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Not so cool. My pal's bike set on fire at Cadwell 3 weeks ago. He was hospitalised. Bust ribs and punctured lung.
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The daft old sod got 2 wins at Oulton this weekend on his 2 other bikes :obscene-birdiedoublered:
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The usual when I’m racing :(


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We had big grids back in the day...
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Not many folk could make Marigolds look cool :obscene-birdiedoublered:
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Yorick wrote: ↑Tue Jan 11, 2022 6:49 pm We had big grids back in the day...

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Whoever was riding that GSX1100ET deserved a medal for bravery.
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Yorick wrote: ↑Fri Feb 11, 2022 7:49 pm Not many folk could make Marigolds look cool :obscene-birdiedoublered:
I forgot the photo :obscene-birdiedoublered:
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This is Cadwell in 81. They wouldn't allow those trees nowadays :D
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I could have been a contender. That's me hanging off the chair in my first race. I can't recall how many practice starts and laps we did, not many I suspect.

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A Wasp chassis powered by a 750 Weslake running methanol IIRC. Nava helmet with a thumbwheel for opening the visor.
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My dozey old mate Dave Crampton heading out for practice at Paul Ricard . Big endurance meeting
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Peter Hickman posted this pic of Dave Hickman on FB.

You'd know it was his Da for sure!

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The fella has even got a smoke on the go - legend.....
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v8-powered wrote: ↑Fri Oct 21, 2022 1:20 pm The fella has even got a smoke on the go - legend.....

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Plenty of time for a smoke on a Bantam.... :silent:
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Glen and Andy Irwin's Da taking shithouse corner at Aghadowey.

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Joey at the same corner.

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Joey would have been 71 today.

Showing Kevin Schwantz how it's done in 1981!

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That's a cracking pic - and probably about 40 years old. Top marks to the photographer.
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