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Clubroom => Foto Forum => Topic started by: marshallmech on October 22, 2011, 07:16:29 pm
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Ok I have finally got around to scaning some old pics of mine hope you enjoy them.
http://s965.photobucket.com/albums/ae139/marshallmech/old%20mx%20pics/
Cheers
Andy
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Great pics mate, brings back good memories of a golden era in MX.
PS.. I think the Wallan pics are '78
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Great pics mate, brings back good memories of a golden era in MX.
PS.. I think the Wallan pics are '78
Yer I think so, great stuff Andy see ya tomorrow.Looks like we are going to have a another mudder.
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I thought that it was 78 but on the pic of Landman holding the trophy it has 77 on the sash around his neck?
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Cant take a trick with the weather this year Brent see you there.
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Great shots and great memories. Pretty sure I was at Wallan and the showgrounds. Dont have any of Christmas Hills by any chance? Cheers Jerry
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I'm with John. Either Gally had an E very early or they used old sashes :)
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Dont have any racing at christmas hill only of me and some mates riding there after it had closed, have some b/w shots at wallan and some from seymore and ravo will try to get them up soon.
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Dont have any racing at christmas hill only of me and some mates riding there after it had closed, have some b/w shots at wallan and some from seymore and ravo will try to get them up soon.
Post them up mate... all the old stuff is good 8)
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I would particuarly like to see your shots after the track was shut down if you have time. I used to work at Sugarloaf Dam (adjacent to the track) and actually drove my Datsun 180B around the track as I didn't have a bike at the time. Perhaps you can confirm that the MMBW bulldozed all evidence the track was there I presume to discourage riders prior to the area being inundated. I have great memories of racing there. I never had the balls to take the jump on the the main straight on the left side. Also watched a few Grand Nationals there as well as the MCRCV Hartwell Club comps. I was there the day Anton had his accident. Jerry
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I'm with John. Either Gally had an E very early or they used old sashes :)
Also Mark Pace is on a '78 CR wearing KFC gear who sponsored him in '78, Gall and Gunter are in Pepsi gear which was their '78 sponsor and Pelle Granquist wasn't here in '77... so i guess it must be '78 ;)
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Awesome pics! Thanks for downloading them. Brings back memories; I was riding at each of those events, Wallan I was on an RM250B, Melb Supercross was on an RM250Z.
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Hi
Bilpin years ago, got heaps more if interested? Other locations too.
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Yeah,some more would be great ;)
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Looks like Aussie titles '78 to me. just sayin'.
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Hi
Bilpin years ago, got heaps more if interested? Other locations too.
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MK
more more more 8)
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Great pic of Anton Dave.
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Now this is what this forum should be all about Keep em coming,
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Love the bit in the background-'ol no.5 and no.10 having a good old one-two coming on to the main straight-elbows up and going at it.
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5 and 10 Trevor Flood and Gary Adams?? J
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Is No 5 a CZ yellow tanker?
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Sure is.
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That's a great shot of someone trying hard on an old bike-when it was new. Love it.
Was talking to an older rider of a modern mx bike the other day and told him that I thought how much easier they are to ride these days and he was indignent that I was so rude and how would I know etc....I said it was obvious from the number of mistakes the new riders made and still got away with without crashing-I guess I'm not on his xmas list now :D :D :D 8)
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KB, I'm a tart for a good action 'photo ;D
That's my new sreensaver
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Keep em coming Dave! J
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Great stuff Dave. Is that you on the a5 KX?
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Monty, No thats Malcomb Palmer from geelong
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I need a beer
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What is that last suzuki?
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Great stuff Dave.
Name the riders and bikes , track and year?
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Great stuff Dave.
Name the riders and bikes , track and year?
Christmas Hills Left to Right,Gary Flood-Trevour Flood-Per Klitland-Gary Adams?-MickNicol behind-Ian Curran?-Mike Landman-Rod Hunter-Bernie Ryan-Jack Pengally
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Great stuff Dave.
Name the riders and bikes , track and year?
Christmas Hills Left to Right,Gary Flood-Trevour Flood-Per Klitland-Gary Adams?-MickNicol behind-Ian Curran?-Mike Landman-Rod Hunter-Bernie Ryan-Jack Pengally
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Sorry missed a bit 1974,Gary Flood Mk7 360-Trevour Flood Gp 360 Husky?-Per Klitland MX400-Gary Adams RH400-Mick Nicol Gp 360 Husky behind-Ian Curran CR250?-Mike Landman MX400-Rod HunterMk7 205-Bernie Ryan CZ-Jack Pengally Maico
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I think 75 # 8, Landman on an MX400, Herman on a Husky, Half Pint on a Mk 8, etc. etc.
Regards Stan.
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Can any body pick which is John Herd
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I think 75 # 8, Landman on an MX400, Herman on a Husky, Half Pint on a Mk 8, etc. etc.
Regards Stan.
Your right Stan no GP Huskies until 75 or Mk8's hahahaha
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Can any body pick which is John Herd
Is that Alan Osbourne standing in the middle with the glasses
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yes, 8
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yes, 8
Cool,
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allen osbourne
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Whats up with you tonight Dave? Everything ok at home?
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Xmas hills again. Bernie in front of Jack.
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Can any body pick which is John Herd
Is that Alan Osbourne standing in the middle with the glasses
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Second from the front on the right.
Stan.
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I hate that Gillard bitch!
Just thought I 'd sneak that one in ;D
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Merry Christmas Fellows I hope you enjoyed the thread. cheers Dave
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Hey guys just had a brain fart – why don’t we vote on the best 12 and ask someone on the forum to print them out as old school homemade calendars and flog them of to all the members………..Ill buy 10 of them for Xmas presents……… ;D ;D ;D
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dave they r fantastic thanks for sharing them with us and not hoarding in the cupboard.There must be more to share from other members in other states.
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Did anyone notice in the programme for the 75 race, NO Hondas or Kawasakis. (in the Pro race)
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Did anyone notice in the programme for the 75 race notice NO Hondas or Kawasakis. (in the Pro race)
Honda didn't make a big bore and the KX was a shitheap... ;D
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Did anyone notice in the programme for the 75 race notice NO Hondas or Kawasakis. (in the Pro race)
Honda didn't make a big bore and the KX was a shitheap... ;D
Smythe was riding a modded KX back then but didnt come over for this race.
Even the 250 Honda's weren't great ,without alot of work ala Pace and Brehens they were hardly competitive although Andrew Baileys brother Rob was competing on a stockie.
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Smythe was riding a modded KX back then but didnt come over for this race
Graeme Smythe was riding both Kawasaki SR400 and SR250 in 1975.
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Dave, thanks for the trip done memory lane ...... aaaah the good ole days.
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They where the good olds days, I think its up to us to keep focus and inprove the movement of Vintage motocross, etc, ( The true era must roll on. and Yes Stan you where right that was Young Johnny Herd (RIP) and Jerry, I keep them coming but ran out of puff. Thanks Old Fart.
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THIS IS Greg Leaney a Classic Scramble Club Memeber and proud to have him greg standing with his Greeves that rode in the sixties and still riding her, another ex- champion race number 45#, when he retired in 1970 Mike Landman took over his number, I have been told that Mike landman idol was greg. Greg was a machanic at John Burrows Motocycles in the sixties.
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Still enjoying himself in the Broadford slop, Thats his original race shirt from the 60's as well 8)
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This my friends is what the forum is about.....keep 'em coming Dave and everyone else ;D.
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Smythe was riding a modded KX back then but didnt come over for this race
Graeme Smythe was riding both Kawasaki SR400 and SR250 in 1975.
Okay, that makes sense. To a young kid just getting into mx they looked like modified KX's.What about 76?Same bike I believe
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Mark, I'm quite sure Graeme wasn't ridng the big green in 1975...he was still here in WA and HVA mounted....wasn't it more like 1977..I remember he and Frank coming over for a local "Mr Motocross " race with the greenies ..I rode the 250 around Noble Falls after the race meet...def not 1975...
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Mark, I'm quite sure Graeme wasn't ridng the big green in 1975...he was still here in WA and HVA mounted....wasn't it more like 1977..I remember he and Frank coming over for a local "Mr Motocross " race with the greenies ..I rode the 250 around Noble Falls after the race meet...def not 1975...
not 77 ,he switched to Maico with Applegren and later in the year Yamaha .
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Mark, I'm quite sure Graeme wasn't ridng the big green in 1975
I just got off the phone with Frank and he was fairly sure it was 1975 and then I checked my own notes and came up with the following extract from a piece I wrote in issue #43 of VMX.........
'Frank's growing reputation as a tuner saw him appointed to manage Kawasaki Australia's new works team in 1974. Western Australian Graeme Smythe and New South Welshman Geoff Woodham were the riders aboard ther newly released KX range. These bikes were meticulously prepared and despite the limited budget, the riders, especially the brilliant Smythe began to achieve results never seen before from the 'green machine'. In 1975 Kawasaki decided it had a team to take it to the more fancied opposition so the company obtained the ex Jim Weinert SR250 and SR400 machines from Japan.....and so on.
My own recollections have Graeme aboard the SR dicing with Per Klitland on the OW Yamaha, the only year he rode it, I recall thinking at the time that seeing three genuine works bikes (Ploens RH as well) was something pretty unique for Oz at the time. Towards the end of 1976 Team Kawasaki had disbanded and Smythe (and Frank) signed with Maico distributor Blair Harley to ride a Maico for the 76/77 seasons. I left Australia in late 1975 and with the exception of 3 months return when my Dad passed away in 1976, didn't come home until late 1980 so any memories I have of the SR must be from prior to '76.
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Sorry no superstars , just a pommy wobbler ;D Colemore Southern England 1976 i think
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Guess you dont have the 'Camel' bib anymore do you Bill? :-\
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Sadly Ross it just another memory ::) the things we have thrown out over the years :D
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I'm hearing' ya...... :'( :'( :-[
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i just love that kawasaki, the memories that l had in the 70`s i wish l had done more with it. My Brother Dennis in 1967 had full support from Kawasaki Australia when he rode the F21M 250, Allen Dune was the Manager at the time. Great Fellow.
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Mark, I'm quite sure Graeme wasn't ridng the big green in 1975
I just got off the phone with Frank and he was fairly sure it was 1975 and then I checked my own notes and came up with the following extract from a piece I wrote in issue #43 of VMX.........
'Frank's growing reputation as a tuner saw him appointed to manage Kawasaki Australia's new works team in 1974. Western Australian Graeme Smythe and New South Welshman Geoff Woodham were the riders aboard ther newly released KX range. These bikes were meticulously prepared and despite the limited budget, the riders, especially the brilliant Smythe began to achieve results never seen before from the 'green machine'. In 1975 Kawasaki decided it had a team to take it to the more fancied opposition so the company obtained the ex Jim Weinert SR250 and SR400 machines from Japan.....and so on.
My own recollections have Graeme aboard the SR dicing with Per Klitland on the OW Yamaha, the only year he rode it, I recall thinking at the time that seeing three genuine works bikes (Ploens RH as well) was something pretty unique for Oz at the time. Towards the end of 1976 Team Kawasaki had disbanded and Smythe (and Frank) signed with Maico distributor Blair Harley to ride a Maico for the 76/77 seasons. I left Australia in late 1975 and with the exception of 3 months return when my Dad passed away in 1976, didn't come home until late 1980 so any memories I have of the SR must be from prior to '76.
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I just read in the Jan '78 ADB that Smythe rode a Husky for Col Evans in the last round of the '75 Mr MX series then got a ride with the Amco Kawasaki Eagles team for the '76 season with a 250 and 400 Works Kawasaki but had a mediocre year. He said the bikes were shithouse and the production bikes even worse!
For 1977 he joined the Blair Harley Maico team.
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I'm with you JohnnyO....GVS rode a 360 GP Mikkola Husky here in WA.....for John Kirkpatrick at Motocross Motorcycles....so...by anyones recollection that can ONLY have been 1975... I recall Frank coming over with Graeme...they worked out of our shed before the event at Noble Falls...
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I just read in the Jan '78 ADB that Smythe rode a Husky for Col Evans in the last round of the '75 Mr MX series then got a ride with the Amco Kawasaki Eagles team for the '76 season with a 250 and 400 Works Kawasaki but had a mediocre year. He said the bikes were shithouse and the production bikes even worse!
For 1977 he joined the Blair Harley Maico team.
I think we've got some aged memory time cross overs here :-\......Frank's still pretty certain they started on production Kawasaki's in 75 but both Brian and John seem to be correct in the works bikes being used in 1976. The The team was together for around 18 months to two years before Kawasaki pulled the financial plug and they signed with Blair for 77. Frank doesn't recall the Husky ride in the final Mr Motocross round.
Kawasaki experts might be able to help by identifying the bike in the photo of the Amco Kawasaki team riders on page 29, issue 43 of VMX. It looks like a stock 75 KX to me but I'm a tad hazy on Kawasaki's.
Frank reckons the SR's were fast but fragile and the 250 was a far better bike than the 400. By the time they gave the bikes back to Kawasaki Frank had made totally new (stronger and better ratios) transmissions, clutch baskets and many other parts due to 1: Kawasaki's inability to supply parts and 2: the bikes being so fragile. Frank reckons the bikes were eventually way better and far more reliable than when they got them. Frank agrees that the stock KX was pretty ordinary compared to the competition.
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Anton and maybe Robbie Gordon ? Xmas Hills
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Anton and maybe Robbie Gordon ? Xmas Hills
Is that guy racing a TT500 against Anton Alers in an A grade race?
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Yea, I thought that was a TT500 aswell JohnnyO.....just shows how versatile they are....the TT nutters will love that. ;D
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Anton and maybe Robbie Gordon ? Xmas Hills
Is that guy racing a TT500 against Anton Alers in an A grade race?
Yes he did ,I think he's getting lapped .If it is Rob he came second to his longtime mate Keith Stacker in the Grand National one year.This is late in his racing career.He's probably the oldest guy out there.I think this is Xmas hills 77 Grand National
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The legendary Roy East at an early Amaroo vintage meeting on his almost as famous Metisse that's now horribly over restored and living in the MA museum.
This is the same bike shown in the below photo taken in the UK 23 years earlier....
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How about some Euro photos from the sixties.....
Most folks trace the origins of supercross back to 1972 and Mike Goodwins 'Superbowl of Motocross' at the LA Colliseum or even further back to 69/70 and the night motocross events held at Los Angeles' Ascot Speedway. In fact, stadium motocross events were occuring in Prague in the old Czechoslovakia in the 50's/ 60's in front of 100,000 screaming fans. The Iron Curtain was pretty high in those dark days so we in the western world didn't hear of these events until after the wall fell.
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Joel Robert....the CZ days.
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great shots mark and stan
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Plenty more to come....I've found 4000+ shots that I forgot I had.....mostly 60s/70s European stuff but a bit of Aussie as well. Does anyone know how to convert a tif file to jpeg? If I can work that out I've got some interesting Aussie stuff to upload.
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Plenty more to come....I've found 4000+ shots that I forgot I had.....mostly 60s/70s European stuff but a bit of Aussie as well. Does anyone know how to convert a tif file to jpeg? If I can work that out I've got some interesting Aussie stuff to upload.
Most of the generic 'photoshop' programs that come standard with the software package on your computer these days should be able to do it. I don't know if there's a way do convert multiple files at once, but individually, once you have a pic file open, select 'save as' from the File menu and there'll be a 'save as type' option at the bottom of the window where you can select a different format such as jpeg
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Thanks Paul....I'll have a squiz at my software and see what's in there.
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All great stuff gentlemen!
Lets see some Moorebank early 60's?
Any out there?
I've got some but nuthin's gunna happen till this 48-215 series [thats FX to you kids] model computer gets superseded.
cheers pancho.
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Not as old as some of this stuff I know but talk of YZ 100's got me thinking of when there was a mass of them in the early eighties....
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YZ 100 J
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There was also a class just for these things. It started out as an XR 80 class and eventually became the XR 80/100 in a YZ 80 frame class. This kid would be skipping through the Monza Quads....
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And here was my one and only venture into KTM's and Enduro. Both short-lived (but I wished I'd kept the helmet and pants) :'(...
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Cool shot of Trevor Flood on the RM, i recall him riding several different brands in the space of 12 months or so...
Yes John, he rode Montesa, Suzuki and Maico which he won an Aussie title on, all within about 12 months I think.
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Cool shot of Trevor Flood on the RM, i recall him riding several different brands in the space of 12 months or so...
Yes John, he rode Montesa, Suzuki and Maico which he won an Aussie title on, all within about 12 months I think.
I remember him on Yamaha, Suzuki, Husky ,Montesa,Maico and KTM and then Yamaha again for Milledge
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Firko - have you worked out how to convert yet? I may have some software if you don't?
cheers
Rossco
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Lets see some Moorebank early 60's?
Courtesy of Gus Priem.
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Peter Scaysbrook , centre
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Laurie Aldertons Monty 360GP
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Both above shots show Ken Bushnell debuting his new Kawasaki 125 circa 1968
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The first sighting of the exciting new Yamaha DT1-circa 1968
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re some good old Aussie short circuit and motocross shots mixed in amongst the stuff on this site...
http://www.frozentime.com.au/cat/index.htm (http://www.frozentime.com.au/cat/index.htm)
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Watching this bit of history, I wonder what happened to all those photos taken in the 60s & 70s - probably still in a box in the attic/garage with cockroaches munching away. What a shame!
Mike
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I would like to know where have all those bikes gone. great pic`s Mark
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More Moorebank
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DA, what a great bloke, he did so much in the 70's for up & coming Speedway riders in & around Sydney.
One of the sadest things I can remember when his son Brett lost his life in England.
Great photo's & history Firko, love the Moorebank stuff, went there a lot as a kid.
Cheers.
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Thanks Steve,l I had my first race at Moorebank. I didn't particularly like it but it's got a firm place in our motocross history. I couldn't agree more about both Denis and Laurie Alderton, good blokes. Denis never really got over Brett's death.
Here's one for you.....
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Yeehah, when I saw the Hazell & Moore and Adams & Sons adds I thought one of Curly Norms would have been in there somewhere.
Revs I guess?
Cheers, that's made my day.
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Coming from around that area but a little bit too late to have ventured there, I would love to know exactly where it was.
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Moorebank track was located withing the Holdsworthy Army base at Liverpool, south western Sydney. Jim Scaysbrook told me that the basics of the track are still there but it's badly eroded and grown over. Immediately after the track closed the area was supposedly used for tank training so you'd imagine the tanks would have wiped out most of the features.
When I was setting up for the first VMX open meeting in 1988, Geoff Eldridge and I had a meeting with the base commander over the possibility of us holding a one off vintage motocross meeting on the old course. Despite his enthusiasm for the idea, it was vetoed for security and logistical reasons. Unfortunately the days when the public could access an army base at will were long gone. :'(
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What a great piece on the alderton brothers ! i didnt know that they were involved in all the dirt disiplines ;)
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Does anyone know who OSSA mounted #44 is in my previous photo post?
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There's some interesting names in this early Amaroo program. Ian Geohegan and Bob Morris from touring car racing to name just a couple.
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Top stuff there , Firko, I did ride at Moorebank, once, on a freaking NSU Max, that was interesting to say the least.
Memories of St George Club and Open meetings there, Scaysie on a 500 ?? , can't remember, with all the rest of the guns of the day.
Oh and yeah, rider # 239 at Amaroo " Sid Crome " !!! nearly as bad as the entrant at Woodstock, listed in the program as one " R.Sole" !!
Foss
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Sid Crome-in the days before you could name your sponsors.
Tivoli in 1975/76 and ACU steward Noel Stitt wanted everyone to remove all stickers that didn't come on the bike. No Bell helmet, Gold Belt and even tyre stickers were banned.
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was Adrian Gunter related to Anthony? I see Kevlar frank Stanbourough on the programme
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There's some interesting names in this early Amaroo program. Ian Geohegan and Bob Morris from touring car racing to name just a couple.
Yeah!
John Smailes, Vince Tesoriero, W. Schuberg (Warick?) and Frank Stansborough. What a pleasure it was to have the chance to chat to that bloke at CD. ;D
Now this is what the forum is all about!!! Thanks for the memories fellas!!
Hey Mark, did you get my pm re. file conversion?
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Yeah thanks Tony (and Rossco, Mainline and others)....I haven't bothered ATM, I've been too busy with Christmas, doctor stuff and family runarounds to sit down and take the time to sort it. I've got a shitload of photos that Gus Priem kindly sent me to upload so that'll keep us entertained until the Christmas rush is over.
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That no 44 Ossa looks a real early 4 speed MX steel fork legs plus the up pipe 1967/8
Rider looks like Stephen Gall twin bro ;D
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Anyone who knows Brian Clarkson will understand that his life is worthy of a feature film. Brian is one of the true characters of Australian motocross, the last of the old school hard men. Not many could out drink him, pull more roots or out ride him when he was at the peak of his powers. He won numerous state titles in all disciplines but even though he was good enough to beat any champion on his day, an Aussie MX title always managed to elude him. He did win the Sunrasia Desert Rally on a Husky and was the first "works" Alron rider, tying in with his East Coast distributorship. Naturally he hated the bike with a passion and was relieved when someone broke into his shop and stole his in 1974.
Brian was one of the original batch of vintage racers in the late 80's aboard the ex Roy East Metisse and his own Matchy Metisse. Unfortunately the party boy lifestyle had caught up with him and while he was as fast as ever for a lap or two, his sixty fag a day habit played havoc on his ability to steer the heavyweight bikes at front of the pack for the full race distance.
Brian's still around, living in retirement in Port Maquarie and despite his poor health he's the same cantankerous yet lovable old reprobate he's always been. We're hoping he can join is old mates in Klub Kevlar at CD9 and perhaps do a lap or two aboard Jonesy's American Eagle 405/Alron clone.
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Brian sure was a tuff nut, he also won the Nepean 6 hour in the early 70's on a TM400 along with Kiwi Brian Martin and brother Carl.
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The Clarkson coffee is a legend.Met and yarned with Brian at the Late Karl Morlangs while putting my bike together for auzie titles after flying it over.VMX is richer for Clarko type characters.
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Gus Priem took the following photos at the inaugural Greybeards Vintage Motocross meeting at Amaroo Park held over the Easter long weekend in 1988. Little did we know that that meeting would evolve into what we have today.
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Albert Newton on his Ariel 500 having a chat with his old racing comrade, Roy East. Albie and the Ariel still exist in exactly the same condition.
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Roy East's ugly but extremely quick Metisse which is now disgracefully over restored and living in the MA Museum. Roy would NOT approve.
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Legendary OSSA guru Phill Young in snazzy shorts and slick hat talking race tactics with Garry Hodge. Klub Kevlar's Hodgie almost dominated the meeting on his very trick Phantom, only Bultaco mounted Ronny Dinsdale spoiling the win process.
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Gus Priem's Yamaha XS650 Yamaha in action at Amaroo and up close.
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A veteran TRIBSA
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Tommy Thompsons 750 Triumph powered Redline flat tracker set up for motocross. The bike proved to be extremely effective.
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Col Evans and his brilliant Matchless Metisse. Col unfortunately passed away a couple of months ago but his son Glenn continues winning on the Metisse, winning the pre 65 class at the Vintage DT Nats for the last 3 years in a row.
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was Adrian Gunter related to Anthony? I see Kevlar frank Stanbourough on the programme
Adrian and the more famous Terry are Anthony's older brothers. Frank Stanborough would have been aboard his works ported RT1 Yamaha. Frank struck up a friendship with old Don Jones, father of Gary, DeWayne and the YZ Yamaha. Don sent Frank the porting templates of the works RT1MX which Frank applied to his own RT1 which he reckons turned it into a missile. We're planning on using those same specs in my dirt track RT1 engine.
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Awesome photos and history Firko....looks like the forums going out with a bang this year....keep up the good work 8)
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Awesome photos and history Firko....looks like the forums going out with a bang this year....keep up the good work 8)
Don't get too smug... the anti vmx political freaks could be back anytime soon.. ;D
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Hans Apelgren leads Geoff Eldridge, Dargle Nats, 92
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Mick Hockley holeshoots Laurie Alderton and Jens Olsen...Condo 95
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Bob Isherwood getting some decent air on his Maico, Clarence circa mid 90's
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Edgar Phipps#31 (Elsinore XL350), Brian Clarkson #34 (Matchless Metisse), John Peters #56 (Maico XL420) 4 stroke class, Singleton vmx circa early 90's.
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Kevin Flood, Honda 125, Clarence, mid 90's.
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Tommy Thompsons broken 360 Pursang at Dargle, mid 90s. The frame had been chromed but not properly flushed of the acids used in the process and it rotted away from the inside. The replacement frame was naturally not chromed!
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A rare Aspes 125, Clarence, mid 90's
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The great John Hine raced until two weeks before he died of bowel cancer in the late 90's. He was one of the sports true characters. Note cholestomy bag hanging from under his jersey! He crashed later that day, breaking his leg....you could smell the shit all through the Mt Kembla complex after the bag burst! He's still missed by his many friends
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Bob Isherwood and Kevin flood dookin' it out at Dargle, mid 90's.
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Glenn Bell rode the occasional vintage meet even when he was still a top liner. Here he is at Singleton in the early 90's preparing to race Geoff Holmes Elsinore. Glenn still rides Geoffs bikes to this day.
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A boyish Glenn Bell and Holmsy's Elsinore.
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Another vintage racer taken out way before his time was Greg Sweikert. Greg wasn't one of the fast guys but he had a huge collection of great bikes and raced them all until his prostate cancer took him out. Here he's at Clarence in the mid 90's on his trick BSA B50MX
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The field takes off at a mid 90's Dargle vintage meeting
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The great Billy Brown is another of our sports true characters. He's won the Nats pre 70 class twice 10 years apart on his trick orange Montesa 250GP. Despite losing a kidney to cancer two years ago he's still racing his faithful Monty. Here he's cutting up a berm at Condo in 1995.
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Ronnie Dinsdale leads the pack on Rob Watson's Bultaco Pursang at the first Nats...Dargle 92.
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Edgar Phipps and a bunch of muddy racers pick themselves up after a turn one tumble in the pissing rain at the inaugural Nats at Dargle in 1992.
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There's some interesting names in this early Amaroo program. Ian Geohegan and Bob Morris from touring car racing to name just a couple.
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There are 6 Crash and Burn regulars in that list Firko sadly Zoran past away a few weeks ago.
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Edgar Phipps#31 (Elsinore XL350), Brian Clarkson #34 (Matchless Metisse), John Peters #56 (Maico XL420) 4 stroke class, Singleton vmx circa early 90's.
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Glenn Bell rode the occasional vintage meet even when he was still a top liner. Here he is at Singleton in the early 90's preparing to race Geoff Holmes Elsinore. Glenn still rides Geoffs bikes to this day.
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A boyish Glenn Bell and Holmsy's Elsinore.
Firko do you know where at Singleton these shots were taken. The Singleton club during the 70' - early 90's had several tracks but I can not place those shots the ones with Glen Bell looks like Abbey Green but the other one looks a bit like Bulga. Any ideas?
This stuff is the very eccense of this forum and our sport/hobby. It is so sad to know that so many of these guys have met the big C. It is the most wonderful of all to see how they are remembered by their friends and even those that didn't know them but can relate to our shared passion for old dirt bikes.
Firko I didn't know him but a guy like John Hind with the 'guts' that ride took is missed by all good men. Thankyou for sharing those photos and the little back ground. It somehow makes me proud and yes honoured to continue a sport those guys loved.
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Firko do you know where at Singleton these shots were taken.
Monty, I can't recall the name of the Singleton track but remember that it was just off the main road (Possibly the New England Hwy) and that a railway track had to be crossed to get into the place. There was quite a keen vintage mover and shaker local whose name I can't remember involved in getting these meetings happening. He rode Husky's and owned the ex Guy Cooper Surf team RM Suzuki which I had the honour of using as my transport for the final day of the Cessnock ISDE.
From memory the track hadn't been used much since the seventies and was part of a sheep or cattle property. The owner/farmer put an end to the venue when he decided that he wanted to resume pasture on the land. It was a great vintage friendly track with minimal dust and a firm base that didn't break up. The racers loved it and Penrith club got well above average entries for the three of four meetings held there including many Queenslanders and even a few Victorians.
This stuff is the very eccense of this forum and our sport/hobby. It is so sad to know that so many of these guys have met the big C.
Firko I didn't know him but a guy like John Hind with the 'guts' that ride took is missed by all good men
'Hinesy' was such a character. His main deal was dirt track at which he was exceptionally quick on his rattey looking but extremely fast Bultaco Astro's (now owned and ridden by John Imrie and raced by young Olly). When Klub Kevlar sat to decide the racers to be honoured on the perpetual trophies we donated to HEAVEN for the Crawford River Classic we picked John Hine to be honoured on the Pre '70 Award.
I've been involved with the vintage movement in one way or another since 1986 and while compiling these photos it dawned on me how cancer has taken so many good people from our sport. Perhaps it's because we're from a generally older demographic that there seems to be so many but it's sad just the same. The one that really got to me and the 'good 'ol boys' was Greg Sweikert's trip to CD1 at Kyneton. He was in the final stages of prostate cancer and knew he didn't have a lot of time left. He took Nathan his seven year old son to the event so the boy could experience one last father and son bonding weekend away. They were staying at the same YMCA camp as us and Greg told us his sad story and asked us if we could involve him and Nathan in as much of the fun as we could...he really wanted that weekend to stick in Nathans mind. We all adopted the kid that weekend taking him for 'doubles' on our race bikes and Jonesy even took him for a spin on his Hagon Jawa long track bike which he was racing in the Aussie Long Track titles in Bendigo on the same weekend. We partied hard with Greg and his little bloke was right in the middle of it all, having a hoot of a time, Greg wanting him to experience everything, even stuff Mum might not think suitable for her little boy. It was a special time for all of us, contributing to what may have been the last time Greg and his son spent time together. A few weeks later he took his family to the USA to do the 'Route 66' trip and do the California theme parks as a family unit. Greg died a few weeks after they returned and I'm certain none of us will ever forget the time we spent with he and his son at CD1.
A side aspect of that CD1 was that we got to know Magoo for the first time. He was staying at the same YMCA camp that we were and although not riding due to recent knee surgery, he got right into the camaraderie and partying that CD is famous for. I well remember him sitting having a quiet chat and a beer with Greg. It's ironic that the 'Big C' has since taken him and VMX magazine founder Ray Ryan, the originator of Classic Dirt out as well. There are quite a few more.
Get your prostate checked every year, it may save your life.
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The legendary Dick Mann, photographed in 1986 at his old DMS workshop in the sleazy end of Richmond, California. I was in California to attend the second Dick Mann Vintage Dirt Bike Rally at Sandhill Ranch. The event was an all encompassing meeting with vintage trials and motocross plus a great swapmeet. I dropped in to his shop to meet my hero and before long Dick was at me to get the VMX thing happening in Australia. A one hour visit morphed into Dick inviting me home for the night and travelling to Sandhill Ranch with him the next day. i've still got the hand written letters he later sent me regarding rules and format which we used to set up the first meeting at Amaroo Park. What many people don't know is that Dick was within a cooee of coming down to ride at that Easter 1988 meet but a prior engagement caused it not to happen.
He's photographed with his beloved BSA Goldstar scrambler. The car in the background is a genuine super stock Hudson Hornet that'd been raced at Daytona beach in the early 50's. The pile of twisted metal comprises of genuine BSA Goldstar, Metisse and other interesting frames he'd saved from the wreckers and the tip. Despite a severe bout of throat cancer, he's still alive and as keen as ever. Legend isn't a good enough word to describe Dick Mann.
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The great Billy Grossi, photographed at Sandhill Ranch in 1988. I was racing a friends CZ at the meeting and just happened to be pitting next to a bunch of party boys who were having a great old time. One of them happened to be Billy and I immediately liked him and his hippy/surfer Santa Cruz mates. I spent the weekend with them and a week later met up with Billy and some other old racers at a Santa Cruz bike shop and later a great little surfer bar for many beers. He was the most laid back ex pro racer I've ever met. A very likable bloke.
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Firko I maybe wrong here but this pic looks to me to be the track Billabong near Inverell #105 is on CCM he was from Brisbane, I dont think those boys got down to Singleton much but all those guys did race that Inverell event which was sadly a one off. I maybe wrong but #20 could be Barry Patterson BSA and the guy who cant see is Patrick Kenny on a 350 motorsport
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Mick....I may well have it wrong but I don't recall Clarko or Phippsy coming up to Inverell. As you know my blender and I were there, what a great night that was in the pub with the blender going full crank on the bar!
That might be Barry Patterson on the B50, and the guy on the CCM is Craig??? from up your way around Armidale. I can identify the bike by the Maico forks it had at the time.
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Mick....I may well have it wrong but I don't recall Clarko or Phippsy coming up to Inverell. As you know my blender and I were there, what a great night that was in the pub with the blender going full crank on the bar!
That might be Barry Patterson on the B50, and the guy on the CCM is Craig??? from up your way around Armidale. I can identify the bike by the Maico forks it had at the time.
Firko
It was a different track to the normal one and it was a different event to the one were we had presentation at the pub, Clarko was there as the guy who own the property we raced on gave him a missing chrome bit for his mainline ute, Yeah Graig Ekitt or something like that was on the CCM as my memory is a little shaky I think it was the only time Phippsy came up. It was an old track that was used to hold races in the 70's , the land holder gave us use for that one event then unfortunately had a divorce and had to sell.
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Was I there? I thought I went to all of the meetings up there. Craig Eckhardt I think it is with the CCM.
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very stressful time waiting but it's all looking good now
I'm glad all's well now mate. My old mate Billy Brown of Montesa pre 70 fame had a malignant kidney removed a year or two ago and he's fine now. I've seen two good mates go through hell with prostate cancer which prompted me to have my first check up three years ago. They found an anomaly which thankfully turned out to be 'only' an infection but I was pretty bloody worried while waiting for those test results let me tell ya! I now get my prostate checked every 6 months and a full checkover every year. It's worth it.
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Was I there? I thought I went to all of the meetings up there. Craig Eckhardt I think it is with the CCM.
Yes you were there , another give away for Inverell events are the white electric fence tread in posts used a corner markers which were the way we did all temporary tracks back then.
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This is the best stuff on here for a while! Haven't got any Moorebank stuff Firko?
My experience with the big C could have been a lot worse, the first doc I spoke to about symptoms said "Oh thats not unusual at your age, don't worry about it." I changed docs, this one said 'Ill send you to a speciallist. Just as well, Radical surgery followed with the speciallist saying "you're pretty young at 57 for this". Ten months recovery time.
Nowadays blokes are up and running in a week or so!
17 years later all clear with an anual PSA check.
Cheers pancho.
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Wally....All the Moorebank stuff Gus Priem sent me is back on pages 10 and 11 of this thread. I've got a couple of b&w box brownie snaps from Moorebank but I can't seem to find them. They're not very good anyway.
I'm glad you went for that second doctors opinion Wal....things might have gone pear shape for ya ;)
While I'm here I keep forgetting to thank you for the Nepean 6 hour CD, it brought back a lot of memories. I also enjoyed the dulcet tones of your singing on the sound track. You're a real pop star mate!
Have a happy New Year Wal..... ;D
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Did Anthony Gunter race in 79 with a team of 4 other Australian riders to take on the NZ team in NZ ??
and what where the other four riders names ??
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I seem to recall a NZ v Aust teams event at Mystery Creek, Hamilton thousands of years ago, but I'd have thought more like '77. I think Ron Dinsdale was in the team, and also possibly Mike Landman : certainly Russell Speak was. Can't say I remember Grunt racing in NZ.
Bloody brain cells.... ::)
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I seem to recall a NZ v Aust teams event at Mystery Creek, Hamilton thousands of years ago, but I'd have thought more like '77. I think Ron Dinsdale was in the team, and also possibly Mike Landman : certainly Russell Speak was. Can't say I remember Grunt racing in NZ.
Bloody brain cells.... ::)
Glen i have a video of a trans Tasman event in Gordonton Hamilton Labour weekend 1977, sponsored by radio waikato . 12 riders in each team with a 100 kiwis trying to qualify on the first day.
In the Kiwi team were Ivan miller , Peter Ploen, Vic Reader,Gary Goodfellow, Frank White, Gary Whittle , Wayne Ady, Ashley Major, Kerry Evans plus others
Aussies included Trevor Flood , Hans Applegren , Dave ? on a husky , Danny Riley , Mike Landman , Lester Rowley , Daryll Willoby ,Peter callum plus others.
It was a comanding victory for the Kiwis with Ivan being in a class of his own :)
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The one he has back now Ali is the 79 model thats in VMX mag a few issues ago.....its on the cover.
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The one he has back now Ali is the 79 model thats in VMX mag a few issues ago.....its on the cover.
Thanks Crocket, found it..That bike's had more riders and histroy than a _______________ .
It would have been good to have a run down on the events its raced in over the years in the article.. :P :P
Gunter says it will be back at CD9 along with a 81 KX500GP (display only)....see Suzukis never stop ;D ;) and Kawas are just way too special ;D
cheers A
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I seem to recall a NZ v Aust teams event at Mystery Creek, Hamilton thousands of years ago, but I'd have thought more like '77. I think Ron Dinsdale was in the team, and also possibly Mike Landman : certainly Russell Speak was. Can't say I remember Grunt racing in NZ.
Bloody brain cells.... ::)
Glen i have a video of a trans Tasman event in Gordonton Hamilton Labour weekend 1977, sponsored by radio waikato . 12 riders in each team with a 100 kiwis trying to qualify on the first day.
In the Kiwi team were Ivan miller , Peter Ploen, Vic Reader,Gary Goodfellow, Frank White, Gary Whittle , Wayne Ady, Ashley Major, Kerry Evans plus others
Aussies included Trevor Flood , Hans Applegren , Dave ? on a husky , Danny Riley , Mike Landman , Lester Rowley , Daryll Willoby ,Peter callum plus others.
It was a comanding victory for the Kiwis with Ivan being in a class of his own :)
Jeez William, I think you're on the money there mate. Appelgren rode a 360 Auto (green tank) and Peter Kalen was a Granquist clone.
Re Gunter's 1979 400, that'd be his RM I'm picking, not the white-guarded factory RN400 he appeared on at the Amaroo Park Mr Motocross round : what a weapon that was !
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Ali, the year Russell went to Unzud was after the 1978 OZ Champs at Broadford...Graeme Smythe went also......don't recall if it was in 1978 at the end of the year or early in 1979...
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Whats this one Birmingham Hubs,Starmaker Engine ??
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Quick guess going off basic shape of the tank badges would be Cotton
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Cotton Cobra circa mid sixties.
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Whats this one Birmingham Hubs,Starmaker Engine ??
This pic of Graeme is from my collection, and this was taken by my long time friend Ron Clark
He took quite a lot of stuff with his trusty M3 Lieca, one of the great Kell Caruthers close-up getting into it at Oran Park on the fab. Honda four.
He recently told Ron that he had it mounted over his work bench over there.
cheers pancho.
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I beleive this was the horrific day that we watched Antons accident !!!
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I beleive this was the horrific day that we watched Antons accident !!!
G'day Ray, yes that was the sad day.
Regards Stan.
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Yes ,xmas hills GN 1977. I think that the TT rider is Keith Stackers mate Rob Gordon.
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Couple of Broadford and Victoria riders
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vh5AMB58m4s&feature=youtu.be
http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=7-iDnmGB4Wo
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Ok we gotta keep up with the Classic Dirt Track pic thread. ;) ;D
Heres one from David Fullston..I keep going back to this pic with the kid in the rails,the start gate style,mouth guards,helemt peaks and good quality leathers along with good quality riders 8)
Not the best copy but a good Aussie shot !! more info greatly appreciated :)
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see yourself 8)
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Ok we gotta keep up with the Classic Dirt Track pic thread. ;) ;D
Heres one from David Fullston..I keep going back to this pic with the kid in the rails,the start gate style,mouth guards,helemt peaks and good quality leathers along with good quality riders 8)
Not the best copy but a good Aussie shot !! more info greatly appreciated :)
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About to start Dave Fullston's Husky 400 #1 is a youthful looking ace tuner Jon "Hawkeye" Hawkins ( ex Ivan Miller). With a tank full of methanol, and a carby slide full of nitro, you can see that his hand is nowhere near the throttle as he starts the bike. Once Dave gives it a big rev on the line, the sponge above the throttle slide is compressed, the nitro is squirted into the carby and holeshot city here we come. We always wondered why Hawkeye never revved the bikes on the line after starting them.
Although my memory is not so good, I think Dave Fullston dominated in SA on this bike in 1977, winning the A grade star and the #1 plate for 1978. Although living in Qld now, last year he flew back to SA for the State VMX titles at Acusa Park and won the Evo 250 title on one of Don Bowey's CR250RZ's.
Jon Hawkins still lives in Adelaide but is over tuning bikes and is now an electrician with his own successful business. Presume that this shot ( and the next one with Dave as #01 alongside Steve Gall) is from Mr. Motocross series somewhere in Victoria in 1978?
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Here's a shot of the legendary Bill Watson from WA jumping his 1960 Maico 250 (inside line) at Herne Hill in the very early 60's. Bill's in his 80's and still races regularly and will be coming to race with his son Brian and a contingent of West Aussies to the Canberra Classic Nats later this year. Bill still owns the old iron barrel Maico and his son Brian (Watto HVA) has told me he'll run off some photos of it tomorrow which I'll post as soon as I get them.
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Ok we gotta keep up with the Classic Dirt Track pic thread. ;) ;D
Heres one from David Fullston..I keep going back to this pic with the kid in the rails,the start gate style,mouth guards,helemt peaks and good quality leathers along with good quality riders 8)
Not the best copy but a good Aussie shot !! more info greatly appreciated :)
(http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r259/vmx247/2013-03-12183659_zpsbf5e3114.jpg)
About to start Dave Fullston's Husky 400 #1 is a youthful looking ace tuner Jon "Hawkeye" Hawkins ( ex Ivan Miller). With a tank full of methanol, and a carby slide full of nitro, you can see that his hand is nowhere near the throttle as he starts the bike. Once Dave gives it a big rev on the line, the sponge above the throttle slide is compressed, the nitro is squirted into the carby and holeshot city here we come. We always wondered why Hawkeye never revved the bikes on the line after starting them.
Although my memory is not so good, I think Dave Fullston dominated in SA on this bike in 1977, winning the A grade star and the #1 plate for 1978. Although living in Qld now, last year he flew back to SA for the State VMX titles at Acusa Park and won the Evo 250 title on one of Don Bowey's CR250RZ's.
Jon Hawkins still lives in Adelaide but is over tuning bikes and is now an electrician with his own successful business. Presume that this shot ( and the next one with Dave as #01 alongside Steve Gall) is from Mr. Motocross series somewhere in Victoria in 1978?
Not sure if this is a MR Motocross round or not because Gunter would've been running the #1 plate although with the Pepsi sign in the background it could be. #78 is Pelle Granquist
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see yourself 8)
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Looks like a big Victorian race with local #4 Lucas Reynolds in the pic.. not familiar with the track.
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Wallan? J
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Looks like Christmas Hills
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Looks like Christmas Hills
yer could be , its not Wallan.
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Ok we gotta keep up with the Classic Dirt Track pic thread. ;) ;D
Heres one from David Fullston..I keep going back to this pic with the kid in the rails,the start gate style,mouth guards,helemt peaks and good quality leathers along with good quality riders 8)
Not the best copy but a good Aussie shot !! more info greatly appreciated :)
(http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r259/vmx247/2013-03-12183659_zpsbf5e3114.jpg)
About to start Dave Fullston's Husky 400 #1 is a youthful looking ace tuner Jon "Hawkeye" Hawkins ( ex Ivan Miller). With a tank full of methanol, and a carby slide full of nitro, you can see that his hand is nowhere near the throttle as he starts the bike. Once Dave gives it a big rev on the line, the sponge above the throttle slide is compressed, the nitro is squirted into the carby and holeshot city here we come. We always wondered why Hawkeye never revved the bikes on the line after starting them.
Although my memory is not so good, I think Dave Fullston dominated in SA on this bike in 1977, winning the A grade star and the #1 plate for 1978. Although living in Qld now, last year he flew back to SA for the State VMX titles at Acusa Park and won the Evo 250 title on one of Don Bowey's CR250RZ's.
Jon Hawkins still lives in Adelaide but is over tuning bikes and is now an electrician with his own successful business. Presume that this shot ( and the next one with Dave as #01 alongside Steve Gall) is from Mr. Motocross series somewhere in Victoria in 1978?
Not sure if this is a MR Motocross round or not because Gunter would've been running the #1 plate although with the Pepsi sign in the background it could be. #78 is Pelle Granquist
SA I reckon, its not victoria ,no vic riders in pic either
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Or maybe Claredon SA
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ITS WALLAN !!!
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ITS WALLAN !!!
I'm with you Ray.
Stan.
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He won't be happy Alison, but i love it!! haha Brian 'Elbows' Watson
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He still looks the same....just a tad taller ;D.
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and the pushbike would be worth a similar price to the Husky now.... ::)
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more reliable ;D
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Note to Rossco, safest place to make disparaging remarks about Huskies is Laos, any closer and the God father will send out a hit man!!!
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And in the background.. a couple of doors off a Vauxhall Velox...a Morris Minor shell.. and under the covers on my right... picture left.. a Maicoletta scooter.. :o
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Heres a link to Charlie Morey facebook page with some nice shots that he's just updated
http://www.facebook.com/charlie.morey/photos_stream
Cheers,
Penny - Throttle Grip
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Who said Dirt Track riders don't ride the BUMPY STUFF...... :o
I think this is 1971.....Hey Slides, TH was riding No 170.......Bucket was in Northern Districs MCC and I was riding No 291.....and I think Ray Holder No 181 is Chris Holder's, Father's Uncle......you know how I know that......Chris told me..... ;D
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An Oldie but a GOODIE.. :D
Who am I talking about ? :D
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If you have good eyesight, this was a shot in 1970 Sand at Moorebank.......I'm running about 8th , riding a borrowed Dot and wearing a Western Suburbs Magpies football jersey......my Cotton broke down and a fellow club member loaned me his spare bike.......he'd just UPDATED to a Greeves......Boy I feel OLD !! :o :P
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Yammy DT1's look popular !! ;D
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It was time to UPDATE myself......later that year in the pits at Moorebank...... ;D
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An Oldie but a GOODIE.. :D
Who am I talking about ? :D
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Mr Decoster ;)
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An Oldie but a GOODIE.. :D
Who am I talking about ? :D
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Mr Decoster ;)
Close Smed.........but no cigar........try again 8)
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Joel
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Who am I talking about ?
Mr Decoster
Joel Robert.
If you have good eyesight, this was a shot in 1970 Sand at Moorebank.......I'm running about 8th , riding a borrowed Dot and wearing a Western Suburbs Magpies football jersey......my Cotton broke down and a fellow club member loaned me his spare bike.......he'd just UPDATED to a Greeves......Boy I feel OLD !!
The bloke crashing his Maico in the sandpit at Moorebank is future Mr Motocross promoter Vince Tesoriero. It seems he was a better promoter than rider.
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This is out of Brad Lackeys book,that's why I said RD,Who is it then Dave,Sylvian Geboers? :)
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This is out of Brad Lackeys book,that's why I said RD,Who is it then Dave,Sylvian Geboers? :)
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It looks like another case of Yankie FRIENDLY FIRE !!....detail has never been their strength......Mr Robert would be disappointed.. ;D
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An OLD MX PIC ,though not available to view
Quote from fb
Got a great story for all Aussie MX fans. During the Motocross Grand Prix in Italy last weekend I book into the hotel. The guy at reception smiles when he sees my Aussie passport and tells me to follow him. He takes me to his office and opens an old book. Inside the book he pulls out a photo. It is of the Australian MXdN team of 1986, Dacka, Bell and Army. Signed and kept in great condition. He then told me about how the team spend the week at his hotel and what a great bunch of people. His son who must have been like 10 in 1986 starts to tell me stories. Made my trip to Italy just that little bit better.
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How good is that!!!
I wonder if the update mentioned above is for the twin pointer.... ::)
they were a popular upgrade at the time
made less noise, felt better under the saddle and turned out new minibikes without protest....
some needed suspension upgrades....apparently .......as well as a new sticker kit (botox :o)
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Where is this one ? thanks 8)
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Where is this one ? thanks 8)
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Wallan,Victoria
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This is out of Brad Lackeys book,that's why I said RD,Who is it then Dave,Sylvian Geboers? :)
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It looks like another case of Yankie FRIENDLY FIRE !!....detail has never been their strength......Mr Robert would be disappointed.. ;D
I have always thought this was Roger as it his style, Its not Joel as the rider is to tall and skinny Joel is much broader across the shoulders but the physic is very much a young RD
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I have since seen this shot again in another book & it says it's Roger D as well,thanks for agreeing with me Slakey,no one else did ;)
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