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Clubroom => Foto Forum => Topic started by: RW490 on September 18, 2012, 05:36:33 pm
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(http://i1061.photobucket.com/albums/t465/rw490/BROADFORD3_zps65837ee4.jpg)
(http://i1061.photobucket.com/albums/t465/rw490/OLDRACEPHOTOS20040_zps3eb8be07.jpg)
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I thought that these photo`s were from the Australian Motocross Titles in 1978 at Broadford.
I am a little unsure as it looks like Graeme Smythe is on a YZ400F. Check out the crowd it was a big meeting.
Found these Photo`s also. This was an open meeting and the main players were Mark Hill & Mike Landman. Someone forgot to tell Gary Flood to slow down as he hosed both of them. I can`t remember when this was.
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Check out the grass! J
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What a brilliant way of getting rid of your old car tyres .....create a Mx track.
Nice Pics.
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Cool shots... Smythe is on a 400F. The titles were always late in the year and often the sponsored riders would get next years model early for the Aussie title.
I think it was the same meeting in 78 where Mike Landman got a pre production YZ125F and won the Aussie title.
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How cool is that track, compared to now :o :o :o
edit for Mont: the track back then looks wide open,with a big paddock for good spectator viewing across all corners.Half of what it used to be or it maybe the scope of lens on the old camera.Alot tighter now days.
More off the cuff info, Stephan Gall won his first 125cc Dirt Track Title at Fairburn Park Canberra in the same year these pics where shot :)
How cool is that track, compared to now :o :o :o
What the hell is wrong with the track now!!?
Have you ridden on it?
Of course not..... ::)
A group of us were there on old bikes just a few weeks ago and had a ball.
Another dumb, off the cuff, un-informed comment (which we're used to).
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How cool is that track, compared to now :o :o :o
What the hell is wrong with the track now!!?
Have you ridden on it?
Of course not..... ::)
A group of us were there on old bikes just a few weeks ago and had a ball.
Another dumb, off the cuff, un-informed comment (which we're used to).
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I thought I was correct, but I needed some backup on the YZ400F.
I spent that day in the pits with Bernie Ryan and it was the first time I had seen Rose Tint Polaroid Lenses for Scott Goggles. As a mini bike rider, but spectator at the time I felt sad for Roger Fricke as he led the first heat of the 125 up until I think the second last lap by quite a margin, and was unfortunate to break off his gear lever and drop out. In the Northern Centre Roger was our hero. He rode like Bob Hannah, footpegs optional.
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There is film of that event ,saw it a CD4 ,some riders were on E models and some like Gall and Smythe had the early F models.
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Awesome start /Main straight flat out all the way up the hill . Love the spark plug bus .
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Some photo's I took back in 2010, not quite the same angle but close
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(http://i1061.photobucket.com/albums/t465/rw490/BROADFORD6_zps92f670de.jpg)
(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a393/gmcloa/Misc%20bike%20stuff/Broadford8_zps1c4e1546.jpg)
(http://i1061.photobucket.com/albums/t465/rw490/OLDRACEPHOTOS20043_zps7e149a25.jpg)
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Good comparison GMC. The track looked wider earlier on. The old back straight down the hill off the big jump was changed after the South Australian rider Danny ( can`t remember his last name ) was killed when he lost control down the straight and cartwheeled into the Glenmix sign. Can anyone remember that ? That is now 2 deaths at this motocross track.
The main straight was 70 mph off the first jump and the back straight was something like 85mph. I last rode a YZ490 #23 there in A Grade and I can tell you that you new you were on the edge at those speeds.
Rick
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Danny Reilly was the South Australian killed, I didn't realise it happened at Broadford. I can recall riding at the '83 Mr MX at Broadford and Trevor Williams had a huge crash at the end of that downhiil straight and was lucky to walk away...
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Danny Reilly was the South Australian killed, I didn't realise it happened at Broadford. I can recall riding at the '83 Mr MX at Broadford and Trevor Williams had a huge crash at the end of that downhiil straight and was lucky to walk away...
Yes it was Danny Reilly , they used to have the Danny Reilly memorial race in SA for some years and yes he died after crashing at a Race at Broadford but I heard that is was not at the track,it was some days later from the head injuries that he sustained in the crash.
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Those more recent shots are still quite a few years old I think? There is more grass now and different jumps.
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and it goes in reverse now doenst it ? will it did at the last classic titles
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and it goes in reverse now doenst it ? will it did at the last classic titles
yer for a while now
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Those more recent shots are still quite a few years old I think?
Some photo's I took back in 2010,
The track originally ran anti clockwise. It was reversed for the Classic Nats in 2010 and I think it has stayed in the clockwise direction since then.
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Those more recent shots are still quite a few years old I think?
Some photo's I took back in 2010,
The track originally ran anti clockwise. It was reversed for the Classic Nats in 2010 and I think it has stayed in the clockwise direction since then.
Was ok back in the 80's, Then it turned to shit !!!
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Ha ha, I don't think I ever remember the Broadford track being good :-)
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I'd say 1983 it was good for some! ;)
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Ha ha, I don't think I ever remember the Broadford track being good :-)
the original almost natural terrain track that had the uphill start ,sweeping to off camber first turn , moccapan etc was pretty okay.
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I can remember when A.C.U.V. first got the place and my club East Malvern M.C.C. would go up there for working bees and our job was wiring tyres to the fence line and we had to be careful of the redbacks that were living in the tyres. After the days work we could then ride around the track for a few hours. Back in the early days i can remember the very fast downhill back straight. That all got changed after the Danny Rielly Crash.... Was a great track in the late 70s and early 80s...
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Yeh I remember going up with Frankston Club and building fences. I remember lining up for scrutineering with Brent for the Channel O event before that track was there.
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Yeh I remember going up with Frankston Club and building fences. I remember lining up for scrutineering with Brent for the Channel O event before that track was there.
haha 1976 - geez you got a good memory. I only remember the dust and Ronnie D's "where did everyone go" interview
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I think you had a CR125M1, I was on my RM125A that I bought off Steve Cramer. I remember not getting good starts and being lost in the dust cloud lol.
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I think you had a CR125M1, I was on my RM125A that I bought off Steve Cramer. I remember not getting good starts and being lost in the dust cloud lol.
M2 , yer I had no idea of my placing only I think you got better starts than me , I remember George J passing me on his Mugen kitted M2 ,maybe he was lapping me ,no idea.
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M1 - M2 What was the difference, red handgrips & forkboots? LOL
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M1 - M2 What was the difference, red handgrips & forkboots? LOL
na M2,M3 where the same , M is original green stripe ,M1 is 75 with redstripe and some minor porting etc ,M2 is the first all red tank and frame, first LTR with moved up shocks. You're forgiven for mixing that up since you were a Suzuki guy back then.
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I believe they still have Danny Reilly memorial events in SA. I always wondered what had happened.
RIP Danny
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M1 - M2 What was the difference, red handgrips & forkboots? LOL
na M2,M3 where the same , M is original green stripe ,M1 is 75 with redstripe and some minor porting etc ,M2 is the first all red tank and frame, first LTR with moved up shocks. You're forgiven for mixing that up since you were a Suzuki guy back then.
He he, thanks :-) That's where I had the mix-up, I new it was a red tank job.
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Yeh I remember going up with Frankston Club and building fences. I remember lining up for scrutineering with Brent for the Channel O event before that track was there.
haha 1976 - geez you got a good memory. I only remember the dust and Ronnie D's "where did everyone go" interview
Not too sure about your memory ;D the 'Channel 0' races were late 77, and I think went into early 78.
The main track had been started but not finished. It seems many clubs were involved in building stuff there.
DVMCC had some working bee’s there too and we had our Xmas breakup ride at the venue late 77.
It included the usual activities, Slalom race, a motorbike soccer match and a mono competition in which the ambulance had to take Dave Hammond away again (some things never change)
One day I will sort out the super 8 footage of the day.
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Yeh I remember going up with Frankston Club and building fences. I remember lining up for scrutineering with Brent for the Channel O event before that track was there.
haha 1976 - geez you got a good memory. I only remember the dust and Ronnie D's "where did everyone go" interview
Not too sure about your memory ;D the 'Channel 0' races were late 77, and I think went into early 78.
The main track had been started but not finished. It seems many clubs were involved in building stuff there.
DVMCC had some working bee’s there too and we had our Xmas breakup ride at the venue late 77.
It included the usual activities, Slalom race, a motorbike soccer match and a mono competition in which the ambulance had to take Dave Hammond away again (some things never change)
One day I will sort out the super 8 footage of the day.
yer I thought about that later ,either 76 or 77.Ithink at the first channel O event there wasnt anything done to the main track but soon after