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Offline vmxrider

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Marty Moates at Amaroo Park 1983?
« on: June 01, 2012, 10:20:59 am »
Just going thru some old photos, thought I'd post some here.
There were a lot of international riders there that day, from memory they came out to do a supercross at the Sydney Showground and then raced at Amaroo the following day or weekend.









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Re: Marty Moates at Amaroo Park 1983?
« Reply #1 on: June 01, 2012, 11:17:29 am »
I'm guessing late '81 or early '82.
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Re: Marty Moates at Amaroo Park 1983?
« Reply #2 on: June 01, 2012, 12:36:17 pm »
I'd be fairy sure it was late '81 and I think Gary Semics won the big one. Jeez I miss that great old track, so much of our motocross history was written in that dusty valley. Let's also remember that it was the venue for Australia's first vintage motocross meeting too ;).
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Re: Marty Moates at Amaroo Park 1983?
« Reply #3 on: June 01, 2012, 12:48:44 pm »
Old Amaroo Park :'(,  geez it looks very different today. I worked there for most of the '90's, so I probably prepped the track for that first vintage meeting for you guys Firko. Lots of memories there.

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Re: Marty Moates at Amaroo Park 1983?
« Reply #4 on: June 01, 2012, 02:02:40 pm »
Yeah it was late '81, lots of internationals there.
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Re: Marty Moates at Amaroo Park 1983?
« Reply #5 on: June 01, 2012, 02:38:52 pm »
From memory Marty came down here pretty hard


The ski jump on the main straight


A lot of guys got caught out on the quads before the main straight. Bad design



Showground supercross


Fast forward about 25 years, Red Bull Citycross Darling Harbour
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Re: Marty Moates at Amaroo Park 1983?
« Reply #6 on: June 01, 2012, 04:01:58 pm »
Even the "Hot Dog" cooks are keen on the racing  :P  8)
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Re: Marty Moates at Amaroo Park 1983?
« Reply #7 on: June 01, 2012, 06:43:44 pm »
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I worked there for most of the '90's, so I probably prepped the track for that first vintage meeting for you guys Firko.
The meeting was in 1988. Old Ray Price was the track curator at the time and Terry ( ?can't remember his last name) took over after him.
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Re: Marty Moates at Amaroo Park 1983?
« Reply #8 on: June 01, 2012, 06:49:07 pm »
Who else is on the start line. Was it Rond on the ''H''KTM and Broc Glover on the ''A'' YZ?
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« Reply #9 on: June 01, 2012, 07:55:13 pm »
Think it was Hienz Kinigadner on the KTM and yes Glover on the YZ. From memory Glover broke his real wheel over those quad jumps.
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Re: Marty Moates at Amaroo Park 1983?
« Reply #10 on: June 01, 2012, 08:48:47 pm »
Great pics, thanks for shearing,beautiful bikes.

cheers Dale.
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Re: Marty Moates at Amaroo Park 1983?
« Reply #11 on: June 01, 2012, 09:08:45 pm »
Rond was on the KTM also Semics, Gibson, Warren Reid, Leif Niklasson and Jeff Nilson were some of the internationals.
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Re: Marty Moates at Amaroo Park 1983?
« Reply #12 on: June 01, 2012, 09:17:10 pm »
Jeff Leisk on #2 ?
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Re: Marty Moates at Amaroo Park 1983?
« Reply #13 on: June 01, 2012, 09:28:09 pm »
Awesome pics. Great post..  ;D
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