A quick couple of pics from this weekend at Donny, great to spend time with Mick Robinson, Phil whats his name? and to see Roy Flower out for the first time this year, also thanks to Roger Winfield for putting up with me & for his hospitality, & being able to see his 500 Patton up real close. A great weekend but I am smashed & off to bed, more next week.

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A quick couple of pics from this weekend at Donny, great to spend time with Mick Robinson, Phil whats his name? and to see Roy Flower out for the first time this year, also thanks to Roger Winfield for putting up with me & for his hospitality, & being able to see his 500 Patton up real close. A great weekend but I am smashed & off to bed, more next week

Right that lightweight Mr Fu --well lightweight in name only has departed to get some beauty sleep which will take some time so I will try and fill you in.
Personally , not a good weekend , still got probs with the tz , , but great to meet up with new and old friends , a special mention to Norman White who I had'nt seen for many a long moon , and was so helpful to us
A great weekends racing and of course , social roll on Brands 11/12 July let's hope Mr Fu can last the distance there

Who is this? (Phil your out of this one!!) a few of you 1970's racers should know him?

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A few more from Donington CRMC this weekend.
Father and Son,
Rob & Stuart Hall

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Mr Donkiote, Peter Howarth,

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A lovely looking and sounding Ducati riden by a Scandinavian guy (name escapes me!?)

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Roy out this weekend courtesy of his Mum apparently!!?

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A lovely looking and sounding Ducati riden by a Scandinavian guy (name escapes me!?)

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Why does his name escape you Buster ?? you have the ( unopened ) prog

Didn't know she was a welder .............sorry Roy

Thats coz he is not in it!!

Hi Graham, Which corner were the photo,s taken????. I,m guesssing Redgate ?.

And Phil what happened with the 350 this weekend??

Rob

I like this one for some reason!? Stu Melling goes a long long way round this rider, on his way to his first win of the weekend. (look at the name on the screen!!)

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Hi Rob you were taken on Sunday at Redgate on your way to 3rd I think in the Wheatcroft Trophy? (I was sitting in the stand!!!) so not to bad!
Stuart is also at Redgate on the Saturday, but I was a bit closer with that one on the infield.
Hope you enjoyed your weekend
All the best,
Graham.


How long have you got!!!?
Did a piston in practice on Friday, got as far as the holding area on the saturday, something happened to the clutch lever?
And then oil was getting from the gearbox into the pistons I believe? in his 2nd race on Saturday, so did not run it on Sunday, bit disappointing.
You were going real well though.

Hello Rob yes , very depressing just found out , an hour ago , 3 thou gap on the crank-case joints

Sorry to hear about all the problems with Phil,s 350 . Hopefully they will get it sorted for Brands. Yes I had a good weekend and it was good to see Roy back out as well even if he did beat me a couple of times. Enjoyed the racing although my ride in the wheatcroft race was a bit lonely (struggled to keep the concentration once Lea and Mike had gapped me. I went too slow on the first lap as it would have been good to have been with them if only for a while). but well chuffed to make the podium. Just wished my lad had been up there as well. Maybe next year.
Cheers Rob

Thanks Rob

Hi Phil well at least you have found what is causing your problem so fingers crossed it will be all ok for Brands. We had a silencer collapse on our Stuarts on saterday morning (the perforated steel broke up and blocked the silencer) caused the bike to detonate on that side and ruined a newly plated barrel so we had to borrow one for the rest of the weekend. Just need to get the barrrel replated before Chimay as thats his next outing on the 350. Anyway time I was off to bed.
See you both later,
Rob

Graham, me mum didn't really help me out for donington it's just that I'm not used to being interviewed on the grid and my sense of humor got the better of me!

By the way, couldn't photoshop make my bike look a bit tidier in that pic

Phil, weldtec is frank james who also rides with us on a p&m. He sorted out my flattened petrol tank after a brand hatch clearways problem and wouldn't accept payment hence the stickers.

A great meeting and thoroughly enjoyed it, good to see the 750's at the pointy end. If only we had race tyres Rob!!

Good to see the gruesome twosome graham and phil as well

Gruesome twosome , huh who are you to talk --you fart smeller Mr Fu is a onesome i'm , of course innocent

T- Cut, works wonders, so I hear!

And that IS the BEST side of Roy's TZ folks Roy & Robs bikes are not showroom pieces, they are ridden hard, just how they should be, thats why they are up the pointy end........ great stuff!!

Gruesome twosome!!!!

Mick Robinson, not looking too bad still considering he must be in his 80s by now!

Mr Gourlay just back after giving the Roger Winfield Patton its first win of the weekend, it was run with open mega's, just like the old days...fantastic!!!!

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Hi Nigel correct.

Couple of pics of Steve Maney & his really pretty Norton

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Anyone know the guy in green leathers? I dont.

Looks like our Mr Gourlay cannot wait to get to the lavvy to me

Phil's TZ350, hope for better luck at Brands, though the 2/3 laps we saw it going, it was damn quick

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The Ollie Linsdell Patton, ridden at Donny by his younger brother David, in the background,

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The 250 Exactweld, here forced out wide onto the dirt at Redgate

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Last few from Donny last weekend.

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I lied!! here are a few more!




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Nice pics Graham, I wish my action shots from Spa had come out half as good as these, what's your secret?

Or is it just a combination of Belgian beer and a pocket Canon for me?

Thanks Mick, your static paddock shots are fantastic, but if you have a compact camera? they have what is called shutter lag,(you form your shot, but it takes a few seconds for camera to actually take photo?) mine is a DSLR (Digital Single lens reflex camera, no shutter lag, ) you really need one for "fast action" shots.
Copious amounts of Leffe & or Duvel probably does not help though!!
Graham.

Yes Graham, and the Kwak, Chimay, Hooegarden, etc, the list goes on...
Thanks for the tech info re cameras, I'm a total nerd with that stuff but I'll look at digging into Mme ECR's housekeping stash to buy something better.

Nigel, you're a cheeky sod, i'm only 46!!

Your Web link is not right (again!) Mick?

That photo has been photo shopped Nige!!

Afternoon Mr Fu with a bit of luck it'll be a bit to quick for your lens --eventually ( wishful thinking )

Have faith my man, have faith!!

Have the faith Buster , just hope the cash lasts as long