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The Island Classic is an international event for pre 1990 motorcycles conducted at Phillip Island, Australia. This year the event attracted over 350 riders with just under 500 bikes. Included as part of the schedule is the International Challenge which this year featured teams from the USA, UK, New Zealand and Australia with quite a few elite riders participating. These included Cam Donald (Isle of Man winner), Steve Martin (WSB), Ryan Farquhar, John McGuinness & Jeremy Mc Williams.

Whilst most of the bikes competeing are British or Japanese there are a few Italians present. This year I managed to obtain a media pass allowing access to the restricted areas of the circuit where I attempted to photograph the Italian race bikes along with a couple of the international challenge racers.

David Johnson, 500 cc Paton BL3

Chris Macrae, 750 SS Ducati

Greg Parish, 3C Laverda

Wayne Gow, Moto Guzzi Le Mans

851 Ducati

Alec Simpson, 750 F1 Ducati

Alec Pickett, 851 SP Ducati

Bruce Merideth, Ducati Diana

Cam Donald, Suzuki XR69

Ducati Pantah

Lech Budniak, Bimota YB8

 

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and some more race bikes

Steve D'Angelo, Moretti mk3 Ducati

Bob Garner, TT2 Ducati

Mark Hemsley, 860 GT Ducati (with a Hawian shirt)

David Johnson, 500 cc Paton BL3

Wayne Gower, Moto Guzzi Le Mans

Greg Parish, 3C Laverda

 

[Donsy]

Awesome Russ, thanks for sharing this, one of my friends was out there also, Gordon Haywood from Flashpixx

 

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and a few I forgot

Mitch Mulligan, Ducati Pantah

Phil Brewer, SF Laverda

Shawn Giles (19) Suzuki Katana, Steve Martin (99) Suzuki Katana & Cam Donald (86) Suzuki XR69 at Honda (turn 4) as part of the International Challege

Alex Pickett, 851 SP Ducati

 

[ddmv]

great photos Russ.:yo:

What no photos of grid girls.....:naughty::laughing:

:f4:

 

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these bikes were in the car park.

 

[adrian]

Great work Russ.

No MV's this year?.

 

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and some more from the carpark

 

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there were no grid girls

 

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the classic MVs

350 GT

1957 Mondello Sport

 

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the last of the photos. Race bikes in the pit area.





a Ducati 1100 cc hypermotard engine in a F1 frame

 

[Donsy]

Lovely stuff man.

 

[MVista]

Looked a little quiet this year Russ - the noisy neighbours were out of town? :laughing:

Nice, make that great pics as always :yo: