Gordon Skilton & Ray Larsen sidecar photos wanted

**skilly035** · 24th November 2011, 15:22

I need photos of Grandpa and his old swinger Ray at Wanganui Cemetery Circuit through the early years.
This is fairly urgent if anyone knows who to contact please let me know!
Back in the day there wasn't enough publicity on the track so photos are pretty scarce.

**pete376403** · 24th November 2011, 17:00

Very long shot but you could check with Dominion Post in Wellington - there was a really good pic of them at Gracefield which was featured in the Evening Post of that time (would be around 1970 - 72). I recall this one really well because I bought a large reprint of it, (which I no longer have)
Might be someting in the archives, if they keep that sort of stuff.

My mum was from Pahiatua and knew someone in the Skilton or Larsen families.

**merv** · 24th November 2011, 17:20

Try the Film Archive too, I can't believe some of the old stuff I've seen there. http://www.filmarchive.org.nz/

If you find stuff hey you might be able to book a bikers film night for us.

**jellywrestler** · 24th November 2011, 18:19

geez, where's the respect of the younger generation eh.
Ya Grand Daddy's swinger was Ray Larson, least you could do is spell it right...

More importantl;y Gordon and Ray rode from 1959 till 1974ish that's the era of piccies I think she's after

**skilly035** · 25th November 2011, 08:06

Originally Posted by jellywrestler

geez, where's the respect of the younger generation eh.
Ya Grand Daddy's swinger was Ray Larson, least you could do is spell it right...

More importantl;y Gordon and Ray rode from 1959 till 1974ish that's the era of piccies I think she's after

You have told me off for mis spelling it before lol, 50/50 chance of getting it right!

**Deano** · 25th November 2011, 09:05

Originally Posted by jellywrestler

geez, where's the respect of the younger generation eh.
Ya Grand Daddy's swinger was Ray Larson, least you could do is spell it right...

More importantl;y Gordon and Ray rode from 1959 till 1974ish that's the era of piccies I think she's after

Yeah Spyda - I mean, look at your wonderful example of punctuation, capitals and grammar !!

**Maha** · 25th November 2011, 09:50

Originally Posted by skilly035

I need photos of Grandpa and his old swinger Ray at Wanganui Cemetery Circuit through the early years.
This is fairly urgent if anyone knows who to contact please let me know!
Back in the day there wasn't enough publicity on the track so photos are pretty scarce.

Dont know if you have seen this?

http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-stan...-racing-saddle

And from 2005...

Note: Former sidecar great Skilton (10-times NZ champion) will be back on his famous old Norton Atlas bike at Wanganui on Monday after it resurfaced following a chance meeting two years ago between old sidecar riders in a Te Atatatu boatyard.

**skilly035** · 25th November 2011, 11:05

Originally Posted by Maha

Dont know if you have seen this?

http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-stan...-racing-saddle

And from 2005...

Note: Former sidecar great Skilton (10-times NZ champion) will be back on his famous old Norton Atlas bike at Wanganui on Monday after it resurfaced following a chance meeting two years ago between old sidecar riders in a Te Atatatu boatyard.

Thanks! Yes I have definitely seen that link.
And same with those two pictures. It is the WANGANUI with LARSON only I am looking for. Need them for a poster about Wanganui and Skilton/Larson.
There wasn't much publicity back in the days so I doubt there were many photographers on the track. I have been able to locate Videos of the old solos running around the cemetery but nothing of the sidecars.

MISSION IMPOSSIBLE I THINK!