NRCMCC 2010 Rally

Spent most of yesterday playing with the 7D photographing day 1 of the Northern Rivers Classic Motorcycle Club 2010 Rally .
The Canon is NOT an easy camera to sort out but I will get there. Don't think the auto focus is spot on and it may get a bit "confused" .Only my thoughts and a bit too early to critique .


Anyway the photos are here on my Photobucket site and be warned , some files are up to 3.5 Meg.. Great to copy but SLOOOOW to download...

NRCMCC 2010 Rally Day 1 Photos


More photos SOON as I have just discovered Lismore Go Kart Track. :)



Holty...

Woodenbong Vets Open Golf Day

Just back from another great veterans Open golf day at Woodenbong Golf Club . I played there 2 years ago and the course has improved greatly since getting the watering system .

The course was excellent condition , greens very true with brilliant weather and to see only 60 or so names on the board , a bit sad.

Little clubs like this need the support of the "big boys" .

Anyway , I played with 3 great guys , from Bonalbo , Kyogle and Casino and enjoyed the day and its looks like the "burg boys" , as in burglar ALL wear RED !

Hacker Holty...
12 - 22 with 4 wipes

Golf Courses

Thinking about Golf Courses I have played over the years and considering I hang them up for 10 years at a time after 2 years or so ! There are a few more course I will add once the brain kicks in ....

No order ( as and when I remember them basically ) and no preference , "memories" will usually win , a couple of "hole in one s" but no big deal , I was playing shit and jagged them .


The best memories are Bingo Bango Bongo with a few mates at Dorrigo before lunch at the top pub.. Yep , even better than Bonville or Terry Hills . NO , my head covers dont match , sometimes getting socks to is hard enough ......

Hacker Holty.....


Up around here

1. Bonville , love it
2. Kyogle
3. Lawrence
4. Coutts Crossing
5. Teven
6. Twin Towns
7. Yamba
   
8. Bellingen
9. Dorrigo , love it , the change in altitude in 30 minutes is amazing
10. Urunga
11. Bowraville
12. Westlawn Golf Club Grafton in the middle of the racecourse ! Fun!
    
13. Nambucca Heads , almost killed a fisherman
14. Woolgoolga , nice hidden treasure
15. Grafton
16. Maclean , my favourite up here and when they get fairway watering look out the rest of you .
    
17. Yamba
18. Iluka
19. Woodburn Evans Head
20. Coraki , my home course because of the friendly "VETS" club...
    
21. Lismore
22. Casino , love those greens
23. Byron Bay
    
24. Bonalbo, hang in there guys
25. Woodenbong , ditto
26. Ocean Shores , nice greens and "FOOD"
27. Mullumbimby
28. Murwillimbah

Mid North Coast

1. Forster
2. Tuncurry
3. Buladealah
   
4. Camden Haven
   
5. Cresent Head
6. Krambach
7. Gloucester
8. Karuah
9. Sandbar
10. Taree
    

Down there

1. Bayview My EX Sydney club 15/20 years ago
   
2. Mona Vale
3. Palm Beach
4. Royal Avalon
   
5. Warringah
6. Ashlar
7. Balgowlah
   
8. Wakehurst , love it , if you have a good round here :) My Ex club 30 plus years ago and you had to pick up a rock on each fairway on comp days . TRUE
   
9. Roseville
10. Monash
11. Terry Hills
12. BonnieDoon
13. Camden Lakeside
14. Castle Cove
15. Hudson Park
16. Lane Cove
17. Long Reef
18. North Turramurra
19. Windsor
    
20. Castle Hill
    

Down South

1. Mollymook top and bottom
2. Eden
3. Pambula
   

Out West

1. Lithgow
2. Blackheath
3. Katoomba
4. 
   

Somewhere Else . I will move these later . Walked a few courses as I did my back in before going down for the 2008 NALG ....

1. Lord Howe Island
2. Cypress Lakes
   
3. Royal Hobart
4. Tasmanian . This is a nice course , my favourite in Tassie .
   
5. Bothwell
   
6. Claremont
7. Bowral
   

New Zealand South Island (over there with the WALG lefties 2008)

1. Millbrook
2. Jacks Point
3. Arrowtown This place kicks arse . My most memorable course to date anywhere.
4. Kelvin Heights
5. Reefton
6. Akaroa
7. Harewood
   

Across Australia revisited 30 years later

Just got to see these photos for the first time yesterday . They were taken on a motorbike trip across Australia and back by a group (mainly locals ) starting from Yamba . Me EX Sydney at the time . Most bikes were Honda 600s and made dirt / sand riding interesting to say the least as we were carrying 50 plus kilos of gear . It felt like only a few years ago , WRONG almost 30 !

A link to the photos on my Photobucket site
Motorbikes across Australia

Note : Not my photos , taken by Don Best who at the time was living in the Northern Rivers .

A Holty Day

Had to go down past Grafton to look at some "work stuff" and on the way home dropped into Westlawn Golf Course , a very well maintained 9 hole course in the middle of Grafton racecourse . Yep smack in the middle of a horse track and while it isn't Bonville it was fun and has surprisingly true greens . (better than some I have played at ) . Next off to Lawrence Pub for lunch on the way home , whiting and salad $12 , a few lights , too easy , but the ferry is closed until 3pm for whatever reason . OK up to Lawrence Golf Club to fill in an hour or two and yes , this means in one day I have played golf on 2 9 hole golf courses in the middle of horse race tracks . Complete opposites but both unique in their own rights .
I know these aren't courses for the matching bag , buggy and clothes set but I love them . Only Woopi and Ballina to go stay tuned and then I'm off to play a "sand green course" somewhere .


Photos as usual in the "GOLF" album

Holty.

Australia Day Golf at Wardell Recreational Grounds

Just back from golf at the Wardell Sporting Recreational and Golf Club.A great morning starting with an 8$ big breakfast and finishing with a few beers.
A great little club with a 9 hole course set up "around" the existing sporting fields so footy goal posts can become a man made hazard but then again a "friendly bounce" off the concrete cricket pitch balances this out. Photos added to the "golf" album as usual .

Holty...

North Coast Street Machines 2010 Ballina

Spent a few hours this morning in Ballina at the 2010 North Coast Street Machines Show and Shine car show . Not really a Hot Rod show as motor vehicles covered all facets and had a lot of fun with my cameras. Haven't been to a show like this since Bankstown Square in Sydney about 30 years ago . I will add captions to some of the photos later , but a lot of memory joggers for ANY baby boomers. Triple SUs , panel vans , pommie blowers on little cars , no not turbos !!!!! big block big buck stuff and the right background music from the DJ .

Stuff the doofs doofs and turboed Jap stuff ...... OOPs , showing my age pops !

As usual photos can be viewed and copied (by clicking on the link below) on PhotoBucket and make sure to enlarge them BEFORE you copy . Yes dear !

Link
North Coast Street Machines 2010 Annual Show and Shine

Holty...

2010 Great Eastern Fly In Evans Head Aerodrome

Just back from Evans Head Aerodrome watching part of the Fly In. This year is the 70 th anniversary since its usage in WW2. Seemed a very well organised event with additional stands ,vintage cars , rides on assorted planes and ultralights etc .

Ill stick to fighting off B doubles on the Pacific Highway on my bike . Got motion sickness trying to keep up with the aerobatics plane with my camera while standing on the ground !!!.

I have put the photos on Photobucket so anyone can copy them if they wish . Click on the "Photos Here" link below.

Photos Here

Note : The album includes the motor car photos we spoke about.

Holty....

Fiducian Australian PGA Seniors Championship at Byron Bay Golf Club.

Spent Sunday at Byron Bay Golf Club watching some of the seniors .

Started off a nice day , then turned ugly . I watched the guys practice for a few hours then followed the main group around 6 holes until I got soaked (Rain , not drunk :)) . They ALL have rhythm , most maintain their spine angle AND finish their swing .

Peter Senior is what can best be described as an "Aussie Battler " . He did "nothing" apart from holding it all together as the rest of the field went backwards in the crap weather. His rounds of 72 , 63 , 72 speak for themselves and the 72 on Sunday was as good as 63 .

A few photos in the album under "golf" then "byron bay golf" folder.

Holty....

Coraki Vets visit Bonalbo Golf Club

11 of the Coraki Veterans golfers spent Tuesday at the Bonalbo Golf Club OVER 50 Open Day.

A great little club associated with the bowling club and with less than 10 golfing members the 25/30 visitors swelled the field and maybe helped filled the coffers a little.

Anyway we had a great day with a little golf , plenty of laughs a few beers to go with the excellent lunch provided and a Max joke to finish off the day ( A VETS ritual but it usually starts with one ) .


Well done Bonalbo and I have added .a few photos to the album

Holty...

On with the Handbrake at Coraki Golf Today

Just got home after playing Vets golf at Coraki and played with someone that at best is a cheat amongst other things . Told me VERY early in the round he needed to have 73 net to save his handicap for the George Gooley Open in a few weeks and needed to get to 12 . The sad part is he was playing that well overall he should have almost had par off the stick reaching pars 5s in 2 etc. Yes , hes a vet , had a 38 or so on the front with an OB , scrambled beautifully and putted out of his shoes , UNTIL THE LAST 3 HOLES AND HAD 11 or 12 putts including 3 putting from 2 feet with an open putter face !

Yep I lost it , called him ever expletive I know , "You f ..... g , ch......g c....t and it was water off a ducks back. He didn't give a stuff . A VERY VERY SAD way to live your life if the only highlight is cheating at golf .

OK , OFF the soapbox . The rest of the vets , or at least the guys I have played with are a great bunch of blokes.

Holty.

NRCMCC 2009 RALLY

September 26th and 27th .

Added some new photos of the NRCMCC RALLY 2009 to my Photobucket site. Click on the highlighted link to go straight to the album if you wish to view and copy any. Make sure you click on the photo to enlarge it BEFORE you copy it .

A good weekend seemed to be had by all including me until the old girl got a flat front tire early on Sunday . Bummer , and many thanks to Eric for getting us both home . I would join this club if they had a few daylight meetings , yep old eyes . :)

Holty

NRCMCC Sunday 16th August

The Northern Rivers Classic Motor Cycle Club
The photos tell the story, normal people doing normal things with some VERY nice motorbikes..

Of ALL the bikes these people own its a little Aermacchi that's my pick. Yep even over the Beem and sidecar.(sorry dogs)

Sunday 16TH August Photos.

Coraki Veterans Golf 30/7/2009

I play with the Coraki vets on a Thursday morning , 8.30 shotgun start , cards drawn from a hat to ensure "no clique clubs" meaning different playing partners every week and usually a stroke event . With about 60 members and around 40 or more playing weekly you quickly realise these are a special bunch of blokes. About 4 or 5 come from around Coraki , the rest come from many miles around the district often driving past bigger clubs to get here. You work it out .!


These photos where taken today with the legend Charlie Hannah putting me into runner up with our vets handicap .

2009 Ariel motorbike rally

I heard them over the river , about 80 or more heading northwest . They seemed to go on forever so I gathered they must have stopped for fuel . Yep , the Australian Ariel Register around the Northern Rivers of NSW for their 2009 rally so off with camera in hand to track them down . Unfortunately the weather was on par for this time of year but they seemed to be having fun .

This photo is some of them arriving at the South Ballina Ferry and use this link below to take you to another 70 Ariel photos on my PhotoBucket site , about the 1st 4 pages are Ariels , the rest are NRCMCC photos from a "Slow Ride Day" .
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