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Facebook-f Youtube Vimeo AMXhistory Facebook Page AMXhistory You Tube Channel AMXhistory Vimeo Library, featuring all videos on this site Australian Motocross Champions Williams-Kendle Photos: Flying high – South Australian sidecar dynamos Darren Williams-Mark Kendle in the Junior Sidecar class at the 1985 Australian Championships at Noble Falls, WA. (By Alison Kerr-Little); …
Australian Motocross Champion Barry Buckley Photos: [Top] South Australian sidecar ace Barry Buckley teamed up with David Ahola between 1982 to 1984, winning the ’82 Australian Junior title at Toowoomba (QLD) on a Yamaha WASP; [top right] In 1977 Buckley won the title with Chris Harris on a CCM WASP; …
Australian Motocross Champion Peter Melton Photos: Throughout his 30-year racing career, Peter Melton (QLD) won three Australian Motocross Championships riding for Kawasaki and five Australian Supercross Titles. In 1990 he rode for the Yamaha Dealer Team, alongside Craig Dack, and is pictured here at the Manjimup 15,000 (By Peter Kitchingman) …
Australian Motocross Champion Darryl Willoughby Photos: [Clockwise from top RHS] Darryl Willoughby is one of South Australia’s greatest motocross riders. A tough day in the mud at the 1981 Australian Championships at Symmons Plains (TAS); finishing second to Stephen Gall in te 1982 Mr Motocross series, and racing on home soil …
Australian Motocross Champion Alan Atkins Photo: Puch 250 SGS (Schwing-Gabel-Sport) motorbike, which Tasmanian rider Alan Atkins powered to victory in the Australian 250cc Motocross Championship in Launceston, Tasmania Atkins wins the first Australian Motocross Championship on a two-stroke engine On 18 May 1958, Tasmanian rider Alan Atkins created history winning …
Australian Motocross Champion Shane Kirkpatrick Photos: [Clockwise from top RHS] 1979 Australian 125cc Motocross Champion at Wanneroo – Shane Kirkpatrick (centre), with Stephen Gall (far right-second) and Max Stipanicev (left-third). Kirkpatrick in action at Southern Cross [bottom right] and Manjmup [left] By Peter Kitchingman Kirkpatrick wins Aussie 125 title on …
Three-time World Sidecarcross Champion – Bollhalder Photo [Left] Emil Bollhalder and Russell Ellis (B) at the statr of the 1984 King of the Cross; and Bollhalder-Ellis lead Joe Grasso-Peter Williams, Ian Smith-John Steyntjes and Colin Cook-Mark Ewens in the 1984 Western Motocross Classic at Noble Falls in Western Australia, the following …
World Motocross Champion – Gaston Rahier Photos: Reigning World 125cc Motocross Champion Gaston Rahier toured Australia in 1975, winning three National motocross titles in Tasmania. Reigning World Champion wins Suzuki’s first Australian Motocross Championship On 16 November 1975, reigning World Motocross Champion Gaston Rahier won Suzuki’s first ever Australian Championship …
Australian Motocross Champion Ray Dole Photo: New South Wales rider Ray Dole won the 1961 Australian 125cc Championship on his Victa-powered Bantam at Moorebank (NSW) Dole wins Australian Motocross Championship on a lawnmower-powered engine It’s hard to believe, but on 3 September 1961 New South Wales rider Ray Dole created …
Australian Sidecar Legend Murray Williams South Australian Sidecar Champion Murray Williams in action in 1971 with the late Des Rettig in the chair. Williams won a record nine National titles in this class. Winners are grinners – Murray Williams South Australian sidecar ace Murray Williams with passenger Herb Castle winning …
