Who remembers..where is...???

**Mom** · 11th September 2006, 20:43

My first proper thread...........

I thought I would risk asking these questions cos the latest poll indicates about a third of us are old farts......

(imagine that)

and I know that some of the

"I never got caught with an L plate"

are our age, just late starters.......

I remember, in no particular order........the Marlboro Series....Pukekohe, burning hot weather, the smell of R2 yummm, Greg Hansford wheelstanding the length of the front straight, girls with the sponsors product carried on trays offering up smokes to anyone who wandered past them

Street racing around the site of Manukau Shopping Centre....wow! no wonder I love Paeroa...

(the pits my fav after race place to be

)

Roger Freeth, serious, spectacle wearing fearless racer.....sadly gone..
Saw Graeme Crosby on TV the other night...he was hero of mine..
Robert Holden...

I have to admit my "old fart" memory has some gaps....as well as the famous names........what happened to Robbie Deans, he had a Suzuki dealership in Tauranga and raced back in my day...there are more but think I will leave it to you guys to help me out....

**gamgee** · 11th September 2006, 20:55

uhhh... sorry what?? can someone translate that into english, i mean shit you say that the text generation are bad

**Lord Derosso** · 11th September 2006, 21:04

What do you mean 'old farters'

In my day we didn't have L plates.

L stickers Yes very little L stickers too......young farters

**Dadpole** · 11th September 2006, 21:22

I remember all that too.
Happiness was smoking the free ciggies while watching Greg Hansford and Pat Hennan do battle.

**T.W.R** · 11th September 2006, 21:43

haha John Woodley on his GP Suzuki, Mike Pero on the Yamaha, Dave & Neville Hiscock on the GSX11s and Paul Pavilitich (sp?) in his Superman leathers ( remember a magazine article with him lying prone on a VF1000 & cape flying full flow behind him lols).

Ivan Millar dominating MX, Craig Coleman at the top of Enduro

Rodger Freeth teaching the aussies how to ride around Bathurst, Le Mans starts to the Aussie Castrol 6hr With Wayne Gardener riding the Mentor Motorcycles CB1100R

**Maha** · 11th September 2006, 22:22

Graeme Crosby won the Daytona 200 and the Imola 200 in the same year, Agostini is the only other rider to achieve this. Crosby is also the only rider ever to win the Daytona 200, Imola 200, Suzuka 8 hour and IOM TT.

**TLDV8** · 11th September 2006, 22:57

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**Biff** · 11th September 2006, 23:01

I remember the A team, the Million Dollar Man and James Hunt.

It's official then.

I'm not an old fart!

Woohoooo!

**Dadpole** · 11th September 2006, 23:17

I saw Cros on TV the other night. God, he looks old - he is old - does this mean I am old too?

**Motu** · 11th September 2006, 23:36

I remember Geoff Perry - saturday nights at Western Springs and sunday at Pukekohe...street races at New Lynn.....bikes outside 246.....and you could ride up Liverpool St.

**Ixion** · 11th September 2006, 23:57

Originally Posted by Motu

I remember Geoff Perry - saturday nights at Western Springs and sunday at Pukekohe...street races at New Lynn.....bikes outside 246.....and you could ride up Liverpool St.

Eh? You still can? Can't you? I did the other week, anyway. Rather ride up it than ride down it, t'be honest, that left hander at the bottom where the tree roots have pushed up the roadway is nasty

**What?** · 12th September 2006, 06:48

Originally Posted by Mom

...what happened to Robbie Deans, he had a Suzuki dealership in Tauranga and raced back in my day...

He's still in Tauranga, retired from racing (crashing!!) and struggling to keep some sort of business going (one only gets to pull so many dirty deals before the reputation catches up...). He sure was entertaining around Bay Park, though!

**Motu** · 12th September 2006, 07:43

He was entertaining at New Lynn too! I was at the bottom of Astley Ave and he would change into top on the Commando over a bump and the front wheel would be in the air....then when he braked for the corner into Clark St he'd have to stand on the pegs so he didn't get thrown off as the bike shaked like crazy under him.It was a wild ride and the crowd cheered him every lap.

**Crisis management** · 12th September 2006, 07:48

A careful search of the brain cell found that I was alive then and have some faint memories of most of this. I have this fear the thread will rapidly turn into one of those "the older I get the faster I was" ravings which will haunt us forever so I'm not saying much.

So, who's going to the post classic racing at Taupo this weekend?

**What?** · 12th September 2006, 07:55

Originally Posted by Crisis management

A careful search of the brain cell found that I was alive then and have some faint memories of most of this. I have this fear the thread will rapidly turn into one of those "the older I get the faster I was" ravings which will haunt us forever so I'm not saying much.

So, who's going to the post classic racing at Taupo this weekend?

You trying to say that your old RD250 couldn't crack 150mph????

Going to Taupo is Plan A for me.