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Clubroom => VMX Sidecars => Topic started by: hitatreeonce on November 13, 2009, 10:43:06 pm
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Clasic sidecars will be at the Dalby MX meeting this weekend should be a load of fun, full report by eml on Monday
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Where's Dalby from the main city of Brisbane??
Next one up for us is Bridgetown Show ,which have given us the oval to carve up. 8)
450m of swing time- I know its short ,but will keep them on the hammer and brake ;D
Takin the brother-in-laws Norton out for a few laps 8)
yep will post up pics of the 21st....
Have a hoot this weekend.. :P
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Dalby is around 3 1/2 -4 hrs nthwest - more west of brisbane. will be a hoot accomodation and meals paid for (makes me feel like a factory rider) mini bus to drive us around the pubs, will be a big night ,but i have to play catch up when i get there as i am not leaving work till 1.00pm
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factory rider --geez :o I knew I should have got your autograph at the Nationals 8)
Good time good times & making memories :P
oh stay at the pointy end or the dust will get ya ;D
cheers
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Guess what happens next????
(http://i496.photobucket.com/albums/rr323/gjvande/Dalby077-1.jpg)
You got it
(http://i496.photobucket.com/albums/rr323/gjvande/Dalby078.jpg)
My passenger rushed into help but unfortunatly she was standing on the handlebars as they were trying to get it off him
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Ash you need a shovel if ya want to bury shorelinemc ::) ;D ;)
thanks for the pics hitatreeonce 8)
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didnt need a shovel it was that soft 50mm + rain on black soil country at least i didnt dislocate a finger like popeye then have eml pull it back in before going to the ambulance!!!
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at least i didnt dislocate a finger like popeye then have eml pull it back in before going to the ambulance!!!
Oh no :o they were not playing Doctors and Nurses where they :D ;)
I could just see popeye in short nurses skirt and pink slippers ;) ;D ;D
you queenslanders are a worry :-*
cheers
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you queenslanders are a worry :-*
cheers
you should see em on a regular day at BMCC Alison.
there a laugh a million them sidecar guys :D
very entertaining :)
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funny should mention popeye we know he wears his girl friends clothes(hitatreeonce`s passenger)and have seen him wear nice pink socks and fluffy slippers
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Nuthin wrong with a bloke showin his femememine side is there?? Just wont catch me doin it.
Great weekend had by all.
Full report on the ning side but I can't workout how to get it to here.
I'll try to post to ASA sight.
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Heres emls race report, he can talk but he's a little computer stupid,
After not seeing sidecar cross for over 20yrs. the small town of Dalby, about 3 hours west of Brisbane, showed plenty of excitement towards the teams when they put on a static display in the local Big W shopping plaza during saturdays peak shopping hours.
Flyers where handed out and the three sidecars on display were the centre on attention as both young and old were keen to find out when they might get to see them in action.
With the local track just 2ks out of town it was a small but keen crowd that showed sunday morning to fine and warn conditions, a slight breeze trying to keep the temerature with-in the 'comfortable' range. Plenty of overnight watering had turned the almost Waarnambool style circuit into something of a bog for practise with 3 of the 5 chairs tipping over as they struggled to get to grips with the surface. It was not unlike a Europrean sand track with long ruts forming on the straights and after the jumps which made line selection quite critical at speed
As the day progressed so the temp guage rose and by lunch the heat was getting past that comfortable range and into the extreme zone.
Popeye and I didn't have it all our own way after fluffing the starts on two of the three races and also having the ignition cut out twice whilst leading. We did however manage to win all three races with Nick Higgs/Wayne Hollaway next best and Robin Ricketts/Ash Palmer rounding out the top three. The TT500 Yamaha /Wasp of Brett Johnson/Tanya Brittain had plenty of trouble negotiating the ruts and boggy bits and at times were left stranded trackside until more hands could lift them to dry track.
The circuit did dry out considerable as the day progressed and the long track with tabletop jumps and a good selection of turns displayed the sidecars well as the locals took in this 'new' spectacle.
Much thanks must go to EML owner and Dalby local Ron Ash who it must be said is a true fan of this sport as it was with his strong commitment that this event was held. He even went to the trouble of inviting the local mayor to a reception held on the saturday night and then had him come along to flag off the first race on sunday.
More thanks also to Dalby mcc and also to Ockert Theron for his track preparation in the weeks before the event.
(http://i496.photobucket.com/albums/rr323/gjvande/Dalby002.jpg)
(http://i496.photobucket.com/albums/rr323/gjvande/Dalby117.jpg)
(http://i496.photobucket.com/albums/rr323/gjvande/Dalby178.jpg)
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It's not my fault, I was dropped as a baby and as I had 4 older brothers dad thought they were just playing rugby but mum said that they couldn't 'cause they'd lost the ball, then they remembered about me and had to get me from the bottom of the ruck-then I went sidecar passengering!!
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Was this a modern meeting? How many sidecars turned up?
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Had 5 chairs there invited out by the Dalby mcc
(http://i496.photobucket.com/albums/rr323/gjvande/Dalby034.jpg)
Left to right Brett Johnson/Tanya Britton wasp yamaha Robin Rickets/Ash Palmer wasp suzuki Nick Higgs eml norton Reginal Cooper eml yamaha and a wasp yamaha, if your not in the pic you didnt get a mention but we know who you are
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''was this a modern meeting?''
about as modern as you get up this way, but in reality they are all pre 85 outfits as that's all we have for now.
We hope to get some modern interest soon and that's why we go to places like Dalby and Proserpine, though it seems the old guys love 'em and the youngsters are too frightened to get on.
We do get a fair ammount of interest from kids so the peewee class might be the go.
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Odd1 would be more than happy to see your smilin' dial in next years pic
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Thankyou I will make the effort.
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EML rules supreme .... :o
What about Wasp and the British gear with big thumper noise ?
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