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Clubroom => Competition => Topic started by: rtb on May 27, 2013, 06:17:45 pm
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Hi Everyone,
Canberra was a blast with the track on Sunday being excellent (Thanks Dennis and Greg). The weather was fantastic even if the mornings were let’s say brisk!!!!! Is -4o briskJ?
Thanks to all riders for the marshaling effort it made the meeting much easier to run.
Download the flyer for round 3 at Lake Glenbawn and entry form here
http://www.heaven-vmx.com/
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5 days to close of entries. please get them in as it makes everything so much easier :D ;)
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Hi
Not long to go, get your entry in, make light work for Greg.
One of the best tracks around and posibly the last time we ride on it in its present layout.
Rgds
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Nice green bike ..... ;D ;D ;D :P
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And it's not being pushed !!!
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Im in..
First ride for the year so im super excited. ;D
Cant wait.
Cheers Andrew
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Come guys get those entries in one day to go ;)
This is the last meeting at Glenbawn on the current track. The venue will be closed down and almost all the track redesigned come July so this is your last chance for a ride on a club favourite
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What a great weekends racing on an excellent well prepped track! A big thank you to the club & ALL involved, including everybody who marshalled as this meeting really did run well!
Cheers
Ando
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Remember your younger days? Playing with Plasticine. How good it felt in your hands and what funky stuff you could make with it. Well the Track Artists for the Upper Hunter Club used the same type of stuff to build our race track for this weekend just gone. Track conditions like this are rare in our racing calendar. No dust, virtually no wheel spin off the start gate and up the main straight.
This super traction gave rise to some spectacular full length of the start straight wheel stands. One of our new up and comers, Tim #909 found the track so gripy it sucked the knobs right off his KTM.
For many the weekend of racing started on the Friday afternoon. Rain and a lot of it had fallen during the week. Track had already been created by the Jody, Keato and their team. So the rain only help to dust proof the race surface.
Slight drizzle overnight but the grey was replaced by blue by practice time around midday. 4 practice sessions of 40 mins for the big guys and 10 minutes for the growing number of Juniors. Flaggies worked faultlessly. Not much flag waving during Practice Saturday. Around 50 riders and about 100 bikes.
Some new units arrived for this meet. Ken # 27 - a True Honda devote brought his pristine 77 CR 125. Had a few race teething problems like we all do. Andrew # 73 arrived with a perfect AW 400 and did the brand proud.
Justin #53 arrived with his new Karaoke machine. Had it cranking till the early hours of Saturdie night. Horrie #32 was celebrating his newest birthday. Handing out boutique beer and fine red wine to sound of Cold Chisels Cheap Wine.
Racing. Some of the best we have seen. Carl #40 was unstoppable on his 490 Maico. One of the arvo Evo races had Carl in front of Horrie #32 with the two young blokes, Carl #2 and Liam # 97 right behind them. All four showing the style from back then and now. Turned out Liam raced with no back brake - busted brake plate - too much grip again - but still went on to win.
The ladies showed some lovely style, Marjolaine #491, Narelle #60 and Brigetta #106. Smooth as silk and no offs.
Maintenance issues to look out for next time - lost kick starter, lost ingnition cover, lost front axle nut, snapped chain adjuster, missing mudguards, broken mudguards, chain de rails, smashed rear brake plates, main bearings, gear shaft nuts, barrel bolts and a complete 1989 KX 250.
Highlight for several riders over the weekend the use of a Maico AW 440 thanks to Greg Tow#96. Justin is selling the Karaoka machine on line now to pay for an AW and El Scrivo # 3 has told his Spanish flock if he push starts one more time on the line they will all be replaced with one AW 440.
The Juniors rode exceptionally well yet again. Highlights were seeing an original RM 80 B and I think an N or T being pushed around not far behind new KTMs and KX 85's. Hat off to the young bloke on the RM 80B rode brilliantly. The up and comer to watch is young Reece on his uber smooth XR 80. First Race meeting ever. It may never be better. Started on the wobble but in the end cutting lines like the pros.
For those that didn't come to this event. You missed the best track conditions ever. Once in a life time conditions. But there is always next time.
Back to the ironing and On Any Sunday.
Pete # 100%
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Great write up Pete, it was a pleasure to wheel the bike off the trailer and go for a ride on such a grippy track.
Hats off to Jody Perry and Anthony Keaton who worked on the track Saturday night, dragging around the steel bars, smoothing out the ruts on the straights. The ruts formed on the corners and were some of the best i have ridden for a long time. Every person who came back into the pits had big smiles on their faces.
Also the flag marshalling went off without a hitch. Racing finished at 3pm. Enough time to pack up and set off for home in the day light. A big thanks to every one.
Sorry to see Glenn Pickering have a small fall in a corner, but it was right in front of those Maico's Pete was speaking about. Hope his right leg is okay and not broken. Also young Keato was out ripping up the track on his Dad's new bike and putting in a big ride when he cross rutted over the back of the track. hear that he may have dislocated a finger in his left hand. hope this doesn't interfere with his rugby and bike riding. he is young so im sure he will bounce back.
So i think it over to you Mrs Hardo to show us the thousands of photos you took from the weekend.
See you all in a months time at Bulahdelah.
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I know these pix won't be up to Ms Hardo's standard, but they're my favourites from the ones I took on the weekend.
See you next time.
Cheers,
Nitram :)
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Ken with his shiny new Honda.
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Smiley Greg....... ;)
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1st corner of the EVO Open
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Noel in full flight.
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I was doing a day trip to Sydney on Saturday to pick up some trailer parts (only 900km round trip from Tamworth ::)) and I passed a few cars towing VMX bikes, so I looked on here and found out what was on and where and stopped in on the way back.
Only had about half an hour spare, but I had a good look around and talked to a couple of guys. The track looked good from what I could see and gave me plenty of inspiration to put my bike kx together and get moving on my kldx project and to get my trailer build underway. ;D
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So Bishboy co-ordinate your next day trip to the big smoke to coincide with the Vintage Dirt Bike Display on the 6/7/2013 at Suttos MC in Penrith . There will be 100 Pre 65 to Pre 90 dirt bikes of all disciplines on hand with literature pertaining to what, where and when.
Hope to see you there
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Great report Pete everyone really appreciates your effort 8).
The numbers were a little larger than it appeared as numbers had swelled to 77 by the riders brief on Sunday with around 120 bikes. What a great weekend thanks to the Upper Hunter club for presenting a first class track (hope their President Mark gets well soon after a big get off a couple of weeks ago) also a big thanks to all the riders who made the meeting run like clock work from start to finish 8) ;).
Yep Greg T’s Maico was a very good thing but I think the Monty’s willl be staying ;D the starting woes were more about a ‘stuffed’ rider than the bikes. Note to self get back to full training ::).
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So Bishboy co-ordinate your next day trip to the big smoke to coincide with the Vintage Dirt Bike Display on the 6/7/2013 at Suttos MC in Penrith . There will be 100 Pre 65 to Pre 90 dirt bikes of all disciplines on hand with literature pertaining to what, where and when.
Hope to see you there
I wish I could Ted, but I've been to Sydney the last two weekends and we're going again on 13/7 and Brisbane the weekend after that, so at this stage it seems unlikely that I'll be able to get there :'(
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Yep had a good day up there as well.
Gotta give a big thanks to the upper hunter crew for preparing the track to near perfection.
No dust and plenty of traction,heaps a lines in every corner, ruts everywhere an good size
vintage friendly jumps.
It really was a track made in HEAVEN. :D
See you all at Bulahdelah.
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Hope this works as it is my first attempt at posting a video :-\
This is race 3 Pre75 all power at the Heaven VMX meeting last Sunday at Glenbawn. Sorry I am still working on getting the sound volume corrcet so not too high on the sound and ignore my description of my Monty gearbox as I am now stripping the engine to find the problem :-[ ::)
A hint is to reduce the size of the frame to make the video clearer
utube link now further down
Yes that is 67yo Jens on his hotted up TS185 bored to 235cc and ridden by a real character and gem of the VMX world 8)
Can someone tell me if it works please
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Hey Scrivo, looks alright, liked the first 30 seconds, how do you make the frame smaller ?
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Stewy, the frame size is right. Scrivo is just a big lump and takes up the screen. ;D
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And Mr Crankypants delexe at the end, maybe I should have reported the video for the obsene language. Scrivo, it's a Montessa I think you need to swear in Spanish ;D
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Montesa not Montessa you F%^%^%^&& Oops sorry there I go again
What about Jens I hope I can do that at 67 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)
Thanks Ted you always add that sonething special ::)
Just don't expand the window to full screen then enlarge it just the amount needed I have still got to sort out the frame sizing. I have another video and you should have heard the commentary when the RM125B rear wheel started breaking up I cleaned it up heaps ;D
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Great write up Pete.... and yeah thanks for the mention of a complete 89 KX250 ... LOL ... I will sort it one day.... ::)
You never mentioned Jens' COMPLETE exhaust coming adrift for 2 laps before parking itself on turn 1 ... ;D
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Thanks for another great weekend to the Heaven VMX Family :)
Here's a few to start....
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Heaps more to come once they are sorted ...
Mrs Hardo
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Love the formal wear dress code Bob :)
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I'm not sure what video format or file size you have but Handbrake is a free video encoder, it's easy to use with different output formats and quality setting to reduce the file size.
http://handbrake.fr/
Cheers
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Thanks for the compliments Mrs Hardo. I try and set the standard, its a pity my riding can't keep up. had an ball on the little xr 200. Liam reconds i was smoother and faster on it compared to my rm 465. I definitely know that it is the thing to ride in ruts as it has so much more corner speed.
Photos are the best, as always.
Have a great day
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Dear montynut
Could you please put a link to the uncensured video of your rm falling apart up for me as I heard a rumour you were doing some letting of steam but I just didn't believe it from someone so professional and cool under fire,is pushing it back to the pits part of your new fitness campaign,get fit buy a Suzuki lol loved the 3 laps we got in anyway
Scotty
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Yes Scotty I did mention to myself that I was displeased with my demise from the race ::) note to self don't swear when wearing video goggles :-[ I edited the expletives out and the video shows me leaving the track and then nothing until I'll back behind the start line ;D
My RM teething problems continued at least the engine is now running correctly, new spokes pulling threads in th erear wheel was not in the plan but I also enjoyed the three lap derby we had until the 'wobble' became more than I could handle :( Bugga.
I am determined to finish some 125 races soon ;)
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Great write up pete track was great thanks to jody and Anthony. Made for some good racing thanks to all the riders for flagging the meeting ran well finishing early.Good to see some new faces and new bikes. Scrivo was flying on the maico hope Glenn Pickering leg is ok.
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utube of Pre78 125/250 race 1 with appropiate editing ;D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3n4MTwBfh3o&feature=youtu.be
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Pre78 All Powers race 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NpJFMLuUXI&feature=youtu.be
Pre75 All Powers race 1 with appropiate editing ;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3KWH__hVVo&feature=youtu.be
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Nice piece of censoring there Greg,lucky it didn't pick up what I said when I made that rare mistake lol and you got past. Can you change the angle on them so it looks further forward,would be nice to see the action up in front
Scotty
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Nice piece of censoring there Greg,lucky it didn't pick up what I said when I made that rare mistake lol and you got past. Can you change the angle on them so it looks further forward,would be nice to see the action up in front
Scotty
Hey Scotty I have some good footage of race 1
From the back of the field :'(
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G'day Paul
I reckon it's better to have footage from the back of the pack than to be standing on the sidelines watching,keep an eye on the scores you may slip into 3rd place,looks like glen may be out for a while after his crash, just change your name to Steven Bradbury,anything could happen
Scotty
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G'day Paul
I reckon it's better to have footage from the back of the pack than to be standing on the sidelines watching,keep an eye on the scores you may slip into 3rd place,looks like glen may be out for a while after his crash, just change your name to Steven Bradbury,anything could happen
Scotty
Hah thanks dude.
Goto work out how to upload it.
Looks real cool
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Nice piece of censoring there Greg,lucky it didn't pick up what I said when I made that rare mistake lol and you got past. Can you change the angle on them so it looks further forward,would be nice to see the action up in front
Scotty
Yes I noticed that so will have to install the optional part that moves the camera up a little
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The latest pointscore is now on heaven website under the members section
http://www.heaven-vmx.com/
Cheers