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Post by Go Slideways on Jun 5, 2020 12:48:27 GMT 12
The June edition of NZ Dirt Track Racing magazine is in stores now and features a picture I took as a big A3 size poster in the middle of Bill Napier's famous DENCO Sidecar at this years Sidecar Have A Go Day at Harrisville. I'm pretty wrapt, first time my pic has made the poster, and I think its the first time in NZDTR history to have had a Sidecar as a poster. I will find out more about the NZ made V1000 DENCO engine, I think it was the forerunner to the famous Britten motorcycle engine. The magazine is full of mean pictures and write ups, support your local businesses and grab a copy.   |
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Post by mordecai on Jun 5, 2020 16:56:08 GMT 12
When did Bryce Townsend pass away ?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2020 18:28:02 GMT 12
Good work GS. As professional and slick as the modern day full fearing sidecars look, I do miss the old basic Ray Cook style bike,with no flash bits... I'm sure they sounded better when the British bikes were still competitive as well. Mordi macgor.proboards.com/thread/37478/rip-bryce-townsend |
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Post by Go Slideways on Jun 5, 2020 18:34:11 GMT 12
When did Bryce Townsend pass away ? "TOWNSEND, Bryce James. Our hearts are broken at the loss of Bryce on Wednesday 4th March 2020. Much loved husband of Jenny and Daddyo of Jade. Dearly loved son of Ray and Jill, brother of Glen and Leanne, Julie and Ivan, Jeff and Cindy, Cathy and Lou and all their families." |
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Post by mordecai on Jun 5, 2020 18:36:01 GMT 12
When did Bryce Townsend pass away ? "TOWNSEND, Bryce James. Our hearts are broken at the loss of Bryce on Wednesday 4th March 2020. Much loved husband of Jenny and Daddyo of Jade. Dearly loved son of Ray and Jill, brother of Glen and Leanne, Julie and Ivan, Jeff and Cindy, Cathy and Lou and all their families." Wow very sad news to hear how old was bryce |
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Post by tony27 on Jun 5, 2020 18:47:34 GMT 12
The June edition of NZ Dirt Track Racing magazine is in stores now and features a picture I took as a big A3 size poster in the middle of Bill Napier's famous DENCO Sidecar at this years Sidecar Have A Go Day at Harrisville. I'm pretty wrapt, first time my pic has made the poster, and I think its the first time in NZDTR history to have had a Sidecar as a poster. I will find out more about the NZ made V1000 DENCO engine, I think it was the forerunner to the famous Britten motorcycle engine. The magazine is full of mean pictures and write ups, support your local businesses and grab a copy. The Britten Aero D One is the bike that used the Denco motor nzclassicmotorcycles.webdog.me/collection/1990-britten-precursor-v1000/ |
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Post by craige on Jun 5, 2020 19:13:05 GMT 12
Good work GS. As professional and slick as the modern day full fearing sidecars look, I do miss the old basic Ray Cook style bike,with no flash bits... I'm sure they sounded better when the British bikes were still competitive as well. Mordi macgor.proboards.com/thread/37478/rip-bryce-townsend. Yeah mate I agree The days of baz and gazz Mudguard. Dip etc all on British bikes was cool. One thing that has always bugged me is what ever happened to the all aluminium framed bike powered by a lavertta engine that was built in palmy but never raced by Barry jagger |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2020 19:39:44 GMT 12
craige I dunno what happened to that bike, prob a dust collector in a shed somewhere. You forgot the legends Brat & Nod lol. Many many years ago Ian Abrahams took a great pic of Baz Fox prob with Mud on the back (that's how long ago it was) coming off turn 4 at palmy with both hands on the throttle. I'm sure you can remember seeing that great sight many times.
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Post by Go Slideways on Jun 5, 2020 20:34:13 GMT 12
Ramjam craigeBrats Godden is part of the private Sergent Speedway Collection in Palmerston North. I played with and up with Brat and won the Senior 3rd Championship twice at Bunnythorpe RFC before I played Senior rugby with Feilding Old Boys. GC. Lots of the bike guys and sidecar racers followed Bunnythorpe rugby, or played like Willy Scia Scia. Great times.    Dave Hunter "Gangs" crashed his Norton Commando the night they put the S bend on the Bunnythorpe Road to Feilding, he was a good bugger too. For Gangs:
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Post by Go Slideways on Jun 7, 2020 0:05:30 GMT 12
Classic line up at Palmy in 2016  |
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Post by craige on Jun 7, 2020 16:03:33 GMT 12
craige I dunno what happened to that bike, prob a dust collector in a shed somewhere. You forgot the legends Brat & Nod lol. Many many years ago Ian Abrahams took a great pic of Baz Fox prob with Mud on the back (that's how long ago it was) coming off turn 4 at palmy with both hands on the throttle. I'm sure you can remember seeing that great sight many times. Yeah mate I really loved the sound of them west lakes and the hard chargers on them never been a fan of jappers and probaly never will be . Lots of cool once a month days at the old Mmc pad race track down setters line to run by mudgaurd |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2020 20:08:42 GMT 12
Lots of cool once a month days at the old Mmc pad race track down setters line to run by mudgaurd The only speedway race I've ever won came out there on one of those days. My datto 120y was a... Well it was a POS really but we had a lot of fun with it. The clubhouse and everything is all gone now |
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Post by brendanlucas on Jun 9, 2020 21:11:57 GMT 12
Good work GS. As professional and slick as the modern day full fearing sidecars look, I do miss the old basic Ray Cook style bike,with no flash bits... I'm sure they sounded better when the British bikes were still competitive as well. Mordi macgor.proboards.com/thread/37478/rip-bryce-townsend. Yeah mate I agree The days of baz and gazz Mudguard. Dip etc all on British bikes was cool. One thing that has always bugged me is what ever happened to the all aluminium framed bike powered by a lavertta engine that was built in palmy but never raced by Barry jagger That alluminium chair, last I heard about it was almost 20 years ago when a guy in Auckland (can't recall his name) ran it weekly up there & his swinger, young Leroy Berett from Palmy north (actually Longburn) would fly to Auckland each week. Leroy was a natural, athough he did have a few 'off's', no fear with that boy. I suspect the bike is still with that owner. Speaking of 'no-fear', (this is probably useless info) as a kid growing up there where a lot of blokes around that I would call reaonably fearless, but a guy that I knew to be completely free of any fear was Dip (Terry Robertson) RIP, I new him from about age 10. He could jump on a bike and as if the accelorator didn't have any adjustment, only on full or off when you turn it off. I jumped on the back of a trial bike with him one time, shat myself of course, we were on a mission to get an eel up the Whanganui river, he ditched the bike, pulled a knife he had from his back pocket, jumped in the river and within a minute or so had his knife plunged into the biggest eel I ever saw, I still can't believe I saw that. Bloody funny too, but didn't get on too well with his younger brother. |
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