Harrow 2010 by Roger Harvey
Did you see:The gray cat in main street
The stuffed cat in window frame halfway up the pub's stairwell
The size of farmer Lachie's tree trunk fires
That awesome special test scramble track set into the hill
The Frontera flip it
Dave Alsop's smoke trail
The amazing road leading into the property
The mobs of roos all day long
The state of the pub accommodation rooms
The home-cooked food in cafe next to pub
Drakey's Skull 'n' Crossbones on that red-dot marker
Ha Ha, and the soapbox derby race karts
in front of the old work shop
Moto Mac giving birth to his old football team, in the old dunny next to the
jail for not winning the flag.
bumping or head on the roof of the pub when downing a nice cold ale.
That Smoke trail was there the next morning.
I thought you were doing your weekday
job, Dave - (spraying for that locust plague they reckon is coming).
Seriously Dave ... I was so glad you made it to Harrow. And happy
to see you out there riding. Was that a 'Gary O'Brien' look ... with
the orange overalls?
I spoke to Lachie heaps of times over weekend. He was loving the
whole scene. He was right into it. Here's hoping he
pulls through.
And I hope Drakey pulls through too ... having worked his butt off over past
month and more for Harrow. And what a bonus, having that mx track from
heaven ... for free use all Saturday. It was Legend.
Magic dirt. Thanks, Classic Scramble Club.
And thanks Steve Juzva ... for the rides.
Lauchie was an
excellent host, sorry to hear of his injuries, I hope he recovers OK.
Below: (Right)
After a few days living in pub, Drakey had the run of the joint.
Here he helps himself to breakfast milk inside the cook's kitchen.
Steve wasn't laughing on Sunday when - on his second loop - he forgot where Drakey's 'Skull and Crossbones' sketch was; and hit the hole. Steve also saw a Kwaka try and clear the hole after he missed the warning too. Big crash.
BELOW: (Right)
Lachie Turner isn't just the land owner. He is patron of the club,
and was happily there all weekend. He lights a mean fire.
What a beautiful property, Lochie! He is drinking a cuppa
fresh out of Rod MacDonald's always boiling black cauldron ... just behind the
sign-on tent. Hang in there, Lochie.
BELOW:
Christian, who lives near Sean Hamilton. Christian helped mark out
the track, but it didn't stop him from nearly getting lost on Sunday too.
That's his Husky 240, saved from the tip by himself and Sean.
We let him onto the 125 Husky team, after Sean couldn't make it due to a
family illness.
BELOW:
The cat skeleton (halfway up back stairs of pub) has a purpose: folklore says a
cat in the wall ... can ward off witches and curses, or engine-oil changes in
the mid-1950s bedrooms.
BELOW:
This is the bike in that banner. The banner went home in the Juzva
truck. Hopefully, other teams can bring banners in the future
BELOW:
A few of us watched Greg Gunn playing with this Frontera's balls on
Saturday. Clutch rod problems, which were later saved.
The Fronty, however, could not be saved from a wind-over near end of
first loop on Sunday, much to the joy of watching crowd. It was a
long and graceful mono ... that just went a bit too far.
BELOW:
Poor Dave Alsop barely had time to turn his car off, when a mob of mates
surrounded him and started uncoupling the KTM 125. He was hustled
to the carboot, and ordered into his gear. A bewildered Dave suited
up in a fluster, and was duly shoved onto the too-tall KTM. After
promptly nearly falling off the other side of the bike, Dave cleaned her out on
the uphill, then hit the track.
BELOW:
Berwick blokes - Keith; Richard Symons (not well enough to ride his DT2); and
Cam Gilbert. Keith and Cam braved the Victorian countryside on
roadbikes, arriving around 8 pm Saturday night. Richard and son
12-year-old Max were first car at scene of Lochie's crash.
BELOW:
More Alsop action.
BELOW:
If you don't have a route card holder, my advice is not to put it in your
boot. This is the result of creek water; one lap of vinduro; and a
several laps of scramble track
