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Title: Ravenswood program from 31st Aug & 1st Sept 1974
Post by: Stan S on January 03, 2011, 02:29:46 pm
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Title: Re: Ravenswood program from 31st Aug & 1st Sept 1974
Post by: number8 on January 03, 2011, 05:11:34 pm
Jeez Stan,

Thats unreal were do you keep pulling these Gems from,

#8
Title: Re: Ravenswood program from 31st Aug & 1st Sept 1974
Post by: Hardex on January 03, 2011, 05:35:20 pm
Hi Stan.
Number 188 C.Z 250 R Shultz is that Rick ? if so how long did he ride?
Title: Re: Ravenswood program from 31st Aug & 1st Sept 1974
Post by: Stan S on January 03, 2011, 05:50:13 pm
Quote from: Hardex on January 03, 2011, 05:35:20 pm
Hi Stan.
Number 188 C.Z 250 R Shultz is that Rick ? if so how long did he ride?

Gday and happy new year Hardex, yeah it was Rick and I think he raced on and off for another couple of years but he mainly did desert race stuff.

Regards Stan.
Title: Re: Ravenswood program from 31st Aug & 1st Sept 1974
Post by: Doggy Digger on January 03, 2011, 06:01:31 pm
Hi Stanley,
Does anyone know who Elsinore #6 is? 
Title: Re: Ravenswood program from 31st Aug & 1st Sept 1974
Post by: number8 on January 03, 2011, 06:09:05 pm
Quote from: Doggy Digger on January 03, 2011, 06:01:31 pm
Hi Stanley,
Does anyone know who Elsinore #6 is? 

DD,

That's (Heno)Noel Heenan from Shepperton,later went on to Sidecars with a Honda 750,4 in a Wasp frame,

#8
Title: Re: Ravenswood program from 31st Aug & 1st Sept 1974
Post by: Stan S on January 03, 2011, 06:21:16 pm
Quote from: number8 on January 03, 2011, 06:09:05 pm
Quote from: Doggy Digger on January 03, 2011, 06:01:31 pm
Hi Stanley,
Does anyone know who Elsinore #6 is? 

DD,

That's (Heno)Noel Heenan from Shepperton,later went on to Sidecars with a Honda 750,4 in a Wasp frame,

#8


Yeah #8, I think you would be spot on there.

Stan
Title: Re: Ravenswood program from 31st Aug & 1st Sept 1974
Post by: Doggy Digger on January 03, 2011, 06:47:55 pm
Thanks No. 8, (the grinnin' Red lipped Joker from Batman at CD7)

   1974 was when the Vic series started heading into overload with regards numbers. (Heats and finals ... and here
you can see they even needed two heats for the juniors!)  With all the C-grade races having to be run on the
Saturdays, to free up Sundays for finals and A-grade action.

  I love reading the names in Subbies and Juniors, from where so many pros emerged later.  
SUB JUNIORS
Andrew BAILEY is there ... and G ARMSTRONG (the joker, under his dad's number).  The twin-legged ALERS won (no surprise)
but splitting Ronnie DINSDALE to third was young Russell BERGMEIER (from the Wonthaggi sidecar family).  This kid was just as fast a driver
on sidecars later on.   Russell had a thumb missing too.   Think about that, with regards hanging on.

JUNIORS
1st   Rod HUNTER (future legend Pursang pony who left Victoria all too soon to ride British Speedway teams)
2nd  Rob PORTBURY - from Deavon Meadows/Pakenham
3rd  John HUSE - also from Pakenham.   His dad George was a racer back in the day, and ran a bike shop in Packy

125 C GRADE
   Our Qlder lunatic mate Dennis Dickman cleaned up in the 125 C grade, but missed a placing in the above Juniors final.
Many of the C-graders would've had their butts thoroughly kicked by the juniors if all were let loose at once.  (I think a few
A-graders would also have been hurried along by these kids)

125 A GRADE
Nice to see Gary FLOOD caning all the jap bikes with his Bultaco

MAICO
  Mike LANDMAN (Deavon Meadows/Frankston) is listed on a Maico.  This could be a brief lapse from the
Yamaha camp of his whole 1970s career.  I'm guessing it was about the time he fell out with Geoff Taylor in Dandenong
and before he got picked up Milledge.   I know ML and GT once had an issue with Mike refusing to ride his 125 Yamaha
and riding a 125 Elsinore instead.

Ineresting to see that LAMBERT LEATHERS had a family member there in sponsorship listings

FAMILY OF STAN
  And once again, we are deeply indebted to Stan's sister for diligently neatly recording so many race results
right through program (not just Stanley's).   This, in my opinion, is what makes Stan's many posted programs so very
very fascinating.
Title: Re: Ravenswood program from 31st Aug & 1st Sept 1974
Post by: Hardex on January 03, 2011, 06:59:05 pm
And Number 17 Neil Crompton on a Suzuki (Surly not a TM?) and who can forget Clarie Jones on the side cars.Well Done Stan
Title: Re: Ravenswood program from 31st Aug & 1st Sept 1974
Post by: Captain Bilko on January 03, 2011, 07:19:58 pm
Noel Heenan was still having a crack at Viper up untill a coupla years ago (before he got gored by that pig ::)). Will probably be at HBBB too I'd say.
Title: Re: Ravenswood program from 31st Aug & 1st Sept 1974
Post by: Stan S on January 03, 2011, 07:20:14 pm
Quote from: Hardex on January 03, 2011, 06:59:05 pm
And Number 17 Neil Crompton on a Suzuki (Surly not a TM?) and who can forget Clarie Jones on the side cars.Well Done Stan

Yeah Neil did have a TM125 around that time.

Stan
Title: Re: Ravenswood program from 31st Aug & 1st Sept 1974
Post by: GD66 on January 03, 2011, 07:45:43 pm
A few road racers under construction in there as well : Vince Genova, Aussie sidecar champ : Rex Wolfenden, stll racing and building Period 4 and 5 rockets : Chris Oldfield, Yamaha and Bimota punter from the 70s/80s, and Graeme Geddes who won titles and raced to GP level under Ron Angel's wing... ;)
Title: Re: Ravenswood program from 31st Aug & 1st Sept 1974
Post by: smed on January 03, 2011, 08:26:28 pm
Heeno's having a go at historic roadracing on a suzuki 500 now,doing well too!
Title: Re: Ravenswood program from 31st Aug & 1st Sept 1974
Post by: number8 on January 03, 2011, 08:49:53 pm
Quote from: smed on January 03, 2011, 08:26:28 pm
Heeno's having a go at historic roadracing on a suzuki 500 now,doing well too!



Haven't seen him for a Looooong time,is "Tack" still around,send him my regards

#8
Title: Re: Ravenswood program from 31st Aug & 1st Sept 1974
Post by: smed on January 03, 2011, 09:42:50 pm
If thats Long Tack you are referring to last i heard he was working for telstra,in the early eighties he owned Shepp Suzuki,dont really know if he is still into bikes,he raced a speedway sidecar back in the Suzuki shop days.