Aussies heading to Vets MX of Nations-MA NEWS

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just got an email from my uncle as he arrived home...

here's some excerpts....

"what ever you see on film doesnt do justice to the steps.its 90degrees left straight down .with steps .i kid you not you cannot walk down it ,and 90degrees right at the bottom.i lost count of the guys who went through the catch fence at the bottom.anywho after a crap nights sleep ,i am out to 1st practice with Rusty [yeah met the boys by now]the track was watered last night and they have been watering since 6am.oh boy was it slippery"

"Rusty had a good laugh at your old uncle as he came past me sidelined on the last lap with a dead bike .some clown had forgotten to put enough fuel in for what was a really flat out circuit"

[VMX247]

i tell you what, those Aussie jerseys look pretty cool!

I beleive Motorcycling Australia sponsorship helped out with the aussie colours (jerseys & jackets) 
cheers

[VMX247]

This link will help...
http://forums.mxtrax.co.uk/showthread.php?t=283106

Great link thanks.....Awesome event..

[TM BILL]

Individual results here 


http://www.mylaps.com/results/showevent.jsp?id=596740

[VMX247]

Thanks Bill Interesting read ...alot of results 
found
Vets A
Dave Thorpe 7th
Shayne King 11th
Jeff Leisk 32nd
Vets B Rob Karsmaker 20th(not sure if he's related to the big name Karsmaker)

bit like Australian safari/dakar rally- with so many entries you'd be proud to make the top 40 
,but what a friggin hoot trying to do it
cheers A

[RED ALERT]

Vets B Rob Karsmaker 20th(not sure if he's related to the big name Karsmaker)

I noticed the name Toon Karsmakers in there too, he raced a supercross at Fremantle oval around 1983. The same event that Chuck Sun and Hakan Carlquist rode in from memory.

[Davey Crocket]

Tough track for the boy's....about 20 sec's a lap slower......lots of
"names" in the results....090 followed Jan Gebeors home in one race.....he'd be rapped....that grin will take years to wipe of his face....good on ya dutchie......you gotta notice his name fits in with all the others over there!!!

[090]

Hi guys. Waiting in the hotel till we take off on the second part of our trip to the U.S.
Those poms know how to do it. Bigger than a G.P is all I heard all weekend. These 40-50 year olds would smoke the best we have in Oz in the moderns I would reckon. They are full time with their own series all over Europe.
I was off the pace by a mere 20 seconds......per lap!
Had the best time. Chatted to heaps of guys while walking around the pits. Pure exotica as far as the eye could see, and more in the next paddock...s!
Shit! Up to 12 pounds already on the net.
Cheers.
.

[SAABCOMBI]

we would like to see more photos., it looks like you had a great time.

[vandy010]

20 seconds a lap!
well the rest of us seem to be dealing with that ok Brad
good to see you guys having fun!
 enjoy the US and say g'day to Metty!

[VMX247]

 
thanks for dropping in with the update...enjoy 
cheers

[VMX247]

Vets B Rob Karsmaker 20th(not sure if he's related to the big name Karsmaker)

I noticed the name Toon Karsmakers in there too, he raced a supercross at Fremantle oval around 1983. The same event that Chuck Sun and Hakan Carlquist rode in from memory.

Did a bit of a google search and there are a few Karsmaker riders about overseas.Rob Karsmaker also had an article on Dakar as well =
http://www.fatbmx.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=9450

Pierre and Toon Karsmaker are brothers apparentley with some nice wins from bitd.
cheers A

[firko]

Toon Karsmakers was Pierre's younger and less successful brother. I'm not overly sure about Rob...perhaps he's either Toon or Pierre's son . I think Karsmakers might be a reasonably common Dutch name, I went to school with a fresh off the boat Dutch guy called Ervin Karsmakers and I doubt he was related.

[vmx42]

Hi guys. Waiting in the hotel till we take off on the second part of our trip to the U.S.
Those poms know how to do it. Bigger than a G.P is all I heard all weekend. These 40-50 year olds would smoke the best we have in Oz in the moderns I would reckon. They are full time with their own series all over Europe.
I was off the pace by a mere 20 seconds......per lap!
Had the best time. Chatted to heaps of guys while walking around the pits. Pure exotica as far as the eye could see, and more in the next paddock...s!
Shit! Up to 12 pounds already on the net.
Cheers.
.

Hey Brad,
Good to hear that you are having a hoot moonlighting as an International VMX Racer - not bad for a dumb tiler [ ].

Where are you off to in the States? More of the same, or off to the MXdN? [if it is the MXdN tell Metty he is a legend!!].

I can imagine the Geboers boys going back to Belgium and telling their friends that they beat 'Van Barrello'. Their mates at the pub won't believe them…

Ah… the tough life as an international superstar [enjoy it while you can].
VMX42 

[Davey Crocket]

There (090, JohnnyO) are off to the MX des-nations....have a motor home and are stopping at Las Vegas on the way to Colorado.....I can see some trouble looming......a couple of beat up ol MXers in the desert trying to resist temptation!!....wont ya-all come in boy's and sit right down an littill miss Kitty will be right witch ya.....now where'd you boy's say your from?....