NZ GP Wall of Champions (Please help complete the list)

[Racing Dave]

OK I've had a go at PDFing the results & attaching them here. These are the summary results for F4 & F5. I also have the full detail for each year that sits behind these. Sorry no sidecar results but I've never really been into 3 wheels...

Thanks for putting up the early results from the Ohakea days, it brought a tear to my eye along with the memories - there I am in 3rd at the first OHGP held in the pissing rain. Honda CB100 for ever!

Cheers,
Dave B

[mr bucketracer]

Thanks for putting up the early results from the Ohakea days, it brought a tear to my eye along with the memories - there I am in 3rd at the first OHGP held in the pissing rain. Honda CB100 for ever!

Cheers,
Dave B

i see you rode Colin Wheeler centre hub bike , did you like it? i rode it in the 2000 gp and loved it apart from it dieing down the straights running out of fuel in the carb i guess

[Racing Dave]

Yes, I thought it's best feature was the sense of uncrashable stability it gave a rider. The dimensions were typical of a bucket of that era (pre the full-sized FXR or CBR 150s) yet it didn't have any nervousness in its handling. Maybe it was actually rigid! Certainly the centre-hub steering lock was limited, compared to a conventional telescopic-forked bike, but even at hairpins the lock stops were no-where near touching. I can't really remember the engine performance. I saw Colin earlier this year when he was passing through Chch, but the topic of the whereabouts of the bike didn't come up. I hope it's tucked away in his shed, awaiting another outing one sunny day.

[mr bucketracer]

Yes, I thought it's best feature was the sense of uncrashable stability it gave a rider. The dimensions were typical of a bucket of that era (pre the full-sized FXR or CBR 150s) yet it didn't have any nervousness in its handling. Maybe it was actually rigid! Certainly the centre-hub steering lock was limited, compared to a conventional telescopic-forked bike, but even at hairpins the lock stops were no-where near touching. I can't really remember the engine performance. I saw Colin earlier this year when he was passing through Chch, but the topic of the whereabouts of the bike didn't come up. I hope it's tucked away in his shed, awaiting another outing one sunny day.

umm yer 13 years later its still in my shed ..sense of uncrashable stability that sums it up . found it hard around kart tracks but big tracks A++ just needs some 17 inch wheels ands slicks .. i did start copying it 13 years ago and never finshed it .. just started back on it and plan to finsh it this year and get the bike back to colin, we have made nealy enough stuff to make 5 of them lol need to change the trail from 100 to 80 some how

[koba]

Certainly the centre-hub steering lock was limited, compared to a conventional telescopic-forked bike, but even at hairpins the lock stops were no-where near touching.

On conventional buckets I run real tight lock stops, bouncing off the tight stops can allow you to pick up the one that would have otherwise got away.

Moving them around in the pits is a real pain...

If you raced and ejoyed buckets back in the day you should come and have gander, chinwag and perhaps a few fine ales, it's a bloody good show at the mo.

umm yer 13 years later its still in my shed ..sense of uncrashable stability that sums it up . found it hard around kart tracks but big tracks A++ just needs some 17 inch wheels ands slicks .. i did start copying it 13 years ago and never finshed it .. just started back on it and plan to finsh it this year and get the bike back to colin, we have made nealy enough stuff to make 5 of them lol need to change the trail from 100 to 80 some how

Cool, keen to see this!

CrashTestDummy needed?

[Racing Dave]

[QUOTE=koba;1130623881] If you raced and ejoyed buckets back in the day you should come and have gander, chinwag and perhaps a few fine ales, it's a bloody good show at the mo.
QUOTE]

I rode for 13 Easters in a row at Ohakea, a great many times at Wigram and the Chch Kart track, and in Blenheim at the Kart track there and at Woodbourne. Other than a "mishap" at OH in 1984, (the long term effects of which still affect wrist motion) it was all very enjoyable. I thought the whole concept was just great, and it's encouraging to see riders who weren't even born when the sport started, pitching in to fast sweepers now.

I'll pop out to Ruapuna next weekend on the Saturday, but work commitments on Sunday prevent attending then.

Cheers,
Dave B

[mr bucketracer]

[QUOTE=Racing Dave;1130623946]

If you raced and ejoyed buckets back in the day you should come and have gander, chinwag and perhaps a few fine ales, it's a bloody good show at the mo.
QUOTE]

I rode for 13 Easters in a row at Ohakea, a great many times at Wigram and the Chch Kart track, and in Blenheim at the Kart track there and at Woodbourne. Other than a "mishap" at OH in 1984, (the long term effects of which still affect wrist motion) it was all very enjoyable. I thought the whole concept was just great, and it's encouraging to see riders who weren't even born when the sport started, pitching in to fast sweepers now.

I'll pop out to Ruapuna next weekend on the Saturday, but work commitments on Sunday prevent attending then.

Cheers,
Dave B

will be at Ruapuna for the first time , pop over and say hi , yellow frame blue fairing bike

[seymour14]

[QUOTE=Racing Dave;1130623946]

If you raced and ejoyed buckets back in the day you should come and have gander, chinwag and perhaps a few fine ales, it's a bloody good show at the mo.
QUOTE]

I rode for 13 Easters in a row at Ohakea, a great many times at Wigram and the Chch Kart track, and in Blenheim at the Kart track there and at Woodbourne. Other than a "mishap" at OH in 1984, (the long term effects of which still affect wrist motion) it was all very enjoyable. I thought the whole concept was just great, and it's encouraging to see riders who weren't even born when the sport started, pitching in to fast sweepers now.

I'll pop out to Ruapuna next weekend on the Saturday, but work commitments on Sunday prevent attending then.

Cheers,
Dave B

Try and catch up with the GPR boys in that case at Ruapuna on the Saturday (doing the BOB), as it is me and my brother who have Colin's bike at the mo. This will be our first ride at Ruapuna, so keen as!

[F5 Dave]

We'll look out for you.

Dave rode in the 50 GP at BOB meet in erm 08.

[kiwicam]

Who could forget racing dave in the very first Woodbourne GP binning his vespa , having the toolbag fall out, picking up said tools and continuing on his way.
Who could also ever forget the refrain
Woodboune oh Woodbourne how we wish you would burn!


Bucket racers go down on the black stuff (reference to the black fuel resistant tarmac on parts of the "track"

The surprise when the powers that be allowed us to actually close the roads, line their base with haybales and race around for the day (2 days ?) can't remember that

Dork choruses ,

The winner skulling from the brand new trophy and puking into it , the drunken shambles of the Ohakea crew riding their buckets off the ferry.
somebody's bike being reduced to a skeleton by the end of sunday after it died.

how come I remember this stuff from 30 freakin years ago and I cant remember where I was last week?
screw you guys I know i'm getting old.

Btw. I have seen some discussion as to the meaning of the "spirit of the event" as I recall it was Gin

another memory: several years later at Ohakea there was a riders meeting to discuss a chicane on the track which some felt was too dangerous.

Heard from a grizzled older chap riding there " it's a motorcycle race it's supposed to be fuckin dangerous"

Great to see this class/cult still going and the best thing , seeing the guys who came from buckets doing well (really well) in the bigger classes

And on the 7th day god went bucket racing

[Racing Dave]

These have been scanned from the originals.

Can you identify the riders? I know who they are!

Cheers,
Dave B

[seymour14]

Those were the days when men were men, and track protection was a dirty word....

[kiwicam]

These have been scanned from the originals.

Can you identify the riders? I know who they are!

Cheers,
Dave B

frank "finger on the clutch" wood( F )

butch and of course 96 jato jim

the start line up a historic pic for sure

how many GP's have the Steadman clan won?

[speedpro]

Jato has won more Ohakea GPs than everyone else put together I think. My first Ohakea GP I was racing my AC50 so got to watch the 100GP. I have a picture somewhere of Jim riding around the outside of most of the field in the first turn. He also snaffled my RG/MB100 at Ohakuni one year and came second behind his brother Peter I think. I was in an ambo going to Wanganui so didn't actually see it. The only more impressive rider at Ohakuni was Morley Shirriff. You would have thought a world title was up for grabs with one of his passes going over that little bridge, with a make it or head first into the parapet move.

[F5 Dave]

You must have thought I was pretty special at that meeting as you got down on your knees in front of me (hence the Ambo ride).