Vintage Motocross Club of WA

Member Since: 2007

Committee Member: 2010

 

Race Numbers	Current:       151                 Prior to VMXWA: 5  25  125
Current grade you usually race (eg: A, B, C, Over 55, Sidecars)	A
Year you were born	1962
What type of job/industry have you been in most of your life	Mining – primarily on the processing side
Age you started riding	12
Years of Competitive Racing	10yrs 1976 – 1986 chasing South African Jnr Championships and South African Off Road Championships
Motor Cycle Club/s you’ve been a Member of	Sports Car Club of South Africa
First bike/s you rode	Yamaha1970 100cc
Favourite bike/s you’ve had	Kramer & Honda XR200
Your current bike/s	1972 Honda XL250 1972 Maico CR400 1979 Kramer ER175 1989 Suzuki GSXR750RR 1988 Ducati 400F3 2004 Suzuki “Goose” 440
Your Motocross Highlights	Receiving provincial colours for enduro and off-road championships Competing in Roof of Africa Rallies Watching the world mx championships in Britain 1998 2-weeks at Isle of Mann TT 1996
Most memorable (funny or painful) Motocross accident	Losing big toe when gear lever punched through mx boot
Your Motocross Hero (past or present)	Roger DeCoster
What are your favourite hobbies/interests outside of motocross	Camping, fishing
What made you join VMXWA	Riding old gear with like-minded ageing bodies

 Associate Member Since: 2004

 

Current grade you usually race (eg: A, B, C, Over 55, Sidecars)	No longer riding, now solely assist in an official capacity
Year you were born	1934
What type of job/industry have you been in most of your life	Pattern maker/Rehabilitation officer/School Bus Driver
Age you started riding	Age 18 – Trials whilst in British Army in Germany
Years of Competitive Racing	1951-1960 English Scrambles at various ACU centres, then committee member of Shepton Mallet LCC
Motor Cycle Club/s you’ve been a Member of	-Midsomer Norton -Shepton Mallet (Both in England)
First bike/s you rode	1938 OK Supreme with 250 JAP Engine
Your current bike/s	1972 BSA B25 Rickman Montesa Yamaha XJ 750
Your Motocross Highlights	-Going out weekends riding trials or scrambles -Being in Kickham trial with company such as Jeff Smith, Lampkin brothers, John Giles, Gordon Jackson -Marshalling at Blandford Forum Road races held in an army camp. Mike Hailwood, John Surtees and Bob Foster competing -Riding at Farleigh Castle. Grasstrack and scrambles
Most memorable (funny or painful) Motocross accident	A vey muddy scramble at Taunton and dropping Theresa my wife in the mud
Your Motocross Hero (past or present)	Jim Alves, George Fisher, John Giles
Family Motocross History	Grandchildren Robert, Sarah, Hannah and Jason (Fred)
What are your favourite hobbies/interests outside of motocross	Collecting models of past road transport
What made you join VMXWA	When Robert became a senior from Juniors, and realising that as I had officials license I could help in this capacity as officials were badly needed.

Race Number? 481

How did you get involved with VMX Paul?  Used to ride in the 70’s,(no clubs) on a RM. I went to Collie VMX about two years ago.

You current item of treasure?  380 CZ 72 and a 250 CZ 73

If you had endless wealth what bike would you buy? Gibbs’ Yammie Big Bore CC

And what race meeting would you like to attend while cashed up? Vintage USA

As its pre70 feature today what make of that era would you ride and why? Side pipe CZ. CZ in my blood it’s the first bike I had in the 70’s.

What do you enjoy about VMXWA race meetings? Atmosphere, mechanical help, friendly like an extended family.

Scariest moment? Last meeting at Narrogin, second jump down the straight I ended up doing a super mono, heading towards a tree in 3^rdgear. Corrected myself and still got a third!

Best Success’s Paul? Medallion at Dandaloo Classic for “most persistent”.

And for the last question Paul, what’s the mode of transport are you attending VMX in? I spent a lot on that van over there, all decked out. I came over from Pinjarra.