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Clubroom => Competition => Topic started by: VMX247 on June 11, 2009, 10:30:04 pm
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The Millfarm Scramble is on 29th & 30th August in downtown Wandering - just one & half hours south of Perth. This is the VMX club of WA's big event on the calendar.
pre' 75 this also includes sidecars.
Entries now on vmxwa website 8)
The track is laid out once a year at the Ferguson family's Mill Farm through gently undulating paddocks, flush with bright green grass clinging to a loamy top soil. Perfect roost country.
There is no charge for spectator entry as it is just a club run. If you want a map to the track just go to our website at www.vmxwa.com and go to tracks section. Racing will start as soon as the fog lifts but there will be plenty to see prior to the start. Bring your camera and snap some of the best pre '75 machinery on show. There will be a canteen on site (selling food at 70's prices) as well as toilets. So you'll be able to watch some good vintage racing, have a feed, a drink and then relieve yourself before the cruise home.
See you there!
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I might just come along for a look
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It would be great if you could join us in the line up 8)
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The entries for this great event are now downloadable from at the following link:
http://vmxwa.com/Forms-&-Calendar/View-category.html
If you need assistance with accommodation, get in touch with myself or Alison (VMX247) and we'll see what assistance club members can give.
Go on do it, you know you want to. Over 125 pre75 vintage solos and sidecars last year!!!! It's one of those weekends to remember.
Barry
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Looks like there will be an ELSINORE ONLY Race ;D
http://vmxwa.com/Other-News/wandering_rate_part1.html
cheers
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An Elsinor race, that means there will be a swap met at the end of the meeting to get rid of all the bits!!!!
How many sidecars this year Alison!!!!
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We held an Elsinore only race at Amaroo Park back in '89 '90 open to both 125 and 250 and it was won by Renee Hunter on a 125 ahead of some fast boys on 250s. Unless you ever saw this little girl race, you wouldn't believe how fast she was.
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Hey Mates.
Have a great event and hopefully it will go off a bit easier this year since I won't be there to get hauled off in the meat wagon.
Hope to be back next year for the Nats.
Take care.
Bill Davis Texas Vintage Racing Club
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Hey Mates.
Have a great event and hopefully it will go off a bit easier this year since I won't be there to get hauled off in the meat wagon.
Hope to be back next year for the Nats.
Take care.
Bill Davis Texas Vintage Racing Club
Come back Bill we promise not to run over you again, if fact we'll let you win if you want. Your presence will be missed, I'll have no-one to help keep the dogs away from the yammie!!
regards
barry
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61 more sleeps ;D
they will be all out in full force 8)
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OK so lets get this straight. We in the West will gaurantee an Elsinor will win a race at Wandering. Now that will be something worth seeing!!!! You know that is a seldom seen occurrence
So far I reckon we'll have 10 sidecars runnning, which if it was like last year will be absolute mayhem. Alison will confirm or deny
Over 55 come wearing your war paint. We had Bill davis racing from the US of A last yr but found the competition a bit hot (sorry Bill only joking). And the comment was "it's only for sheep stations". Well 27 riders lined up for that event and what a great time was had.
So come on give it a go, we won't mention the bonfire and roast Saturday night!!! you guys especially in SA, just down the road
Barry
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The things I like about a rebuild are the personalities and the time that have gone into breathing life back into a bike................. :-*
http://vmxwa.com/Other-News/waqndering_rat_part2.html
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Well Nats are over and the black Ducks are on the way home, praying they get their bikes back in time for the mills farm Scramble on the 30th. 125 Riders last year, was brilliant. This year the rumour is 12 sidecars, might just park the bike and watch the nutter's go at it.
Come over you guys you'll enjoy it
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We will be there-journey of VMX never ends. 8)
cheers Alison via Daintree National Park
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Hi, have you got a program you can poet for the two days
John
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Entries have officially closed on the 14th... ;)
No racing Saturday, but machine examination from 3pm to 5pm.
Overnight camping with a bonfire, and meals are available if you book (see VMXWA website in the Newsletter section)
Sunday: Machine Examination 7am to 8am
Riders' briefing 8:15 am
Practice 8:45 am
Racing from 9:30 am
Classes will include...A, B, and C Grade Pre-'75
Pre-'70
Pre-'65
Over 55s
Sidecars
And the feature event this year will be an All-Elsinore race, from memory held in two legs before and after the lunch break.
Should be a good one, as always.... :D
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And the feature event this year will be an All-Elsinore race, from memory held in two legs before and after the lunch break.
Hear there are going to be a fair few Elsinors being brought out of the sheds.
Might hang around afterwards, see if there is an Elsinor Swapmeet!!!
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Will they take a late entry in the sidecars, I've got a slightly used Yamaha Wasp, only rolled twice at the Nats. Ridden by a very black duck and a dying fly on the side. Have pictures of it in motion-to prove it does move and can pay officials off if they let us in. Don't have a sheep station to give as bond but could put up a very quiet exhaust shop back east if they must have collateral. (I lost the sheep station at the Nats)
Will it be as good as Proserpine, with a 12hr drive each way?
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While you Queensland Classic Scramble Title attendees are getting some sunny rays and downing some cold ones out of the chilli bin -we here will be racing hammer and tong to keep warm or some maybe be sipping the red/mulled wine,port,coffee,hot herbal tea or whiskey to support those going hammer and tong ;D 8)
Just over 100 entries so far :P
Have a fantastic weekend where ever you maybe 8)
Aug 29 Sat Mostly sunny possible shower max 15 min 2
Aug 30 Sun Possible shower mostly cloudy max 16 min 2
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A very nice day indeed, lots of close racing and no one got hurt. I had my usual back-of-the-pack fun...
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Christ, Mill Farm looks like a golf course and are they all wearing long johns to keep warm??
Who won what?
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Christ, Mill Farm looks like a golf course and are they all wearing long johns to keep warm??
Who won what?
Yep another Awesome weekedn at Millfarm.Only got to a low of 2degree ;D
MB Racing(Ken & Steven Melvin) placed a 1st,3rd and then in the third moto fuel tap problems fixed- left a coil lead off DNF and fourth race the body got cramp ;D...
Great day with the most outfits seen for a while some serious drifting going on the the damp conditions,.
Two older outfit riders where presented with tyres and lube etc for there efforts for the day. 8)
Great spectator crowds as its not far from Perth for a Road bike run. :P
96 solo bikes all up. :o
15 Elsinore's- some lovely little screamer's/smokers, this one of two trophies for the event was won by a
VMXWA A grader.
Got work now see ya :(
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the mx250 looks good cyclegod thanks Michael. :)
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Qld Scramble champs run & won.
Cooper & Fletcher '84EML Yamaha1050cc 1/2/1
Mcmurdo/Mattock '85VMC SuzukiRM500 3/1/2
Higgs/Holloway '82EML Norton 850cc 2/3/3
Hot and windy conditions 30 degrees and dry-water truck over worked all day, wind blowing directly into pits meant we almost had to dig ourselves out at days end. People in pits wearing race googles!!
Cheers from sunny qld
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A couple more....
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When ever someone talks about W.A. , i always visualize sand dunes! Bloody nice looking paddock . Looks like a fun track.
Note to self, make a trip to W.A. !
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When ever someone talks about W.A. , i always visualize sand dunes! Bloody nice looking paddock . Looks like a fun track.
Note to self, make a trip to W.A. !
When I find time I will post links to my helmet cam videos.
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Next year it will be even bigger as it is the 15th anniversary of the club, they intend getting a few riders( from South Africa (5), England and the eastern states. Will be a two race meeting with one at Wandering and a fortnight later at the home track of Narrogin. So guys put West Australia on your calendar for August next year. this could be the biggest international VMX meeting to date.
Last year we had Falta and Staric from Checoslavakia and Bill Davis from USA as well as Drakie and others from Eastern States. Next year could be massive, things will not be done by halves for next years celebrations
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The Elsinore Race begins
Nice pics CG.I think I'll give it up and stick to flags ;D
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Here's race 2 in C-Grade from my helmet cam
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVTVGZJ8bfM
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Local WA news is out....................http://vmxwa.com/Reports/wandering_2009.html
I'd like to say I was well behaved the night before,as I had official duties of checking spoke's/wheels and carbies on those pre75 bikes. ;D well actually ticking off names and checking out the eye candy anyway :P
cheers
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hey CG your on page nine at the pointy end ;D
YOU'RE RIGHT I was pointing at the end >:( >:( >:( >:( ??? ???
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Believe entries have hit 85 ,will be another ripper pre75 event at Wandering Mill Farm. 8)
We get to see some very nice bikes at Mill Farm, that we don't normally see during the rest of the race season :P
cheers
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Legend has landed on our shores..
Vic Allan MBE (Scotland)
Born in 1945 in Garlogie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Vic started Riding at 10yrs old on 1916 Levis two stroke and won his first race at 14yrs old. Vic was a regular competitor from 1961 onwards riding Trials, Grass Track, Scrambling and Road Racing.
In 1965 Vic won his first of two 250 & 500c.c. Scottish Championships riding a Dot and an ex Bill Gwynne Matchless Metisse and rode his first ever GP at Glastonbury in Somerset riding a 250c.c. Dot, and the following year competed in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Northern England winning regularly.
Riding his first International event in 1967 Switzerland resulting in his first win abroad and competing in the ITV World of Sport and BBC Grandstand Series with a little help from Greeves.
Vic became a regular competitor in British Championship races after becoming a full works rider for Greeves and later swapping to BSA, Bultaco, British CCM, Husqvarna and KTMs, and Winter of 1969 was spent competing in the Trans Am Series in America, testing the new Greeves Griffin and riding against all the World Champions.
In 1974 Vic became the first person to win both the 250 and the 500c.c. British Championships, then in 1976 after changing to a British CCM machine he achieved his 2nd British Championship. 1979 however became the year of Vic’s retirement from professional riding. He changed to the Austrian made KTM’s finishing in the top ten after an early accident. Finally representing Great Britain in the Moto-cross and Trophy des Nations, a great way to finish a career as a professional Moto-cross rider.
In the late 80’s Vic started classic road racing doing short circuit and the Manx GP in the Isle of Man. At 43 years old Vic won the very first British Four Stroke Championship on a KTM clinching the Championship at the last round, a hip replacement in 1990 curtailed the off road riding, but 1998 saw Vic and his brother Robbie start racing a Yamaha R6 in the UK Endurance Road Race Championship Series and the 600c.c. championship in 2002.
He has since been training off road riders for over thirty eight years, and for over twenty four years has run Projects for Councils working with Young Offenders and people at risk, putting off road bikes to good use, and in 2004 earned an MBE for twenty three years work with Young Offenders in Camden.
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Maybe you could ask him where my throttle is Alison ;D It was 35 years ago when he borrowed it off me, maybe he has forgotten ;D
Regards Stan.
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Maybe you could ask him where my throttle is Alison ;D It was 35 years ago when he borrowed it off me, maybe he has forgotten ;D
Regards Stan.
No maybe-I sure will ! tell him how you been in therapy over it and never quiet been the same since,heart broken kid you was-hey ! ;) ;D ;D
http://ozvmx.com/community/index.php?topic=14179.msg142030#msg142030
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Maybe you could ask him where my throttle is Alison ;D It was 35 years ago when he borrowed it off me, maybe he has forgotten ;D
Regards Stan.
No maybe-I sure will ! tell him how you been in therapy over it and never quiet been the same since,heart broken kid you was-hey ! ;) ;D ;D
http://ozvmx.com/community/index.php?topic=14179.msg142030#msg142030
How did you know ??? ??? ???
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Perth airport continues to bring in more legends ,with Rob & Sandy Wicks from South Africa 8)
Rob Wicks is a multiple club, provincial and national motocross and endure champion of the late 70’s and 80’s.
His achievements include 1977 Roof of Africa Winner. The Roof of Africa Rally has been notorious as one of the world’s toughest off-road events and over the 35 odd years of competition, includes the following overseas winners Malcolm Smith (USA), E Andreoletti (Italy), M Watts (Aus), J Meyer (Germany) and C Birch (NZ).
He is also the 1978 South African 250 Motocross Champion and recipient of National Springbok Colours.
This year he has competed in USA in the “Legends of Motocross – Round 1 National Vintage Series” finishing 4th overall in both Sportsman 500 Expert and vintage +50 Expert respectively.
After two rounds of 2009 South African VMX National Challenge he ended 1st Classic Pre-75 Class, 2nd Twinshock Pre-80 Class, 1st Evo Pre-85 Class and 3rd 50+ Class.
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You really just had to be there :P :P
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Any more photos Alison
Cheers
Fatboy
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I only took a few, as I was busy all day waving a checkered flag at South Africans,Scottish and Husqvarna riders hammering passed me at a great rate of knots..More pics coming up on vmxwa.com website soon.
You really really had to be there ;D
from left Pres Pete-Sandy-Nick-Mick-Vic Allan.
Sandy Wicks collecting her days trophy.
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and the new swinger gettin some tips and his trophy from Vic Allan ;) ;D
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Hot off the press from Christine @ Feral Photography in Perth.. :P
These bikes and riders can go.........
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Rob Wick says Vic Allan does mind an elbow or shoulder still
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Rob Wick says Vic Allan does'nt mind an elbow or shoulder still
I believe they both don't mind doing it to the lacky start gate operator either :D
cheers
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was great to see, and even more to come in a fortnight with more riders turning up
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The All-in at the end of the day which is the Wandering Mill Farm Dan Ferguson Memorial Cup was won by Husqvarna rider Alan Mitchell.
lap 1
212,69,18,229,36,256,92,95,27,770,33,96,121,47,1,109,170,72
lap 2
69,212,18,36,9,92,27,95,229,33,77,96,1,109,47,72,121,170
lap 3
69,18,212,36,92,33,27,1,109,77,96,229,72,121
lap 4
69,18,170,212,36,92,109,1,27,72,96,77,229,121
final
69,18,109,1,36,212,72,27,96,77,121,229
#27 Steven on Bert's Griffin Greeves ;D
#212 is in the TM-S Suzuki forum thread,rode really well all day and looked the goods :P
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Well flagged Alison ;)
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Mark looked quicker on the Suzuki than on the XL
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Mark looked quicker on the Suzuki than on the XL
He's the right size for that bike, the XL always looked like a handful for him.
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yeah, it always looked to big and heavy
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SA kick butt ;D :o ;D
http://www.e-dirt.co.za/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=27770
more photos
http://southwest.thewest.com.au/regionals.aspx?MenuID=278&ContentID=35509
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Just a taste of what its about :P
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Marc's view of wandering c-grade race 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cP5HrzrB7o
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Marc's second race (fuel tap problem)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jS9U0SYed8k
Marc's 3rd race where he had a good battle with Jim Clayton on his TM250
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJdovsSlpNU