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drag racing Aussie style 1970
« on: February 13, 2013, 01:41:18 AM »
thought you might like pic of big Barry Tayler (phase 4 m/cycles ) Surfers Paradise dragway    1970   (no gloves  ? )
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Re: drag racing Aussie style 1970
« Reply #1 on: February 13, 2013, 03:13:34 AM »
and no leathers,  :o :o :o :o why did he bother to wear a helmet ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Re: drag racing Aussie style 1970
« Reply #2 on: February 13, 2013, 04:07:32 AM »
and no leathers,  :o :o :o :o why did he bother to wear a helmet ;D ;D ;D ;D

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Re: drag racing Aussie style 1970
« Reply #3 on: February 13, 2013, 12:13:33 PM »
Nice one mate , have you got anymore ? . What about a pic of the bike on your avatar .

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Re: drag racing Aussie style 1970
« Reply #4 on: February 13, 2013, 01:38:24 PM »
here go Greg ,can dig out some  more old scool pic's if like
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Re: drag racing Aussie style 1970
« Reply #5 on: February 13, 2013, 02:59:33 PM »
   Russell Pascoe ..early seventy's
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Re: drag racing Aussie style 1970
« Reply #6 on: February 13, 2013, 03:34:26 PM »
steve harker 70's... Retro Rocket Mick should know these guy's
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Re: drag racing Aussie style 1970
« Reply #7 on: February 13, 2013, 04:26:28 PM »
Nice Pete, reminds me of Juha  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D he struggles to keep the front end down, not sure how he will go with 1500cc on tap. :D :D :D :D :D :D

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Re: drag racing Aussie style 1970
« Reply #8 on: February 13, 2013, 04:40:09 PM »
steve harker 70's... Retro Rocket Mick should know these guy's

I met Barry and Twinkle Taylor years ago at his shop at Woolongabba or Buranda {side by side suburbs}, i remember  R, Pascoe,  the guy i bought  my Drag Bike off was Bruce Bengston, remember him..?   Circa early 1980's, maybe late 70's ?...
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Re: drag racing Aussie style 1970
« Reply #9 on: February 13, 2013, 06:44:34 PM »
Cool pics...  any more?
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Re: drag racing Aussie style 1970
« Reply #10 on: February 14, 2013, 01:42:03 AM »
steve harker 70's... Retro Rocket Mick should know these guy's

I met Barry and Twinkle Taylor years ago at his shop at Woolongabba or Buranda {side by side suburbs}, i remember  R, Pascoe,  the guy i bought  my Drag Bike off was Bruce Bengston, remember him..?   Circa early 1980's, maybe late 70's ?...
... i saw a pic of your bike just recently on here , i does look familiar, but the name doesnt ring a bell , good lookin bike though
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Re: drag racing Aussie style 1970
« Reply #11 on: February 14, 2013, 01:46:08 AM »
yea Steve O ,got few more ... good freind Mark (i'll make a billit one ) Walker ,rode for him few times ,google MWV2.concept bikes
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Re: drag racing Aussie style 1970
« Reply #12 on: February 14, 2013, 02:09:18 AM »
I've seen Marks site, he's quite the engineer.... ;)
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Re: drag racing Aussie style 1970
« Reply #13 on: February 14, 2013, 03:29:06 AM »
Pete,
Stop teasing us captain modesty, show us some of the good ones,  ;D ;D ;D ;D
If you dont I will ! ;D    Boys this man has an awesome collection of drag bike pics    cheers Johno
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Re: drag racing Aussie style 1970
« Reply #14 on: February 14, 2013, 04:07:09 AM »
And an Aussie Drag Bike video in the making right at this moment.
Its an old VHS tape that Pete sent to me for digitalising.
It's the Thunder Down Under bike drags at Hidden Valley here in Darwin in '91.
Now did I see a blown Honda 4 with an RC block or did I imagine that.  ;D
And what was that APE sticker I saw.  ;D
It looked familiar.
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Re: drag racing Aussie style 1970
« Reply #15 on: February 14, 2013, 06:21:50 AM »
Last time I raced in Aus, I changed my name to Upton to protect my identity. ;D ;D ;D

http://youtu.be/t_ufEDxbsAA

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Re: drag racing Aussie style 1970
« Reply #16 on: February 14, 2013, 12:03:24 PM »
Last time I raced in Aus, I changed my name to Upton to protect my identity. ;D ;D ;D

http://youtu.be/t_ufEDxbsAA

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Re: drag racing Aussie style 1970
« Reply #17 on: February 14, 2013, 12:06:41 PM »
 dave kelly, real caracter, sadly missed
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« Reply #18 on: February 14, 2013, 12:26:46 PM »
Ray peterson N.Z nearly Australian. Ron teason replica
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Re: drag racing Aussie style 1970
« Reply #19 on: February 14, 2013, 12:48:47 PM »
steve harker
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« Reply #20 on: February 14, 2013, 01:00:52 PM »
 joe cook vw..... ahhh only in ausralia
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« Reply #21 on: February 14, 2013, 01:17:31 PM »
another vw , yours truly, 1975
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Re: drag racing Aussie style 1970
« Reply #22 on: February 15, 2013, 12:49:42 PM »
And an Aussie Drag Bike video in the making right at this moment.
Its an old VHS tape that Pete sent to me for digitalising.
It's the Thunder Down Under bike drags at Hidden Valley here in Darwin in '91.
Now did I see a blown Honda 4 with an RC block or did I imagine that.  ;D
And what was that APE sticker I saw.  ;D
It looked familiar.
Stay tuned gents.
   Mick really appreciate you doing this vid , sounds like bit of a headache , way beyond my skills , the blown honda of Graham Slapp would be well known to Big Jay at APE , graham is an exellent cartoonist an did alot of T shirt designes for APE , seen Graham slapps twin engine blown big block Fiat Topalino ?
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Re: drag racing Aussie style 1970
« Reply #23 on: February 15, 2013, 01:19:18 PM »
more recent, John Kreis ,owned an raced  this since new ,still races it
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Re: drag racing Aussie style 1970
« Reply #24 on: February 15, 2013, 07:04:03 PM »
And an Aussie Drag Bike video in the making right at this moment.
Its an old VHS tape that Pete sent to me for digitalising.
It's the Thunder Down Under bike drags at Hidden Valley here in Darwin in '91.
Now did I see a blown Honda 4 with an RC block or did I imagine that.  ;D
And what was that APE sticker I saw.  ;D
It looked familiar.
Stay tuned gents.
   Mick really appreciate you doing this vid , sounds like bit of a headache , way beyond my skills , the blown honda of Graham Slapp would be well known to Big Jay at APE , graham is an exellent cartoonist an did alot of T shirt designes for APE , seen Graham slapps twin engine blown big block Fiat Topalino ?
The video is captured on the Hard Drive now Pete so that's a good start.
It had me a little concerned there for a bit when the tape wound itself out through the player.

I'm changing the bitrate now which will take about 51/2 hours but it can tick over by itself while that happens.
Hopefully this will improve the finished quality.
We can only try mate and the main thing is that we've got a digital version to massage a bit.  8)
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