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April 2019
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MOTORCYCLIST
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(ACU Southern Centre) John Bramall
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(ACU South Midland Centre) Bob Twigg
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APRIL 2019 VOL. 19 ISSUE 4 PUBLISHED ON THE 1ST OF EACH MONTH
All material for TSM should reach the editor by the tenth day of the month preceding publication.
Cover Photo: Tony Leishman heads the pack at Long Buckby Photo by: Andy Tindle
FROM THE EDITOR'S CHAIR n By Bob Twigg
A February comment by the TMX editor related to an AMA motocross in San Diego where the track became very muddy. With what they thought was a good intention the organisers put lime down in the hopes it would bind the mud together. The resultant burns to riders and corrosion on the bikes was not well received! If you have ridden at Butser Lime pits you will know the feeling, good climbs but very slippery when wet (no burns though, after a few crashes) by yours truly. Now Sport 7 have given up the running of the WTS the TMX Ed' Anthony Sutton thinks it might be a good opportunity for a club or centre to run a "super trial" in place of the lost UK trial round. In the same issue there was news of a proposed Scottish trial on Shetland. A long sea ferry trip but what sounds like a real welcome on the islands. I wouldn't be too keen on the "briny" trip but it all sounded quite romantic! Going back to the muddy event subject at San Diego, the Cambridge Matchless Brian Stonebridge trial often had some rather "mud bathing" sections and a lot of cross country round fields etc.. At the time we used to get a stiff stick to poke the mudguards out when they bunged up. As anyone who has ridden there will tell you it was a long way round especially years ago, but who remembers the Barnet clubs trial at Factory Farm ? After a while the smell of "piggies" didn't overpower the shed where your bike was kept. Some riders used to remove their front mudguards when they became clogged but by the time you reached the finish you looked like Al Jolson! The "Stonebridge" is still one of the best trials in Southern England , so well done all who helped organise it! By the way, it is nice to see Tom Grimshaw back in motocross action and also mastering his disappointment at Hawstone Park in 2018, good luck this year Tom. All for now from a TSM "codger". Andy Wood writes: Organisers please send some additional information about your events! There are potentially new competitors to attract if you are willing to provide some more information. Lack of entries and late entries are commonplace these days, help us to help you by promoting your events.
Contributions in this issue: Bob Twigg, Chris Fletcher, Mike Wiseman, Neil Emmott, Alan Turner, John Bramall, John Sapsard, Andy Withers, Ken O'Brien, Bob Brown, John Eckhart, Ken O'Brien, Andy Wood, Richard Thomas, Dave Jordan, Tom Grimshaw, Wayne Brodie, Colin Sweby, Jerry Cookson Would you like to contribute? Please send to the editor, contact details on page 3,
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Southern Centre Meeting Minutes 17
Motocross
Tom's Racing Diary
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Speedway
Winds of Change at Iwade Kent Kings Speedway Isle of Wight Speedway - Press & Practice Day Arrangements
Sprinting
Straight Talking
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Trials
North Berks Ladies and Girls Championship Trial 5 SE Star Group Championship 8 Waltham Chase Awards 12 Harold Avery Cup Trial 14 IOWMCC 2 Day Trial Update 16 Taylor Made 18 Wessex Plant British Sidecar Trials Championship 24 A Bright Day for Barnet 26 Isle of Wight MC Awards 41
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
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
Regulations Motocross
Sidcup, 14th April Barham, 14th April Cambridge Matchless, 14th April Double Five Kent, 14th April Hillingdon & Uxbridge, 21st April Nene Valley, 21st April Tenterden, 21st April Sidcup, 22nd April Double Five Kent, 28th April Isle of Wight, 27th-28th April Wycombe, 28th April Barnet, 5th May Double Five Kent, 5th May Ashford Kent, 12th May OWLS, 12th May Tongham Tigers, 12th May Twickenham, 12th May Folkestone, 19th May North East London, 19th May Bexleyheath, 1st-2nd June Entry Forms
Chairmen South Eastern: Roger Brown Tel: 01273 563931
Official News
Trials
Centres Officials
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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 South Eastern (Sussex): Bevis Billingham Tel: 01243 585128 182 Elmer Road, Middleton on Sea, Bognor Regis, PO22 6JA 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
North Berks Ladies and Girls Championship Trial QQ By Bob Twigg The North Berks club staged round one of the National Ladies and Girls championship at Seymours arena on March the 10th. Three laps of twelve sections expertly laid out by Stu Robinson and his team made for an excellent championship event. Donna Fox, now in her twentieth year of competition took a good win from Jess Brownon route one, with Alicia Robinson in a good fourth place behind Gas Gas mounted Louise Alford. With eight different classes for all riders there were wins for Chloe Baker on a TRS in the 50/50 Ladies class, Sarah Bell in the Girls “A” class. Charlotte Kimber won the Intermediate class on route two. The Girls intermediate proved a very tough event with
Sarah Bell
the winner Libby Martinez losing over one hundred marks. On the Girls “B” route two Kathryn Adshead had a narrow win over Daisy Parsons on her 125 Beta and Matilda Arbon took home the Donna Fox Girls “C” class trophy. In the non championship class Jennifer Crabtree won the honours on her 200 Beta. A good start to the Ladies and Girls series, I'm sure they are looking forward to the next Championship round at Low North Park, Scarborough on the first of June.
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