1996/97 Battle of the Streets

**Gixxer 4 ever** · 1st February 2006, 19:48

Has anybody got photographs from the 96/97 Battle of the Streets? I am looking for any photographs of Craig Sheriffs' GSX-R 750. Or can you point me to a website?

Thanks for your help in advance.

**froggyfrenchman** · 1st February 2006, 19:54

Theonly one i know of is stashed in gixxer 4 eva's profile

**Kornholio** · 1st February 2006, 19:56

Originally Posted by Gixxer 4 ever

Has anybody got photographs from the 96/97 Battle of the Streets? I am looking for any photographs of Craig Sheriffs' GSX-R 750. Or can you point me to a website?

Thanks for your help in advance.

I only got photo of the Britten doing a major wheelie out of bottom hairpin in Paeroa whatever year that was there...I been to em all

**Shadows** · 1st February 2006, 20:55

Cemetery Circuit is part of that circuit aye... I think I've got pics of pretty much everything on the track that day. I'll do some digging and get back to ya. Thousands of pics to look through though, my filing system is shit.

**Beemer** · 1st February 2006, 22:07

Bugger! I've still got all the negatives from when I covered it for Kiwi Rider but gave a big box of photos (all mixed up, from many years) to LB to spread around for donations to Spank Me for running this site.

I have the negatives in bundles with the place and year on them so if you know what bike number he was running at Wanganui, I could get reprints if you're desperate.

Why do you want them? Other than the fact he's a bloody good rider?

**Gixxer 4 ever** · 2nd February 2006, 06:26

Hi Beemer. I have the bike. It is my road bike and I would like to see what colour etc it was raced in. I will see if I can find what number the bike raced as. Just nice to put the history together and have it with the bike. I think I will have it for a long time.

**Gixxer 4 ever** · 2nd February 2006, 06:30

Originally Posted by Shadmeister

Cemetery Circuit is part of that circuit aye... I think I've got pics of pretty much everything on the track that day. I'll do some digging and get back to ya. Thousands of pics to look through though, my filing system is shit.

Hi Shadmeister. i will try and find the bikes race number. That will help. Beemer might have what I am looking for. I better find out more detail.

**Gixxer 4 ever** · 2nd February 2006, 06:33

Originally Posted by froggyfrenchman

Theonly one i know of is stashed in gixxer 4 eva's profile

Hahahah. Got the bike want the pic's.

**Beemer** · 2nd February 2006, 06:52

Just send me a PM when you find out and I can dig out the negs and see what I have. I just checked and it looks like I started photographing the Cemetery Circuit in 1997, but I may have earlier shots if he raced at Manfeild that year. I shot every race during the day and tried to get shots of every bike, so it's likely I will have what you are looking for.

**Gixxer 4 ever** · 2nd February 2006, 12:41

Thank you Beemer. I will look for the info over the weekend. R1madness has given me the Email addy of the photographer that Zuki NZ used. I have tried to get the pics from him before but he is very busy and it didn't happen. So when I have that bikes number I will send mail. Many thanks for your help. I have wanted to put an album together for this bike since I have owned it and look at that ...nearly 3 years have passed already......

**Finn** · 2nd February 2006, 13:04

Originally Posted by Gixxer 4 ever

Has anybody got photographs from the 96/97 Battle of the Streets? I am looking for any photographs of Craig Sheriffs' GSX-R 750.

No but I've found a current picture of it. I think that's it in the top left hand corner. Being a Suzuki it was a miracle it managed to finish the race let alone several years racing.

**Gixxer 4 ever** · 2nd February 2006, 19:24

Originally Posted by Finn

No but I've found a current picture of it. I think that's it in the top left hand corner. Being a Suzuki it was a miracle it managed to finish the race let alone several years racing.

Go on...you have a fantasy to ride and own a Zuki.....you can tell me Finn. I will keep it a secret

Pic to help you find it. Second from left, in case you are unable to pic the Zuki amongst the riff raff....

**Gixxer 4 ever** · 3rd February 2006, 20:46

Ok..Email from Zuki nz today.

(Clip) ... he advised he has always used the number 56... however for one race that year he was made to use 58 as a number....(Clip)

If anyone has pics from any street race over the 96-97 season and they have the GSX-R 750 with the numbers 56 or 58 could I have a copy?
Thanks for all your help people.

LB · 6th February 2006, 11:46

I'm still sorting through the huge pile of photos I've got from Beemer (sorry, it's taking me a while as I haven't been home much since I got them....)

I'll have a look and see if I can see any.

Beemer, if you haven't already looked through your negs, hold off till I've looked through the photos.