Motocross

hil26 · Motocross

Had me a real good day at a WOR motocross enduro event at Mold today

This is part of the venue

and now a couple of bikes

adam

3rd one is great..
if you crop the 4th and 5th then i reckon you have winners there too..
looks like a good day out..nice one...

hil26

Thanks

wasn't too sure about the crops you mentioned, but think you are right, was trying to leave space for them to "travel" into, will play with images tomorrow now, got loads to go through, but these seem to be pick of the bunch

carlj

I'm with Adam on loving #3 - perhaps a little removed from the left will give even more travel!

Venom

3, 4, and 5 for me give a real good sense of the action. Nice work Dave looks like your really getting to grips with the faster moving stuff Very Happy

adam

did you go to the event cos you are interested in motor cross, or was it just for the photos??

hil26

Evolution104

Dave, you've posted a time machine!

I used to do sanctioned racing. It's like a drug - when I decided to retire, it took years before the sound of a 2-stroke hi-revving engine or the smell of Castrol-laced exhaust didn't send me running out the door to see, and then have my thoughts obsessed for weeks with the idea of returning to racing. I won't say how long it's been, but you've gotten my blood boiling again. I can still smell the Castrol Laughing

Hmm, I was thinking of buying a couple of lenses - maybe a new motox bike instead??

Sigh - probably not. My bones don't heal as fast these days Smilie_PDT

As a side note, my racing number, 104 has been used for both the car, and previously motox. It was because I met Roger DeCoster at a USGP at Unadilla in 1981. He had just retired from racing at the time and was manager of the Honda factory team. One of his racing numbers was 104. My hero - along with Bob Hannah Smilie_PDT

I have hundreds of photos from the USGP, but all on slides. I'd have to scan them to share them, and I don't have a scanner.

Thanks for the memories - great shots.

BTW - TT on the Isle of Man is absolutely legendary - known world wide. Don't miss it if you're truly interested in bikes!

hil26

Evo - if you ever get a scanner, would love to see some of those images from the past.

The meeting I went to was a two day event with the more experienced racers going today (Sunday) - Saturday was a practice day with a mini race in the afternoon - 1 hour race. Apparently this venue is one of the smallest tracks (5.5 miles) and according to one lad, the flattest!!!!

The practice day is held to give all newcomers and novices to the sport time to develop their skills and to experience a race; and it was great watching the youngsters (male and female) being shadowed by the more experienced riders - probably their dads.

Have always been into bikes, never raced anything in my life, but enjoyed my younger days on two wheels, going to various bike meetings, the one meeting I most enjoyed was the 3 day Transatlantic Trophy Races held over the Easter period - Barry Sheene ruled - forget that Roberts fellow

And the TT races - well they are something else - Manx GP was also great

Evolution104

I'll have to see if I can find a scanner somewhere. With all the photos I have, it'll take weeks to scan them all in. But I really should, both to share and to archive.

creators

Nos. 4 and 5 for me too, great shots Dave. And on the subject of, sort of, revisiting the past, my brother and I are in the process of getting hold of either an Armstrong or Bombardier, but for nothing more taxing than the pleasure of being on a bike again.

Evolution104

hil26

Think my two wheel days ara also over, wouldn't be able to pick a bike up, if it fell over (or I fell off)

Jan

nice pics Dave!