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Title: Speedway Museum opening in Bathurst this Saturday
Post by: JAP 454 on September 26, 2011, 07:09:48 pm

Got this from Fotohound today

(http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab106/JAP454/SpeedwayMuseum.jpg)

Gunna fire up the old BM, aka "The Rattling Hun", so EA and I can go and have a look on Satdy mornin'
Foss

Title: Re: Speedway Museum opening in Bathurst this Saturday
Post by: Curly3 on September 26, 2011, 07:17:06 pm

Why has this been such a secret?
I'm still weighing up what to do next weekend, for various reasons.
Any more info?

Title: Re: Speedway Museum opening in Bathurst this Saturday
Post by: JAP 454 on September 26, 2011, 07:21:13 pm

Just forwarded the whole email to you , Slides, it did my head in trying to cut and paste the pdf file to the forum, apparently Geoff Grocott's mob has something to do with it.
Foss
Just shows ya, that was supposed to be a pm, must be Oldtimers or something !!

Title: Re: Speedway Museum opening in Bathurst this Saturday
Post by: JAP 454 on September 26, 2011, 09:32:42 pm

OK , a little more info on the Speedway Museum, It's Ash Suttor's baby, here's some words from him

" the museum is a collection of jackets,kevlars ,leathers, bikes and just about everything you can think of in relation to motorcycle speedway.. thought id better put them out on display..ran out of room in my house !!! Welcome any time...but have to work weekdays so i can keep up with my speedway addiction...cheers and hope to see you soon ...Ash"

Foss

Title: Re: Speedway Museum opening in Bathurst this Saturday
Post by: Freakshow on September 26, 2011, 11:25:55 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aVuu0-q8dQ&feature=player_embedded

Title: Re: Speedway Museum opening in Bathurst this Saturday
Post by: Curly3 on September 27, 2011, 06:03:36 pm

How many forrests were cleared to make those old board tracks.
Not the Cinders or Shale Speedways that we love but classic footage none the less, brave bastards.

Title: Re: Speedway Museum opening in Bathurst this Saturday
Post by: JAP 454 on September 27, 2011, 06:25:13 pm

Tried to ring the museum today, the phone number on the flyer is incorrect as is the street name spelling, got this email from Ash with the correct details,

Many thanks for your reply...the proof reader of the flyers must have had too much Dr Jurds Jungle Juice... the address is 2/10 BRADWARDINE rd and my phone number is 0414240164...charges are $10 a person  30 a family 8 for pensioners and 5 for VSRA members..sorry about the stuff-up--cheers...Ash

Gunna go an have a look Satdy arvo.
Foss

Title: Re: Speedway Museum opening in Bathurst this Saturday
Post by: VMX247 on September 27, 2011, 07:00:25 pm

Good news..its not easy with the insurance these days opening something up like this to the public...
Can't wait for the report of the nice gear that will be displayed in there  8)
cheers A

Title: Re: Speedway Museum opening in Bathurst this Saturday
Post by: Hoony on September 27, 2011, 07:32:58 pm

if you guys go for an optic, can you post some pics up here for us ?

Title: Re: Speedway Museum opening in Bathurst this Saturday
Post by: JAP 454 on September 27, 2011, 07:58:26 pm

Quote from: Hoony on September 27, 2011, 07:32:58 pm

if you guys go for an optic, can you post some pics up here for us ?

Will do , Hoony
Foss

Title: Re: Speedway Museum opening in Bathurst this Saturday
Post by: Hoony on September 27, 2011, 08:02:35 pm

Thanks Foss.

Title: Re: Speedway Museum opening in Bathurst this Saturday
Post by: Curly3 on June 08, 2012, 11:41:40 pm

Apparently the "Grand" opening is actually on this Sunday, as far as I'm concerned, a museum like this can have as many openings as it wants, a bit like my ideal woman.
For what it's worth I'm heading up for the day from Strathfield around 8.00 on Sun morn and if anyone would like to tag along send me a pm.

Title: Re: Speedway Museum opening in Bathurst this Saturday
Post by: jimg1au on June 09, 2012, 01:58:06 am

hi steve any chance of picking me up i will be in st malo france

Title: Re: Speedway Museum opening in Bathurst this Saturday
Post by: JAP 454 on June 09, 2012, 07:26:16 am

Yep, We're goin, EA and I will see you there, Steve.
Foss

Title: Re: Speedway Museum opening in Bathurst this Saturday
Post by: Hoony on June 09, 2012, 07:52:10 am

don't forget to take the camera's guys and post some pics up here.

Title: Re: Speedway Museum opening in Bathurst this Saturday
Post by: JAP 454 on June 09, 2012, 09:17:33 am

I know , I know !!, Hoony, I fergot ta post tha pics from last September , but I'll do it this time, it was a bugger of a day last time, persisting down with rain and bloody cold, probably kept a lot of people away, hope the weather holds this time, anyhoo, EA and I will catch up with Slides and take a few happy snaps.
Foss

Title: Re: Speedway Museum opening in Bathurst this Saturday
Post by: Hoony on June 09, 2012, 07:24:22 pm

no prob Foss, if you have time post them up.

i reckon it will be awhile till i get up that way to have an Optic.

Title: Re: Speedway Museum opening in Bathurst this Saturday
Post by: JAP 454 on June 12, 2012, 06:16:41 pm

Nine o’clock on a bright and frosty Abercrombie morning, EA and I headed north for the 75 K trip to Bathurst for the opening of Ash’s Speedway Museum.

We were both chattering away about who would be there and what else Ash Suttor had collected since we were last there, we were both really looking forward to the day.

We hit Bathurst and across town to the Orange road then turned left at the Motor Registry.

Bloody hell parking might be a problem but found a spot and wandered over to greet some of the mob gathered outside in the sun, you talk about old home week !!, anyhoo the muted roar of many conversations from the large building drew us inside, we paid the $ 10 admission , got our name tags and wandered inside.

Gob-smacked is an understatement,  there were so many people, ranging from multi world title holder Ivan Mauger to young Zack Cook from Cowra who is starting off in 125cc Junior Speedway.
In between there was Cec Platt, Kozza Smith and quite a few other younger riders, Kevin MacDonald was there and a heap of the older Short Circuit lads, Max and Brian Gill, Dave Knox, Bill Sims. I said G’day to and had a yarn with Peter White, one of Speedway’s biggest supporters  etc you get the picture.
The VSRA’s Bill Powell was there with a great display as was Dave Clifton and Greg Gallagher from the Canberra Bulls Speedway club.

I have never seen so many Skids bikes and memorabilia in one place, JAPS, Jawas, Wessies , Goddens , a Mierson/JAP, a Jawa / Wessie 4V conversion, longtrack bikes, a  couple of sidecars,
Racing Suits, hundreds of breastplates, programs , videos, press cuttings from many eras, you name it !! Onya Ash !!.

Here's a few general Pix, I'll post some of the individual bikes after tea

(http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab106/JAP454/AshsMuseum023.jpg)

(http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab106/JAP454/AshsMuseum004.jpg)

(http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab106/JAP454/AshsMuseum005.jpg)

(http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab106/JAP454/AshsMuseum006.jpg)

(http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab106/JAP454/AshsMuseum008.jpg)

(http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab106/JAP454/AshsMuseum009-1.jpg)

Foss

Title: Re: Speedway Museum opening in Bathurst this Saturday
Post by: Curly3 on June 12, 2012, 06:44:44 pm

Thanks Foss for keeping us all informed, after hearing all those names I'm really pee'd off I couldn't make more of an effort to get up there.
It looks like he's done a great job so far and it looks like there is room for a few prized
additions as they become available.
I look forward to seeing more of your photo's.

Title: Re: Speedway Museum opening in Bathurst this Saturday
Post by: Slider29 on June 12, 2012, 07:28:07 pm

Might have to do a bit of a road trip i think. I know it will make me want to spend some money. Looks great.

Title: Re: Speedway Museum opening in Bathurst this Saturday
Post by: JAP 454 on June 12, 2012, 07:30:13 pm

Thanks Slides, Ash has done a great job collecting and displaying all this memorabilia I'll look up and post his phone number and also ask him and post his opening times.

Most of these pix were taken after the crowd had thinned out.

OK the bikes, I'm gunna start off with an absolute gentleman of the Short Circuit world's bike, the late Dennis King's Elstar 84C JAP

(http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab106/JAP454/AshsMuseum003.jpg)

(http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab106/JAP454/AshsMuseum011.jpg)

(http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab106/JAP454/AshsMuseum010.jpg)

(http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab106/JAP454/AshsMuseum014.jpg)

(http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab106/JAP454/AshsMuseum012.jpg)

(http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab106/JAP454/AshsMuseum015.jpg)

Might be more yet

Foss

Title: Re: Speedway Museum opening in Bathurst this Saturday
Post by: Hoony on June 12, 2012, 07:37:30 pm

Thanks for the Pics Foss, looks like i need to plan a trip.

Title: Re: Speedway Museum opening in Bathurst this Saturday
Post by: JAP 454 on June 12, 2012, 09:23:41 pm

These are the last pix cos I'm all computered out, Ash's phone number is 0414 240 164 and the museum's address is 2/10 Bradwardine road Bathurst

(http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab106/JAP454/AshsMuseum028.jpg)

Mierson / JAP

(http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab106/JAP454/AshsMuseum021.jpg)

Jawa / Weslake 4V

(http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab106/JAP454/AshsMuseum029.jpg)

(http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab106/JAP454/AshsMuseum030.jpg)

(http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab106/JAP454/AshsMuseum026.jpg)

Greg Gallagher's Triumph skids outfit with it's crew just having a little rest

Foss

(http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab106/JAP454/AshsMuseum024.jpg)

VSRA Sec., Bill Powell and Warren Crapp having a bit of a chinwag

Title: Re: Speedway Museum opening in Bathurst this Saturday
Post by: firko on June 12, 2012, 10:12:23 pm

That's a rare shot of my old mate Ces Platt without his customary cowboy hat! (distinguished looking gentleman with grey hair and skinny legs in the 6th photo down ;D)
The museum looks the goods. I'll have to grab Jonesy and old Frank and drive up and take a tour.

In a similar vein, the next issue of Jim Scaysbrooks 'Old Bike Australia' has a feature on Alan Jones' mega rare Aussie made SR60 speedway bike.

             (http://i333.photobucket.com/albums/m392/cherie_jones/SR60.jpg)

Title: Re: Speedway Museum opening in Bathurst this Saturday
Post by: trailietrash on June 14, 2012, 09:31:38 pm

Western Advocate pictures here.....

http://www.westernadvocate.com.au/multimedia/41756/ivan-mauger-opens-ashs-speedway-museum.aspx (http://www.westernadvocate.com.au/multimedia/41756/ivan-mauger-opens-ashs-speedway-museum.aspx)