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QVMX Interclub with BMCC - Echo Valley - September 8
Round 5 of QVMX Club Championships
Yes, QVMX run premier VMX events in Australia, so come and join in the fun at our Interclub with BMCC on Sunday 8th September at Echo Valley, Toowoomba.
Located at Echo Valley Raceway, corner of Nelson and Ramsay Streets, Toowoomba
Enter via post or on the day.
Supp regs available at www.qvmx.com.au
Print and post them in by Wednesday 4th September, or save time by filling them out and bringing them along on the day.
Entry Fee $60
If you are not a member of either club, you can join QVMX at a discounted price of $20 to participate in this event.
Camping available Saturday evening, get in early as space is limited. And plenty of motels nearby.
Sign on and scrutineering available Saturday 1.30 - 4pm
Scrutineering will commence Sunday 7.30am to 8:30am Riders Brief 8:40am SHARP
Food available Sunday, breakfast and lunch.
Showers, toilets etc available.
CLASSES OF COMPETITION:
Pre 70
Pre 75
Pre 78
EVOlution
Pre 85
Pre 90
Womens all powers
Up to pre 90 sidecars
Some classes will be combined depending on numbers.
Sound be a great one, our last race event for the year, dont miss it!
We thank the Toowoomba MX Club for their support.
Any queries, please email Derek at [email protected]
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thanks, Pete
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Can't wait Pete .. another track I've never ridden ;D
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Cool, my entry is on the way. Can't wait to see the all powerful womens race.
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Are they running a 4 stroke class ????
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Yes according to the entry form.
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Printing mistake, will confirm tomorrow but no chook chasers....4 strokes race with 2 strokes. ;D
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Printing mistake, will confirm tomorrow but no chook chasers....4 strokes race with 2 strokes. ;D
What about chook pens?? I could string some chicken mesh over the trolley :D
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Chook pens are OK Vaughn....make sure its quiet....I'm a qualified noise nazi now. ;D
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Chook pens are OK Vaughn....make sure its quiet....I'm a qualified noise nazi now. ;D
FFS Iknew you would get up to no good while convalesing (where is spell check when I need it?)
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QVMX Interclub with BMCC - Echo Valley - September 8
Round 5 of QVMX Club Championships
Yes, QVMX run premier VMX events in Australia, so come and join in the fun at our Interclub with BMCC on Sunday 8th September at Echo Valley, Toowoomba.
Located at Echo Valley Raceway, corner of Nelson and Ramsay Streets, Toowoomba
Enter via post or on the day.
Supp regs available at www.qvmx.com.au
Print and post them in by Wednesday 4th September, or save time by filling them out and bringing them along on the day.
Entry Fee $60
If you are not a member of either club, you can join QVMX at a discounted price of $20 to participate in this event.
Camping available Saturday evening, get in early as space is limited. And plenty of motels nearby.
Sign on and scrutineering available Saturday 1.30 - 4pm
Scrutineering will commence Sunday 7.30am to 8:30am Riders Brief 8:40am SHARP
Food available Sunday, breakfast and lunch.
Showers, toilets etc available.
CLASSES OF COMPETITION:
Pre 70
Pre 75
Pre 78
EVOlution
Pre 85
Pre 90
Womens all powers
Up to pre 90 sidecars
Some classes will be combined depending on numbers.
Sound be a great one, our last race event for the year, dont miss it!
We thank the Toowoomba MX Club for their support.
Any queries, please email Derek at [email protected]
:) :)
thanks, Pete
Will the Evo 263 to 1300 class be run as it should be (No 250s !!!!!!!) Really this class should be called the 500 class not open class. Using the word open just make riders think they can race anything. Also I don't like the term "chook chasers" it is something road bike riders say because they are useless on dirt. I have never seen anyone chasing chooks on a MX bike.
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Will the Evo 263 to 1300 class be run as it should be (No 250s !!!!!!!) Really this class should be called the 500 class not open class. Using the word open just make riders think they can race anything. Also I don't like the term "chook chasers" it is something road bike riders say because they are useless on dirt. I have never seen anyone chasing chooks on a MX bike.
I think they make a call on the day depending on how many have entered the classes KTM47. What do you have against Evo 250's??
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I have heard that Echo Valley, was too small of a venue, and that they would have problems fitting all in.
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why no four stroke class - seemed to be pretty well supported at connondale - I loved seeing Wayne Skyrings xl 350 jump out the hole way faster than anything else!
It is on the sup regs/ what gives?
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I have heard that Echo Valley, was too small of a venue, and that they would have problems fitting all in.
Who told you that shite? The modern MX nationals are there in a couple of weeks and they have a fleet of big race team trucks and marquees, trade stands etc and they don't have a problem fitting in!
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I have heard that Echo Valley, was too small of a venue, and that they would have problems fitting all in.
Echo Valley too small. What a load of shit. There is a National MX round there in just over a weeks time and there have been Shell Advance/Sunshine State MX Series rounds there with 300 to 350 riders. Maybe it could be considered a bit small to fit the Team semis in, but they will fit somewhere.
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Will the Evo 263 to 1300 class be run as it should be (No 250s !!!!!!!) Really this class should be called the 500 class not open class. Using the word open just make riders think they can race anything. Also I don't like the term "chook chasers" it is something road bike riders say because they are useless on dirt. I have never seen anyone chasing chooks on a MX bike.
I think they make a call on the day depending on how many have entered the classes KTM47. What do you have against Evo 250's??
I have nothing against Evo 250s, but they belong in their class only. If the club doesn't want to follow the sup-regs go ahead, but expect a protest. If 250s can ride in the 263 to 1300 class why can't 500 ride down in the 250 or even 125 class. Anyway Echo Valley is a 500 track, just look at the Mountain Man MX winners list.
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Me, Pete, big Adam and Kevvy are going to watch the Nats there in 2 weeks time, it's also a reconasonce to see how many mods we need them to make to the track for our VMX meet and of course the first Post Classic Nats next year around Easter. Any of you southerners want to come and ride your more than welcome.
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Davey, I went to a Sunstate round there a while back and outside of getting them to leave the water (too much water) off the track I see it as a goer as it is. Don't like them rollers also but it is what it is.
They had the pits running up the main entry road and had plenty of room. I see people pitted as far up as the top of the hill and what a great spot to watch from.
Put me down for 1x hard lap, 1x medium lap and 1x heavier breathing lap (just don't tell me they are four lappers!!)
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You'll be right Shane, just don't tell Worms.....or he'll be having us doing 40 min moto's. It's surpose to be a new track for the modern boys in 2 weeks time.
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3 laps will take me 40 minutes you bastards :o
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You'll be right Shane, just don't tell Worms.....or he'll be having us doing 40 min moto's. It's surpose to be a new track for the modern boys in 2 weeks time.
A new track is still the same track, they just link a couple of sections differently. It hasn't changed much since the 70's and has some doubles and whoops added to it.
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We ran the sidecar spectacular there a couple of years back and raced everything from peewee minis to modern A grade outfits with 700cc Zable engines and they all loved it. No mods to the track then however I've been told it's even more open and flowing now than it was then.....so bring it on, and make it 20 mins plus a lap too LOL
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John if you can post my DVD here or on youtube with a link. It should answer a lot of questions. Of course I feature in it 030 is me. The DVD is Mountain Man 1977.
We ran some ThunderX rounds at Toowoomba in the past it is a great venue.
Kevin
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Another track not ridden, hopefully the bike will be ready. Still on a high after Conondale :)
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You will be there Craig...One way or another...I have a nice YZ125 coming along... ;D
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Will the Evo 263 to 1300 class be run as it should be (No 250s !!!!!!!) Really this class should be called the 500 class not open class. Using the word open just make riders think they can race anything. Also I don't like the term "chook chasers" it is something road bike riders say because they are useless on dirt. I have never seen anyone chasing chooks on a MX bike.
I think they make a call on the day depending on how many have entered the classes KTM47. What do you have against Evo 250's??
I have nothing against Evo 250s, but they belong in their class only. If the club doesn't want to follow the sup-regs go ahead, but expect a protest. If 250s can ride in the 263 to 1300 class why can't 500 ride down in the 250 or even 125 class. Anyway Echo Valley is a 500 track, just look at the Mountain Man MX winners list.
Hmmmm, I thought that was the difference between a 263-1300 Class (or 263-500 or whatever) and an Open Class..
125 class is up to 125cc (plus whatever overbore allowance is deemed acceptable, so 131cc)
250 class is for bike between 132 and 263cc (i.e. 200 and 250cc bikes)
500 class is for 263 to 525cc
and 263 to 1300 was Unlimited.... (no upper limit to the capacity)
Open was open for all capacities - Mr Motocross was an Open Class event for example..
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Tony the Unlimited class was where you could ride 125/250/500, back in the 70's/80's we often raced A & B unlimited where you could ride any size bike. Open class is 263cc-1300cc. People are confusing the two. An open class bike has always been a 500.
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AND if you run "open class" you need a different coloured number plate. Just ask Donald Kuhn back at the titles< Maleny nineteen soaking wet it was, he rode a Bully 250 and entered and won the unlimited title but it was taken off him as he had the wrong colouered plates....like that mattered to anyone except the ACU.
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Is that true Vaughn? Kuhn was a bloody good rider, shame he retired so early.
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True enough, well as good as I remember it. KTM47 will remember it. Prob his old man forebid him from ever racing again.....he was faaaarkin furious. :o
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I have heard that Echo Valley, was too small of a venue, and that they would have problems fitting all in.
Who told you that shite? The modern MX nationals are there in a couple of weeks and they have a fleet of big race team trucks and marquees, trade stands etc and they don't have a problem fitting in!
From a rider from queensland.
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Dave, Echo Valley is about as big as all of Victoria.
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I have heard that Echo Valley, was too small of a venue, and that they would have problems fitting all in.
Who told you that shite? The modern MX nationals are there in a couple of weeks and they have a fleet of big race team trucks and marquees, trade stands etc and they don't have a problem fitting in!
From a rider from queensland.
Did he walk with a cane and have a German Shepherd on a leash beside him?
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Dave, Echo Valley is about as big as all of Victoria.
LOL ;D
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i walked the track 2 weeks ago and its alot more vintage friendly now no whoops (only two but going into a corner but can be jumped ) materhorn is no go as its all sandstone and rock unless they do work on it but in my opinion its faster and better one jump is abit knarly with not much landing before a corner . the start straight is longer going into a left hander coming back to where the whoops used to be (when the gate drops hold her flat you,ll be right) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) see you on the start line
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i walked the track 2 weeks ago and its alot more vintage friendly now no whoops (only two but going into a corner but can be jumped ) materhorn is no go as its all sandstone and rock unless they do work on it but in my opinion its faster and better one jump is abit knarly with not much landing before a corner . the start straight is longer going into a left hander coming back to where the whoops used to be (when the gate drops hold her flat you,ll be right) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) see you on the start line
Looking forward to it!
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Is that knarly corner a left or right Lama.....being a passenger I like to know these things. :D :D :D :D
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Passenger just get in hang on and shut up, and keep arms and legs inside the vehicle at all times, a buzzer will go when the ride has finished......
Money in the slot if you want another go....... Lol
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Passenger just get in hang on and shut up, and keep arms and legs inside the vehicle at all times, a buzzer will go when the ride has finished......
Money in the slot if you want another go....... Lol
That's very good Popeye........ still laughin'
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off the jump into a right hander
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Bump.
Not long now, counting the days
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Was there a flyer for this event?? Dalby boys are asking if they can put some about.
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I think Andrew may have some, contact him through the club web site you may have more luck that way.
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Andrew has been out there already......
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Can't see any mention of it but can you just turn up and watch the races?
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You shore can Misfit....7 more sleeps 8)
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Cool, I'm there! Last time I was at Echo Valley they were still racing cars there.
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Make sure they don't flood the track the night before and turn it into a mudfest!
So much negative feedback going around about track prep the last few years...
Track was good last week at the Nationals
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What's the good oil on current travel time from Brisbane (Centenary highway) to Toowomba? To arrive by 8am what would be a safe start out time with the current road works etc? Is 2 hours cutting it fine?
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I would hope 2 hrs would make me 1/2 hr early but you never know. I am going Sat avo to be sure, to be sure. Plenty of space to sleep at the track and showers etc...
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We had no trouble going up there last weekend, going up seems to be ok but coming back down you can get stuck behind some slow traffic, I'd say if you leave yourself 2-21/2 hrs you should be fine.
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Could anyone going to Echo Valley pick up a Yamaha SC 500 engine for me in Dalby and give it to EML at the meeting?
Give me a call on 0418 979 502 for the address.
Cheers
Alvin ;D
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Trying to make contact with Dalby now, will call you back when the operator puts me through ;)
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Went to the track today, looks awesome.....plenty of punters turned up today for early sign on. If your coming in the morning leave early...there is shitloads of road works all along the highway. The weather is perfect.....I know I harp on about QLD but geez we have some beautiful tracks to ride on. Toowoomba is about to explode into Autumn with all the flowers and flowering trees in full bloom.....most of the wives are touring around all the beautiful gardens tomorrow while the men get down to do battle on the track. James Deacon has turned up with his 89CR50 8)0.
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Good luck everyone. Snowed under with lassic Nats stuff so cant make it :-(
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Not to worry Col, the birds are chirpin as the billy's a boilin... :)
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Went up for a look.
Big turnout , plenty spectators , heaps of old bikes.
Good stuff
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Another great track for us to race on. Spoilt for choice up here in Qld. Hope QVMX keeps this one on their annual race calendar.
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That was absolutely brilliant!
Even rode the old pre~70 and had a ball...
Thanks to all that made the event possible...
Awesome track... :)
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Great days racing, perfect weather, 108 racers, Glen Bell and James Deacon put on an awesome show in there 6 races....Belly was clearing the triple jump on his 89 CR500 with ease....2 weeks ago at the MX Nationals only half the "Pro" riders where clearing it. Too have guy's like this turn up to a club day is a real shot in the arm for VMX. Every one was watching there races including a good spectator turnout....you have gotta love the country people. The sidecars looked great. There where quite a few riders that raced this track back in the early 70's back racing again (Johnny Kittle, Kevvy Mortimer, Wayne Skyring to name a few).....how many sports can you still do bloody well at and at the same venue after 40 years?. The Pre70 and 75 bikes got around the track easily and the standout to me was big Rory McDonald on his Beeza landing on top of the tabletops with a "thud"....he still had a grin from ear to ear when he came off the track. We'll be back next year twice.....Post Classic Nationals around Easter and another club day in September. Thanks very much too the Toowoomba club and everyone that helped.
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Congratulations to all that made it happen.
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A great day! It was so good to ride there again on what I'd call a 'Real' track, long wide hilly and flowing. A little bit of fine tuning and it'll be awesome for next years Aussie titles.
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The dust got a bit tough after lunch. TMCC said it normally makes it wet for practise then it will dry during the day and just have a bit of dust late in the avos, but our club asked thet it not be too wet for practise...can't have it both ways unfortunately :D :D
Great day out tho. Sidecars were a bit of a procession as the difference in rider ability was shown up by a mighty track.
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You're right John what a great day.
Hats off to the committee for thinking outside of the square and using tracks like Toowoomba.
It is also a lot less work for the committee to have our events at tracks like this.
Bring on the nats next year it will be huge.
When we have riders like Glen Bell and James Deakin at our events we must be doing something right.
Thanks to the Toowoomba Club for the track.
Pete.
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That was absolutely brilliant!
Even rode the old pre~70 and had a ball...
Thanks to all that made the event possible...
Awesome track... :)
What he said.
Track was awesome, organisation was excellent. Got to see some great racing as well, it's a brilliant spot for spectators. Even got to rescue Simo from a tree.
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The last time I was at Echo valley was in the mid to late 70's for the mountain man series and it was always a fantastic track for both spectators and riders I have some photo's from then but the quality is very poor I am sure anyone who rode this track would have had a ball.
Regards Rod.
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Sounds fan flamin tastic folks, congrats to all involved for making it all happen, sounds like a massive club day with fantastic clubs.
A job and event extremely well done.
Cheers
Kim
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What a fantastic day! Thank you to the organisers and volunteers for a smooth running day. What an awesome track! A great thrill for me to be on the grid between Glen Bell and James Deakin. That would have been a great photo, with my little TM250 nestled between them. Of course I let them through to the first corner :)
Cheers. Ken
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Does anyone have any go~pro footage they'd like to share from this event?
as there seemed to be quite a few helmets with them on...
be great to see...
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Does anyone have any go~pro footage they'd like to share from this event?
as there seemed to be quite a few helmets with them on...
be great to see...
Nothing better than a guy on a CZ in peroid garb going for it with a go pro on his head ;D ;D ;D
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Even got to rescue Simo from a tree.
So that was you on the RM that pulled up to help me Mainline?
I didn't get a chance to find you and thank you again for doing that, I sincerely appreciated the help and the fact you stopped during the race to come to my aid. Fan bloody tastic mate 8)
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was that in the 250 Evo Simo?
on the 2nd downhill just after that funky left hander over the drop off?
if so, we were looking on from the start grid wondering how the hell someone got themselves into the thicket...
must of been a fun moment...
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Even got to rescue Simo from a tree.
So that was you on the RM that pulled up to help me Mainline?
I didn't get a chance to find you and thank you again for doing that, I sincerely appreciated the help and the fact you stopped during the race to come to my aid. Fan bloody tastic mate 8)
No worries mate, i'd missed the start fixing my front brake and was riding sweep ;D
When I first saw you I couldn't see your bike ( it was too far into the shrubbery) and I thought it was odd that someone would be sitting in that spot spectating while wearing all their riding gear ;D
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Yes it was a great day. Pity about the dust. I could tell in practice it was going to be dusty. It was getting really dangerous towards the end. You had to just back off if you didn't get a good start. A big thank you to the Toowoomba MX Club and especially Daniel Yung and Peter Stocker. It was also great to see some old members of the Toowoomba Motorcycle Club there as well, they ran Mountain Man MX. Next year will be 40 years since the first Mountain Man MX in 1974. I raced a Maico 250 in the main race, I was B Grade. Gary Flood won on a Bultaco 360 after his brother Trevor crashed at the end of the start straight trying to double the contours. He was on a Husqvarna. Echo Valley was my second favourite track after Maleny.
Kevin
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was that in the 250 Evo Simo?
on the 2nd downhill just after that funky left hander over the drop off?
if so, we were looking on from the start grid wondering how the hell someone got themselves into the thicket...
must of been a fun moment...
Yes mate definately a moment ... not so much fun though :) Basically coming down the hill as fast as I could and braking as late as I dared, the rear brake arm came off the spline. Whilst the rear brake is only 30%, I needed everything the YZ had to offer in the braking department to pull it up. Unfortunately I couldn't slow sufficiently to corner so went over the end of the track onto the track below (didn't look 6 metres apart either interestly enough) and then over the access track and into the trees about a metre or so up. Still very sore but all good though.
Even got to rescue Simo from a tree.
So that was you on the RM that pulled up to help me Mainline?
I didn't get a chance to find you and thank you again for doing that, I sincerely appreciated the help and the fact you stopped during the race to come to my aid. Fan bloody tastic mate 8)
No worries mate, i'd missed the start fixing my front brake and was riding sweep ;D
When I first saw you I couldn't see your bike ( it was too far into the shrubbery) and I thought it was odd that someone would be sitting in that spot spectating while wearing all their riding gear ;D
Lol .. was I sitting up or laying down still checking my body parts? Thanks again mate. Glad you and those 2 other marshalls were there to extract it from the bushes ;)
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dust what dust, you where at the wrong end of the field... and yes I do not get to say that OFFEN.. ;)
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Yes Brian you rode well ...... :)
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Check out this footage of Deakin, ouch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Ljvrdsit17Q (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Ljvrdsit17Q)
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A bit of first corner action. Photo curtesy of Vic Freiberg, who is in the process of making a DVD called Earth Movers.
(http://i1199.photobucket.com/albums/aa474/090bvb/Attachment-1_zpsc7c68828.jpg) (http://s1199.photobucket.com/user/090bvb/media/Attachment-1_zpsc7c68828.jpg.html)
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Nice shot from Vic and bloody good ride Brad...
Mate what happened to the ossa???
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So where's the sidecar shot of that 1st turn........?
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So where's the sidecar shot of that 1st turn........?
Apparently the photographer was having trouble getting both rider & passenger in the same
shot as you guys always seem to be over here or over there...
It just wasn't a good look....
Delete, delete, delete...
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So where's the sidecar shot of that 1st turn........?
Apparently the photographer was having trouble getting both rider & passenger in the same
shot as you guys always seem to be over here or over there...
It just wasn't a good look....
Delete, delete, delete...
:D :D :D :D
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Nice shot from Vic and bloody good ride Brad...
Mate what happened to the ossa???
Thanks mate. My mechanic went home early so I was lost without him obviously. I ran out of fuel ::)
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yea well you hate me filling your tanks
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yea well you hate me filling your tanks
He hates you leaving them empty too..
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I was pissed to the max for not being able to ride this event, sounds like it was the real deal. well done to the clubs. Worms will be back next year, so look out all you tail-enders ;D
Cheers Worms
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Bugger.. The old Ossa was going well.
One broken shock on the sidecar, other than that the chair was good, I Amie had a good time..
Had a couple of issues with my little CR but will get them sorted..
What an event thou unreal...
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Well, I have hit the reply button so i guess that's a start. Our previous QVMX president (Kim) started talking to Toowoomba Club Re using their track, he resigned from QVMX committee for family reasons and asked John Tate (QVMX) to take over the issue. John then had a severe accident and I (Andrew) offered to take over with the organising. I went up to Toowoomba on two occasions to meet with their committee and organise the event.
Some of our QVMX members were able to get up to Toowoomba for a practice the weekend before (father's day) and relate their comments to Tmxc.
who worked on the concerns of running VMX on a modern track. On the Sat before race day, people were saying to me "if you don't turn off the sprinklers, then we will as we don't want to be running in a "mudbath" toomorow!. I suggested that the TMXC had run the MX Nats here two weeks earlier and the same people were prepping the track for us VMX. Then we get people complaing about the dust, rightfully so. At the lunch break there were two people watering the track. Peter Stocker and yours truly.
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yes well done Andrew you have stepped up to the plate and made Kim proud(and club members), you know john was talking to the Coolum club when we doing the noise testing seminar , hint hint ;)
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All true except the Kim part, he never approached the Toowoomba club, it was me from the start.
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Well, I have hit the reply button so i guess that's a start. Our previous QVMX president (Kim) started talking to Toowoomba Club Re using their track, he resigned from QVMX committee for family reasons and asked John Tate (QVMX) to take over the issue. John then had a severe accident and I (Andrew) offered to take over with the organising. I went up to Toowoomba on two occasions to meet with their committee and organise the event.
Some of our QVMX members were able to get up to Toowoomba for a practice the weekend before (father's day) and relate their comments to Tmxc.
who worked on the concerns of running VMX on a modern track. On the Sat before race day, people were saying to me "if you don't turn off the sprinklers, then we will as we don't want to be running in a "mudbath" toomorow!. I suggested that the TMXC had run the MX Nats here two weeks earlier and the same people were prepping the track for us VMX. Then we get people complaing about the dust, rightfully so. At the lunch break there were two people watering the track. Peter Stocker and yours truly.
Mate, the track was awesome, the dust wasn't that bad (trust me on that, I'm always at the back of the pack). Your efforts and those of the rest of the organisers/volunteers are sincerely appreciated.
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Well, I have hit the reply button so i guess that's a start. Our previous QVMX president (Kim) started talking to Toowoomba Club Re using their track, he resigned from QVMX committee for family reasons and asked John Tate (QVMX) to take over the issue. John then had a severe accident and I (Andrew) offered to take over with the organising. I went up to Toowoomba on two occasions to meet with their committee and organise the event.
Some of our QVMX members were able to get up to Toowoomba for a practice the weekend before (father's day) and relate their comments to Tmxc.
who worked on the concerns of running VMX on a modern track. On the Sat before race day, people were saying to me "if you don't turn off the sprinklers, then we will as we don't want to be running in a "mudbath" toomorow!. I suggested that the TMXC had run the MX Nats here two weeks earlier and the same people were prepping the track for us VMX. Then we get people complaing about the dust, rightfully so. At the lunch break there were two people watering the track. Peter Stocker and yours truly.
Mate, the track was awesome, the dust wasn't that bad (trust me on that, I'm always at the back of the pack). Your efforts and those of the rest of the organisers/volunteers are sincerely appreciated.
I'm sorry but if you think the dust wasn't that bad, you need to think again and I don't trust you. Conondale was too dusty and Echo Valley was worse. Just ask Glen and James they just played around in their last race. The track was also very slippery because it was too dry. Yes the track was great, but it could have been a lot better had it been properly watered. The club TwmbaMXC also can not afford to cover their neighbours in dust.
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Valid points maybe, but it should be discussed with the club? Nothing said on here matters too much.
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Exactly Paul.....it was the "experts" that said on Saturday to stop watering.....me, I would have kept it up for a few more hours....I didn't have a problem with dust...it was an awesome day...it must have been...Vandy turned up. ;D
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it was an awesome day...it must have been...Vandy turned up. ;D
you'reafunnyguy Davey ;D
it was an awesome day,
absolutely loved the track both on the pre~70 and the Evo... and a borrowed pre~78 ;)
got a big bore pre~85 in the pipeline for next year... ;)
unfortunately i won't be riding the post classic Nats next year but anyone reading this thats thinking about going, just do it! you'll be treated with a true Australian icon of a track... 8)
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Exactly Paul.....it was the "experts" that said on Saturday to stop watering.....me, I would have kept it up for a few more hours....I didn't have a problem with dust...it was an awesome day...it must have been...Vandy turned up. ;D
We needed you there supervising Davey.. Too many 'experts'
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You just needed to leave the track watering to the track experts, for that track. Peter Stocker and Daniel Yung. They know their own track. Yes in the past some members have got it drastically wrong, but based on the track prep and watering for the AMXC round they do know what to do.
Track prep and watering is never straight forward and a lot depends on when it last rained. If there's limited moisture in the ground it is a lot more difficult to get it right.
I would have liked to be there Saturday to help, but I was doing exactly the same thing somewhere else.
Kevin
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No excuses Kevvy.
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Yeh it was great. I recently moved to T'mba & now live less than 5mins from the track, so I turned up to spectate for a couple of hrs. Congrats to all who put in the effort to run it. I've heard about this track since the 1st Mountain Man event in mid 70s but always lived too far from it to attend an event. Not hard to see why it has such a great reputation. Looking forward to Nats next year.