Melbourne early 80's

[pinky]

A while back , I scanned a few old favorites and posted them on vintagebmx.com. Marty Winchester kindly offered to scan all my old school pics and put them on disc , thanks Marty ! He also put names to some of the riders . I thought you guys might be interested in seeing them too. All are from Melbourne , roughly '82.

From a Frankston race...
Jamie Hales , Ricci Justice....


Pat Dillon , Steve Holloway....


Tom Harding #5




Waverley Nationals , 82 was it ?

Jamie hales , Ricci Justice.


Wayne Macintosh


Phil Billinghurst #966. I used to ride with Phil a bit , funny guy


Steve Holloway #1 , John Cowling #53 ?




A few of Andy Robinson at the old Knox track







Andy and Jamie Shebubakar


Jamie Shebubakar tucked


Steve O'Brien at Knox


Tim Lowe at Knox , this was the day Stu Thomsen dropped in for a visit ! Unfortunately he didn't ride , but he presented me with my 1st place trophy 16 class I also got a pad signed. It's long gone , still got the trophy but. (why the hell didn't I get any pics of Stu !?)




From Parkdale bowl.
Jive..


Steve Cassap


Steve Munyard




One of the locals , can't remember his name. This wasn't an aerial , jumping out of the bowl to bail !


and finally , yours truly at Ringwood

[dugga]

Thanks for the pics Pinky - those Parkdale shots bring back some memories. That was a serious bowl, I rode there a lot in 82 - 83. Wish I still had my pics from those days.

[mark]

awesome photo's, thanks.   

gee wouldn't it be great to see all the fast guys race both cruiser and 20" (and then both age and pro..) like those days again... 

q. who is 8X in the waverley pic ? (on a patterson?)

[fletch]

Thanks Pinky, great memories.

Sadly 2 of those guys are no longer with us

RIP Jive and John Cowling

[pinky]

Dugga - Theres a very good chance that we met back then !

Mark - I think 8X was a Mac Cycles club member , if it's the guy I think it is , I used to ride with him at the old Knox track as well. His name escapes me though.

Fletch - Wow , I heard about Jive but didn't know John had passed away. RIP John. 

Edit: Search results just in from my brain , 8X is John Pearson , he was on a Supergoose.

[pinky]

A few more from Parkdale.







 

[Ollos]

Wow Pinky lots of memories there, tight quicksilver shorts, white socks with slip on vans.

Gee I was wondering the other day about John Cowling the guy was pure power. Great photos of Andy Robinson I did not often get past that Pro Sight bike of his but use to battle with Phil Billinghurst, yes you are right he use to make me laugh in the pits.

Steve Munyard my future bro in law still races road/mtb cross country and downhill and pulls out his BMX now and again.

[pinky]

Hey Ollos , I also race downhill and caught up with Steve a few years back , we hadn't seen eachother since the bmx days. Since then I've seen him and Jane at mtb races regularly , although this season I noticed he's not racing DH. Me neither , recovering from a collarbone ! Hope to catch up with them again soon. Probably best not to tell him I posted the tight shorts pics on the net ! 

[ozbmx.com.au]

those photos are awesome! Parkdale looked like the shizzle!! R A D!

[Shoobie]

Ah the good old days, some great shots..... Think i spotted a couple of protec helmets HA! Love it..
And its Shebubakar not Schubebaker.

What's that guys name again, Doorman?

H'Burg, Trophy Dash, with Pat Dillon Rikki in the background

Steve O'Brian and his Protec 

Me and Brett Ross, where he belongs, in second 

[pinky]

Holy moly ! Hows it going Jamie ? Sorry about the mis spelling , its been a long time ! You probably don't remember me , I used to hang at Knox mostly , rode with Tim , Tom and Andy a bit as well as the other local crew.

I remember going with you and your brother to some trails near your house in Wantirna , about the same time I took those pics.

Still pedalling something mate ?

Cheers

Tony

[Shoobie]

  Yep still riding, have a Kona Stinky that I go bush on a couple of times a week and a Staats Cruiser I've just built up thats begging to be raced, looking to try my hand once I get back from the USA middle February 

[pinky]

Brilliant ! I had a Stinky a few years ago , absolutely indestructable thing it was , great value.

Good luck with the racing this year mate. 

[fletch]

Hey Jamie, great to see you on here mate,

[Shoobie]

Thanks guys, wish I'd found out about this site sooner... great stuff