OK haven't forgotten 2 wheel road racing I'll dig you out some old pics too

**speights_bud** · 4th March 2009, 19:52

Originally Posted by merv

No, poor Tony of race fame drowned at sea in the Bay if I remember rightly a few years after the pic was taken so that was probably late 70's maybe early 80's just can't remember exactly.

Thanks Merv, certainly a bugger o hear, RIP Tony.

**Billy** · 4th March 2009, 22:30

Originally Posted by merv

Yep Barry was Dale's brother, I'm bound to find some pics of Dale but earlier on because I last remember him at the '74 Marlboro races at Wanganui. Problem then was me and my Bro' never had such flash cameras, basically instamatics while only the pros had the good cameras.

Crowds were great and there were generally no fences except at the corners to keep people back from the track, made the whole atmosphere so different.

I haven't looked at them yet but Bro' had a box of the Gracefield photos from the same year so I'll see if I've got time to check them out at home tonight.

There will be many others too I am sure.

Jeez they bring back some memories,I was at most of those meetings on an R5 YAMAHA,Dont mean too nitpick but Dales brothers name was Brett and the reason you cant find any record of Dale after 74 Marlboro series is cause he went through a wooden crash barrier at Timaru during the Marlboro series round there and paralysed his hand and was forced into retirement.Went on to start Aerofast tiedowns

**merv** · 5th March 2009, 07:07

OK thanks for the update - funny thing was Barry was the name my Bro' had written on the slide, there wasn't another Wylie then was there, brother or otherwise?

**Billy** · 5th March 2009, 07:41

Originally Posted by merv

OK thanks for the update - funny thing was Barry was the name my Bro' had written on the slide, there wasn't another Wylie then was there, brother or otherwise?

Actually,I was thinking about that this morning,There could well have been,It was a bit confusing back then with the Woodley brothers John,Bruce and Jock and the Hiscocks Dave and Neville and then the Wylies Mmm,Would have too research it myself to be 100% sure.Im sure Smudger (Neil Smith) would remember but hes not on this site,He might be at Puke this weekend

**koba** · 8th March 2009, 16:56

Originally Posted by merv

Here's one for Koba, the scene is Gracefield Grand Prix 1973 and the bike of course is an A100. Back in those times Tony Burrell (RIP) from Napier managed to become the NZ 125 champion on his warmed over A100 - quite an achievement I thought at the time.

Awesome, Feck racing on those brakes!!!

**WarrenW** · 8th March 2009, 18:55

My old 100cc twin yamazuki (T125 Wolf Frame and 100cc cast iron barrelled yamaha motor) was taken to levels in early eighties and ran third for the day in the 125cc racing class. It was a pretty quick bike considering the low budget we raced on. I could post a photo of it but would be ashamed to let all of you see the jellimeat tin mufflers I built!. (it's true)

**koba** · 8th March 2009, 20:27

Originally Posted by WarrenW

My old 100cc twin yamazuki (T125 Wolf Frame and 100cc cast iron barrelled yamaha motor) was taken to levels in early eighties and ran third for the day in the 125cc racing class. It was a pretty quick bike considering the low budget we raced on. I could post a photo of it but would be ashamed to let all of you see the jellimeat tin mufflers I built!. (it's true)

Oh, go on... Show us!

You sometime have to use what is available aye

**merv** · 8th March 2009, 21:30

Here's some more shots for you from my Bro's collection, this time from the January 1977 Marlboro Series races at Gracefield. This was just a few weeks after the big Wellington floods of December 1976 so the road had been patched in quite a few places. He labelled them as follows:

#1 Crosby leading (the big four stroke could jump off the line compared to the GP bikes but got reeled in later), #2 Crosby Z1000, #3 Warren Willing & Stu Avant, #4 Start of 400 production, #5 Peter Littlejohn Suzuki 380 (dig the chrome carrier on the back - at the top National races of the time), #6 Into the main straight.

**merv** · 8th March 2009, 22:11

Here's a few more for you still from Gracefield Jan 77.

#1 Hard cornering open production, #2 Terry turner & Mark Reidy, #3 Through the hairpin (is that Peter Stark?), #4 Marlene Bailey RD400, #5 Woody Kitney Z1000, #6 Crowd leaving area (you may have been there that day).