CD-5

[Nathan S]

Oh, the one-liners...

Bill: "He's so dry he could suck up the Pacific."

Bill again: "He's a good c%^t. [pause] Well, I got it half right."

Michael (of The Golden Rat): "So, he's a puzzle wrapped in an enigma?"
Lozza: "More like a puzzle wrapped in an enigma wrapped in a f$%k-wit".

(all about different blokes, I should add. I don't think any of them had any malice behind them).

Anna: "Lozza's been telling Michael all of these riding tips, but he doesn't follow a single one of them himself".

Magoo had a good one about the ugliest bike ever, but it escapes me right now.

[VMX Andrew]

on the saturday i got some footage of a guy coming off his suzuki rm 125 right up on top of the hill in the slop..it was really funny because the poor bugger couldnt get his bike off himself .....thats right he was stuck....i dont know who it was but the bike looked like an 81 model and its  racing numbers were 18 .....who was this rider....

[GMC]

Just got in, & I'm done with unpacking, the rest can wait for tomorow.
The weather was shit, I got sunburnt on Sunday

Can only repeat what everyone else has said, great venue, it sucked up the water pretty good, lots of cool bikes, lots of great blokes & not enough time to get around to see everything properly.

If you didn't make the effort to get their then you missed out on the best meeting since CD4

Congratulions to Ken, Jeff & Alistair & everyone else involved in running it.

Bring on CD6

[magoo]

To Ajay, Ken and Jeff, congrats boys, you nailed it. Saturday night was one of the best nights I've had in years. The band was great and even had some bloke that looked like Meatloaf doing a couple of numbers at the end. And yes Mr McGregor, I've got photos.

[KB171]

Yep that was big weekend,It was good meeting all the folks, thanks to Hilly for getting me and the bikes up an back ,,also Nathan &Anna for the pit stop,Im sure hilly whacked your cat on me head to wake me at 5.30 am :-\Geeze the base station was a fine lookin set up aye? had a bit of unstable ground near the ute on Sat nite  ;Roll on CD6

[holeshot buddy]

had a great weekend thanks to shoey for putting us up in the chalet
there was some great bikes there and a few bargains
good too catch up with all the boys on the forum
had a ball riding reckon i did about 70 laps
on the kx 500 got blisters on both hands :'(
didnt mind the track a bit tight ,would have been tuff on pre 75ers
had a ride on shoeys HL what a tractor goes great
said i was gunna do about 3 laps ended up doing about 10
shit i am paying for it now sore as buggery after all the riding
took ages to wash bike its like cement
glad i did not ride rm
bring on cd6

[BultacoMacca]

Fantastic effort by everyone involved. I was really feeling for the VMX crew as the rain just FLOODED down for days on end thinking they might have to cancel, but the VMX god smiled, the flooding drained away JUST in the final nick of time, the campground and track still worked and weren't knocked around too bad, much to the credit of Pete Starkey (Stack) - the track caretaker.
I had people telling me today they saw some TV footage on the NBN 3 Newcastle Sunday news, but damn it I was unloading bikes and gear and forgot to look when it was on, supposedly showed some action, jumps, and bikes - what else, any Joel Robert interview, who saw it?

[YSS]

Just got back from the long drive . What a great weekend . Meet so many forum members and can now put a face to it . I did not know the forum was hiding well international proven sidecar passengers.Thank you TM Bill for outing your self .I think the crowd and both of us enjoyed the little demo ride. Thanks also to the two stroke Institute (Lozza ) for starting my fourstroke. The weather turned out OK  and things run smoothly. Our Tradestand was always crowded and many customers I finally meet face to face.
The chilli cometition was as fierce as the taste ,Team YSS and the YSS girls all enjoyed it. The Kevlar girls , I must say , where a bit shy however .    Thanks Firko anyway , Top show from Kevlar club.
The track was technically and phisically very demanding on pre 74 bikes and old bodies. I can still hardly walk. I just have to get in shape again.

[090]

The most fun you can have with your clothes on. My jaw got a workout just chatting to everyone. Saturday night was a big highlight for me , with the Wiltec crew running a muck and the sensational MILF Catering on hand.... what a blast.
Great to meet some more forum members and catch up with the others i had already met.
To those who didn't make it.... suffer in your jocks!!!
Thanks to all concerned.

[Yamaboy]

My sincerest congratulations to Ken, Alistair and Jeff for pulling off the best CD since Barrabool. The weather Gods were totally against you guys doing this but it came off big time. Thanks also to Todd and his crew for the huge effort they put into preparing the venue. I know for a fact that they were up against those same weather gods but hard work won in the end. Thanks also to the nameless blokes who manned gates, flags and every other official position. I don't know who you were but you did a fantastic job under tough circumstances.

I was blown away by the quality of the bikes this year. The bling factor has really come into its own. The amazing trip through motocross history in the Kevlar Kompound can't be understated. Everything from Firkos beautiful under construction Ducati to Black Betty and Ugly Betty (his little purple metisse), Jonseys Hagon VE monocoque, Edgars historic ex Gunter TRIBSA and ESO Metisse, Franks amazingly trick Manx Norton Metisse and those unreal blenders made their "Kamp" a special attraction. Gus Priems gorgeous little Adler was stuck away in the back blocks but was a masterpiece. The same goes to Rod McDonalds great Anzani DOT and Ray Doles ex works Victa which is the only Australian made bike to ever win an Australian Championship.

I also got a fatty over those brilliant Mugens and a couple of sweet YZs down on the dirt track. It was great catching up with old friends like the legendary OSSA king Phil Young, Per Klitland, Firko and his band of degenerate pensioners, Rod Mac and his Victorian degenerate pensioners wo surely must be the Mexican Klub Kevlar. I even met a bloke who has owed me money for four years who finally paid up!

The downside has to be the sad loss of Peters Husky from the motel. What a crook thing to happen. I don't know Peter but after talking to his mates I have learned that he is an extremely generous bloke who bends over backwards to help other vintage entthusiasts. If it was one of our community who did this to him I feel sick inside knowing that it could be someone I know. I hope the bike is returned soon Pete.

I'm going to have to lift my resto game up for CD6 with such a strong standard being set at CD5. Bring it on.

[vmxken]

Thank you one and all for attending, you're the reason the event is a success more than any other single factor.  It takes a lot more than that to make it happen, as many have said, such as support from Suzuki, our other sponsors Engineered Environments and Wiltec Industries, support from the Trade stands, the track operators (Todd and his wife Kristy), the Hunter Club, the Legends who participate and loads of others, but, you guys make it a success.

I'm still too tired to type much more and will come back with some more later but for now, I'm just really glad you enjoyed being a part of it.

Regards

Ken

[Gerard De Ruyter (Twistandshout)]

ken, i'd like to contact suzuki to thank them for their generosity in sponsorship and the bikes and to tell them as a result if i buy a modern mx'er, it will be a suzi as a direct result.  who do i email?

cd6.....suggest natural terrain grasstrack/farm venue would be great....so the pre-75 bikes and the riders who don't ride at any other time can get out and do their stuff.

i met a guy who said 'they should have it on my 200 acre farm at goulburn'......mmmmm......

[yzhilly]

Sounds good did you get his number .

[Tim754]

Suggestion number Two on list.... Barrabool.... Cd was great there and lots of open space ,track can be made as pre75 like, there is that tiny country city town (City of GEELONG!!!) close and handy and it will would greatly assist in the saving of another historic superb venue. ...Tim.

[Macca#35]

To all the team at vmx mag.
Fantasic work, cd's are just the best thing, everyone had a blast. I have spent the last 5 or 6 hours down loading the video footage from the 3 days, have got some classic footage.
I would like to apoligise to Hoony for the drunken phone call on the Saturday night, and to anyone else who I offended with my dancing and singing, but I was in the Moment.
I will send good money for those photo's Magoo!
cant wait till the next one!
Macca