re: South Africa - VMX Event held weekend 24 September 2009
Post by: TooFastTim on November 04, 2009, 09:31:12 pm
Couldn't beat the aussies at cricket so we joined you  ;D
Title: Re: South Africa - VMX Event held weekend 24 September 2009
Post by: EML on November 04, 2009, 09:38:37 pm
The cricket is like watching grass grow-at least the rugby gives us some common ground- SA Aus and NZ Just like VMX-just need to get some sidecar cross in each country to get some real comraderie happening.
Title: Re: South Africa - VMX Event held weekend 24 September 2009
Post by: TooFastTim on November 05, 2009, 10:33:51 am
No sidecar MX in SA. Isn't now and never has been.
Title: Re: South Africa - VMX Event held weekend 24 September 2009
Post by: VMX247 on November 05, 2009, 10:46:20 am
Hi everyone. Just joined this forum and excited to be racing in WA next year with many thanks to VMX247. Will the Aussie customs let me bring my braai with?

Welcome VMXSA171,
These guys wont tell you the truth that they really cook with gas.Cause the missus(wife) doesn't like the wood smoke,and there is no one to chop the wood either these days  ;)   :o   :D   :-X

Good news that you are heading over and I'm sure you will be well looked after, be it by the BBQ or with bike preparations.  8)
Now we just have to get a few A Graders from the east to come over for a challenge.  ;D
cheers West Oz
Title: Re: South Africa - VMX Event held weekend 24 September 2009
Post by: Tossa on November 05, 2009, 11:15:34 am
Hold on, would not knock the BBQ.  It is a sacred place of secret mens business.  We'll have to put the Boks through a secret initiation ceremony (BYO grog) so they can stand in the circle of silence.  Either that or they can sit with the women and talk knitting.  I am so going to die when Christine reads this!!lol
Title: Re: South Africa - VMX Event held weekend 24 September 2009
Post by: EML on November 05, 2009, 04:14:21 pm
AHHH---- The circle of silence-long after the meal has settled in the belly and there's still plenty of beer in the esky-silent we stand-thinking of something clever to say to the other druken circle standers-dreaming of fast left hander sweepers with a small soft berm on the out side-having found the right gear to promote the right ammount of grip-----going all moist just thinking about it(at the eyes that is)
Title: Re: South Africa - VMX Event held weekend 24 September 2009
Post by: Tossa on November 05, 2009, 04:28:47 pm
See only real men understand, gone moist myself, it's the roost in my eyes that's causing, honest!!lol
Title: Re: South Africa - VMX Event held weekend 24 September 2009
Post by: EML on November 05, 2009, 04:33:10 pm
Dreamers don't get roost in their eyes ya dagg-they're out in front!!
Title: Re: South Africa - VMX Event held weekend 24 September 2009
Post by: VMX247 on November 05, 2009, 04:40:00 pm
Dreamers don't get roost in their eyes ya dagg-they're out in front!!

 :D  :D  Glad you where not around the BBQ ,some one may have thumped him one  :D
Title: Re: South Africa - VMX Event held weekend 24 September 2009
Post by: Tossa on November 05, 2009, 04:51:29 pm
Dreamers don't get roost in their eyes ya dagg-they're out in front!!

You don't understand, me getting the roost from someone is a dream, never get that close!!lol

It's a man thing Alison, especially round a BBQ.  remember your female and never understand!!lol  just as we never understand the ladies, then again don't want to!!lol

Women, can't live with them, and no there is no second line!!!
Title: Re: South Africa - VMX Event held weekend 24 September 2009
Post by: VMXSA171 on November 05, 2009, 09:59:19 pm
Haha i can see this is going to be interesting. yeah the braai or BBQ is sacred and you can be the best on the track the braai /BBQ master is still king. Checkout this link for an insite to Saffer Braai politics http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq2SOmwzjUU (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq2SOmwzjUU)
Title: Re: South Africa - VMX Event held weekend 24 September 2009
Post by: VMX247 on November 05, 2009, 10:44:07 pm
Haha i can see this is going to be interesting. yeah the braai or BBQ is sacred and you can be the best on the track the braai /BBQ master is still king. Checkout this link for an insite to Saffer Braai politics http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq2SOmwzjUU (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq2SOmwzjUU)

Awesome clip..good laugh  ;D   8)
poor Wendy and that's my middle name.. :D
We are no fork-proders either  :D  ;D
cheers West Oz
Title: Re: South Africa - VMX Event held weekend 24 September 2009
Post by: Ji Gantor on November 06, 2009, 06:31:13 pm
Thanks Spicydave for the great images.
SA does look a lot like Queensland, even the bikes look like the ones here.
The track what can anyone say, Da Nations quality.

I guess VMX is the same the world over.

Ji   
Title: Re: South Africa - VMX Event held weekend 24 September 2009
Post by: farmer58za on November 07, 2009, 08:11:59 pm
Yes, very bent.

That bike was originally a King Scorpion. Forks were dreadful - would bend in the slightest tumble.

For those of you who weren't there, the weekend was brilliant. Great riding racing and socialising.
I can imagine that the Aussie VMX scene is very similar.

Regards
David


 


(http://i390.photobucket.com/albums/oo345/dt_mania/Clarens/P1090036.jpg)

A Montesa chopper :o.

Is it my eyes, an optical illusion or is this short end raked out (bent forks?).
Title: Re: South Africa - VMX Event held weekend 24 September 2009
Post by: spicydave on November 07, 2009, 11:12:00 pm
A Farmer - Will we see you the coming weekend @ Hekpoort?

Title: Re: South Africa - VMX Event held weekend 24 September 2009
Post by: farmer58za on November 08, 2009, 11:28:18 pm
Yup, will be there.
TS is ready to ride, just needs an oil change. I'll have to warm the bike up............time to wake the neighbours up!
David ;)
Title: Re: South Africa - VMX Event held weekend 24 September 2009
Post by: VMX247 on November 08, 2009, 11:33:50 pm
RE: So who's in for Hekpoort VMX 14th & 15th Nov ??
yep it looks like a nice mix of bikes will be attending... :P
don't forget to post some pics up  ;D  :P    just a few clicks up the road from Johannesburg SA
Gareth  - Maico 490, KTM 495 (x2), RM 500.
Steve - Husky 390, XR 500.
Hamish - KTM 250, KTM 390.
Evan - Maico 250.
Miguel - Team Montesa
Bruno - The Maico Slayer and 300 Gasser to stuff around on.
Bennie - Honda CR450 and maybe CR125
Jurie - DR500 of XL500 - gaan met een van die twee deur ry Hekpoort toe
Farmer - Suzuki 370 and 250
DG87 - XR 200
Numsch - YAM IT175 - Will only make one day as pink slips are running out!
JDV66    - YAM IT 200  0ne day (depends on what happens, might have to sleep over)
SpicyDave - RM125
Title: Re: South Africa - VMX Event held weekend 24 September 2009
Post by: spicydave on November 25, 2009, 06:03:50 am
Here is a few pics of our Hekpoort Event:

My ride to the event

(http://i390.photobucket.com/albums/oo345/dt_mania/P3010002.jpg)

Some of the people:

(http://i390.photobucket.com/albums/oo345/dt_mania/P3010007.jpg)
(http://i390.photobucket.com/albums/oo345/dt_mania/P3010011.jpg)

Some of the bikes(Old & New):

(http://i390.photobucket.com/albums/oo345/dt_mania/P3010059.jpg)
(http://i390.photobucket.com/albums/oo345/dt_mania/P3010060.jpg)
(http://i390.photobucket.com/albums/oo345/dt_mania/P3010003.jpg)

The Track

(http://i390.photobucket.com/albums/oo345/dt_mania/P3010006.jpg)
(http://i390.photobucket.com/albums/oo345/dt_mania/P3010004.jpg)


The riders:


(http://i390.photobucket.com/albums/oo345/dt_mania/P3010020.jpg)
(http://i390.photobucket.com/albums/oo345/dt_mania/P3010023.jpg)
(http://i390.photobucket.com/albums/oo345/dt_mania/P3010026.jpg)
(http://i390.photobucket.com/albums/oo345/dt_mania/P3010035.jpg)
(http://i390.photobucket.com/albums/oo345/dt_mania/P3010040.jpg)
(http://i390.photobucket.com/albums/oo345/dt_mania/P3010048.jpg)
(http://i390.photobucket.com/albums/oo345/dt_mania/P3010054.jpg)
(http://i390.photobucket.com/albums/oo345/dt_mania/P3010056.jpg)