Ours (now sold) had a proprietary cover with 'Ashtec Eng.' on it. When it got too shabby, I bought a black plastic one to replace it when the engine was rebuilt (black mainly because I thought is looked more flash!).
We changed the oil after every meeting, but this was in amateur/MDL level.
He rode in all three leagues last season. He shouldn't have any difficulty in finding a Championship place; in any case, it is time that he left the NL behind.
Chris van Straaten.
1 The team names were with permission of CVS.
2. The Heathens Select had riders missing and unavailable for a variety of reasons from injury to work to riding elsewhere
3. There were no team managers as the meeting ran itself as long as a rider knew the heat he was in, the colour and gate from the programme there was no tactical moves etc to be made..and these were highlighted on their pit boards
4. Each team did have body colours (none supplied by the two away clubs) but every rider had the correct numbered race jacket as per their number in the programme ...Max Clegg wore his Wolves suit whilst Drew Kemp wore a Cradley race jacket.
Hope this all helps the doubters.
And also that permission had been given for the use of the Cradley and Wolves names. But I don't suppose that information will appease some people's hatred.
James Shanes and Leon Flint were certainly Brummies riders. As for the other teams: you don't think that they would want the knuckle draggers to win, do you? Or the pooches.