Ravenswood Vintage Nationals 19??

[SAABCOMBI]

Don`t forget the period clothing, it all adds to the era.

[firko]

Andy wasn't competing in '92 Walter. His first big meet was the '98 Nats as seen on the cover of VMX#1.
Ronny Dinsdale was the gun in '92.

[mposs]

I may prove to be wrong but I believe that the picture that I posted of the TM Suzuki with number 78 is actually Andy Caldecott?

[Brian Watson]

Firko..I can remember talking to Andy at the first Nats we went to at Geelong......

[firko]

My old memory is pretty bad and I'm probably getting the old fella fumbles but I always thought Andy debuted at the 98 Ravenswood Nats but now I think harder he was certainly at Barrabool in '95. I'm still fairly confident that he wasn't at the '92 event though. I'll see if I can dig out the program a bit later. One thing that gives me the idea is that when Andy and Ron Dinsdale had their great battles at the 02 Ravenswood Nats, I believed it was the first time they'd raced each other.

[JohnnyO]

I'm pretty sure i raced against Andy at the '94 Nats at Cherrabah also.

[bigk]

The '02 Nats were cool. I rode the first day and worked the 2nd day. The Caldecott/Dinsdale battle was great to watch, I'm 99% sure Andy had TS185 shocks on one of his TM's. My job was at the impound after each race and one of the things that sticks in my mind was the line of Boagy's bikes, 9 in total for the day I think. In he'd come, chuck the bike up against the fence, grab another one and off to the next race. If only Ravo was still like that.
Cheers,
K

[number8]

I'm pretty sure i raced against Andy at the '94 Nats at Cherrabah also.

JO

You did I found some Video the other day that Gibb took at Cheribah in 94,he also raced 95 at the Barossa SA,Aust titles

Firko,95 was at that track in the Barossa SA was it Tunnundra?

#8

[firko]

Firko,95 was at that track in the Barossa SA was it Tunnunda

Absolutely right #8..what's even dumber on my part is that the poster for the event was right in front of me . Andy Caldecott was there, so was Andy Haydon on the fastest Elsinore I've ever seen. So disregard the ramblings of an old man......Andy Caldecott was obviously racing earlier than I'd remembered. I was relying on memory when I should have searched out the program from '92. I was going against my own research rule...check and double check.   Does anyone have a copy of the '92 program to settle the Andy thing for us?

[firko]

I'm 99% sure Andy had TS185 shocks on one of his TM's.

I got into a bit of hot water over this. In a couple of interviews Andy always told the story of using TS185 shocks on his Suzukis. He told me that personally and we both looked at the shocks on his bike as he told the story. I related that story both in the press and later on this forum, only to be corrected by Walter that he had indeed made the shocks on Andys bikes. To this day I don't understand why Andy would perpetuate such a Porky if Walter is correct (and I have no doubt of Walters connection with Andy).
I'm not an expert on TS185 shocks but they sure looked kosher to me and everyone else at the time.

[Stan S]

I'm pretty sure i raced against Andy at the '94 Nats at Cherrabah also.

JO

You did I found some Video the other day that Gibb took at Cheribah in 94,he also raced 95 at the Barossa SA,Aust titles

Firko,95 was at that track in the Barossa SA was it Tunnundra?

#8

Hey #8,
I think I still have a hangover from drinking with you at Tanunda , no maybe it's from drinking with you at CD7?
I remember meeting Andy after the Barrabool nats when we all stood around the big fishing boat that the sporting club had set up as our bonfire. What a great night we all had with Andy, Johny Selva, Daryl Turner, the Clarke boys etc,etc.
Then who could forget the after party at the Ravenswood pub after I think the 98 Nats. We caught up with Walter after not seeing him for a few years. That night at the Ravo pub we were invaded by the biggest moths that I have ever seen and Daniel Ronald was grabbing them out of the air and bitting there heads off, very funny at the time combined with the Clarke boys in full flight also. After the last Ravenswood nats was a lot quieter from memory.

 Stan.

[firko]

I think I still have a hangover from drinking with you at Tanunda , no maybe it's from drinking with you at CD7?
I remember meeting Andy after the Barrabool nats when we all stood around the big fishing boat that the sporting club had set up as our bonfire. What a great night we all had with Andy, Johny Selva, Daryl Turner, the Clarke boys etc,etc.

That was a good night. I seem to remember a very pissed John Selva diving into the fire late into the proceedings???

I remember the piss ups at the Ravenswood pub in both '92 and '98 were great fun. I vaguely recall a British racer at the '98 event being pressured into all sorts of drinking 'games' by Peter Clarke and some other naughty boys. Is the pub still in operation?

[number8]

I'm pretty sure i raced against Andy at the '94 Nats at Cherrabah also.

JO

You did I found some Video the other day that Gibb took at Cheribah in 94,he also raced 95 at the Barossa SA,Aust titles

Firko,95 was at that track in the Barossa SA was it Tunnundra?

#8

Hey #8,
I think I still have a hangover from drinking with you at Tanunda , no maybe it's from drinking with you at CD7?
I remember meeting Andy after the Barrabool nats when we all stood around the big fishing boat that the sporting club had set up as our bonfire. What a great night we all had with Andy, Johny Selva, Daryl Turner, the Clarke boys etc,etc.
Then who could forget the after party at the Ravenswood pub after I think the 98 Nats. We caught up with Walter after not seeing him for a few years. That night at the Ravo pub we were invaded by the biggest moths that I have ever seen and Daniel Ronald was grabbing them out of the air and bitting there heads off, very funny at the time combined with the Clarke boys in full flight also. After the last Ravenswood nats was a lot quieter from memory.

 Stan.

Stan,

That could well be the case did'nt we go to a presentation after Tanunda that when on for a while,I know it was a tuff drive home to Qld the next day,CD7 would have just topped you up after Tannunda


Firko,

I remember that CR250 I am pretty sure it was'nt Andy Haydon,but another "young A grader from SA" that CR went a lot quicker than it should have,

#8

[Stan S]

Firko,

I remember that CR250 I am pretty sure it was'nt Andy Haydon,but another "young A grader from SA" that CR went a lot quicker than it should have,

#8

Wasn't his name Jason Dunstall or something like the Hawthorn footballer?

Stan

[firko]

I remember that CR250 I am pretty sure it was'nt Andy Haydon,but another "young A grader from SA" that CR went a lot quicker than it should have,

Correct...the guy had the same name as an AFL footballer Jason Dunstall. The elsinore was absolutely questionable...I have my theories, I recall one of the guys handling the bike talked about 50hp.
Andy Haydon was there on an Elsinore as well wasn't he Gary and Stan or am I again confusing different Nats? Who was Jason Dunstall? All I know was that he was from SA and wasn't seen again to my knowledge.