SHORTTRACK RACING 2013

CHAMPIONS TRAINING SCHOOL - BOOK NOW BEFORE SUMMER BREAK

If you were considering a day's training with Steve Plater, Ben Wilson or Pete Boast, the arena is closing for building work shortly and may not be able to offer further dates for a while, so get in quickly while there are still two dates available. Please check out the training page for more info or ring 01673 878426 to book onto the only dates currently available - this Saturday 11th May and Wednesday 12th June.

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ROUND 2 DTRA FLAT TRACK - 19th MAY AT RYE HOUSE.

Entries now being taken on line at DTRA

 

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (May 8, 2013) – AMA Pro Racing is pleased to announce that the AMA Pro Live streaming video system will be broadcasting at all AMA Pro Flat Track presented by J&P Cycles events in 2013. AMA Pro Live is a live streaming video system which has been designed to put fans in the director's chair, allowing them to select from a variety of cameras located around the racetrack while monitoring live timing and scoring data and social media feeds. The online system can be accessed through a web browser from any computer, tablet or mobile device by navigating to http://www.amaprolive.com.

“This is an exciting step for our sport,” said Michael Gentry, Chief Operating Officer of AMA Pro Racing. “The ability to live stream our events will help us reach a crucial demographic and provide coverage of the sport globally. We know our fans have wanted the ability to watch our races online. Our staff has worked long and hard on this system and we are proud to be able to provide live streaming to the fans this season."

Initially, AMA Pro Live's implementation at AMA Pro Flat Track presented by J&P Cycles events will consist of two video channels alongside live timing and scoring and social media feeds, providing complete coverage from the first practice until the final checkered flag. The first channel will feature a camera mounted in the P.A. booth overlooking all of the action, and will include an audio feed of Scottie Deubler and Barry Boone providing play-by-play analysis of the racing. The second camera will be located trackside near the start-finish line, giving fans a close-up view of the day's racing activity and allowing them to hear the thunder of the motorcycles as they roar around the track. Additional channels are planned for future events, including a roaming camera in the pits and on-board cameras mounted on the motorcycles.

AMA Pro Live will be live streaming all rounds on the 2013 AMA Pro Flat Track presented by J&P Cycles schedule. For those that can’t make it to the San Joaquin County Fairgrounds in Stockton, Calif. for this weekend's Stockton Half-Mile, this link – http://www.amaprolive.com - will grant them direct access to AMA Pro Live and allow them to watch the entire event. Live streaming of practice and qualifying is set to begin Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 3:00 p.m. EST (12:00 p.m. PST), with opening ceremonies for the main event set to begin at 10:00 p.m. EST (7:00 p.m. PST).

It's just days until the stars of AMA Pro Flat Track presented by J&P Cycles roll out their twin-cylinder machines for the first time this season. For tickets and more information on the Stockton Half-Mile, please visit http://www.showclix.com/events/17007. 

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ROUND 1 DTRA FLAT TRACK - 21ST APRIL AT KING'S LYNN

For further info and pics, please visit the DTRA site using the link below.

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For 2013 Shorttrack club racing will be run by The Dirt Track Riders Association, set up by Anthony Brown and a few other Flat Trackers, so that the sport continues. Now is the time to register, as Anthony says:-

Please visit the Dirt Track Riders site to arrange your registration NOW!

 

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (March 15, 2013) – Brandon Robinson (Kawasaki KX450F/TJ Burnett Farms)tasted the sweet taste of victory for the first time in his young career tonight during the second round of action at the DAYTONA Flat Track. The Pennsylvanian acquired the lead on the second lap of the AMA Pro Flat Track presented by J&P Cycles main event and never let up on the throttle from then on.

“My entire team just worked extremely hard to make this happen for me and I can’t be more thankful for their support,” said Robinson. “We got the setup as close to perfect as possible and everything went as smooth as we could have asked for all night. I got out front early in the main event, put in a hard 25 laps and it all paid off. My team and I have had an awesome week in general and it feels incredible to win here.”

After recording an impressive fifth place finish last night, complacency obviously wasn’t an issue for Robinson tonight as he was hungry for better results and he certainly delivered. After taking the early lead from Kenny Coolbeth Jr. (Chaplin Kawasaki/Kawasaki KX450F) on the very first lap, Robinson’s main competitor of the night was Brad Baker (Honda CRF450R/Specialty Fabrication Incorporation). After fending off Baker’s valiant attempts late in the race to overtake the lead, Robinson managed to get loose on the final lap and take the checkered flag by 1.262 seconds.

Baker, who finished in second-place last night, turned in another second-place effort tonight before an issue in post-race technical inspection resulted in the loss of points for the night’s main event. Robinson now sits atop the AMA Pro Grand National Expert Championship point standings and will carry that momentum into Stockton, Calif. when the stars of the series head out west for their next event.

After getting knocked out of last night’s main and finishing in 17th to start the season, Bryan Smith (Honda CRF450R/Crosley Radios) rebounded quite nicely on this go-around. The Michigan native beat out 2011 Grand National Champion Jake Johnson (Honda CRF450R) to close out the podium with a third-place finish.

Final results: 1st – Robinson, 2nd – Baker, 3rd – Smith, 4th – Johnson, 5th – Rush

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla (March 14, 2013) – It was an uncharacteristically cold night under the lights at DAYTONA Flat Track for the AMA Pro Flat Track presented by J&P Cycles season opener. Fans witnessed Mikey Rush (Machete Energy/Honda CRF450R) capture the Grand National checkered flag in what proved to be an impressive showdown between several prominent riders.

Lap 18 is what told the story in tonight’s 25 lap shootout. Brad Baker (Specialty Fabrication Incorporation/Honda CRF450R) seemed to have everything under control until that particular lap when Rush edged him out on turn four to steal the lead and surrender nothing for the final seven laps.

“First of all, I just want to say that I love Daytona, this place is extremely special to me,” said Rush. “Brad made it extremely difficult for me tonight but I was lucky to make that pass late in the race and eventually stick it for the win. The feeling I have right now is incredible and I love competing against these guys.”

Rush’s surgical pass of Baker on lap 18 was a game-changer and it’s safe to say that the Californian was telling the truth when he stated that Daytona is a special place to him, as his only two professional wins have come at this venue. Rush won at the Municipal Stadium circuit in Daytona back in 2007 and again here tonight.

“So close but so far away,” said a discouraged Baker. “I felt him breathing down my neck and unfortunately I let him slip by. I have to give Mikey credit for running an excellent race though, he deserves it. I look forward to giving it another shot tomorrow night.”

Defending 2012 AMA Pro Grand National Champion and tonight’s Dash for Cash winner Jared Mees (Montgomeryville Cycle/Honda CRF450R) got the holeshot in the main event but surrendered it immediately to Baker. However, Mees battled it out until the very end and came away with an impressive third place finish.

Final results: 1st – Rush, 2nd – Baker, 3rd – Mees, 4th – Wiles, 5th - Robinson

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THE GREAT INDOORS

KING OF THE GREAT INDOORS
TOM NEAVE TAKES INTERNATIONAL SHORTTRACK TITLE

Tom Neave added to his British Shorttrack title with a fantastic win in the Grand Final on Saturday, giving him the International Indoor title as well.

24 riders from all over the World came to Arena UK, Grantham to try to win the International Indoor title. After 9 heat races, 2 semi finals and the last chance race, it come down to 8 riders with the chance of taking the title.
Tom Neave lined up on the front row next to STUK's number 1 Ade Collins and his twin brother Tim riding the team Suzuki bike, on row two was Ben Baker, Kevin Doolan, Peter Boast and the third row Glyn Pocklington and Tony Primmer.
Ade made the hole shot with Tom Neave and Ben Baker hard on his tail. On lap two Collins and Neave pulled away from Baker who in turn had Boast, Doolan and Tim Neave pushing him hard and on lap 3 Tom made a fantastic move around the outside of Collins to take the lead.
On lap 5 Tom began to pull a lead on Collins and Tim Neave had swept around the outside of Baker and Boast. By lap 8 Tom was still leaving Collins, who still had a couple of bike lengths in front of the other Neave and Baker lost another place this time to Kev Doolan
Going into the last lap Tom had just about done the job with 4 bikes lead over Collins, who was now under pressure from Tim Neave and the battle was still raging between Doolan, Baker, Boast and now Pocklington.
Tom took the Chequered flag for another fantastic win at Arena UK, to take the International Indoor Shorttrack title, Collins got a rare second in the end and Tim Neave took the last spot on the rostrum.

Grand Final Result
1st #68 Tom Neave..........450 TCR Honda
2nd #1 Ade Collins...........450 HRC Honda
3rd #14 Tim Neave..........450 Team Suzuki
4th #42 Kevin Doolan......450 PB KTM
5th #7 Ben Baker..............450 Honda
6th #54 Peter Boast..........450 Team Suzuki
7th #71 Glyn Pocklington.525 KTM
8th#52 Tony Primmer.......250 Yamaha

 

MINI BIKES

The Minibike action was thick and fast all evening, with thrills and spills, they had it all during the heat races, but it was down to 9 riders in the Final. Come back man Andy Giddings was top scorer in the heat races, but it was Mark Richardson who came out on top, just taking the win from Adam Shipp who was very close to him over the line and Andy managed to get last spot on the podium.

Mini Bike Final Result

1st # 18 Mark Richardson.........150 Stomp
2nd #16 Adam Ship...................150 Stomp
3rd #45 Andy Giddings.............150 Stomp
4th #33 Kevin Doolan.................88 CRF
5th #22 Robert Neave................150 Sky Team
6th #66 Geoff Bull.......................150 Stomp
7th #47 Richard Cooper.............140 YX
8th #91 Russell Little..................140 Stomp
9th #13 Geoffrey Bull..................150 Stomp

 

ENGLAND RULE THE WORLD

The first ever Shorttrack Indoor team challenge resulted in a clear win to the England Team with 70 points and 38 points to the Rest of the World. England's Glyn Pocklington was the star performer with a paid max, including a couple great rides from the back to take wins. Ade Collins rode well for his 10 points and the Suzuki pairing of Tim Neave and Peter Boast with 9 points backed up Pocklington and Collins. Kevin Doolan, Damien koppe and Tony Primmer put up the strongest challenge to England, with all of them taking heat wins, but even Rest of World Team manager Richard Hollingsworth could not pull them out of trouble with some tactical riders thrown in.

Team Scorers
England 70 points.
1 Adain Collins..............10
2 Tom Woolley................3
3 Peter Boast...................9
4 Tim Neave.....................9 + 6 double points ride -15
5 Tom Neave...................6
6 Glyn pocklington........12 +4 double points ride -16
7 Ben Baker.....................8
8 Edward Kennett..........3

Rest of the World 38 points
1 Kevin Doolan...............10
2 Mads Korneliusson.....2
3 Damien Koppe..............8+2 double points ride- 10
4 Rory Schlin....................0
5 Fabrizo Vesprini...........4
6 Robbie Kessler.............3
7 Mark Lemon...................1
8 Tony Primmer...............8

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Heat 17,#52 Tony Primmer #14 Tim Neave,1Ade Collins.............25 Fabrizo Vesprini holding off 93 Tom Woolley

Kev Doolan giving Rory and Mark a few tips on Shorttrack..........................Boastie and Neave Team riding........................................



NO STOPPING OLLY

Oliver Brindley took a max of four wins in the Youth Shorttrack Class riding his Arrow Racing Yamaha. All the battling was going on behind Olly, with some great racing from Leah Tokelove, Ben Neave, Kyle Bickley and Joe Hudson. When the points were tallied up from the 4 races Kyle took second spot Trophy and Ben the third.

Youth Results
1st # 1 Oliver Brindley .................85 Arrow Yamaha
2nd # 18 Kyle Bickley..................140 Spares
3rd # 10 Ben Neave......................150 Sky Team
4th # 33Joe Hudson.....................110 NSR KLX
5th # 16 Charlie Brooks...............150 Stomp
6th # 37 Leah Tokelove................85 RM Suzuki
7th # 47Josh Darius Nobes........150 Co-Built

 

Thanks to AfterFun for providing the winners with some great product.

Even bigger thanks to everyone who worked so hard in the cold all day - marshalls, pit crew, lap scorers, security, gate staff, commentators and officials. Great job done by all, as usual.

 

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60'sand 70's grasstrack superstar Brian Maxted will be guest of Honour this weekend at Arena UK Grantham.Brian will be bringing the last bike he raced - a Maxmade Westlake and will be putting it on display. He will also be presenting the Trophies in the England V Rest of the World team event.tr

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Rory Schlein takes final spot in the Rest Of World Team

Aussie International and Belle Vue Speedway Star rider Rory will join the 7 other International riders in the Rest of the World Team at Arena UK on 23rd of Feb. Rory is really keen to give shorttrack a go, as unlike some of his fellow Aussie riders, Rory never competed in the sport back in his homeland. Rory said ' A few of my mates like Kev (Doolan) and Darcey (Ward) love it, so when Pete rang and asked me to ride, I thought why not see what it's all about. I'm happy to be part of a Team like in Speedway, then after the afternoon meeting, hopefully I'll be up to speed to make a challenge for the individual Open International meeting at night.'

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Mark Lemon has confirmed that he will be taking his place in the Rest of World Team in the first every Indoor Shorttrack Team event against England.
The indoor meeting will be taking place at Arena UK, Grantham, Lincs, on Saturday 23rd February and will be first time te Aussie star will have ridden flattrack, but he say's he his really looking forward to giving it a go and getting warmed up for the season ahead.
There are also two x speedway riders coming out of retirement to take part in the event,  one is former Sheffield Star rider Robbie Kessler and the other is Poole rider Tony Primmer.
Robbie who is working for Niels-Kristian Iversen as his UK mechanic, is looking forward to getting out on a bike again and taking on the challenge of indoor shorttrack racing. Tony Primmer was NSW Aussie Dirt Track Champion in 95 and a former Long Track Champion, so should be no stranger to this discipline and he is looking forward  to a full season of racing in the sport this year.
Tony's other team mates are  Kevin Doolan, Mads Korneliussen, Damon Koppe and Fabrizo Vesperini .

England will be headed by Shorttrack UK's number 1 Ade Collins, along with ex- Coventry rider Edward Kennett, ex British and Euopean Shorttrack Champ Peter Boast, runner up in FIM World Championship Tom Woolley, former British Junior ST ChampsTim and Tom Neave, Indoor Shorttrack runner up Ben Baker and indoor specialist Glyn Pocklington.

The Team event will start at 1pm and International Indoor Shorttrack Championship will start at 6.30pm.

England Team Confirmed
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1.Ade Collins.........2 Tom Woolley.................3 Peter Boast........................4 Tim Neave.........
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5 Tom Neave..................6 Glyn Pocklington..............7 Ben Baker...............8 Eddy Kennett

Team Manager....Pete Seaton

Rest of World so far....
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1 Kevin Doolan (AUS)....2 Mads Korneliusson (DEN)....3 Damion Koppe (AUS)...4 Rory Schlein
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5 Fabrizo Vesprini (IT)..........6 Robbie kessler............7Mark Lemon.......... ...8 Tony Primmer (AUS)

Team Manager Richard Hollingsworth

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TWO MAJOR SIGNINGS FOR THE SECOND GREAT INDOORS MEETING

Edward Kennett will be taking his place in the England Team as part of the England V Rest of the World, the first team event of the Great Indoors Shorttrack Series, which will take place on 23rd February 1pm, at Arena UK, the fantastic venue where the Christmas meeting took place.
England Speedway International rider Kennett is no stranger to racing indoors at speedway or shorttrack, as an Indoor Speedway Champion at the Brighton indoor meetings and winning the first 2009 first Indoor Shorttrack event at Braintree, Essex in 2009. Edward has also just returned from the USA after competing in the Speedway Monster Indoor meeting, where he finished on a very creditable 10pts.

Fabrizio Vesprini is the other major signing for the team event, obviousy ridng for the Rest of the World. Fabrizio is the 2012 FIM Flat Track World Cup Champion and is making the long trip from Montegiorgio, Italy to compete in his first indoor Shorttrack meeting. Fabrizio is a former Ice Racer and has raced Speedway for his native country, Italy. He will be lining up in the Rest of the World Team with previously confirmed riders, Aussie's Kevin Doolan and Damian Koppe.

There will be further anouncements of more Star riders coming very soon...

All the above riders will be also competing in the second meeting of the day, the International Shorttrack Arena Championship at 6.30 pm (individual)

Please book on line to secure a grandstand seat, you can pay on the day but seats can't be guaranteed.

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NEXT FLATTRACK SCHOOLS ARE......

FRI 22ND MARCH (FULL), SAT 9TH MARCH (FULL)....SAT 27TH APRIL (FULL)......SAT 18TH MAY...(full)

SUNDAY 28TH APRIL - FULL
More dates comimg soon..

TO MAKE A BOOKING AND RESERVE YOUR PLACE ON THE SCHOOL PLEASE CALL OUR OFFICE ON 01673 878426.

 

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RIDERS, entry forms for The Great Indoor meeting on 23rd Feb ,will be sent out by 16th Jan, any riders that didn't race on the 27th meeting and wish to ride at 23rd,please contact the Shorttrack office 01673 878426

Schedule, 12.15pm One practice for Junior riders.1pm England V Rest World Team Event support class juniors. 4pm Practice for International Shorttrack Arena Championship and Mini bikes.6.30pm International Shorttrack Championship and Support Class Mini bikes.

 

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FIM WORLD FLATTRACK CUP CHAMPIONSHIP AT LEICESTER.

FIM World Flattrack Cup Championship is coming to England! Tony Steele, England's FIM representative for Flattrack confirmed that round 3 of the Championship will be run at Leicester Speedway Stadium on June 29th. This is part of a 6 round Championship, with riders from all over the world competing. Any riders wishing to take part from the UK must have an FIM Licence or an ACU licence with a one Event FIM Licence available on the day. Any Pro or restricted riders wishing to compete please call Pete at the Shorttrack office.

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TOM WOOLLEY Pinhard Trophy Winner 2012 

The Sunbeam MCC is delighted to announce that Tom Woolley has been adjudged the winner of The Pinhard Trophy for 2012.Tom is Runner-Up in the 2012 FIM World Flat Track Cup.The Pinhard is one of the UK’s most prestigious awards, the giant 3-gallon cup having been presented since 1950 to the best Under-21 year old sporting motorcyclist competing under ACU or SACU jurisdiction.On being told of his success, Tom said "I discovered I had been awarded the Pinhard Trophy on Christmas day, it was the best present ever. I feel honoured and very lucky to even be considered, let alone to win such a prestigious award and join a list of previous winners of such distinction.My racing success is a result of help from a lot of people behind the scenes, non more than from the late Joe Hughes from Joe Hughes International, who along with son Morgan has made a lot of things happen for me, so I would like to dedicate this award to Joe. I would also like to thank Pidcock Honda for providing my machinery and Joker Machine in Los Angeles for all their help in America"Previous winners are a list of motorcycling greats over the last 60 years who have excelled in all spheres of the sport including Mike Hailwood, Jeff Smith, Brian Martin, Roy Peplow, Dan Shorey, Scott Ellis, Alexz Wigg and a host of others who have gone on to be national and international household names. Last year’s winner was Jack Sheppard from Trials.Presentation of the Trophy will be at the ACU Awards Dinner on 26th January. In the true tradition of the sport, Tom is very much a self-starter, travelling alone to America to compete in two rounds of the Championship and was the only Brit to appear on the Podium at every round. Tom faced stiff competition for the Trophy and voting was extremely close. Entries come from all disciplines:- Trials, Road Racing, MotoX and even Admin. It’s good to see that more and more Ladies are being put forward.Tom is a member of Burton & District Sporting MCC. When the club lost its training track in 2006, Tom was instrumental in getting Government funding for a new facility, even though he was only just in his teens. Tom now gets involved in coaching.Sunbeam MCC awards the Trophy in memory of Frederick William Pinhard who died in 1948 whilst serving as Secretary of the Club.Judges were editors of leading motorcycle periodicals, General Secretary of the ACU and officials from Sunbeam MCC.

 

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UK Flattrack Racing for 2013

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TOM NEAVE TAKES BRITISH INDOOR TITLE ON LAST CORNER CLIFF HANGER


Tom Neave pulled off a fantastic pass on the last corner to take the win in Grand Final of British Indoor Flattrack Championship at Arena UK on 27th
December, after having a great start to day by taking 2 wins and second in his heat races. The only rider to beat Tom during the heats was Scunthorpe's
Speedway Ace Ashley Birks who also took two wins in his heat races. Other heat winners were Tom's twin brother Team Suzuki rider Tim, who had two
wins, Shorttrack regular riders Glyn Pocklington also on two wins, and the big surprise of the day was Shorttrack's # 1  Ade Collins without a win in
his 3 heat races.

From the 32 rider field the top 16 points scorers from the heats progressed to the 8 lap Semi's.
In Semi 1 it was Ashley Birks who got the hole shot, looking good for his first Shorttrack meeting, stretching the lead but by lap 6 Tom Neave started
to pull him  in and  Pete Boast passed Rich Mason to take 3rd spot. On the last lap Tom was trying everything to get past Birks but didn't quite make
it and Boast held on to take the last transfer spot to the final.
In Semi 2 it was Alan Birtwistle who stole the show, taking a flag to flag win but he had his work cut out holding off the spectacular Aussie speedway
star Kevin Doolan who was riding high and wide on every corner, trying to get a big run around outside of Birtwistle. Kev didn't quite get better of
Birtwistle and had to settle for second spot and third went to Glyn Pocklington.
The Last Chance race for the remaining final places saw a frightening crash on the back straight on the first lap with Rich Mason and Tom Woolley going
down, Mason ending up worse off with broken collar bone. In restart it was Ade Collins who hit the front for the first time, with young Tim Neave
trying hard for first two laps to get past but Ade kept his cool and to make sure he took the win, Neave was second and  Damien Koppe third and taking
last spot for final was Darren Trapmore who managed to hold  Ben Baker off.

Tensions were running high for the start of the 12 lap Grand Final for British Indoor, with Ashley Birks on pole from Birtwistle and Tom Neave on
the front row, Doolan, Boast and Pocklington behind them and Collins, Tim Neave, Koppe and Trapmore off the back row. On the first attempt pole man
Ashley Birks and Birtwistle clashed, stopping the race, with Birks put back to the penalty line for the restart.
On the first corner of the restart Collins went down, was hit by another rider and took no further part in the final. Only on the second restart did everyone get around the first corner safely, with Boastie and Birtwistle side by side for first lap, then Birtwistle just edged past Boast to take the lead, with Pocklington third  Birks fourth, Tom Neave fifth and Doolan sixth.
On lap 3 Birks went down on turn 3 and was out, with no chance of winning after a great performance all day. Tom Neave continued to work his way
through the field passing Pocklington and later a great out side line to pass on Boastie. By lap 10 Tom was putting pressure on Birtwistle, Boastie
was holding 3rd spot from Pocko who in turn was under pressure from Doolan.
On the final lap Birtwistle was still leading but going into last corner Tom Neave held it flat out around outside to surprise Birtwistle, who then gave
it a big handful of throttle and went down, never making it to the chequered flag,  as Tom bounced off the fence to take the win. Boastie took second
spot and Pockington took the final podium spot.

 

Star Rider Change for the British Indoor Championship

British Superbike rider Tristan Palmer will take Christain Iddon's place in the line up. Tristan who rode for Team GB Honda in the British Superbikes this year and is a former Superstock Champion, will ride Christian Iddon's Team Aprilia 450 Machine on 27th. Christian is unable to race now because his new World Supersport contract will not allow him to race. Steve Plater will not be able to ride either as he has had surgery on his arm earlier than expected but Steve will still be attending the meeting, willing and able to sign autographs with his other hand.

 

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AUSSIE DIRTTRACK CHAMPION CONFIRMS HIS ENTRY FOR GREAT INDOORS

DAMIEN KOPPE, a speedway rider from Australia,who has recently signed for the Sheffield Tigers for the 2013 season will be riding at Arena Uk,Grantham on the 27th December. Damien hasn't returned to his native country this winter due to lack of funds but is keen to get some racing in before the coming Speedway Seaon and jumped at the chance to ride at British Indoor Championship Meeting. Before his speedway career got underway, he was the State dirttrack Champion for 5 years running and also gained National titles in Australia. Damien will be riding Dave Homans 450 Yamaha Flattracker,Damien said "Really looking forward to getting out on dirttrtacker it's what I grew up doing back in Aussie before switched to Speedway .
Sheffield supporters should not only have Damien to cheer for but former riders Ashley Birks, Paul Cooper, Simon Lambert and Peter Boast, plus the other guest riders Kevin Doolan,road racers Steve Plater, Connor Cummings, Ben Wilson, Christian Iddon, Flattrack stars Ade Collins Tom Woolley,Tom & Tim Neave, in total 32 rider field all trying to take The British Indoor Flattrack Title.+ Support Class's Mini Bikes and Juniors.

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ARENA TRIED AND TESTED

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PRO AND GUEST RIDERS PRACTICING - 54 BOASTIE, 20 DAZ TRAPMORE, 71(IN GREEN)COWBOY POCKLINGTON, 7 BEN BAKER,15 BEN WILSON.

Result from Qualifying 16th December

1st 25 Derek Brindley............20.03
2nd 18 Mark Richardson.........20.06
3rd 10 Tim Greig......................20.40
4th James Courtney................20.69
5th 8 Ben Wells........................20.79
6th 47r Anthony Brown...........20.85
7th 62 Dave Homan.................21.08
8th 9 Rich May.........................21.18
9th 42r Tom Clemens.............21.18
10th 44r Lez Stevens...............21.32
11th 41r Steve Lane.................21.34
12th 19r Mick Trapmore...........21.56
13th 69r Steve Joy...................21.63
14th 3 Paul Sheldon.................22.06
15th 46x Jonathan Bethell......22.07
16th 95r Vince Hurst................22.19
17th 52r Ross Herrod...............22.22
18th 51r Randal Thomas.........22.68

FULL LIST OF RIDERS ON

PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR FULL LIST OF RIDERS...

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Scunthorpe's Champion League rider signs up for the Great Indoors

Ashley Birks has confirmed his entry into 'The Great Indoors' British Indoor Flattrack meeting on the 27th December. Ashley who was part of Scunthorpe's Premier League Champions Team this year, has just signed again for Scunthorpe and will be doubling up at Elite League Champions Swindon.
Ashley was also very good at motocross in his youth so should have no problem adapting to Flattrack racing. He said " I'm good friends with Tom Woolley who is a star Flattrack rider and I've been keen to have go after watching him at Sheffield on his flattracker.'
Ashley will be up against fellow speedway riders Kevin Doolan, Simon Lambert and Paul Cooper as well as his mate Tom Woolley, Ade Collins, Pete Boast and road racers Christian Iddon, Steve Plater, Ben Wilson and Connor Cummins.

Action at Arena UK, Nr Grantham Practice at 11am and Racing at 1pm.

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Flattrack Sponsor and pit crew member Pete Seaton has been busy building speedway bikes with a twist, they have 450 engines MX engines mounted in! Pete has been working on this idea for a while now and under extensive testing the honda and has proved to work well. Pete's latest bike as a BMW 450 injection engine mounted in the speedway frame.

Pete said' The problem with speedway is that riders are spending thousands of pounds on their engines, which are only lasting about five meetings. From my experience of flattrack, you build a 450 engine at beginning of the season, then run it all year just changing the oil a few times and that's it!'
Pete hopes to get the class going at Club meetings Called Fomula 2 Speedway. Any one intrested in building a bike please contact him on 07711 529189

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Tapes Up Productions are delighted to announce the launch of their 2012 flattrack DVD box set.  Every race from the latest Grand National Championship campaign, including all support classes, is now available over a twelve disc compilation.  Hours of viewing make this a perfect Christmas gift, ideal for whiling away a quiet winter.  The DVDs all include graphics and commentary, from both the Pro Classes to the bonus features (the frantic MiniBike Club Championship, the raw Club Novice class, the Junior Club Championship, the Grand National Youth Championship & the Thunderbike Championship).  Best of all, the DVD goes into an elevated level of depth, with analysis and interviews that will transfix the most ardent of flattrack fans.  The box set is available from the dedicated flattrack section on the Tapes Up website: http://www.webjam.com/speedwayondvd/shorttrackuk.

The DVD box set is priced at £50, and individual rounds can still be purchased at £10 each.  Tapes Up Productions would also like to confirm that they will have dispatched all pre-ordered DVDs by the end of 23rd November.

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New signings for 'The Great Indoors' - Paul Cooper and Kevin Doolan

Kevin Doolan and Paul Cooper have confirmed they will take their places at Arena UK for 'The Great Indoors' British Indoor Flattrack Cup meeting on 27th December. Kevin is not only a great Premier League speedway rider but is also a talented all round rider, racing Minibike and MX and has raced Flattrack many times, making him a top contender to take the British Indoor title.
Kevin has joined a long list of guest riders, along with Grasstrack and former Sheffield Tigers rider Paul Cooper who has had a great year racing in Europe on the Long Tracks, they both joined the confirmed starters - Rye House Speedway rider Simon Lambert, Supermoto Star Christian Iddon, Tyco Suzuki rider Connor Cummins, IOM TT winner Steve Plater, Britsh Supersport rider Ben Wilson, plus Flattrack's own star riders - Ade Collins, Pete Boast,Tom Woolley, the Neave brothers and Ben Baker.
There is a 450 seater grandstand, trade stands, bar, restaurant, cafe, pit walk about etc., and it's all indoors with no chance of a rain off :) 1pm start

Please click here to book tickets

 

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NEW DATES CONFIRMED FOR CHAMPIONS TRAINING SCHOOL

We have places available for Saturdays the 5th Januray and 9th March now,full info click on Training School or give us a call on 01673878426

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Presentation Night

Big thanks to every one that came to presentation evening,well done to all the trophy winners

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Ben signs up for the Great Indoors
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One of the most exciting road racers in the country, Ben Wilson has confirmed he will be going for the British Indoor Arena Flattrack title on the 27th December at Arena UK.

Ben came so close to winning the British Supersport Championship in 2011, only to miss out by few points at the last round at Brands Hatch, watched thousands TV viewers. In 2012 Ben raced for Gearlink Kawasaki and was a top contender for the title again, as he proved by winning the Silverstone round, but with a run of bad luck he didn't quite make the top spot.

Ben is no stranger in riding the Ovals, as a former Mablethorpe Sand Race champion and Shorttrack competitor at Scunthopre, he is just as spectacular on the dirt as he is on tarmarc and wil be a great rider to watch out for on the day.

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..GET YOUR TICKETS NOW! .
FOR THE GREAT INDOORS

TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE NOW !(PLEASE CLICK ON BUY TICKETS NOW)
STAR GUESTS CONFIRMED SO FAR FOR 27TH DECEMBER


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Steve Plater...........Christian Iddon..................Connor Cummings.........Simon Lambert............


MORE STAR RIDERS TO BE CONFIRMED...

PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR FULL LIST OF RIDERS...

GO TO FIXTURES PAGE FOR MORE INFO!

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Collins wins in Hungary at FIM CUP
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Ade Collins,Tom Woolley and Pete Boast made the long trip to Miskloc, Hungary to race in the FIM World CUP at the weekend, with all three making the Grand Final. Ade had a great battle with Fabrizio Vesprini to take the win on the day but Fabrizio won the Championship with his second spot, beating Tom who takes the runner up place in the Championship, with Marzoto third in the series. Boastie got 6th on the day, after a tough battle with Vittorio Marzotto and Marco Buzzi.
Tom and Pete in the Semi.

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CHANGE OF DATE

Len silver at Rye House is putting on 3 races for us as part of their end of season speedway meeting, we need 12 National Pro or restricted riders,if you fancy a skid it is on Sun 28th 6pm start,give me a call 07711 307306

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COOLBETH WINS LAST ROUND AMA CHAMPIONSHIP BUT JARED MEES WINS TITLE
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CLICK HERE FOR FULL REPORT

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NEW LINKS TO DIRT TRACK RIDERS ASSOCIATION

In 2013 the Flat Track Club racing scene in the UK will be run by the Dirt Track Riders association, so for any budding new riders or already established riders wishing to ride in the summer months, this is the route to go -

WWW.DIRTTRACKRIDERS.CO.UK OR http://www.facebook.com/DirtTrackRidersAssociationUK?fref=ts

ShorttrackUK will be concerned with running the 'Great Indoors' meetings during the winter, which will be open to the best riders from the summer scene, with some guest riders from other disciplines thrown into the mix.

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New Indoor Training School is GO!
Champions Training School
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November 11th is the first date available for a chance to book on our new Indoor Training School.The school is the first to let riders experience how many champions of Road Race and Flattrack train in the winter months, by honing their skills indoors having fun on dirt bikes around flat dirt ovals .

Our intructors will take you through class room sessions,body postion,backing the bike in on the rear brake,getting the bike low in the turns and throttle control sliding out of the bends.There will be min 3 hours of riding and we provide the bikes and the Arena.

Instructors..Include,Steve Plater (TT winner and Britsh Champion),Christian Iddon (3 times British Supermoto Champion & Britsh Supersport rider),Peter Boast (2009 British & European Flattrack Champion).

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Arena UK location is just off the A1 at Allington,Gonerby Moor roundabout,Grantham, Lincolnshire.NG32 2EF
The cost of a full days training for Adults is £120, Juniors £90,
Christmas gift vouchers available.
More dates coming soon!
To book on November 11th Call Shorttrack UK office 01673 878426
To see a clip from youtube about the out door ft school please use link below
http://youtu.be/rCEvS9pFtUY

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INDOOR PRACTICE AND QUALIFYING

YOU'VE GOT TO BE IN IT TO WIN IT!

Riders this is your chance to take your place in the British Indoor Arena Flattrack Cup, to be held on 27th December.

Qualifying will take place at Arena UK from 1pm on Sunday 16th December, with 12 places up for grabs as part of a 32 rider field. Each rider will get two practices and then three qualifying sessions, with the fastest 12 riders earning the chance to enter on the meeting on the 27th.

The remaining places will be taken by the top 10 riders from 2012 GNC Championship and a further 10 places will be taken by Star guest riders, who will practice from 11am to 1 pm also on 16th December.

So remember, if you finished in the top 10 this year you will be invited to ride, if not you will need to qualify....... There will also be practice for Juniors.

It will be £40 to ride £30 for juniors&mini bikes and you must contact the shorttrack office to book in.
All machines must run Maxxis 19 DTR's with No cuts and be below 98dba.

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END OF SEASON PRESENTATION EVENING

Riders - please keep your diaries clear on Friday 9th November for the presentation evening. This year's do will be held at 8pm to give everyone time to get there, at The White Heather, Caenby Corner, Market Rasen, Lincs, LN8 2AT. It's £12.50 for adults and £6.50 for children. I have sent out info and order forms for tickets to riders and staff but if you haven't received yours then please print one off here or get in touch and I'll send it out to you, thanks.

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BIRTIE'S AMERICAN TRIP

Alan Birtwistle took a break from riding in the STUK series in August, to visit the States to ride in the Amateur Flat Track Series, returning just in time for the final STUK round at Ryehouse. He had a fantastic time, here's his report below....

I got three 1st’s and three 3rd’s in the mains at Kansas winning the 450 AM series overall and 2nd in the Open AM Series overall and also went out with the pro’s on the last day, got third in my heat for a front row start and 7th in the main.

I then travelled across to Indianapollis short track and got 3rd in my heat race but didn’t make the main as only the heat winner transfered and it was a tough field with a lot of top pro’s that were in town for the next day’s Pro mile.

I then went to Macomb TT and got 3rd in both 450 mains and then onto Peoria shorttrack where I got 2nd in my heat race but crashed out of the main and damaged the bike too badly to make the restart. I was supposed to head to Peoria TT and Springfield ST but they were cancelled due to bad weather. All in all had a great trip.

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BOASTIE BAGS THE FINAL ROUND

Pete Boast found his winning form in time for the season finale at Ryehouse Stadium on Sunday, where a great day's racing was enjoyed by all. Aidan Collins had secured the championship at the previous round, leaving the way clear to battle for the remaining spots at the top, and battle they did..... For the full report please click here.

 

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Final Round 2012 Grand National UK Flat Track Championship

The curtain comes down on the UK's Flattrack Championship of 2012 on the 16th September,at Rye House Speedway Track, Hoddeson, Herts. Ade Collins already claimed the championship at the last round but for sure he will be trying to dominate by taking another win. The battle for runner up spots is still tight with Tom Woolley on the Pidcock's Honda, Honda mounted Richard Mason and Team Suzuki rider Peter Boast all still in the running . Guest riders who will also be in the mix are England International Speedway rider Eddy Kennett, from the world of road racing TT winner Steve Plater and on his Flattrack debut Tyco Suzuki rider Conner Cummings, so there will be some fantastic racing.
Support classes include Thunderbikes, Mini Bikes and Juniors.

Practice starts 10.30am, Racing at 11.30am
Admission prices Adults £10, Cons £8, Kids free.

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Rye House Practice

Saturday 15th September, practice session for Pros, Restricted, Novice, Mini's & Juniors.
Running from 10am to 2 pm, £35 adults ,£25 juniors.
Four groups,loads of track time, bike hire available,
For more info and to book your place call the Shorttrack office (01673 878426)

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With Rhyl cancelled there's a good opportunity to race at  Blijham, it's a nice short track in the north of Holland, taking place on September 9th.
so far they have booked time for 4 heats + final in the program

It is an official race so valid licenses are a requirement.
For more info contact Mick Jansen

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Does anyone have a KTM 525 engine for sale? If so, Paul Sheldon is after one, please contact him on 07723 004671. Thanks.

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HALF MILE AT RHYL CANCELLED

Unfortunately the only half mile meeting on the calendar is cancelled due to technical difficulties. They have an electrical problem at Tir Prince and have dug up half the track to locate the fault. Even if they fix it in time, the track won't settle, so it's a no go.

On the upside though, they really do want to see Flat Track racing there next year and have offered two dates, one in May and one in September, to ride with the soon to be formed Flat Track Club - so make sure that you join it next year!

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New UK Flattrack Club, are looking for members,riders and fans to help out next year. This will be a brand new club, and has some key roles to fill. If you think you can give any help or fill any of the roles then please call Anthony Brown on 07834 971715 or go to our facebook page and add your name to the list.

Situations Vacant for 2013 season

To run a successful club we will need the following
Chairman – (Anthony Brown)
Club Secretary – Responsible for official minutes from any meetings
Club Treasurer – To help prepare club accounts before they go to accounts
(These two roles are not massive but very important for the legal side of running a club)

To help the above in their roles we also need volunteers for the following

Entries Secretary – To help manage entries
Club membership secretary – To help by issuing club memberships
Promotional work – The help of a few people would be best here
Website – We are going to move to a new site and blog. We ideally would have 2 or 3 regular contributors
Chief Marshal – (Jeff Boardman )
Technical officer –( Peter Boast )
So get your comments on the bottom of this post and circulate it to those who don’t sign into the facebook thing.

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Look what Rossi bought while in Indy,Wow!
(will he get it back in time for Rhyl :))

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KING COLLINS TAKES HIS THIRD UK TITLE

Ade Collins won round 5 of the Grand National Championship at Scunthorpe Stadium on Sunday giving him his 3rd UK Championship, equaling Marco Belli's record of 3 UK Champions titles. For full report and results of GNC and Club Championship results please Click here.....

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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (August 18, 2012) - Saturday's AMA Pro Harley-Davidson Insurance Grand National Championship presented by Motorcycle-Superstore.com and Lucas Oil gave the packed house a sensational race as Sammy Halbert (South East Harley/Harley-Davidson) captured the checkered flag for the third time this year....click here

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Local Boy Adam Allott Wins Pro Class at Buxton

Full Results Click here....

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Woolley boosted his Championship hopes for FIM World Cup. Tom Woolley took a great second place in the second round of the Flattrack FIM World Team Cup in Montegiorgio, Italy this weekend. The meeting was won by home town boy Fabrizio Vesprini from Tom, with the UK's number 1 Ade Collins finishing in 6th place in final after being pushed wide on first corner. Tom is equal with Vesprini on points for the championship going into next round in Auburn, Cal, USA.
No Stopping Collins The tricky TT track didn't slow Ade Collins down as he took his 4th win of the season at the Norfolk Arena on Saturday. For full report Click here , more pics thanks to Tim Coles
Help Needed. We are looking for some more support running the meetings please.The last few meetings we've been very stretched on staff and helpers to run the meeting. If any one who knows any one who would be willing to marshal, lap score, or help out in the pits we would very happy to have them on board, just let us know by e mail or phone, thank you.
1st and 2nd for Brits in the very first FIM Flattrack World Cup . Tom Woolley leading Ade Collins in the Final............Team GB, Riders and mechanics who made the long trip to Prague,CZ Ade Collins took the top step of the podium for his win in the first ever FIM Flattrack World Cup Championship round. Riders from all over Europe came to race at the Marketa Stadium, Prague, but it was Brits who proved that UK Flattrack racing is the fastest and has the most depth in Europe, with all UK riders going through to the Grand Final. The final had six Brits, five Italians and one Czech Republic rider. Tom Woolley made a great start and lead Collins, who had his work cut out with Marzotto pushing him hard, Czech rider Pucko 4th, Vesparini 5th and Boastie 6th. By lap 7 Vesparini had moved up third spot pushing his fellow Italian rider down to 4th,Tom had a good lead but Ade got his head down and on lap 10 made his move and got past Tom and held on to win,Tom had great second with Vesprini 3rd. And the results of the FIM Flat Track Cup Round 1 are - ALL the Brits got into the final! 1st Collins GB, 2nd Woolley GB, 3rd Vesprini IT, followed by Marzotto IT, Pucko CZ, Boast GB, Moschini IT, Trapmore GB, Scalabrin IT, Allott GB, Belli ITand Pocklington GB. For more pics from Tim Coles, please click here
COLLINS WIN MARRED BY A CRASH Ade Collins has been awarded the win of the Round 3 Pozzani Grand National Championship after the Grand Final had to be abandoned when more than 1/2 field was invovled in a massive crash on the back straight which resulted in many Injured riders and bent bikes....to read more click here
Ollie Brindley wins the 85cc TT Final at AMA Nationals,Springfield last night 30/5/12 Read more about how English Team are going Click Here
Veteran Willie McCoy wins the Mile Click Here to read more
WILES WINS SPRINGFIELD TT CLICK READ MORE Up date Report from Uk boys in the states Amateur TT Springfield report Alan raced in the 450 open class was well up in is heat races but just missed out on making the final. Ollie rode really well , struggled abit in practice getting used to the bike, but then went on to win his heat race, giving him front row, and straight into the final. he made abit of a bad start, but passed a few to finsh 6th in the final. it was reported it is really tough competetion in the 85 class. Tim didn't ride because he he is riding JR Schanbel's Bike and h did't want to risk damaging the bike night before the Pro TT race,but he is racing the rest of the week
SSSSSH! Riders! Rye House have a real issue with noisy bikes,so please make sure you've got your quietest pipe on your bike, otherwise there might not be any more Flat Track bikes allowed there. (yes, that includes me!) Thank you. The Championship points are up at long last if you want to see how you're doing..
FT School new date is August 5th go to getting started page for more info.............
Big thanks to the Sideburn crew for supporting us at Coventry. They did a great job of promoting Dirt Quake and putting some very unusual machines on a dirt oval!
Colesy Injured Steve Coles took a nasty fall at Dirt Quake on Saturday. He was just getting the hole shot in a thunderbike heat, lost the front in turn one and went down right in front of the pack, getting hit by a couple of riders in the process. He was taken Coventry Hospital where it was confirmed he has badly damaged the tendons in his wrist. He is having surgery this week, to try to ensure he regains full use of his hand. We all wish Steve a speedy and full recovery.
DIRTY DIRT QUAKE
Rd 2 Grand National Championship and Shorttrackuk Club Championship lived up to it's name Dirt Quake please click here.... for full results
DIRT QUAKE IS COMING TO COVENTRY ON SATURDAY 19TH MAY, SEE THE PROMOTIONAL VIDEO BELOW
The action all kicks off at 4pm with Britain’s first Chopper Speedway Race, Vintage Speedway Racing and display, Street Trackers and the Inappropriate Road Bike Class (ride what you brung), along with a live band, custom bike show and autojumble, there will be something for everyone. From 7pm the second round of the Shorttrack UK Flat Track Racing series commences it’s 21 heats of action, with riders from the UK, Italy and France, including ex speedway riders Aidan Collins and Adam Allott, along with current Coventry rider Edward Kennett, who loves to ride shorttrack when his schedule allows, usually making guest appearances at the winter events. During the interval there will be Stunt Riding displays and the live band will be performing during and after the racing in the bar, so there’ll still be no need to go home if you want to make a night of it! With admission prices of £10 for Adults, £8 for Concessions and accompanied children free, for 7 hours of fantastic entertainment, you really don’t have an excuse not to get down to Coventry Speedway, Rugby Road, Brandon, near Coventry, CV8 3GT on Saturday 19th May, to experience an evening of Dirt Track Mayhem.
.. English Boys making the trip to Springfield,USA Oliver Brindley, Tim Neave and Alan Birtwistle are flying from Heathrow at the end of the month to compete in the AMA Nationals at the Springfield Fairgrounds. This is a week long event where they will get to race Shorttrack, TT, 1/2 mile and the Mile - all at the Fairground Complex. Oliver (#24) is racing in the 85cc class on a bike that raced in last year's championship.Tim (#14) is once again being supported by Travis Smith, who is supplying him with the RMZ 450 that J R Schnabel is currently using in the GNC Championship. Alan has aquired a stock 450 Honda DTX bike through former English speedway rider Anthony Barlow. We wish the boys all the luck and we will keep updating their progress on this site as it happens.
RIDERS, YOU MUST GET YOUR ENTRIES IN BY FRIDAY 11TH TO RACE AT THE FANTASTIC COVENTRY STADIUM AND BE PART OF ONE THE BIGGEST FLATTRACK MEETINGS THE UK HAS EVER SEEN - DIRT QUAKE ! IF YOU ARE CARRYING YOUR ENTRY OVER FROM KINGS LYNN WE STILL NEED A ENTRY FORM FROM YOU
New Schedule
Following the rain off at the Norfork Arena, Kings Lynn there are a few changes to the GNC Championship, for the full new schedule.........Click here for details
ROUND 1 GNC AND CLUB AT LEICESTER
Round 1 of Grand national championship and ST Club championship Results......more info
Tapes Up Productions are pleased to announce the finalised release date for the 2011 Flattrackuk Grand National Championship DVD set...more info
Next Flattrack School Training School June 9th (See Getting started page)