OUI! At the 1983 British GP...And you have not in your pics

I believe that was only a slightly bored 350.

Sadly not Antony But....I have a nice one of this chappy!!

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But i think you have a very big part of the 1983 entrants

Not as good as Mr Fu's But it is older

Yep Gerrit Meerveld was second place in the Dutch national class 350cc championship 1976.

It's my shadow, only 1840 mm.

And so are you!!

Yes Antony quite a lot of them.

I have just don't seen 15/16 of them...on +/-50 Like in 2008 :\ ...Houston..We have a problem!

I have a dream...The actual Moto Gp entrants +:Checa, Biaggi, Corser, Haga , Bayliss, Fabrizio, Xaus, Lanzi, Nieto, Laconi, and the best of the US, British and Japan Champs + few Wilds cards by GP....And i stand up and open Eurosport...End of the dream

Great dream Antony....now put the top back on the Pernod!!

WWW? a well known member of the Continental circus!!?

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Ahhhhhhhhh my be-wigged fiend , Mr Fu some of us are old , some of us LOOK old !!! (without naming names -)

what do you mean!!? the other day someone at work thought I was 38!!! (really!!) mind you I did trip over their guide dog!!

Is that an early Roland Freymond? Around 1977/78?

Was that before or after you did your job

Good guess Rhodes, but no, it is 1977 though.

I wish we could see more pictures of Jon he certainly is one of those riders you could recognise from his style only. I was always amazed at how hard he treated the front tyre he was always late on the brakes and tip into the corner in almost one movement,my favorite memory of his style was at the corner after the start at Hockenheim just really impressive and so quick, as you say go son.

more pics please
Peter

I dont think it is John Pace, the helmet is very Wayne Gardner, but not sure.

Speaking of these two chaps, went to a book launch about 2 weeks ago and the 2 gentleman where there, along with many other "old" riders

He does seem familiar, could it be Eric Saul.

Peter

Hi Jeff, no its 100% def John Pace, here is Digger in 1983, helmets similar....well its a Shoei any ways!

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What book launch, anything for us to get excited about?

No Peter, not Eric, this guy was from behind the old Iron Curtain.

You're right for the design...but Wayne's helmet was, this year, red and black...And he rode a Honda

23 piccies at Manfred Mothes website

Drapal ?

Well done Antony, Janos Drapal is right.

The race classement:What other RG privateer can he be?
(*) all the Graham's pictured What else


1 K. Roberts Usa Yamaha 42'19''007 1'28''200 *
2 F. Spencer Usa Honda a 4''011 *
3 R. Mamola Usa Suzuki a 4''020 *
4 E. Lawson Usa Yamaha a 8''037 *
5 M. Fontan Fra Yamaha a 30''075 *
6 T. Katayama Gia Honda a 31''048 *
7 R. Haslam Gb Honda a 41''025 *
8 B. Van Dulmen Ola Suzuki a 1'13''091 *
9 B. Sheene Gb Suzuki a 1'13''092 *
10 P. Lewis Usa Suzuki a 1'26''713 *
11 K. Huewen Gb Suzuki a 1 giro
12 A. Mang Ger Suzuki a 1 giro *
13 C. Guy Gb Suzuki a 1 giro *
14 M. Salle Gb Suzuki a 1 giro
15 K. Wretton Gb Suzuki a 1 giro
16 W. Gardner Aus Honda a 1 giro *
17 S. Henshaw Gb Suzuki a 1 giro
18 F. Gross Fra Honda a 1 giro
19 A. Irwin Gb Suzuki a 1 giro *
20 R. Punt Ola Suzuki a 1 giro *
21 C. Law Gb Suzuki a 1 giro
22 P. Sjostrom Swe Suzuki a 1 giro *
23 M. Massimiani Ita Honda a 2 giri *
24 P. Coulon Fra Suzuki a 2 giri
G. Lingham Gb Suzuki rit. *
S. Pellandini Sui Suzuki rit. *
J. Middelburg Ola Honda rit. *
S. Parrish Gb Yamaha rit. *
M. Lucchinelli Ita Honda rit. *
R. McElnea Gb Suzuki rit.
J. Pace Usa Suzuki rit.
D. Buckmaster Gb Suzuki rit.
L. Becheroni Ita Suzuki rit. *
A. Huber Ger Suzuki rit. *
N. Brown Gb Suzuki rit.
W. Von Muralt Sui Suzuki rit.
D. Dean Gb Suzuki rit. *
G. Wood Gb Yamaha rit.
L. Reggiani Ita Suzuki rit. *
V. Ferrari Ita Cagiva rit. *
D. De Radigues Bel Honda

Would that be the launch of Jim Scaysbrook's new book about the Castrol Six Hour, Jeffrey ?

The book would be of more interest for the Australasian contingent, it was The History of the Castrol Six Hour race, which during the 70/80s probably our most important race. Written by Jim Scaysbrook

Shuffle the letters around & there's your man ;)

[QUOTE]Originally posted by picblanc
[B]

Hi Jeff, no its 100% def John Pace, here is Digger in 1983, helmets similar....well its a Shoei any way...

It's a Shoei in a Wayne Gardner period pattern, but it's also in Moriwaki colours, and not long after WG's Moriwaki ride, so it could be nothing more sinister than a helmet borrowed from a buddy....... and a Castrol Six Hour team mate, at that..... how's the book look, Jeff ?

And Waynes best mate, fruit & veg Reg, is missing off that list for some reason? :\

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AUS? Right I can go to sleep now!!

[QUOTE]Originally posted by GD66
[QUOTE]Originally posted by picblanc
[B]

Hi Jeff, no its 100% def John Pace, here is Digger in 1983, helmets similar....well its a Shoei any way...

It's a Shoei in a Wayne Gardner period pattern, but it's also in Moriwaki colours, and not long after WG's Moriwaki ride, so it could be nothing more sinister than a helmet borrowed from a buddy....... and a Castrol Six Hour team mate, at that..... how's the book look, Jeff ? [/QUOTE]

Not sure about that GD? Wayne on the Moriwaki, with helmet design that I remember from those days, did he change it for the Six Hours race?

Photo by John Denton.

Originally posted by picblanc


Hi Jeff, no its 100% def John Pace, here is Digger in 1983, helmets similar....well its a Shoei any ways!

It's Pacey; recognise the leathers and helmet. He stayed with us during 1983.

But here's one for Stu to confirm. I understand John was in line for the Suzuki ride which went instead to Paul Lewis at the end of that year. When Suzuki came calling, Pacey had left the previous week and was already back in Australia.

As to Jim Scaysbrook's Castrol Six Hour book, well, there has been a wonderful exchange of emails going on Down Under following the launch.

As ex REVS editor Mike Esdaile said: 'I reckon this will be a very well thumbed volume - by all the guilty parties. What was it Peter Lane said before the 1979 race. . . "The Six-Hour is a great battle of wits, and the scrutineers get better every year." I can see a sequel . . . "Bikes that Won, but were excluded".'

'Have memories of . . . the Ducati SD900 that qualified outside the top 15 in 1979, but in the race, with Stu Avant at the helm, was seen pulling out and passing Ken Blake on the Honda CB900F prepared by Tony Hatton, up Bitupave Hill... I seem to recall Scaysbrook crashing out on the Ducati he shared with Hailwood in 1978, through touching down the front cylinder exhaust header, while Warrian's Ducati had nary a scar on the front pipe...'

And from another: 'There was never any cheating at the 6 Hour...Ask the BMW riders...they accidentlly fitted front fork springs 3 feet too long...a natural mistake...considering most of their mechanics were uni students that were stoned/were smashed at the time...then there is the off set bores of the Kwaka 900s.. they said they came from Kawasaki like that...'

Rosko Hannan perhaps summed that era of Australian production racing best: 'Jim called me for some input in the book so I lied to keep up the tradition.'

thanks for that link I had not seen that sight before, even got a picture of Jon on the Fath bike which I had a hand in building.
cheers Peter

Not the same model of Shoei helmet. I'm pretty sure the Pace/Gardner one from 83 was a stock design, in different colours.

Bonjour à tous
Apparently,he don't start the race..any problem ?

He was using it in 1982 as well.

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Dennis Ireland behind Digger.

Also notice what was called the 'photographers gallery' on the inside of Druids, but you never used to see any photographers using it, which used to confuse me as a kid!

I started a couple of years before Manfred by the looks of his photo years?
Jon Ekerold 1976, his first year in Europe maybe? I suppose I could look in his great book to find out? looking forward to part two!!

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Dennis ireland following? My bike colours, leathers but not me!!! Bugger

Afternoon Nigel, yes a few scaffold boards and poles!! its better now and I have been on the inside a few times in the last year or two, the stand has gone and the ground slightly raised and leveled off.
Also you had to pay to use it in those days I recall, 50p a Kings Ransom to me at the time!!
This pic is in practice so is a bit quieter than it was later?.

You were there! just looking now for it.

Morning Graham, its 10 PM here, I didn't realise any snappers actually used it! All of the great Druids pics,and there are a lot around, are taken from the ouside (IMHO), I can't think of any from the inside.

Going back to an earlier thread, with reference to the book about the Castrol 6 hour races, I have just got a new book on the history of Pukekohe, which might be of interest to Stu, Jeff and others. Great reading, one of the things that I didn't realise was that Cal Rayborn was killed there.

Nigel

and here you are!

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And another WWH



In an earlier post I mentioned the Hamburg Stadtpark Revival 2008 - here's a link to a small set of photos taken on this occasion http://s306.photobucket.com/albums/nn278/s...arkrennen_2008/
including my favorite bike of the meeting

Were you experimenting with a 16" front wheel there Stu?, only the front mudgaurd looks a bit odd.

yes I suppose it would be...not got myself into gear yet, off to Manchester in an hour or so, and thinking about all the things I have to do before I go!!


Cal Rayborn, yes in practice I think? either on the TR500 or poss the new RG500 whatever it was called in 1974?

Still can remember seeing him for the first time at Brands in 1972 on the dirt track iron barelled engined Harley, only Ray Pickrell could live with him, and Rayborn had never seen any of the tracks before!! what a rider!!