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Clubroom => Introductions => Topic started by: John Orchard on June 22, 2011, 08:05:46 pm
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'74 Started racing MX - Suz TM125
'77 10th BP Mallee Rally 400km enduro. As an 18 yo I rode my TS185 to Mildura for the event!
'78 Two broken ribs.
'78 Severed left knee cruciate ligament.
'82 Raced Melbourne Showgrounds & Olympic Park Supercross. - Suz RM250Z.
'82 Graded B grade motocrosser.
'83 Broken right collarbone.
'84 Motocross tester for Trail & Track dirt bike magazine.
'85 Started instructing at Frankston motocross track. - Yam YZ490N.
'86 Right knee ligament reconstruction.
'87 Switched to roadracing Superbikes - Yam FZ750N.
'87 Stars of Tomorrow - crashed, unconscious 2 days. Yam FZ750N.
'88 Stars of Tomorrow - 6th. - Stafford FZ1000
'89 upgraded to B grade.
'89 240 kph crash P.I. main straight - Suz GSXR750H
- All bones torn out of left wrist.
- All bones broken coming from right wrist.
- Broken right ankle.
- unconscious for two weeks.
- burst blood vessel in right eye.
- All vertebrae bent up left side of spine.
'90 Competed at Brands Hatch, Mallory Park & Snetterton UK. - Suz GSXR750H
'90 Competed at Isle of Man TT races - Suz GSXR750H
'90 2nd 600 Supersport race Laguna Seca USA - Kawa ZZR600
'91 1st Hartwell Expert Championship - Suz GSXR750L
'91 3rd Victorian 251 - 1000cc Championship - Suz GSXR750H
'93 Baron of Broadford meeting A, B & C grade - 1st overall - Hon RC30.
'94 14th Australian Superbike Championship Kaw ZXR750K
'94 Upgraded to A grade ranking.
'95 9th Australian Superbike Championship (1st non factory bike) - Kaw ZXR750K
'96 20th World Superbikes - Phillip Island - Kaw ZXR750K
'97 19th World Superbikes - Phillip Island - Kaw ZXR750K
'98 Thunderbike lap record holder, Winton 1.30.1 Hon VTR1000
'98 Thunderbike lap record holder, Broadford 60.9 Hon VTR1000
'98 World Superbikes, Phillip Island - Broken right hand, broken right foot - Hon VTR1000
'99 Broken right collarbone - Aust Superbike Champs, Calder Raceway - Kaw ZXR750M
'00 Raced Daytona USA Yam R1.
'00 3rd GP Pro class, Hallett 4 hour, Oklahoma USA - Yam R1.
'00 Formula 40 3rd, Hallett, Oklahoma USA - Yam R1.
'01 4th GP Pro Daytona, USA - Yam R1.
'03 Left & right artificial knee replacements fitted.
'04 2nd Aust BEARS Formula 1, Production Championship.
'05 2nd Victorian Thunderbike Championship, Benelli 900
'06 2nd Victorian Thunderbike Championship, Benelli TnT1130.
'06 Severed bones, nerves & muscles to left foot.
'07 Instructor at Broadford roadrace school.
'08 Return to roadracing - mid field A, B & C grade Superbikes - GSXR1000K6
'10 1st Superstock 1000 @ PI round of Victorian Champs.
'11 Returned to motocross YZ250 TWO STROKE
'11 Aquired coaching licence, still running roadrace schools with GSXR1000K6
'11 Purchased RM125B to restore.
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Hi John
Man you have a very Impressive riding history .
I think Barry Sheen whould have been impressed with your broken bone history as well ;D
Hope you keep having fun in the VMX scene.
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Apart from all of that when i was looking for sponsorship for my daughter he could not put his hand up quick enough to help out with motor oil (IP oils) i've seen john at meetings and he will allways be the first to help with anything and everything his knowledge is neverending he's just a bloke.And no he's not paying me for this.
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You're either the luckiest guy alive or the unluckiest :P
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Thanks Steve, you coming to Broadford this Sunday? You can get a late entry in the Over 45 class, call Christine on 02 6041 1588
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Quote::'11 Aquired coaching licence, still running roadrace schools with GSXR1000K6
Glad we got you on our side :P just don't tell them of your past :o
There are so many vmx teams out there with stories to tell TART Racing and Fatboy Racing just to name a few...I believe you may join up with them quiet readly ;) ;D
cheers West Oz
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Love to John but had a little heart scare on the weekend no riding for a while doctors orders
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Love to John but had a little heart scare on the weekend no riding for a while doctors orders
Hope you're ok soon buddy ..... if you need someone to ride the old jigger at a VMX meeting, give me a call ;-)
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wow what havent you broken :o :o :o :o nice to see you on the vmx roundabout ;D hope you keep it up right and body intact ;D
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we should start a race history thread ;)
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Hey John, welcome to the forum mate. This site Has good and entertaining info, a few hissy fits. But I think most people on here would help rather than hinder.... By the way what race number you gunna run on the 250 - i will be at the other end of the grid to you, no offence
Brett
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You're either the luckiest guy alive or the unluckiest :P
Yeah what he said ... but can you do me a favour please ... with your penchant for chucking down the road/dirt/whatever, can you tell me your bike and number so I keep well clear of you on the track ;D
Only joking John ... you've an impressive CV there .... and it's clear to me that you subscribe to the "if you don't crash, you're not trying hard enough" school of thought ;D :D
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" '77 10th BP Mallee Rally 400km enduro. As an 18 yo I rode my TS185 to Mildura for the event! " From Frankston; about 9 hours ride away! LOL
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I vote for the 89 crash at PI .... that was quite a hit you took there ... WTF did it feel like bailing at that speed when you know you are about to go, does it feel in slow or very fast motion ?. :o
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I vote for the 89 crash at PI .... that was quite a hit you took there ... WTF did it feel like bailing at that speed when you know you are about to go, does it feel in slow or very fast motion ?. :o
My mind has blocked the whole incident, I have the last half of the crash on video and it still doesn't jog my memory.
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....... and it still doesn't jog my memory.
Probably a Good Thing ;) :D.
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Amazing history! Classic 'pick yourself up, dust yourself off-start all over again' stuff More determination and tenacity than me or anyone else methinks. Keep on enjoying "the ride", and the people cheers pancho.
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" '77 10th BP Mallee Rally 400km enduro. As an 18 yo I rode my TS185 to Mildura for the event! " From Frankston; about 9 hours ride away! LOL
Hmm I may have been there watching the Baker brothers win in the buggies.
I'm a Mornington boy myself, we may have passed each other along the train tracks service roads or at the sand pits off MacClelland drv. - maybe we had a fight outside the Grand or Pier Hotel or the Pines Estate? :D
I did my Apprenticeship at Rod Linden Yamaha.
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Yep Johnny O, a gentleman of the sport. I raced club superbike with him back in the early 90's and he was always happy to lend ya tyre lever or what eva u needed.
U probably don't remember me 186 Motorola GSXR750J was always with Oggy back in the day.
Hartwell was always good for the trophies lol
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Geez I thought I fell off a lot, but my highest speed crash was only 160 not 240 and I didn't do anywhere near as much damage :o I can only remember one of my road race crashes, it just happens to the last one. Some great results there, a lot better than my efforts...
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Sorry Wombat, I might remember the face or name, too many bangs on the head lol.
Cheapracer, yeh we would have crossed paths a lot, I use to ride at the 'shit farm', 'Redouts' 'McClelland Drive' 'Train tracks' 'Bungower Rd ' and 'Saltmarsh's' (they use to hire out XR75's on their own track in Mornington). I mainly rode TM and RM125's.
Got arrested out front of the Pier Hotel one night doing burn-outs on my TS185B when I was 17 & 9 months LOL; they locked me up for the night and left my TS laying on its side out the front of the pub, lucky it was still there in the morning when I got back there lol.
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'Saltmarsh's' (they use to hire out XR75's on their own track in Mornington).
Oh shit did I laugh when I read that! I was at Saltmarsh's every weekend that I could doing chores and shoveling shit out of their stalls and pens to earn rides! XR75's, Dax's and a Honda 90 3 wheeler. Many a lap around the kidney track, always pissed off because it was 3 right handers and only one left!
Big fat Salty - Mrs Saltmarsh used to make lunch for me sometimes.
Yep "Shitfarm" and "Redouts", good times, bet it's all houses now.
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I was a skinny redhead kid, I wore blue/yellow Heckle boots. I use to go to into Rod Linden's a bit, what a funny dude.
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I was a skinny redhead kid, I wore blue/yellow Heckle boots. I use to go to into Rod Linden's a bit, what a funny dude.
I think u need to speak to Ca-Am370 John, he has a pair of Heckles that will transport u back 2 the day ;D and they are forsale.
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I use to go to into Rod Linden's a bit, what a funny dude.
You mean funny as in strange - I never trusted him, while I didn't think he was queer (never saw him with a female) he had a habit of having teenage boys around as to be a father figure to them.
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I use to go to into Rod Linden's a bit, what a funny dude.
You mean funny as in strange - I never trusted him, while I didn't think he was queer (never saw him with a female) he had a habit of having teenage boys around as to be a father figure to them.
Same ;-)
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Catching some air over balaugh Bridge at the 1990 Isle of Man TT meeting.
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Jeez J.O. that is a list of 'offs' You could ask Dave Aldana for a lend of his leathers. :D
You should have asked me years ago-I would have told you that Road racing was dangerous. :D
And I hope you can get more air on the Suzi 'cause that little jump looks a bit sooky-even if it's at 100mph or so.