Very Cool 1980s GP Website

[Doc]

'cepting a 70's works bike eh Holeshot!  

we all seem to love the bikes we grew up with so does this mean in the year 2030 that the middle aged buyers with all the cash will be chasing the vintage Chinese cheapies!! I pity the younger generation in this regard..they missed all the classics!

[Husky500evo]

I like the idea of a 2 Stroke Nats replacing the concept of the Thumpernats  .

[BJJ]

Nice website.

[Wombat]

The web link in Daves first post has this story from Rob Andrews as a young racer on a '78 Maico MC125 in Britain:

One day I was racing a two-day event at Claverley and the gear shaft snapped again. We rushed to fix it between races but just couldn’t get it done in time and the experts took off for the next race with me still in the pits. We got the bike running and I raced down to the line, joining the race as the first 6 or 7 experts were off on their second lap. Over the next 15 minutes I overtook all the leading riders, coming up behind the race leader on the last lap. I overtook the leader, thereby un-lapping myself on that last circuit. When I came around to the finish I received the last lap flag again! I can’t imagine that a situation like that can have happened many times before – receiving the last lap flag twice!

[Wombat]

Have a look at the Namur track. Spectacular or what?

[Wombat]

and this downhill in Italy... There was one scary launch pad at Connondale in the late 70's and this photo reminds me of it.

[dave king]

Have a look at the Namur track. Spectacular or what?

Sadly Namur is no longer on the GP list.  First time i was there was 89  when leisk rode well. In 2004 they held the first Monte Namur on the friday preceeding the GP, About 100 Twinshocks gathered in the Town of Namur probably 6km from the citadelle{track} Amongst them were a few famous old blokes!  Carlquvist on his YZM 1980 500 yam doing burnouts in the high st, J Robert, Lackey on his 1980KXSR ,Noyce on a 360 mugen,H Everts,Thorpe,Jobe,plus a load i have forgotton. Anyway we were led away from a carpark in central namur by police on motorcycles and were led of thru namur city centre and finaly rising up to the citadelle, more than a few wheelies were popped on the way,  guess who was first into the citadelle      If any of you guys are ever in europe at anytime of the year go see the citadelle. 

[Hoony]

its a classic track. i must get some old Namur 500 GP DVD's.

[VMX247]

Have a look at the Namur track. Spectacular or what?

amazing, another flaggies dream,  what is the history behind the construction on the left 
was it something used in the war. 
Blood sweat and tears to build something like that.

[dave king]

Have a look at the Namur track. Spectacular or what?

amazing, another flaggies dream,  what is the history behind the construction on the left 
was it something used in the war. 
Blood sweat and tears to build something like that.

Dont quote me on this but its 100s of yrs old,  the germans used it in the war as a hospital,  there is a maze of tunnels underneath .

[dave king]

http://www.citadelle.namur.be/home.php?lang=EN

[VMX247]

http://www.citadelle.namur.be/home.php?lang=EN

Fantastic stuff,the last time I went to UK OS was when I was 13 and got busted for picking flowers out of a park.Take the girl out of the country,but not the country out of the girl.
Thanks for that Dave ,its always great to get down to some grass roots of other countries and the basics of where our vmx history lies.
We are still such a new land.(bring on more seacontainers of pre75 bikes  )
cheers

[VMX247]

ya gotta love this one

[NR555]

Rob Andrews must be doing alright.. check out the car in his garage next to the CR500.

http://www.robandrewsmx.com/article.php?id=125

[RAMX]

Just seen this thread and would like to thank you for your kind comments about my site.  I'm glad that you like what I have done so far, and it was a lot of fun putting it together.

Thanks for your support.

Best regards

Rob