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February 2019 2018
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Editor
(ACU Southern Centre) John Bramall
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(ACU South Midland Centre) Bob Twigg
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FEBRUARY 2018 VOL. 19 ISSUE 2 PUBLISHED ON THE 1ST OF EACH MONTH
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Cover Photo: Witley British Championship Enduro
FROM THE EDITOR'S CHAIR n By Bob Twigg
A Happy New Year 2019 is upon us, let's all have a nice injury free season on two and three wheels. Interesting to see that the Scottish six day and pre 65 entries are up on previous years. Five hundred and one "hopefuls" have applied for the six days, they are no doubt biting their fingernails hoping the ballot will go their way as only two hundred and eighty will get in. Three hundred and four pre 65'ers are hoping for a place in the entry as two hundred is the max' in that class. In Trials and Motocross News (and in this issue) the Southern centre have publicised the details of their centre championships. They plan to run the series of nine rounds between April and November. It will be run under TSR 22a, stop permitted rules. Digressing somewhat, I remember being clerk of the course at one of our club trials when stop permitted was the rule and waiting for riders to finish at the last group of sections so that I could remove the section marking. It was quite frustrating to see people giving advice to riders " left for three inches, mind that tree root" etc.. The time taken to run events in those days meant you could be taking sections down when it was dark, aargh! The Southern series will have fifteen sections and three laps, let's hope they can get observers, a bold decision. I know lots of readers will remember the rubber welly boots that we used to wear before we could afford the nice leather boots that we have today. At a trial in Wales a rider I knew hit his toe on a rock and the steel toecap bent back over his foot, quite nasty! That same rider borrowed a bike to ride, a quite nice Bultaco, but when he bounced off a rock the prop stand got bent and was touching the spokes. Unaware, he carried on until the stand took all the spokes out of the back wheel, an expensive business that! Borrowed bikes do get damaged our son had a little "wobble" on a Fantic once and promptly broke the nearly new back mudguard, more expense and profuse apologies to the owner that day. Having lapsed into all our yesterdays again, sorry, a Happy New Year to everyone..Â
Contributions in this issue: Bob Twigg, Chris Fletcher, Mike Wiseman, Bob Brown, Neil Emmott, Mick Auger, Alan Turner, John Bramall, Tristan Robinson, Fraser Law, Karen Southwood, Hayley Bell, Bob Adams, John Sapsard, John Eckhart, Tom Grimshaw, Ken O'Brien, Paul Durbajlo, Andy Wood, Gloria Moss, Richard Thomas Would you like to contribute? Please send to the editor, contact details on page 3,
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Southern Centre ACU Calendar of Events for 2019 16 South Midland Main Officers 2019 53
Enduro
SEEC Dates Enduro Check Point
Grasstrack
SE Speed Shield Points
Motocross
King Neville the Third Tom's Racing Diary Looking Forward to Farleigh
Road Racing
Women Riders World Relay
Speedway
Kent Kings Speedway Isle of Wight Speedway Fixtures
Sprinting
Straight Talking
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South Midland: John Coles Tel: 01865 361735 Southern: Bob Hewson Tel: 023 9259 2919
Secretaries South Eastern: Peter Burrell Tel: 020 8300 5572 40 Annandale Road, Sidcup, Kent, DA15 8EL email: pj.burrell@btintternet.com South Midland: Terry Golds Tel: 01582 455714 Mobile: 07747 855264 21 Buckingham Drive, Stopsley, Luton, Beds, LU2 9RA email: terrylgolds@ntlworld.com Southern: Chris Fletcher Mobile: 07443048362 1 Fairclose, Whitchurch, Hampshire, RG28 7AN email: chris-fletcher@tiscali.co.uk
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Trials
The Keith Marshall Classic Trial 21 New Year - New Faces 22 Non-Expert & British Bike Trial 24 Masterclass From James 26 The 2019 Martin Lampkin Trial Sheffield Hallam Indoor Trial 29 SM Meteor Group Trials Champs 38 Ixion’s First Round 43 2019 Wight Two Day Trial 41 Successful Eastbourne Work Out 52 Connor Clinches It Again 54 British Sidecar Championship 55 Points 12, 36, 37
Permit Secretaries South Eastern: Inquiries to Peter Burrell South Midland: Ian Reynolds Tel: 0208 9079856 Mobile: 07803766314 186 Regal Way, Harrow Middlesex, HA3 0SQ email: reynolds.russell@virgin.net Southern: Claire Ballard Tel: 0118 981 2595 26 Droxford Crescent, Tadley, Hampshire, RG26 3BA email: ballardclaire@hotmail.com
Benevolent Fund Representatives South Midland: Dave Porter Tel: 01582 651189 22 Belper Road, Luton, Beds, LU4 8RG Southern: Terry Graves Tel: 02380 643503 13 Locksley Road, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO50 5DX South Eastern: Hazel Collins Tel: 01189 421534 14 Brookside, Calcot, West Berks, RG31 7PJ
Rights of Way Officers
Regulations
South Eastern (Sussex): Bevis Billingham Tel: 01243 585128 182 Elmer Road, Middleton on Sea, Bognor Regis, PO22 6JA
Sunbeam & Hookwood, 10th Feb Barnet, 17th February Cambridge Matchless, 24th Feb Southampton, 24th February Waltham Chase, 3rd March Haslemere, 10th March Wickham, 10th March Gravesend Eagles, 24th March Barham, 31st March Aldermaston, 7th April Isle of Wight, 27th-28th April Entry Forms
Chairmen South Eastern: Roger Brown Tel: 01273 563931
Official News
Trials
Centres Officials
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South Eastern (Kent): Steve Neville Tel: 01797 458939 26 Donsmead Drive, Northiam, TN31 6EQ South Midland: Chris Hurworth Tel: 01494 446198 23 Cambridge Crescent, Totteridge, High Wycombe, HP13 7NE Southern: Martin Down Tel: 01264 365084 18 Barcelona Close, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 1JQ. email: martin.down1@gmail.com
Drew Kemp
Nathan Ablitt
Kent Kings Speedway
QQ By Neil Emmott
Ex Mildenhall star and National Trophy winner Jordan Jenkins has become a new signing for the Kings 2019 assault on National League honours. 15 Year old Nathan Ablitt is to debut his National League [NL] season with the Kings in 2019. Remarkably the youngster from Battle in Sussex has 10 years’ experience on a Speedway bike! Turning 15 in March allows Ablitt to start his NL racing career at his earliest opportunity with the Speedway
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season at Central Park Stadium opening in April at Easter. Drew Kemp has become the final signing for the Kings for 2019 and will wear the number one race jacket in the 2019 lineup. The 16-yearold former Mildenhall rider the was unquestionably the star of the 2018 season. Kent Speedway fans have appointed Ben "Tea boy" Clifton as their representative on the new National Supporters Group (NSG). The NSG is an exciting new initiative being launched this year by the
sport's governing body, the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA). The idea for the NSG came out of the 2018 BSPA Annual General Meeting. The BSPA believe greater supporter engagement is vital to the future of Speedway in this the 90th year of League racing in the UK. Kent Kings opening meeting for 2019 will be held on Easter Bank Holiday Monday April 22 starting at 6:30 pm. The opponents for the season opener will be Belle Vue.Â
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