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General Discussion / Re: Vale Craig Gillies
« on: June 23, 2015, 06:40:45 pm »
And the previous weekend to Harrisville we camped next to Craig at CD11, he had a Bultaco and a TY80 with him there. He helped make the weekend great, around the fire till after midnight, talking bikes. We used to do similar stuff together in the eighties at RTCB trail rides, it was so good to do it again, didn't realise how important it was, too busy enjoying ourselves.
Gifted and unpretenious, you're spot on PBMGold, a mate was telling me last night how he partnered Craig in a pony express. Craig was way faster, a way, way faster rider, but didn't mind riding with us ordinary blokes, we were mates. Helped us get better too.
RTCB had a hillclimb, not impossible but made difficult by the starting position on the hill face. Craig always made it to the top, no matter where they made him start. The best among us.
It is very sad we won't be doing this again, very, very sad indeed.
Dave Radford
Gifted and unpretenious, you're spot on PBMGold, a mate was telling me last night how he partnered Craig in a pony express. Craig was way faster, a way, way faster rider, but didn't mind riding with us ordinary blokes, we were mates. Helped us get better too.
RTCB had a hillclimb, not impossible but made difficult by the starting position on the hill face. Craig always made it to the top, no matter where they made him start. The best among us.
It is very sad we won't be doing this again, very, very sad indeed.
Dave Radford