Great pic, Murray ! Well, although I won't say I "recognize" anybody for sure, if I apply some logic this would be yourself, Gregg Hansford and Rick Perry somewhere in Australia, sometimes around ....'76 or '77 ? ....and maybe Jeff following on one of his first rides on a 750 TZ

A tight chicane, that is, I was going to say Salzburg but it looks even too tight for that .

Pentti Korhonen leading from Paolo Pileri (?), #8 Patrick Fernandez , #22 Matikainen (?), Roland Freymond behind #22 , Michel Frutschi behind Fernandez, #43 Etienne Geraeerd partly hiding Sadao Asami, #37 Donnie McLeod, and #30 Eddie Stöllinger on a KR Kawasaki.

#31 jeff Sayle

So, Mc Leod and Stöllinger, I think I read "Donnie Pascoe" on the arms of #31 so would that be you Murray or maybe Jeff, #9 looks like a factory Bimota for Eric Saul (?) , Eero Hyvarinen with #56, Alan North #23 and Ollie Chevallier #10

Oh, and the year 1979 maybe ???


edit : oh yes, and Christian Estrosi's helmet at the very back ( said Christian having just been re-appointed as a minister of the republic on the occasion of the recent french government re-shuffle , after a few months off )

Murray Sayle leading, Gregg Hansford and Rick Perry all on KR750 Kawasaki and Jeff Sayle on his Yamaha TZ750D, 1977 Last Corner Oran Park. Jeff's TZ750D was from Donny Pask in Queensland.

I led for half race distance then the ignition died, Gregg and Jeff raced together to the finish line, Gregg beat Jeff and Rick third.

Jeff may correct this post if I am wrong.

Murray

Correct

Jeff is 31.

Murray

Terrible chicane that was. It was introduced to slow the bikes down as they entered the village after the pit straight in Brno. I drove through there a few years ago and couldn´t believe that before that chicane was introduced, the riders hurtled through there in 6th gear. Scary stuff.

Yes Brno first village flat out in top gear, thats why I think it was the last time they used the track before the new track was used.

Murray

48 looks like Gustav Rainer and 27 Walter Villa. Could 56 be our buddy Leif Nielsen?

Oo'er...Energol's concrete wall

Great pics Murray,
#22 Finn, Jussi Hautaniemi?
#37 is not Donnie McCleod. (but I have known to be wrong!)
#18 Tony Rodger?

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Malcolm Lucas, tripple, Snetterton, er...'76.

Bloody hell, that looks scary

Brno in '72

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3fJqg3YCkY

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Stan Woods checking out Paul Smart's Honda

It's not common knowledge, but Stan and Joe Cocker were seperated at birth.

3 minutes!! Silverstone 1977.

That's what I wanted to say....
That is truly frightening.
The chicane isn't exactly wide, either, is it?

That was great!! thanks for that Renn!! I dont know about any of you guys?, but I had a tear in my eye watching that.

Hope this lasts longer than 3minutes!!?
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Ian Richards?

Bugger!! get back to making those Suzuki's go quicker!! correct George, Ian Richards it is. 1977 Silverstone

Sorry mate, just got back to the hotel. Had to have a fix of proper bikes and stuff.....

Regards.

I know what you mean! I had mine last weekend. Hope it goes well tomorrow.

Thank you. Your well wishes are much appreciated. Can't help but think how much more fun the racing was before it got too serious. I mean, I used to get to run the bikes in......

Hi Murray,

The track was still used for GP in 1982, found this clip on youtube, if you look good you can see Jeff in there on his Randle Armstrong I found myself there just at the start, remember that after a few laps the ignition on my Rotax gave up, finally when the truck came after the race and picked me up and I came back in the pit, my wife was a nervous wreck, all she knew was that I was missing, we had done some laps earlier during the week in the car, so she knew that it was a bad place if you dropped the bike.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMuN-FpEenA...re=channel_page

Mats it’s not me with number 56, I wasn’t there in 1979, was there in 1978 though.

-Leif

Brno circuit info ........ Click

Unfortunately the Jumping Jack website doesn't give the starting grid or entry list for that race ( I believe it's the 250cc race of the 1979 Brno Grand Prix ) but only the finishers.... but it might help identify a few missing ones ?

1. Kork Ballington Zaf Kawasaki 43.39.49
2. Graziano Rossi I Morbidelli 43.44.58
3. Paolo Pileri I Yamaha 43.45.02
4. Anton Mang D Kawasaki 44.06.67
5. Randy Mamola USA Yamaha 44.42.94
6. Patrick Fernandez F Yamaha 44.43.41
7. Olivier Chevallier F Yamaha 44.43.98
8. Edi Stöllinger A Kawasaki 44.52.29
9. Walter Villa I Yamaha 44.57.63
10. Roland Freymond CH Yamaha 44.58.37
11. Klaas Hernamdt NL Yamaha 46.15.18
12. Christian Estrosi F Kawasaki 46.19.21
13. Jean-François Baldé F Kawasaki 46.37.65
14. Siegfried Minich A Yamaha 47.17.20
15. Gregg Hansford AUS Kawasaki 47.29.56
16. Grunwald Harfmann A Yamaha 47.43.48
17. Murray Sayle AUS Yamaha 47.48.11
18. Etienne Geeraerd B Yamaha 48.17.72
19. René Delaby B Yamaha 48.35.01
20. Hans Müller CH Yamaha 46.15.18
21. Jeffrey Sayle AUS Yamaha 46.19.21
22. Josef Hage D Yamaha 46.37.65
23. Hans Gasser A Kawasaki 47.17.20
24. Franco Marcheggiani I Yamaha 47.29.56
25. Fernando De Nicolás ES Yamaha 47.43.48
26. Yves de Kimpe B Bimota 47.48.11
27. Peter Baláz CSSR Yamaha 48.17.72
28. Alain Beraud F Yamaha 48.35.01
29. Karl-Thomas Grässel D Kawasaki 48.37.31
44 starters & 29 finishers

54 = Klaas Hernamdt

Holy moly, I'm not surprised the wife was a wreck. It doesn't look the most forgiving place to lose the front... Racing round there you must have rode <100% surely? It looks more dangerous than the Nurburgring?
Just amazing footage.
And look how many people were there! Incredible crowd.
Sends a shivr down my spine though...

From the same guy, rare footage of the 82 Nogaro boycotted race. Chris Guy, Frutschi's Sanvenero, Paci, Ekerold and Leliard are the obvious spots, I bet you guys can get more...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbCAQIyzAWo&NR=1

Yes, a splendid series of clips..... perfect for a rainy sunday morning ( yes, that does happen even in our south pacific paradise islands....)

I like Tournadre's brilliant ride to second place at Brno, with his bog-standard TZ , on a "rider's" circuit.... so much for those who consider his 1982 world title was not really deserved .

edit : please forgive the chauvinist rant

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Morning Graham,
Stan Woods, Clearways, Brands 1975? Harris converted frame.

Steve Manship, Maxton, 1977?

Spot on Barry!!

So not much right then for me! I'll have to go back in to hibernation!

Well.....Clearways & Brands was right.

An easy peasey one!
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So Easey Peasy I am not going to say but I dont think any relation to John?

It will be a radio amateur with C.W. on his helmet. ( .... .. -.. . .--. . ----- .- --. --- )

A lot of them about ( -.. . --. ....- -..- -.. ...- ) --... ...--

A few more from Spa..

That Maico is a bit.....ugly!

Hi Graham, how would you call this one

A thing of beauty!!
It looks like a model kit, but who ever put it together has lost the instructions!!

Yeah, reminds me of the hay-wire circuits in WWI.. but seriously, I don't reckon the Maico as outright ugly, I think it's a home made special since the cylinder/cylinderhead looks a little bit too big for a 125, and there were no 250 cc Maico production racer.
This one


looks a bit odd to me with the kink in the top tube and the meagre front brake, but the beauty is in the eye of the beholder (or owner)...

Edit: or is that the famous Schirtfinkle

Renn, I agree, I think the word is 'functional'

Graham, I think the colour scheme doesn't do it any favours

I think it's the "classic" Maico scheme




rather standard looking, with the exception of the muffler of course

Edit: Fred Launchbury had quite some success on Maicos in the UK. Does that name ring a bell ?