Yep - I went. Held my places in the series. Peter Larkin and I became kinda friends during that b-grade series ...
Gordon fraser came over and threatened me for loose riding, in the A Grade on the day. Which was true - cos I had to do, to try and stay near the A-graders.
It was a very hot day. Bumpy and white-powder dusty ... and I quit for good after that. I could never get my monoshock to lean over in corners. It all got too hard ... and man put beer in pubs ... and those confounding girls ....
But at least I never rode a CT1 from Ballarat to Coffs Harbour, chasing skirt