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Marque Remarks => CZ => Topic started by: oldfart on July 08, 2011, 07:19:30 pm

Title: Peter Ploen twin pipe
Post by: oldfart on July 08, 2011, 07:19:30 pm

Peter Ploen early  days,  picture from sister site    Livewire

http://livewire.gen.nz/livewireblog/?attachment_id=2119

Title: Re: Peter Ploen twin pipe
Post by: BultacoMacca on July 09, 2011, 06:54:06 pm

What a top shot.
Don't you love the riding gear and boots - looks like he pinched work clothes from a welding factory or an abattoirs.
Can just see Brad VanB in that gear too.

Title: Re: Peter Ploen twin pipe
Post by: VMX247 on July 11, 2011, 06:00:47 pm

Quote from: BultacoMacca on July 09, 2011, 06:54:06 pm

Don't you love the riding gear and boots - looks like he pinched work clothes from a welding factory or an abattoirs.

Yes awesome shot and he looks like he is straight out of the shed !!
I believe he is still up at the pointy end when he comes home (NZ) to ride ! Not bad for some one over 45  8)

I thought he was pretty average until the end of the days racing,when he got accustomed to the track, he was fantastic to watch racing up front with a few young lads at the WA 15th Anniversary in August 2010.more pics of Peter Ploen racing in WA on this link...
http://ozvmx.com/community/index.php?topic=10083.75
cheers A

Title: Re: Peter Ploen twin pipe
Post by: Marc.com on July 11, 2011, 06:23:55 pm

Quote from: VMX247 on July 11, 2011, 06:00:47 pm

I thought he was pretty average until the end of the days racing,when he got accustomed to the track, he was fantastic to watch racing up front cheers A

I remember when the RM370 first came out and Ivan Miller was still riding, those guys would really hammer.

Title: Re: Peter Ploen twin pipe
Post by: GD66 on July 11, 2011, 06:35:30 pm

And a bit of needle between the two of them didn't exactly tame the racing down, either... :o

Title: Re: Peter Ploen twin pipe
Post by: Marc.com on July 11, 2011, 06:53:13 pm

Quote from: GD66 on July 11, 2011, 06:35:30 pm

And a bit of needle between the two of them didn't exactly tame the racing down, either... :o

yep quite so, I used to always be impressed by how much wider a natural terrain track could get as the day went on and the berms got further up the hill.  ;D

Title: Re: Peter Ploen twin pipe
Post by: JohnnyO on July 11, 2011, 07:58:10 pm

Ploen was impressive when he lived and raced in Qld '79/'80.. always up the front and giving the young locals heaps!