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As you can see from this photo it was pretty wet in Upper Hutt yesterday. The track is all set out just waiting for you, the riders. This property has a lot more grass on it than Kildare in Wanganui so will be zero dust and will be a good racing surface. The venue address is 748A Whitemans Valley Road (5km past Big Macs place heading towards the Blue Mountains 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….

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Bryan Wade arriving in New Zealand on Thursday 16th of February and is very keen to sample some local riding on dirt, gravel and seal. He is in Wanganui from Friday 17th till Tuesday 21st before travelling to Wellington on 22nd. Brendan Keogh of Motorad and friends will be taking him out riding on some highways or gravel trails, perhaps through the Karapoti on dirt bikes, or though the Akararawa Read More….

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The main street of ‘Twinshocksville’, yep this little town has had lots of names in lotsa movies, and you can bring along your video recorder and make your own on Sunday 26th Feb for the Twinshock meet. Yep that’s a horse hitching rail outside ‘Sidleys Garage’. And before you get to this venue there is the competitor BBQ invite to ‘Big Macs’ Mike McLeods at 227C Whitemans Valley on the Read More….

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I am very sorry about the Taranaki paddock that wasn’t avaliable for the Pre 76 riders. I worked on various aspects of this event project with Steve for 6 months but some areas were beyond my control towards the end. I have seen on this VMX forum some of you are bithchin about the track. I have a 1971 250 MX I am getting ready to race over this winter Read More….

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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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Yes, this is the pub from the ‘Country GP’ TVNZ show in 1983. There is a BBQ at Big Macs with Bryan Wade the night before with free camping at Macs place. The set was also used for the Cloud 9 ‘The Tribe’ English TV series and has been used for a number of NZ Feature Films.The venue is a large rolling field running behind the the 1950s style village 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….

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Steve Roberts wheels out his friends circa 1971 Husqvarna 400 Motocross machine that has been offered for Bryan Wade to ride at Wanganui and Upper Hutt. Steve’s friend in the UK is delighted that ‘Wild Wade’ will be riding his machine. I delivered the bike to Malcolm at Joe Lett Motorcycles today for a full service in preparation for Brian’s arrival. Bryan Wade won the British MX Championships Five times Read More….

In case you hadn’t heard the news, due to his mother (in her 90s) deteriorating health problems Mick is unable to travel to New Zealand. During his 2011 trip wife Jill had to return home early due to her mothers ill health. She has since passed away and recently Mick was at his Aunties funeral. He said ‘its just terrible the way they keep them hanging on in these homes Read More….

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This is a bit of a mystery shot from the Tim Gibbes Collection from the Woodville MX GP and looks like two Honda riders charging hard. Year? Have a great New Year and I look forward to catching up with most of you at Taranaki Vintage Dirt in Feb, for the Pre ’76 scramble, the Twinshock Trials, The VMX Museum Opening or the Kiwi VMX Series 9 Round 4, going Read More….

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The late Joe Cochrane QSM (centre) with mates in the Middle East at the the end of WW2 on peacekeeping duty in the Trans Jordan – Despatch Rider machine is the BSA M20 500cc sv.- also used inter Battalion Scramble events against the Matchless G3L 350cc and Norton 16H 600 sv army mounts. The series is dedicated to Joe who received the Qeens Service medal in 2010 for 50 years Read More….

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Photo of the Legendary Mr Tim Gibbes, the original ‘Mr Motocross’ of NZ at the Manawatu-Orion 100 year Dinner with a 1956 AJS Competition 500cc (longstroke) model. Tim and his brother-in law Ken Cleghorn started NZ’s first MX meeting in 1961 at Woodville and the event still runs at the same venue on the last weekend of January each year, and now has over 600 riders.

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Picture is of the Beamish RL250 Suzuki that was produced in the UK from mid to late 70s. If candoerjohn could email me at robertc@amcom.co.nz or ph 06-343-7585 I may be able to point you in the right direction. The owner of this machine has a standard model also and has some spares so could be a good start. His neighbour has some trials guards for sale also but not Read More….

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British Champion Bryan Wade (30) Greeves and future World Champion Roger De Coster (3) CZ battle for the lead at an International in Europe circa 1969 – Photo from the Bryan Wade collection Mick Andrews will be at the Taranaki event ‘Tarananki Vintage Dirt’ and Bryan Wade will ride at Wanganui and Upper Hutt. The legendary Steve Roberts is preparing a 1969 Husqvarna for Bryan to ride at both these Read More….