Coffs Classic Dirt Track

[211kawasaki]

Good Luck to Donny and the club, wish I was going to be there!!

211

[Doc]

all ready for play  I even lashed out beating off the moths in my wallet to spend $4 buying a shiney new plug specifically for this highly auspicious occasion  if nothing else, under lights, I may be able fry the oppositions retna's with the gleam eminating from my bike's wet look  better take a spare can but if it rains I'm rooted    

here's a bigger pic since, like me, you probably couldn't be bothered to click again 



Dave, we'll blow the horn as we go past...'bout 2:30am

[firko]

Nice little bike that one Doc. I wish I could have been there as well but girls would kill me if I missed their 21st for "a bloody bike race". I'd rather face an angry Donnie than pissed off 21year old twins. "Hell hath no fury like a woman (by 2) scorned".
 I wish Donnie and the club all the success the meeting deserves. To those who just couldn't be bothered going, it'll come back to haunt you down the line when good promoting clubs like the Coffs gang decide not to bother with the vintage stuff any more. There's more money in running juniors anyway.

[Doc]

Thanks Mark, so long as she keeps running I'll be a happy man. Taking a spare block pattern trials rear as well, the oil track tyre has served me well on de-co before so I thought I'd give it another go..it cost me a small bleeding fortune years ago so I like to try and get some use from whenever possible  

PAGING OLDFART, are you going to Coff's??   

[oldfart]

Doc  rang your  home line     no one home . will try again 6-30 Pm 

[Doc]

Stew, I am sitting at my mama's now cause she feeds me this time near everynight bless her kind soul. I'll be home at about 6:45pm cause I want  ..oops..NEED to stay for dessert  I'll await your call.

[Doc]

Well, Coff's is all done and dusted and what a fat time was had! The track was brilliant and the hospitality shown, as usual, outstanding. Such a relaxed atmosphere made it a great day! I think there was only 2 or 3 prangs all day/night, me being one of them on the TM125 but it was a minor rear end loose and a quick grab of the clutch and remount didn't see me drop any positions luckily 

 The turn up for vintage was better than expected by all accounts, a mixed bag of VMX'ers saw everything from full on sliders to the 3 team yellow XS650's. Can-Am's, Bulty's, Maico's, CZ's..you name and it was probably there..even a few sidecars for Tim   Met a few people whom I can now put a face to the name and all in all A GREAT EVENT are the only words that comes to mind.

 I picked up my first (and probably only ever!) heat win in the pre'75 250's on Dodgee's lovely TM250 ( a model/bike which I've never ridden before) it seemed nicely suited to DT and went extra extra well on it's maiden voyage even though it seemed geared to do a genuine 100mph!..second gear was even faster!!! buuut alas, we did have a few wee minor issues with the bike, the worst of these being an engine lock up in the last heat and the exhaust flange falling off in the first  :'(..oh poo! sorry Dodgee, promise she'll be fixed asap   

I do have some pics but nothing overly exciting sorry folks, I'll post them Sunday as I need sleep after being all systems go for about 25 hours..a huge day for me!  Thanks again to Donny and all involved, I did manage to get a pic of you on the 3 wheeled contraption too!  

[jimson]

G'day Doc congratulations on your win  sounds like you had a blast how did your bike go. jimson

[dodgee]

yea doc we had a great time but still need more sleep.

ps good win mate

[Doc]

mmmm..more sleep

thanks for your big effort too mate, things always run so much better with yourself as team manager, chief mechanic, property minder and logistics controller

[firko]

Good on you Doc and the other boys who supported the Coffs meeting. Even though I had a great time at the 21st, I have to admit I would have liked to be up there with you guys. What were the eventual entry numbers Doc?

[Doc]

Jimson sorry mate, didn't see your post..the bikes went damn well! for what they are I have not one complaint and they wearn't that far off the pace..the rider on the otherhand more than compensated for this by slowing things up considerably at critical moments, like stalling on the start line..my forte'!!  

Firko I am not sure of actual numbers for vintage but I heard ( I think) something like 180/90 entries or so all up..maybe that was the bike figure..I'm speculating but the 190 entries is probably right with about 65?? in vintage Donny will have the facts and figures in good time I'd imagine and I hope I'm not stretching the truth as it near appeared that..they were everywhere.

Noel rode like a legend riding it what I figured 5 or so different classes but he left the methanol slurping postie special at home so as we wouldn't be embarrassed when he rounded everyone up on it in the all powers event..very thoughtful gesture I reckon   and Zorroz..that RM250 is nice..veeeery nice! Was good to meet you and Rosco and see a couple of others again.

Must comment on the young guys on the CRF450's KX's CR's and the likes in modern and junior events..bloody hell..these guys/girls kept it super clean all day long and were as fast as anything I have ever witnessed anywhere! Frighteningly fast is more appropriate and great entertainment between the silly old buggers!

[VMX247]

Congrates to you Doc and the Club.
Even the weather looked like it turned it on for ya.
They are seriuos tryes on the back of those sidecars,must go to a race met like Dirt Track one day.

[zorroz]

Well that was a great event went real smooth met some top guys who can ride them old bikes fast!! Must say its alot easier on the old body and I was getting the hang of holding it wide open around the corners towards the end!!!!!

[Tim754]

Beautiful "Stumpy" sidecars and Doc or anyone else got a story on the pictured Rickman /Suzi nice .. Tim