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More info about us soon. I have been building and racing bikes for 41 years BUT ? , i have
only just started on computers and it will take a while to finish this site,drop back again,
Mad.
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RON (Mad) LAYCOCK |
Born : Gympie
QLD 1955 Occupation : Fitter /motorcycle mechanic First bike
: Triumph pre unit speedtwin , 1969 first year high school (
Mum told me to take it back !)
: I still have that bike Lives :
Moved to Darwin after Cyclone Tracy 1975
and Bauple Qld
Timor Sea |
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TROUGHTON ISLAND |
This is where i used to work for 16 years where i did
my jet engine training thanks to help of Lloyd helicpters and CHC engineers (hi guys) . Troughton Island is a helicopter
base for the Timor sea oil rigs aprox 500 klms west of Darwin .
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SUPER PUMA HELICOPTERS TROUGHTON ISLAND |
Ron Laycock`s NT race
history highlihts
Ron (MAD) Laycock's NorthernTerritory race history ** CLICK HERE**
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SAND DRAGS
Next the hat blew off |
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Supercharged nitromethane burning 900 Honda |
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The loud part |
1972 K2 750 Honda bored and sleeved to 900 cc , RC pistons ,rc rods , magnusson 80 cu in super charger 20 %
over drive, 2" SU intacke,RC vavles springs & 327 RC cam ,ARD magneto , 30 to 40 % nitro & alcohol fuel. Dual 510
x 18 knobbies and wheelie bars.
MAD.
LAWN MOWER RACING
Grass grows well in Darwin |
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Austin 1800 70 MPH Lawn Mower |
The first ride on lawn mower race in Darwin was held in 1986 at the Freds Pass rual show, it was a fairly
quite event with only the local ride on mowers.
1987 saw a collection of hand built hotted up specials including MADs Austin 1800.
1988 the race got bigger including Bob Koiks 'Lindy Chamberlain' V8 Tactor which attracted the ABC COUNTRY WIDE
program to run a national screened film titled KILLER MOWERS. With the mowers getting faster , several roll overs , a
mower at full throttle and no driver going through the show dog exhibit and Lindy Chamberlain going through the crowd the
event was deemed to dangerous and cancelled .
The Ron(Mad) Laycock Austin 1800 and Bob Koiks Lindy Chamberlain tractor will always be the 2 mowers
? to remember as the highlights of lawn mower racing in Darwin.
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