CVMX & PCVMX

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Bit of trivia :- 1993 Dargle 128 entries
                     1994 Cherabah 120 "
                     1995 Tanunda   127
                     1998 Ravenswood 152
                     2012 Queensland Moto Park 166 and the doom and gloom merchants tell us the sport is in grave trouble
                     Another interesting fact, age groups for Pre75 were in by 1992
                                                        4 stroke class in by 1993

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and the bikes were still under 20 and we were all 20 years younger. Some of my bikes I've raced VMX for more than 24 years and in the day they were made to ride 12 months.
I guess that's a thread on its own
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[firko]

The other American rider was Mike Middleton who brought along his immaculate A65 BSA Metisse. I think he won pre 65. A weel later Mike blew up the Metisse at Nepean dirt track. Both Mike and Marsh are retired from racing now but Marsh is still racing his Model A Roadster on the Bonneville Salt Flats. Marsh had one leg and Dave's correct, he had a race leg and a walking leg. Unfortunately he left his race leg back in Sydney which mean't that he had to use his walking leg for racing which had too much movement. It slowed him down a lot but didn't dull his enthusiasm. Many of us Aussies have stayed at his and wife Mary Janes farm in Fresno, California. Yamaico Pete raced Marsh's 650 Triumph Hindall at Sandhill Ranch and beat the stars of the era including Rick Doughty on his 750 Trumpy Metisse. Eddie Phipps and Pete have both raced Marsh's 800cc TT600, I just cruised the streets of Fresno in his hot rods and Harleys. I hope to drop in and see him later this year, perhaps at Bonneville.  I got his usual one month late Christmas card  last week. I've forgotten how to put up pictures, otherwise I'd put some up of his Bonneville racer and Harley choppers.

[gra1961]

i remember at the first one at dargle i supplied a trophy for best effort for a CZ and drakford presented it and i think it went to john boag by memory. i also remember vintage iron had heaps of free stickers and posters etc

[KTM47]

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

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 
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Unfortunately because at least two years were missed his year is only the 22nd (official) or 23rd unofficial running of the Championships.

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Ok Kev, WA can call it the "24th Anniversary CMX Championship" in recognition of it being the 24th year since the first National event as recognised by the VMX community.

[VMX247]

WA can call it the "24th Anniversary CMX Championship" in recognition of it being the 24th year since the first National event as recognised by the VMX community.

its only on here that your presuming that. Perhaps let the WA club decide, as they have a 20th Anniversary they may wish that to be included..

Motorcycling Australia's 24th Anniversary Classic Motocross Championship and Vintage Motocross Western Australia's 20th Anniversary
..........wow not much room on the front of the flyer/programme.        

If you adamant send them a letter 

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You will note I have used terms like "may", "if they so choose" etc. The 20th for WA is very significant, and I remember the 15th very fondly. Whatever it's called it'll be a ripper.

[Ted]

Bit of trivia :- 1993 Dargle 128 entries
                     1994 Cherabah 120 "
                     1995 Tanunda   127
                     1998 Ravenswood 152
                     2012 Queensland Moto Park 166 and the doom and gloom merchants tell us the sport is in grave trouble
                     Another interesting fact, age groups for Pre75 were in by 1992
                                                        4 stroke class in by 1993

Bit more trivia:- 2013 Queensland Moto Park. 120
                        2014 Port Augusta.  105

[Tossa]

29 of those from WA

[Mick D]

29 of those from WA

That's a good rap Tossa, your a proud man

and this is even better

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..

A committed man

[Tossa]

No sorry couple of words missing should be committed.  We hope to have 100 from WA this year including about 10 sidecars

[KTM47]

As an experienced Race Secretary I have a question for everyone.

What do you consider an entry when someone says entry numbers?

I always considered and entry is each rider (or entry form) so when I was asked how many entries I would usually say

eg  300 riders and 350 bikes etc.  RCB rider levies are based on the number of riders not the number of bikes.

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My quoted entry stats always number of riders. With Classic number of machines is usually double that

[Digga]

Col
If a host club running a Nats event chooses to use the anniversary in its advertising/promotional lead up, then it should be worded ".... th running of the Aust CMX...." consdering there appears to be years that it wasnt held. So what might be 25 years since the first Nats were held would be the 23rd (or whatever) running of the ACMX Nats .......

Once the elder statesmen have agreed on the correct year, then it should be agreed & recognized for all future host clubs/bodies along with MA adding it to their records for future reference. Would be good to have consensus & agreement on the number in case WA choose to use this in their lead up for later this year 

e.g. 2015 Ravo Nats will be the 2nd running of the APCMX Nats not the 3rd after the failed attempt to host the innaugural event IMHO