Mortlake classic Scramble 1993

[albrid-3]

Mortlake Classic Scrambler at MT Shadwell 1993

[albrid-3]

[Canam370]

I really enjoyed racing there. Great layout, technical as well as fast and pretty safe too.....although the rubber band start claimed a few victims!

[VMX247]

Spectacular photos.....we have that every Sunday    

although the rubber band start claimed a few victims!

greedy cheats   

[bazza]

dave great photo
Look like dry kiwi paddocks...lol

[Stan S]

David, I rode a 79 CCM there that day

Stan

[firko]

I reckon the Mt Shadwell track is one of the best old school natural terrain motocross tracks I've ever been to. It's a pity it's lost to the sport.    (Shit it got cold there though...the winter wind blowing off Bass Strait was positively Antarctic .)

[mposs]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcotslnTIGI

[albrid-3]

Not all lost, the fellow that I bought the suzuki off, his mate owns Mt shadwell now, and he told me that they may open it up again. (Cross the fingers)
Yes stan, I remember you racing that CCM, very fast track.

[Canam370]

The hills are a lot steeper than they appear in the pics too.

[albrid-3]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcotslnTIGI

Your a champion Poss, did you take that video of Mortlake. Excellent. I would have like to have run around of the Australia Vintage Titles at Mortlake, we where talking
about it at time.

[Tim754]

 A meeting at the old volcano* Mt Shadwell Mortlake in Victoria. My 754 sidecar would be a starter even if it is me on it. Of course I would have to find some ballast  oops a passenger (to scare the shit out of) for the day.!!! Perhaps Firko!!!! Tim754

* Yes the track really is situated in the crater of an extinct volcano!

[mposs]

Dave - yes I did take that video. The quality was not very good in the first place but lost even more on the transfer to digital. Still, I suppose it is better than nothing. Your events at Mortlake where some of the best run events I have been too and the amount of spectators present was impressive. The tracks were always a blast to ride on but s&*t those volcanic rocks hurt when they hit!

These Photos where taken by RH.

[Big Al]

Hey Dave! You sure it 93? I thought i went to the first one in 94 and did every meet there including the last which was a state title. What a blast they were. Pre'80 was pretty new with only expert and novice classes which made the starting grid three rows deep!!! It was after that the Drake told pre80 to F-off which was the start of viper. Ahh the memories!

[albrid-3]

Great days, the enthusiasm from all was always on a high back then.

[Canam370]

I spy Drakie and Tim Embleton on CZ's.........

[Tim754]

I spy my much hated diesel Tarago slug Dave. Think it would say 94/96 era? looking for a  race guide. Tim754

[albrid-3]

I see Noel Clarke on the Yamaha , doesn`t really matter what year, I am sure it was 1993, I do have a program, somewhere.

[Andrew L]

Looks like a great track Dave, how does the club get access to ride it again, I'd love to help just to get to ride it.

[mposs]

Not sure if this was the first year or not?

[albrid-3]

Poss, my program is 1994, that was the first I think, I will have another look, I have a poster somewhere of the first meeting. I will make a phone call to see if could be a  goer in the future.

[silverfox]

Raced my first VMX event there on my 73 Husky 250. Great track!

[rob]

Dave,
Me thinks it was 1993 - I recall ripping the place up on me YZ360A... even won a  few moto's on it if I recall correct.
Got a phone call from Peter Clark about two weeks after the event asking me if I would sell the bike to him!
He brought the bike from me and then latter on took out an Aussie title or two on it....... 

Regards
Rob.

[Tim37]

I remember all those Mortlake meetings , fantastic place ....the only place I had my old 408cc CZ  really tapped  out in top with 15/52 gearing ..it ripped past Craig Jordan on Garry Bens yz 360 ...I was  a mere passenger ...propper slippy off cambers ...fun days !

[rob]

Tim,
The meeting you are talking about must be about 1995 as that is when Garry Benn returned home from Europe.
That YZ360A of his was once owned by Rodger Harvey from the UK... Rodger finished 3rd in the British championships in 1973 on that bike and is now owned my a good mate of mine.
Your CZ must have quick... do you own it?

Regards
Rob.

[mposs]

You were right Dave I found my program dated 1994. Great list of sponsors providing support there...

[albrid-3]

Mortlake was the best, I have great memories and I am sure a lot of riders and spectatulor do too. Mortlake track would have been ideal place to run a Australian vintage mx Title at, the track could have been made longer if it required. it was a top gear track, and it was good to see big bores bikes open up, full noise.

[firko]

It's kind of interesting that the cover of the Mortlake Scramble program (above) features three road racers. What's that about ?

[Rookie#1]

It's kind of interesting that the cover of the Mortlake Scramble program (above) features three road racers. What's that about ?

Exactly what i thought, but didn't want to be the "smartass" to bring it up

[Canam370]

'It's kind of interesting that the cover of the Mortlake Scramble program (above) features three road racers.'

Well, its been mentioned that it was a very fast track!

[bazza]

Firko from memory on your executive desk at Castle De Firko there is an old scramble programme with a road race bike on it.

[Tim754]

The executive desk at "Casa del Firko".... My mind boggles.....

[nada]

Oh the memories, are flooding back thick and fast!!!

I still have my sash from my 2nd place in the junior 125 class, on an XR75 might i add  

The 30 laps i did on the Saturday might have helped a little

I remember the pre 80 class, 40 riders on the grid!!!

As for the cover, i think it was a reprint of the original for back on the 70's?? but i could be mistaken!

[nada]

David, I rode a 79 CCM there that day

Stan

I remember that Stan, and i do recall in 96 you had a young bloke (State Champ) ride you 74 KX 125 in the junior 125 class, and he blew us all apart!! What was his name again?? he went on to win the Aussie 250 Thumper title if my memory is correct!! Nice bloke, farking quick!

[albrid-3]

Amazon Print, made a blow when printing it, so we had to go with it.

[Stan S]

I remember that Stan, and i do recall in 96 you had a young bloke (State Champ) ride you 74 KX 125 in the junior 125 class, and he blew us all apart!! What was his name again?? he went on to win the Aussie 250 Thumper title if my memory is correct!! Nice bloke, farking quick!

Nada, I think it was Jason McGuiness but not sure as I used to have three young guys share that little KX. Jason was pretty quick though.

Stan.

[nada]

I remember that Stan, and i do recall in 96 you had a young bloke (State Champ) ride you 74 KX 125 in the junior 125 class, and he blew us all apart!! What was his name again?? he went on to win the Aussie 250 Thumper title if my memory is correct!! Nice bloke, farking quick!

Nada, I think it was Jason McGuiness but not sure as I used to have three young guys share that little KX. Jason was pretty quick though.

Stan.

Yeah that's him!!! Nice bloke, and shit was he fast!

[Hardex]

You were right Dave I found my program dated 1994. Great list of sponsors providing support there...

This shot is Rod Sizeland racing at Ravenswood in 92 on his 125 Elsinore. He is very handy on two wheels as well !

http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/hardexgun/2775F0ED-E4A7-4375-A110-DC156632B8CC-3210-00000B29C31B959F_zpscb0812af.jpg