Member Profiles

Sarah Dillon

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Member since: 2006
Editor since: 2010

Out on her own (Narrogin 08)

Narracoorte SA 2008

Her other bike passion… on the road!

On the sidecar with big bro Robert (Narrogin 09)

Sarah & Robert have always been a team…

First VMX Race Meet (Beverley 06)

Race Numbers Current:  242              Prior to VMXWA:  242
Current grade you usually race B grade, Sidecar
Year you were born 1990
What type of job/industry have you been in most of your life Student- currently studying Interior Architecture at Curtin.
Also work at Woolies…the fresh food people 🙂
Age you started riding 9yrs of age
Years of Competitive Racing 2000-2004 Junior Motocross
2006-current VMX
2007-current sidecar
Motor Cycle Club/s you’ve been a Member of Western Australian Junior Motocross Club Chidlow (WAJMCC).
Vintage Motocross Club of WA (VMXWA).
First bike/s you rode Yamaha Pee Wee 80
Favourite bike/s you’ve had Sidecar- Kawasaki triple 500cc
Honda XL390
Your current bike/s Handa XL390 (sponsored by Robert’s Dodgy Brothers Engineering) hehe 🙂
Sidecar- Kawasaki triple 500cc
Your Motocross Highlights Most Improved Sidecar Rider 2009 (hehe I’m sure it counts as a title I hold 😉
Best Dressed Sidecar Team (self-awarded hehe…haven’t had anyone disagree 😉
Clackline 2009- best VMX race meet of the year for me. Talk about a dirty weekend 🙂 Somehow our sidecar was the only chair that managed to get enough traction around the track. Winning every race was a definite plus to the weather conditions =P
Most memorable (funny or painful) Motocross accident Narrocorte SA Sidecar Spectacular: obviously on the sidecar…
Robert: “Sarah you can afford to take it a bit quicker over those jumps out the back”
Sarah: “ok”
…So I take those jumps out the back a bit quicker, but Robert just happens to not be in the right position on the chair and so of course we go over the handlebars and land on my right shoulder pinned under the sidecar.
Sarah: “quick, quick get up let’s go first aid’s coming”
Robert to First aid: “Nah we’re fine”
(i made the mistake of going to first aid in my junior days when I flipped the 60cc on the start line and they told me I could not ride for the rest of the day!)
We kept riding for the rest of the meet and managed to achieve 2nd Place. We both had sore shoulders for weeks…and still have dodgy shoulders.
Family Motocross History Robert (older brother)- rider and swinger
Hannah (younger sister)- rider
Jason (younger brother)- riderOfficials-
Mick Brady (Grandfather)
Theresa Brady (Grandmother)
Barbara Brady (Aunty)
Neville Dillon (Dad)
Colette Dillon (Mum)
What are your favourite hobbies/interests outside of motocross Scrapbooking
Design
What made you join VMXWA Grandad got Robert involved and I saw how much fun it was! As well as the family friendly overall good nature of the club. Keeping the sport fun rather than overly competitive.
Member Profiles

Peter Barker

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Member Since: 2004
President : 2008 to 2011

Only a couple of years back Peter was heard to say “you’d have to be crazy to ride sidecar”… well guess who’s crazy now!

Peter’s love of bikes started at an early age!

Duelling it out with Club Captain Robert Dillon

VMX Member Since 2004
Race Numbers  Current: 61
Current grade you usually race (eg: A, B, C, Over 55, Sidecars)  B Grade and sidecars
Year you were born 1962
What type of job/industry have you been in most of your life Painting
Age you started riding 13
Years of Competitive Racing 2004 to now
Motor Cycle Club/s you’ve been a Member of Classic Club, Vintage Motorcycle Club, Vintage Motorcross Club
First bike/s you rode 1971 Suzuki TS 90
Favourite bike/s you’ve had 1976 Yamaha XT 500, 1978 SR 500, Gitane Champion Veloce
Your current bike/s AJS through to Yamaha
Your Motocross Highlights Lapping Andy ‘Mullet’ Hyland a couple of years back in a three lap race.

Whipping my brothers arse at Haningfield UK.
Most memorable (funny or painful) Motocross accident Setting fire to my Cotton at the 2006 Narrogin Nationals in front of world champion Jeff Smith, I have suffered fire jokes ever since!!
Your Motocross Hero (past or present) Paul Copley when he has the bit between his teeth.
Family Motocross History Brother Paul is a keen vintage motocrosser. He is inflicted with the same hereditary problem as myself….he loves Greeves!!
What are your favourite hobbies/interests outside of motocross Anything with a motor and two wheels….oh nearly forgot my darling wife!
What made you join VMXWA To get away from the wife.
Committee Profiles, Member Profiles

Committee – Robert Dillon

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Member Since: 2004
Club Captain: 2008 – 2010
Club President 2015

General Committee 2022 – Current

Sarah, Robert & Hannah enjoying Clackline 2009

First bike?

Robert & Sarah spectating on “Sandy Straight” at a Manjimup 15000 event…aww

Race Numbers Current:    77                                           Prior to VMXWA: 77
Current grade you usually race B, Sidecar, Pre ‘60
Year you were born 1987
What type of job/industry have you been in most of your life Retail for 20 years. Casual Bus Driver 16 years. Currently Mechanical Design Engineer 6 years
Age you started riding 11
Years of Competitive Racing 1999-2004 – Junior Motocross with West Australian Junior Motocross Club, Chidlow

2004-current – VMXWA (Solo 2004-current and Sidecar 2006-current)
Motor Cycle Club/s you’ve been a Member of -West Australian Junior Motocross Club, Chidlow
– VMXWA
– Australian Sidecar Cross Association
First bike/s you rode Yamaha YZ80 1985 (First bike in 1999)
Yamaha YZ80 1996 (Next bike in 1999)
Favourite bike/s you’ve had Still have:

– 1972 Kawasaki Wasp 500 Sidecar
– 1958 TriBSA 500

-1938 Velocette 350
Your current bike/s Dare you ask
-1972 Kawasaki Wasp 500 Sidecar
– 2 x 1974 XL390
-1968 BSA B44- 1972 BSA B50
-1958 TriBSA
-1975 Honda Elsinore 125 M1
-1972 BSA B25 (was grandads)
-Rickman Montessa-CZ400
-1998 Yamaha Virago 750 – Road-2012 Suzuki Vstrom 650 – Road-1938 Velocette 350 – Road Race

-1972 Kawasaki H2 Sidecar – Road Race
Your Motocross Highlights -2006 Sidecar Spectacular in Morgan, SA. Turning up with only spectating in mind, and end up swinging for the first time on a Kawasaki W1 pre 68 outfit, with Gary Sheppard. After one scorching hot day (40 degrees +) and one wet, windy day, ended up with an equal first to Murray Williams and Wayne Kerval (Norton BSA Special 500 pre 68).
-2006 National titles. 3rd as passenger, Sidecar with Steve Melvin on Norton Wasp-2008 Narracoorte Sidecar Spectacular. Rain, rain, rain just before practice on first day (and you thought Wokalup in 2009 was bad) Turning perfectly firm track into a giant mudhole, with more traction available on ice in comparison! Half a lap of racing/or perhaps riding is a better term…and then pulling over to clear mud from the wheels so they would continue to rotate. Hard work but a great laugh. Overall 2nd in B grade.- 2009 Clackline event. Not sure what happened but Sarah and I the only ones able to find traction in the mud?? Work that out for a two stroke. 4 wins in 4 starts. Not done it again since-2015 National Titles in Busselton, WA. What a great weekend, great memories.
Most memorable (funny or painful) Motocross accident  Most definitely memorable. Wokalup in 2009. Again an absolute mud pit with minimal vision attempting to continue swinging for Sarah whilst blinded by mud (not a good idea). Getting caught still sitting on the seat in a left hander with chair lifting and me falling off the side. The most memorable part was realising that I had landed in approx. a 3 feet deep natural spring. Was certainly clean by the end of it. Drowning was one risk of motorcycling I never signed up for. Luckily no injuries to myself or Sarah, only an aching jaw from laughing and smiling so much.
Family Motocross History  – Grandad rode for many years in England around the 50’s. Trials and scrambles.
Now currently
– Sarah Dillon (sister) – sidecar rider, solo rider on XL 390, or whatever she can get her hands on
– Hannah Dillon (sister) – Honda Elsinore 125, BSA B25- Jason Dillon (brother) – Suzuki TS250, CZ400, or whatever he can get his hands on
– Parents, Grandparents, Aunty – Race day officials from time to time.
What are your favourite hobbies/interests outside of motocross – Working on, building and learning about the various vintage bikes.
– General fiddling and building of various bits and pieces.
What made you join VMXWA Grandad started it!!! Growing out of Juniors at age 16 and not really wanting or looking forward to to joining the modern senior ranks. Grandad noticed the Wandering event in 2003 advertised in the paper and upon spectating we realised that VMX was going to be fun.

Joining up in 2004 to the friendly family, relaxed atmosphere where all members are willing to help each other out.
What else do we need to know?!  My shed often referred to as “Robert’s Dodgy Brothers Engineering”  I am also referred to by Sarah as her sandbag!!!!