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2007 marks Dave's 30th year in Senior National competition and as luck would have it he found a box containing some photos of his early racing days. 

Not only does Dave do a lot of work for the Harley Club, 
he has a long career as a motorcycle racer and shows 
no signs of slowing down.


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Dave on the Ducati, this photo was taken in NZ where he won the Superstock Class in the "Sound of Thunder" in 1989 on his way to Daytona. 
Dave heading out for qualifying at Daytona in 1989. Putting himself on the third row of the grid and was highest placed non factory ride. 
Dave aboard the ex factory Bimota superbike that had been raced the previous year by Stephan Mertans.
This photo was taken at Eastern Creek at the Aria Cup where he posted the highest top speed along with Darryl Beattie on a Factory RVF750 Honda. 


Dave on his privateer RC30 In The Australian Road Racing Championships
Dave at a Dirt track practice day at Broadford Feb 2005
Dave actually started as a motocrosser in 1977 and came third in his first ever open race, he rode Yamahas in those days. 
In 1983 he defected to team green and the pictures here are at an open event where he raced against the then Toshiba Yamaha team and won.
In 1982 Dave had his first ever go at road racing and went to Amaroo Park in Sydney with his YZ490 dirt track bike, he entered five races and even though he admits he struggled with the then push start road races, he got a first, three seconds and a third to finish his day. A month later he went back in the rain and won all five classes lapping the entire field in the 1000cc open event.
Dave's other love is Speedway and the speedway shot is taken in 1986 at the South Pacific Championships on his way to his first win there on his Weslake.