Wallan Mini Championships 25th November 1973

[Stan S]

This brings back memories 

Nice style #8 or is that #67 

[Doggy Digger]

Look at the size of the blokes in second and third!!
Does anyone know IDs of rugrats on the right please?   (I love that kid's helmet!)

I also love the sight of haybales on corners ... real neat.  God bless the good ol' Green Horror

Good one, Stanley

[goldyracer]

Yes I am the one in the middle of the rug rats in white i won the 50cc mini trails that year Lewis Hoskins and the one on the tight is of me is Darren Youngerbloond and the is one of the Johns boys not sure which one and Garry i do remember that year when was it you and David moved to the bay we moved at the end of 1975 i won every sub jun at Wallan from 1972 to 1975 there was lots of guys back then 

[number8]

Crikey,nice work Stan "those were the days" Lewis we moved up there in 77,I moved back to Melbourne in 80 then back up here in 84

#67 8

[Rosco86]

Goldyracer, you have me confused. You won every sub-junior event at Wallan from 72-75? Is this the sub-juniors for 14-16yrs in the days of Ronnie Dinsdale, Anton Alers, Grant Cramer and co or are you referring to a class at the old Patterson Cheney Honda Mini-bike Rallies? I rode 72-74 so our paths should have crossed?
Rosco86

[number8]

Goldyracer, you have me confused. You won every sub-junior event at Wallan from 72-75? Is this the sub-juniors for 14-16yrs in the days of Ronnie Dinsdale, Anton Alers, Grant Cramer and co or are you referring to a class at the old Patterson Cheney Honda Mini-bike Rallies? I rode 72-74 so our paths should have crossed?
Rosco86

He would have meant the Bill Patto events,

#8

[goldyracer]

i do know Grant and Gary was right all the Bill Pattos on 50cc and Rosco we would of I moved to the US in December 81 I was 10 in that photo Rosco and 12 when i moved to QLD

[Rosco86]

I think the Bill Patterson type of events probably made mx so strong. Many could afford the $300 SLs, XRs, Daxs , mini trials and even the omegas and could go racing. Went through the KX65/85s phase with my boys, you certainly need to be cashed up. Grat memories of those days. Great uphills and downhills at Wallan. Would be great in the cheap chinese bikes could help replicate something like it, always nice to dream.