2001 DLRA Lake Gairdner Speed Week

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Dave from Old Tin was back, trying to do what they did 50 years ago.	Hey, is that one o' dem new fangled crate motors? Yes, sir, that's one of them 205MPH crate motors!	That's Doug underneath and Wayne at the back wheel. Swaping the Healy over to the big motor.
Club Animal.	Unfortunately they couldn't match the 165MPH of the previous year. Had the neddies, just not real stable.	Geoff Rea, laying down some stripes on a Bundaberg Rum bottle for the Auction.
Animal just clearing his throat for a night of hectic bidding. The auction raised $9,200 for the club.	Some of the crowd, these are the smart guys in the shade.	John Lynch trying to hide from the auctioneer.
Probably the only time everyone is together for the whole week.	Sunrise, Thursday morning. This was to be a busy day.	Chuck Sharpe out for an early run.
Mark Hadfield	Gary Myers about to do a 170MPH pass.	Yeah just go straight that way for 9 miles, and be quick about it.
Brendan Collier	#150 the old Trimuph.	Ray Charlton kitting up.
Interesting gearstick	Waiting for the track to clear.	Team Speed, Ray Cooke behind the wheel
#205, Bob Prior	Bob Ellis from Queensland	Greg Hamilton did a best of 149 on the Tuesday.
Backed it up with a 145 pass on the Thursday.	Bob Ellis	Rex Nesbit about to do a 230MPH run
Kevin Saville	Moe Boys, Brendan at the wheel	Norm Longfield
#234 Mal Hewett on the Vincent, you just gotta hear this thing.	Dave Waite talking to Chuck Sharpe