Katanas a plenty in the Aussie 6 Hour

Ah, Amaroo Park with it's dirt and grass pit lane and bugger all run-off areas, when bikes were made of steel and riders were even tougher! Good one Darryl.

Cheers.
 
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I have often wondered if the number 6 Rod Cox Kat is the one i own as it is a ex JCW Rod Cox Kat. All i now is he won the Adelaide Hub 300 on it i already new it was his old race bike but Jeff Cliffton from Suzuki Aus confirmed this one day when i was trying to buy a flywheel for it and he told me he could get but it would have to be made 3 months later tada it turned up he told me all the Kat flywheels were changed to a smaller unit so the scrutineers didnt no that that wasnt the original flywheel. Cheers Murf.
 
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I have often wondered if the number 6 Rod Cox Kat is the one i own as it is a ex JCW Rod Cox Kat. All i now is he won the Adelaide Hub 300 on it i already new it was his old race bike but Jeff Cliffton from Suzuki Aus confirmed this one day when i was trying to buy a flywheel for it and he told me he could get but it would have to be made 3 months later tada it turned up he told me all the Kat flywheels were changed to a smaller unit so the scrutineers didnt no that that wasnt the original flywheel. Cheers Murf.
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Came across some info on Rod cox in a old Revs Mag.
Pirelli Three-Hour Production Race
Rod Cox [30] on the Campbelltown World of wheels Katana ,
headed the 750 class runners
with 1min 22.51 Lap.

Cox crashed on the fast left handed
under Dunlop bridge "the back tyre just let go"
said cox later ,nursing a painful left shoulder,
adding it was his last race on Pirelli tyres. He
claimed the Pirelli tyre fitters had given him a "Standard "
120-90 instead of an SP version, Asked what he intended to do, Cox replied: Run Dunlops!

Hiscock {1} gave the Katana 1100 it's world debut win.The 750 a month earlier.
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Stats on Kats

Castrol 6 Hour
1981 October 18 , The month my Katana was Plated.
GSX Suzuki Results:
1st Place No.6 Neville Hiscock/ Dave Petersen 1100cc 314 Laps Matich Racing Western Underwriters
2nd Place No.7 Roger Heyes/ Malcom Cambell 1100cc 313 Laps Gus Liu M/C
4th Place No. 2 Neil Chivas / Dave Hiscock 1100cc 310 Laps Suzuki Australia P/L
7th Place No. 5 Andrew Johnson / Greg Pretty 1100cc 305 Laps Jebs Helmets
8th Place No. 26 A. Blanco / R. Tooney 750cc 304 Laps Matich Racing Western Underwriters
12th Place No. 8 Hilton Steel / Ian Staden 1100cc 300 Laps Cycle Scene
14th Place No. 23 Rod cox / Robert Scoulyer 750cc 297 Laps Cambelltown World of wheels
20th Place No. 20 Jeff Miller / Paul Lewis 750cc 290 Laps Suzuki Cornell M/C
25th Place No. 33 Dave Mohr / Matt Noon 750cc 263 Laps Hurstville M/C

DNF No. 1 Wayne Gardener {crash} /Rob Phillis 1100cc 309 Laps Matich Racing Western Underwriters
DNF No. 22 John Wood {crash } / Mick Bundy 750cc 207 Laps Suzuki Australia
DNF No. 34 Jon Blackwood / Craig Blackburn 750cc 143 Laps Eldorador / MXL
1100 Unlimited :cool:/ Borg Warner 750 Class:eek:
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Motorcycle racing castrol 6 hour.Part 1

GSX1100SXZ.JP said:
Is not there a video of this race?
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2:04:58
check this out on youtube, up loaded 1 week ago,
Motorcycle racing. Castrol 6 Hour 1981. Part 1.
Edge Competition Heyes
published on Jan 30,2019
Grid postions
1. 7, - 56.5
2. 1, - 56.5
3. 5, - 56.7
4. 6, -56.7
5. 2, -56.9
the only katana to be seen in this is at 52 min when a track Marshal rides up to a crashed no. 5 bike, dammit.
 
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patrick said:
2:04:58
check this out on youtube, up loaded 1 week ago,
Motorcycle racing. Castrol 6 Hour 1981. Part 1.
Edge Competition Heyes
published on Jan 30,2019
Grid postions
1. 7, - 56.5
2. 1, - 56.5
3. 5, - 56.7
4. 6, -56.7
5. 2, -56.9
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Thank you Patrick,
however, my question was about the race at Kyalami South Africa, which was melwain's posting. I have watched more or less videos about the Castrol 6 hour races up until now. But I haven't watched videos about races at SA. I would like to watch videos in which Kats ran in race at SA, too.
 
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