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Some of the B Grade riders at Round 2 in Wanganui waiting to start on a section. The sublimely spring weather of late made for a great days riding in Wanganui at Ash Kents place. Top rider of the day was Seton Brown with Gerald Bull winning the A Grade and Julian Rivers the B Grade. This Sunday May 13th we are back at bullocks Quarry beside the river Read More….
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My Montesa 247 Cota at the ‘Thunder & Iron’ display at the Aramoho Hotel Saturday 21st. The display featured a good mix of classic bikes, a few flash custom Harleys inside plus lots of modern bikes and muscle cars outside. Event co-ordinator Mike Marshall had a great spot set aside for the off-road display that included a Jawa Ice Speedway bike, the 247 Montesa plus three classic scramblers. And after Read More….
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A Tiffany Cochrane photo at the Bullocks Quarry in Bulls. Left to right, Julian Rivers Kawasaki KT 250, Alasdair Keanne Beamish Suzuki RL250, Derek Evans Ossa Mick Andrews Replica 250 plus the writer Robert Cochrane Kawasaki KT 250. The other three riders were three of the eight that travelled up from Wellington for a great days riding. Of special interest to Suzuki fans is that Derek Evans worked for Beamish Read More….
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The first of the five round Belray Autumn Twinshock Trials Series gets underway this weekend at the Bullocks Quarry on SH1 Bulls. Sign on from 9am and the event starts at 10.30am with 10 sections over 4 rounds to give 40 for the day. The final Round of 5 is in Wanganui with a BBQ Prizegiving to follow. Your best 4 events will count in the final tally. Weather is Read More….
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All through the Central region riders are getting machines ready for the first Round on Sunday 15th at Bullocks Quarry in Bulls. I had originally set aside this full weekend to get my machines ready with a focus on front fork improvements. The Montesa needs the forks cleaned out thoroughly and new oil, and the KT New fork seals. The original fork legs were very worn and leaked and to Read More….
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A great venue at the Movie Set, a good new track and fine weather, 6 mths advance publicity for riders and the ‘Twinshock Dirt’ branding some would have thought a good rider turnout would be the order of the day. Admittedly some Pre 76 riders had been at events the previous 2 or 3 weekends so it was understandable they couldn’t make it. Apart from a few Wellington locals and Read More….
The KEOWN HONDA Mr VMX Series 9 – Rnd 5 Final & prizegiving proved to be a fitting end to another outstanding vintage motocross race series. Some exciting racing was seen on the open and flowing Wanganui venue. The Series prizegiving that followed was the opportunity to recognise the winners, contributors and ’Good Bastards’ of this sport and the ‘VMX family’.
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At the March 10th prizegivng at the Wanganui Greyhound Clubrooms Bruce Fergusson picked up the coveted ‘Good Barstard’ Award for his contribution to the sport during the season, always there doing it in the dirt having fun. There were a few jokes about not needing any engine cleaner as it would spoil the look of his bike but jokes aside, Bruce just loves riding his old ‘pom bomb’, as he Read More….
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Mark ‘The Eel’ Ellen in fine form today on the Suzuki 400 at the new Upukongaro track above the Wanganui River and SH4. It was a bit dusty but a brilliant rolling country track with many riders enjoying the big speedbowl style banked turned 3 & 4 and the flowing nature of the track. It was a very hot day with only a puff of a gentle sea breeze after Read More….
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A photo of Darryl Dowman on the Suzuki SP370 on the outside of Tony Wood CZ400 with Mark ‘The Eel’ Ellen close behind on the Suzuki TM400 (a bike just finished in time for the meeting) The racing all day was close and exciting with Bryan Wade loving the venue, the atmosphere and the enthusiasm of the riders. The ‘Kildare’ venue certainly has an English feel about it with oak Read More….
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In March 1993 I ran a grasstrack meeting at Solway Showgrounds Masterton in an attempt to resurect the North Island 1/4 Mile Grass Track Championship but ACU/MNZ officials scuttled that idea and only issued a permit for the meeting on the race day. The race meet included MX solos, Classics, speedway solos and sidecars. It also marked the 25th Anniversary of the Solway Showgrounds Speedway and a number of veteran Read More….
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Ross Mckenzie in action at Upper Hutt on his ’79 CR 250 Honda. He rode exceptionally well all day to eventually take out the Twinshock 250 Trophy – Photo by Tiffany Cochrane. Special thanks to all the riders who were able to come to this event from Hawkes Bay, Taupo, Taranaki and Wanganui, plus the Wellington lads- your support was greatly appreciated. We created something special together and Big Mac, Read More….
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John Nelson receiving a signed event poster from Bryan Wade plus a set of elbow protectors courtesy of Kiwi Rider. It was John’s first trial and he had just won the B Grade Sunday trial. All the trials riders on Sunday were in the draw for a new Mitas rear trials tyre, and John’s name came out the hat so a new 400 x 18 rear will be couriered to Read More….
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Bryan Wade on the 1971 Husqvarna 400 in action at ‘Kildare’ on Sunday Feb 19th. Bryan loved the track and the meeting and said it reminded him of the fun he had in his early days of racing before it all go real serious and the ‘money’ got in the way. DJ and TM Bill have thanked Tiffany & I and the team in their forum posting and we both Read More….
Points up this soon after an event ??? Can it be ???
Must be the womens touch ! Yes… Thats right… Many thanks to Debbie Ritchie (Neils much better half) for doing such a great job..
For those of you who don’t know, Debbie is probably one of the last professional manual lapscorers left in the country so we are lucky to have her help out (a dying art in the world of transponders)…
Click here for – Rnd 4 Points
We are looking forward to seeing you all at the Rnd 5 Final & Prizegiving.
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Ian Pike having a blast on Saturday on his CZ250 – Photo by Tiffany Cochrane A great weekend in Taranaki with lots of things happening. The Pre ’76 & Twinshock day on the Saturday, Steves Private Man-Shon (as opposed to man Cave) opening on Saturday evening plus twinshock trials at the Burts property as well. Some aspects of the track were not to everyone’s liking but the venue location and Read More….
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Come to Wanganui and ride with International Motocross GP Star Bryan Wade, the only person to ever win the British 125cc, 250cc and 500cc Championships. This is a Pre ’76 meeting on the old Bob Coleman ‘of Colemans Suzuki fame’ famlet at Kildare just north of Wanganui a couple of kms. If there are 5-6 of you who want to front on the day I will allow Pre’78 machines to Read More….
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Three World Champions having a Blast. All twinshock riders are invited to join in the track ride time on Saturday from 10.30am to 4.30pm. Classes will have 15min of track time on a rotating class format just like a VMX meet. This is tailored in the spirit of the VMX Mag ‘Classic Dirt’ event in Australia, the largest meeting down under. The entry fee is $50 on the day and Read More….
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Lloyd McKenzie making a splash on Section 5 on Sunday 29th on his TY350 mono Yamaha. He had a very enjoyable day and adapted quickly to log hopping, creek crossing and climbing steps in the B Grade to soundly beat me on my Montesa 247. Twenty-two riders enjoyed the day with sections 1-3 in the house paddock and the other seven across the stream in the second paddock, we just Read More….
