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Offline motomaniac

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AJay.Roadrace legend Andrew Johnson
« on: September 22, 2012, 04:18:49 pm »
Andrew Johnson , know as Ajay ,roadrace champion who was inducted into Australian Motorsport Hall of Fame with Peter Brock has passed away. R.I.P
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Re: AJay.Roadrace legend Andrew Johnson
« Reply #1 on: September 22, 2012, 04:37:14 pm »
Oh no, sad news. Any idea what from?
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Re: AJay.Roadrace legend Andrew Johnson
« Reply #2 on: September 22, 2012, 04:47:16 pm »
he was not that old. i remember the DMCC had him for a talk at a club night many years ago, great stories.
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Re: AJay.Roadrace legend Andrew Johnson
« Reply #3 on: September 22, 2012, 04:48:14 pm »
Bugger....another one bails out. Jeez it's been a shit year. RIP AJ
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Re: AJay.Roadrace legend Andrew Johnson
« Reply #4 on: September 22, 2012, 05:36:27 pm »
Sad news
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Re: AJay.Roadrace legend Andrew Johnson
« Reply #5 on: September 22, 2012, 05:49:38 pm »
Jeez that's sad. Without doubt one of the hardest buggers I've seen on a roadrace track. Made his name on the Bol d'Or TZ350 in the late 70s and confirmed it with some wicked rides on the awesome big-bore Syndicate Z1 Kawasaki superbike. Unknown to many he'd had a hand mangled by an hydraulic hose failure on an earthmoving machine he was servicing and how the little bugger hung on to a racebike defies belief. Achieved legendary status for his fearless racing in the wet to win the 1980 Castrol Six Hour, partnering Wayne Gardner on the Peter Molloy-prepped Triple M CB1100R Honda, ensuring an open door at Honda for future rides on GP machines of the era. His son Shannon carried on the race tradition, and Ajay was threatening a comeback to the Island Classic on a GSX1100 only a couple of years ago, so to hear this today was a big shock. One of the best.  :'(
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Re: AJay.Roadrace legend Andrew Johnson
« Reply #6 on: September 22, 2012, 06:12:04 pm »
fugging bummer,godspeed AJ
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Re: AJay.Roadrace legend Andrew Johnson
« Reply #7 on: September 22, 2012, 06:19:45 pm »
Tragic news.
Watched him many times in the early ‘80s. Even got lapped by him heaps of times.

A true legend. You would have to look very hard to find a harder racer but fairer guy on a race circuit.
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Re: AJay.Roadrace legend Andrew Johnson
« Reply #8 on: September 22, 2012, 06:25:48 pm »
Sad news indeed saw him many times at Bathurst.
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Andrew Johnson
RIP.
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Re: AJay.Roadrace legend Andrew Johnson
« Reply #9 on: September 22, 2012, 06:29:54 pm »
Loved watching him in the Swann Series at Surfers Raceway battling Mal Campbell and others, a real hard charger.
RIP
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Re: AJay.Roadrace legend Andrew Johnson
« Reply #10 on: September 22, 2012, 07:23:05 pm »
Sad news.  :-[

I only saw him race half a dozen times and the bloke always had guts!

Bloody unlucky too. Didn't a horse give as much grief as any motorbike at some stage?

RIP AJ
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Re: AJay.Roadrace legend Andrew Johnson
« Reply #11 on: September 23, 2012, 08:08:24 am »
sad news indeed. great rider loved watching him on the Honda Australia V3 500. Had that hand injury that never slowed him down.

Sad loss of an Aussie road racing hero.
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Re: AJay.Roadrace legend Andrew Johnson
« Reply #12 on: September 28, 2012, 06:43:27 pm »
 A true road race Champion lost. RIP speeding with the gods now .
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Re: AJay.Roadrace legend Andrew Johnson
« Reply #13 on: September 28, 2012, 06:56:57 pm »
AJ was the genuine competitor, always gave his best, was near the top for a long time.
Sad loss.
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Re: AJay.Roadrace legend Andrew Johnson
« Reply #14 on: September 29, 2012, 10:49:12 am »
Hi all it was Big Day yesterday for AJ's send off, a hard day for the Family Jan,Shannon and Shannon,Kids Ryan and Emily, Bree and Matty, Glen and Gav, but amazing that AJ still pulls a Big Crowd Chapel was Full over couple of Hundred people who loved #7 who now is in No Pain, and No doubt already setting lap Records in the Clouds. Going to Miss Your Hard Ass, Cous
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