Coopers Gully a Blast from the Past ....MotoCross .

[oz555ktm]

 
Just going through some old Photo  I thought you may enjoy them ..

See if you can Name some of the rides ...



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[oz555ktm]

    Ok its a bit obvious that Bike   555  on the KTM is Me ....

    What about
 
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                    1 yamaha YZ 250      Yes He is a Forum Member

                  12 Husky 430                Yes He is a Forum Member

                  81 Maico 490                 Yes He is a Forum Member
             
                 77 Yamaha YZ 250         Lost form the VMX seen

                  50  A True HL 500 yes Not a made up HL  a True HL       Yes He is a Forum Member

                 16 Maico 500            Son now Ride VMX and still used his Dad Number 16  buy ride a a RA Honda  250

                 530 Yamaha YZ 400               Lost form the VMX seen

                   7 Suzuki Rm 250                  Yes He is a Forum Member

                  un Name Man getting a Prize ..           Yes He is a Forum Member

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[80-85 husky]

good to see you passed 81 R after that dirty cut off move....

[oz555ktm]

good to see you passed 81 R after that dirty cut off move....

Ist was easy KTM 250 is far better than a 1981 Macio 490

[Graeme M]

Wow, what great old photos. When was that, maybe 2002 or so? That #555 gets around eh? And what about that hard charging #81R - that dude took no prisoners. As for the young fella me lad with the trophy, barely old enough to shave!

Heh, I miss those days. Back then we were being nostalgic, riding the old bikes of our youth. Now I am nostalgic for the good old days of being nostalgic...

[oz555ktm]

  Yes Graeme its was 2001 or 02 I think ...

  And Yes it was a Lot of Fun ..

 So we Now Know that   Rider Number 50  is    Graeme  M    

 Do you still wish you had the HL  and it was a  True HL  and not a  Made up HL ....
 


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[Ekka]

two for the best tracks in nsw here and it was a blast , picture 17 there was other rider in front of that group , I'll have to go digging to find the shot before it

[Ekka]

I found that photo good old yz 250 hole shot and it was sept 2002

[Ekka]

found another

[Gerard De Ruyter (Twistandshout)]

The Coopers Gully days were damn fine days weren't they?  A hugely memorable time for us in the Canberra VMX circle.  Early starts tho to get down to Bega in time - 5am meetups on the highway just south of Canberra, convoy drive there, race/pit talk all day, then head home, stopping for classic meat pies on the way.  Graeme, Dennis, Lex, Glenn, Eric.  I was lucky enough to join this august group in time to enjoy three or so years of fabulous coopers gully grasstrack outings before times changed and it was no more (for us anyway).

I think the last one was one that Graeme and I went to in maybe 2010 (?), where Graeme got taken out heavily in the first corner of the first race, and kept it up (the crashing) all day long. 

And that as they say was that!