A pic of you racing

**Motu** · 21st February 2008, 19:34

What years did you race at Rosebank Pete? Do you remember any of the flattrackers? I didn't race at Rosebank,but raced bikes on our rough dirt track on Waiheke.How'd you like to take out the tyre wall? Or get a foot long splinter from the log wall? I got the Rosebank Flattrackers over a couple of times to give us a fright.Rob Campbell rode his speedway bike on the track a few times,but you needed brakes as one corner was a hairpin.Do you remember Rosebank like this? That is me on the Rickman in my avatar,the photo is taken from where the pits are now,looking towards the city.No embankment,and the Te Atatu end was all pine trees.

Trials is not racing,but it is motorcycle competition....after 25 years at it I'm still hopeless,but enjoy the challenge.

**Conquiztador** · 21st February 2008, 20:10

Raced there 87 - 97. And around the country. Heard about your track, but never came there my self. Rosebank was all nicely fenced up when I started.

Knew some of the flat trackers: Shane Scanlon, Allan Huljich, Paul Butler, and what was the possum hunter on that old BSA's name... he later converted it to a solo and raced in the novice class. A real character. Was it Bruce?

**Motu** · 21st February 2008, 20:48

Originally Posted by Conquiztador

Raced there 87 - 97. And around the country. Heard about your track, but never came there my self. Rosebank was all nicely fenced up when I started.

Knew some of the flat trackers: Shane Scanlon, Allan Huljich, Paul Butler, and what was the possum hunter on that old BSA's name... he later converted it to a solo and raced in the novice class. A real character. Was it Bruce?

I left Auckland in '85,came back in '96,so probably saw you race at some point.Bruce and I go back a long,long way - we both had BSA singles and rode everywhere together at one stage,met him at the Classics a couple of weeks ago....and we shooks hands...Trigger use to live in the same flat as my wife in those days.Shane,Allan and the rest of the crew came over in about '92,they really enjoyed the track as it was a bit weird,I rode their bikes,no wonder they could nearly lap me.

You can see a small dirt oval in the infield of the Waiheke track - the speedway guys put that in and were supposed to ride it,but they never did.We did,but it was really hard work.....just one long corner,forever.That photo of Rosebank is probably '78 or '79,when the stock bike class first started.The Rickman was very good,but I needed to modify it too much,and it was my street bike so didn't make it into a flattracker.But a couple of owners used it down there with good results.

**tri boy** · 21st February 2008, 20:54

Check my profile pic.
But what really is the point of this thread?

**Meekey_Mouse** · 21st February 2008, 20:59

VMCC Round 6 at Taupo

**aff-man** · 21st February 2008, 21:03

After much hooliganisms on the road got into a bit of trackday fun...

Which in turn somehow became racing.... Only done 2 races (due to serious lack of funds) but will hopefully get there one day....