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Title: SEQ Track, what was it called?
Post by: Graeme M on January 10, 2014, 07:22:53 am

Do any old SEQ racers remember a track up near Maleny? I have a memory of riding my roadbike to an MX meeting pretty close to Maleny in around 1978. Not Conondale tho, this was the other side of town. Maybe it was a one-off in a paddock, or maybe I just mis-remember...

Title: Re: SEQ Track, what was it called?
Post by: Rod Rocket on January 10, 2014, 08:41:49 am

I remember the track up and down the side of the mountain an incredible track on the lines of echo valley but as I recall steeper very up and down I could be wrong but I think it was a round of the 250 championship.
Regards Rod.

Title: Re: SEQ Track, what was it called?
Post by: 09.0 on January 10, 2014, 08:50:37 am

There was a maleny track. Apparently as good if not better than Conondale according to those that rode it. Johnnyo knows it and rode it. Ktm47 would have too.

Title: Re: SEQ Track, what was it called?
Post by: JohnnyO on January 10, 2014, 09:20:04 am

Yes there was a track in Maleny in the 70's, awesome natural terrain track was all hills and grass.

Title: Re: SEQ Track, what was it called?
Post by: Graeme M on January 10, 2014, 09:31:11 am

Yeah, that's what I recall - big track, hilly, all grass and just a brilliant looking place. No facilities tho...

Title: Re: SEQ Track, what was it called?
Post by: JohnnyO on January 10, 2014, 10:09:58 am

That's right Graeme it was on a farm, they moved the cattle out on race day. Track was pretty much just pegged out the day before.

Title: Re: SEQ Track, what was it called?
Post by: chrisdespo on January 11, 2014, 09:42:15 am

They must have run on ot in the eighties as well i remember going there you headed out of Maleny towards Conondale and turned right and the track was on the left pretty sure great track from memory i think either billybunter or Mick sheargold might have had a win the meeting i went to there. ill have a look through my old QMCN mags and see if i can find any info. the track might not of had a name i knew it only as Maleny.

Title: Re: SEQ Track, what was it called?
Post by: KTM47 on January 11, 2014, 12:58:23 pm

The track at Maleny was run by the East Moreton M/C Club.  You turned right just after the pub in Maleny to get to it.  I also remember there being a very steep hill on the road to the track.  I'm not totally sure if I raced on it in 1974, but I do remember racing my 1975 RH Suzuki there in 1975 (of course).  I finished 3rd at the Qld 500 Championship there in 1976 on a RM 370 A.  Peter Boyle won with Gary Flood 2nd on a KTM.  I know there was a couple of 1 hour races there also.  I last race I remember there I was on a CR 250 in 1978.  I think the Club lost the use of the land around about that time. So the track probably went from 1975 to 1978.  The club more or less folded after they lost the track, but I know Rob Assink from Gaythorne Yamaha did kept it going for a few more years.  It was a great track, in my opinion the best track we have had in Qld, even better than Conondale and Echo Valley.

Kevin

Title: Re: SEQ Track, what was it called?
Post by: David Lahey on January 11, 2014, 01:33:42 pm

I've got photos of someone on an YZ400E and John Walmsley on his black RM370 racing at that track which I guess also says it was still in use in 1978

Title: Re: SEQ Track, what was it called?
Post by: JohnnyO on January 11, 2014, 01:59:30 pm

Kev I last raced there in 1980, ive got some pics on my Facebook page of Stew Mac, Bailey, Kidas etc from a race there in 1980 when Mike Thompson was badly hurt.. They also had the 2 hr mx that year.

Title: Re: SEQ Track, what was it called?
Post by: euro bikes on January 11, 2014, 05:21:51 pm

It was on Francis Dunlop's property , I was in the EMMC then I think it was called STANTON PARK.?

Title: Re: SEQ Track, what was it called?
Post by: JohnnyO on January 11, 2014, 05:36:45 pm

Stanton Park is right Jeff, I've got a few old Maleny program's here.

Title: Re: SEQ Track, what was it called?
Post by: euro bikes on January 11, 2014, 05:52:02 pm

I won the club C GRADE championship there on Stan the Man 's old 400C .

Title: Re: SEQ Track, what was it called?
Post by: Ted on January 11, 2014, 06:12:54 pm

Quote from: JohnnyO on January 10, 2014, 10:09:58 am

That's right Graeme it was on a farm, they moved the cattle out on race day. Track was pretty much just pegged out the day before.

Buladelah NSW  Circa. 2014

Title: Re: SEQ Track, what was it called?
Post by: Davey Crocket on January 11, 2014, 06:50:44 pm

Conondale, Bidaddaba and Coles Creek 2014 +....I raise you 2 you NSW homo. ;D

Title: Re: SEQ Track, what was it called?
Post by: KTM47 on January 11, 2014, 09:59:57 pm

John  I thought we were talking about Maleny.  My clearest memory (now not then) was the Maleny pub Saturday night.

Title: Re: SEQ Track, what was it called?
Post by: KTM47 on January 11, 2014, 10:10:28 pm

My other clear memory about Maleny, was making sure I got out first in practice.  Why you might ask.  So I could spray all the other riders with cow shit.

Title: Re: SEQ Track, what was it called?
Post by: JohnnyO on January 11, 2014, 10:44:21 pm

Yep Maleny it is Kev.. I got led astray at 16 by Noel Harker and a bunch of other crazies at the Maleny pub on a Sat night

Title: Re: SEQ Track, what was it called?
Post by: JohnnyO on January 12, 2014, 12:26:42 am

Found a few program's from Maleny..
(http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc374/JohnnyO31/eb16cd7dfc9446d2791dc9b00554f4b6_zps7ee61e18.jpg)

Title: Re: SEQ Track, what was it called?
Post by: VMX247 on January 12, 2014, 12:54:25 am

Gaston R #2 ?? ..cool pic  8)

Title: Re: SEQ Track, what was it called?
Post by: Brian Watson on January 12, 2014, 01:03:05 am

R.D     .....

Title: Re: SEQ Track, what was it called?
Post by: euro bikes on January 12, 2014, 02:11:15 pm

Do you remember Flood on the KTM 400 flipping it up the hill!!

Title: Re: SEQ Track, what was it called?
Post by: KTM47 on January 12, 2014, 05:09:37 pm

Quote from: JohnnyO on January 11, 2014, 10:44:21 pm

Yep Maleny it is Kev.. I got led astray at 16 by Noel Harker and a bunch of other crazies at the Maleny pub on a Sat night

Come on Noel wouldn't do something like that, he was as sober and dedicated back then as he is now.

I remember him and Dave Wilson coming up to me at riders briefing at Mountain Man one year (probably 1977) and asking my if I would like a nip of rum.  Noel had a bottle of Bundy and offered me a cap full.  I said no thanks.  They said if they couldn't win sober they would try another way.

Title: Re: SEQ Track, what was it called?
Post by: KTM47 on January 12, 2014, 05:14:11 pm

Quote from: euro bikes on January 12, 2014, 02:11:15 pm

Do you remember Flood on the KTM 400 flipping it up the hill!!

I don't remember that, but I do remember him running out of fuel in the third moto of the QLD 500 Championship at Maleny in 1976.  He got fuel for a bike stopped on the side of the track and finished the race.  He finished 2nd in the championship I finished 3rd.

Title: Re: SEQ Track, what was it called?
Post by: BigBanana on January 12, 2014, 10:55:15 pm

Hi Kevin, this is you at Maleny in 1976 - QLD 500cc title?

(http://i374.photobucket.com/albums/oo184/IT400C/Maleny%2076/A-31-40-small.jpg)

Title: Re: SEQ Track, what was it called?
Post by: KTM47 on January 13, 2014, 11:55:38 am

Thanks Barry.  Note the Gaston Rahier laid back handle bars.  Everyone thought it made you go faster, but Gaston had them like that because he was a short arse.