OzVMX Forum
Clubroom => Vinduro => Topic started by: IT400C on November 18, 2011, 01:54:11 pm
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Ok, all you fellow Queensland Vinduro wannabe's out there - we need to get off our fat arses and get some Vinduros organised for next year!
It's just not good enough that there are regular Vinduros down south, and yet we can't even get one event a year up here in Gods Own Enduro Country!
Back in around 1971 the QTRA (Queensland Trail Riders Association) was started to organise trailrides and enduros for the ever increasing numbers of trailbike owners around South East Queensland. And in 1972/73 they moved into Enduros, organising some of the first Enduros in Queensland.
How about we get the QTRA going again?
I'm not talking about an MA affiliated club, but just a group of like minded Vinduro and ex-Enduro riders to help provide the impetus, enduro knowledge and manpower to some of the VMX clubs around South East Queensland to run a Vinduro or two each year.
Any thoughts from you Vinduro bike owners and ex-enduro riders out there?
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Go for it. See my post under yours re the Vinduro next year at Green Park Sunshine Coast
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haha - yep, timing s everything.
I saw that after hitting 'Post' on this topic..
I'm looking forward to it already, and glad it's happening, but I still think we need more!!! ;D
Hell, why can't there be one Vinduro a month like happens down south!
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I have a poss spot at Ripley but might need rego to join a few paddocks together.
So prob too hard eh.
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We have access to a great block of land , about 700 acres between Blackbutt and Crows Nest . But how do you run one of these events, ie insurance etc ?
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As long as it's run by an affiliated club as a trailride or club practice day, under the auspices of MQ, then you're covered by the MQ insurance scheme.
i.e. everyone who enters has to have an MA licence or pay for a one day licence.
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buggerlugs, PM sent.
Tony
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Hi Tony, I'm keen to run a Vinduro at our Club Block at Murphy's Creek next year. Any takers??
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Tony, as per my previous post, the Toowoomba Motor Cycle Club has around 500 acres at it's disposal at Murphy's Creek. We can run a good Vinduro there under MQ, it's a registered venue. I'm a licensed level 3 Enduro Steward & CofC. Show me through this post how much interest is out there to run a Vinduro at Murphy's Creek. Tony, I'll also phone you tomorrow. Lawrie
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Interest
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Me too.
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Lawrie, the one at Green Park on the Sunshine Coast will be run in June or July. The club is not hosting the CD8 next year so there will be a heap of riders looking for a ride. Would you be interested if your vinduro was succesful, running a second one later in the year at our Crows Nest Block ?
On a side note the Qld Enduro Sub Committe has started a separate class for the Vinduro bikes to race in this year. Numbers have been small mainly because vinduro riders are probably unaware ........
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As long as it's run by an affiliated club as a trailride or club practice day, under the auspices of MQ, then you're covered by the MQ insurance scheme.
i.e. everyone who enters has to have an MA licence or pay for a one day licence.
Yes, and Victorian Vinduro’s are non-competitive so you only need a recreational one day licence which is much cheaper.
I think a lot of other associated fees are cheaper running it this way also and the casual atmosphere seems to attract good support.
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looks like Vinduro might 'come of age' in Qld.
I had no idea MA or the Enduro sub-comittee had a vinduro class........... 'til now
My son is keen too so I had better start checking out the classes.
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looks like Vinduro might 'come of age' in Qld.
I had no idea MA or the Enduro sub-comittee had a vinduro class........... 'til now
My son is keen too so I had better start checking out the classes.
Good to see Qld is going to have Vinduro race's on there calendar, only wish they would start a Vinduro race or 2 down vic, as I would be very keen to enter.
Cheers Mick.
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As long as it's run by an affiliated club as a trailride or club practice day, under the auspices of MQ, then you're covered by the MQ insurance scheme.
i.e. everyone who enters has to have an MA licence or pay for a one day licence.
Yes, and Victorian Vinduro’s are non-competitive seems to attract good support.
If the Vinduro,s are to be NON-competitive as in Victoria then there is a way to do this without much fuss at all.
Don,t know if it's honest or nice but we could just Hi-Jack trail rides here in SEQ.
Pay the $80 each , turn up on mass [ as a lot of guys on old bikes] , and ride .
Or to be real nasty turn up and race.
Most of the trail rides are insured and have one day licences.
;D
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Yeah that's ok Mike but one year I went to Killarney trailride and when I unloaded the '84 XR200 they looked at me like I just climbed out of a tree.(and they knew nothing about me riding sidecars at all :D :D :D)
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Yeah that's ok Mike but one year I went to Killarney trailride and when I unloaded the '84 XR200 they looked at me like I just climbed out of a tree.(and they knew nothing about me riding sidecars at all :D :D :D)
Was that you EML ;D
Bit game on something that old ;D ;D ;D ;)
Rivertree is on this weekend and a bunch of guys on older bikes would create a bit of a stir.
I rode there a couple of years back and they looked at me strange on my 86/KTM.
Imagine if a bunch of guys turned up on IT/PE/KDX/KTM/Husky's and outrode the smart little prikkles up the hills.
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I had to trials ride up and was much faster down than any of them (not many brakes left after 1st hill :D :D) I pulled up to watch a hill climb and they all came over-I thought that was nice, 'till I realised they wanted to see where all the smoke was coming from-she got a bit warm-but kept the mozzies down :D :D Still lapped about 15mins ahead of a mate on his 610 Husky. Had a great ride and would do more-after a rebuild of course :D :-\ :'(
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Tony, as per my previous post, the Toowoomba Motor Cycle Club has around 500 acres at it's disposal at Murphy's Creek. We can run a good Vinduro there under MQ, it's a registered venue. I'm a licensed level 3 Enduro Steward & CofC. Show me through this post how much interest is out there to run a Vinduro at Murphy's Creek. Tony, I'll also phone you tomorrow. Lawrie
Hi Lawrie,
Sorry I missed your call - Yep, I'm keen for a Murphy's Creek Vinduro! I'll contact a few people this week with a view to getting a few people together to help organise! ;D
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The one I'd like to run at Crows Nest, would be the 2 riders-one bike vinduro over a period of say 3-4 Hours. We used to do this type years ago and they were great fun. Each rider does one or 2 laps, then swaps. Bikes would have to be pre 85 and broken up into classes. Mind you when we done these enduros years ago we had the latest model bikes. I think we would probly get quite a few Father-son combinations as well. We have started some Senior-Junior fun day Enduros up here this year and they have been great fun. Opinions ??????
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Vintage 815 e-mail sent
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The one I'd like to run at Crows Nest, would be the 2 riders-one bike vinduro over a period of say 3-4 Hours. We used to do this type years ago and they were great fun. Each rider does one or 2 laps, then swaps. Bikes would have to be pre 85 and broken up into classes. Mind you when we done these enduros years ago we had the latest model bikes. I think we would probly get quite a few Father-son combinations as well. We have started some Senior-Junior fun day Enduros up here this year and they have been great fun. Opinions ??????
They are called Pony Expresses Buggles and they are a HOOT.
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Tony, as per my previous post, the Toowoomba Motor Cycle Club has around 500 acres at it's disposal at Murphy's Creek. We can run a good Vinduro there under MQ, it's a registered venue. I'm a licensed level 3 Enduro Steward & CofC. Show me through this post how much interest is out there to run a Vinduro at Murphy's Creek. Tony, I'll also phone you tomorrow. Lawrie
if i whack a headlight onto my RT1 and thats good enough then i'd be interested too.
now where's Murphy's Creek again?
:)
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Ive got an old TT250 , you know slow heavy 4 stroke, Id be in.
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Christ almighty it must be Christmas !!
My brother and I have been building and tweaking our vinduro bikes (and spending heaps of hard-earned) for some years now, lying in wait for the Qld Vinduro scene to finally take off. The event at Green Park in October 2008 was such a great ride and I hope that sort of event can happen in 2012. Good to see the incentive from QVMX to add a Vinduro practice day this year although sadly didnt eventuate.
For a club wanting to 'differentiate' its a pity it couldnt be more focused on vinduro/trail rides and others on mx. But I guess the level of organisation (eg number of volunteers, sweep riders etc, not to mention land size and track setup) is so much more for a vinduro. The opening comment about getting off fat arses really means that quite a few of us have to chip in to get the thing to work, rather than turn up at the track ready to ride.
The post about vinduro being added to the Qld Enduro scene is very interesting - how does that work and how would we/I get involved in that ?
Regarding the level of interest: there would be some statistics one could obtain from the Sunsine Coast MCC for the October 2008 event at Green Park. My reckoning is that there were 100-120 riders. And theres the rider list from the 2010 Masters Games - but that number is probably low because there was the Enduro on the same day and that might have reduced the potential numbers for the vinduro. Col Metcher would be the man to query.
Stewy
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The opening comment about getting off fat arses really means that quite a few of us have to chip in to get the thing to work, rather than turn up at the track ready to ride.
Hi Stewy,
We're all guilty of that.. (except for Noel of course) That's probably why there have been no Vinduro's in Qld... We've all been sitting back waiting for someone else to do it..
Tony
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Well Lawrie has got the ball rolling. Aiming for A Vinduro at Murphy's Creek thru the Toowoomba club and later in the year a Pony Express Vinduro at Mt Binga ( Between Crows Nest and Blackbutt ) thru the same club. And dont forget Connondale.........
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Just puttin this out there ;)
How about a Classic EnduroX. Like the Suzuki EnduoX format.
Your going at your own pace against the clock not other riders still a comp but a bit more relaxed.
Cheers
Noel
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Just puttin this out there
How about a Classic EnduroX. Like the Suzuki EnduoX format.
Your going at your own pace against the clock not other riders still a comp but a bit more relaxed.
Cheers
Noel
Just puttin it out there again ;)
How about around May?
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Sounds like a good idea Noel, count me in.
Lawrie ;D ;D
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Yeah, me too! Tony.
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Btw, (and slightly off topic), but I just had 18 minutes of Super 8 converted to DVD...
Boonah Enduro 1980, Round 1 of the 6 Day series.. Cottie on an IT125, Petler on an IT175, Paynie on a Husky....
;D
The reel was labelled "Boonah Enduro 1980, Canungra Enduro 1980, Dalby Enduro 1980".
But this is all Boonah, so there must be more on other reels I haven't converted yet!
;D
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Movies
Ripper. ;D
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I've only had time to view it a few times, but so far I've identified:
- Steve Cotterell
- Geoff Petler
- Peter Payne (on a Husky!)
- Dave Lucas (peakless – it appears he’d had a face plant sometime prior to his appearance on film!)
- Stan Jorgenson
- Derek Cross
- Terry Taylor
- A couple of Geoff Udy’s
If you rode Boonah in 1980, let me know what you were riding so I can maybe add a few more names to the list..
It'll be a few weeks before I have time to do up an AVI or Mpeg4 version (I'm still commuting Brisbane-Sydney every week)
Tony
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Hey , go easy on my mate Geoff. I know he's big -but hell-2 of him!! Hang on, you might be right :D :D :D
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haha - he was definitely a trend setter..
Jan/Feb 1980, and he was the only person wearing a Bell Moto 3, and one of only a couple wearing Scott plastic boots..
;D
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Put me down for Green Park, Murphies Creek and all the others :D
The KLX won't know what hit it.
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Had a closer look at the DVD on the weekend and it's about 9 minutes of Boonah (Round 1 1980) and 9 minutes of Canungra (Round 2 1980).
I was kinda hoping that it was all Boonah, as that meant there was more Canungra and Gatton to be found.. But it appears there's only Gatton in 1980 still to be located on one of the other reels..
Although Paynie tells me he recalls Dad showing him footage back in the day from the Boonah enduro in 1976, so there could still be some old enduro gems mixed in amongst my family films..
Update on riders identified:
- Steve Cotterell (on an IT125)
- Geoff Petler (IT175)
- Dave Wagner Snr (IT175)
- Peter Payne (on a Husky!)
- Dave Lucas (XT250 - peakless – it appears he’d had a face plant sometime prior to his appearance on film!)
- Stan Jorgenson (IT425)
- Derek Cross (SWM)
- Terry Taylor (YZ400)
- A couple of Geoff Udy’s (PE400)