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Vintage Track / Re: 2016 Aus Classic Dirt Track date?

« on: September 26, 2016, 09:13:11 PM »

Thats the plan, Griffith will make it bigger and better. Will try and address some of the riders concerns at the next meeting. Well done to all the riders that attended, without you simply not possible.

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Honda / Honda XL250/350 clutch actuator/bush in LH cover

« on: February 01, 2016, 10:02:39 PM »

Hi, I am rebushing the mag cover on the XL250/350 engines, they are on an exchange basis. PM me.

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Vintage Track / Re: 2016 Aus Classic Dirt Track date?

« on: January 22, 2016, 07:58:02 PM »

Thanks for the support fellas, our FB page "Australian Classic Dirt Track" has ran a raffle to raise monies to get David Aldana here for the Masters. Purple Dave instigated it, the prize being a autographed picture of Dave Aldana, We have been overwhelmed with support, the Jerkyls with a great offer and all the usual classic dirt track supporters. We are negotiating with several USA riders and looks very likely we will have them here.

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Vintage Track / Re: 2016 Aus Classic Dirt Track date?

« on: January 21, 2016, 05:43:39 PM »

Last two years the Australian Classic Dirt Track Championship has failed to achieve the numbers to justify the MA expenses ie around $6k for permits and the Australian Championship events require an ambulance on site (hourly rate around the $200 mark). These running costs have made the Championship unviable.
We hope to pick up the pieces and run the "Masters" in its place, our club has a good number of Classic competitors and are keen to have a ride with all the classes under the GCR's, really only a numbers game, we cannot afford the Championship but we can the "Masters".
I also feel personally that we (Classics) deserve Championship status as the number of riders entered at the failed attempts surpassed the Senior Champs. We want to run our event along the lines of the Bathurst Masters, where they get more riders and have greater status than the Australian Track Championship.

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Vintage Track / Re: 2016 Aus Classic Dirt Track date?

« on: January 19, 2016, 12:35:26 PM »

Great news, we have secured the naming, Australian Classic Dirt Track Masters. And we currently negotiating with DAVE ALDANA (On Any Sunday fame) and PAUL COVERT (Pro Vintage Expert) to race in Griffith on September 10/11 2016.
The meeting promising to be bigger than Ben Hur!

We have secured Dave Aldana, still running a raffle to help with expenses on Australian Classic Dirt Track on FB. It will be an autographed framed picture of the man specially for the winner! Only $5.

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Vintage Track / Re: Trip to the USA.

« on: January 01, 2016, 01:31:10 PM »

Back to Florida thanks to my mate Dave Gras, he and I to compete in the AMA Vintage Dirt Track National series, early March.

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Vintage Track / Re: 2016 Aus Classic Dirt Track date?

« on: December 11, 2015, 06:14:33 PM »

understand the ma conditions when it come`s to a aus championship
what I was asking is that classic is pre 75 because when you ran it in 2010 there was no split or will it creep up to pre 78 and evolution
plus to me masters means a age limit eg 35 years+
G'day Mick, Sorry to take a while to get back to you, we will include Classic and Post Classic classes, as per the MOM's. Age divisions will run, there will be races where older racers ride together. The over 50 class in pre 75 for example always has enough to make a division in the 250 and Open. The Griffith Club wants to include the younger crowd as we see them as the future of having fun racing! We are looking very hard at including modern support classes ie slider and sidecar races, really think they will add to the atmosphere.

 

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Vintage Track / Re: 2016 Aus Classic Dirt Track date?

« on: December 10, 2015, 08:21:56 PM »

Thanks Mark,
It will be good, as stated we will run as per the current MOM's.
Little known fact or little remembered fact is MA did not invent the  Classic Dirt Track Championship or Classic DT racing, the Clubs did.
Meetings were run in Condobolin, Wyalong, etc. In fact the first official/unofficial "championship" was run by West Wyalong in '94 as a ''MASTERS", the 500 race won by Garry O'Brien?
We will be getting back to that grass roots racing, enjoy.
Keep updated on Facebook "Australian Classic Dirt Track".

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Vintage Track / Re: 2016 Aus Classic Dirt Track date?

« on: December 10, 2015, 04:47:22 PM »

Great news, we have secured the naming, Australian Classic Dirt Track Masters. And we currently negotiating with DAVE ALDANA (On Any Sunday fame) and PAUL COVERT (Pro Vintage Expert) to race in Griffith on September 10/11 2016.
The meeting promising to be bigger than Ben Hur!

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Vintage Track / Re: 2016 Aus Classic Dirt Track date?

« on: November 24, 2015, 04:39:18 PM »

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NEW DATE FOR AUSTRALIAN CLASSIC DIRT TRACK MASTERS IS SEPTEMBER 10/11. Saturday nite and Sunday racing. Previous date clashed with race up the coast apparently.
The reality is that to run an Aussie Championship, even at the Classic racing level is very expensive ie fees payable to MA and conditions they demand. Hence the last 2 failures in 2014 and 2015. Unlikely that a club will try again, numbers just don't add up.
We will stay with the MOM's, we ran the event in 2010 (that is the championship), we have a great bunch of enthusiast's in Griffith and we have the support of the community.
 

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Vintage Track / Re: 2016 Aus Classic Dirt Track date?

« on: November 03, 2015, 10:18:55 PM »

October 29th and 30th 2016, Griffith Motor Cycle Club is applying for an Open date to run the Australian Classic Dirt Track Masters.
 All classes as per the MOM's.
 Medallions awarded to all placegetters.
 It will be run in the same vein as the club ran the Australian Classic Dirt Track Championships in 2010 with Saturday night racing under lights.

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Wanted / Honda XL350 cylinder head

« on: September 11, 2015, 08:41:21 PM »

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Vintage Track / Re: NSW Dirt Track Titles, Coffs Harbour.

« on: September 11, 2015, 03:10:57 PM »

Entries right up close to the max now, should be a great event, Grasy and I will see youall there!

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Vintage Track / Re: Engine Tuners / Builders

« on: September 08, 2015, 09:38:31 AM »

Hi Dutch,
You should add Len Norris to the list, he probably best contacted through FB. He built some special engines ie. 600 JAP, Weslake and long stroke Goddens.

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Vintage Track / Re: Aussie Classic DT Nats announcement on FB

« on: August 25, 2015, 09:24:05 AM »

Two years in a row, entries around the 60 mark, not enough to run many championship classes (I heard we only had the numbers for 4).
Our modern dirt track Nationals get about he same numbers.
Our dirt trackers have to run the same program as our MX brothers, this is not helping.
This is not the end of vintage dirt track just the catalyst for change.