Classic Bathurst

[Kevtrx849]

Turn the sound up for this one guys, real cars real racing.

http://www.mustang.org.au/forum/viewthr ... ?tid=15263

[fung]

check out these links
bathurst historics
http://youtu.be/NWKu7ZJNn-U

dennis neill on a cbr100
http://youtu.be/kJSlro-47Ns

more surfers
http://youtu.be/Wag38am_OK4

swann series at surfers paradise
http://youtu.be/ug8_EGpmcyQ


woo hoo

fung

[davamb]

Classic Bathurst? Weeell, waaay back when I was a rather impecunious student, living in a share house and riding a Yammy XS360. We'd decide to jump on our bikes Easter Thursday night and head off to Bathurst for the bike races. We'd ride all night to get there, drink a lot, watch the racing, ogle the bikes, get bugger-all sleep and then ride home Easter Monday. So desperately un-PC by today's standards.


During the day there's some really wonderful racing.


There's some excellent specials to be found. A Vincati in this case.


Our camp. Later that night some guys walked past and chucked a handful of bullets into the fire. Funny, gosh we laughed and laughed. No we didn't, we ran like buggery.

It got a bit silly that night. Can't remember what sparked it all off. I spent at least a half hour talking to the police to get my mate's Bol D'or back as it was parked in front of the compound. Not normally a problem, but several Molotovs had been thrown in that general direction. I got lucky and got the bike back. I spent a large amount of the rest of the night up a tree watching the melee below. Pity I didn't have a camera with me.


This is where you buy beer. Why can you see the side of the truck at the back of the shop? Because the boys needed some bricks the night before!


You really don't want to drive your camera car through the pack at night, do you.

I remember leaving the mountain the last time, heading down the exit road on the Tuesday morning. Beautiful clear cold morning. One last Molotov sent a perfect smoke ring 10s of metres across up into the sky. Should have taken that shot too. Damn.

The last time we rode up there, the DPO was on the Norton. Never dreamed (nightmared?) that I'd own it one day. Nor that I'd still ride a Yamaha parallel twin.

[Wombat]

God, memories, Dave.............I used to just ride up on the Sunday on my Katana 650.
"And you tell the young people of today, and they won't believe you................"

Bob

[alextrx850]

was apprenticed to a Bathurst expat in Coffs Harbour all those years ago..we went to Bathurst to buy and pick-up an FJ holden in mint condition which was owned by his father in law..to church and the shops special...drove it all the way back to Coffs..however..while in Bathurst i had the delight to drive a cortina GT around the track[ like the isle of man..] so no real biggie...but it sure gave ME tingles..ive also known a panel beater that was on the mountain that night..he spoke in detail and wonder of the anarchy...aaaaaah the good days...remember.. that the cop had to CATCH you to book you for speeding.???aaaaah the good days

just watched the video kev,, what a ride.....

[Kevtrx849]

just watched the video kev,, what a ride.....

I know, just watched it again. I reckon 1 more lap and that little Austin on the start grid would have had him down Conrod

Went to the last bike meet at Bathurst in 2000, awesome atmosphere.

[ekoja]

Thanks Dave for posting those photo's, I would think that there would be a few on here who would love reading about that stuff.

I have just watched that vid, and it is just fkn awesome.
That climb up to the Cutting, is really steep, I went up there driving a 48 seater bus, and from memory I was down to 3rd going up there.
In other news, There were several Cortinas in that video, GTs and Lotus.
I used to own a GT Cortina way back when,
British Racing green,
Minilite wheels,
Actually I think I have a photo (Hang about.