Holden vs Holden

[BIGBOSSMAN]

I enjoyed the Roger Freeth/Norris Farrow/Robert Holden battles - at that stage I was a track marshall at Pukekohe. Fantastic watching those guys blast around bumpy old Puke (minus the 'kink' on the back straight).
As for RH's crash on the GSX1100 at Manfield, it took out the 'H' in the Holden sign so beautifully, it almost looked choreographed! Who would race one of those things now, eh?

[Katman]

Thanks for the replys guys. I thought that perhaps it was my bike that he did it on, but he tossed mine down the track at the '82 Pukekohe 3 Hour.

[What?]

GSX550 ?
That would have to be 1983. My old man raced a 750ESD and 550E at Puke back then.

I can't remember exactly what year it was, but it was later than '83. Probably more like '86.
Robert's bike hit the "H", and he cart-wheeled along the rest of the sign, demolishing it in the process. I couldn't believe what I was seeing when he got up and walked, err, hobled away from it.

[roadracingoldfart]

The same year he got me into racing i was supposed to be "mentored " by him at Gracefield in the Brut 33 series. He was so busy riding an RG 250 Gamma, GSX550 es, GSX1100, and others i cant remember, he had some sort of F1 bike as well . The only class he didnt ride in was F3 and sidecars.
And another currant racer at that same event was Glenn Williams on a Nasty Mean GPZ1100 who had his seat threatening to fall off so he stopped, smacked it back on and carried on but no longer at the front spent the rest of the race doing corner to corner wheelies for the crowd. (i came so close to buying that same bike but some asshole binned it on a test ride the day before i was to pay for it ) .

[roadracingoldfart]

[QUOTE=BIGBOSSMAN;1138036]I enjoyed the Roger Freeth/Norris Farrow/Robert Holden battles - at that stage I was a track marshall at Pukekohe. Fantastic watching those guys blast around bumpy old Puke


So many great names from the early days..... Mike Pero and Ian Pero, The Rammage's, Allan De Latour, Paul Pavletich, Brent Jones, Bob Toomey, Woodley and i remember the import guests, EG; Randy Mamala at age 16, Yatsishira on a Moriwaki Honda that was anything but fast, Great racing and huge enormous crowds. All held before OSH was invented and Resource consent was required.

[F5 Dave]

My Chiropractor still tells the story if he knows you ride bikes, said Robert came in a day or so later & he asks if he had a bit of an off. Robert said "nah nothing major" & the response was "You bleeding Liar I saw it on the TV"