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STEVE HALL AND TIM GREIG ARE COMPETING IN THE AM NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP AT DEQUIN.IL.
IT'S WEEK LONG EVENT WHERE THEY COMPETE IN MILE,HALF MILE,SHORTTRACK AND TT, UP TO 500 AMATURE RIDERS FROM ALL OVER STATES STARTING FROM 6 TO 60 YEAR OLDS, COMPETE IN MANY DIFFERENT CLASS.KEEP A CHECK ON HOW STEVE AND TIM GO, ON WWW.FLATTRACK.COM.

LINCOLN PRACTICE TRACK OPEN THIS SATURDAY 1PM TO 5PM ,£25 CALL PETE 07711307306

FLATTRACK SCHOOL

FLATTRACK SCHOOL THIS WEEKEND 5TH JULY AT RYE HOUSE STADIUM ONLY TWO PLACES LEFT! QUICK CALL LINS ON 01522 541503

FLATTRACK FRIDAYS RESULTS JUNE 26TH

KINRADE PRO CLASS

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MARCO WINS IN Marianske Lazne (CZ)......AND STEVE HALL TAKES Heidenreichstein (A) WIN

Rounds 2 and 3 of the Mefo International Flattrack Cup took place at the weekend and for Marco Belli it was mixed fortunes. Marco won on Saturday in Marianski Lazne on the 1000 metre track riding a borrowed xr1000 Harley Davidson but his fortunes turned on Sunday when dicing mid pack in the Final at Heidenreichstein, when he was involved in a crash with Glyn Pocklington and broke his collar bone and four ribs ouch! Get well soon Marco.
All the Brits did well,Steve Hall was on podium in both meetings with 3rd (CZ) and a great win leading from the front from start to finish to take the honours at the Austrain meeting. Boastie got 4th in (CZ) and was 2nd to Steve in Austria, Glyn finished 7th and 5th after picking him self up after the big crash with Marco and starting at the back of the line out. Anthony Brown rode well and made the finals at both meetings, while Steve Hillary had problems with the big Harley on Saturday but sorted it out for Austria and also made the final. For more info and pics go to www.flatrack.de

STEVE BALDOCK, SON OF #64 GEOFF BALDOCK HAS SET UP A NEW WEBSITE CALLED http://www.stevenbaldockphotography.webs.com
DEDCATED TO THE SHORTTRACKUK CHAMPIONSHIP. GO AND CHECK THE GREAT PICS FROM AMMAN VALLEY & NORFOLK ARENA

FLATTRACK FRIDAYS RESULTS

You could have been mistaken that you were in southern California with temperatures up in the 20's, bright sunshine and a perfectly prepared deep clay track to race on, some riders described the Norfolk Arena as Flattrack Heaven.

The racing was as good as the setting. Some of the hottest racing took place in the Kinrade National Pro Class, with 'Tiger' Tim Greig riding the ASR 450 Honda taking the points win with 3 wins out 4, the other win went to Pete 'Boastie' Boast giving him second spot overal and 3rd in the points was Glyn 'Cowboy' Pocklington.

Steve Coles dominated the Restricted plate Class with unbeaten record of 4 wins, 2nd place went to Shorttrack newcomer but former USA pro sport rider John Roeder riding a Honda CR500 two stroke and third place to Mike Ryan.

The Thunderbike Class overall win went to Paul Harrison with 3 heat wins riding the Woods Rotax, in 2nd place was Steve Coles who was just 2 points in front of 'Revin' Kevin Armstrong on the C&J Rotax who also had a heat win.

Quad Action was fast and exciting and it was Nick Wright who took the honours from Charlie Welbourn and Rob Curl battling into third spot.

Glyn 'Cowboy' Pocklington proved top man in Mini bikes class with 3 wins, 2nd spot went to grasstrack racer Mark Richardson with one win and Boastie 3rd.

Kinrade National Pro Class..................................................Restricted Plate Class................................................Thunderbike Class.............

1st #10 Tim Greig..........ASR 450 Honda..............1st# 28r Steve Coles........450 Honda....................1st #4r Paul Harrison.....Woods Rotax
2nd# 54 Pete Boast.......450 Suzuki.......................2nd #55x John Roeder....500 Honda.....................2nd#28r Steve Coles.....650 Honda
3rd# 71 Glyn Pocklington H4U 450 Honda..........3rd #22r Mike Ryan...........450 Honda....................3rd # 61 Kevin Armstrong C&J Rotax
4th# 98Richard Mason......450 Honda....................4th# 27r Colin Batchford.600 rotax.......................4th# 80r Tim Stevens......600 ccm
5th# 84 Justin Hargate......H4U 450Honda............5th# 92r Mark Whitelam...450 Honda....................5th# 27r Colin Batchford.600 Woods
6th# 8 John Bell..................525 KTM........................6th# 12r Ian Cramp............450 Honda....................6th# 44r Lez Stevens....650 Yamaha

Shorttrack Quad Class..............................................................Mini Bike Class

1st #34 Nick Wright..............250 Honda.............................1st# 71Glyn Pocklington............150 FT Xtrail
2nd# 7 Charlie Welbourn...525 outlaw.............................2nd# 18 Mark Richardson...........150 X-Port
3rd# 88 Rob Curl..................350 banshee.........................3rd# 54 Pete Boast.........................150 FT X trail
4th# 3 Mark Graves..............525 polais..............................4th Mick Trapmore......................... 150 FT X trail
5th# 2 Paul Munnery............520 KTM
6th# 77 Ian Curl......................350 Banshee

Next Flattrack Friday June 26th.

5 July 2009, UEM Short Track European Championship!

The official UEM Short Track European Championship will be held at Noordwolde, The Netherlands! (Grasstrack & enduro tyres)
If you wish to race, please contact Anja Drent.

MASTER OF THEM HALL

STEVE HALL became the first winner of the Masters of Flattrack and the 3rd different winner (in as many rounds) of the 2009 Pozzani Silkolene Shorttrack Championship. There was 24 hours of rain leading up to the meeting, but the fantastic 1/2 mile Amman Valley trotting track coped well and drained to produce some exciting racing as the meeting went on.
The Shorttrack Semi 1 was a battle up front with Pete Boast , Steve Hall and Tom Woolley riding his new works CCM machine. Hall got the result from Boast and Woolley. The second Semi saw early leader Richard Magic Mason crash out on lap 3 to hand the lead to Marco belli who went on to win ahead of Ben Wells and Rusty Hodgson.
The Grand Final was an exhausting 12 laps around the 1/2 mile wide open oval. It was Works CCM rider Belli who lead the race from the first bend with Steve Hall chasing him. On lap 3 Hall pulled a great move coming out turn 2 to to take the lead from Belli, while 3 bike lengths back there was 4 way dice for 3rd spot with two Suzuki mounted riders Ben Wells and Pete Boast and 2 Honda mounted riders of Ade Collins and Tim Greig. As the laps counted down Hall began to pull away from Belli, as he in turn pulled away from the 3rd place battle. Also coming up through the field was 15 year old Tom Woolley who moved into 7th place from 10th on the first lap.
With two laps to go it was lining up to a grandstand finish with Marco pulling back up to Steve Hall and in the battle for 3rd Wells, Boast, Colins and Greig were all trading places and begining to pull in the leaders. Steve Hall made no mistakes and received the Chequered Flag in first, with Belli 2nd and Boastie just nicking 3rd on the last corner from Ade Colins, Ben Wells and Tim Greig.
Marco extends his Championship lead and has 48 points, Boast 40, Collins 36, Greig 36 and Hall 33.

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Pozzani Silkolene Shorttrack Championship Grand Final Result Round 3 Amman Valley, Wales

1st # 77 Steven Hall.......................................576 MRS Honda
2nd # 1 Marco Belli.........................................510 CCM
3rd # 54 Peter Boast.......................................450 Suzuki
4th # 90 Aidan Collins.....................................450 BVS Honda
5th # 11 Ben Wells...........................................450 Revs Suzuki
6th # 10 Tim Greig............................................450 ARS Honda
7th # 93 Tom Woolley......................................450 CCM
8th # 71 Glyn Pocklinton...................................450 Helmets4U Honda
9th # 49 Rusty Hodgson....................................450 Dynomax CCM
10th # 84 Justin Hargate....................................450 Helmets4U Honda
11th # 20r Darren Trapmore...............................450 Kinrade Honda
12th # 64 Geoff Baldock ....................................525 Robspeed KTM

Boastie took the win in the RedMax Thunder bike Class
The big 1/2mile track suited the big machines none more so than the Suzuki twin of Pete Boast who won took the win, Kevin Armstrong had to get off the floor after a nasty crash in the first run of the Thunderbike Final to take second spot and 2 times winner this season Captain Highside John Lee made it into third spot.

Redmax Thunderbike Final Result

1st # 54 Peter Boast......................................650 Suzuki
2nd # 61 Kev Armstrong..............................636 C&J Rotax
3rd # 76 John Lee.........................................710 Scooter Farm Honda
4th # 79r Guto Llewelyn...............................600 Husaberg
5th # 97r Luca Tallamona.............................600 Hall's Rotax
6th # 47r Anthony Brown.............................600 Co-Built
7th # 28r Steve Coles....................................650 Honda
8th # 9 Richard May.......................................710 CCM
9th # 31 Dave Arnold.....................................600 Scooter Farm Rotax
10th # 59r Steve Hillary.................................750 Redmax Harley
11th # 44r Lez Stevens...................................650 Yamaha
12th # 2x Ian Howells......................................600 Suzuki

Shorttrack Quad Final

Roger Windebank was unbeaten in all his heats and made no mistakes in the final. Charlie Welborn looked be the only man to give Roger any trouble but it was not to be as Roger won from start to finish, third spot went to Mark Ramsdale who had to share his partner Mandy Renshaw's quad to get a fine 3rd spot.

Shorttrack Quad Final Result
1st # 55 Roger Windebank....................................535 KTM
2nd # 7 Charlie Welbourn......................................525 Outlaw
3rd # 9 Mark Ramsdale...........................................350 Banshee
4th # 88 Robert Curl................................................350 Banshee
5th # 77 Ian Curl.......................................................350 Banshee
6th # 3 Mark Graves.................................................525 Polaris

Head down for Junior Action with a win to Sam Woolley and Second spot for Tom Webourn.

Helmets4u rider of Day Rusty Hodgson

After two rounds of the 2009 Championship there are 5 riders who can loose their R from their number board and become a National Pro Number next year - #25 Derek Brindley, #5Jacopo Monti, #100 Andrew Moore, #98 Richard Mason and 2 times Junior Champion #93 Tom Woolley. #28r Steve Coles has just missed out on making the Grand Finals by one place in both rounds so far! I'm sure he will trying his best to change that at Amman and get his National Pro Plate.

PRIZE MONEY FOR NATIONAL PRO CLASS AT FLATTRACK FRIDAYS

MARSHALL KINRADE one of the biggest Flattrack fans you're ever likely to meet, is sponsoring the Pro National Class at Flattrack Fridays Meetings. Marshall who lives in the Isle of Man, has been a Flattrack fan for many years, was a regular vistor to the States in the 80's & 90's and in 1996 he stayed in the states for 6 months and went to every GNC Championship round there was, often travelling with riders like Scotty Parker, Kenny Coolbeth, Jay Springsteen and his favourate rider Steve Beattie.
Marshall will be traveling over from the Isle of Man to compete in the Flat Track Mini Bike Class, after he rode at his first Flattrack meeting at the age of 57 at Kings Lynn. He said, "I love Flattrack and just want to support the sport in the UK ." He is already sponsoring #20r Darren Trapmore with a CRF 450 machine and now he's put up £100 prize money for the Pro National Class at each meeting !

First Flattrack Friday is June the 12th, Class's For; National Pro Class,Restricted Shorttrack, Thunderbikes,Shorttrack Quads, Mini Bikes and Juniors.

BRYAN SMITH TAKES SPRINGFIELD MILE GRAND FINAL WIN

GRAND NATIONAL TWINS CHAMPIONSHIP MAIN EVENT (19 riders, 25 laps): 1. Bryan Smith (H-D); 2. Kenny Coolbeth (H-D); 3. Chris Carr (H-D); 4. Jared Mees (H-D); 5. Nick Cummings (H-D); 6. Joe Kopp (H-D); 7. Jethro Halbert (H-D); 8. Willie McCoy (H-D); 9. Matt Weidman (H-D); 10. Bryan Bigelow (H-D); 11. Don Taylor (H-D); 12. Brandon Robinson (H-D); 13. Logan Myers (H-D); 14. Larry Pegram (Duc); 15. JR Schnabel (H-D); 16. Shaun Russell (H-D); 17. Jake Johnson (H-D); 18. Sammy Halbert (H-D); 19. Stevie Bonsey (H-D).

HENRY "HANK" WILES WINS SPRINGFIELD TT

GRAND NATIONAL SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP MAIN EVENT (19 riders, 25 laps): 1. Henry Wiles (Kaw); 2. JR Schnabel (Yam); 3. Sammy Halbert (Yam); 4. Jake Johnson (Hon); 5. Chris Carr (Hon); 6. Jared Mees (Hon); 7. Johnny Lewis (Kaw); 8. Rob Pearson (Yam); 9. Shaun Russell (Hon); 10. Stevie Bonsey (Hon); 11. Joe Kopp (Hon); 12. Kenny Coolbeth (Hon); 13. Mike Rush (Yam); 14. Jesse Janisch (Kaw); 15. Nick Cummings (Hon); 16. Don Mullen (Suz); 17. Josh Butler (Hon); 18. Luke Gough (Hon); 19. Jethro Halbert (Hon).

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MAGIC MASON
Rookie Richard Mason pulled off a shock result in Round 2 of the Pozzani Silkolene Shorttrack Grand Final, in his second Championship round winning by a full straightaway from reigning Champion Marco Belli. Richard who finished second to Pete Boast in his Semi was on the front row for the Grand Final in a Itailan sandwich with Marco Belli one side and Jacobo Monti on the other side. It was Belli who hole shotted and lead the first lap but starting second lap Mason made a move coming into turn one and took the lead from Belli. Pete Boast held third spot with Tim Greig on his tail and lap 4 saw first round winner Ade Collins slide off his BVS Honda while in 5th spot. By lap 6 Mason began to pull away from Belli who seemed to be struggling with the set up on the works CCM, Boastie was trying everything to get past Marco and Greig was on Boastie's back mudgard, a bit further down the field the battle for 5th spot was with Steve Hall putting pressure on Jacobo Monti and Ben Wells and Glyn Pocklington swapping places in the 4 way dice.
As the laps counted down Mason just kept pulling a larger lead, Marco was under massive pressure from Boast and Greig, Steve Hall moved into 5th spot and Monti got passed by Pocklington and Wells. By the time it come to the chequered flag Richard Mason took a very impressive win with the Champions of Shorttrack title, Marco hung on to second spot and Boast took the last spot on the podium.

Round 2 Pozzani Silkolene Shorttrack Championship
Peterborough Showground

1st # 98r Richard Mason....................450 AMP Racing Honda
2nd # 1 Marco Belli.............................510 CCM
3rd # 54 Peter Boast............................450 Suzuki
4th # 10 Tim Greig................................450 ASR Honda
5th # 77 Steve Hall................................525 MRS KTM
6th # 71 Glyn Pocklington....................450 Helmets4u Honda
7th # 11 Ben Wells................................450 Revs Suzuki
8th # 5x Jacobo Monti...........................636 Woods Rotax
9th # 5r Derek Bindley...........................450 Arrow Honda
10th # 7 Ben Baker.................................250 Kawasaki
11th # 9 Richard May..............................450 CCM
12th # 90 Ade Collins.............................450 BVS Honda

Helmets4u Shorttrack B Final

1st # 20r Daz Trapmore .....................450 Kinrade Racing Honda
2nd # 2x Joe Moore............................450 FT Experience CCM
3rd # 47r Ant Brown............................600 Co-Built Rotax

The Remax Thunderbike Final saw the second win of the Season for Jon Lee on the big 710 V twin Honda, the battle was for 2nd and 3rd spot with Richard May ,Steve Coles and Pete Boast. Boastie slipped off on lap 3 which left May and Coles dicing for the number 2 spot, with Kev Armstrong also moving up to the battle but by the flag it was May in second spot and Coles 3rd.

Redmax Thunderbike Final

1st # 76 Jon Lee......................710 Skooter Farm Honda
2nd # 9 Richard May................710 CCM
3rd # 28rSteve Coles ...................650 Honda
4th # 61Kev Armstrong...........600 C&J Rotax
5th # 13r Gary Inman.................600 Skooter Farm Woods Rotax
6th # 31r Dave Arnold................600 Skooter Farm Rotax
7th # 97r Luca Talamona............600 Halls Rotax
8th # 27r Colin Batchford...........600 woods Rotax
9th # 54 Pete Boast.....................650 Suzuki
10th # 47 Ant Brown...................600 Co-built Rotax
11th # Steve Hillary....................750 Redmax Harley Davidson
12th # Wayne Drake.....................650 XSYamaha

Helmets4u Thunderbike B Final

1st # 22r Mike Ryan..................600 CCM
2nd # 88r Paul Scott..................600 Hybrid CCM
3rd # 37r Steve Hazell..............1200 Harley Davidson

There was some great racing with Sam Woolley and Tom Webourn once again in the Round 2 of the Junior Shorttrack Championship. Tom took 2 race wins but Sam managed to take two race wins including the double points win to take the overall win and a good ride from Oliver Brindley to take home third spot.

Shorttrack Juniors

1st #11 Sam Woolley..............65 Kawasaki
2nd #4 Tom Webourn...........230 CCM
3rd #5 Oliver Brindley............65 Kawasaki

Thank you to all sponsors,staff and helpers for very successfull meeting, Pics by Chippy

More Pics from round 1 Click Here & Click Here 2 thanks to zxrr dave

HAIL ADE

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Ade Collins won Round 1 of the Pozzani Silkolene ShorttrackUK Championship 2009. Ade was on top form riding the Buckingham Van Sales Honda, he won his opening heat race and his Semi Final to take pole for the Grand Final. Marco Belli riding the factory CCM won the other Semi Final from a hard charging Andrew Moore on the woods Rotax.
Ade hole shotted the 12 lap grand final from Belli, Moore and Pete Boast and by lap 2 he started to pull away from Marco who had Andrew Moore trying every thing to pass him. On lap 4 Moorey just missed Belli's back wheel by inches and ran off the grove dropping back to 8th place. Tim Greig on the ASR Honda took advantage and moved past Boast to take up third spot. On lap 6 Geoff Baldock went down mid pack with Justin Hargate on the Helmets4u Honda having to lay his bike down to miss him and the race was stopped.
The restart was in the form of a line out and once again Collins got the start from Belli ,Greig , Boast and Glyn Pocklington in 5th spot. Collins edged a lead out in the next 4 laps, Greig and Boast were pressuring Belli but by the Final lap Ade Collins took a great win with Marco holding to second and Tim Greig taking third spot.

Round 1Pozzani Silkolene Shorttrack Championship
Norfolk Arena
1st #90 Aidan Collins..............Buckingham Van Sales Honda
2nd #1 Marco Belli...................CCM
3rd #10 Tim Greig.....................ASR Honda
4th #54 Pete Boast................... Silkolene Suzuki
5th #71 Glyn Pocklington........Helmets4u Honda
6th #98r Richard Mason...........Honda
7th #100 Andrew Moore............Woods Rotax
8th #8 Jon Bell..............................KTM
9th #84 Justin Hargate................Helmets4u Honda
10th #93r Tom Woolley...............CCM
11th #64 Geoff Baldock...............KTM
12th #11 Ben Wellls .....................Suzuki

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Lee's Thunder
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Captain Highside, Jon Lee won Round 1 of RedMax Thunder bike Class riding his v twin 710 honda.The strong field of thunder bike riders produced some excellent racing. The final saw Pete Boast on pole, next to him Gary Inman with Lee and Paul Harrison all on the front row, but it was a flag to flag win for Jon lee with Harrison second and Boast taking 3rd spot.

Round 1 Redmax Thunder Bike Championship

1st #76 Jon Lee....................710 Skooter Farm Honda
2nd #4r Paul Harrison..........600 Woods Rotax
3rd #54 Pete Boast..............650 Suzuki
4th #13r Gary Inman..............600 Woods Rotax
5th #28r Steve Coles.............650 Honda
6th # 9r Richard May..............710 CCM
7th # 71 Glyn Pocklington....1000 Suzuki
8th #27r Colin Batchford........600 Woods Rotax
9th #97r Luca Talamona.........600 Halls Rotax
10th #80r Tim Stevens............600 CCM
11th #47r Anthony Brown.........600 Co-built
12th #82r Simon Russell...........650 Kawasaki

Tom Welbourne got what he has been waitning for as he won his first Junior Shorttrack round. Only four riders entered the Junior Class but it had some great racing with little Sam Woolley battling it out in every race.Tom took 3 heat wins but Sam took the Double points heat after last lap pass, reducing Tom's lead to just 3 points.

Alan Hooker holds Number one plate again !

12 of some of the best Quad riders gave the spectators some of the best action of the day with some fantastic close racing and a few incidents in the heat races. The B final was declared to Paul Munnery after the race was stopped due to a crash involving Chris Wright , who we are pleased to say was ok after a ride in the ambulance. The final was a great battle up front between Alan and Charlie Welbourne, with Alan riding the two stroke and Charlie the big 520 four stroke. Charlie tried everything to get past but Alan held his line and took the win!

Shorttrack Quad A final

1st #1 Alan Hooker................350 Banshee
2nd #7 Charlie Webourne....520 outlaw
3rd #88 Robert Curl...............350 banshee
4th #34 Nick Wright................350 Banshee
5th #117 Phil George.............700 Yamaha

Round 1 Mini Bike Class
A large entry of Mini Bikes provided some of the best racing of day, with two type of bikes the small wheeled 160 Pit bikes and the 150 Xtrail Flattrack bikes racing together, they found that they were very evenly matched. It was Darren Tapmore on FT 150 who came up to take the oval win.

Darren Trapmore

Ist Darren Trapmore.....X Trail FT 150
2nd Sean Plank..............160 KLX
3rd Andy Reed................160 Pit Bike

DASH For CASH..
24 riders competed in the first ever Dash for Cash in UK Shorttrack. Every rider had a flying timed lap to qualify for the 8 rider, 6 lap race. The top 8 riders that made the race were within .8 of a second of each other.
Dash For Cash Result
6 lap race

1st #100r Andrew Moore........600 Woods Rotax
2nd#10 Tim Greig................ 450 ASR Honda
3rd #54 Pete Boast..............450 Suzuki
4th #1 Marco Belli.................510 CCM
5th #8 Jon Bell.......................525 KTM
6th #64 Geoff Baldock.........525KTM
7th #7 Ben Baker..................250 Kawasaki
8th #11 Ben Wells.................450 Suzuki

Hemets4u Rider of the day............Richard Mason, who made the final in his rookie meeting.

RED MAX SPEED SHOP

Great news that Thunderbike rider #59r Steve Hillary is to open a brand new Shop/workshop for every thing to do with Flat Track bikes,street trackers and Cafe racers. Steve's shop will be based in Winchester,Hampshire, but if you don't live nere steve you can order parts from his website, www.redmaxspeedshop.com
Even better news for Shorttrack is the REDMAX SPEEDSHOP will be title sponsor for the Thunderbike class in 2009.

8 JON BELL & 61 KEVIN REVIN ARMSTRONG .......ANDREW MOORE......RIDERS ENJOYING THE EVENING SUN

80R TIM STEVENS.......................................71 GLYN POCKLINGTON......82R SIMON RUSSELL.......................

RIDERS GOT THE CHANCE TO PRACTICE ON A HARD BLUE GROOVED KING'S LYNN TRACK ON SUNDAY. IT WAS A GREAT EVENING EXCEPT FOR # 57R COLIN BIRDEN WHO TOOK AN EARLY FALL AND WAS TAKEN TO KINGS LYNN A&E WITH A SUSPECTED BROKEN WRIST AND ANKLE, GET BETTER SOON COLIN.

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18/4/09 ShorttrackUK Practice Track in Progress.
We are hoping to complete work on the track by the end of next. If the track settles in ok then we could be up and running in a couple of weeks!

STEVE HALL GOING DUTCH
16/4/09
Steve Hall will be making many trips across the Channel this year, as he competes in the Dutch Shorttrack championship. Steve said he was in Vries for the  1st round of the championship and came 5th overall. Last weekend he  was  in Balkburg  and finished 8th overall, where he  didnt have as good a meeting due to suspension set-up. He did however get a 5th in his last race so was heading in the right direction by the end of the day. He is racing in Roden this weekend and is currently 6th overall in the KNMV  championship.

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Do you fancy having a go at Flat Track Racing but don’t want to commit to buying a bike?

If you're unsure whether it’s for you, or maybe other commitments won't allow you to do a full season, then hiring a race bike might be an option.

The CCM FT35 race bikes, (training bikes used on the CCM FT Experience) are available for hire at all UK Championship rounds.  The cost is £199 per meeting.  All you have to do is pay your entry fee to Shorttrack UK, and turn up with your riding gear.  The same deal is also available for juniors who can hire a CCM FT230 for £99.  To pre-book a bike contact Max or Linsey on 01522 521420.

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MARCO BELLI STARTS 2009 SEASON WITH HIS WINNING WAYS

Round 1 of the 2009 Mefo International Flattrack Cup took place on Sunday in Neuenkick,Germany and it was Marco Belli, the 2008 Champ who took the honours with a fine win in the Grand Final. Marco, who won 2 of his three heat races, grabbed pole for the final. Next to him was Steve Hall who was the only rider to beat Belli in his heat races, next to Steve was the flying Dutch man Wiemer Borger.
Marco made the hole shot with Hall and Borger dicing for second spot, with three laps gone Marco extended his lead, with Steve second, Pete Boast moved into third and Jan- Willem Janson into 4th. With8 laps gone Belli had 4 bikes length lead with Boast battling hard with Hall for second spot, Tim Greig had moved into 5th spot and was closing on Jan- Willem. With one lap to go Steve Hall had closed back up to Marco but it was too late to make a move and Marco wheelied across the the line to take the Win ! The British lads did well with Steve 2nd , Pete 3rd and Tim 5th. It just shows that the fastest Flattrackers in Europe race in the UK Championship.

1. #1 Marco Belli, Varese (I), team CCM
2. #77 Steve Hall, Harrogate (UK), MRS-KTM
3. #54 Pete Boast, Burgh-on-Bain (UK), team Suzuki
4. #15 Jan-Willem Jansen, Adetswil (CH), Dutch-Brothers KTM
5. #10 Tim Greig, Market Rasen (UK), ASR-Honda
6. #28 Halbe Scheper, Emmer compascuum (NL), Mokobouw-Honda
7. #4 Henderik Mulder, Roderesch (NL), Mulder-Yamaha
8.#5 Wiemer Borger, Assen (NL),KTM

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DID YOU GUESS RIGHT????

Yes it was former BSB Champion John Reynolds out testing Boastie's bike at the Norfolk Arena. He said has always wanted to ride Flat Track since seeing 'On Any Sunday' and after a couple of outings John soon got on the pace. He expessed that he would love to race at some of the ST rounds this year, when his other commitments will allow.
The first correct answer was from Andrew Harrison of South Willingham, Lincs, a Shorttrackuk T shirt is on the way.

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150 X Trail Flattrackers will be running in the Mini Bike championship in 2009.
The very popular little Flat track training bikes will be part of the five round Shorttrack Mini bike Championship. Many of the regular Flattrack riders use the machines for training and are keen to get them out on the big tracks, plus we have had requests from other riders who have not ridden Shorttrack yet have purchased the bikes wishing to race. The bikes can purchased from Slipstream Motorcycles (Tel 01754 767879) in Flat track form for £585 ready to go.Entries are £40 per round this must make it one of the cheapest forms of racing going.
Contact us here to get your entry in for the first round at the Norfolk Arena on May 3rd.Entry forms on fixture page.

Name this Rider testing boastie's bike

He is a former 500 GP & Worldsuperbike rider and was British Superbike Champion
First correct answer from a Shorttrack fan will win a Shorttrack T shirt, please go contacts page and e mail us who you think it is?

Ade Collins is organised a practice day for Sunday 26th April at Buxton Speedway, Weather permitting!!!

Flattrack Fridays

We are proud to announce that we will be running 4 meetings on Friday evenings at the Norfolk Arena and they will be known as Flattrack Fridays. We will be running 4 classes with every rider getting 3 heat races and a Grand Final for the top finishers. Practice will start at 7pm and racing at 7.30pm. The other good news for race fans is that it is free of charge!
The idea behind Flattrack Fridays is to give riders more track time on what has been described as the English Ascot Park ( a track in the US that produced some of the best Flattrackers in 70's & 80's ) and chance to try and get new fans to watch Shorttrack.
We will be running 4 classes for riders:-

National Pro Class – open to current and ex national number riders. Making a Grand Final at an STUK meeting during 2009 will also entitle you to ride in this class.
Restricted Shorttrack Class – for riders who have never held a national plate and do not make a grand final at a STUK meeting during 2009, riding Shorttrack or Thunderbike machines.
Thunderbike Class – open to riders with Thunderbike machines.
Open Quad Class – for quad bikes running to Shorttrack Quad rules.

Flattrack Fridays Dates
Friday 12th June
Friday 26th June
Friday 14th August
Friday 4th September

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Marco on Jan's XR1000.........................................Marco on CCM and Jan on KTM

UK's Number 1 Marco Belli was out testing at weekend with European Flattrack supremo Jan Willim-Janson at Giavera Del Montello Italy

Shorttrack to take on Lincoln Practice track

The Lincoln Practice Track for Shorttrack riders is set to open again thanks to an agreement reached with the land owners. In 2007 an oval was made on the mainly clay land and was used by some Shorttrack riders for practice towards the end of the season but in 2008 the council forced them to close the venue, as the adjacent moto X track didn't have the correct licence to move earth into jumps!
Recently the land owners contacted us to see if we were interested in starting the oval again, and I'm pleased to say we were able to come to an arrangement where we are able to run 14 times a year ,with the planning permision that is currently on the site. Even with only 14 days we feel it is a great opportunity to help the sport grow by giving riders the chance to practice.
Although some of the 400 metre oval is ok, there is substantial damage on the back straight and we will have to get some plant in to re- lay the track. We plan to add a mini oval in the centre and we also need to put a new entrance in at the top of the field, which the owners have agreed to do. If all goes well we plan to get the track open in 3 to 4 weeks time. We are asking riders to please support this venture as we will all benefit in the future by having the Lincoln track availble.
It will be £25 for a full days riding and we hope to run some evening sessions as well at £15.
Dates of practice sessions will be posted on the Fixtures page soon.

With rounds in 5 different European countries, we are very excited about the racing season ahead!
Fascinated by the pure, big wheel racers, a new generation of glamorous street trackers is unfolding and growing fast in the cities, workshops and on internet blogs! This leads to an increasing awareness of flat track racing and contributes to the steady growth of the sport in Europe as well.
After the success of the past two seasons we can now count on the full support of the German motor sport federation. With the DMSB publishing the flat track regulations, every club in Europe can organize flat track races to the same rules!
The starting grids are looking stronger than ever before. The established riders have become noticeably faster, and new riders are joining in from Germany, Italy, England, Switzerland and the Dutch grass racing scene. And with races now also in Austria, Belgium, France and the Czech Republic, we can expect some enthusiasm there too!
The racing season kicks off on the 12th of April on the red dirt of Neuenknick, Germany. A month later we race in the Czech republic during the long track Grand Prix! The race in Marianske Lazne will be hosted on the beautiful 1000m track in the middle of town on Saturday 20 June. This is where we will see all the twins in action! Pete Boast, Edy Put & Glyn Pocklington on their Suzukis. Harley-Davidson twins with Mario Müggler, Steve Hillary, Thomas Weigl & Jan-Willem Jansen. Tim Greig on the Aprilia and maybe even Josef Kluger on his BMW! We can expect a big crowd here! On Sunday 21 June we make the Austrian premiere on the short track of Heidenreichstein. This is the home track of the Gatzenmeier brothers. The new south German duo have prepared some exceptionally beautifully KTMs! 5 July we return to the 700m track in Parchim in the north of Germany. And another new comer will be the race in Heusden, Belgium on September 6th. This fantastic short track is located right in the motocross champions breeding country. Then we can look forward to the final championship race which will be hosted in Tayac, France on 4 October. With the many friends and fans in France it will be great to race there! The prize purse for the 2009 International Mefo Sport Flattrack Cup is 5000 Euros!! Who will take the biggest slice? Will Marco Belli hold on to his #1 plate? We can expect fierce competition from the Dutch grass track aces and short track UK racers.

The nations cup of flat track will be hosted on the Austrian short track in Heidenreichstein on 23 August!

Thanks to the continuous support of Mefo Sport, Custom Chrome, Dickies Europe, SICD, Acerbis, Fat-Cat & dirtbike magazine, we look forward to another great season of spectacular sliding, close racing and lots of fun!

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Boast takes first victory of 2009

Wrekin Grasstrack Club put a programmed 58 race meeting on at a Sunny Stoke Speedway Stadium, which saw the first action of the year for Shorttrack riders. The 12 rider field produced 5 fantastic heats of racing, which could only be described as some of the closet races of the day, the top 8 riders swopping places in every race.
Race 1 was won by Tim Greig by half bike from Victor Bull after Geoff Baldock lead the race for 5 laps of the 6
Race 2 went to Victor Bull riding his new KTM for the first time with Tim second and Geoff Bull Third
Race 3 saw young Tom Woolley take his adult class victory on a F.T.E CCM, from Glyn Pocklington and Pete Boast
Race 4 Boastie won with a great second spot for Geoff Bull and also great ride for 3rd place from Richard May
Race 5 came down to the last corner with Tom Woolley leading but he just made a bobble and ran wide on the exit of the corner, handing victory to Boast with Pocklington third.

Boastie just took the victory on points from Victor Bull, with Tim Greig getting the last spot on the Podium.
It was a great advert for Shorttrack racing and with the Sun Shining at Stoke! it looks like it could be great 2009 season.

FLATTRACK SCHOOL 2009 DATES

The flat track experience now has a new website, bursting with info on their experience days - www.ftexperience.com

THE CCM FLATTRACK SCHOOL IS DESIGNED FOR COMPLETE NOVICE RIDERS TO TRY THEIR HAND AT FLATTRACK AND FOR INTERMEDIATE RIDERS TO LEARN NEW RACING SKILLS
This is the latest Schedule..
26 April             Scunthorpe
31 May             Buxton
28 June            Buxton
5 July               Rye House
19 July             Scunthorpe
16 August         Rye House
6 Sept               Buxton
27 Sept             Scunthorpe
25 October        Rye House
For more details and bookings call Linsey on 01522 541503 or visit the new website www.ftexperience.com

MINIBIKE MINI SHORTTRACK CHAMPIONSHIP

At five of the Shorttrack UK Championship Rounds there will be a Mini Shorttrack bike class.

This will be for two types of bikes:-

OPEN MINI, which will have a maximum engine capacity of 160 cc and a wheel size of 10-12” rear and 10-14” front.
The other class will be for SUPERSTOCK MIDSIZE,which is based around a Kawasaki KLX110.

The 5 rounds that minibikes will be running are,

Round 1  May 3rd Norfolk Arena, King’s Lynn

Round 2  July 12th Buxton, Derbys

Round 3  July 26th Stoke Speedway, Staffs

Round 4  Aug 9th Norfolk Arena, King’s Lynn

Round 5  Oct 11th Rye House, Herts

Mini Bikes were run at Shorttrack meetings back in the '05 season, produced some great racing and were a hit with the spectators, so when we were approached by some riders who rode in '05 and asked if we would put a class on for them again, we decided to go the whole hog and run a championship, as they were great fun to watch and some riders who raced mini bikes went on to take up the Shorttrack class. If anyone is interested in riding you need more info contact the Shorttrack office on 01507 313829 or down load registration forms click here entry forms on fixture page

#Kopp Wins First Daytona Short Track
6/3/09

It took Joe Kopp 16 years to do it, but he finally earned his first career AMA Grand National short track victory and as far as the Latus Harley-Davidson Honda-mounted rider is concerned. it couldn't have come at a better track. For Kopp his win Thursday night at Daytona's Municipal Stadium gave him a career dirt track Grand Slam (victories on mile, half-mile, TT and short track circuits).

DAYTONA RESULTS FROM ROUND 2 GNC SINGLES

1. Joe Kopp, Honda.,2. Kenny Coolbeth, Honda.,3. Henry Wiles, Kawasaki.,4. JR Schnabel, Yamaha.,5. Jared Mees, Honda.,6. Sammy Halbert, Yamaha.,7. Jake Johnson, Suzuki.,8. Jethro Halbert, Honda.,9. Brandan Bergen, Honda.,10. Don Taylor, Suzuki.,11. Michael Kirkness, Suzuki.,12. John Lewis, Kawasaki.,13. Brayn Smith, Kawasaki.,14. Matt Weidman, Honda.,15. Luke Gough, Honda.,16. Brandon Robinson, Suzuki.,17. Joshua Koch, Honda.,18. Robert Pearson, Yamaha.,19. Nick Cummings,

Wiles Takes Daytona Short Track
5/3/09

It was Henry Wiles' Wednesday at Municipal Stadium. The Michigan rider, on a Jones Racing Kawasaki, took his first-career victory at the Daytona Short Track AMA Grand National after a hard-fought, late-race battle with Wisconsin's JR Schnabel.

DAYTONA RESULTS FROM ROUND 1 GNC SINGLES

EXPERT GRAND NATIONAL SINGLES MAIN EVENT (19 riders, 25 laps): 1. Henry Wiles (Kaw); 2. JR Schnabel (Yam); 3. Joe Kopp (Hon); 4. Kenny Coolbeth (Hon); 5. Jared Mees (Hon); 6. Sammy Halbert (Yam); 7. Brandan Bergen (Hon); 8. Jethro Halbert (Hon); 9. Don Taylor (Suz); 10. Jake Johnson (Suz); 11. Rob Pearson (Yam); 12. Jimmy Wood (Yam); 13. Johnny Lewis (Kaw); 14. Matt Weidman (Hon); 15. Mick Kirkness (Suz); 16. Brandon Robinson (Suz); 17. Jake Mataya (Kaw); 18. Chris Carr (Hon); 19. Bryan Smith (Kaw).

MARCO READY TO DEFEND HIS TITLE

Three times ShorttrackUK Champion Marco Belli has confirmed he is looking forward to defending his Number 1 plate in the 2009 season. Marco has just had surgery to his left shoulder which he injured at Scunthorpe at the last round of 2008. Speaking from his home in Verese, Italy , he said 'The surgery has gone well and my shoulder is better every day. I now can't wait to get back on the bike again because I haven't ridden since October last year.' Marco went on to say that he will be looking forward to being part of a three man team at CCM, ' They built me a fantastic bike last year and I will be riding same machine again so I'm very confident of having another good season.'
Marco will be travelling all way from Italy with fellow countryman Luca Talamona who is riding in the Thunder Bike Championship. The fact that Luca will be competing in the whole series this year and sharing travel costs means that Marco can still afford to come over to race, so fans of the flamboyant Italian won't be dissappointed plus they will have the added bonus of watching Luca. Can't be bad!

Flattrack fans if the winter months are dragging and you need your fix to watch some Racing then click on the links and watch some action on your computor.
http://digitaldude.smugmug.com/gallery/7322128_FeXEz#471061612_4RCDJ-A-LB
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWOVY9OdaYo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkgQ5KYekhM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMXnVyZUAuw

ShorttrackUK are pleased to announce that for 2009 Silkolene will again be supporting the ShorttrackUK Championship along with new sponsors Pozzani water filters.
Silkolene have supported the Shorttrack series from it's very humble beginings back in 2005 and we at Shorttrack are very proud to have a company on board that is recognised for making excellent products for the motocycle industry, which many of the competitors use themselves.
Fuchs-Silkolene has one of the most comprehensive ranges of high performance motorcycle and motorsport lubricants, developed on the race track to ensure ultimate performance and protection.
Shorttrack would like to thank Pete Dalton, Graham Temple and Richard Barrett from Silkolene for making this possible in these difficult times and we look forward to working with them while enjoying their support for our championship.

Chris Carr on Honda for 2009

Shorttrackuk friend and flat track legend Chris Carr has announced he will be racing 09 Honda's in the 450 class this year. Chris will still be riding Harley-Davidson in the Twins Class in the GNC Championship.

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO RIDERS AND FANS FROM ALL AT SHORTTRACK UK.

Here's a look back on 2008's highs and lows.......

1st Round of the season at Redcar is rained off!

Highs

Jason Crump tests Shorttrack bike.

Steven Hall wins the Champions of Shortrack at the BMF.

The half-mile track at Amman Valley produces some awesome racing under floodlights.

The CCM Flat Track Experience school helps to bring new riders to shorttrack.

England win the Flat Track of Nations for the second time in Muldorf, Germany.

Low

Buxton and the re-run of Redcar rounds are hit by heavy rain but the riders stick it out to the end.

Highs

Ade Collins wins the Grand Final at Buxton in his Rookie season at Shorttrack.

Some lucky ST riders get to meet legends of Flat Track at Cadwell Park, who include Dick Bugsy Mann, Gene Romero, Dave Aldana and Don Castro.

Pete Boast and Tom Woolley become the first ever A.C.U. National Shorttrack Champions.

Low

Junior Class suffers through lack of entries.

Highs

More riders choose to build Thunderbikes, which saw entries for the Thunderbike Class increase at nearly every round.

Chris Carr came to ride in the final round of the year at Scunthorpe Raceway. This was the most amazing day in the history of the sport in this country.

The Chris Carr School provided a full day of tuition with Chris, which could only be described as the best Master Class of riding Flat Track that you will ever get.

Low

Mark Selby badly breaks his arm in the final round at Scunthorpe, just before his planned year out to spend more time with his new family ( balanced by a personal high for them when baby Jacob was born).

Highs

Marco Belli won his third Shorttrack title and the second for CCM Motorcycles.

Silkolene, who have sponsored ShorttrackUK from the very beginning, remain on board for 2009.
New sponsors Pozzani pledge their support for an amazing two year period. Phew!

Shorttrack starts to plan the 2009 series and secures some great venues - someone else can book the weather.......

CHRISTMAS CRACKER RESULTS 27/12/08
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1st Peter Boast...............................................2nd Tim Greig.......................................................3rd Steve Plater............................

Market Rasen’s Peter Boast claimed his third win in four years at the annual Christmas Cracker Short Track meeting which took place at the Eddie Wright Raceway in Scunthorpe on Saturday afternoon.The over night frost caused big problems with the track and many riders who only had Dirttrack tyres found it tough going, only the impressive Tom Woolley riding the works CCM and Adie Collins seemed to cope with the Dirttrack set up, as they both made the Grand Final.
There was still plenty of challengers for Boast’s crown with former speedway rider Tony Primmer, Horncastle’s Karl Willerton and road racer Steve Plater looking particularly impressive early on. Unfortunately Primmer, who had looked the most likely to defeat Boast crashed out on the second turn of the final and it was left to Tealby’s Tim Greig and Woodhall Spa’s Plater to chase Boast and fill the podium positions.

SILKOLENE POZZANI SHORTTRACK GRAND FINAL RESULTS

1ST 54 PETER BOAST.............................450 SUZUKI
2ND 10 TIM GREIG ....................................450 ASR HONDA
3RD 22x STEVE PLATER.........................450 HM PLANT HONDA
4TH 74x KARL WILLERTON.....................200 KTM
5TH 212x CHRIS FAIR BURN...................250 HONDA
6TH 4x DIJON COMPTON..........................250 YAMAHA
7TH 90 AIDAN COLLINS.............................450 BVS HONDA
8TH 1 TOM WOOLLEY................................450 CCM
9TH 64 GEOFF BALDOCK.........................525 ROBSPEED KTM
10TH 66 GEOFF BULL................................450 NO BULL YAMAHA
11TH 52x TONY PRIMMER..........................300 KTM
12TH 71 GLYN POCKLINGTON.................HELMETS4U HONDA

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19 Duncan Burton, 65 Chippy Wood........64 Geoff Baldock,90 Adie Coliins,17xDavid Haith...Steve Plater & Sam Ermolenko

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Great action from Alan Hooker.........2nd spot Chris Wright........................Mandy Renshaw inside Alan ..................

The Welbourns Quad racing saw Alan Hooker from Caistor claim victory ahead of Boston’s Chris Wright and Chesterfield’s Mandy Renshaw. Hooker was beaten by Wright in one race but Hooker won the rest of the heats to claim the title.
However, the rider most happy with their performance on the day was Mandy Renshaw who made her first podium of the year. In her second heat Mark Hooker was on her tail all the way but she managed to hold him off. When she had to pull out of her third heat due to tear-off problems it was all down to the double point final, where Mark passed Mandy, missed a gear and she retook him to tie on points but take third on count back. Let's hear it for the girls!

WELBOURN'S QUADS RESULTS

1ST ALAN HOOKER.................350 BANSHEE
2ND CHRIS WRIGHT................300 HONDA
3RD MANDY RENSHAW..........350 BANSHEE

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SLIPSTREAM MOTORCYCLES 150 X TRAIL FLATTRACK BEST PAIRS RESULTS

1ST GLYN POCKLINGTON & KARL HARRIS
2ND PETER BOAST & STEVE PLATER
3RD TOM WOOLLEY & PAUL COOPER

MAXXIS BEST NEWCOMER AWARD
CHRIS FAIRBURN

Young star Tom Woolley on his first 450 ride

HELMETS4U RIDER OF THE DAY
TOM WOOLLEY

Shorttrackuk would like to say big thankyou to Sam Ermolenko for presenting the awards. Also thankyou to all the staff, riders and fans for standing out in the freezing conditions and we wish you all a Happy New Year.
For more pics of the meeting go towww.racing-eye.com or

CHRIS CARR'S BIKES FOR SALE ON SHORTTRACKUK FOR SALE PAGE

CHAMPIONSHIP DATES FOR 2009 SET

After much negotiation and rearranging, STUK have now managed to secure some fantastic venues for the 2009 season.

The good news is that we will be returning to the ever popular half-mile track at Amman Valley, which always produces exciting racing and so makes the pretty but long journey worthwhile.

We are very happy to have secured a more southern venue (after years of trying) in Rye House Stadium, Herts. The stadium is great and the location should please our more southern based riders and fans.

We will of course be returning to the Norfolk Arena, as the well prepared track and facilities make this a 'no-brainer'. We have also been invitied back to the BMF, as our sport is still proving popular with the showgoers. With meetings at Buxton and Scunthorpe also being thrown into the mix there should be something for everyone this year and we can't wait to get started!

The Shorttrack Class will stay the same format as 2008 but there will be a dash for cash race added to the racing schedule. We can now confirm that the Shorttrack Class riders will be only allowed to run 19" DTR Maxxis Tyres or 17" wet Maxxis race, you will be allowed to cut the tyre ( more info on www.aaa-racing.com) and there are two compounds available.

No Rule changes to the Thunderbikes,Junior and Quads,

As every meeting will be run on Sundays, with the exception of the BMF at Peterborough which are two day meetings, it means we can set the start times all the same, practice at 11.00am and racing at 1pm for all classes.

Entry Fee has gone up £5 per meeting due to the ever increasing costs of running the meetings. All Adult entries are now £45 for one class and £15 for extra an class,any late entry will cost £10 more, Junior riders will cost £35, Registration still £65.

For full details of the schedule please check out the fixtures page.

THE MERCHANDISE PAGE HAS BEEN UPDATED JUST IN TIME TO ORDER FOR CHRISTMAS

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2008 DVD..............................................Prints.............................................Hoodies

DASH FOR CASH
RIDERS - New for the 2009 season you will get chance enter the DASH FOR CASH RACE. Each rider will pay £10 on the day of the meeting to enter and will get to qualify for the race with a timed lap at the end of practice (a bit like superpole). The fastest 8 riders will go into the Dash For Cash race, which will be run in the main event and run over 6 laps. All the entry fee will be split between 1st, 2nd and 3rd spot and the highst placed R plate rider,so the more riders who enter, the more cash up for grabs!

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IS THERE AN INDOOR DIRT ARENA IN THE UK ?????????

Calling all riders & Shorttrack fans - our mission is to find an indoor venue in the UK where we can run shorttrack events. All over the States there are indoor meetings taking place during the winter months at fair grounds and bull rings, while we in the UK can only polish our bikes in the shed. Wouldn't it be great to be travelling to a meeting knowing that it was going to be on, no matter what the British weather tried to throw at us. If any one knows of a suitable venue please contact us at the Shorttrack office.

POZZANI SPONSOR UK SHORT TRACK SERIES FOR 2009 & 2010 .......

We are delighted to announce that Pozzani Pure Water Plc, based in Louth, Lincolnshire will become a high profile UK Short Track Series  sponsor for the 2009 and 2010 seasons.

During Pozzani’s 20 year history the Company has had a long record of sports sponsorship, especially in motor sport. Steve Malloney (Managing Director) says “ We hope our contribution will enable Pete and his team to develop this series into a widely supported, national competition that finally gets the recognition and publicity it richly deserves. It certainly seems to have no shortage of rider enthusiasm, talent and professionalism.”

You may wonder what Pozzani do. Well, they make and distribute small water treatment products such as water filters, filters for your fridge and a host of larger equipment, from water softeners to plant that treats industrial and private water supplies. If you want to find out more, look at their website www.pozzani.co.uk or call them on 01507 608100.

Many of the staff at Pozzani are motorcycle enthusiasts and they are looking forward to the new season with fresh interest.

All the riders below have made a Grand Final in 2008 and will run a National plate in 2009 and won't be running an 'R' after their number.

2009 National Number riders
1 Marco Belli
7 Ben Baker
8 Jon Bell
9 Richard May
10 Tim Greig
11 Ben Wells
14 Adam Allott
15 Victor Bull
24 Ben Miller
49 Rusty Hogson
54 Pete Boast
55 Shaun Brown
61 Kev Armstrong
64 Geoff Baldock
65 Chippy Wood
66 Geoff Bull
71 Glyn Pocklington
76 Jon Lee
77 Steve Hall
84 Justin Hargate
90 Aidan Collins

2/11/08
Brits in USA West Coast Nationals.
Peter Boast and Glyn Pocklington made the long trip to southern California to race at Pomona, L.A., for the biggest meeting on the west coast of the USA. Over 180 riders competed in three classes on the 5/8 mile track and Pete and Glyn were riding Suzuki RMZ 450's in the Top Gun Class. With only 5 laps of practice given, Pete and Glyn had to go straight into their heat races, with very little experience of the fast and dangerous track. Pete managed to get 7th from the back row which put him into the Semi, Glyn managed a hard fought 12th but that put him out of the meeting (pretty tough!).
Boastie had another back row start and pulled up to 7th spot in the 6 lap semi but only the top 3 made the Final. Pete said 'It wasn't a bad showing, we just need more time racing with these guys. We are getting a lot closer and we can look forward to trying again next year.' Pete and Glyn would like to thank Dave Burk's Motorsport, Travis, Mick, Boone and Ronnie for all their help.

Pete and Glyn in good company on the riders parade, Boastie chats to suzuki rider J R Schnabel, next to Glyn is the fastest Aussie Flat tracker Mick Kirkness, 49y is Chad Cose, with 14 on his leathers is Jake Johnson and of course the 4 of Chris Carr.
Check out more Flat track pics from Pomona ...
www.jackieBass.com &http://www.vft.org/2008/WCFTS/08-10-25-Pomona/PomonaOpen.html

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ShorttrackUK would like to say thankyou to Chris Carr for coming to England.
We would also like to thank all the sponsors and riders who helped to support our efforts to make this possible.

http://www.classicimages.org.uk/gallery/ShortrackUK/index.htm check this link for pics of the BMF Meeting on 20/21st September

Chris Carr Conquers England ...Marco 2008 Champion
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Round 7 of the Silkolene ShorttrackUK Championship was won by Chris Carr at Scuntorpe Raceway ,second was Peter Boast on a Suzuki and CCM Factory rider Marco Belli finished third, which gave Marco the Silkolene ShorttrackUK Championship for the third time.
Chris Carr's presence made the meeting the pinnacle of ShorttrackUK so far, the fans and riders were all in awe of his skills on the track and also his friendly manner off the track, which earned him a standing ovasion when returned to the pits after every race!

The battle for the ShorttrackUK title had drama even before the start of the meeting, as Marco Belli who had a crash on Saturday was rushed to hospital to have a dislocated shoulder put back into place. It looked doubtful that he would ride, but the tough Italian tenderly got his leathers on and managed to finish second to Chris Carr in his first heat race.

There were some tough heat races with one or two incidents but luckily no major injuries. Crunch time came in the semis. The first Semi saw Carr hole shot, with Ben Wells second, Pete Boast third and Rusty Hodgson fourth. Carr pulled away each lap but the battle was with Boast and Wells for second spot. Boast managed to make a move on lap 6 to and held on until the flag, Wells was third, Glyn Pocklington 4th and the final transfer place went to 'Captain Highside' John Lee.
In the second semi the action up front was between Aidan Collins and Marco Belli , Collins made small mistake and slipped off the groove and Belli made his move to 1st spot showing that his injury wasn't slowing him down. Tim Greig also moved past Collins to take 2nd spot, Collins 3rd, 16 year old Ben Baker 4th and Steve Hall who came from a penalty back row start just got through to the final. The Last Chance race saw a great win for Richard May and the second spot and last transfer spot went to Rusty Hodgson who just got the better of Justin Hargate.

The 12 rider, 12 lap Silkolene ShorttrackUK Grand Final could only have one winner and yes it was 7 times USA Flattrack Champion Chris Carr. He got the hole shot from Boastie and was never challenged, he just kept extending his lead but behind him the battle was on with Boastie, Belli and Greig for 2nd 3rd and 4th spot. Nobody gave an inch, Belli knew that if he made a mistake he could loose the championship to Boast and Greig was trying his hardest to force a way past. As the laps wound down Carr was in among the back markers and Boast, Belli and Greig were still in a freight train, about to catch them as the race ended. Carr took his first Grand Final win on English soil, Boast 2nd, Belli 3rd and Greig was 4th, giving Marco Belli the 2008 Silkolene ShorttrackUK Championship.
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Round 7 Silkolene Shorttrackuk Championship Grand Final Result

1st #4 Chris Carr..............................450 KTM
2nd #54 Peter Boast........................450 Team Suzuki
3rd #1 Marco Belli............................ 510 CCM
4th #10 Tim Greig............................. 450 ASR Honda
5th #11r Ben Wells.............................450 Revs Suzuki
6th #90r Aiden Collins.......................450 Buckingham Van Sales Honda
7th #76 John Lee.................................710 Scooter Farm Honda
8th #7r Ben Baker..............................250 Kawasaki
9th #77 Steve Hall.............................525 KTM
10th #9r Richard May.......................450 CCM
11th #49 Rusty Hodgson................450 CCM
12th #71 Glyn Pocklington.............450 Helmets4u Honda
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The Sunnydeck's Thunderbike Final was a real gripper, with Chris Carr riding Colin Batchford's Woods Rotax on pole next to Steven Coles (who had beaten Carr in a heat race when Carr had cut out problems) with Boastie on his 650 Suzuki and John Lee on his big v twin Honda rounding out the front row. Boastie made the start with Lee second and Carr third. Passing the line on the first lap Boast got a tank slapper and just manged to get it all together again by turn one. Boast and Lee held Carr off for the next lap, then on lap three Carr made his move past Lee. Boast held the lead for just one more lap before Carr got by on inside of him. The top three held their positions until the chequered flag, with Steve Coles keeping ahead of Richard May for fourth.

Sunnydecks Thunderbike Final Result

1st #4 Chris Carr..........................600 Woods Rotax
2nd #54 Peter Boast....................650 Suzuki
3rd #76 Jon Lee............................710 Scooter Farm Honda
4th #28r Steve Coles.....................650 Honda
5th #9r Richard May......................710 CCM
6th #79r Guto Llewelyn.................600 Husaberg
7th #61r Kevin Armstrong...........600 C&J Rotax
8th #13r Gary Inman......................600 scooter Farm Rotax
9th #59r Steve Hillary.....................750 Harley-Davidson
10th #22r Mike Ryan......................600 CCM Rotax
11th #31 Dave Arnold....................600 Scooter Farm Rotax
12 th #47Anthony Brown..............600 Yammaha

F.T. Experience CCM Junior Champioship

Going into the last round of the Junior Championship Ben Baker had a slim three point lead over Tom Woolley who broke his collar bone only two weeks ago at Kings Lynn. Tom had to win all his races to take the title and although Ben did his best to try to stop him Tom did win and took his second Junior title. Along with the honour of winning, he will also get to test Marco Belli's Winning works CCM!
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F T Experience CCM Junior Championship Result
1st #1 Tom Woolley..........CCM 230 FT
2nd #7 Ben Baker.............CCM 230 FT
3rd #4 Tom Welbourne....CCM 230 FT

Welbournes Shorttrack Quad Championship

It was an all Hooker affair at the front end of the Quads, number 1 Hooker Alan took the first three heat races,but the double points race was won by Mark Hooker who held his brother off for the full 8 laps a fine third place went to Paul Munnery. With the overall win going to Alan, that means that he is 2008 Welbourns Shorttrack Quad Champion.

The Brother's Handshake.

Welbournes Shorttrack Quad Round Result
1st #1 Alan Hooker...................350 Banshee
2nd #8 Mark Hooker.................350 Banshee
3rd #2 Paul Munnery................520VLS
4th #12 Ian Willerby..................450 Yamaha

Rider of day Awards

CCM F.T. Experience Junior, Tom Welbourne
Helmets4u Shorttrack rider, Ben Baker.Ben in action

4/10/08
Once again the good old British weather hit the ShorttrackUK Championship and once again riders did their best to try and race in driving freezing cold rain but unlike Buxton & Redcar where only the finals were hit by the weather, this time it started raining hard during the shorttrack heat races (luckily the quads, juniors and thunderbike races were complete) and the referee Nick Richardson had to abandon the meeting on grounds of safety.
All the Shorttrack heat races were run on the TT track which produced some fantastic racing even with rain making conditions very tricky, but we also some great racing on the oval, from the Quads, Thunderbikes and the Juniors.
The Sunnydecks Thunderbike Final saw the closest final of the season with great win for Captain Highside Jon Lee on the 710 Honda,who had a great Battle with Championship leader Pete Boast and Paul Harrison in 3rd.
The F.T. Experience Junior Shorttrack Championship win went to Ben Baker, from Adam Thomas and 3rd spot to Tom Welbourne. Championship leader Tom Woolley crashed in practice and broke his collar bone and now has a battle to be fit for the last round in two weeks to hold on to the number 1 plate.
The Welbourns Quad Championship Final was run in treacherous conditions with the rain lashing down and making the track like an ice skating rink. It was Mark Hooker who holeshoted and left the rest of field, Chris Wright tried his best to hold on but it was a battle just to see where he was going with all the spray off the back wheels of Hooker,and Championship leader Alan Hooker managed to keep his lead with 3rd spot.

A big thankyou to all staff and marshals for all your help and standing out in the horrendous conditions.

Sunnydecks Thunderbike rd 6 Final Results
1st 76 Jon Lee......................710 Scooter Farm Honda
2nd 54 Peter Boast..............650 Suzuki
3rd 4r Paul Harrison.............600 Honda
4th 61r Kevin Armstrong.....600 C&J Rotax
5th 80r Tim Stevens...............600 CCM
6th 9r Richard May.................710 Suzuki
7th 13r Gary Inman.................600 Scooter Farm woods Rotax
8th 81r Dave Selby..................600 KTM
9th 28r Steve Coles.................650 Honda Bros
10th 31r Dave Arnold................600 Scooter Farm Rotax
11th 22r Mike Ryan...................600 CCM
12th 73r Mark Selby..................600 Suzuki

F.T. ExperienceCCM Juniors
1st 7 Ben Baker..........................230 CCM
2nd 41 Adam Thomas...............230 CCM
3rd 4 Tom Welborune................230 CCM

Webournes Shorttrack Quad Championship Final Results
1st Mark Hooker...............350 Banshee
2nd Chris Wright...............350 Banshee
3rd Alan Hooker.................350 Banshee
4th Jason Snaith................450 Yamaha
5th Brendon March............350 Banshee
6th Charlie Welbourne......525 Outlaw

BRANDON WINS BASIC EXPERT TWINS

Congratulations to Brandon Robinson on winning the Basic Expert Title.Brandon who came to England last year with his family for the last two rounds of the Shorttrack uk Championship and won them both!The Basic Expert Title is one down from a GNC title,he Clinched the title at the Indy Mile riding for White's Harley- Davidson.

22/9/08

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HOT ACTION AT THE BMF ACU NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

The sun shone on the first ever ACU National Shorttrack Championship and Round 5 of the Silkolene Shorttrack Championship at the weekend (20th & 21st Sept.).
The Silkolene Shorttrack Class of 34 riders battled it out over the two days to come down to a 12 rider 12 lap Grand Final on Sunday afternoon. On the front row was Aidan Collins on pole, works CCM rider Marco Belli, Suzuki rider Pete Boast and Ben Wells on the Revs 450 Suzuki. Collins hole shotted to the front and found the inside blue groove and on the first lap round it was Collins, Boast, Belli and Glyn Pocklington on the Helmets4u Honda, the front holding their positions for the next 7 laps, with Ben Miller having the ride of a life time moving up to 4th place. Boast kept poking is front wheel alongside Collins and on lap 8 Aidan made a bobble coming out of turn 4 and Boast slipped into first place with Belli following through at the same time, relogating Collins to third. Over the next 4 laps Belli tried hard to move past Boast but Boastie held on and took the chequered flag and to become the first Shorttrack ACU British National Champion.

Helmets4u Rider of the meeting was #24 Ben Miller, who had a great 4th place finish in his rookie year.

CCM Flat Track Experience Junior rider of the meeting was Tom Welbourn, who also put in his best performance to date.

Round 5 Silkolene Shorttrack Championship & ACU National Shorttrack Championship
RESULTS

1st #54 PETER BOAST............450 TEAM SUZUKI
2nd #1 MARCO BELLI..............510 CCM
3rd #90R AIDAN COLLINS......450 BUCKINGHAM VAN SALES HONDA
4th #24R BEN MILLER..............450 HONDA
5th #71 GLYN POCKLINGTON..450 HELMETS4U HONDA
6th #8 JON BELL.......................525 KTM
7th #66 GEOFF BULL...............450 NO BULL YAMAHA
8th #11R BEN WELLS...............450 REVS SUZUKI
9th #64R GEOFF BOLDOCK....525 ROBSPEED KTM
10th #9R RICHARD MAY...........450 CCM
11th #14R ADAM ALLOTT.........450 JOE BOOTH RACING HONDA
12th #65R CHIPPY WOOD.........450 SUZUKI

SUNNYDECKS THUNDERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP
After 12 heat races the big cc thunderbikes came out for their Final. Boast was on pole riding the V twin Suzuki 650, next to him was Jon Lee on the 710 v twin Honda. Boast lead the first lap from Paul Harrison on his 600 Honda Single, Jon Lee and Steve Coles chasing on the 650 Honda V twin. Lee passd Harrison om the 2nd lap and down the field the action was thick and fast but up front the positions stayed pretty much the same and Boastie took the Thunderbike Win.
ROUND 5 SUNNYDECKS THUNDERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP
RESULTS

1st #54 Peter Boast..........650 Team Suzuki
2nd #76 Jon Lee................710 Scooter Farm Honda
3rd #4r Paul Harrison.......600 Honda
4th #9r Richard May............710 CCM
5th #28r Steve Coles........650 Honda
6th #9x Luca Talamona...600 Harley Davidson
7th #61r Kevin Armstrong.600 C&J Rotax
8th #13r Gary Inman...........600 Scooter Farm Woods Rotax
9th #80r Tim Stevens..........600 CCM
10th #31r Dave Arnold........600 Scooter Farm Rotax
11th #22r Mike Ryan............600 CCM
12th #73r Mark Selby...........600 KTM

FT Experience Junior Shorttrack Championship & ACU Junior Shorttrack Championship.

Tom Woolley was on top form again winning all 6 heat races and the double points race to become the first ACU Junior Shorttrack Champion. Second spot went to Road Racer Joe Moore who just kept getting quicker and quicker in every race and looked like he could challenge Tom but just couldn't get the better of him in the end. A fine third spot went to Adam Thomas.
Round 5 FTexperience Junior Shorttrack Championship & ACU Junior Shorttrack Championship
1st #1 Tom Woolley......CCM 230
2nd# 7x Joe Moore.......CCM 230
3rd# 41 Adam Thomas.Honda FT 250
4th#4 Tom Welbourn....CCM 230
5th#7 Ben Baker............CCM 230
Ben Miller winner of Helmets4u Rider of the Day Award.

Thankyou to Rob Smith from the ACU for presenting the trophies on the day, a big THANKYOU to all Staff for their hard work over weekend and to the BMF for having us along as part of there event again .We are pleased to inform you that both Colin Batchford and Kevin Sleight who were involved in a nasty first bend incident are both out of hospital and are making good recoveries.

FANS FLOCK IN THEIR THOUSANDS TO WATCH THE INDY MILE

Probably the most widely talked about Flattrack meeting for a number of years, the Indy Mile took place on Saturday night, 13th September. Unlike the MOTO GP the rain kept away for the Mile race and the fans flocked in to fill the 17k start and finnish grand stand and more fans had to be squeezed into the infield.
After three red flags interrupted the twenty five lap race it was Chris Carr Racing / Drag Specialties' Chris Carr who took control of the last restart, a five lap dash to the finish, and won his second National of the year. It just happens that Carr also won the last race there in 1999. "It was nice to have two pits stops there at the end to give this old man a chance to catch his breath. I knew for the last five laps I could just go flat out," said Carr. "Kenny (Tolbert) made some changes to the bike during that last stop. I didn't even have to ask, he just knew what needed to be done to the bike."
The last red flag came on lap 21, but as per AMA rules a National main has to finish with at least five laps, making this race 26 laps long. At the flash of green Carr shot off the line with Kenny Coolbeth and his Factory backed Harley-Davidson giving chase. The biggest loser on the restart was Moroney's Harley-Davidson / Screamin' Eagle's Bryan Smith. Smith had been fighting for the lead, but after the restart he was mired in seventh place.
Carr and Coolbeth revisited their Springfield wars as both riders diced back and forth well ahead of third place Blue Springs Screamin' Eagle's Jared Mees and Bartels' Harley-Davidson / Rogers Lake Racing's Shaun Russell.
On the last lap Coolbeth took the lead going into turn three, but Carr drafted back down the front straight for the win. Smith was on a tear and passed both Russell and Mees on the last lap to take third.

DICK MANN IN ENGLAND

THE LEGENDARY AMERICAN FLAT TRACK STAR RIDERS DICK MANN,DAVE ALDANA,GENE ROMERO AND DON CASTRO VISITED THE BEEZUMP RALLY AT CADWELL PARK RECENTLY. BOTH GARY INMAN AND PETE BOAST WERE THRILLED TO MEET THEIR HERO'S, TO DISCUSS THE OLD DAYS AND THE SHORTTRACK SCENE IN EUROPE. DICK IS PICTURED WITH ALASTAIR MCQUAID'S BSA.

..................COLLINS PEAKS IN THE PEAKS......

The rain came down for the Grand final again,for Round 4 Silkolene Shorttrackuk Championship at Buxton Speedway but it didn't stop young Aidan Collins taking his first Grand Final win of the championship.Tim Greig made the hole shot with Pete Boast hard after him, Aidan then made great move on the inside of Greig and Boast to take the lead, Marco Belli joined them up front and all four battled hard for next few laps but it was Collins who pulled away and took the win from Marco Belli, Greig (who got his first podium of the year), Boastie with Steve Hall making his way up to 5th spot ahead of Victor Bull. There was also a great ride from 16 year old Ben Baker who put his 250 Kawasaki into the Grand Final and finished a fine 9th place just ahead of Les Collins (father of Aidan and ex World no 2) riding his first Shorttrack meeting.

Results Round 4 Silkolene Shorttrack UK Final

1st 90r Aidan Collins........................450 Buckingham Van Sales Honda
2nd 1 Marco Belli...............................510 CCM
3rd 10 Tim Greig................................450 ASR Honda
4th 54 Peter Boast............................450 Team Suzuki
5th 77 Steve Hall............................... 525 MRS KTM
6th 15 Victor Bull..............................450 No Bull Yamaha
7th 11r Ben Wells..............................450 Revs Suzuki
8th 71 Glyn Pocklington.................450 Helmets4u Honda
9th 7r Ben Baker...............................250 Kawasaki
10th 44x Les Collins........................450 Silkolene Honda
11th 64r Geoff Baldock...................525 Rob speed KTM
12th 14r Adam Allott.........................450 Joe Booth Racing Honda

The popular Thunder Bike class saw some great action as the riders had to muscle the big machines around the small 230 m Buxton Track. It was Pete Boast who took the honours on his 650 V twin Suzuki, coming under pressure from Helmets4u Rider of the Night Guto Llewellyn on his 600 Husaberg and taking last spot on the podium was Paul Harrison who held off the challenges of Richard May on the Big 710 CCM.

Thunderbike Final
1st 54 Peter Boast............650 Suzuki
2nd 79r Guto Llewellyn...600 Husaberg
3rd 4r Paul Harrison.........600 Honda
4th 9r Richard May............710 CCM
5th 28r Steve Coles...........650 Honda
6th 80r Tim Stevens...........604 CCM

New Boy on the block Kyle Howarth won the Shorttrack Junior Class on his 250 KTM, with Tom Woolley chasing Kyle hard but his 230 CCM just didn't have the power to match the KTM but netted Tom £50 for FT Experience Junior rider of the night.

Shorttrack Junior Results
1st Kyle Howarth.............250 KTM
2nd Tom Woolley.............230 CCM
3rd Ben Baker...................230 CCM
4th Tom Welbourn...........230 CCM


Buxton proved to be a tough track for top Quad riders,there was always plenty of action going on in the Heat races with riders spinning out and taking to the grass on the slippery surface of Buxton track but still it was the number 1 champ Alan Hooker was the one to come out on top in the grand final with Brendan March taking a fine 2nd spot ahead of Charlie Welbourn.

Welbourns Quad Shorttrack Championship Final Result
1st Alan Hooker..........350 Banshee
2nd Brendan March...350 Banshee
3rd Charlie Welbourn...525 outlaw
4th Paul Williamson......525 outlaw
5th Paul Munnery.........520vls
6th Mark Ramsdale......350 Banshee

Helmets4u Rider of the Night was Guto Llewellyn, who impressed in the thunderbikes at only his 2nd meeting.

CCM Flat Track Experience Junior rider fo the night was Tom Woolley.

New website link to to www.grandnationalreplica.com.

Billy Hofmeister a former Grand National rider is building Sreet Trackers for the road in USA.He's ask us to put a link to his site to see if there would be any interest for the UK.
2008 SHR "Grand National Replica" 1200 Buell XB Motor with 105 HP, Single Shock Chassis, Custom Oil in Frame
Three-Way Adjustable Penske Shock, Three-Way Adjustable KYBR6 Forks, Handmade Aluminum Fuel Tank
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MORE GREAT PHOTO'S FROM REDCAR

In addition to the photo's in the gallery, there are more great shots on Chris Gallagher's flickr account, so click the link below to view. Chris says he has loads more shots, so if you'd like him to send you any please get in touch with him at xtianovich@yahoo.co.uk www.flickr.com/photos/christiangallagher

Belli's Rain Dance

As the Rain fell on Teeside it was the Italian Marco Belli who took a fantastic win in an incident packed Grand Final of Round Three of the Silkolene Shorttrack Series.The rain held off for all the heat races which produced some cracking racing, with Star Guest rider Guy Martin only just missing out on semi final place with a crash on the last corner of the last chance race for the final transfer spot. Then the rain begain to fall for the Semi's and it seemed to favour some of the x speedway riders with Aidan Colins taking the win in the first semi and Adam Allott taking the second semi. The rain came down even hard for the Grand final but the riders just wanted to race. This time it was number 1 Marco who was able to work out the conditions and took the lead on lap one with Collins on the high line trying his best to pass Marco. Victor Bull moved up to 3rd but crashed on lap 5, then Collins went down on lap 7 in the tricky conditions. Steve Hall moved into second spot with a hard charging Ben Wells now in third spot. Marco just kept a pulling away on his works CCM and took his second Grand Final Victory of 2008.

Silkolene Shorttrack Grand Final Result Round 3

1st 1 Marco Belli...................510 CCM
2nd 77 Steve Hall.................570 MRS KTM
3rd 11r Ben Wells................450 Revs Suzuki
4th 14r Adam Allott..............450 Joe Booth Racing
5th 54 Pete Boast.................450 Team Suzuki
6th 10 Tim Greig....................450 ASR Honda
7th 90r Aidan Collins............450 Buckingham Vans Honda
8th 9r Richard May................450 CCM
9th 15 Victor Bull...................450 No Bull Yamaha
10th 84 Justin Hargate.........450 Helmets4u Honda
11th 49 Rusty Hodgson.......450 Dynomax CCM
12th 71 Glyn Pocklington....450 Helmets4u Honda

Thunderbikes

1st 54 Pete Boast..........650 Team Suzuki
2nd 28 Steve Coles.......600 Honda
3rd 73r Mark Selby........600 Suzuki

Junior Championship
1st 7 Ben Baker...............250 Kawasaki
2nd 1 Tom Wolley...........230 CCM
3rd 4 Tom Welbourn......230 CCM

Welbourns Quad Championship

1st Alan Hooker...............350 Banshee
2nd Charlie Webourn ....525 Polaris
3rd Mark Hooker..............350 Banshee
Helmets4u rider of the meeting award went to Ben Wells

Team England Win the Flat track of Nations

The spectators and fans were treated with the hardest racing ever seen on the Euro-pean continent! 28 riders from 7 nations went wide open after the valuable points un-der the hot Bavarian sun! Several engines went up in smoke as the 1000m cushion track lived up to it's engine killing reputation! With fantastic team spirit amongst the riders, the remaining bikes were shared within the teams and beyond. The title de-fenders from Great Britain were challenged hard from all corners. Jens Hinrichs on his GST KTM and Tommy Kunert on his Huber Aprilia from Germany, Oege de Jong on his KTM & Mick Jansen on his Dutch-Brothers KTM from the Netherlands, Marco Belli on the Ariete Kawasaki from Italy, Dani Müller on the Supertrapp Harley-Davidson from Switzerland. The tension rose with every race, and so did the heat! The only shade to be found was in the old paddock where live band WOMAN was getting the party started! Surprise of the day came out of the French corner! Philippe Stella, James Brun & Damien Bomais, all supported by Mefo, kept their heads down and the throt-tles open to grab point after point. And this while the friendly trio was racing on Maxxis DTR tires for the first time! With so many races and so many riders, the ten-sion was rising, who will be in the final? Then came the announcement from the refe-ree: Great Brittain, France, Italy & the Netherlands! 12 long laps under the grueling Bavarian sun, top speeds well over 160km/h, will the engines last? Marco First, Steve Hall and Oege de Jong close behind. Oege de Jong up in second and closing in on Marco Belli. Then Oege de Jong went wide and Steve Hall passed inside. Oege de Jong closing in again, but it was too late... Marco Belli crossed the line first, Steve hall sec-ond, Oege de jong third, Philippe Stella fourth, Pete Boast fifth, James Brun, Tim Greig, Damien Bomais, Mick Jansen, Dario Magnoni & Luca Talamona.

Great Britain won again! After their success in the short track of nations in 2007, they won the flat track of nations in 2008! France second and Italy third!

MARCO BELLI WINS IN THE VALLEY

The Amman Valley 1/2 mile event was run in red hot conditions both on and off the track, the track action keeping the spectators sweating as they watched the riders pitching their bikes sideways at 100mph. The Silkolene ShorttrackUK Championship saw 36 riders battle it out to 12 rider Grand Final. Pete Boast and Marco Belli had their pick of the front row due to their semi final wins and along side them were two x speedway riders Adie Collins and Adam Allott.
It was Boast who made the hole shot but Belli passed him down the back straight. Boastie hung on to the back of Belli for three laps before he begain to pull away fromhim. Steve Hall had come through to third spot by passing Glynn Pocklington and just a bit further down the field Adie Collins, Tim Greig and Mick Janson were battling wheel to wheel for 5th 6th 7th. Belli pulled away to gain a commanding lead as Boast in turn pulled away from Hall. As the laps wound down it was Belli who brought the Works CCM Machine home to it's first UK victory in 2008, Boast was safe in second followed by Hall, Pocklinton and a last lap pass by Collins over Tim Greig rounded top 6 placings. This now means that Belli and Boast share the lead in the Championship.

The Thunderbike class had it's largest entry of the season, with 20 riders using the opportunity of riding the 1/2 mile track to really get their higher capacity bikes opened up and to great effect. The Final saw Jan- Willam Jansen on his Sundance XR1200 Harley Davidson push Boast on the Suzuki Twin for top spot , with Boast just seeming to have the upper hand on Jan to take the win. Jon "Captain highside " Lee brought the 700 Honda twin home into third spot.
In the Junior races it was no suprise that Tom Woolley won all his races in fine style but what wasn't expected was the fantastic racing between Joe Moore and Ben Baker with Joe coming out on top.
The Welbourn's of Wisbech sponsored Quad Championship had a slightly depleted field but the riders who did make the effort to get to this unique racing track had a ball and produced some great race racing. In the end it was guest rider Jim Penfold who proved to be number 1 on the 1/2 mile track on 4 wheels.

Adam Allott 7th in Grand Final..................Start Grand Final under the floodlights

HELMETS4U RIDER OF THE NIGHT AWARD WENT TO JAN-WILLEM JANSEN

CCM FLAT TRACK EXPERIENCE JUNIOR RIDER OF THE NIGHT AWARD WENT TO JOE MOORE

Silkolene ShorttrackUK Championship Grand Final Results

1st 1 Marco Belli.................520 CCM
2nd 54 Peter Boast............450 Team Suzuki
3rd 77 Steve Hall................525 MRS KTM
4th 71 Glyn Pocklington...450 Helmet4u Honda
5th 90r Aidan Collins.........450 BuckinghamVans Honda
6th 10 Tim Greig..................550 asr Aprilia
7th 14r Adam Allott...............450 Joe Booth Racing Honda
8th 15x Jan-Willem.............1200 Sundance Harley-Davidson
9th 16x Mick Janson..........525 Dutch Brothers KTM
10th 15 Victor Bull...............450 No Bull Yamaha
11th 8 Jon Bell......................525 KTM
12th 84 Justin Harrgate.....450 Helmets4u Honda

Thunderbike

1st Pete Boast............650 Team Suzuki
2nd Jan- Willam ........1200 Sundance Harley-Davidson
3rd John Lee.................700 Skooter Farm Honda
4th Mario Muggler......600 Arni Harley Davidson
5th Kevin Armstrong. 600 C&J Rotax
6th Guto Llewellyn. 600 Husaberg

Juniors

1st Tom Woolley.....230 CCM
2nd Joe Moore........230 CCM
3rd Ben Baker.........230 CCM
4th Tom Welbourn..230 CCM

Welbourns Quads

1st Jim Penfold.................350 Banshee
2nd Charlie Welbourn.....525 outlaw
3rd Craig Morgan.............350 Banshee
4th Mark Graves...............500 Polaris

Double Boast

The racing was hot on a cold and windy evening at the Norfolk Arena and the honours in Round 1 of 2008 ShorttrackUK Championship went to Peter Boast on a 450 Team Suzuki machine, who lead the Grand Final from start to finish but 2007 Number 1 plate holder Marco Belli was pushing hard to take 2nd spot on the factory CCM, with Steven Hall taking last spot on the podium on his 525 KTM. Rookie ride of the night went to former speedway star Aidan Collins with a fine 4th spot.
Boastie also brought his big 650 twin home 1st in the Thunderbike Race with Helmets4u rider of the night Kev Armstrong in 2nd spot and Paul Harrison 3rd.
The Quad Final was an all brothers affair with the win going to last year's champ Alan Hooker and his brother Mark in second spot.
Tom Woolley continued his dominance in the Juniors Championship by winning all his Heat races and the Grand Final.

SILKOLENE SHORTTRACK GRAND FINAL RESULTS
1ST 54 PETER BOAST 450 TEAM SUZUKI
2ND 1 MARCO BELLI 510 CCM
3RD 77 STEVEN HALL 525 MRS KTM
4TH 90R AIDAN COLLINS 450 BVS HONDA
5TH 15 VICTOR BULL 450 NO BULL YAMAHA
6TH 10 TIM GREIG 450 ASR HONDA
7TH 71 GLYN POCKLINGTON 450 HELMETS4U HONDA
8TH 8 JON BELL 525 KTM
9TH 14R ADAM ALLOTT 450 HONDA
10TH 11R BEN WELLS 450 SUZUKI
11TH 55R SHAUN BROWN 450 PO H0NDA
12TH 61R KEV ARMSTRONG 450 HONDA

SILKOLENE THUNDERBIKE FINAL

1ST 54 PETER BOAST 650 SUZUKI
2ND 61 KEV ARMSTRONG 600 C&J ROTAX
3RD 4 PAUL HARRISON 600 HONDA
WELBOURNS SHORTTRACK QUADS
1ST 1 ALAN HOOKER 350 BANSHEE
2ND 8 MARK HOOKER 350 BANSHEE
3RD IAN CURL 350 BANSHEE

SHORTTRACK JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP

1ST TOM WOOLLEY 230 CCM
2ND BEN BAKER 230 CCM
3RD TOM WELBOURN 230 CCM

HELMETS4U RIDER OF THE NIGHT..... KEV ARMSTRONG

F.T.EXPERETNCE JUNIOR RIDER OF THE NIGHT ....... TOM WELBOURN

BIKES FROM DAYTONA

Jason Crump practices on a Shorttracker.
17/2/08
2006 World Speedway Champion Jason Crump test rode a CRF DTX at Scunthorpe Speedway Stadium today. He was there to test his speedway bikes but took the opportunity to take up the offer from Pete Boast to take his CRF Flattrack bike out. Pete said he looked like he was really enjoying himself and was on the pace in a matter of laps. After the test ride he said he loved it and now would be looking at converting his own CRF honda MX bike into a flattracker and if he has time in his busy speedway schedule he might take a round in.