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#51 picblanc

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Posted 24 November 2011 - 23:22

Eric Quartier Ducati 2008.
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#52 picblanc

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Posted 24 November 2011 - 23:26

Another view of Rob Hall TZ750 Yamaha 2007.
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Posted 24 November 2011 - 23:30

Richard Thirkell 500 Manx 2007.
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Posted 25 November 2011 - 04:07

Bob Light Seeley 500 @ Lydden Hill 2008.
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I had a déjà vu feeling about this bike....and I found where I'd seen it !
http://forums.autosp...w...t&p=2703071



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Posted 25 November 2011 - 09:26

I had a déjà vu feeling about this bike....and I found where I'd seen it !
http://forums.autosp...w...t&p=2703071


As the well known saying "what goes round comes round" is proved true :D a few posts above are my now blank picture posts :( so I think I just about get away with it Philippe. ;)

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Posted 25 November 2011 - 19:24

Nice flashback to the early days of the forum there Philippe :) !


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Posted 25 November 2011 - 22:20

Richard Bartlett 2008. Sadly killed @ the Manx TT in 2009.
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Posted 25 November 2011 - 23:02

Eric Gorridge Lydden Hill 2008.
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Posted 25 November 2011 - 23:06

these the best you can do , matey :rolleyes: ??


joking aside , brilliant !!!!! :up: :love:

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Posted 26 November 2011 - 10:07

these the best you can do , matey :rolleyes: ??


joking aside , brilliant !!!!! :up: :love:


Thanks Phil. :wave:

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Posted 26 November 2011 - 14:34

Tony Rodger & ? Lydden Hill 2008.
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Posted 26 November 2011 - 14:36

Rob Hall Lydden Hill 2008.
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Posted 26 November 2011 - 14:45

Stu Melling Lydden Hill 2008.
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Posted 26 November 2011 - 14:54

Hi Graham

Hope your well ? Love the photo of Rob's 750 :up: It looks as fast as ....... even stood still .Saw him at Cadwell a couple of years back coming through Mansfield ..... Amazing to see a 750 so far over .

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Posted 26 November 2011 - 15:06

Hi Chris, all well thank you, hope you & your family are too?
Love the TZ750, you still got yours?
Apparently Rob is well on the mend & I believe he has been back on a bike?
G.

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Posted 26 November 2011 - 15:46

All good here thanks , Yes still got the bike have just put them away for winter :up:

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Good to hear Rob is on the mend too ,He's a sound guy .

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Posted 26 November 2011 - 18:40

Lovely Chris, nice to see them kept in the warm, you have a very understanding Wife!! :eek:

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Posted 26 November 2011 - 19:48

Hi Robin :wave:

Do you have any pics of my mate Stephen Harvey? He raced at Jehonville around this time on a vintage Norton and also on a TZ 350.

Stephen is the nephew of Jim Harvey, I know he looks in on the forum from time to time, where ista Stevie? :p

Many thanks :up:


Sorry for the late reply Mick. I don't have any photos of Stephen that I know of. He's listed in the programme for 1999 but not for the following year. I'll have to dig out my programmes from 1995 and 96 and any photos I took then to really find out.

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Posted 26 November 2011 - 19:55

Tony Rodger & ? Lydden Hill 2008.
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I always thought that Tony Rodger was a very stylish rider, he had that knack of always looking relaxed and never really looked like he was going very fast.

Is the other rider Malcolm Clark?


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Posted 26 November 2011 - 20:06

I always thought that Tony Rodger was a very stylish rider, he had that knack of always looking relaxed and never really looked like he was going very fast.

Is the other rider Malcolm Clark?


Yes I thought that too, thanks Robin.

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Posted 26 November 2011 - 20:33

Lydden Hill 2008.
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Posted 26 November 2011 - 20:35

Fred Burbidge Lydden Hill 2008.
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Posted 26 November 2011 - 20:42

Lydden Hill 2008, Post Classic 1300cc race.
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Posted 26 November 2011 - 20:57

you have a very understanding Wife!!

Sometimes Graham yes she is :up: ..........

Love all your photo's . Please keep them coming it's making the nights better than the TV :wave:

Chris

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Posted 26 November 2011 - 21:06

Thanks Chris, here we have Lea Gourlay @ Lydden Hill 2008, anyone know how he is now?
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Posted 26 November 2011 - 21:08

Michael Judkins#97 & Adam Oliver#9 @ Lydden Hill 2008.
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Posted 26 November 2011 - 21:10

Another of Peter Branton, this time on his YPVS 350 Yamaha @ Lydden Hill 2008.
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Posted 26 November 2011 - 21:59

Lea Gourlay winner Charlie Sanby Trophy, Lydden Hill 2008.
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Posted 26 November 2011 - 22:02

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Posted 27 November 2011 - 07:36

Thanks Chris, here we have Lea Gourlay @ Lydden Hill 2008, anyone know how he is now?
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Hi Graham, Lea is doing ok considering the injuries he sustained at UGP, he's doing quite a bit of off roading and from what his mate Spike tells me he aint hanging about !!

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Posted 27 November 2011 - 09:47

Hi Graham, Lea is doing ok considering the injuries he sustained at UGP, he's doing quite a bit of off roading and from what his mate Spike tells me he aint hanging about !!


Thanks for that Mick, I was hoping you would know, thats good news. :up:

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Posted 27 November 2011 - 12:11

For sure ! For those unaware, after setting the classic race world alight in the last few years, Lea had a massive crash at the Ulster GP on, of all things, a Suzuki SV650, and really smacked himself about. Great news is that he's up and at 'em, and it sounds like he's well on the way to getting back on the track again, great relief. He rides and wins on all sorts, and after successful tours of NZ and Australia, has earned worldwide respect as one of the best : hats off, Lea, and here's to a speedy return.
Been meaning to mention, Gra, how much we appreciate your excellent set of pics from the CRMC series. And while I'm at it, I don't agree at all with those sad sacks grumbling about mufflers and the disappearance of 19" wheels etc diluting the impact of current classic racing. Sharpen up, people ! The bikes currently on the track may differ in philosophy and design intricacies from Ye Olden Days, but at least you still have the opportunity to get along and watch Manxes battle with G50s and Goldies on England's scratchy short circuits. Yes, the noise police and the greenies etc have all had their say, but you can still see bikes that fired you up 50 years ago going for it hammer and tongs, how many forms of motorsport can claim that ?
My advice is to get out from behind the keyboard, and get trackside for a couple of meetings next season. When the likes of Barry Sheene, Wayne Gardner, Ryan Farquhar, Cameron Donald, Jeremy McWilliams and plenty more have discovered the thrill of getting stuck into the classic bikes over the last few seasons, and mixing it up with the established guns, we're all winners. Bangers hard at it, just like Way Back When !
PS : Mufflers or not, they STILL sound great ! :drunk:

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Posted 27 November 2011 - 12:35

Cant argue with that Glenn(though some probably will! :rolleyes: :D ) still stirs the old emotions even if they are a little quieter. :wave:

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Posted 27 November 2011 - 12:36

Oh forgot, thanks Glenn for your comments re my pics, a good few more to come still!! :wave:

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Posted 27 November 2011 - 18:09

Where is everyone, Christmas shopping! ?
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Posted 27 November 2011 - 18:13

Post Classic 125cc & 350cc Goldstars, @ Lydden Hill 2008.
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Posted 27 November 2011 - 22:08

Lea Gourlay winner Charlie Sanby Trophy, Lydden Hill 2008.
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Nice pic of Lea in his normal winning pose, Graham :up:

As an aside, I got to know Rob quite well on my occasional forays with the FRC especially after he bought some Lockheed brake bits for his Weslake from me at a ridiculous knock-down price!!

Over time I've had a few beers with Rob at Cadwell, Mallory and one time I was passing by Worksop and called him, I got shanghai-ed in the local railwaymens club and after a skinful, ended up sleeping on someone's front room rug!!

Rob was a lovely fella, always willing to help anyone in the paddock but once out on the track he was a demon, although totally fair with his riding.

RIP Big Rob, a fast and fair rider always and a super person. :(

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Posted 27 November 2011 - 23:06

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Posted 27 November 2011 - 23:23

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Thanks for that Graham, another great pic of Rob :up:

Many moons ago I did an FRC meeting at Darley Moor, Rob had a horrible looking get-off on the last lap and the club sec (I think it was Dave Brown) who had seen Rob's accident, was in the paddock bemoaning the loss of his mate. There was a big group of FRC riders there, I remember I was stood talking to Darren Cooper and Steve Huskisson who were fellow RD400 riders like myself when up strolls Rob, helmet in one hand, leathers unzipped down to his pubes and the biggest ice-cream that money can buy in the other!! 'What's this then?' he asks!

One of racings gentlemen, I believe that Rob started racing aged 16 and never missed a season until his untimely death at 60 or thereabouts, surely this must be a record?

We'll never see the likes of Rob on the British club scene again, that's for sure. :cry:

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Posted 28 November 2011 - 00:11

Thanks for that Graham, another great pic of Rob :up:

Many moons ago I did an FRC meeting at Darley Moor, Rob had a horrible looking get-off on the last lap and the club sec (I think it was Dave Brown) who had seen Rob's accident, was in the paddock bemoaning the loss of his mate. There was a big group of FRC riders there, I remember I was stood talking to Darren Cooper and Steve Huskisson who were fellow RD400 riders like myself when up strolls Rob, helmet in one hand, leathers unzipped down to his pubes and the biggest ice-cream that money can buy in the other!! 'What's this then?' he asks!

One of racings gentlemen, I believe that Rob started racing aged 16 and never missed a season until his untimely death at 60 or thereabouts, surely this must be a record?

We'll never see the likes of Rob on the British club scene again, that's for sure. :cry:


Yes Bob was a real star, we had a few dices together in the 80's, and many light hearted moments in later years, particularly about some of the huge highsides he managed when he had that RG, I always kidded him that should the UK ever form a national highsiding team, he would undoubtedly be captain :lol:

After seeing some of the things he walked away from on the track, when I heard of his death in a road accident I was totally shocked.

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Posted 28 November 2011 - 20:14

125 & Goldstars race Lydden Hill 2008.
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Posted 28 November 2011 - 20:17

Fred Burbidge on another one of his machines!( how many has he got that he races!?) Lydden Hill 2008.
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Posted 28 November 2011 - 20:19

Chris Chapman? @ Lydden Hill 2008.
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Posted 28 November 2011 - 20:21

Bob Price#3 & Peter Morris#99 @ Lydden Hill 2008.
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Posted 28 November 2011 - 20:26

Yum Yum!! TZ750 @ Lydden Hill 2008. (Mark George)
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Posted 28 November 2011 - 20:29

Thingy? on the Exactweld @ Lydden Hill 2008......ah yes Barry Neal, just before he got flicked off & the bike went up to the hairpin all on its own upright!!
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Posted 28 November 2011 - 20:30

Chris Chapman? @ Lydden Hill 2008.
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Yes :up: , good bloke :up: , of team W.A.N.C.A.....................................we are not Christian Aid


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Posted 28 November 2011 - 20:34

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Posted 28 November 2011 - 20:35

Yes :up: , good bloke :up: , of team W.A.N.C.A.....................................we are not Christian Aid


Did you check your programme? :rolleyes:

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Posted 28 November 2011 - 20:41

In the piddling rain @ Lydden Hill 2008.
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