Good morning Bloggers – What a great week of weather we are having in the OK Valley – We hope you all take advantage of this, and that the upcoming National at the weekend goes well. – However, please be aware that everything is really tinder dry out in the bush.
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Answer to the last quiz – That is Glen Turple of Red Deer, still going strong at over 90 !! We started dealing with Glen at his Honda shop in down-town Red Deer many years ago, a wonderful and very smart man. – His brother Rex was a top MX and Flat-tracker back in the day, but died too young of cancer. – No correct answers to this.
Quiz today. – A more modern pic – but who is it?
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The latest issue of this great Mag now available at your local outlet or better still by buying a subscription – Emily always has some good stories in this.
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Our Son in Law Grant, has been playing around with AI pics and sent us this one from 1971 – it shows the Blackfoot Motorcycle Trials team – Murray Nutt – Wayne Adderson and Dave Rhodes. – Murray died and we have no idea of Wayne’s status. – The bikes are all Montesa and should be Red !! obviously AI did not know that!!!
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Paul Throssell sent us this link – of an old kickstart video- check it out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUy_w24JapM&t=21s
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On Monday we posted a pic we took back in 1971 at Blackfoot Park which showed the City of Calgary and the tower in the top right corner – Check out this recent pic to see now how built up it is.
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We have been watching more video clips of Itchy Boots and a recent one from China mentions that there are no street legal motorcycles allowed over 15 years old !!! Interestin.
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