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Clubroom => Foto Forum => Topic started by: firko on March 23, 2008, 09:41:35 pm
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Mike Jolley sent these shots taken today at the Legends of the Dirt in Wanganui today.
(http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-8/1062154/nz3.jpg)
1979 CCM
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Rob Selbys rocket fast 580cc 3 speed Cheney BSA. Selby was John Brittains engineer so he'd know his stuff.
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Two World Champs, thirty years apart. Shayne King (Matchless G80 74)and Jeff Smith (BSA Metisse 73).
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BSA Tiger Cub rigid frame scrambler. She'd be a rough old ride.
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Trackmaster Triumph 750 flat tracker
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NIce kit. very nice kit. cheers for posting firko !
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Don't wish to be an anorak Firko, but I suspect that is NOT JVS on the Metisse : full-face helmet, and boots tucked inside the mx nylons.... that would be a first for him.
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GD, I'm only going by what Mike told me. Now that you've mentioned it, I can't imagine Smithy wearing that awful Fox riding gear.
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That might be Hugh Anderson on 73. I was there for about 2hrs and the machinery was bloody awesome. I had to leave TMBill riding the Noguchi as I was heading off to Wellington for a rock concert with Alice Cooper and Kiss playing. But I'm glad I got to talk with a few friends before I left. I hope Mike enjoyed the day, I know Bill did. Hopefully he can give us a run down on the meeting.
Shane King is looking confused about the gear shift on the right side :D
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Yep # 73 definetly Hugh Anderson on the Triumph metisse :) I spent all day chasing him around one of the coolest tracks iv'e ridden in a long time 8)
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TMBill sent me some photos of the days racing.
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Mike Jolley's caption stands correct, then. Hugh Anderson won four world championships and 25 Grands Prix in roadracing, and after retiring, returned to mx and won NZ titles. Still a class act in both disciplines...
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Dont know if im putting this in the right collum or i should put it in Competition.
The British dirt day was run last saturday & sunday in Wanganui (arguably the home of motorcycling in new zealand ) the event was organised and run by a BSA nut called Robert Cochrane .
I believe this was the second year the event has been run and by all accounts this year was way bigger than last.
The concept as i understand it was to get as many old British thumpers in one place for a weekend of Scrambling , trials & socialising.
Mission accomplished :) :) :)
I was lucky enough to be invited to ride in the invitational Pre 76 upto 250cc Japanese & Euros class ;D
Approximatly 70 riders turned out to ride the too circuits that were laid out in the centre of the Wanganui horse racing track, a long track and a short track and i dont know who marked out the tracks but they knew how to design a track for the older bikes (sliding heven ) :D
Robert invited former World champions Jeff smith , Hugh Anderson & Shane king along and this just put the gloss on top of what was always going to be an awsome event.
I took my RM 125S , DJs Nogouchi project, and Ian pikes Rm 125S and TM 125 along for a ride. As well as riding in the invitational races we were allowed into several other races and sharing track time with the above mentioned legends was somthing i will remember forever.
The little 125s held their own remarkably well against the big bikes and were well recieved by the crowd ( particulally the Nogouchi ) i had a bloke telling me that " this was obviously a pre production Japanese domestic model Circa 1973 " he even got his mate to come over to confirm ;D
Any day at a VMX is a great day but i gotta say this day is right up at the pointy end of events, as you can see in Mike Jolleys Pics there were some beautifull machines, even better sounds, great racing , exellent atmosphere and not a radiator, suspension linkage or disc brake in sight 8)
Saturday night we had a legends dinner where Jeff smith entertained us all with his stories & memories of motorcycling spaning seven decades.
Sunday was a Classic trial witch unfortunatley i had to miss due to work committments :(
Watching a young bloke called Rhys Garnett 12yrs ? practice his trials skills on a Bantam in the pits on Saturday in preperation for Sundays trial i know the future of our sport is looking Good.
Will try to post more pics as i get them Bill
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that ccm is a cool bike 8)
i would rather have that than a HL anyday ;D
make a great evo bike
great photos 8)
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I agree about the ccm bum buddy