▁Australia ▁with ▁his ▁family ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 7 ▁months . ▁His ▁interest ▁in ▁motor cy cles ▁began ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁nine , ▁when ▁his ▁father ▁gave ▁him ▁a ▁small ▁motor bi ke ▁power ed ▁by ▁a ▁la wn m ower ▁engine . ▁In ▁just ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁he ▁was ▁r iding ▁an ▁X R 7 5 ▁H onda ▁and ▁doing ▁j umps ▁off ▁car ▁bon net s ▁like ▁the ▁others ▁at ▁the ▁local ▁d irt ▁bi ke ▁track , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" D ude ▁R anch " ▁near ▁Um ina ▁on ▁the ▁Central ▁Coast ▁of ▁NS W . ▁A ▁school friend ▁rec alls : ▁Any ▁given ▁afternoon ▁when ▁school ▁had ▁finished , ▁and ▁on ▁week ends ▁there ▁would ▁be ▁all ▁k ids ▁bl ast ing ▁around ▁kick ing ▁d irt ▁up . ▁Bug go ▁to ▁us , ▁or ▁D ale ▁would ▁be ▁going ▁hard , ▁wheel ies , ▁j umps , ▁big ▁power ▁sl ides , ▁it ▁was ▁something ▁to ▁see . ▁D ale ▁was ▁a ▁school ▁friend ▁of ▁mine ▁at ▁W oy ▁W oy ▁South ▁Primary ▁School , ▁and ▁W oy ▁W oy ▁High ▁where ▁he ▁did ▁very ▁well ▁in ▁all ▁subjects . ▁I ▁have ▁pictures ▁of ▁D ale ▁in ▁our ▁Rugby ▁team . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁he ▁moved ▁with ▁his ▁family ▁to ▁Wy ong ▁where ▁he ▁hon ed ▁his ▁jump ing ▁skills ▁on ▁a ▁farm ▁jump ing ▁cars . ▁D ale ▁became ▁a ▁sens ation ▁with ▁his ▁st unt ▁shows , ▁the ▁rest ▁is