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Former Member
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 Posted - 14 Jun 2001 : 6:48:48 PM
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Well we have had a talk about the PCA, what are we going to do about getting the PCA up and running again.
There is money in the bank, a race meeting paid for already and I hope enough people who wish to see the PCA carry on.
Iŕm willing to get it going again, who else is prepared to help?
TA
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acotrel
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Posted - 14 Jun 2001 : 8:05:12 PM
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Trevor, would you please put your proposal for the format of the new PCA, and the meeting place. I'm certainly interested in participating, however I'm currently talking to Benalla Auto Club/ Winton Motor Raceway Pty Ltd about incorporating a motorcycle club at Winton. If you want to make the PCA affiliated with the Winton Motorcycle Club, we'll have to talk further later on.
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Former Member
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Posted - 14 Jun 2001 : 8:34:40 PM
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The problem we face with the PCA being connected to anyone is that there is still a current "Board" and constitution and the PCA cannot affilate with anyone without a vote.
I will contact the "current"board members and see if they are willing to affilate with the new Club which is better than having no PCA at all.
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Former Member
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Posted - 14 Jun 2001 : 8:37:44 PM
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I forgot to say in my last post, before I put forward a meeting place or format, lets see if there is a postive response otherwise its a waste of time again.
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Allan
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Posted - 14 Jun 2001 : 9:46:47 PM
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I would come down to melbourne for such a meeting, it would be nice to let others know via other clubs beening notified and the mail via the grape vine!we have 3 active p-classic riders here around Dunolly who would join but probley not come to meetings cause of the travelling to Melbourne!!maybe you could hold a meeting close to the city centre to make it easy for us country types allan greening
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Former Member
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Posted - 21 Jun 2001 : 6:54:29 PM
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Same as usual. Only a few who wish to help
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Allan
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Posted - 21 Jun 2001 : 7:10:37 PM
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we have had 29 people read this post and you could say thar between the 3 of us and we have read it a couple of times ,so say 19 of the read have been us 3 WHY dont p/classic types know of the web? carnt be bothered with p/classic racing? should you invest some the the monies in postage again and try a last fling in getting our p/classic groupe together again? or maybe just ran a race meeting for p/classic and P5 up to 1983 and see what happens !! maybe if all the work is done for those riders they will come to a race meeting for them!!surely we can run a meeting better than that last meeting we all went to? my lap top has a lap scoring program in it as per mac park! atlest we would have lap scoring may be a p/classic meeting at Mac Park would go well?
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acotrel
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Victoria
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Posted - 21 Jun 2001 : 7:29:41 PM
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I think the idea of running a meeting is a good one. I agree with a cutoff date of 1983 for P5/Post Classic, and that the classes should be 'broadbanded'. It would be really good to run a meeting where P5 and Post Classic run together. We might be able to run 500cc, 750cc, and unlimited classes in the one meeting, we should get enough entries if we publicise the meeting properly.
I think we really have to do something positive if the PCA is to survive.
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acotrel
Advanced Member
Victoria
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Posted - 25 Jun 2001 : 7:46:22 PM
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At the meeting called by Rob Dark at the Hartwell Club there were about 200 people apparently interested in the PCA. A meeting was called for a month later, which I came from Benalla to Melbourne to attend at a pub in Kew. I met one other interested party there, and all the other people who said they were interested at Hartwell didn't turn up. What's the story, have I got Body Odour?
Do we need Rob Dark to come back from Queensland, before we can rejuvenate the PCA ? There are a lot of hits on this web site but no-ones saying much. Do we want post classic/forgotten era races to continue in Victoria ? I've had a bit to say on this site, and have stuck my neck out. Let's hear from you, before it's too late.
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Former Member
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Posted - 25 Jun 2001 : 8:59:28 PM
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I think we are flogging a dead horse or maybe ourselves if we think anyone else gives a rats you know what.
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acotrel
Advanced Member
Victoria
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Posted - 28 Jun 2001 : 8:05:23 PM
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Trevor, Are all former members of the PCA aware that this forum exists ? It might be worthwhile sending a note in a newsletter, we might even get a few of the 200 to subscribe. I think both Allan and I would both like a copy of the membership mailing list, if you have it. Thanks, Alan Cotterell
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Former Member
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Posted - 10 Jul 2001 : 4:48:35 PM
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Could somebody explain why p/c racing will die if the PCA is not revived? I race p/c sidecar and solo and say p/c is well catered for at all historic meetings, with plenty of rides for all classes. Why do you think there will be bigger grids at a p/c only race meeting? I cannot believe any p/c riders stay away rather than share the paddock with other historic classes.
Surely your effort would be better to support historic racing as a whole, rather than trying to fragment our sport.
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Former Member
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Posted - 10 Jul 2001 : 6:48:58 PM
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I think you misunderstand my thoughts (I did say my thoughts).
I dont think post clasic racing will die, Iam purčly trying to get the post classic association going again as a meeting place for people who share the same interests and for the improvement of our chosen class and period not fragment our classes or have hidden agendas.
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Former Member
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Posted - 02 Aug 2001 : 8:25:24 PM
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Guys - just read your thoughts and ask the following - NO, I do not believe enough people know of this site or forum. You DO need to make it more public via listings in bike mags as a site for discussion of these topics. have you done so ?
There are other people out here who give a rats. MAX- how many rounds does hartwell hold per year and how do they grid p/c and f/e bikes ( together or seperated) ? How many entries are there usually and do they contain mainly what capacity bikes of which era ? Are they scrutineering bikes to the GCRs properly ? Zoltan.
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Allan
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National
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Posted - 03 Aug 2001 : 7:15:17 PM
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Adverts in Bike Mags , cost money, our bugetis $0:00 so we would hope that our readers would try to get a "plug" into their own motorcycle club's news letters, if anybody would like to donate a advert in MCN Australia (green horror) we would be very happy!! we also have for "FREE" sticky lables donated by STICKY LABLES for our members but please a bus size sase to :-www.classicmotorcycling.com 10 WOMBAT Drive, DUNOLLY.Vic.3472 and lets know how many you need. thank,s to STICKY LABLES
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acotrel
Advanced Member
Victoria
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Posted - 24 May 2002 : 10:41:20 PM
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Looking back over the posts on this topic, it looks like the PCA is dead.
Perhaps we'd be better to start up a Classic Motorcycle Racing Association, to cater for all Historic/classic racing riders, and include all the periods 1 to 5.
Seems a bit futile to have HMRAV reluctant to run P5 (concentrating on P1 to P3), PCA concentrating on P4, who supports P5?
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john
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Victoria
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Posted - 01 Jun 2002 : 12:01:27 PM
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The HMRAV does in fact promote P1,2,3and 4 actively. they do not exclude Post Classics. But I understand they have trouble believing they can fit P5 in the program. There is also some predudice against P5 which may be overcome with time as the other periods become harder to get involved. But rather than starting another organisation, why not jion HMRAV and get things moving within that organisation.
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john
Forum Moderator
Victoria
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Posted - 18 Nov 2002 : 5:34:34 PM
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| I can advise you that the HMRAV has decided to include P5 machines in their program. the only issue is we have been getting low entry numbers, so please have a look at the events we run and try and attend them. |
John Daley Sidecar #68
' there are those who do, those who dont do and those who undo. We must lampoon the latter." |
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