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Those Regs are up! And some comment & suggestions from Frank

Sunday, August 14th, 2011

As promised we’ve posted up the Frome Ron Jefferies Centre Championship Trial Regs, the North Somerset RT Keedwell Timed Trial Regs, & the Blackman TT results I found I’d already posted [brain fade I suppose!]

Sunbeams’ Greybeards is a handicap event btw – if you are 40 you’re handicapped 30ml,  with a zero ml handicap if you’re 70 or over any machine is eligible. If you want to make a weekend of it the Sunbeam Club is running a British bike & twin shock [including foreigners] at the same venue the day before, you can camp at the venue as well. Let me know if you any more info.

The decorating is coming on slowly, two walls have to be transformed from matt black to a much paler colour

My understanding  now is that Tyson went out on day two of the ISDE after speeding on the public highway, many riders were stopped by the Polis I gather & some riders had their driving licences impounded! The suggestion seems to be that the time schedules were too tight  – nb there was a similar problem at this years  SSDT where the time allowed for a purely road section back to Fort William was insufficient, & riders were allowed extra work time next morning. Paul Edmondson got his 17th Gold – what a record, it seems like only yesterday when he’d be at the Bristol Dirt Bike Show on his unicycle! Brother Lee finished 7th overall & 4th in the C1 class, & of the 14 women starters 7 finished.

And now for something completely different, how about going to the Vintage Club sprint meeting at Wroughton next Sunday signing on from 08:30, first timed run ca 11:00hrs, there are 26 classes with just the one Vintage class[ up to 30/12/45 are eligible] ranging up to unblown over 2litre machines and road legal machines – could be fun.

Also, don’t forget, the Bristol Grass Racing Combine are hosting the National Youth Grass Track Champs at their track at Hullavington on 3rd September

See you at the Ron Jefferies? – Frank

 

 

Give me a minute & I’ll have you all updated! ACU General Secretary visits Centre Board Meeting.

Friday, July 8th, 2011

Normal Service will be resumed shortly. Just had a week looking after William during the day [his day starts at 06:00hrs & stops about 19:30hrs at his bedtime. It's been a long time since we were last changing babies! He's not quite crawling yet but is mobile - turn your back & he's gone!

In a jiffy I'll have posted up the Results of the Wells Clubs Lawford Timed Trial & Youth Trial from 25th June & the Regs & Entry Form for North Somersets Wednesday evening 20th July Timed Trial.

Last Tuesdays Board Meeting welcomed Gary Thompson who had asked to attend. Pleased to say it was a two way Meeting with questions asked of & answered by Gary. He has by the way been appointed CofC for the IoM TT next year so as he says 'no pressure there then' Talking of the TT, Ken Lywood thanked the Board for giving him two VIP day tickets for this years TT - he enjoyed it. So I think we can say that Kensmany years of Service to the Wessex Centre was suitably recognised.

We dispatched our routine business swiftly, and agreed to make a donation to BGRC tto help defray the costs of Trophies for the Schoolboy National Grass Track Finals they are hosting. Four Clubs had made comments about the 'on line' issue of Licences/Trials Registration. Gary has summarised these & Directors will discuss & consult further.

Gary brought the bad news that we are on track to make a thumping great loss this year, due to the Permit income being much reduced from last year. Directors are addressing this issue urgently.

The things riders apparently get away with & that Organisers overlook or ignore continues to stagger me, Gary instanced one Rider who had been riding without a Trials Registration for 18 months! No Problem? No it wasn't until he had a fall during a Trial & apparently cracked/broke a couple of ribs. The guy died in hospital the day after the Event. So we [Gary] has to explain away to the Police why our well documented procedure of checking Licences had been circumvented by this rider. I wouldn’t wish to have been an Official at that Event, there may well be repercussions. You have been warned!

Sorry to hear that Aaron Poolman has broken a leg, & that he will miss his ACU Team ride in the upcoming ISDE.

Pleased to hear Becky Cook has regained her Ladies Trials Championship with a Round to go

Frank

Brockley Cup Trial – Cancelled, Centre Trials Champ update, 3rd Party Road Insurance

Tuesday, October 5th, 2010

Here we are again!

First off – Mendip’s Brockley Cup Trial has been cancelled Andy Leahy tells us. With 3 other Trials within similar travelling times  Champ – including our own Kingswood Club & a Yeo Vale SW Centre Championship Trial the Valers have decided not to run.

Mary Crease has mailed me the missing names on the Centre Trials Championship List we currently have posted – thanks Mary. A little bit of work will tidy up the List & I’ll tell you when it’s updated – in a few days I hope.

If there are any ‘grassers’ out there that know the list of Centre Champions in Track Racing we would like to have those available as well. Moto-X’ers [Scrambles] Champions would be nice to know – I expect it would include Rob Taylor, Gary &  Neil Hudson Bryan Goss & …….. but I’m guessing here.

Had a note from Chris Wrigley: he says

“Hi Frank just going through buying process for road insurance and came upon a little known “gem” namely doodsonbg.com quoting rath09 (or by going to Sherco website and clicking that link)  They will issue /insure any (even 18 year olds) for third party risks including during  trials competition( between sections) for a flat premium of £105.00/year. Just thought this kind of info should be useful.

They also do fire & theft from garage type insurance  flat rate any bike @£99.00.  [WOW now that's a BARGAIN - Frank]

Being an old git I got fully comp for 250 Sherco @ £80.00 via bike insurer ( a comparison site but the ABI code for a Sherco is listed as Bultaco… model… Sherco so you have to put in make as Bultaco. It seems to me that ABI codes are always c. 3 years behind what is actually going on in the market place.”

That sounds really useful info for anyone who wants to ride ‘traditional road trials” – if you don’t have your own 3rd Party insurance, you have to buy the [ACU] offered one event for what is it ? about £12-50 for each event. With Long Distance trials being very popular as well with Centre Riders maybe they need to look into Doodson as insurer as well?

That’s it for the moment – hope to see lots of you on Sunday – if you are quiet [when there's a Trial on? !] you can see spotted & green woodpeckers at Folly Woods – the Errington Cup Venue.

Frank

ps Not a Centre Resident, but hasn’t Ricky Wiggins done well in his British Championship campaign this year? 4th in Expert “A” class

BGRC – Sundays racing postponed to Good Friday?

Monday, March 22nd, 2010

BGRC made a decision during Saturdays heavy late afternoon rain to postpone the scheduled racing on Sunday 28th March. Although Youth racing went ahead Saturday afternoon there were problems with entry/exit from the venue – & vehicles were having to be towed in & out onto the busy main road. The Club apologises to anyone who made the journey to find the Meeting was off. A big disappointment for all as the track was in prime condition. However the landowner has allowed the track to be left up in the hope that the meeting will go ahead shortly

Stp Press: Subject to medical cover being available, racing is rescheduled for Good Friday 3rd of April, that’s Friday week.

Frank

Track Racing – Saturday & Sunday – just off the M4 – J17

Tuesday, March 16th, 2010

Bristol Grass Racing Combine are starting off the Wessex Centre season at Hangar Farm Lower Stanton St Quintin on Saturday 20th with a youth event followed by an Adult + youth event on Sunday 21st. Venue is Hangar Farm at Lower Stanton St Quintin & Sundays’ Racing begins at 13:00hrs &  for satnav people, input SN14 6HG.

Grass addicts can then get down to the South West Centre on the following Sunday 28th March as our friends in the Somerton Club in South West Centre  run the first round of the SW Centre Champs.

Frank