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Clubroom => Vintage Track => Topic started by: steve7406 on May 13, 2013, 06:38:55 pm
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I've been asked by a victorian club if they can hold the vic long track titles i want to to a bit of home work first before i go any further with there request can somebody tell me when and where they where last held and how long was the track.
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Steve, the latest reference to the Victorian Longtack Titles I can find is 2003 when John Jorgensen, Jason Stewart and Louis Meyers finished in that order, a check with MVIC should help, I can't find where they were held, but suspect it may have been Wangaratta.
As far as track length, due to MA meddling with the GCRS, there is no such thing any more as Longtrack or Shorttrack, simply just Track.
In my humble opinion, any track length under 800m, ie a Halfmile, is not Longtrack. Having said that any Track meeting on a 600m track , a third of a mile or so like the old Sydney and Melbourne Showgrounds, is the next best thing.
Longtrack, to me is a sport where high speed, power and the size of the rider's ticker counts, whereas the shorter versions are so much more reflex and reaction time focused.
Good luck, I'd like to see it happen, where ever.
Foss
Just my two bobs worth !!
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Sounds like a great idea! Firko has been chomping at the bit to run a Flat track type class, be an opportunity to run our big bikes on a big track.
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That's the one Pete, a big track !!!
Foss
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My favourite video, that I watch from time to time, is the 2005 World Longtrack final round , held in NZ on a 1000 meter track, the battle in the A final, between Gerd Riss and Kelvin Tatum, was almost a high speed WW3 and oh, yeah, an Aussie won the B final, a fella called Jason Crump.
Foss
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Thanks Foss will try mv tomorrow.i did not think they would have been held only as far back 2003.I hope if this club get the allclear they will be supported i for one will do all i can to help this club make this happen.
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Steve, I only did a quick search, MV should certainly be able to give you a definite answer, keep us posted , eh ?
Foss
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800m to 1000m was the usual specs for world longtrack.
Check out the 1984 world final when Peter Collins passes
Egon Muller. Talk about big kahuna's. regards Mark
ps. Seymour had a great longtrack but its rooted now. Shame
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Oh yeah,
I forgot to mention that the '84 final is on youtube(where else)
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Also on utube and my facebook page is the battle between Wiggy and Hans Neilsen at Melbourne Showgrounds in 1984, 6 rider , 6 lap final, great stuff.
Foss
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I rang MVIC today to enquire about the last running of the Vic Longtrack titles and got refered to......... guess who ?? ..... You got it , Steve ::) talk about going round in circles !!, anyway, rang Steve and had a yarn and I guess all I can say is " watch this space"
Foss
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Also on utube and my facebook page is the battle between Wiggy and Hans Neilsen at Melbourne Showgrounds in 1984, 6 rider , 6 lap final, great stuff.
Foss
do you have a link Foss, i reckon i was at that meeting in the stands. the big melb showgrounds was a great track and i was lucky enough to have done some support races there as well as some demo rides as part of Royal Melbourne Show.
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Try this Hoony, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_jPFSog0Vk
Foss
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Thanks Mate !
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Here ya go !!, for Hoony and those interested, the 1984 Longtrack final and the battle between Egon Muller and Peter Collins that Mark mentioned, a stirling ride too by Aussie, John Titman, against the Longtrack names of the day.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgLLllrTfuo
Foss
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Thanks Foss its a piss cutter. Do you or know anyone who has a copy of the 1989 aussie long track gp at bathust with wigg. Very fast racing and the most exciting track event I have seen. I have the 1990 event but have been looking for the 1989 &1991 events for years. Ricky days caric video did the events, I spoke to Ricky a few years back and he did not have a copy.
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I'll see what I can find, Hoony. I was talking to Kevin McDonald yesterday, will ring him again in the next day or two and ask if he knows of any footage from '89.
Any way, let's hope Steve and the club can get something happening as far as the Vic Longtrack Titles go, it'll be great to see some proper Longtrack action south of the border.
Kevin told me that the Blayney Longtrack, on a Halfmile trotting track, is a goer for the first weekend in November, so we're looking forward to that.
Foss
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I heard a whisper the other day that they may converting the broadford speedway / flat track to be a long track as well, by putting a straight through where the dog leg is. Just had a look at google earth it would not be a perfect oval and they would have to move the speedway control tower.
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Kwakatriple the dirttrack at b/ford was a longtrack (no dogleg) when first built but was not used as such so mv decided to bring the fence to where it is now and wont be put back in the near future.