This is a picture of a picture of Ken Blake on his way to beating Giacomo Agostini at Laverton. It’s from a print hanging on my wall and was given to me by photographer Rob Lewis just after the race meeting (at a time when things were somewhat better between us). It was too big […]
1976 Australian TT – part 2 – A Secret Meeting Read More »
The 1976 Australian TT held on a purpose-built track at the Laverton airbase, near Melbourne, was set to be the biggest motorsport event ever held in Australia. A plethora of international riders, including three world champions, were contracted to race against the best Australia had to offer. It turned out to be a star-studded event.
1976 Australian TT Debacle…from the inside Read More »
The 1960s to the ’80s was a time of great change for motorcycling, both on and off the track. The Japanese invasion was soon complete. New little bikes became as quick as the old big bikes. It was a great time to be involved as a writer, competitor and promoter. . It Was All About
We’d been in Lhasa three or four days when we thought we’d check out trip possibilities via the main back-packer meeting place, the Yak Hotel. It was there we met up with the Dutch couple and the Aussie pilot with whom we hired a 4WD and driver to take us to Lake Namtso. We were
Tibet 3. Yaks, a Curious Visitor and Potholes …the Rugged Drive to Lake Namtso Read More »
After our emotional nomad experience, we rattled and bumped our way for another 20 minutes or so until we came to a large, as in really big, rock set back from Lake Namtso. This mini-Uluru was a surprise. The driver went his way, to where we couldn’t imagine, and we five wandered off in ways
Tibet 2. Onward to Lake Namtso and a Near Death Experience. Read More »
During our six-month back-packing trip in 1998, quite remarkably, I kept quite a detailed diary. Even more remarkably, we can understand a lot of my handwriting. It’s been great going over that wonderful trip, much of it seeming quite surreal now. We’ve had the great fortune to have been in the right place at the right
Of Nomads, Yak Butter Tea, the Dalai Lama and High Powered Emotion Read More »
My first international travel experience was at 24 years of age, in 1970. It was motorcycling inspired. It wasn’t so normal for Aussies to go gallivanting off ‘O.S.’ at that time. I knew of motorcycle racers heading away to compete, but I don’t think I knew anybody who had travelled just for the sake of
Travels With Hymie…and More, Much More Read More »
