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record. But it was not all smooth sailing, as Charlie
recounts. “The organisers decided that the lower limit
for the All Powers title would be 351cc, which
excluded the Yamaha. So I made up a 6cc model
aircraft motor which ran onto the right hand crank-
shaft. It was on a swivel so you could leave it out for
the 350 race and then swing it in for the All Powers
on a one-way clutch and legally it made it eligible. It
looked great, we cut a hole through the cover with
the little motor sticking out the bottom, but when
they saw it they changed the rules on the day and
allowed all the bikes in. That was a bit disappointing
to me because I went to all that trouble.”
Charlie had worked for other people almost his
whole life, but in 1986 he established his own
precision engineering business in Hay. He had earlier
been presented with an A Grade Automotive
Engineer’s Degree and a certificate by the director
of the Victorian Automotive Chamber of Commerce.
Over the next ten years, he became more and more
interested in video work, purchasing his own
Betacam equipment and building a studio which
traded under the name of CE Video. “I was what is
known as a ‘stringer’ in the television industry. The
video business was very successful and I did newsitems for the area and Riverina, bushfires, truck
crashes and so on. There was good money in it but
the equipment was expensive, over $50,000 for the
camera body, lens and the recorder section.” In 2005
he won a National Film Award for video production
covering the World hang Gliding Championships.
In 2000, Charlie was awarded the Australian Sports
Medal in recognition for his services to motorcycling.
These days his pastime is once again aircraft, but in
miniature form. He builds and flies his own model
planes, and has also constructed six drones of various
sizes and configurations. Charlie never married but in
1987 took on the responsibility of a foster son Daryl,
and they remain in regular contact. He is quick to
acknowledge the friends and rivals he made during
his racing career. “These people left a great
impression on me, and I would like to acknowledge
Keith Davies, Billy McDonald, Kevin Fraser, Ray Owen,
Terry Poole, Ken Rumble, Herb Jefferson, John
Langfield, Phil Crump, Gary Flood, Matt Daley, Jim
Scaysbrook, Rod Hunter, Terry McDonald, Nigel
Boocock, Leslie Lewis and Len Norris.”In today’s world of off-the-shelf racing motor
cycles, the nous and innovative minds of men
like Charlie Edwards, often working on primitive
workshop equipment and using recycled materials,
is a product from a by-gone era. Even rarer is the
combination of immense skill as a rider, and with
Charlie’s indomitable will to win, it made for a totally
unique, never-say-die attitude that brought a string
of successes that lasted a quarter of a century.ABOVE Last race – the 125cc championship sash from
Morgan. RIGHT At work in his video production suite.
FAR RIGHT Charlie with his self-made carb.