Steel Horse Rally
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The last Steel Horse I took part in was in 1977. Unfortunately though, I don't have any photos in my archives for that year.
The following year was the 10th anniversary of the classic Flemish autumnal gathering. Below are some images from the rally.
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Celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Steel Horse, two well-known heads from Great Britain: Mick Cooper (left) and Phil Guy (right)
A great table of 'die-hard' rallyists among which we can recognise Hugues 'Gueguette" Spriet, Rodney Taylor, Thierry Garnier, Jean-Francois 'Jeff' Laroche, Michel Jammot and Jany 'Jean's' Bertrand
Thierry Garnier (hand over ear), Michel Jammot (centre) and Jeff Laroche (speaking with his hands)
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Left: Briton Codge, another famous 'die-hard' rallyist.
Right: Serge 'Raspoutine' Vollard's long beard serves as Jean-Delain's wig. In the lower right corner, the head of Dutch Hans Gonlag.
Codge, like Rodney, was a regular at the big invitational rallies of the French scene and both were members of the Confrerie des Chevaliers Motocyclistes (CCM). Codge and Rodney organised a pleasant meeting for us CCM members in the village of Sixpenny Handley, in Dorset, at the end of the 1970s.
Delain was vice-president of RMU Wavrien and delegate of the tourism commission at the FMB. Well known rallyist Hans Gonlag and his wife Riet were a lovable couple that everyone appreciated. They crisscrossed Europe back and forth rallying on a 650 Benelli Tornado. All these characters were also members of the CCM.
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From left to right: Raspoutine, the late Christian 'Bacchus' Bacik, the late Remi 'Beru' Herpe who sadly passed away in 2020, and Hans Gonlag
The traditional speech of Jean-Blanckaert. In the center of the photo, wearing a barbour and having a mustache: the late Francis Rambert, also a member of the CCM
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The late Jean-Blanckaert, the initiator of the Steel Horse rally.
- Jean-Francois Helias