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Offline Shaun G

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Re: Classic Dirt Track Images.
« Reply #1125 on: December 12, 2012, 06:12:24 pm »
Two of the greatest Dirt Trackers of the modern era. Displaying two very different styles of getting around a track bloody fast  ;D


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Re: Classic Dirt Track Images.
« Reply #1126 on: December 12, 2012, 06:21:42 pm »
Grass Track...STRAYA STYLE!


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Re: Classic Dirt Track Images.
« Reply #1127 on: December 12, 2012, 07:17:07 pm »
Top shots Shaun, looks like Lennie Norris has the holeshot at Griffith in the first, a CIG Golden Wheels round maybe ??,  Watto leading Caso at ??? in the second, could be Cowra in the third with Gally chasin' Glen Macdonald on a slider.
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Re: Classic Dirt Track Images.
« Reply #1128 on: December 12, 2012, 07:26:05 pm »
i have some good video of Watson (the sultan of slide) taken at Aussie dirt track champs in 1991 i will post it up to you tube one day and link it here.
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Re: Classic Dirt Track Images.
« Reply #1129 on: December 12, 2012, 07:53:27 pm »
Foss, that shot of Watto is at Gunnedah I reckon,.......

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Re: Classic Dirt Track Images.
« Reply #1130 on: December 12, 2012, 08:05:29 pm »
Yeah I would've said Cowra Foss and I think #1 is Anthony Gunter.

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Re: Classic Dirt Track Images.
« Reply #1131 on: December 13, 2012, 09:41:44 am »
Top shots Shaun, looks like Lennie Norris has the holeshot at Griffith in the first, a CIG Golden Wheels round maybe ??,  Watto leading Caso at ??? in the second, could be Cowra in the third with Gally chasin' Glen Macdonald on a slider.
Great stuff !!!
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Foss the top picture was titled as being "1981 Small Track Titles Cameron Park" when I found it. As you say Lennie looks like he's got the jump but I reckon his battle with the late great Simon Wigg on #1 would have been awesome to watch.  :o

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Re: Classic Dirt Track Images.
« Reply #1132 on: December 13, 2012, 09:51:34 am »
Okay here's a little competition  :D

Name the riders/year/event and for a bonus point the location.

...Foss and Slidey stay out of it!!! Well for now at least  ;D




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Re: Classic Dirt Track Images.
« Reply #1133 on: December 13, 2012, 10:49:21 am »
My lips are sealed Shaun !!, as Langy gave me that shot and Firko posted it for me before I worked out how.

I wondered about Pommy flag body colour and it being Simon but wasn't sure. As far as the track  goes ,the start area looks a bit like Griffith and I was just guessing, Top shots anyhoo, thanks
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Re: Classic Dirt Track Images.
« Reply #1134 on: December 13, 2012, 11:04:22 am »
Yeah Foss I wasn't sure if it had been posted before. I went back through this thread to about page 40 and couldn't see it so I reckon it's worth another go  ;D

I got to meet Wiggy at the first Bathurst long track and it remains a highlight. Great bloke and what an awesome rider!

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Re: Classic Dirt Track Images.
« Reply #1135 on: December 13, 2012, 12:56:08 pm »
The guy in the top RH corner is the original 297.

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Re: Classic Dirt Track Images.
« Reply #1136 on: December 13, 2012, 01:08:01 pm »
Aussie in the front middle is forum member HOLLYWOOD.
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Re: Classic Dirt Track Images.
« Reply #1137 on: December 13, 2012, 03:16:27 pm »
Aussie between Julian Wigg and King Dirt..........The Captain ?
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Re: Classic Dirt Track Images.
« Reply #1138 on: December 13, 2012, 03:44:56 pm »
No worries Shaun, I did post it yonks ago, all good ,and as you said , it's worth another run, Now, we have or should have, all the Aussies and one of the Poms. Anymore ideas ??

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Re: Classic Dirt Track Images.
« Reply #1139 on: December 13, 2012, 04:18:42 pm »
 The Aussies are ,...back row,Billy Mac,Keith Davies
                             front row,Don Howison,John Langfield