Early Myrtleford Motorcross

[RW490]

By memory Myrtleford track was a 3 minute lap with my favorite part being the staircase on the back section.

Looking down to the pits from the top back turn.

first uphill straight on another wet and muddy meeting.

Stuart simmons on my YZ400.

Stuey on his 125.

Mick Croucher on his Husky. Micks dad Spot Croucher let the Myrtleford club use his property just out of Myrtleford at Merriang for the motor cross track. I remember Trevor Williams once stated in ADB that Myrtleford was the second best natural terrain track in Australia only just behind Toowoomba.

The day I learnt to ride a 400 properly.


Big downhill Jumps

Me with Steve Lea chasing.




I have no idea how these guys ended up like this.

[Woody]

thanks for posting Rick, Merriang was one of my favourite tracks. I remember one muddy meeting where most of the 80's couldn't get up the hill and they ended up using a cutoff half way up.
cheers

[albrid-3]

I also have great memories of Myrtleford, when the vintage started racing there, If there was a track there, i would like to go back, very nice area.

[Simo63]

I only raced there once and I recall it was a daunting place (for me) at the time.  If my failing memory serves me correctly, at this particular meeting there was a jump down on the flat ground near the start finish line that sent the riders straight up, losing their speed then straight down and a few broke their rims/wheels on that day.  Correct me if I'm wrong but I recall hearing that on the day.

I also recall at that meeting a jump that went across the hill up the top somewhere and when I jumped it the rear brake pedal on my RM125N got caught on the ground, pulled under the footpeg, locking the rear wheel and sending me off the track.

Yep was a daunting place for this C grader 

[Nobby25]

Thanks for your posts Rick, What a track it was! especially when muddy, I struggled up there on a 250, but great memories

[Woody]

I'd love to ride that track again where I had some of best results. I ended up getting 2nd for the day in the Juniors on my 80G against the 125's;

[jady]

What a fantastic track it was.

Some photos I dug out of the 1982 Myrtleford Open MX:

Daryl Willoughby
 

Trevor Williams
 

Greg Cady
 

Grant Cramer
 

Gordon Bell
 

Doug Lean and Henry Leatham
 

Adrian Haigh and Doug Lean
 

Doug Lean
 

Daryl Willoughby
 

Darren Garrard
 

Henry Leatham and Brooke Flanagan
 

Brooke Flanagan
 

Brett Lindstrom
 

Anthony Loft
 

Anthony Gunter
 
cheers Jady

[xrBarf]

Great pictures Jady.... love the elevation of that track....

[JohnnyO]

Jady was that a Vic title meeting? looks like it atracted several NSW guys and a South Australian..

[firko]

Good to see a shot of my old mate Gordie Bell.

[bazza]

Looks like good land for a C/Dirt!!!   Love black and white photos

[Nobby25]

Great photos Jady, keep em comming 
Cheers Nobby

[jady]

Jady was that a Vic title meeting? looks like it atracted several NSW guys and a South Australian..

Wish I could remember if it was a title meeting or just an open, but a lot of the top guys were there. 

[jady]

Simon Hampton sent me some of his Myrtleford photos to put up:
 

Myrtleford MX 1980 Peter Lee, Darren Lavery, Simon Hampton
 

Myrtleford MX John Dandridge, Mark Fraser on the 2nd climb
 

Myrtleford MX John Dandridge on the 1st climb
 

Myrtleford MX Buster Saunders, Mark Fraser, John Dandridge
 

Myrtleford MX Original lacker band start by the hay shed. Late 1970s/early 1980s
 

Myrtleford MX 1980 Simon Hampton RM80T
 

Myrtleford MX 1980 Darren Lavery RM80T
 

Myrtleford MX 1981 Simon Hampton KX80D1 going across the top
 

Myrtleford MX 1981 Simon Hampton KX80D1
 
More recently:

Craig Dack, Victorian 500 titles 1987
 

Victorian 500 titles 1987
 

[motomaniac]

Thats Dave Armstrong onthe 86 CR500,Dack had the 87. Think that was my last time there,didnt ride but pitted for Mal Watson .It was a great day.Not sure whos on the Suzuki could be a few riders.Might be Goof.