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I have enjoyed watching and photographing Australian Road Racing Events since 1967, ouch!!! I hope the following descriptions and images bring back some memories to those that were there and are of interest to all......
THE SIX HOUR - 1970~1987 and 2009: In my opinion the greatest annual Road Racing event in Australia, the Castrol Six Hour grew to major importance throughout the seventies and into the early eighties, riding the crest of a boon in motorcycle sales. Sadly it all ended in 1987, however, in 2009 the concept was reinvented with a new naming sponsor, Bel-Ray. Please review my overall recollections and links to dedicated pages covering various races here: SIX HOUR GALLERIES.
COCA COLA 800 - 1980: A Distance rather than Timed event at Sydney's Oran Park, allowing a wide variety of Modified Machinery. I believe the idea was a 'take off' of the Six Hour recipe but with more liberal entry rules. A wide variety of machinery and some of Australia's best were there competing. I recorded mostly Pit Area activities and machinery, have a look here: COCA COLA 800 PHOTO GALLERY.
LAKESIDE - 1976, 1977 and 1978: Lakeside is a great circuit, located just north of Brisbane adjacent Lake Kurwongbah. Sadly the circuit is now in disrepair and under pressure from local Residents and the adjacent Golf Club! Gregg Hansford, Ray Quincey, Murray and Geoff Sayle, Warren Willing, Jim Budd, Rick Perry, John Warrian, the Bayliss's and Alex Campbell to name a few had some great races there. Some of my photographic records are here. LAKESIDE PHOTO GALLERY.
LAVERTON TT - 1976: A real gamble to attract International Riders to a converted Australian Airbase in Melbourne (for the day), it nearly worked. Italian Superstar Giacomo Agostini (Ago), was very competitive but Ken Blake 'won' the Feature Race on the then new Suzuki 500!! That was a great race, another even more competitive event was the Unlimited between Gregg Hansford and Pat Hennen. Super hot weather on Race Day (Melbourne), with that man Ken Blake beating Ago!! LAVERTON TT PHOTO GALLERY.
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I LOVE NEW TECHNOLOGY, LAPTOPS, DIGITAL CAMERAS, MOBILE PHONES/WIRELESS BROADBAND, GPS ETC. ALL SO COOL AND 'PORTABLE'......
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