Johnny Old Motocross, Koputaroa, Levin 24 April 2010

[eelracing]

Great to meet ya Beemer and love the pic's. I gotta admit the weather was looking rather dodgy when rolling into the pits but as the sun came out and the track got grippier you just could'nt ask for a better day.Fair shat myself when first rolling over the dropoff in practice tho.

Got to love those natural terrain tracks to eh?

Anyway a good mate took some piccies and posted them up on an Aussie website (just to rub in the fact that we Kiwis have the best offroading conditions in the world).

Heres a linky

http://ozvmx.com/community/index.php...&topic=12828.0

[Beemer]

Yes, the forecast was pretty shitty so we weren't expecting much. Typical Koputaroa weather - wet everywhere else but fine here! Not many motorcrosses where you can walk home for lunch, that's for sure!

Your mate took some awesome photos - I was hoping to post more today but am still processing them as Facebook spat the dummy and kept giving me the failure message.

[Shorty_925]

Looked like a great day and an awesome track. I take it Murray won the 500cc class? Need to get myself a vmx!

[Fryin Finn]

The Pic is of John Peters at the top of the hill - There was a loud roar from the crowd then silence and John didn't come round again. Rumor has it he completed the loop out of sight of my camera.
It was a very enjoyable day - took me straight back to 1980. The smell and the sound from those big two strokers was very intoxicating.

[Crasherfromwayback]

He's on his way to the big loop out in your picture! JP was always a crasher!

[Crasherfromwayback]

Looked like a great day and an awesome track. I take it Murray won the 500cc class? Need to get myself a vmx!

Well I've got a totally mint RM400N coming if you want one!

[clmintie]

Took this at Mr M/Cs maize scramble on Sunday.... Ahhh the memories.....

[Fryin Finn]

I remember when JP was just a kid and used to come and watch us race around a practice MX track, on our CR125's, where the old tip was. Then he bought one himself and before you know it he was kicking our arses - bloody cheek

[Shorty_925]

Well I've got a totally mint RM400N coming if you want one!

Sounds great but gota save a few more pennies first.

[Crasherfromwayback]

Sounds great but gota save a few more pennies first.

Hell no mate...I'll do you some really good finance!

[eelracing]

Looked like a great day and an awesome track. I take it Murray won the 500cc class? Need to get myself a vmx!

Murray took out the Legend's race but everyone had to just stand back and watch Luke Burkhart do what he does best in the Open & 250 classes.

Check out the difference in speed and air time he was getting on the field over the dropoff...

[eelracing]

Took this at Mr M/Cs maize scramble on Sunday.... Ahhh the memories.....

Ahahaaha see that's what happens when ya chuck shiney new pipes on a big 2smoker.

You'd be safer trying to bathe a cat in a bath.

[Beemer]

And finally a few more photos...

[Beemer]

And a few more...

Damn, I had them in order but they haven't stayed in order - the last shot was taken on the corner before the pile-up in shot two, and the one of Luke flying down the hill was taken before shot one of him coming around the corner!

[Crasherfromwayback]

Great pics Beemer!