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RW490 JUST STARTED
« on: September 21, 2012, 12:55:41 pm »
Hey guys, probably a little late for intro`s as I have been posting photo`s for a couple of weeks now. Thought I would just show a little history as all of the photo`s that I am posting are originals from my collection. My old man Owned a Yamaha Dealership that I bought off him and it has now been running under the family name for 54 YEARS. Dad raced most of his life and I started racing while still at school. My history comes from a wide range of racing including motocross from minibikes through to A Grade. When I retired from motorcross I started riding solo speedway and later rode speedway sidecars with some good results. I have also done Roadrace, shortcuit, long track, short track, grass track, enduro and even side cars on short circuit. I was very fortunate to have grown up with a family that ate, sleeped and loved motor cycling and racing. Because of this I feel humbled that people look at my posts and appreciate what it takes to be a part of motorcycling. Should someone see themselves or a mate in a photo makes the experience even better and the memories of ex racers everlasting.
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« Reply #1 on: September 21, 2012, 01:03:26 pm »
Good on ya Rick, i rode though the same years as you but not against you. good to see you still have the Shop.
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« Reply #2 on: September 21, 2012, 03:12:53 pm »
Ricky Wason ?, I remeber chasing you on my brand new RA250 before cartwheeling on the long uphill straight while you rode off to the win on the G

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« Reply #3 on: September 21, 2012, 04:46:11 pm »
Great to have you on the forum Ricky.
I'm a couple of years younger than you but enjoyed watching you and the likes of Buster Saunders run around the N/E Vic MX and short circuit tracks BITD. I bought and ran your Fox monoshock on my YZ80G and my 125G was transferred from your shop over to our local Corowa dealer. I ran in the minis around the same time as Peter Lee and Darren Lavery and would be interested in seeing copies of the pics and race programs around that time. Favourite mx track was Meriang at Myrtleford.
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« Reply #4 on: September 22, 2012, 10:01:46 pm »
Thanks for the replie`s guys. I have just copied some of the Myrtleford photoes and will post them as soon as possible.
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« Reply #5 on: October 03, 2012, 09:31:07 pm »
Here's a couple of brochures from your shop



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« Reply #6 on: October 04, 2012, 10:41:35 am »
Hey Ricky, I remember racing against you a lot in the 80's, good to see you here  :-)
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