JonC wrote:Yeah, Jules was a sound guy. Had quite a chat with him at a Long Marston/Avon Park event. The engine in the bike (then) was a car engine, not 100% now, but an Alpha Romeo (??) maybe. Then again, most of the racers were a friendly bunch in them days, chat with you (if they weren't rushing to rebuild, etc), and so on. If memory serves, the bike was quite competative in it's class, be interesting to know where it, and Jules, went to.Doug McDiarmid wrote:Fourth one down I believe is Jules Boag (in the all-yellow leathers and red/silver helmet).I remember hearing somewhere that Jules ran his fuel bike whilst unemployed and in reciept of benefits. Can you imagine the headlines in the Daily Express / Daily Mail if anyone did that now? I only met Jules once, nice guy. Wonder where he is now...
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Did Jules have a big incident at the Pod. Motor flat out, unable to shut off and into the fields at speed?
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Eastern raider wrote:Did Jules have a big incident at the Pod. Motor flat out, unable to shut off and into the fields at speed?Yes he did. I was in the barn when that happened. Obviously, I couldn't see what really happened as it went over the brow of the "hill". I do remember his partner was very upset on the startline. I don't think he ever ran again although I stand to be corrected.
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ukdrn wrote:So many great pictures being postedI doubt if these shots were taken from a Bulldog Bash meet. However CS116 is Ian Thomas on the 750cc Noston The Combatter.
Here's another 10 from a Bulldog Bash
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hi i used to crew for jules in the 90s when he was running the puma yamaha fuel bike,he did run it on a tight budget and i remember he had got it to run down into the mid 7s not long before the accident,if my memory serves me right my brother phil was there with him at a rwyb when he had the off! i spoke to jules shortly after and he reckoned the bike was doing 190 ish throttle stuck open so he got off the bike!!! he had quite bad injuries to his knees caused by skidding on his front for quite a way before digging his elbow in to turn himself over! ouch!!
i am pretty sure that there was some video footage about of the crash but i could be wrong anyhow i last saw jules and karen at the aug bank hol. super series at shakey in 98 and he did say that he had started on another bike whether or not the old frame was used i dont know. Anyway very clever bloke and a lovely couple!
i am pretty sure that there was some video footage about of the crash but i could be wrong anyhow i last saw jules and karen at the aug bank hol. super series at shakey in 98 and he did say that he had started on another bike whether or not the old frame was used i dont know. Anyway very clever bloke and a lovely couple!
Not quite 10 but here's some fine quality photos from Sweden.
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muddytalker wrote:Muddy....didn't really look at the 'background' when I see these that Jon had posted. Now I have after spotting your comment, and I kind of think you're right. Every Bulldog I went to (87-95) it was rammed. There were, around that time, some 'bike only' events (can't remember the name they went under, but the SuperTwins were one of the big features), they were like mini-Bulldog's, but with PROPER drag racing, not RWYB so much. I'm an old bike nut too, so I kinda did a lot of bike shots as well as cars. The bike events were great, was 'reminiscing' with a mate the other week about them - especially at Avon Park. Ho-hum, good old days and all that.ukdrn wrote:So many great pictures being postedI doubt if these shots were taken from a Bulldog Bash meet. However CS116 is Ian Thomas on the 750cc Noston The Combatter.
Here's another 10 from a Bulldog Bash
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Hi, Yep great pics
That Pro Stock Bike 143 is Finnish rider Keijo " Keke " Ruuskanen. He was first guy from Finland to move in States over winter and built that bike there with help of Jarmo Pulkkinen.
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That Pro Stock Bike 143 is Finnish rider Keijo " Keke " Ruuskanen. He was first guy from Finland to move in States over winter and built that bike there with help of Jarmo Pulkkinen.
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Spot on Harry. Here's another shot of Keke Ruuskanen's Pro Stocker in Castrol colours.
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Whose the Hot Rod Mgazine Photog?
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