The Sporting Motorcyclist (November 2021)

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NOVEMBER 2021 VOL. 21 ISSUE 11 PUBLISHED ON THE 1ST OF EACH MONTH

FROM THE EDITOR'S CHAIR n By Andy Wood

As the racing season draws to a close plans are already being made for next year. The delayed start due to the restrictions caused several adjustments to be made to provide a worthwhile season of events. Next year’s calendars will be planned with more confidence and no doubt all will be looking forward to a full uninterrupted season in 2022.

Last month’s fuel shortages caused largely by panic buying may have had a short term effect on entries and attendances at some events. However looking ahead, perhaps in the no too distant future fuel will have effect on motor sporting activity. Electrical power has been with us for a little while now and is a regular feature in the youth classes in many trials.

Adult machinery still relies on fossil fuel to power the engine but what is going to change this? No doubt we will see more road going machinery using electric power in the not too distant future and perhaps this will provide the turning point for off road counterparts to follow suit.

There are a number of events in the calendar that cater in some cases exclusively for older machines. Looking at older machinery in use but for how long? Those with long enough riding memories have been filling entry lists for trials for a number of years riding machines they started their competitive careers on, albeit considerably modified. British machinery of fifty plus years is considered ‘classic’ but we are now approaching the time when that title could also be applied to early Spanish and Japanese trials machines. This of course will change the nature of the sections as the capabilities of these machines outweighs (outweighed) the British models in use.

The racing side also has its classics as well and certainly in track racing events they form a regular part of the programme providing much enjoyment for those taking part and for those just watching. So it maybe that nostalgia will still play a big part in motorcycle sporting activity for years to come.

All material for TSM should reach the editor by the tenth day of the month preceding publication.

Contributions in this issue: Alan Turner, Mike Wiseman, Neil Emmott, Andy Wood, Terry Golds, John Eckhart, Bob Brown, John Sapsard, Vic Allan, Bob Adams, Jamie Clarke, Rob Dyer, Glenn Collins, Fraser Law. Would you like to contribute? Please send to the editor, contact details on page 3.

Cover Photo: Kieran Payne leads Russell Diggin Photo by: motoxphotos.co.uk

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Centres Officials

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Chairmen South Eastern: Steve Moore Tel: 01483 486320

History Honoured at Iwade

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Iwade Four-Team Challenge Third Round 17th October

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Secretaries

Kent Kings News

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South Eastern: ACU Main Office Tel: 01788 566400 admin@acu.org.uk

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South Midland: Terry Golds Tel: 01582 455714 Mobile: 07747 855264 21 Buckingham Drive, Stopsley, Luton, Beds, LU2 9RA email: terrylgolds@ntlworld.com

Alan Ketley

Trials Clerk of the Course Seminars 12 Thames MCC Club Championship 12 Paging Mrs Peto

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South Midland Centre Annual General Meeting 2021

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Reflections 14 Diary Dates

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A Mellow Marsh Meeting - Veteran Speedway Riders Championship 18

Southern: Bob Hewson Tel: 023 9259 2919

Southern: Chris Fletcher Tel: 01256 242214 1 Fairclose, Whitchurch, Hampshire, RG28 7AN email: chris-fletcher@tiscali.co.uk

Permit Secretaries South Eastern: ACU Main Office Tel: 01788 566400 admin@acu.org.uk 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 343 3346 26 Droxford Crescent, Tadley, Hampshire, RG26 3BA email: ballardclaire@hotmail.com

Observer Briefing Session

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Island Masters Speedway Series

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Eastern Thumpers Trial

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Season Finale with NMCC at Long Buckby

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Southern: Terry Graves Tel: 02380 643503 13 Locksley Road, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO50 5DX

Wild & Woolly

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South Eastern: Hazel Collins Tel: 01189 421534 14 Brookside, Calcot, West Berks, RG31 7PJ

The Waltham Chase St Paul Trophy Trial - Hut Hill – 31st December 32

Benevolent Fund Representatives South Midland: Dave Porter Tel: 01582 651189 22 Belper Road, Luton, Beds, LU4 8RG

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

Regulations Trials

Cambridge Matchless, 7th Nov 9 Normandy, 21st November 9 Sidcup, 21st November 10 Southend, 21st November 10 Wycombe, 21st November 20 Sidcup, 5th December 20 North East London, 12th December 28 Sittingbourne, 12th December 28 Waltham Chase, 31st December 33 Entry Form

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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

History Honoured at Iwade Q By Glenn Collins Photos by Geoff Young Oddshots Speedway Photography 51 years of history was honoured at the Iwade track in Kent, on Sunday 19th September as the club staged their delayed 50th Anniversary Meeting. Originally planned to be held in 2020 the horrible pandemic

which swept the world saw the meeting put back 12 months and the riders on show went all out for the spoils in the 50+1 Anniversary.

The Iwade track was built by Hackney legend Barry Thomas and his brother Ivor in 1970 as a practice location for riders in the south of the country to hone their skills. Barry was Continued overleaf

Left to right: Michael Osborne, Graham Knowler, Graham Arnold, Chris Watts, Mark Anderson

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in attendance on a beautifully sunny day in the Garden of England, to see riders of all ages and ability on machines modern and yesteryear put on a thrilling display of racing.

Grouped into four classes; Novice, Support, Upright and Open the action was always intriguing as riders were matched in terms of ability. Standout rider of the day was Chris Watts, the former Isle of Wight Wizard who cast a spell over his opposition with an unbeaten display. This saw him go unbeaten in the qualifying heats, before putting together four perfect laps in the winner takes all final, beating another Iwade protege James Laker into second place with Stoyan Stoyanov taking the third place spot.

The novice class was the section that had the largest entry, a full scale 16 rider line up were put through four rounds of qualifying races, which certainly provided lots of moments of interest. Taya Thirtle, a regular at Iwade meetings and in the Youth Championship scored most of her points by passing from

the back to qualify for the final. Race 6 of the Novice Class saw Iwade Mini-Track graduate Jamie Willis pull off a win with a smart pass down the back straight to fire himself from third to first. In the winner takes all final it was the undefeated Mark Anderson who came away with the spoils, from Taya Thirtle, Richard Sar-Butt and Lawrence Fielding.

The Support and upright classes were grouped together with the bizarre occurrence of riders finishing fourth in a race but still scoring three points for a win in their respective class Championship. The Upright class was won by a rider who was in the very first team at Iwade in 1972 - Graham Knowler. The Support class was won by another Iwade stalwart Mike Osborne.

Over the past 51 years many riders have graced the shale at Iwade, and in the next 50, the goal is simple. Keep providing opportunities for track time for riders starting out in Speedway careers, or just keep the flame burning for those winding down.

Iwade Four-Team Challenge - Third Round 17th October

Q By Alan Turner The third, and penultimate, round of Iwade Speedway's 50(+1) Anniversary Celebrations took place on 17 October, with a cool breeze reminding everyone that in spite of the best intentions, this series had been obliged to focus action at the back end of the speedway season.

Riders reported the track 'rode differently'.

Apparently a recent flat-track day had packed the surface and riders were initially finding more grip than expected.

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This stage of the four team competition had the London Celts matched against the Iwade 50+1 teams and Foxy's Golden Greats versus the Stryder Riders. There had been some necessary re-juggling with team members as all but one of the teams were a rider down.

Nevertheless, it was an afternoon of good racing with previous Iwade form slightly skewed as some riders did better under the different conditions, others less so. Inevitably, there were a few 'comings to grief' but in spite of a couple of heavy contacts with the boards, everyone will be ready to race another day.

In the A competition, Ben and Darren Phillips, riding for Iwade, contributed a fine 23 points between them with solid backing from the rest of the team. London Celts sorely missed the experience of Rob Ledwith and Nathan Hargrave's 10 points from six rides represented the best of their efforts.

Rob Holllingworth put his years of experience to use with a dominant 15 points, ably backed by Mick Skinner's 12, putting the Golden Greats on 56 and firmly in front of an under strength Stryder

Joe Penfold and Jordan Smith Ben Phillips leads as Graham Knowler looks for in typical sideways mode a way past London Celts' Ian Barney Riders, already missing heat leader Stoyan Joe Penfold was having his second outing Stoyanov and then without Charley Powell. on a speedway sidecar with the intention Sonny Springer continued his dominance of pursuing things further next year. With of the Youth 250 class, where modern Jordan Smith doing a very capable job in engines meant this was conducted at (and gymnastically out of) the chair they cracking pace, while Charlie Prior had were circulating at an impressive speed. lonely outings on all but one of his track The 40+ heats were run off in fine style appearances in the 125/150 category. and by 4pm things were winding down. Final Proving three-wheeling is in the family DNA, Anniversary round is scheduled for 31 October.

Alex Chadd 5+1 Gavin Ware 6+1 Competition A Graham Knowler 3+1 Jamie Willis 4+3 London Celts, Total: 29 Richard Sar-Butt 5+1 Nathan Hargrave 10 Competition B Ian Barney 8 Foxy's Golden Greats, Total: 50 Charley Powell Nigel Coates 5 Rob Hollingworth 15 (Stoyan Stoyanov R/R) Richard Cawthorne 4 Mick Skinner 12 Cumulative totals after three Jamie Barney 1 Chris Pullen 8+1 rounds: Taya Thirtle 1 Chris Mackett 150 7+1 Foxy's Golden Greats (Rob Ledwith R/R) Martin Tappenden 5 Iwade 50+1 142 Iwade R50+1, Total: 54 Darren Phillips Ben Phillips Sam Peters Connor King James Laker

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3+1 Stryder Riders London Celts

Tony Gaul (Tim Curnock R/R)

Stryder Riders, Total: 34 Rob Brant Eli Meadows

As the tapes fly up Chris Mackett already has the clutch home on his Jawa

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Support Individual 10 Vinny Smith 9

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Top scorer, Rob Hollingworth on his way to a 15-point maximum for Foxy's Golden Greats 7

Tom McDonald Adrian Harden Darren Carr Martin Stacey Rob Muir

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Andy Garner 125/150 Youth Challenge Charlie Prior Jamie Etherington (1 ride)

Kent Kings News

Q By Neil Emmott

With the current speedway season done and dusted, plans for Kent's assault on the speedway Championship and NDL Leagues for 2022 is underway. The teams have to be rebuilt once the SCB announce point limits etc, but Kent are already pencilling it some prospective riders.

They hope to retain the services of as many of the current squad as possible, but only time will tell how that pans out. TSM will keep you posted over the winter.

Final SCB Championship Table: Poole 49 Birmingham 32 Glasgow 46 Kent 26 Leicester 42 Berwick 21 Redcar 42 Plymouth 21 Edinburgh 33 Newcastle 17 Scunthorpe 33 Home Meeting Reviews: September 28 2021 - The first National League home meeting of 2021 saw the Berwick Bullets fire into Central Park and steal all 4 match points. Rain forecast for 8pm came over an hour early, just before heat 1 to be exact. The heavy downpour continued throughout the meeting until heat 10. Conditions were very difficult, and unless you made the start visibility was not good. The riders did well to get on with the meeting and by heat 10 Kent lead by 5 points, although at one point (Heat 7) Kent had lead by 10. Heat 10 is the point where a result could have been declared had the heavy rain continued, but it suddenly stopped and the referee decided to let battle continue. The Bullets then reloaded, and with Kent losing points hand over fist to machine failures the Bullets flew and they capitalised by taking 4 big point advantages in 4 of the 5 remaining heats.

Final Score: Kent Royals 39 – Berwick Bullets 48.

October 12 2021 - The second home meeting for the Kent Royals against Leicester Lion Cubs fell foul to the weather on October 8

1 250 Youth Challenge Sonny Springer 8 Charlie Wood 3 Jamie Etherington Harrison Rogers

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5th, so it was restaged on the 12th in the hope of avoiding a repeat of the conditions of September 28 against Berwick. The Lion Cubs were placed into the gladiator ring at Central Park and were put to the sword almost immediately by the Kent Royals. The Royals raced into a 10 point lead by heat 5 and apart from the odd 3-3 the Royals outscored the Lion Cubs in 9 of the 15 heats. The Lion Cubs were understrength with some of their riders involved in the play-offs in the higher leagues, and with two guest riders and using rider replacement for another, the six Lion Cubs were no match for the Royals. Final Score: Kent Royals 59 – Leicester Lion Cubs 31.

October 19 2021 - The penultimate Central Park meeting of the Kent Speedway season against the Mildenhall Fen Tigers was billed as the meeting that would almost decide the destination of the 2021 National League Title.

Kent had to try to stop the Tigers from taking any league points away from this meeting, and until heat 7 it was looking good for the Kent Royals. Then the tide turned with the Tigers outscoring the Royals in three of the remaining eight heats, the Royals also outscored the Tigers in three of the remaining eight heats, but the telling factor was the Tigers took maximum points in two of their three heat advantages, while the Royals were unable to score a maximum heat win from theirs. With the Tigers roaring out of Central Park with maximum league points taken for an away win, the fate of the league title looks almost set to go to the Fens. Final Score: Kent Royals 44 - Mildenhall Fen Tigers 45.

October 26 2021 - Belle Vue (NL) – Review will be in the December issue of TSM. October 31 2021 - Armadale (NL) to be held at Leicester Speedway as no date available at Kent due to planning restrictions – Review will be in the December issue of TSM.

CAMBRIDGE MATCHLESS MCC (378)

TRIAL

Open to all ACU club members and ACU licence holders

THE CHRIS WOOD TROPHY TRIAL

Open

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A round of the ACU South Midland Centre Expert, Intermediate and Novice Championships The Cutting, Hinxton Estates, Titchbaulke Road, Hinxton, Cambs, CB10 1RG

Sunday 7th November, 2021 Start: 10:30 OFFICIALS Clerk of the Course: Nick Wilford Secretary of the Meeting: Dale Williams, 6 Cavalry Drive, March, Cambs. PE15 9EQ Tel. No. (07773) 346505 Email: dale.williams@equipment-support.com

ONLINE ENTRY ONLY www.ride-acu.uk

SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS JURISDICTION: Held under the National Sporting Code, Environmental Code and Standing TRIAL Regulations of the A.C.U., Trial Regulations of the organising Centre, these Supplementary Regulations and any final instructions that may be issued.

MEDICATION: It is your responsibility to declare at signing on if you are taking any drugs, you may be tested.

CHILD PROTECTION: The Secretary of the Meeting is the point of contact (National Sporting Code 6.16).

ENTRIES: Having entered the event, if you become a non starter you must explain your absence to the promoting club. Failure to do so is a breach of the Rules. All entrants must show their club membership and ACU affiliation card when signing on at the event and state the number on the entry form. No Card = No Ride.

ENTRY DETAILS: Open: 6th October Close: 6th November Fees: Solo: £15 Youth: £12 ONLINE ENTRIES ONLY. COURSE: 2 laps of 20 sections without roadwork. 2+ 50/50 Hard and Middle routes only routes.

CLASSES: Expert, Intermediate, Novice, Clubman, Twinshock, Experienced Youth A & B. AWARDS: Chris Wood Trophy to Best Matchless Expert.

GENERAL: NO STOP (TSR 22B) Results On Cambridge Matchless Club Website & Facebook. Please note there is no Easy route. Can all riders, officials and spectators please make sure they have familiarised themselves with the most recent guidance for attending a trial by the ACU (available on the ACU website) and follow the current government guidelines. If you have experienced coronavirus symptoms within 14 days or have had a positive test within 10 days then you should NOT travel to the event. Please inform the secretary of the event as soon as you know you will not be attending.

Signing on: All riders will need to collect their rider number from the signing on area, your attendance will be confirmed by the secretary ticking the signing on form against your name. A rider briefing will take place at 10:25 near the signing on area.

NORMANDY MCC (288)

Open to all ACU club members who are ACU licence holders S/C Experts for the Sunbeam Southern Experts (rider must reside in Cornwall, South Eastern, Eastern, Southern, South Western, Wessex, South Midland, East South Wales, West South Wales, Southern Territory of Mid Wales and Midland Centres)

GOODWIN SHIELD TRIAL

TRIAL Open

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A Round of the S.E. Centre Pre 67, T/Shock, Pre 67 and Modern S/Car Championship.

Incorporating the Sunbeam Southern Experts Sidecar Championship Hookwood Trials Centre, West Horsley, Surrey, KT24 6EA OFFICIALS Clerk of the Course: M Auger (89068) Secretary of the Meeting: Graham Hill, Courtyard House, 1 The Courtyard, North Chapel, West Sussex, GU28 9HH Tel. No. (01428) 707625 Email: grahamhill226@gmail.com

ONLINE ENTRY ONLY www.ride-acu.uk

Sunday 21st November, 2021 Start: 10:00 SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS JURISDICTION: Held under the National Sporting Code, Environmental Code and Standing TRIAL Regulations of the A.C.U., Trial Regulations of the organising Centre, these Supplementary Regulations and any final instructions that may be issued.

MEDICATION: It is your responsibility to declare at signing on if you are taking any drugs, you may be tested.

CHILD PROTECTION: The Secretary of the Meeting is the point of contact (National Sporting Code 6.16).

ENTRIES: Having entered the event, if you become a non starter you must explain your absence to the promoting club. Failure to do so is a breach of the Rules. All entrants must show their club membership and ACU affiliation card when signing on at the event and state the number on the entry form. No Card = No Ride.

ENTRY DETAILS: Open: On publication Close: 19th November Fees: Solo: £25 Sidecar: £30 Entry on the day: £30 Riders List, Final Instructions and Results will be on the Normandy MCC website. ONLINE ENTRIES ONLY COURSE: 2 to 3 laps of 12 to 15 sections without roadwork. 3 routes.

CLASSES: A - PreA - Pre-unit Construction, B - Unit Construction, C - Twostroke, D - Rigid, E - Twinshock, F - Pre 67, S/C. G - Modern S/C Clubman, H - Sportsperson, I - O/40, J - S/C Experts for the Sunbeam Southern Experts (rider must reside in Cornwall, South Eastern, Eastern, Southern, South Western, Wessex, South Midland, East South Wales, West South Wales, Southern Territory of Mid Wales and Midland Centres).

AWARDS: Best in each class, next 10% 1st Class Awards, next 10% 2nd Class Awards. All subject to minimum of 6 entries in each class.

GENERAL: MARKING will be TSR22B NON STOP a stop will have occurred when the MACHINE CEASES TO MOVE IN A FORWARD DIRECTION. Take the details from these regulations to fill in your entry form elsewhere in the magazine. Include your class & status on the entry

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SIDCUP & DISTRICT MCC LTD (249)

TRIAL

Open to all ACU club members and ACU licence holders

BEGINNER AND WOBBLERS PRACTICE TRIAL

Open

Canada Heights, Button Street, Swanley, Kent, BR8 8DX

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Sunday 21st November, 2021 Start: 10:00 (Gates open 08.00) ONLINE ENTRY ONLY

OFFICIALS Clerk of the Course: Alan Clarke (74650) Secretary of the Meeting: Sheila Parkin Tel. No. (01474) 874749 / Email: shilparkin@gmail.com

www.ride-acu.uk

SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS JURISDICTION: Held under the National Sporting Code, Environmental Code and Standing TRIAL Regulations of the A.C.U., Trial Regulations of the organising Centre, these Supplementary Regulations and any final instructions that may be issued.

MEDICATION: It is your responsibility to declare at signing on if you are taking any drugs, you may be tested.

CHILD PROTECTION: The Secretary of the Meeting is the point of contact (National Sporting Code 6.16).

ENTRIES: Having entered the event, if you become a non starter you must explain your absence to the promoting club. Failure to do so is a breach of the Rules. All entrants must show their club membership and ACU affiliation card when signing on at the event and state the number on the entry form. No Card = No Ride.

ENTRY DETAILS: Open: Forthwith Close: 18th November Fees: Solo: £18 Youth: £16. ONLINE ENTRIES ONLY COURSE: 3 laps of 13 sections without roadwork. 4 routes.

CLASSES: Youth & Adult riding suitable machinery.

AWARDS: None.

GENERAL: Any Rider found to be off the official course will be requested to leave the event. No Overnight camping. Riders not booked in will not be allowed to enter the venue. You must take your own rubbish home.

SOUTHEND & DISTRICT MOTORCYCLE CLUB (063)

TRIAL

Open to Riders who are resident in the following Centres of the ACU: Cornwall, South Eastern, Eastern, Southern, South Western, Wessex, South Midland, East South Wales, West South Wales, Southern Territory of Mid Wales, and Midland Centres. Riders must hold an current ACU Trials Registration card.

Open

SUNBEAM SOUTHERN EXPERTS TRIAL

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Poles Wood, OPPOSITE Secret Nuclear Bunker entrance, Ongar Rd, Kelvedon Hatch, Brentwood, Essex, CM15 0LA.

Sunday 21st November, 2021 Start: 09:30 OFFICIALS Clerk of the Course: Paul Nash (39376) Secretary of the Meeting: Julia Nash, 33 Cherry Orchard, Southminster, Essex, CM0 7HE Tel. No. (07498) 850838 Email: nap148@aol.com

ONLINE ENTRY AVAILABLE www.ride-acu.uk

SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS JURISDICTION: Held under the National Sporting Code, Environmental Code and Standing TRIAL Regulations of the A.C.U., Trial Regulations of the organising Centre, these Supplementary Regulations and any final instructions that may be issued.

MEDICATION: It is your responsibility to declare at signing on if you are taking any drugs, you may be tested.

CHILD PROTECTION: The Secretary of the Meeting is the point of contact (National Sporting Code 6.16).

ENTRIES: Having entered the event, if you become a non starter you must explain your absence to the promoting club. Failure to do so is a breach of the Rules. All entrants must show their club membership and ACU affiliation card when signing on at the event and state the number on the entry form. No Card = No Ride.

ENTRY DETAILS: Open: On publication Close: 17th November Fees: Solo: £25 Youth: £25 Cheques and postal orders made payable to: Southend & District Motorcycle Club. Send to Secretary of the Meeting.

Send 2 stamped addressed envelope(s) (11 x 22cm) with entry.

COURSE: 3 laps of 12 to 15 sections without roadwork. 3 routes.

CLASSES: Class 1: Expert - Red & Blue Route, Class 2: Clubman / Expert - Yellow Route, Class 3: Clubman - White Route, Class 4: Youth A - Yellow Route (Solos Only) AWARDS: Southern Experts Cup for best performance in expert class. Top 3 for the following: Expert, Clubman / Expert, Clubman, Youth A GENERAL: Rider punch cards will be employed. This trial will be observed as NO STOP in accordance with TSR22B. No practice before start of event.

Take the details from these regulations to fill in your entry form elsewhere in the magazine. Include your class & status on the entry

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Alan Ketley

Q Memories by Bob Adams With Alan's death I lost my best mate in trials. We travelled the UK and Continent in his Mini pick up when we tackled the SSDTs and Nationals and his big moment was beating Sam to win his first National. I went round the British Experts with him as his minder. That was one hard trial!

We went to Scotland to watch the Thursday sections one year in my company Eclat, and I reckon we beat Gordon Farley's record! His house at 4 am in south London to the Moidart peninsular sections at 10.15 precisely. The new Glasgow motorway helped. A Milton Hotel drain damaged the exhaust. Cost us a fortune in petrol!

Alan rode for the South East Centre Team

The above picture shows Dave Burroughs with Alan and the James which he bought from him. Dave is hoping to get a ride in the SSDT Two day in 2022 and ride Alan’s bike in the parade in Alan’s honour many times as a regular Centre winner, but our Erith club membership of the North Kent Combine was our favourite scene. Alan Continued overleaf

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was the champion every year in one of the classes - Ariel, James, B40 etc - and one reason (I found out later) was to give me a clear run on the Cub. He was a wizard on long, steep hills where throttle control was key.

He was a class act!

I nearly rode into him once when he slid off in front of me dead centre of a narrow gate in the Lake District 2 day. We were fast in third so I invented the ‘jump", just clearing his prone body. A bit too close for comfort.

We met in 1965 at a Gravesend club Brands Hatch trial when he asked to try my new Sherpa. That did it, he soon worked for Comerfords selling Tacos to dealers all over the UK, making friends of them all. The

Lampkins even put him through their back yard rocky practice stream bed in Skipton.

His dad only ever came to one trial, a Centre event down at Weavers, and Alan finished clean with me on one dab, coming first and second. That's the way to show your dad how good you are. Al's mum used to race at Brooklands, so maybe it was in the genes.

Al was a master butcher, like his dad.

Parkinson's put paid to any thoughts of a later career into our 70‘s. I tried to get him on my Cub but no chance. Those rotten shakes took all that skill away.

Alan leaves a daughter, Mandy, and two grandchildren. RIP mate, and thanks for 55 years of great comradeship!

Trials Clerk of the Course Seminars

Q By Jamie Clarke

South East Trials are planning a series of clerk of the course seminars this winter for both renewals and newcomers. The course is modular with presentation, group discussion and multiple-choice short question papers suitable for renewals and newcomers alike.

Sunday 14th November (Remembrance Sunday) The Old School Hall, School Lane, West Kingsdown, Kent, TN15 6JN from 10am to 2pm (We'll break for a minute's silence) Saturday 27th November The Old School Hall, School Lane, West Kingsdown, Kent, TN15 6JN from 10am to 2pm

For the two above please contact Jamie Clarke to book a place 01634 201 268 / 07709 699 092 jamie_clarke28@hotmail.com Saturday 4th December Horsley Village Hall, Surrey Please contact Jim Connor (01483 285 727 or jimconnor1045@yahoo.com) Saturday 18th December Eastling Villiage Hall, Kent, ME13 0BA from 10am to 2pm For the above please contact Jamie Clarke to book a place 01634 201 268 / 07709 699 092 / jamie_clarke28@hotmail.com.

Thames MCC Club Championship

Q By Bob Brown

The Thames MCC are holding round 8 of their club championship at Bagshot North on Sunday 28th November with the kickstart time set for 10.30, entry will be via the ACU on line system.

It has taken months of negotiation with the MoD agents Landmarc to secure the use of the land at exorbitant cost so the club is hoping for a big entry to help cover this. They are also planning this year's Mike Kemp Classic Trial for

Bank Holiday Tuesday 28th December at Hungry Hill with kickstart time of 10.00am, the club is just awaiting final authorisation from the MoD. Entry will again be via the ACU on line system, any offers to observe would be most welcome to Bob Brown 01895638738. Clerk of the Course Martin Kemp is planning three routes through twelve sections, Naughty but Nice caterers will be on site all day please support their services, spectators will be welcome.

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Paging Mrs Peto

The caption was based on the original text and photo from 1957. We learn that Mrs Peto started off with a 197cc DOT, competing in trials in 1953. Then she had a 350 AJS and went scrambling. Aftert that, apparently she acquired 'an ex Monty Banks Gold Star'. She rode in trials, scrambles and (grass) hill-climbs.

The photo shows the Ariel, which is in a Rudge frame, apparently the work of Ron Golding. At some point, a swinging arm has been grafted on as well as telescopic forks and front wheel, possibly of BSA origin. Her husband Les was also her spanner-man.

That's what we know. What we don't know about is Ron Golding. Monty Banks is also an ambiguous reference in this instance. While older South-Eastern grass track enthusiasts would be familiar with the Folkestone-based ace Monty, there was another of that name who prepared scrambles bikes, although his speciality was two-strokes.

The Petos lived in Streatham, but thanks to Pete Burrell's detective work in Sidcup Club archives, we know that Valerie entered under the Wandsworth Club banner, an organisation long defunct.

What happened to Mrs P? Which Monty Banks supplied the Goldie? Who was Ron Golding? Does the Ariel special survive? No Q By Alan Turner The Classic Motorcycle magazine for October prizes if you have any answers, but if Mrs Peto rode big four-strokes in fifties scrambles then 2021 had an intriguing tailpiece image. being overlooked by history seems a rather cruel Entitled 'Fast Lady' it portrayed Mrs Valerie Peto and her potent-looking Ariel 250 special. epitaph for her endeavours.

South Midland Centre Annual General Meeting 2021

Q By Terry Golds

Please note this is a change to the original meeting details.

Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the ACU South Midland has had to be changed due to the ongoing and increasing Covid 19 virus infection rates as a face to face meeting is now ill advised.

It will now be held via Zoom at 10am on Sunday 14th November 2021. Login details

will be emailed to clubs and officials 48 hours before the meeting, and is available to members by email request to the Centre Secretary.

Nominations for Centre Officials and Management Committee have been received.

Clubs and Officials have been sent the Agenda's and Minutes of last years meeting, and again are available to South Midland members by email request to the Centre Secretary. terrylgolds@ntlworld.com.

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Reflections Q By Vic Allan When you become an old motorcyclist you certainly have had enough time to reflect on your involvement of the sport you chose and how you got involved in it. My road to a lifetime of motorcycling started as a 10 year old riding a 1913 Levis two stroke round a field at the back of a rented pub run by my mother 12 miles from Aberdeen in Scotland.

66 years later riding my 192cc MV Agusta trials bike built from a road bike and inspired

by John Bull I decided it needed a bit more development and put the hacksaw to the down tubes and lifted the engine by 1 1/2" at the front and 1/2" at the back. Why? As I am never going to get any better now but a lifetime of motorcycling tells you, when it is not right and no matter how good you are if the bike is not right you know. There are those who say, if only I had the chance I like to think I always made my chance and was lucky enough to achieve 2 out of 3 schoolboy dreams.

Sadly my father who was a Champion Ploughman had a disease called alcoholism and died when he was 49 years old and sadly I have no recollection of a father and son relationship. With two brothers and a sister 14

I was the youngest and certainly spoiled in as much that I was too young to work in the pub like the rest of them. What triggered this lifetime passion for motorcycles and racing?

Outside the pub there was a one mile

straight and Joe Furneux used to come out and test his road race bikes along the road and seeds were sown as far as brother Robbie and I were concerned. Robbie was four years older than me and persuaded my mother to take us to Crimond Road Races near Peterhead in Aberdeenshire which meant a bus ride to Aberdeen another to Peterhead and another to the circuit and back again. She lived to be 100 years old but sadly lost her first three children before she died five years ago. She always said it was the only day we never argued and it was just a phase we were going through and we would grow out of it. Robbie was like a father figure and became a mentor to me as I copied his riding style. His enthusiasm took him to the top of Scottish Scrambles and Trials just missing the Championship by one place and this got brother Jimmy who was ten years older than me racing as well. By the time I was fifteen I had been riding with them for five years and had found a fair bit of speed. Brother Jim gave me the loan of his 250 Dot as he was going Grass Track racing and this started a lifetime of racing for me. Scottish history tells of Robert the Bruce hiding in a cave after the defeat by the English.

There was a spider in the cave he was hiding in and he watched it trying to create a web.

After twelve attempts and failing twelve times it finally succeeded so he thought one defeat is not the end and this little bit of folklore has influenced my whole motorcycle career.

I started racing at 16 years old after lying about my age at fifteen and the Allan's biggest downfall was that none of us had a clue about bike maintenance and this is where the first part of the Robert the Bruce spider story was put to the test. In the Scottish Championships were hard to take as in 1964 leading both the 250 and 500cc classes the Dot broke in practice so lost the 250cc class and borrowed 500cc Matchless Metisse and it broke the bottom fork leg on the last lap when well in the lead and that was that. The spiders efforts seemed to be spiralling into nothing compared to mine but we knew the mechanics were getting better and won the Championship in 1965 and 1966. Had a little bit of help from DOT with discounts on spares and bikes and even tried the 250cc British GP at Glastonbury in 1965, finishing 11th in the

first leg. My mother always said you needed to have a trade behind you so I spent a five year apprenticeship to become an electrician which took me to the age of 21. I raced motorcycles at the weekends and played football and darts for the pub team and it was great.

Could I now go to England and give the British Championships a go or had I left it too late, but if I went and failed I could always come back and carry on being a electrician.

Jock Wilson got me a job at Comerfords, the Thames Ditton dealers and a bike to ride. I was married by then but set off to Comerfords from Aberdeen on my own to collect a bike, then go on to a TV meeting at Buith Wells.

When I arrived at Comerfords it was Jock's day off and nobody knew about the bike for this meeting. Stuart Miller was sent up the back of the showroom and told me this 250cc Greeves was practically new and was the best one to take. Off I went to Buith Wells and too late to get accommodation I slept in front of the pickup. I walked the track in the morning with John Lewis and was well pleased as I had only read about him in MCN. I got a good start and kept my head down and could not believe I had just finished sixth. Sixth place is never shown at TV races but all the sporting staff at Comerfords saw the top six in the 250cc Grandstand race results and it gave me a great boost and maybe there was a place for me amongst the great riders in Britain. Comerfords were well happy as one of their sales bikes was ridden into the top six and they had an employee who might get more good results.

British Championship results were progressing and in 1969 & 1970 I finished second in the 500cc class. In the winter of 1969 Greeves sent me to America to do the Trans AM Series, only because Bryan Wade was banned.

I travelled with Gary Bailey in a van with a trailer, Dave Bickers and Roger Decoster travelled along side of us in their van. I made huge progress with the riding because it was against the best riders in the World. The BBC Grandstand races confirmed this on my return from America as I won both the 250 and 500 races at Frome then flew to Holland and rode Fritz Selling's 380 Griffon to first place at St. Continued overleaf 15

Anthonis with all the top GP riders there. A first season of GP's followed without the big breakthrough I was looking for but when the bike finished it was a good result and 12th overall was OK. At the Moto-cross de Nations I finished second individual and knew with a bit more reliability that front running positions would be possible. The dream as a young boy was to be Scottish, British and World Champion and I felt the British Championships in 1971 was in my mind the year I could establish myself as a front runner in the 500GP's Unknown to me BSA and Greeves were in financial strife and after Greeves refused to sign me I went to BSA. A great Winter of results on the ex Keith Hickman bike I was looking forward to the season. The factory bike of 1971 was nothing like the bike of 1970 and when I went to the first GP in Italy feeling low which resulted in a small mistake causing a huge 100 ft crash down the side of a hill breaking my thigh bone.

My wife joined me a week later at the Hospital in Italy and after the operation realised I was far from right as she had been a nurse and alerted the doctors who spoke no English to the situation. I was treated immediately for a blood clot on my lung and flew home a fortnight later.

It would be 1972 before I started riding

again on a Bultaco loaned from Comerfords.

Broke my ankle at the 1973 Italian GP without falling off so lost any chance of a British title.

1974 saw the second part of the dream came true and the bonus was to create history by winning the 250 and 500cc Championships in the same year and then to retain the newly introduced single class British Championship which was my brainchild. The old spider had done me proud but there is still a niggle there, if without the disaster of 1971 would the third part of the dream have come true and the brutal truth of our sport is there are another 100 riders all saying "If Only".

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D IARY DATES Q Sat 6th November

Waltham Chase Trials MCC Practice Trial Adult & Youth Oakridge Copse, Alderbury, Wiltshire, SP5 3RQ

Q Sun 7th November

Surrey Schoolboy Trials Club Len Hutty Memorial Group Trial Adult & Youth Hungry Hill, Aldershot, Hants, GU11 1PZ Sidcup & DMCC Ltd Dick Dickenson Trial for the SImmons Cup Adult & Youth Canada Heights, Swanley, Kent, BR8 8DX Trail Bike Enduro Club (TBec) Hare & Hounds Adult & Youth Barn Hill Farm, Whaddon, Milton Keynes MK17 0NQ Cambridge Matchless MC The Chris Wood Trophy Trial Adult & Youth Hinxton Estates,Hinxton, Cambs, CB10 1RG Kent Youth Grass Track Racing Association Practice Trial Adult & Youth Iwade, The Old Gunsite, Raspberry Hill Lane, Iwade, Kent, ME9 8SN

Q Sat 13th November Witley & District MCC Charlie Wake Trial Adult & Youth Tickfold Farm, Kingsfold, RH12 3SE

Oxford Ixion MCC Norton Trophy Trial Adult & Youth Cox's Farm, Beckley, Oxfordshire, OX3 9UR North Berks. MCC MK Offroad Oset Cup Championship Youth Seymours Arena, Aston Tirrold, Oxfordshire, OX11 9AW Waltham Chase Trials MCC Macmillian Cancer Support Charity Trial Adult & Youth Hut Hill

Q Sat 20th November

Guernsey Kart & Motor Club Motocross Adult & Youth Rue de la Trigale

Q Sun 21st November Sidcup & DMCC Ltd Practice Trial Adult & Youth Canada Heights, Swanley, Kent, BR8 8DX

Wycombe & District MCC Ltd 2021 VP's Cup Trial Adult & Youth Common Hill Wood, Stokenchurch, Bucks, HP14 3XS

Q Sun 28th November

Waltham Chase Trials MCC The Oakridge Trophy Trial Adult & Youth Oakridge Copse, Grimstead Road, Alderbury, Wiltshire SP5 3RQ Basingstoke MCC Club Trial Adult & Youth Elizabeth Farm, Newbury

Q Sat 4th November

Guernsey Kart & Motor Club Motocross Adult & Youth Rue de la Trigale

Q Sun 5th November

Waterside MCC Club Championship Trial Adult & Youth Harrow Wood Farm, Brangrove, Hants, BH23 8JE Sidcup & DMCC Ltd Jack Thompson Classic Bike Trial Canada Heights, Swanley, Kent, BR8 8DX

Q Sat-Sun 4th-5th Dec

Christmas Market and Santa Charity Toy Ride In See sammymiller.co.uk for details.

Nene Valley MCC Ltd NVMCC Trial Adult & Youth Glendon Quarry, Glendon, Northants, NN14 1QG Normandy MCC Goodwin Shield SE Championship T/Shock, Pre 67, Modern Sidecar incl Sunbeam Southern Expert Sidecar.

Hookwood Trials Centre, West Horsley, KT24 6EA

Events shown above may be subject to Covid Restrictions

Laydown action with: left to right; Chris Shallcross, Chris Pullen, Chris Crouch and Gavin Ware

A Mellow Marsh Meeting - Veteran Speedway Riders Championship Q By Alan Turner Lydd Speedway - 18th September For those who, let's be polite, have moved on since the first flush of youth but still have an unquenchable enthusiasm for speedway then opportunities to have a meaningful ride and slide are rather limited.

Lydd Speedway, out on the Romney Marsh, aims to redress the balance with amateur meetings as well as practice sessions. One of the bigger attractions in Lydd's calendar is the annual Veteran Speedway Riders Open Championship. This links riders with the bikes of their era, classic speedway that takes a minimum of rules and regulations to oversee.

The laydowns - 'modern' bikes - have actually been around for a quarter century, so riders over 30 can compete on them. To ride a four-valve, upright engine, the rider should be 40+. To compete on a two-valve upright requires the rider to be 45 or more. Those are minimum ages, the pits at Lydd revealed plenty of riders who had quite a few years in hand to meet those targets. To misquote a familiar saying: 'The older I get, the faster I – er - still am!'

The two- and four-valve classes have been running since 2010 but there have 18

It's a busy scene in the pits as machinery receives last minute attention been dominant performances with Gary O'Hare a seven times winner of the fourvalvers, almost matched by Graham Knowler's six two-valve victories. The Laydown championship began in 2012.

The weather dictated re-jigging the meeting a couple of times and inevitably not everyone could make the new date. The Laydowns managed 12 entries, Four-valvers attracted 16 but only five of the original eight two-valvers started. Attracting a good crowd of spectators, a hectic 45-heat programme delivered an

Rob Hollingworth keeps it sideways scrubbing speed into Turn 3 afternoon of action around the 210-metre track.

As expected, the Laydown class offered some of the quicker races with tight action keeping up an entertaining afternoon. Over the previous nine years there have been seven different winners, Paul Stone and Rob Hollingworth having doubled up, with the latter back to defend his 2020 title. By the end of the afternoon, Rob was invited to take third step on the podium, as he followed Chris Watts, runner-up and regular Crayford Kestrels teamster. (The north Kent Crayford club has been revived at Lydd). Both were beaten by 2017 Veterans Champion Darren Grayling.

The four-valve class has a strong following.

When the upright-engined bikes were cutting edge, speedway commanded a big following and manufacturers looked at a potentially profitable market. For 15 years or so, various concerns produced complete machines. The result was a lot of bikes and now a good number of survivors. Back in the day, riders mixed and matched engines and cycle parts, so a bike was not necessarily exclusively Jawa, Weslake, Godden or GM. Added to that were conversions of earlier two-valve bikes. There are plenty in museums, seeing them in action really re-creates the scene.

Sadly, Garry O'Hare was not there to try and continue his four-valve domination.

The 16-rider format served up some good races. The older engines might be down on

power compared to the laydowns, but the relatively short Lydd track made this far less of a handicap. Upright track race specialist Tim Curnock was having one of his occasional speedway outings. His smartly turned out bike was usually leading out of the first turn and he took the 2021 title. Roy Miller had not ridden at Lydd before, so to finish runner-up on this occasion was an impressive result. Nigel Coates has a strong presence in grass-track and carried this over to the shale by taking third.

Some anticipated sparkle was missing from the two-valve class with few starters. It fell to Giles Dismore and David Harvey to serve up the nostalgia. They were campaigning JAPengined bikes, the power-plants that dominated speedway for all but 30 years. Sadly, Giles' example ran out of sparks in his first race, but he was able to switch to his spare although this meant joining the Jawa campaigners. David Harvey had the complete classic package as his JAP was housed in a Rotrax frame. The engine note generated by the long-stroke engine and straight-through exhaust pipe thundered beneath the higher-revving Jawas. Last year's winner Keith Cornell beat Graham Knowler for the title, while David Harvey managed third.

The enthusiastic team that runs Lydd could notch up another successful meeting.

There had been a few tumbles and the medical crew had been called a few times, but everyone got up and walked away from their respective incidents.

By the time this is published, the track will be closed for the winter, but post-lockdown there appears to be no shortage of riders wanting to find quicker ways of turning left.

David Harvey's Rotrax JAP, an all too rare sight in race action

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WYCOMBE & DMCC LTD (409)

TRIAL

Open to all ACU club members and ACU licence holders

2021 VP’S CUP TRIAL

Open

61722

Incorporating a Round of the Meteor Group Championship Common Hill Wood. Ibstone Rd, Stokenchurch, Bucks, HP14 3XS

Sunday 21st November, 2021 Start: 10:00 OFFICIALS Clerk of the Course: Mr C.Hurworth (57471) Secretary of the Meeting: John Eckhart Tel. No. (01628) 473509 Email: wycombetrials46@hotmail.co.uk

ONLINE ENTRY ONLY www.ride-acu.uk

SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS JURISDICTION: Held under the National Sporting Code, Environmental Code and Standing TRIAL Regulations of the A.C.U., Trial Regulations of the organising Centre, these Supplementary Regulations and any final instructions that may be issued.

MEDICATION: It is your responsibility to declare at signing on if you are taking any drugs, you may be tested.

CHILD PROTECTION: The Secretary of the Meeting is the point of contact (National Sporting Code 6.16).

ENTRIES: Having entered the event, if you become a non starter you must explain your absence to the promoting club. Failure to do so is a breach of the Rules. All entrants must show their club membership and ACU affiliation card when signing on at the event and state the number on the entry form. No Card = No Ride.

ENTRY DETAILS: Open: Friday 22nd October Close: Friday 19th November Fees: Solo: £18 Youth: £16 Send 1 SAE with entry.

Results will be posted on the club website; www.wycombemcctrials.com. ONLINE ENTRIES ONLY COURSE: 4 laps of 10 sections without roadwork. 3 routes + plus 50/50 hard & easy.

CLASSES: A - Expert, B - Intermediate, C - Novice, D - Clubman, E - Twin Shock, F - Youth A, G - Youth B, H - Youth C, I - British Bike Hard, J - Sportsman Hard, K - British Bike Easy, L - Sportsman Easy. Youth riders may choose their class based on ability and not age.

Engine capacity & wheel size to follow ACU age limits.

AWARDS: Expert Premier, Best Intermediate, Best Novice, Best Twin-Shock, Best British Bike (Hard), Best British Bike (Easy). Adult Awards subject to a minimum of 6 starters in Class. Youth Awards Subject To 2 Starters in Class.

GENERAL: By entering this trial you are giving the Club permission to publish the results and compile reports for the sporting press. Full details of the Wycombe MCC Privacy Policy can be found on the club website, www.wycombemcctrials.com. Sections marked to TSR22B NON STOP. Class A & F Ride the Hard Route (Red/Blue Cards); Class B Rides 5 Designated Red/Blue Sections, 5 Middle (Yellow) Sections. Classes C, D, E & G Ride the Middle (Yellow) Sections. Class I & J Rides 5 Designated Middle (Yellow) Sections & 5 Easy (White) Sections. Third Easier White Route for Class H (Youth C), Class K (British Bike Easy) & Class L (Sportsman Easy). No riding at the venue before or after the trial. All bikes to be pushed to the start area with dead engines for 10.00am start. Section closing time will be given at the start. Burger Van in attendance.

SIDCUP & DMCC LTD (294)

TRIAL

Open to all ACU club members and ACU licence holders

THE 2021 JACK THOMPSON CLASSIC BIKES TRIAL Canada Heights, Button Street, Swanley, Kent, BR8 8DX

Open

61826

Sunday 5th December, 2021 Start: 9:30 OFFICIALS Clerk of the Course: Alan Clarke (74650) Secretary of the Meeting: Peter Burrell, 40 Annandale Road, Sidcup, DA15 8EL Tel. No. (0208) 3005572 / (07885) 682647 Email: peter@sidcupmcc.co.uk

ONLINE ENTRY ONLY www.ride-acu.uk

SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS JURISDICTION: Held under the National Sporting Code, Environmental Code and Standing TRIAL Regulations of the A.C.U., Trial Regulations of the organising Centre, these Supplementary Regulations and any final instructions that may be issued.

MEDICATION: It is your responsibility to declare at signing on if you are taking any drugs, you may be tested.

CHILD PROTECTION: The Secretary of the Meeting is the point of contact (National Sporting Code 6.16).

ENTRIES: Having entered the event, if you become a non starter you must explain your absence to the promoting club.

Failure to do so is a breach of the Rules. All entrants must show their club membership and ACU affiliation card when signing on at the event and state the number on the entry form.

ENTRY DETAILS: Open: 1st November Close: 1st December Fees: Solo: £20 Sidecar: £26. ONLINE ENTRIES ONLY COURSE: 2 laps of 20 sections without roadwork. 3 routes.

CLASSES: A - Pre-unit fourstrokes of single or twin cylinder construction (sprung frames). B - Unit construction fourstrokes (sprung frames).

C - Rigid framed machines with single or twin fourstroke engines and having girder front forks. D - Rigid framed machines with single or twin fourstroke engines and having telescopic front forks. E - Any British two-stroke with sprung or unsprung frames. F - Any British two-stroke with rigid frame, telescopic or girder forks. G - "Gentlemen/Ladies" riding bikes of any of the above classes A to F, but on the yellow (easiest) route.

Any British or European bike with Sidecar, sprung or unsprung.

AWARDS: Jack Thompson British Bike Trophy to Best Performance of Class A, C or D riding the White route. Vinall Trophy to the Best performance in Classes C or D riding the red route. The Burlingham Challenge Cup of Class G (Sidecar to Best Performance).

GENERAL: TSR 22 B - (Non-stop), 0 1 2 3 5 & 10 for missing a section, no bunny hopping, rolling backwards or balancing stationary will apply.

Take the details from these regulations to fill in your entry form elsewhere in the magazine. Include your class & status on the entry

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Group Championships South Eastern Star Group Championship

Q By John Sapsard

22 Pre 67 Red 22 Graham Barton John Johns 50 Andy Bamford Martin Kemp 50 Paul Ray

Christopher Burnell Matthew Rowden Clubs Horsham 167 Youth Expert Thames 163 Jake Challice Haslemere 159 Youth Intermediate Tongham 76 Taylor Burnell RRND 57 Thomas Hutcheson Kingston 36 Youth Novice Talmag 24 Scott Budgen Sunbeam 7 Elliot Hutcheson Croydon 3 Holly Boys Guest Experts Jack Taylor Aaron Boys- Guest Mark Budgen Michael Hyden Josh Brimecombe Lewis Reed

125 44 42 40 40 37

Intermediates Colin Allsop Darren Haines Dave Renham Ian Miller Hannah Moore Mark Budgen

97 47 40 25 22 22

Novices Kevin Fishlock Hannah Moore Reynard Norris Kevin Allaway Ben Edwards

92 72 25 25 22

22 Pre 67 Yellow Vic Allan 122 Jonathan Bransbury 44 Jeff Morgan 25 Rupert Kemp Nicolas James

Youth Beginner Leanne Budgen Stanley Head Dexter Rowden Joseph Baker Ella Cashman Over 40s Gerald Budgen John Dismore Graham Hutcheson Kevin Miller Mark George Jerry Manthorpe

Twinshock Adrian Mountain David Bridgeland Simon Bransbury Doug Johnson Ian Hayward

122 80 62 44 40

84 75 44 25 25 25

Over 50s Peter Haines John Reeves Doug Fox Chris Guppy Nick Tait

Sportsmen Peter Goodchild Peter Smith David White Eric Scutt Peter Finch Ian McCulloch

95 72 66 64 57 50

94 75 40 25 22

Sidecar Drivers Robert Head Darl Dale

25 25

Sidecar Passengers Aaron Jacobs Hannah Dale

25 25

Richard Vockins Lennie Tidd

Intermediates Marcus Haynes Darren Haines Mark George Paul Heron Experts Club Total Andrew Earnshaw Graham Haslam H 54 Novice Scott Howlett B 50 Paul Tinkler Andrew Earnshaw H 41 Kai Morris The current positions in the 2021 Championship after 6 rounds at South Harrow, HUX, WMA, Ixion, Barnet & NEL.

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125 101 47 42 39

50 25 25 22 22

South Midland Meteor Group Trials Championship 2019

Q By John Eckhart Meteor Group Championship Recorder

125 67 64 41 22

FR SH

40 Jim Morris 37 Kevin Fishlock Guy Anderson

MB FR FR W H

96 82 34 34 25

B W

W SH H

75 30 17

Twin-Shock Paul Meader MB Will Kettleborough MB Tim Blackmore H Mark Davidson O James Edwards BA David Giltrow MB 94 88

110 79 20 20 17 17

Youth A George Clark

B

3 62 Ixion Barnet 59 H & S WMA 46 Remaining 2021 Meteor Grp Championship Trials Club Championship HUX 70 Wycombe, Stokenchurch M. Buzzard 60 21st November Berko 56 Farnham Royal, Dews F. Royal 49 19th December S. Harrow 41 Berkhamsted Ixion 16 2nd Jan 2022 Wycombe 12 NEL 7 Key: B - Berkhamstead Barnet H&S BA - Barnet K & K WMA FR - Farnham Royal Club Team Championship HS - Hayes & Southall Berko 148 H - Hillingdon & Uxbridge Wycombe 97 K & K - Kenton & Kingsbury M. Buzzard 94 MB - Milton Buzzard K & K 90 NEL - North East London HUX 71 O - Oxford Ixion F. Royal 63 SH - South Harrow NEL 20 W - Wycombe S. Harrow 17

John Eckhart 20 Chris Page Chris Pickup

Youth B Josh Brown Kai Fisher George Clark William Sparks Mason Tidd

SH H B MB SH

52 40 20 17 17

Youth C Joseph Baker Leon Barron Mason Tidd Bradley Sims Oscar Brown

SH SH B B SH

37 20 20 17 15

Pre-Sixtyfive Hard Mick Clarkson K & K Stephen Clements NEL Gary Fleckney K & K Wayne Hutton O Chris Page B

71 40 20 17 15

Pre-Sixtyfive Sportsman David Clarkson K & K Nick James H

100 82

W B MB

Southern Centre Trials Championship 2018

Q By Mike Wiseman

Expert Total Thomas Moss 98 Brian Francis 53 Ben Skinner 43 Chris Stay 40 Andy Blackman 37 George Gosden 34 Ben Lovelace 30 James Graham 26 Thomas Guliford 26 Paul Wiffen 25 Rob Howard 24 Josh Stephens 22 Glenn Bailey 22 Tom Copp 17 Luke Hora 15 Toby Churchill 15 Martin Hawkes 15 Finley Belcher 14 Rob Smith 13 Samuel Atherton 13 Richard Knott 11 Kevin Nolan 11

Wayne Holdsworth Jordan Peach Greg Marshall Matthew Godden Daniel Chamber Tom Richards Thomas Hawthorne Bailey Tibbs Jack Freason

10 10 9 9 8 7 6 3 2

Clubman Expert Rob Hoyles Andy Kilbey Gary Tarrant Martin Carter Wayne Holdsworth Colin Allsop Matt Boreham Gareth Talbot Dan Marsh Willoughby Finn Bailey Tibbs Leigh Emery Kevin Nolan Tony Hewitt

93 92 78 77 37 29 24 20 19 18 16 16 15 15

Ian Wakeford Neal Hubbard Jonathan Davidson Nick Hosford David Sherlock Nick Brocklehurst Lee Brocklehurst Mike Hyden Rodney Broom Paul Doney Neil Bowker Jordan Peach David Bathe Lee Bruton Ryan Guy Jack Williamson

13 11 11 10 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 4 3

Clubman Mick Marshall Mark Elms Dale Francis Shaun Francis Alex Taylor

57 43 41 41 40 Continued overleaf 23

Ross Hayden James Dean Tony Chalk Dave Penfold Simon Dean Alex Davis Rory Stephens Jos Wright Tom Bartrum Andy Gates Graham King Colin Bennett Dean Skerratt Colin Allsop Neil Varney Mike Hinton Raymond Samways Tom Freason Benjamin Harmon Tim Ponting Alan Stay Stuart Belcher Stephen Clements Alex Longford Max Bird Stuart Belcher John Holdsworth Daniel Durton Dave Renham Jake Forward Chris Hay Adam Morgan Martin Medcraff Lloyd Long Mark Culiford Ben Johnston Mark Watmore Scout Gregory Mark George Shamus Doohan Pete Penton John Attwood Ben Brodie Kevin Miller David Skinner Josh Morris Martin Bartlett Max Seaman Veteran Andy Pattison 24

35 26 25 25 24 23 22 22 22 21 21 20 19 18 17 17 15 15 13 13 12 11 11 10 10 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 6 5 5 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1

Bob Privett Anthony Knott Tony Chalk Tim Bird Andy Gates Sten Pringle Ian Pape Shamus Doohan Reynard Norris Ivan Stainsforth Kevin Goater David Barrett Trevor Gatrell Paul Rogers Mick Treagus Adam Hardy Gary Hind Doug Norris Stuart Gummer Robert Bamford Mik Machinek John Harding Richard Dearden Stewart Read Ian Bird Dave Henvest Richard Dearden Gary Reed Anthony Talbot Peter Brown John Emery Marcus Hancock Ian Newcombe Martin Penfold Brian Page Karl Edwards Jan Robert Ingle-Finch Colin Mew Michael Smallshaw Simon Watmore Richard Talbot Nigel Brimercombe Keith Stewart John Coombes Ian Bartholomew

Sportsman Matty Brown Carl Barr Izzy Watmore 54 Jon Croft

47 37 35 34 34 26 24 20 20 20 20 20 18 17 17 16 15 15 15 15 15 13 13 13 13 13 11 11 11 11 11 10 9 9 9 8 7 7 6 5 4 4 4 1 1 60 54 32 32

Miles Garland Tristan Osborne John Death Ben Ashcroft Rob Baker Graham Hutcheson Scott Rigler Simon Thornhill Michael Cox Gary Plews Alan March Joshua Cook Angus Dodge Jon Death Kim Wilson Terry Lazell Ben Deakin Peter Houghton Richard Hill

27 22 20 20 20 20 17 15 13 13 11 10 9 9 8 7 6 5 4

Novice (Adult D) Lloyd James Nigel Parvin Trevor Newell Steve Wagstaff Richard Lewis Jason Elford Joe Elford Steve Martin John Emery Keith Knight Sam Jurich Adam Montacute Neil Etheridge Paul Churchill Tony Gray Shaun Gatting Luke Wilkinson Nick Tait Jonathan Bathe Byron Willims Greg Seymour David Cross Christopher Burnell Calvin Wright John Seward Clint Sparrey Thomas White Geoffrey Parker Daniel Manning Chris Furmage

57 52 45 42 37 32 25 21 20 20 17 17 16 15 15 15 13 13 13 13 13 11 11 11 11 10 9 9 8 8

Phil Armstrong Stephen Baldwin Ronnie Allen Carl Challen Samuel Green Mark O'Neil Kev Smith Paul Amey Steve Chase James Bartholomew Arthur Frearson Twin Shock C Geoff Muston Tony Billingham Tim Carter Paul Brown Mik Machinek Douglas Johnson Anthony Talbot Alex Taylor Gary Tarrant Steve Sell Brian Williamson John Long Tony King Jeremy Orchard Phil Jones Lee Wildsmith Matty Brown Guy Stanley Guy Stanley Pete Brown Pre 65 C Bob Hampton

7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 4 109 77 53 49 32 28 20 20 20 16 15 15 13 13 11 11 11 9 8 8 83

Geoff Herbert Charlie Tindle Joseph Butcher Matthew Caulkett Ian Peberdy Roy Haines Neil Clarke Graham Barton John Miles Pre 65 D Jim Gray Chris Page Karen Clarke George Greenland John Bull Andy Withers Malcolm Peberdy Vic Allan Ken Obrien Michael Baldock Wayne Hutton George Bruton Andy Simms Tom Charman Alan Henbest Ian Ballard Youth A Joe Snelling Youth B Alfie Hayden Ollie Gundry Alfie Gaskin Youth C Adam Kilby

Observer Briefing Session

All Trials Clubs need Observers and Waltham Chase MCC found that there are a number of riders family and friends who are willing to help but are not sure what to do. With this in mind the club set up an Observers briefing day earlier in the year and recruited four new helpers. As a result of the earlier success the Club are holding a second "Observers Briefing Session" on Saturday 6th November at Oakridge Copse, Grimstead road, Alderbury. This is an opportunity for anyone who is interested in "Trials" to come along and "get involved", without "Observers" our events cannot take

77 47 40 20 20 17 15 15 13

Holly Boys-Guest 40 Jack Holdsworth 37 Taylor Burnell 30 Katie Butcher 26 Austin Johnston 24 Freddie Death 23 Jack Edwards 20 Dillon Earle 20 Thomas Hutcheson 20 David James 17 16 50 Howard Mumford Harrison Crickmore 8 40 34 Youth D 34 David James 60 33 Adam Kilbey 40 28 Kaidan Cutts 34 22 Ollie Elford 30 22 Riley TRUE 26 17 Elliott Scott Hutcheson 20 17 Jack Holdsworth 15 15 Only the first 15 finishers in 15 each class are awarded points.

14 The minimum number of 9 events to count in the series 9 for each competitor will be the 6 total number of events in the series less three.

20 Note 1: There is no P65B Championship 40 Class 20 Note 2: 34 There is no Championship over 41

50 B Class (Round 7).

place.

Please book your place by email: walthamchasetrials@outlook.com. This session is open to all, not just Waltham Chase Members.

Full details will be sent by return.

The aim is to create a pool of Observers for the "Centre" for the benefit of all local Clubs.

If you would like to join this session and have a bike you can bring it along for a couple of hours of "free practice", but you must have "ACU Trials Registration" and book your ride via the ACU Website.

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2021 and it was no surprise to see Appleton and Wright spring from the gate with Wright putting his previous tape infringement behind him to outpace his close rival, as Wirtzfeld took third place.

Island Masters Round 3: C Final Eric Pike Giles Dismore Bill Haynes Rob Snow

Island Masters Speedway Series Q By Rob Dyer Appleton Tops The Island Speedway Masters Tree It was a night of celebration at Smallbrook Stadium for Andrew Appleton (pictured) who fought off some tough competition to emerge as the winner of the inaugural Island Masters Series.

The multi-award winning Grass Track racer went into last night's third and final round as the series leader and he consolidated that position by finishing joint top scorer in qualification before going on to win a spectacular A Final that was brought to a sudden halt when fellow A finalist James Shanes fell mid-race whilst in hot pursuit of Appleton. It looked as if Dorset based Shanes was about to pounce and take the race lead, but it was not to be and fortunately Shanes was quickly on his feet although his machine was clearly much 26

worse off.

That A final also featured local favourite Chad Wirtzfeld, who went on to take second place overall, and Round 2 winner James Wright who again looked super fast but a tape touch in the A Final saw him penalised with a 15 meter handicap that proved to be detrimental.

The B final went to Charley Powell with a straight forward victory – just reward for his support of oval track racing on the Island in 2021- whilst the C Final was taken by Eric Pike, another rider who has been a marvellous competitor and contributor to Smallbrook's season.

The final race of 2021 was the "Super Final" contested by the four riders with the highest aggregate scores over the three Island Masters rounds and that gave Appleton, Wright, Wirtzfeld and the ever popular Nigel Coates one last blast in

B Final Charley Powell Nigel Coates Dave Hammond Aaron Shubert A Final Andrew Appleton James Wright Chad Wirtzfeld James Shanes (fell) Island Masters aggregate scores after all three rounds: Andrew Appleton 32 Chad Wirtzfeld 28 James Wright 23 Tony Atkin 19 Nigel Coates 18 Charley Powell 15 Eric Pike 13 Jacob Bukhave 11 Edward Kennett 11 James Shanes 9 Dean Cutler 6 Mitch Godden 6 Dave Hammond 6 Aaron Shubert 6 Ben Phillips 4 Barry Coates 3 Giles Dismore 3 Bill Haynes 3 David Hollingsbee 2 Rob Snow 1 Island Masters "Super Final" James Wright Andrew Appleton Chad Wirtzfeld

Nigel Coates In addition to the Masters event, the Wightlink Wizards entertained the Crayford Kestrels in a six heat minimatch and it proved to be a super night for the homesters who rode consistently to take a 23-13 win. Whilst none of

the Wizards could catch the Kestrels impressive Chris Watts, the Wizards capitalised on the visitors' mechanical bad luck to bring their season to a very positive end.

Wightlink Wizards 23 Jamie Sealey Morgan Williams

7 6+2

Jamie Evans Sam Peters

6+1 4+2

Crayford Kestrels 13 Chris Watts Roksana Brzeska Keith Cornell James Laker

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Eastern Thumpers Trial

The Eastern Fourstroke Association will be holding their annual Eastern Thumpers trial on Sunday 28th November. I will be held at Poplars Chase Farm, Thorrington where a three lap course of 16 sections is planned with three routes. This year and in future years the event will be known as The Ian Preedy Memorial Thumpers Trial.

Open to machines built before December 1969 the event caters for the following classes.

British Pre Unit Construction Four Stroke. British Unit Construction Four Stroke. Rigid rear, Girder Fork single or twin fourstroke.

Rigid rear, Tele Fork single or twin fourstroke.

Any British two stroke sprung/unsprung. There is also a British Special class for any machine that does not conform to the classes above.

It will be enter on line only and the entries will open on the 1st November on the ACU website.

Entry fee is £17 and start time is 10 am.

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NORTH EAST LONDON MCC (0396)

TRIAL

Open to South Midland Centre ACU club Members

THE WELLER TRIAL

Open

61881

South Midland Centre Championship round for All Solo Adult and Youth Classes Bayford Wood, Bucks Alley, Bayford, Herts, SG13 8PY

Sunday 12th December, 2021 Start: 10:30 OFFICIALS Clerk of the Course: Darren Phypers Secretary of the Meeting: Andrew Baker, 19 Blackwater Close, Heybridge Basin, Maldon, Essex, CM9 4SB Tel. No. (01621) 850196 Email: basinbaker2@aol.com SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS JURISDICTION: Held under the National Sporting Code, Environmental Code and Standing TRIAL Regulations of the A.C.U., Trial Regulations of the organising Centre, these Supplementary Regulations and any final instructions that may be issued.

MEDICATION: It is your responsibility to declare at signing on if you are taking any drugs, you may be tested.

CHILD PROTECTION: The Secretary of the Meeting is the point of contact (National Sporting Code 6.16).

ENTRIES: Having entered the event, if you become a non starter you must explain your absence to the promoting club. Failure to do so is a breach of the Rules. All entrants must show their club membership and ACU affiliation card when signing on at the event and state the number on the entry form. No Card = No Ride.

ENTRY DETAILS: Open: 1st November Close: 11th December Fees: Solo: £15 Youth: £10 Cheques and postal orders made payable to: North East London MCC. Send to Secretary of the Meeting.

COURSE: 4 laps of 10 sections without roadwork. 4 routes.

CLASSES: Expert, Intermediate, Novice, Clubman, Sportsman, Pre65 Hard, Pre65 Easy, TwinShock Hard, TwinShock Easy, Youth A., B, C, D, E AWARDS: No Awards will be issued.

GENERAL: Youths must inform the secretary if they are riding up or down a level when signing on. No practicing in the start area and no starting of machines until 10.30 am. Social distance rules will apply. Do not Attend if you are suffering symptoms of Covid-19, please inform Sec. of meeting.

Refreshment Van on site. Observers always welcome.

SITTINGBOURNE AND DMCC LTD (295)

TRIAL

Restricted to members of clubs in the ACU SE East Kent Combine

EXTRA COMBINE TRIAL

Restricted

61854

East Kent Combine Championship for all classes Norwood Manor Farm, Wormshill, nr Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 0TN

Sunday 12th December, 2021 Start: 10:30 OFFICIALS Clerk of the Course: Andy Clifford Cox and members (84285) Secretary of the Meeting: Mr C Anderson, c/o "Hilltop" Old Wives Lees, near Canterbury, Kent, ME9 8AU Tel. No. (01227) 730726 SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS JURISDICTION: Held under the National Sporting Code, Environmental Code and Standing TRIAL Regulations of the A.C.U., Trial Regulations of the organising Centre, these Supplementary Regulations and any final instructions that may be issued.

MEDICATION: It is your responsibility to declare at signing on if you are taking any drugs, you may be tested.

CHILD PROTECTION: The Secretary of the Meeting is the point of contact (National Sporting Code 6.16).

ENTRIES: Having entered the event, if you become a non starter you must explain your absence to the promoting club. Failure to do so is a breach of the Rules. All entrants must show their club membership and ACU affiliation card when signing on at the event and state the number on the entry form. No Card = No Ride.

ENTRY DETAILS: Open: On publication Close: 10th December Fees: Solo: £15 Youth: £10 Cheques and postal orders made payable to: Sittingbourne & District MCC Ltd. Send to Secretary of the Meeting.

Send 2 stamped addressed envelope(s) (11 x 22cm) with entry.

COURSE: 4 laps of 10 sections without roadwork. 4 routes.

CLASSES: Expert, Intermediate, Novice, Inter over 40. Novice over 40, Twinshock, Youth Expert White, Youth Intermediate Blue, Youth Novice Red, Pre 67 with good silencer Yellow AWARDS: As per East Kent Combine rules.

GENERAL: Marking - Non Stop TSR 22B. Expert and Intermediate will ride the same route with deviation for Expert on some sections.

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MOTORCYCLE OFF ROAD EVENT ENTRY FORM (PREMIER INSURANCE) ACU and The Auto-Cycle Union are trading names of The Auto-Cycle Union Limited registered under Company No. 00134679 Registered Office: ACU House, Wood Street, Rugby, Warwickshire CV21 2YX Tel: 01788 566400

EVENT: ……………………….………… Organisers: …...……..……………….… Date of Event:………....... Permit No:…….…………

This event is held under the National Sporting Code of the Auto-Cycle Union, the Standing Regulations, Supplementary Regulations and any Final Instructions issued. The ACU National Sporting Code and Standing Regulations are published annually in the ACU Handbook

ENTRY DECLARATION:

I the undersigned apply to enter the event described above and in consideration thereof:  I declare that I have had the opportunity to read, and that I understand the National Sporting Code of the ACU, the ACU Standing Regulations, such Supplementary Regulations as have or may be issued for the event, and agree to be bound by them.  I declare that I am physically and mentally fit to take part in the event and I am competent to do so. I confirm that I understand the nature and type of event I am entering and its inherent risks and agree to accept the same notwithstanding that such risks may involve negligence on the part of the organisers or officials.  I confirm that I am not currently suspended from ACU permitted competition or on the ACU Stop List as a result of incurring a Concussion injury.  I accept that insurance arranged on my behalf by the organisers of events that I may enter specifically excludes liability between the participants. I understand that this form may be used in litigation as evidence that any serious injury will be principally the result of my voluntary decision to engage in a high risk activity.  I consent to details of any injuries I may suffer at this event being passed between all medical services and the Clerk of the Course.  I have read and understood The Auto Cycle Union Ltd Data Protection Policy and consent to the collection and retention of my personal information by the ACU.  I confirm that the machine(s) as described below which I shall participate on shall be suitable and proper for the purpose. I confirm that I am eligible to compete on the machines for which I have entered.  I confirm that if any part of the event takes place on a public highway, the machine(s) described below shall be insured as required by the Road Traffic Acts, or equivalent legislation, and that they will comply with the regulations in respect thereof.  I accept responsibility for any items borrowed from the Organiser during the course of the event. These items include but are not restricted to (safety clothing, transponders, accessories). I understand that I am liable for the cost or replacement of any items lost or not returned and non-payment or non-replacement of items borrowed may affect my entry into subsequent events.  I confirm that I have not been refused an ACU Licence, nor had an ACU Licence suspended, nor have I been excluded from any ACU competition.  Covid Declaration I declare that should I contract coronavirus in a ten-day period prior to the event taking place, I will not travel to or participate/officiate at the event and will follow Gov.UK guidance/advice as appropriate. I declare that I have not tested positive or been required to self-isolate as a result of having had symptoms related to Covid-19 or been in contact with someone who has been infected with the virus in the last ten-day period leading up to this event.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THE RISKS OF MOTORSPORT:

I understand that by taking part in this event I am exposed to a risk of death, becoming permanently disabled or suffering some other serious injury and I acknowledge that even in the event that negligence on the part of the ACU, any event organiser, any circuit owner, the promoter, the organising club, the venue owner, or any individual carrying out duties on their behalf were to be a contributory cause of any serious injury I may suffer, the dominant cause of any serious injury will always be my voluntary decision to take part in a high risk activity.

I have read the above and acknowledge that my participation in motorsport is entirely at my own risk. I agree that I am required to register on arrival by “signing on” at the designated place before taking part in any Practice Session/Race, Trials or Enduro.

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Please tick box if you are 18 years of age and over

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FOR PARTICIPANTS UNDER AGE OF 18, DECLARATION OF PARENT, PERSON WITH PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY:

PLEASE FILL IN WITH BLOCK CAPITAL LETTERS

As the parent/person with parental responsibility of the above named participant, hereinafter referred to as ‘my child’, accept that my child may participate in the aforementioned meeting. I declare as follows: I have read and understood the “Acknowledgement of the risks of motorsport” which appears above. I appreciate the dangers inherent in motorsport which include the risk of death or permanent disablement. My child does not suffer from any physical, medical or mental disability which would make it unsafe for him/her to participate either as a Competitor or for Practice. I accept that it is my responsibility to ensure that my child and I have had the opportunity to read and understand the National Sporting Code of the ACU, Standing Regulations, Supplementary Regulations and Final Instructions subsequently issued and this Entry Form and that he/she will comply with them. I accept that photographs or video films may be taken of my child by officials dealing with safety issues or accident investigations. Photographs may also be taken for promotional purposes and may appear on the ACU website or in ACU publications.

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RIDER:

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Surname: ……..…………….…………………………….…….………………………....….

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Address:

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ACU Licence / Registration No: ………………………………...

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MACHINE Class Entered:…………………...….…………………… Make:……………………….………………….. Capacity:………..……cc

Stroke…..…….. mm

Riding Number preferred: …………… (where available) Transponder Number(if applicable) : ……………… Entrant’s Licence No (If applicable) : ..………………

John Wills and Paul Burbidge

Season Finale with NMCC at Long Buckby Q By Fraser Law Photos: motoxphotos.co.uk The final round of the 2021 South Midland Centre Championships took place at Long Buckby hosted by NMCC. The unpredictable weather meant track conditions were difficult to guess in advance. Despite this the track crew once again put in weeks of hard work to ensure everything was perfect. Despite it being October it was still necessary to water the track hard on Saturday evening, before un-forecast rain showers on Sunday morning helped to finish off preparations.

In the Expert class Robert Yates took no chances, racing away to a hattrick of wins. Kyle Creevy secured second place overall by finishing ahead of 30

third placed Thomas Allsopp in both of the afternoon races.

Jordan Wills dominated both of the Junior A finals with a fine display of speed. Jamie Richmond had to be content with second each time for once, Reece Wain finished third each time ahead of George Cox. In the Junior B finals Jake Mould took the overall in what proved to be more unpredictable finishes. Nathan Kinnaird took second overall ahead of the more consistent Lee Hayward.

The NGR class saw Peter Hook run away to victory in all three legs. As the rest of the field dropped positions in at least one race, Lee Powell took second overall ahead of Tim Clark who slipped down the order in the final leg. Always popular with the spectators,

Greg Cox leads Mark Hawkins the Pre 83 125 class brought out a fabulous collection of motorcycles. Robert Mead took the overall with two wins and a second place. Race two winner Jake Chamberlain finished second overall ahead of Jordan Hands. Mark Hawkins took the overall victory in the Premier

O40 class, after trading wins and battling hard with Dale Phillips. Steven Chilvers took the final step on the podium.

In the always well attended Elite O50 class Anthony Leishman once again rode to a familiar overall hattrick of wins.

Greg Cox rode consistently to second place each time. Shaun Brooker took third overall, as Fraser Law was side-lined with electrical issues in race one.

Kevin Cole returned to racing with a fine overall victory in the Super O60 class. Vincent Wakerley took the win in the final leg on his way to second overall. Kyle Creevy took three wins in the U40 class ahead of Reece Wain and George Elsden.

George also took first overall in the 2 Stroke class that ran concurrently. Second this time was James Thompson, followed

by Ian Tindle in third.

Results (top 3) Expert 1 Robert Yates 2 Kyle Creevy 3 Thomas Allsopp Junior A 1 Jordan Wills 2 Jamie Richmond 3 Reece Wain Junior B 1 Jake Mould

Wild & Woolly

Mark Goodson leads Aaron Hopkins 2 Nathan Kinnaird 3 Lee Hayward NGR 1 Peter Hook 2 Lee Powell 3 Tim Clark Pre83 125 1 Robert Mead 2 Jake Chamberlain 3 Jordan Hands Premier O40 1 Mark Hawkins 2 Dale Phillips 3 Steven Chilvers Elite O50 1 Anthony Leishman 2 Greg Cox

Northampton Motorcyclists Club are excited to announce that the world famous Wild & Woolly will be back on Boxing Day 2021.

The 94th Wild & Woolly will take place on a new specially constructed circuit within the grounds of the club's Long Buckby track.

Entries as always are restricted to club members, with those who joined before September getting priority. After a gap of two years we expect it to fill up fast when

3 Shaun Brooker Super O60 1 Kevin Cole 2 Vincent Wakerley 3 Simon Tucker U40 1 Kyle Creevy 2 Reece Wain 3 George Elsden 2 Stroke 1 George Elsden 2 James Thompson 3 Ian Tindle Workers 1 Stephen Hollins 2 Ashley Batten 3 Ian Thompson

entries open in November.

Practice starts at 10am, with the one-hour race beginning at 11am with the traditional dead-engine start. There will be parking provided in adjacent fields. Entry is free but we hope spectators will give generously to our charity collections. The track is located at Paynes Farm, Long Buckby, NN6 7PH. It is off the A428 between West Haddon and Long Buckby.

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The Waltham Chase St Paul Trophy Trial - Hut Hill – 31st December

Q By Mike Wiseman

Waltham Chase took the decision to cancel the St Paul Trophy Trial scheduled for early October due to a low entry and lack of Expert riders. This is one of the benefits of "Online Booking" you know who is entering before you set out an event. The Club have now decided to replace the Dick Hoyles with the St Paul on New Year's Eve. Waltham Chase are out of sync with some events as a result of lockdown and have not as yet presented the award for the previous

Dick Hoyles held in April.

The Club have solicited help from some A and B riders to help mark out the Trial and will use some "good bits" at Hut Hill that do not get regularly used.

The prestigious Silver St Paul Trophy will be awarded to the best Expert, subject to a minimum class entry of five. If there are less than 5 Experts, it will be allocated to the next class with at least five riders.

Regs for this trial are in this copy of TSM.

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WALTHAM CHASE TRIALS MCC (0364)

TRIAL

Restricted to all ACU club members and ACU licence holders

THE ST PAUL TROPHY TRIAL

Restricted

61950

All proceeds and donations to the ACU Benevolent Fund Do not turn up at the venue unless you have received confirmation of entry by email Hut Hill, Chandlers Ford, Hants

Friday 31st December, 2021 Start: 10:00 OFFICIALS Clerk of the Course: Mike Wiseman (52399) Secretary of the Meeting: Mike Wiseman, 27 Foxhayes Lane, Mopley, Southampton, SO45 1XX Tel. No. (07533) 741177 Email: walthamchasetrials@outlook.com

ONLINE ENTRY ONLY www.ride-acu.uk

SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS JURISDICTION: Held under the National Sporting Code, Environmental Code and Standing TRIAL Regulations of the A.C.U., Trial Regulations of the organising Centre, these Supplementary Regulations and any final instructions that may be issued.

MEDICATION: It is your responsibility to declare at signing on if you are taking any drugs, you may be tested.

CHILD PROTECTION: The Secretary of the Meeting is the point of contact (National Sporting Code 6.16).

ENTRIES: Having entered the event, if you become a non starter you must explain your absence to the promoting club. Failure to do so is a breach of the Rules. All entrants must show their club membership and ACU affiliation card when signing on at the event and state the number on the entry form. No Card = No Ride.

ENTRY DETAILS: Open: 1st November Close: 28th December Fees: Solo: £20 Youth: £15 ONLINE ENTRIES ONLY. COURSE: Laps and sections to be confirmed at the start. Without roadwork. A, B,C and D Routes All A Routes Red and Blue with Green Deviations.

All B Routes Red and Blue All C Routes Red and Blue with White Deviations All D Routes Red and Blue with Yellow Deviations.

The course will be marked with Direction Arrows and must be ridden in the marked direction.

CLASSES: Expert – (A Route), Clubman/Expert (50/50 A & B), Clubman (B Route), Veteran - Over 50 (C Route), Sportsman - Under 50 (C Route), Novice – Adult D Route, Pre-65 C, Pre-65 D, Twin Shock C, Twin Shock D, Youth A, Youth B, Youth C, Youth D. Only Trials machines, fitted with Trials tyres can be used. It will not be possible to accept entries on the day. No one-day ACU licenses or Club Membership is available at the start.

AWARDS: The St Paul Trophy Trial for Expert class subject to minimum entry of 5 riders.

GENERAL: Restriction on the number of Riders - Social distancing and keeping everyone safe is of paramount importance now the UK Government have lifted some of the restrictions on lockdown. As such, it may be necessary to limit the number of competitors to maintain social distancing measures not only in the paddock but also at Sections. Social Distancing Measures in line with UK Government Advice/Guidelines issued should be considered when parking vehicles to maintain a suitable space (suggest one vehicles width) space in between each vehicle to main safe distancing.

You must not enter this event if you have any symptoms related to the Covid-19 virus – including (but not limited to) a fever, a new persistent cough or a change in or loss of taste or smell. If you develop symptoms after entering please cancel your booking by email.

By entering this event you will be accepting and agreeing to be bound by the conditions/precautions contained in these Supplementary Regulations.

Method of Marking - The method of marking will be TSR22A – Stop Allowed. Observers will use score sheets for marking.

Rider Numbers - Members of Waltham Chase MCC should enter with their Club Riding Number. All other riders will be issued with a riding number. All riders must provide their own rider number plate with a colour indicator showing the route they are riding.

Directions for Venue - The venue location, driving instructions and any additional joining information will be issued by email to all riders three days before the event.

Catering Van Confirmed..

Toilets - There are no toilet facilities at this Trial. Please consider before entering.

Travel to and from the Venue - Travel to and from the circuit/venue would be dependent on current UK Government advice / guidance in place at the time, in terms of the number of persons in a vehicle and those persons being from the household / support bubble etc. If competitors / officials or someone in their household or support bubble are showing coronavirus symptoms, everyone in that household / support bubble should stay at home. If a competitor / official or a member of the household or support bubble are contacted as part of the test and trace program, the individual contacted should stay at home.

If that individual becomes symptomatic, everyone in the support bubble must self-isolate and stay at home.

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