Just returned from a quick trip to Melboune. Had the dog as a traveling companion and he needed a walk, so we went for a stroll around the old Granite Park at Seymour. Firstly it was a pity to see it in so much disrepair, obviously even the car club no longer use it. I last raced there in 74/75, so it's been a while, but what blew me away was that my memory hadn't factored in , how big and wide the track was. Makes many present tracks only suitable for mini bikes. Second thing the memory hadn't remembered was that the big sweeper at the end of the straight can't be seen until you are there due to the drop off factor just past the tower. Gives another perspective how good the boys were on the big sliders. Got a 3rd in the sub-junior class at the 73 Vic titles and later rode a Hagon Maico , Maico 440 and cole-Elster around the track and can see now how good it was to have them tapped out, not many tracks I see now would allow that and perhaps why the cook chasers triumphed over the sliders. Modern style mx track out the back is the norm for the day, probably better than the god awful track the Hartwell club built out the back for the Grand National when they lost Christmas Hills.
Must see if I can eyeball the old Romset track on a future trip unless its under houses?
