CVMX & PCVMX

[supersenior 50]

Thanks Firko. It's great for the newer people in our sport to see the vision, effort and enthusiasm (not to mention cost) you guys put in to kick off this great sport

[211]

The 91 Nats at Dargle was fully paid for and promoted by me with a little on day help from Penrith club but the club refused to put any money into it, thinking it would be a flop. I got a boutique brewery "Brewers" on board to sponsor the advertising and supply the beer for the post race celebrations, Geoff Eldridge at ADB supplied the trophies and program layout but I paid the printing costs for posters and programs. Rick Doughty came out from the USA, paid for I think by GE. MA refused to ratify the event as a legitimate Aussie title, mainly because we weren't using the accepted class systems. There was some very lengthy and heated back room negotiations to try and get ratification but they wouldn't budge. We still went ahead with the meeting but rather than call it the Australian Vintage Motocross Championships, we called it the Vintage Motocross Nationals, or Nats for short. Despite the Naysayers and pissing rain on the Saturday, the meeting attracted well over 100 entries from all over Australia, the USA and NZ and was a rousing success.

For 1992 Brian Clarke and Bendigo club took the batten and in the year leading up to it he and his club submitted the age group and bike era classes that MA had previously disagreed with and got them approved and applied for and got the date at Ravenswood at Easter '92. That meeting was a huge success with two racers from the USA and two from NZ as well as 150+ entries.......and the rest is history. I agree with any attempts to celebrate the history of this great event.

Mark - who was that guy with one leg and a Harley MX (v twin) that came out from the states to ride Ravo in 92?
I remember he had a racing leg and a walking leg
DT
On Digga's idea - I think its a great idea

[Brian Watson]

In the early 2000's tho..there was a couple of years were the event wasn't held...

[Brian Watson]

so going back to the one's I have attended:
1996 Barrabool
1997 Northam
1998 Ravenswood
1999 Port Pirie
2000 Cherrabah
2001 Northam
2002 Ravenswood
2003 Deloraine
2004 Not held
2005 Not held
2006 Narrogin
2007 Coffs Harbour
2008 Carrick
2009 Conondale
2010 Broadford
2011 Crystal Brook
2012 QLD Moto Park
2013 QLD Moto Park
2014 Port Augusta..

[Tossa]

2013 was at the Moto park it was the one instead of Canberra

[Brian Watson]

AA means as above..

[Tossa]

How silly of me not to know that, the internaional acronym for as above!!!doh!!

[supersenior 50]

Marsh Runyon was the Yank one legged Harley rider. If that's not heroic, what is?

[GMC]

AA means as above..

Are you a teenager?
 

[Tossa]

AA means as above..

Are you a teenager?
 

OMG LMFAO, LOL

[FourstrokeForever]

AA means as above..

Are you a teenager?
 

OMG LMFAO, LOL

RAOTFWL......

[FourstrokeForever]

On a more serious note. Thanks for the heads up on how it all started Firko. There are other here in Victoria that have told me an entirely different yarn. Since found out they are full of the preverbial though.

I think Digga's Idea is a ripper. It adds weight to the sports integrity.

[mposs]

Marsh's bike....

[VMX247]

That's brilliant mposs. 
There is some good reading on Marsh Runyon and his travel companion Mick..Search the names on ozvmx. 

[Digga]

[So, WA can advertise this one as the 24th Australian Classic Motocross Championship if they so choose.[/quote]

If the WA event is offically agreed as the 24th, then bidding should be starting now by states/clubs to host the 25th, should a prestigous event in high demand 

Maybe Dargle (wherever that is) might be the logcial choice if thats where it all started but if its the 25th then they might have contest agaisnt other inetersted parties