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IT400C

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Re: 76/78 Mountain Man or Mr Motocross??? (Plus one Tivoli ring in)
« Reply #15 on: May 18, 2010, 02:15:28 pm »
hahaha - makes sense now.   ;)

Yeah, looking at the Yamaha's I figured 77/78 after I posted, but on the back of some is written that taken when I was 12 (1976)...
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Re: 76/78 Mountain Man or Mr Motocross??? (Plus one Tivoli ring in)
« Reply #16 on: May 18, 2010, 02:18:27 pm »
provinence on that photo should be easy - what year was the QLD MX Champs held at Echo Valley?  Was Gunter entered as Number "N1"?  Instant answer....   ;)
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Re: 76/78 Mountain Man or Mr Motocross??? (Plus one Tivoli ring in)
« Reply #17 on: May 18, 2010, 03:34:36 pm »
Those shots at Echo Valley are from Mountain Man '77.
The shot of Gally and Gunter together is Mr MX Tivoli '78.
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Re: 76/78 Mountain Man or Mr Motocross??? (Plus one Tivoli ring in)
« Reply #18 on: May 18, 2010, 03:49:28 pm »
Cool, knew someone'd know...   ;D

I suppose Gunter would have been running N1 in Mountain Man too?  ACU QLD event...  ::)

Thought the track looked a bit rocky in that one of Gall and Gunter..   ;)  Just don't remember taking it at Tivoli.  Where on the track would it have been though?  My memories of the track layout are confused by practises and racing there in the '90's and early '00's....  with the trees in the background looks like it must be the back straight area..  Did they run in the opposite direction then to the later years?
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Re: 76/78 Mountain Man or Mr Motocross??? (Plus one Tivoli ring in)
« Reply #19 on: May 18, 2010, 03:52:53 pm »
That looks like it's over the quarry jump on the back straight going the opposite direction it goes now.
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Re: 76/78 Mountain Man or Mr Motocross??? (Plus one Tivoli ring in)
« Reply #20 on: May 18, 2010, 03:54:43 pm »
Doc i'm 100% behind you on the swingarm issue. I KNOW they used the alloy optional arm in '77, i was there.
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Re: 76/78 Mountain Man or Mr Motocross??? (Plus one Tivoli ring in)
« Reply #21 on: May 18, 2010, 04:12:03 pm »
IT , we ran the Qld titles on te sidecar in 1986 and that was the first ''uphill'' start, before that it went downhill and counter clockwise over the quarry which is now a stepup table top thing heading south.
The first time over the quarry on the Norton Wasp with Vern Grayson was an eye opener for an 18yr old lad I can tell you. I wasn't allowed to close my eyes though. :o 
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Re: 76/78 Mountain Man or Mr Motocross??? (Plus one Tivoli ring in)
« Reply #22 on: May 18, 2010, 04:23:50 pm »
haha - I bet!  Dad did a lap of tivoli in the chair once (not sure on who's bike) - he reckons by the end of 1 lap he just about fell out - couldn't hang on anymore!
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Re: 76/78 Mountain Man or Mr Motocross??? (Plus one Tivoli ring in)
« Reply #23 on: May 18, 2010, 04:27:28 pm »
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Doc i'm 100% behind you on the swingarm issue. I KNOW they used the alloy optional arm in '77, i was there.

Thanks Johnny, I believe we have taken this issue beyond any sort of doubt now..the proof is in the puddin' ;D whatever the hell that means ::)
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