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Back to Hallwood
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After a break of a few years, it was
great to finally get back to Hallwood and what a great day it was!
Saturday's 2 Hour Postie Bike Race
had a record 25 Bikes on the starting line with 7 Bikes actually
completing the Race. Definitely the BEST ever for a Winter
Race, and reported to be the biggest starting line up EVER!
The weather was also the best we've ever had at a Winter Race as was
the crowd with around 70-80 people in attendance at the meeting.
Some old faces that we haven't seen for years were also in
attendance. The most notable was the Blayney Boys (Tim & Tony)
who won the 2 Hour in their usual style after being away for 2.5
years!
A couple of 5 lap warm up races were
held before the 2 hour, then there was an extended lunch break while
I stuffed around trying to get a model aeroplane flying for pre-race
entertainment. This plan failed dismally. :-( Next time
I will fence off an area for flying planes if I decide to do that
again.
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When we went to get the 2 hour race
started at 2:30pm there were 14 bikes on the track just
free-styling, so I had to ask them all to stop to prepare for the 2
hour because otherwise we would have been finishing the race in
darkness. So the 2 hour actually started at 2:38 PM
Right from the start there were a
couple of standouts, but Tim's Shell #327 racer was just out there
in a class of it's own. It looked really great to see so
many bikes screaming around Hallwood and I reckon the roar of
engines at the start would have been heard in Orange! The race
itself was generally trouble free but a few people had to leave
early and my bike although very quick early in the day was a
DNF due to a burned out clutch. I'm sure there were a lot of other
stories to tell.
Official Results:
1st Place - #327 Tim & Tony
2nd Place - MOTUL Terry & Cameron
3rd Place - Brett & Michael
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