Wanganui Races - Pics and stories

**Bonez** · 27th December 2004, 12:16

Originally Posted by aff-man

saw it on the news. Pity about that guy overbraking and going over the top onto the other guy. But looked like a good day

Twas and SsangYong are going to sponser it again next year.

**White trash** · 27th December 2004, 12:43

Great pics Merv and Jim.

The Plastic Fantastic is my favourite race bike ever. I remember watch Wanganui LIVE on TV when I was seven or eight when it was first raced there. My favourite racer from there was Robby Phillis. Watchig him wheelie those big bikes was phenominal.

**k14** · 27th December 2004, 14:45

What an awesome day, good to see the honda doing what it does best in the first robert holden memorial heat. Anyone know where to get some results from??

Met up with funkfly and his dad in stratford and saw a few others down there. Definately at the top of my list for next year.

Here are a small selection of my pics. Damn i hate the 0.5 to 1 sec delay on my digital camera. Nearly got the hang of when to press the button.

**k14** · 27th December 2004, 14:49

Part 2: some not to bad ones here

**k14** · 27th December 2004, 14:53

part 3, some more nice ones.

**White trash** · 27th December 2004, 15:44

Good shots k14. I pissed myself when Bruce came out doing rollig burnouts on Dereks bike. Wonder if it handeled a bit funy after that.

Shame that shot of Lance is so fuzzy. That'd be a real cool one.

Did anyone else see Lances helmetless rolling stoppie at The Warehouse during the parade lap? Fuckin' good skills

**Blakamin** · 27th December 2004, 16:34

Only photos I got..... (lotsa video I'm working on tho)

**Racey Rider** · 27th December 2004, 17:20

The big moment

**James Deuce** · 27th December 2004, 17:34

Originally Posted by Racey Rider

The big moment

Have you got a hi res version of that?

Lovely shot!

**merv** · 27th December 2004, 18:10

OK what else do you want to see - oh yeah there were sidecars too.

Doug Chivas is like Richard Scott - he was setting lap records here 20 years ago, but how come he's still so fast. No Margaret Halliday swinging these days though and no 2 stroke engines any more. What happened later in the day when he came around without his swinger on the chair? Did anyone see him fall off and was he OK?

**White trash** · 27th December 2004, 18:18

Originally Posted by merv

OK what else do you want to see - oh yeah there were sidecars too.

Doug Chivas is like Richard Scott - he was setting lap records here 20 years ago, but how come he's still so fast. No Margaret Halliday swinging these days though and no 2 stroke engines any more. What happened later in the day when he came around without his swinger on the chair? Did anyone see him fall off and was he OK?

Speaking of outfits, have you read the thing in the program from a swingers perspective of a lap? Fuckin' brilliant!