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Title: Motocross des Nations 1981 (Diary Entries ...)
Post by: Doggy Digger on December 16, 2010, 12:37:29 am
Sorry about all the dumb exclamation marks.   

I was 24.   Hitching and hosteling in northern Europe, Autumn approaching.   

I was having trouble getting to this track, as there were two towns named Bielstein.   
Story takes up with a lift off a little fat German guy who spoke no English ...
(http://i1043.photobucket.com/albums/b431/DoggyDigger/0ne.jpg)
(http://i1043.photobucket.com/albums/b431/DoggyDigger/two-1.jpg)
(http://i1043.photobucket.com/albums/b431/DoggyDigger/three-1.jpg)
(http://i1043.photobucket.com/albums/b431/DoggyDigger/four-1.jpg)
(http://i1043.photobucket.com/albums/b431/DoggyDigger/five.jpg)
(http://i1043.photobucket.com/albums/b431/DoggyDigger/six.jpg)
(http://i1043.photobucket.com/albums/b431/DoggyDigger/seven.jpg)
(http://i1043.photobucket.com/albums/b431/DoggyDigger/eight.jpg)
(http://i1043.photobucket.com/albums/b431/DoggyDigger/nine.jpg)
(http://i1043.photobucket.com/albums/b431/DoggyDigger/ten.jpg)
(http://i1043.photobucket.com/albums/b431/DoggyDigger/eleven.jpg)
Title: Re: Motocross des Nations 1981 (Diary Entries ...)
Post by: firko on December 16, 2010, 07:27:05 am
That was an exceptional couple of days in a blokes life Roger.....I felt I was travelling with you, you described your experiences dso well.  I wish I'd have kept a diary during my own travels.....most of it has been forgotten now, more's the pity. :'(
Title: Re: Motocross des Nations 1981 (Diary Entries ...)
Post by: TM BILL on December 16, 2010, 07:54:38 am
Thats great Rog  :) as Firko says if only we had kept diarys , mate you obviously had a way with the ladies  ;)
Title: Re: Motocross des Nations 1981 (Diary Entries ...)
Post by: Davey Crocket on December 16, 2010, 08:42:02 am
Thats cool Doggy.
Title: Re: Motocross des Nations 1981 (Diary Entries ...)
Post by: EML on December 16, 2010, 09:38:38 am
Top Notch Doggy Digger.
We kept similar dairy of '87 when with the sidecars.
Gathered all sorts of memoribillia, Hansi said I got more in 6 months than he had from his whole lifetime  ;D
I wrote race reports to send to Motorcyle News but none were published-sidecars don't rank with their readers. I still have most and tons of photos.
Ahh well-in another life......
Title: Re: Motocross des Nations 1981 (Diary Entries ...)
Post by: Hoony on December 16, 2010, 09:55:14 am
great reading Doggy Man, keep them coming i like this sort of stuff.

Post away EML, would love to see your pics
Title: Re: Motocross des Nations 1981 (Diary Entries ...)
Post by: GMC on December 16, 2010, 10:18:30 am
Good stuff Doggy
Keep em coming
Title: Re: Motocross des Nations 1981 (Diary Entries ...)
Post by: Hoony on December 16, 2010, 10:39:49 am
Here's a shot of Wasp at Reims, France 1987 Sidecar GP on a KTM 540 EML

(http://api.ning.com/files/UaJv7V30UKdwqz4B9Eci3uE1XYPreMfEE8jAYL4TvygQlTc1dVjuBgq8IB5XZxSATTGckkPKbIccJWHDxWj4UmG-kDy0eMI0/ReimsFrance1987.jpg?width=737&height=504)
Title: Re: Motocross des Nations 1981 (Diary Entries ...)
Post by: EML on December 16, 2010, 12:41:22 pm
No not a GP but an international in the heart of the champaigne region. Built in a WW1 fort where you raced through the old trenches- trenches are in fact several feet high and several wide and built on a chalk base-the caves underneath are where the champaigne is kept at the correct temp. Gets very slippery when wet, which it did get during one race.
We finished 12th. after much ado and a cracked rear swing-arm.
Title: Re: Motocross des Nations 1981 (Diary Entries ...)
Post by: Doggy Digger on December 16, 2010, 12:44:23 pm
1981 MX Des: in the pits and chasing autographs ...
(http://i1043.photobucket.com/albums/b431/DoggyDigger/willi.jpg)
(http://i1043.photobucket.com/albums/b431/DoggyDigger/rond.jpg)
(http://i1043.photobucket.com/albums/b431/DoggyDigger/port.jpg)
(http://i1043.photobucket.com/albums/b431/DoggyDigger/gm.jpg)
Title: Re: Motocross des Nations 1981 (Diary Entries ...)
Post by: suzuki27 on December 16, 2010, 07:12:49 pm
Great stuff Doggy. I kick myself for having so few photos and info like that from the past.
Title: Re: Motocross des Nations 1981 (Diary Entries ...)
Post by: VMX247 on December 16, 2010, 07:19:37 pm
Did you go overseas with the intentions of going to these events,or you just can on them by chance ??  ;D
cheers A
Title: Re: Motocross des Nations 1981 (Diary Entries ...)
Post by: Doggy Digger on December 16, 2010, 08:15:19 pm
   "Did you go overseas with the intentions of going to these events,or you just can on them by chance ??
cheers A"
-----------------
   Like so many Aussies, I'd taken a year off to go backpacking around Europe - and beer-drinking in London.   I was always going to go to motocrosses too, of course.
Back then, I was really, tragically obsessed with MX.   There aint many sports like motocross in the world.

   Thanks to everyone for encouragement and interest in diaries.   This was the last MX one to post.   (I don't have any more :))

Merry Christmas everyone

RH
Title: Re: Motocross des Nations 1981 (Diary Entries ...)
Post by: VMX247 on December 16, 2010, 08:21:48 pm
Great to see you where not like everyone else that went to Europe & London just for good beer,good time and good ..... !
So today you could share some MX memories with us  ;D ..cheers   :-*
Title: Re: Motocross des Nations 1981 (Diary Entries ...)
Post by: JohnnyO on December 16, 2010, 08:23:48 pm
Roger i think your overdue for another trip os... Farleigh Castle 2011 :)
Title: Re: Motocross des Nations 1981 (Diary Entries ...)
Post by: VMX247 on December 16, 2010, 09:59:08 pm
Nah Nah--we need something old dark,mystical and raw edge for Doggy Digger to do a review on, something like .......
http://www.legendsofdirt.co.nz/
http://www.legendsofdirt.co.nz/pdf/UH%20INTERNATIONAL%20C%20B%20F%20POSTER%20DRAUGHT.pdf
or
http://www.pre65.co.uk/
http://www.pre65.co.uk/race-calendar/

 ;)  ;D