Dimitri Coste came over on his BSA to try it on a dry track. It was quick. And loud. He removed the silencer because he thought it was acting as a megaphone.
Waiting to go Paul Baleta (40R, KTM); Guy Sutherland (97R, Co-Built Rotax); Anthony Brown (45, Co-Built Rotax)
There were a few slide offs.
The UK Short Track scene has had a few changes behind the scenes and the new organisers, the DTRA have chased a different crop of sponsors and are being supported by Edwin jeans, Deus Ex Machina, FTWCo, Sideburn and Ruby helmets.
Ruby brought over a French delegation of four riders, three on Brit iron and Ruby boss, Jerome, on a KTM DTX bike rented from Peter Boast. They've got the bug.
NOTE 1. UK racers - you MUST get your entries in by this Friday or you won't be able to race at the first round, at King's Lynn. There are no exceptions.
NOTE 2/ UK spectators - The first round of the series is at King's Lynn. See the poster below and the DTRA website for more details. Entry is £5 for adults, under-16s are free.
Thanks to Ian Mitchell for the photos. More later this week.
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3 comments:
Nice to see des Frenchies getting involved, hopefully there will soon be some serious turn left action over here ( but please not just in Paris!)
Dear Capion
Why hope that someone who is getting off their ass and doing something will organise a race series in France and then demand that it isn't Paris? Why not think about organising something yourself and getting them to come to you?
Just an idea.
G
Believe me I would, but I work 70+hrs/ week but paid for only 35 minimum wage to support a family and rarely get a weekend off. When most think of France they think of Paris, Biaritz, Nice, the Belle Epoque and Amelie, however this is a big country. Paris and the real France are not the same country.I try to get to Paris when I can but with the cost of tolls, fuel or train it's a once a year luxury!
I would love to try to organise something here but to get anything done a)you need to know someone who knows someone and b) be 100 percent French. I have had problems from the far right (Front National) just for working at an 'English' styled garden and being English.
I have tried to organize things before and have immediately been charged tax and social charges for an entire year as if I am running a business (not just a weekends fun at a loss)
I am a big fan and subscriber of Sideburn, however please understand that France is not Britain.
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