Dirt trackers jump to it at Norfolk Arena!
One of the longest-running internationally, but most rarely seen in the UK, motorcycling disciplines makes its annual much-anticipated return to King’s Lynn’s Norfolk Arena this Sunday (22 August 2010).
Track and Trail not only uses that set of initials so famous in the motorcycling world, but actually this form of ‘TT’ racing has been a staple of the dirt track racing scene in the USA since the 1930s. Here it’s part of the hugely popular and fast-growing Short Track UK series – a series which has adopted the Saddlebow circuit as its spiritual home since the first meeting held there back in 2005.
The format sees the familiar Speedway circuit (home to the Premier League Stars side) converted so that after twice a lap, riders mounted on a variety of flattracking and adapted Super Moto machines, will turn onto the in-field area, traverse a jump and a right turn to re-enter the track. With 12 riders a race in races up to 12 laps in duration, the event is rightly known as dirt track motorcycling’s version of the steeplechase.............
www.shorttrackuk.com/
On Saturday 14th August the FIM World Championship Sidecar Speedway for 1,000cc machines will be held at the Coventry Bees home track at Rugby Road Brandon.
This annual event will feature sidecar teams from Australia, New Zealand, Europe and of course Great Britain.
The action start at 5.0pm but before that a National Grasstrack supporting event will be held running from 1.30pm organised by the Worcestershire Grass Track Club.
Track details can be found at www.coventrymotorspeedway.com