Not only is this a great picture thread (thanks to those that are posting) but it is also becoming a great annecdotal (sp) history thread (thanks to stories related by Steve) I hope it runs for a long time. 
Much appreciated gents!
I’m with Bandit. This thread has been facinating, especially the stories that go with the photos. I wish I had some photos to add myself. Up until the last five years all of my 30-something years involved in racing were as a spectator, but I do have some stories as a spectator. I remember the first world SBK race at Mosport in '89 and as I was walking around the paddock in awe of the international riders and their bikes I came upon a bit of a scuffle in behind the old garages. It was a young, still healing, Davide Tardozzi (he broke his collarbone at the previous round) getting literally pushed down the stairs behind the garage by a Mosport security member (maybe a young “Marcel Mosport”??) because he didint have the proper pass to be there. Kind of shoddy treatment for someone who would go on to become one of the most powerful men in the sport! After that had settled I turned to see then Ducati team boss Marco Luchinelli driving his rental car backwards down the paddock while staying alongside the walking Budweiser girls trying to find some companionship for that evening I would imagine! Ive got lots more but maybe we should start a new thread for stories only
ken
Sanair again and it must be 1974, my first year as an Expert, this time on my 1972 H2 Kawasaki 750 triple. Number 66 is Derek Mitchell on a 1974 H2, who was sponsored by Manley’s (which became Kawasaki Canada), the guy right behind me (can’t recall his name) is on a Z1, and half hidden behind Derek is Jim Graham on another 1972 H2.
Later that year, Jim actually tossed this H2 into the pond at Loudon when he went down in the third turn. He said he hit the track, bounced and while he was in the air thought, “Man, this is gonna hurt.” And then there was “sploosh.” He said, “Sploosh??? What the f**k is Sploosh?” When he stood up (the pond was only about three feet deep), all he could see was one handlebar sticking up. We went and dragged the thing out later and towed it back to the pits behind his Z50 pitbike. The instruments were full of water but when we turned the key on, the neutral light lit up. Cool. We changed the oil, pulled the plugs and chuffed the water out, dried the ignition and it fired up that night. He rode it in the finals the next day.
These stories and pictures are great. Thanks for passing them on . In fact,we’ll take more-very entertaining. I often wish I had a racing history. I got here about 30 years too late!
Dave M
The thought process was…I have to get a good start…which I did…but…
Two broken ankles got in the way 
Sorry to hear that one guy had two broken ankles, but the rider in the second photo in red leathers and helmet, welllll, kinda looks like a “Power Ranger” getting ready to do battle with an enemy just out of frame! 
That’s Tommy Douglas, he had just run over me. There were chucks of leather in the chain and sprockets of his bike, and my boots were scuffed up and very greasy.
Paul
Great photos Paul!
Got to like that little dust cloud in the background, someone’s taking a hard ride in the rhubarb!
That van brings back some memory’s, I also had a ride in that van but with only one broken leg.
Hey
I used to store that van every year on my farm when I was a crca marshall
I also had some rides in it too
Steve
Couple more
1976 Nelson Ledges 5-Hour. There were so many entries, they split the field into “Under 500cc” and Over. I forget exactly how many were in the Under 500, but I’m pretty sure it was close to 60. The first pic is the LeMans start while the second is shortly after.
As usual, I’m bike number 8 and you can see in the bottom pic, I actually got a pretty good start.
This was one of the best races I was ever involved in as the first shift was a four way battle for the lead between Lang Hindle on an S3 400, Derek Mitchell on another S3, George Morin on an RD350 and myself on my S3. We started lapping guys on the fourth lap and every corner, there was a lead change. Or two.
Derek and his teammate, Ed Turjanica won, mainly because they welded up one big fuel tank out of two stock ones and made two less pitstops for fuel. My bike was second with Canadian 250 GP Champ Jim Arnold as co-rider and I think George and his riding partner was third.
I imagine some of our members would have a bird over 60 bikes on the track at one time but even at Mosport, some races routinely had over 40 entries. The 250 GP class used to have 45 bikes on a regular basis and there were NO two wave starts. The 350 Junior Production races would have bikes lined up from the overpass all the way down to turn 10 for the LeMans start.
I love this thread. Seriously, we want moar !
67 Paul Brignell (sp) 99 Gary Goodfellow 7 Mario Duhamel
After I broke the Dymags the bike was on the street the following week. Rode total loss and no starter. Bump starting from the gas pumps always got strange looks. 
By the way that is a 17" rear.
That is so cool, thanks Steve-o!
I think these photos are great! Do any of the donators have objections to using some of these on our club website?
Peter
Works for me, more to come…need to load up some moar
“Sherman ,To The way Back machine!” O.K. Here’s a few pic’s that were rescued from a garage. Maybe a few will remember Gary Collins.
Gary is from Barrie and he and Vince McNeil were lucky to be hanging around Barrie one day and convinced Jim Allen to give them a “go” road racing (so the story goes ?). Both did well but Gary was a bit of a natural so with Jim’s start up help, he started racing in Canada .Not sure what the first bike was (X6 maybe) but after awhile he ran a TZ250 then they would change the barrells to make it a 350 to race in the 500 class. Gary had Ronnie Lafauve as a mechanic. Ronnie was top notch on the TZ’s. I hear one of Ronnie’s strategies was ,parts didn’t have the same spec’s / quality back then…many guys would just get a some parts and start rebuilding. Ronnie would weigh and measure EVERYTHING from Yamaha then maybe sand down one piston to match up a set up perfectly etc. So Gary always had the motor, Vince tells me Gary’s TZ would come back in to the Pits and other racers would wander over to see what they had done to it, looking for some fiercesome port job. But it was just tuning .
Gary #241 at Loudon with Yvon in front…some of you might know who else is in picture…Gary mentioned to me that he thought he had a “good weekend” that weekend
One of Garys highlights was sharing a Victory lap ride in a convertible with Lawson (who won the race) But was not the race Pictured.
On the TZ 350 Gary won the Canadian 500GP Championship in 76 or 77 ? Battling with our own Mr. Henderson !
I have no objections, Your Honour.
And John, I think Number 48 in that picture is Richard Schlacter - one of the really fast local guys who went on to win one or two AMA Nationals on a TZ750. I got to know Richie pretty well from racing down at Loudon and saw him at Daytona a couple of years ago - great guy. As former racers do, we chatted about old times and he remembered the time he, Mike Baldwin and I went at it on production bikes on the old track there.
I don’t think the guy in front is Yvon - looks sorta like Robb Cooper from Toronto. Rob rode a TZ for a couple of years.
Hey Steve, wanna re-phrase that one, I’m getting a really bad visual!
Hey Steve, wanna re-phrase that one, I’m getting a really bad visual!
Okay - for those of us who never finished grade three - how about “the time we had a spirited dice at Loudon?” 
WHAT! You mean some of U motorsickle fellers went to skool?
Actually, I was so good at grade 3 that they let me do it four 3 years!