The bloke to talk to about the Japanese riders that raced at the Whitsunday classic meeting is Ron Single on 0429451475 . He is the main organiser of this annual event & has been corresponding with the Japanese guys for some time now . Apparently they are keen to travel to Australia again next year . One of the tourists who raced in the 'pre 78 open class at Proserpine was Torao Suzuki , who was a factory Yamaha G.P rider in the early '70's . He was also a factory Montesa rider & finished 8th in the 1978 World 250 MX Championship .
I am sure that Ron would not mind me giving out his phone number , as he has it listed on a mailout that goes out to all the competitors at the event.