Anyone remember Steve Partlett??

Strika · Post by **Strika** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 7:30 am

While filling up with fuel in Goulburn this week, I looked up and saw a Pic of a Z1 R in race trim on the wall of the office in the servo. It looked like a Bathurst photo. So I asked the guy who it was? He said.."It's me"!!! it was Mr. Steve partlett himself! The pic was taken at the 1980 bathurst race where he qualified on the front row!!!!!

I was gobsmacked and might even go back through on the way home to say g'day!

Any of you more.......err...experienced people remember him????

ProblemChild · Post by **ProblemChild** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 7:53 pm

nope fraid i dont ,but i recon gos will.

ttc · Post by **ttc** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 8:24 pm

actually does anyone remember Craig Connell?? I've been meaning to ask..

plane · Post by **plane** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 12:03 pm

ttc wrote:actually does anyone remember Craig Connell?? I've been meaning to ask..

Yep!

He used to ride Ducks pretty fast a few years back.

Wasn't he partnered with Steve Martin?

Cheers,
Pete

hoffy · Post by **hoffy** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 4:22 pm

fark strike, were not that old

Strika · Post by **Strika** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 4:30 pm

hoffy wrote:fark strike, were not that old

You idiot! Can't ya read? The question asks who remembers him, not who doesn't remember him, or who wasn't old enough to remember him! Now fuck off!

ttc · Post by **ttc** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 6:29 pm

I just asked cos he's my boss

top guy actually

hoffy · Post by **hoffy** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 7:44 pm

Strika wrote:
hoffy wrote:fark strike, were not that old
You idiot! Can't ya read? The question asks who remembers him, not who doesn't remember him, or who wasn't old enough to remember him! Now fuck off!

Settle Pettle, watch that blood pressure of yours

Gosling1 · Post by **Gosling1** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 8:03 pm

ProblemChild wrote:nope fraid i dont ,but i recon gos will.

I don't remember him, probably 'cause I was a 30-cone a day punter back in those days !!!

Didn't do Bathurst in 1980, it was one of the only years I missed from 1979 - 1985......

limegreen585 · Post by **limegreen585** » Fri Mar 16, 2007 8:35 pm

Small world Strika,
Steve Parlett did the first rebuild and bore out on my Z1R motor back in 1980, and I picked up a heap of parts (Z of course) that Lee Roebuck had lying around in his workshop in Goulburn, I think Steve used to alternate between working in his father's garage and Lee's bike shop.
I used to ride from Canberra when I lived there so I could get good service and good advice. I think some of his relatives live down here on the sth. coast.
Cheers,

Tony

Now that's going back a while is'nt it ???

Phil · Post by **Phil** » Fri Mar 16, 2007 8:51 pm

ttc wrote:actually does anyone remember Craig Connell?? I've been meaning to ask..

yep, apart from riding the duc as previously mentioned he was also a multi australian 250gp champion. he also competed in america for quite a few seasons.