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Stan was it this year that Anton Alers had his accident?
Yes it was 77 .Anton and Ronnie. Jack won . #303 c grade
I remember it well I was standing on the corner at the end of the straight. Happened right in front of me. Jerry
I was watching from somewhere in the middle of the main straight.Still often wonder how something as simple as a broken leg can turn into something so disastrous.I seem to remember Anton being really fast, crashing and then catching up again several times until that bad crash.They invented telly later that year for the channel 0 broadcast from Broadford
Raced with Anton from sub-juniors from what was relayed to me, he thought he just had a small break in the leg and sat in his Dads car till the end of the race to see who won, then went to Frankston hospital; (quite a drive from Christmas Hills) and went to emergency from there it gets a bit sketchy but was told either an infection or gas cangrenous(unsure if this is correct spelling) had set in the femur bone and spreading could result in death, hence the amputation.
Yes Brent was on a Montesa (with one 'S' Al). Good Lad! I see our own Henry Leatham lined up beside the 'big guns' and Mr Maico (Kenny Baker) in the B grade. Trevor Brooks and Mark Hill in juniors. Gee that was a long time ago. Was telly around then?
Did Anton Alers go onto ride Enduro bikes later (albeit with only one leg) or was it someone else That I'm thinking of?
Quote from: jerry on February 05, 2010, 11:18:11 amStan was it this year that Anton Alers had his accident?Yeah Jerry that was the race. Anton and Ronnie came through the field and were making ground on Jack when they tangled and crashed at the end of the main straight.Stan