Month: August 2024

Blackstock/Rosney close in as British Sidecars delight at Cadwell Park Sidecar Revival

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The penultimate and fifth round in the 2024 season took place amidst a weekend of sidecar nostalgia at Cadwell park in Lincolnshire.

Friday was an official practice day for those teams who registered interest in some last-minute testing before the three points-scoring races over the weekend. It was very hot and humid, giving cause to hope the race days would be better. That turned out to be the case.

A good turn-out included all the top runners in the current points table, plus reigning world champions Todd Ellis and Emmanuelle Clement, and former and eight-times world champion Tim Reeves with Mark Wilkes alongside. Other world championship contestants out to impress were the Christie brothers Sam and Tom, and Kevin Cable/Charlie Richardson.

All these big names having an occasional ride, were bound to cause problems for the dedicated British Championship regulars. Saturday was indeed much cooler, with qualifying set to be late morning, and the first of three races later in the afternoon. However, the weather took a turn for the worse as free practice loomed, with several top teams choosing not to go out. Steady rain persisted for most of the morning ahead of qualifying.

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Aintree cancelled

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Urgent Announcement

The meeting on Saturday 3 August has been cancelled

On Monday the club received a call from The Jockey Club

Near the Start / Finish a sinkhole appeared due to a collapsed drain/Man hole

The contractor has been out and due to the size of the hole and issues in the area. There is no guarantee the work would be done before Saturday.

This is in a high risk area, safety is a bigger concern.

After talking to the health and safety of both parties. The decision was made to cancel the meeting.

All riders enter into the meeting will receive a refund. Please give us time to sort this out

Thanks

Aintree Motorcycle Racing Club LTD