Rich

TWK, I was being partly serious. We use the same "R" oil in my son's Grasstrack GM as i used in my Jap 40 odd years ago, difference is I can't smell it now like I could then. Maybe we become immune to the smell.?

Maybe the sense of smell deteriorates with age ?

BRITISH CLUBMANS GRASSTRACK CHAMPIONSHIP 2015 (INC. MASTERS QUALIFIER) As part of the new format for the British Masters Grasstrack, the ACU (the National governing body of Motorcycle Sport) has awarded this Meeting to Bristol Grass Racing Combine. The Club are pleased to announce that we will be running this Meeting at our "Field of Dreams" track at Hangar Farm, Lower Stanton St. Quinton, Nr. Chippenham ,Wilts SN14 6HG on Sunday May 24th 2015. WHAT IS GRASSTRACK ? For anyone unfamiliar with the sport, here's a brief explanation of Grasstrack. Closely related to Speedway and Longtrack Speedway, Grasstrack in this Country is mainly an amateur sport, taking place on temporary tracks and run by non profit making Clubs on most weekends from late March until the end of October. Club meetings may include classes for Riders of all ages, on a variety of Solo and Sidecar machinery. The British Clubmans Championship will be for Riders on 500cc Solos and 1000cc Right Hand Sidecars, and will provide qualifiers to join the Elite of the sport for The British Masters Championship, to be run by the Wimborne club, later in the year. BRISTOL GRASS RACING COMBINE The Club is a small group of enthusiasts based in Bristol, mostly current or former riders. Meetings have been run at our Hangar Farm venue for several years, the tracks being popular with both riders and spectators. Sponsorship To enable this Meeting to be as successful as possible the Club is offering Sponsorship opportunities to Businesses and Individuals, Race Sponsorship is available from as little as £20 per Race and Race Day Programme adverts from as little £20. Event and/or full Meeting sponsorship is of course available, for details or any enquiries about any level of sponsorship please contact Rich Hodgson on 01179085304 or 07803398416, e-mail richhodgson@blueyonder.co.uk. All Sponsors will receive at least 1 Complimentary ticket for the Meeting, and will be fully credited in the Race Day Programme Trade Stands There will be limited opportunities for Companies or Organisations to operate Trade Stands on the day of the Meeting, please contact Rich Hodgson on 01179085304 or 07803398416, e-mail richhodgson@blueyonder.co.uk.

Thanks ! The mention on the front page caught my eye as I have family close to Ringwood , I was really disappointed when it turned out not to be a new track at Matchams .

Page 4 "Joey signs". Joey Ringwood returns to Glasgow

Bet you've never seen them together. They are the same person

Derek looked OK when I saw him last week

BilaHora "one really needs to accept that bonus points serve no purpose whatsoever" There is another way of looking at it. Surely one reason bonus points are awarded is to prevent riders from the same team racing each other? Paying a rider the same for 2nd (or 3rd) behind a team mate should mean he will settle for that place for the sake of the team.

Seeing the Russians at Wembley is one of my earliest Speedway memories, ( was only 9 at the time), I remember one of them, Vitaly Shilo? crashing, either at the start or going over the start line, may have finished his career, never heard of him afterwards. We also went to the 2nd or 3rd Test at Coventry, the Russians went much better there, the score was a lot closer. A few years later in the early 70s, remember seeing New Zealand v. Poland at Exeter, Plech & Mauger were awesome, both breaking the track record.

Went to the 1964 World Final at Gothenburg, I was only 8 at the time, we went on a really old & rattly prop-powered plane from Southend Airport, don't know if that was with the Speedway Touring Club. It was only a day trip, when we got to Gothenburg it was p###ing down, thought it was a rain off till they put tons of sawdust on the track. Briggo 1st, Plechanov 2nd, Fundin 3rd? It really sticks out in my mind as my first trip abroad.

Soren Sjosten also rode for Bristol in 1977 or 78.