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Offline PeterK

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Old pics for the Connoisseur
« on: November 05, 2013, 10:56:24 pm »
 
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Don't ask me how to ride a bike or change a gear. I have sat on a couple but never ridden one. My adrenalin rush came from taking photos of the guys/gals racing them up close and personal.

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Re: Old pics for the Connoisseur
« Reply #1 on: November 05, 2013, 11:34:13 pm »
79 Aussie Titles in WA. Neville Cutts #0 got to ride the Works Suzuki and won a title after Gunter cleaned up on it at Amaroo Mr MX.
And Pelle Granquist on the Husky walked away with a couple of titles.
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Re: Old pics for the Connoisseur
« Reply #2 on: November 06, 2013, 12:06:13 am »
1979 saw the Suzuki's head to King of the Cross (Southern Cross WA) then onto Broadford Victoria, NZ and then finally home to (Japan) ??...JohnnyO hope you are writing your memoirs  8)   
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« Reply #3 on: November 06, 2013, 12:09:44 am »
There you go my memory was pretty accurate Alison.. :)
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« Reply #4 on: November 06, 2013, 12:20:44 am »
Quote from: JohnnyO on November 06, 2013, 12:09:44 am
There you go my memory was pretty accurate Alison.. :)

your going to A Grade brother  8)  :)
Though it was August the month before Anthony flew in for the 5th SX King Of Cross and took away $3000 first prize.
Australia's richest dirt bike purse.
Arch rival Gall was second ahead of Scottish CCM works rider Jim Aird.  :D
Love Jim Scaysbrook books   ;)  :)
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Re: Old pics for the Connoisseur
« Reply #5 on: November 06, 2013, 01:57:08 pm »
     
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Re: Old pics for the Connoisseur
« Reply #6 on: November 06, 2013, 02:25:39 pm »
Quote from: JohnnyO on November 05, 2013, 11:34:13 pm
79 Aussie Titles in WA. Neville Cutts #0 got to ride the Works Suzuki and won a title after Gunter cleaned up on it at Amaroo Mr MX.
And Pelle Granquist on the Husky walked away with a couple of titles.

The bike (RN) was then raced in two more meetings in Queensland, by Phil Thew Moto's rider Stewart McLachlan.

1. A Sunshine State Suzuki Series round at Tivoli
2. Then a week later at the Queensland 500 MX Champs at Conondale.

Gally won the title, but because he wasn't a Queenslander back then, Stewart was allowed to race with the Qld No 1 plate in 1980. I remember one of Stewart's comments (to his friends) was that he felt more comfortable on his RM 400 than on the works bike. Stewart was a real natural on a MX bike.
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« Reply #7 on: November 06, 2013, 03:50:27 pm »
125 placegetters.... can just see (1/2) of John Kirkpatrick to the left (in pic) of Max Steppo... what a weekend that was.. Husqvarna  1st 125 , 1st 250 , 1st 500 class. real racers on a real motocross track.. I can still remember hearing Darryl Willoughby say... I though sand was at the beach for making sandcastles.. :P
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« Reply #8 on: November 06, 2013, 03:53:29 pm »
and in the other pics.. Graeme with a durry in his hand..  :P ahh...the real athletes...
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« Reply #9 on: November 07, 2013, 12:46:01 pm »
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Offline VMX Andrew

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Re: Old pics for the Connoisseur
« Reply #10 on: November 07, 2013, 01:13:12 pm »
Has anyone got any pics of the old mx track at Kempsey NSW.
Apparently they had the NSW titles there a few times in late 70s and early 80s.
They shut the track down in 1988 cause there was no interest and money..
Was the first mx and local track i went to so it holds lotsa memories...
But never got around to racing on it,just tagged along with my mates for the day... :)
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« Reply #11 on: November 07, 2013, 02:08:16 pm »
Quote from: PeterK on November 07, 2013, 12:46:01 pm

Bottom pic.. Cutts, Gall, Gunter, Smythe & Landman at the 79 Aussie Titles, WA.
Great pics Peter!
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