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16 ClassicRacer
Classicoverload!
It’sjustlikebusesI
guess.Youwaitforages
foraclassicandthree
arriveat once!Which
onedoyouchoose?It’s
notalwayseasy.
Beinginthemiddle of
whatis turningouttobe
arecord-breakingclassicracingseasonthere
is alwaysgoingtobetheoddclashortwo.
Butthisyearhasbeenextraordinary.
Onwhat turnedouttobeaglorious
weekendwiththeweather,hundreds,ifnot
thousandsofclassicraceenthusiastshada
toughchoicetomake,Te amWheelerbeing
amongthem.
Havingbeenbraveenoughtopickupthe
leaseforatroubledMalloryPark,whichfaced
closeronallegednoiseissues,StuartHicken
andEddieRoberts,whohasnowhanded
hisshareofthepartnershiptoStuart, have
doneafantastic jobofbringingthe‘Friendly
Circuit’ backtolife.
TheoldgirllookssmarterthanIcan
rememberin recenttimesandStuartandhis
teamcertainlyofferafriendlywelcome. And
whatTe amHickenhasalsodoneis picked
uptheeventletgobytheVMCCandmade
theMalloryBonanzawhatit wasalways
intendedtobe.
Assomeonestill involvedin organising
successfulmotorcycleevents,Iunderstand
betterthanmosthowtoughit is toavoid
majorclashes.Butthatweekendin earlyJuly
musthavebrokenallrecords.
Vyingforourattentionsaswellasthe
BonanzawastheHailwoodTributeat Castle
Combe,whichboastedagreatline-upoftop
machinesandriders, andtheCRMCvisitup
northtoCroft. It wasanimpossiblecall, but
asit turnedoutcircumstancesbeyondour
controlmadeourdecisioneasier.
WehadabrilliantweekendatMallory,
catchingupwithsomanyold racingfriends.
It alsotranspired,I’mdelightedtosay, that
theHailwoodsalutewasahugesuccess.And
noneofthistookanythingawayfroma
red-hotweekendof
racingatCroft.
Whenit comesto
classicsport, perhaps
youcanneverhave
toomuchofagood
thing.
MalcWheelerSOUTHERN
100 STALWART
DIES
Southern100 Racing
Clubpresident Derek
Nicholson passed
awayon July 8after
ashort illness.
Derekfirst
becameinvolved
withthe Southern
100in1974and
waselected to the
committee in November1982, becoming chairmantwo
years later,aposition he held for
some18 years.
In 2002 Derekwaselected
president of Southern 100
Racing,apositionhe
heldfor 15 years.
He wasmade
alifemember
in 2010.
All at
ClassicRacer
send sincere
condolencesto
Derek’s family
and friends.The24th CaroleNashEurojumbletakes
place at NetleyMarsh, near Southampton,
on Friday, September1, and Saturday,
September 2.
AAAlllooonnngggwwwiiittthhhtttwwwooodddaaayyysssooofffdddeeedddiiicccaaattteeeddd
autojumble and club displays showcasinga
rangeofstunningmotorcycles,Dorset-based
auctioneerCharterhousewillbehostinga
saleofrareandgorgeousmotorcycles.
Alsosettoreturnisthepopulargarage
clear-outsaleonSaturday,allowingone-day
traderstocomeandselltheirgoods.
TicketsforFridaycost£ 9 inadvanceor £10onthe day, and Saturdayit’s£8in
advanceor £9 on the day. Camping passes
areavailabletoo, allowingyou to stay from
Thursdaythrough till Sunday morningforonly
£££ 666000 ,iiinnncccllluuudddiiinnngggssshhhooowwweeennntttrrryyyfffooorrrbbbooottthhhdddaaayyysssaaannnddd
accesstotheeveningbarandshowerblock.
Carparkingisfreeforallvisitors.
TheeventisatMeadowmeadFarm,
RingwoodRoad,NetleyMarsh,between
CadnamandTotton,HampshireSO 40
7 GY.Tobookadvanceticketsgotowww.
classicbikeshows.com/event/carole-nash-
eurojumble/orcall 01507529529.CommentatorMaurice
Mawdsleyretires
Long-timeanchormanofthe race
commentariesatthe Southern 100
International Road Races, Maurice
Mawdsley, has decided to hang-up his
microphone, having been‘the voiceofthe
friendly races’for 28 years.
Maurice tookupthe hot seat fromPeter
Kneale in 1988, the year thePre-TTClassic
Races were first run, with the SteamPacket
Road Races addedin 1991, as well asthe
feature event, the Southern10.His voice
soon becameintegral to the racesonthe
Billown Course.Slight advantage
for Stafford show
Undoubtedlythe bestridernevertowin the
world Superbiketitle,KiwiAaronSlight, will
bethe guestofhonour at the 24thCarole
NashClassicMotorcycleMechanicsShow
overthe weekend of October14-15.
As fast andsmooth on trackashewas
flamboyant and controversial offit, andoften
sportingamulti-colouredMohican haircut,
Slightwill have someentertaining tales to
sharewith the Stafford audience.
And with overadecade of racingin WSB,
whenthe serieswas arguably at its peakfor
bothfactoryKawasaki and Castrol Honda
teams, the friendly NewZealander willhave
plentyofrace experiencestodrawfrom.
TheClassicMotorcycleMechanicsShow,
the largestof its kind in the world,majors
on thelater Japanese and European scene,
and promisesthe usual successfulmixof
almost1000 tradeand autojumblestalls,stunning club standsandprivate entries,
arecord-breakingBonhams auction,live
entertainment in theClassicDirtBikearea
andClassicRacerGrand Prix paddock, and
the liveRestorationTheatre.
Ticket prices are £12for adults, £11for
seniors or £3 forunder-12s if bought in
advance... and parking is free.For more
information or to book your tickets, go to
http://www.staffordclassicbikeshows.com/october
or call 01507 529529.Thebiggest andbestonthe south coast
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