2015 MAXIMA RACING OILS CONONDALE CLASSIC 8th/9th August

[skypig]

Instead of my bike I took my camera......























Bike next time - I love that track.

[alexbrown64]

Thanks for sharing those pics, skypig.  Those guys are on the hammer.  Great to see some of the older machines getting thrown around.  Camera work looks sharp.
Cheers,
Alex

[skypig]

Thanks for sharing those pics, skypig.  Those guys are on the hammer.  Great to see some of the older machines getting thrown around.  Camera work looks sharp.
Cheers,
Alex

Thanks for the positive feedback.
It should be noted that a few girls were "on the hammer" as well. (see bottomed out YZ for eg)

Re photography:I was trying to convince my girlfriend that a slower shutter speed and "panning" would make me look faster (well, less slow).

I certainly deleted a fare few. Worth it as I'm pleased with some of the pics.

[FourstrokeForever]

Great photography Skypig. You have some talent there and if you ride as well as you aim a lens, there will be plenty of people reading your back number 

Anybody know a bit about the KLX with the Yamaha motor in it? I see it has "450" stickers on it. I'd like to find out a bit more about it as most of you would know I dig 4 stroke hybrids.

[supersenior 50]

That is "Graham" on this forum bike. I'm sure he'd welcome a PM. It's a bored and stroked Kawa 250 motor

[sleepy]

Col has his name correct but the motor is XT250 Yamaha with a couple of mods.
More useless info would be that it is the current Qld Pre90 champion.

[supersenior 50]

I stand corrected, senior moment. What a credit to the builder, tuner, and rider matching legends on tricked out 500 two strokes

[skypig]

I stand corrected, senior moment. What a credit to the builder, tuner, and rider matching legends on tricked out 500 two strokes

Amen! Re credits to builder, tuner, rider!!

He was impressively "on the gas"!

(Not a sharp pic, but nice riding style)

I think the bike cried "enough" during the last race.

[sleepy]

First race, broke a shock bolt DNF. Second race is down for a win. Last race in the lead (bike in front wasn't counted as being in the race) ignition died.

[FourstrokeForever]

Great stuff. I really love seeing a 4t stick it up the 2 smokes 

Col has his name correct but the motor is XT250 Yamaha with a couple of mods.
More useless info would be that it is the current Qld Pre90 champion.

I knew I could see Yamaha on the clutch cover...... I didn't know XT250's could be made to go so quick!
Then again, anything can be made to go quick with the right pilot behind the controls 

[FourstrokeForever]

More useless info would be that it is the current Qld Pre90 champion.

Why does the bike ride in Pre90? Is it by choice or by ruling? It looks Evo spec to me

[Graham]

He rode it in the pre 90 class because the CR 500 honda that had been lent to us had a starting issue so we sub'd the KLX and yes its an EVO

[FourstrokeForever]

Love ya work Graham