Happy Holidays to all our bloggers, we hope you are all enjoying this wonderful time with family and friends. – Our weather has turned colder, and we now have snow, so I’m not likely to be doing any riding now for some time. – But looking back it has been a great year, with a new event at Naramata, followed by a return to Summerland for the Outlaw Trial, then finally our Fall extravaganza up in the Shuswap.
– Our local riders have enjoyed some success, with both Katie and Emily going to the TDN in Italy, and Katie wrapped up her year with a nice win in Victoria.
Answer to the last quiz – Bonky Bowers !! and yes Harlow got it.
Quiz today – Guess who? and where?
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Yesterday we had a couple of nice guys stop by for a visit – one from Ontario, and the other from New Brunswick – we had a nice chat, as I explained how things were in our area, regarding the sport.
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I saw this poster and it reminded me that an old friend of mine who surprised a lot of the factory riders one year – Brian Morris rode a 197cc James with worn out front fork springs, so he adapted by using rubber bands cut from an old truck inner tube, which worked on the rebound – I can’t recall the result, but I know Brian did very well., beating some well known riders.
Below is a photo of Brian and myself in 1983 when we met up for a pint, after the ISDE in Wales – Sadly Brian passed away during the Covid outbreak. – His son Peter now runs the Oswestry Club events. We keep in contact.
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How about this new/old Bultaco Sherpa T ? – what a great looking bike.
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Another memory of a couple of great Friends no longer with us.
Top Pete Smith
Murray Nutt.
Pics by Harlow Rankin
pic by Dave Rhodes.
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And of course we will always remember Pete !!!!
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