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« on: September 26, 2010, 08:39:31 PM » |
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Taz & I spent a few hours today at the Vintage Motorcycle Club sprint meet at Eelmoor, near Rushmoor Arena, Surrey, at the invitation of Tony Oily Bike & Andy Forward. Andy's purple Triumph sprint bike & his road bike are both featured in the Motors section of the main website -when it's online. Once we've fixed the computery bugs we can hopefully add Tony's modified XS650 Yam.
An interesting meet. Always great to see old bikes -& equally old riders, caning it up the track. Rushmoor, in the middle of the Surrey heathlands, belongs to the Ministry of Defence & is a maze of dirt tracks & tarmac roads, winding through thick woodland. This morning there was a cross country relay race & a weekly banger racing meet also taking place, all within a mile or so of each other in the woods.
The VMCC event was very informal -a set of timing lights, some safety tape & a bloke with a flag at the far end of the track. Oh, & lots of very loud, very fast motorcycles. The pits were run from the backs of vans parked along the trackside while catering consisted of home made sandwiches & flasks of tea.
In the morning they ran an 1/8th mile sprint along a straight section of tarmac, then after a break for lunch the action moved to an 1/8th mile set of bends. Fascinating to see which bikes fared best on which tracks.
A very enjoyable day out. Many thanks for the invite -& the Smarties, chaps.
More photos when we get the main site back online.
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« Reply #1 on: September 26, 2010, 08:40:13 PM » |
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« Reply #2 on: September 26, 2010, 08:41:00 PM » |
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« Reply #3 on: September 26, 2010, 08:41:50 PM » |
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Andy & Tony's steeds.
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« Reply #4 on: September 26, 2010, 08:43:34 PM » |
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Our mate Bob on his beeyootiful Canadian 45, (waving Goodbye to Taz).
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« Reply #5 on: September 26, 2010, 08:45:15 PM » |
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« Reply #6 on: September 26, 2010, 08:46:23 PM » |
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« Reply #7 on: September 26, 2010, 08:47:32 PM » |
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« Reply #8 on: September 26, 2010, 08:48:12 PM » |
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« Reply #9 on: September 27, 2010, 08:39:11 AM » |
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been thinking about a sprint Panther for awhile now, its been done but i just want it for fun and there is the chance Pendine sands is going to re-open for a few events......
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you ain't it, till you've "Bobbed" a Brit!!!
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« Reply #10 on: September 27, 2010, 05:55:08 PM » |
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Seem to remember a Panther from a while back, for some reason I think it was a lovely shade of yellow......
Thougt I'd add a few more snaps (one at a time tho)
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There's nowt as light as a hole, so add lightness.
Our lady of blessed acceleration, don't fail me now! - Elwood Blues
Nitro doesn't add power, it multiplies it! Bob Loux, running 10.07 secs @138mph on a 650 normally aspirated Triumph drag bike in 1965!
"Incontinence Hotline" - please hold.
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« Reply #11 on: September 27, 2010, 05:56:28 PM » |
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Chris on his twin port Rudge
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There's nowt as light as a hole, so add lightness.
Our lady of blessed acceleration, don't fail me now! - Elwood Blues
Nitro doesn't add power, it multiplies it! Bob Loux, running 10.07 secs @138mph on a 650 normally aspirated Triumph drag bike in 1965!
"Incontinence Hotline" - please hold.
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« Reply #12 on: September 27, 2010, 05:57:51 PM » |
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A very tidy Suzuki beasty (with nitrous, of course  ) |
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« Last Edit: November 29, 2010, 06:50:38 PM by Tony oily bike »
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There's nowt as light as a hole, so add lightness.
Our lady of blessed acceleration, don't fail me now! - Elwood Blues
Nitro doesn't add power, it multiplies it! Bob Loux, running 10.07 secs @138mph on a 650 normally aspirated Triumph drag bike in 1965!
"Incontinence Hotline" - please hold.
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« Reply #13 on: September 27, 2010, 05:59:25 PM » |
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Another Soozie, based on a SV.
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« Last Edit: November 29, 2010, 06:51:21 PM by Tony oily bike »
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There's nowt as light as a hole, so add lightness.
Our lady of blessed acceleration, don't fail me now! - Elwood Blues
Nitro doesn't add power, it multiplies it! Bob Loux, running 10.07 secs @138mph on a 650 normally aspirated Triumph drag bike in 1965!
"Incontinence Hotline" - please hold.
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« Reply #14 on: September 27, 2010, 06:01:09 PM » |
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This Kwak was being ridden by a chap who's apparently leading the street-fighter points.
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There's nowt as light as a hole, so add lightness.
Our lady of blessed acceleration, don't fail me now! - Elwood Blues
Nitro doesn't add power, it multiplies it! Bob Loux, running 10.07 secs @138mph on a 650 normally aspirated Triumph drag bike in 1965!
"Incontinence Hotline" - please hold.
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