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Offline JAP 454

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Re: Who's who of Speedway past
« Reply #60 on: May 30, 2011, 09:03:10 am »
G'day A
It was fairly common for nose cone type fairings to be fitted to Dirt Trackers in those days , Charlie Edwards might have started the fashion, I have a photo, from the same magazine, OBA # 18, of Gary Flood chasing Ray at Romsey, Gary has a nose cone , Ray doesn't.
Tony Day still has one fitted to his Hagon 84s and there are a few still around.
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« Reply #61 on: May 30, 2011, 09:41:35 am »
 I used a nose cone from a busted up dolphin fairing on the road racing R50 that I built up. Dolphin fairings were the in thing in road racing of the 60's consequently quite a few got busted up, and a fair few of these smashed ones got trimmed up and appeared on short circuit dirt tracks.
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Re: Who's who of Speedway past
« Reply #62 on: May 30, 2011, 10:55:37 am »
nose cones Bultaco "kit america" metralla race kit nose fairing,Marks ossa,&slider (#29), bikes were running it too,(fwiw i still do them  ;D)
pancho ,a early triumph 70 in a different frame turned up at historic road race weekend swapmeet at eastern creek a few years back,think Norm Genarette was selling it,look pretty serious amount of work done do it,might have been yours??,can't remember who bought it,but think it did sell!, :P
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« Reply #63 on: May 30, 2011, 11:12:37 am »
 No Mick, mine was an R50 BMW, riden over the development period by Freddie Boyd, then Gordon Doble and at Bathurst ridden by Terry Law.
 Very fast top speed, very poor acceleration and very expensive experience for a youngish mechanic on standard wages. Then when I sold it to this pommy turd from Warrilla my mom let him take it without paying.
 I learnt a bit from all that.
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Re: Who's who of Speedway past
« Reply #64 on: May 30, 2011, 11:19:38 am »
Quote from: JAP 454 on May 30, 2011, 09:03:10 am
G'day A
It was fairly common for nose cone type fairings to be fitted to Dirt Trackers in those days , Charlie Edwards might have started the fashion, I have a photo, from the same magazine, OBA # 18, of Gary Flood chasing Ray at Romsey, Gary has a nose cone , Ray doesn't.
Tony Day still has one fitted to his Hagon 84s and there are a few still around.
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Re: Who's who of Speedway past
« Reply #65 on: May 30, 2011, 03:05:01 pm »
Great shot of Gary, Stan, here's the one from OBA # 18 I was on about



The other shot of Ray is, uummm, interesting !!!
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Re: Who's who of Speedway past
« Reply #66 on: May 30, 2011, 04:49:00 pm »
 What track was the '66 titles at Foss?
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Re: Who's who of Speedway past
« Reply #67 on: May 30, 2011, 04:52:18 pm »
Old Bar, Pancho
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Re: Who's who of Speedway past
« Reply #68 on: May 30, 2011, 04:55:26 pm »
 Was that the same day that matts 500 ESSO blew the side out of the crankcase? If so I was riding my B33 duplex .
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« Reply #69 on: May 30, 2011, 05:00:18 pm »
Yep, Old Bar, Matt rode a Cotton in the 250.
Herb Jeffo cleaned up, Junior, Senoir & Unlimited.
Charlie Edwards won the 125.
Good to see BWP's Squeeky Whyman.
Info - Scaysie's book, OZ Motorcycling Heritage. If you aven't got it, get it.
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« Reply #70 on: May 30, 2011, 06:07:01 pm »
Since a few of the above Legends mentioned will be attending CD8 up at Conondale I have been doing a bit of reading etc on these guests and for some reason Ive always thought Matt Daley of the younger era and now see in your post photo above Foss that he would quiet well be over 50  ;D was he the pup of the Titles back in the day ? out of the general Speedway riders as age racing wasn't even a spark in our racing fathers eyes  ;D


After also reading the below book and just finishing a nice little story in the OBA #24 on Winifred Wells journey across the Nullabor on a Royal Enfield Bullet-wouldnt it be nice to have a few Lady Legends at CD8   ;)
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also book Fay Taylour: Queen of Speedway.
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Re: Who's who of Speedway past
« Reply #71 on: May 30, 2011, 11:57:02 pm »


80's ? not sure when  - John Titman; Bob Maxfield, ??, Steve Koppe, Phil Herne, Billy Sanders, John Boulger
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Re: Who's who of Speedway past
« Reply #72 on: May 31, 2011, 12:09:14 am »
Billy 'the Kid' sanders - World Team Cup qualifer, 1974

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Re: Who's who of Speedway past
« Reply #73 on: May 31, 2011, 12:12:20 am »
carl askew


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« Reply #74 on: May 31, 2011, 12:27:14 am »
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