OK haven't forgotten 2 wheel road racing I'll dig you out some old pics too

[merv]

On some other threads I mentioned that sadly my Bro' passed away in January after a 9 month battle with cancer and now I'm having to tidy up and clear out his stuff and of course amongst it all are his photos.

These will be a bit in a random order, but the first I'm onto are from the Marlboro Series at Wanganui in Dec 1976.

First pic is Croz on the Z1000 followed by John Woodley on the RG500, second pic Stu Avant TZ750, third pic Jeff Sayle RG500, fourth pic Warren Willing TZ750, fifth pic Woodley in front of Croz (it took a few laps for the GP bikes to run down the big 4 stroke), sixth pic Martin Bayliss Honda 125.

[merv]

OK here's a few more for you:

Pic #1 Vaughan Coburn - we all loved the naked chick on the fairing of the TZ350, #2 Barry Wylie TZ350 - he's got the old twin shock, #3 Chas Mortimer TZ350 & John Woodley RG500, #4 Coburn followed by ??, #5 the Wanganui success story Pat Hennan RG500.

[R6_kid]

Awesome pics, keep em coming!

[merv]

Awesome pics, keep em coming!

Will hunt a few more out tomorrow, Mrs is waiting for me to go to bed :yes:

Love those two strokes huh!

[roogazza]

OK here's a few more for you:

#1 Vaughan (or was it Clive?) Coburn - we all loved the naked chick on the fairing of the TZ350, #2 Barry Wylie TZ350 - he's got the old twin shock, #3 Chas Mortimer TZ350 & John Woodley RG500, #4 Coburn followed by ??, #5 the Wanganui success story Pat Hennan RG500.

Yep , Vaughan Coburn it was, and Barry Wylie, was he Dale's brother ? Thanks for putting them up Merv, when you look at the crowds in some of those shots, it was very popular. Gaz.

ps I wonder what the gate takings were at Streets meetings of the 70's ?

[merv]

Yep Barry was Dale's brother, I'm bound to find some pics of Dale but earlier on because I last remember him at the '74 Marlboro races at Wanganui. Problem then was me and my Bro' never had such flash cameras, basically instamatics while only the pros had the good cameras.

Crowds were great and there were generally no fences except at the corners to keep people back from the track, made the whole atmosphere so different.

I haven't looked at them yet but Bro' had a box of the Gracefield photos from the same year so I'll see if I've got time to check them out at home tonight.

There will be many others too I am sure.

[merv]

OK I told you we didn't have such good cameras way back, well here's the Onekawa Grand Prix pics from October 1972 taken on the old Instamatic. No moving shots - just as well.

Pic #1 some cool spectators that rode T90 Wolfs and CB and SL 100s and stuff like that and dig the Ace bars on the CB100. #2 Alan Collisons CZ400. #3 mmm wrecked CB750. #4 Ginger Molloy & Dick Waterer, #5 Geoff Perry's bike (no sign of Geoff), Trevor Discombe, Dale Wylie, Ginger Molloy, Dick Waterer. #6 Peter Ploen's Bighorn

[merv]

Here's one for Koba, the scene is Gracefield Grand Prix 1973 and the bike of course is an A100. Back in those times Tony Burrell (RIP) from Napier managed to become the NZ 125 champion on his warmed over A100 - quite an achievement I thought at the time.

[Clivoris]

Great pics Merv. Onekawa brings some memories back.

[merv]

Great pics Merv. Onekawa brings some memories back.

Yeah was great and I could never understand why its not still on because that area still isn't one that would worry about the streets being closed in the weekends.

[Clivoris]

Yeah was great and I could never understand why its not still on because that area still isn't one that would worry about the streets being closed in the weekends.

I have a blurry memory of discussing this with Nige of PMCC at the Manfield Nats. I think he said something about there being a number of businesses that operate out of there during the weekends now. If it wasn't that, there was another equally good sounding reason.

[speights_bud]

Here's one for Koba, the scene is Gracefield Grand Prix 1973 and the bike of course is an A100. Back in those times Tony Burrell (RIP) from Napier managed to become the NZ 125 champion on his warmed over A100 - quite an achievement I thought at the time.

Awesome, would that be Tony of Burrel signwriters now in Hastings? races in post classics? i drive past his place quite often for work :)

An A100 was my first bike too!

[speights_bud]

I have a blurry memory of discussing this with Nige of PMCC at the Manfield Nats. I think he said something about there being a number of businesses that operate out of there during the weekends now. If it wasn't that, there was another equally good sounding reason.

I wish they still could organise races there, i'd be keen as to help out, i live just across the road from the old onekawa circuit! :beer:

[Grizzo]

Very cool Merv.:2thumbsup

[merv]

Awesome, would that be Tony of Burrel signwriters now in Hastings?

No, poor Tony of race fame drowned at sea in the Bay if I remember rightly a few years after the pic was taken so that was probably late 70's maybe early 80's just can't remember exactly.

[speights_bud]

No, poor Tony of race fame drowned at sea in the Bay if I remember rightly a few years after the pic was taken so that was probably late 70's maybe early 80's just can't remember exactly.

Thanks Merv, certainly a bugger o hear, RIP Tony.

[Billy]

Yep Barry was Dale's brother, I'm bound to find some pics of Dale but earlier on because I last remember him at the '74 Marlboro races at Wanganui. Problem then was me and my Bro' never had such flash cameras, basically instamatics while only the pros had the good cameras.

Crowds were great and there were generally no fences except at the corners to keep people back from the track, made the whole atmosphere so different.

I haven't looked at them yet but Bro' had a box of the Gracefield photos from the same year so I'll see if I've got time to check them out at home tonight.

There will be many others too I am sure.

Jeez they bring back some memories,I was at most of those meetings on an R5 YAMAHA,Dont mean too nitpick but Dales brothers name was Brett and the reason you cant find any record of Dale after 74 Marlboro series is cause he went through a wooden crash barrier at Timaru during the Marlboro series round there and paralysed his hand and was forced into retirement.Went on to start Aerofast tiedowns

[merv]

OK thanks for the update - funny thing was Barry was the name my Bro' had written on the slide, there wasn't another Wylie then was there, brother or otherwise?

[Billy]

OK thanks for the update - funny thing was Barry was the name my Bro' had written on the slide, there wasn't another Wylie then was there, brother or otherwise?

Actually,I was thinking about that this morning,There could well have been,It was a bit confusing back then with the Woodley brothers John,Bruce and Jock and the Hiscocks Dave and Neville and then the Wylies Mmm,Would have too research it myself to be 100% sure.Im sure Smudger (Neil Smith) would remember but hes not on this site,He might be at Puke this weekend

[koba]

Here's one for Koba, the scene is Gracefield Grand Prix 1973 and the bike of course is an A100. Back in those times Tony Burrell (RIP) from Napier managed to become the NZ 125 champion on his warmed over A100 - quite an achievement I thought at the time.

Awesome, Feck racing on those brakes!!!

[WarrenW]

My old 100cc twin yamazuki (T125 Wolf Frame and 100cc cast iron barrelled yamaha motor) was taken to levels in early eighties and ran third for the day in the 125cc racing class. It was a pretty quick bike considering the low budget we raced on. I could post a photo of it but would be ashamed to let all of you see the jellimeat tin mufflers I built!. (it's true)

[koba]

My old 100cc twin yamazuki (T125 Wolf Frame and 100cc cast iron barrelled yamaha motor) was taken to levels in early eighties and ran third for the day in the 125cc racing class. It was a pretty quick bike considering the low budget we raced on. I could post a photo of it but would be ashamed to let all of you see the jellimeat tin mufflers I built!. (it's true)

Oh, go on... Show us!

You sometime have to use what is available aye ;)

[merv]

Here's some more shots for you from my Bro's collection, this time from the January 1977 Marlboro Series races at Gracefield. This was just a few weeks after the big Wellington floods of December 1976 so the road had been patched in quite a few places. He labelled them as follows:

#1 Crosby leading (the big four stroke could jump off the line compared to the GP bikes but got reeled in later), #2 Crosby Z1000, #3 Warren Willing & Stu Avant, #4 Start of 400 production, #5 Peter Littlejohn Suzuki 380 (dig the chrome carrier on the back - at the top National races of the time), #6 Into the main straight.

[merv]

Here's a few more for you still from Gracefield Jan 77.

#1 Hard cornering open production, #2 Terry turner & Mark Reidy, #3 Through the hairpin (is that Peter Stark?), #4 Marlene Bailey RD400, #5 Woody Kitney Z1000, #6 Crowd leaving area (you may have been there that day).

[vaughan]

Great pics.......lost all mine.

Vaughan

[Terrence]

#4 Coburn followed by ??
Followed by Randy Mamola, who finished 2nd to Coburn.

[merv]

Great pics.......lost all mine.

Vaughan

So is that you Mr Coburn? The paint job was cool back then huh!

p.s. welcome to KB.

[vaughan]

So is that you Mr Coburn? The paint job was cool back then huh!

p.s. welcome to KB.


Yep its me....I still have a fairing and thinking about getting rid of it!!

[slowpoke]

Great thread mate, thanks muchly!

All we need now is a sound clip recorded on one of those ol' suitcase style reel to reel tape recorders.