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Sue, regarding the expense of texts from OZ, I was just wondering if there is anyone over there that could use www.skype.com to relay results to you as video calls are free worldwide. Tune in to the website and see how it works. Thanks in advance for your live update efforts.

Got this from a aussie site and will post more if it comes through. as at 8.30 pm Chris Holder has not been beaten. Sam Masters has had a win over Darcy Ward. Taylor Poole has had a win a 3rd and in another where he was leading his deflector came adrift and hit his back guard. If I get any more results I'll post Got this courtesy of ausm site see below. Final results from The NSW Title 1st Ward 2nd Masters 3rd C. Holder 4th Skidmore. Thanks to Gavin. 06/12/09 Update Just realised that poor Hugh Skidmore had to come through qualifying. 4th is a brilliant achievement in that case. I know that Taylor Poole scored 7 points. He too had to qualify. > > > .......The qualifying heats (with the accent on heat!) just produced the obvious - with maybe one or two exceptions. I wasn't there to endure it all, but I'm told there was some good racing with close finishes. The riders had 3 qualifying races each. Qlders Tyson Nelson and Harley Horwood qualified, as did Joe Haines. Ricky Wallace and Mason Campton were two who missed out. As it happened, it was a disaster for Horwood, who fell unaided in turn 1 and went into the fence with his bike following him in. He suffered a compound fracture of the femur, and was attended to on the track for over half and hour. > He was transferred to Armidale Hospital and operated on this morning. > Sam Masters and Chris Holder both beat Darcy Ward in their heats,but Ward made no mistake in the final, with Masters nipping past Holder as he tried to set up a move on Ward. Jamie Stauffer was a surprise. Heat 1, he was leading Richard Sweetman, Kurt Shilds and Harley Horwood when his bike stopped. He beat Joe Haines and James Holder in later heats - also had a fall. Michael Penfold had a disasterous night, and was in a bit of pain at the end of the night. He finished second to Chris Holder first time out, then his bike wouldn't fire for his second race, then he came last, then he fell heavily, then did not finish his last race. > Scores: Chris Holder 15, Darcy Ward 13, Sam Masters 11, Jason Doyle 10, Hugh Skidmore 9, Alex Davies 8, Kurt Shields 7, Taylor Poole 7, Joe Haines 6, Tyson Nelson 6, Richard Sweetman 6, James Holder 6, Jamie Stauffer 5, Todd Kurtz 5, Michael Penfold 2, Harley Horwood 2, > Mason Campton (res) 1. > B Final: 1. Skidmore, 2. Doyle, 3. Davies, 4. Shields. > A Final: 1. Ward, 2. Masters, 3. C.Holder, 4. Skidmore. > > Gavin. >

Does anyone have the heat details of this meeting

Thanks Spider I was just wondering as the Birdwood I was thinking of was way up over the border in Queensland. I will try and have a look. I have got the link see below http://www.history.sa.gov.au/motor/about.htm

I have yet to check my book store to see if his arrival in 1929 is mentioned. Does anyone reading this have the book and could do us a favour by doing a check and posting back hear please

Hello Spider Good to hear that the old bikes are being well preserved, is the Birdwood Motor Museum in Murray Bridge, is there a website for the museum?

Hello CHK That's interesting to know, can this be proved beyond a doubt, such at a scan of the programme, newspaper cutting of results that's the sort of evidence I need to be convinced. It would much appreciated if you can help me with this. I look forward to hearing from you. Many Thanks Dave

Thanks Speedy I think that is the chap who has written a book on Bluey. I will try to have a look at the book in one of our book shops, but the details I am after may not be in the book.

Can someone give me the following information on Bluey Wilkinson 1.... What was the date of his first arrival in UK? 2.... What ship did he travel on, port and date of arrival? 3.... Where and when was the first meeting he rode in?

Hello All I am looking for someone who has marked up 1949 to 1953 programmes for Glasgow Ashfield, Motherwell, and Fleetwood. I need race details to cover a project a friend of mine is doing. Please e-mail me if you can help with this.