500 World MX gp at Hawkstone Park in 1975 program

[Stan S]

[VMX247]

3.3km and one Kiwi----interesting event       

[Stan S]

Believe me that Kiwi was very fast when he rode out here. The 3.3klm track would have been grouse.

[JohnnyO]

That Kiwi was impressive in the '77 MR Motocross series.

[GD66]

Something of an enigma, Ivan Miller certainly had the goods on his day. At that time, he'd have been riding the 360 Bultaco for Comerfords. Wasn't 39 Vaughan Semmens an Aussie ? And , leave it to the poms for metric conversion : 1 1/4 miles is 2kn, 2 miles is 3.2 km etc, sigh...and a great pic of Mikkola and Roger both looking shot after yet another clash of the titans : thanks Stan.  

[Stan S]

I don't know if Vaughan Semmens is an Aussie, I thought he was an Englishman. It is a good photo of Heikki Mikkola, Roger DeCoster and Ake Jonsson.But I don't know where it was taken as it appeared in the Hawkstone program.

[TT]

I know photos do lie, but I've never seen Heikki look more knackered. 
Thanks again for this stuff, Stan.

[VMX247]

1975-500 World Championship DeCoster's Suzuki poster with Rockstar Energy brunette in January 2010 Transworld Motocross magazine.
Nice surprise in a modern mag 

[albrid-3]

Ivan miller rode for lyall o`brien on a 360 montesa in 1969, the meeting at the time was pakenham, lyall had a pocket of rear wheel rubber grommets, and Ivan miller keeped chewing them out of the rear wheel, and lyall was having trouble keeping up with it., very fast, he was the fastest rider that came out of NZ. Riders like Gary floods Trevor , Fisher, any more couldn`t catch him.

[Stan S]

Ivan miller rode for lyall o`brien on a 360 montesa in 1969, the meeting at the time was pakenham, lyall had a pocket of rear wheel rubber grommets, and Ivan miller keeped chewing them out of the rear wheel, and lyall was having trouble keeping up with it., very fast, he was the fastest rider that came out of NZ. Riders like Gary floods Trevor , Fisher, any more couldn`t catch him.

Gday Dot, yeah Miller was very quick I raced him at Wonthaggi, Wallan (I think) South Australia and the Tasmanian Aussi Titles. But the thing that sticks in my mind was in Tassie after the races finished a rental truck backed into the middle of the pits, the back opened and girls with lots of champane got out. All organised by Ivan Miller.

Regards Stan.

[albrid-3]

Never new that, in the late sixties l idolized him, why does show pony, get in the way of just normal talent.

[Stan S]

Never new that, in the late sixties l idolized him, why does show pony, get in the way of just normal talent.

I don't think he was a show pony, just a very fast dedicated rider who liked to have a bit of fun after the races.

Stan.

[Tossa]

Ivan Miller raced at manjimup in 1971 with Jimmy Aird and Randy Owens, was a great event and he was a great showman.  Was a great pleasure getting to race on the same track as them.  Taught the WA boys how to cross a bike up over a jump, they'd never seen it before

[Stan S]

Ivan Miller raced at manjimup in 1971 with Jimmy Aird and Randy Owens, was a great event and he was a great showman.  Was a great pleasure getting to race on the same track as them.  Taught the WA boys how to cross a bike up over a jump, they'd never seen it before

Yeah he showed us how to do awesome cross up's over the big hump at Wonthaggi in about 1975 also.

Regards Stan.

[Tim37]

I was at that race epic battle between DeCoster & Mikola   , only ended when the Husky airbox clogged with Shropshire sand Heiki kicked it off but the husky went sick , thanks for posting
These guys were in another league !