FINAL T.S.S.C.S. ltd.
NEWSLETTER FOR 2007
HELLO
AGAIN, IT’S ME JOE YOUR LOCAL REPORTER AND BEARER OF NEWS BOTH GOOD AND BAD ON
THE SCOTTISH TWINSHOCK SCENE.
FIRST
OF ALL I WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND THE CLUBS SYMPATHIES TO BIG RICK CALDWELL AND HIS
FAMILY ON THE SAD LOSS OF HIS MOTHER RECENTLY, OUR THOUGHTS ARE WITH YOU AT
THIS SAD TIME.
THE
MEETING LAST WEEK AT FORFAR WAS A GREAT EVENT TO END THE 07 SEASON. ALTHOUGH
THE CONDITIONS ON PART OF THE TRACK WERE A BIT SLIPPY AND HARD, MOST OF THE
TRACK CUT UP WELL AND THE RIDERS GOT TO GRIPS WITH THE CONDITIONS REALLY WELL.
A FEW
RIDERS OPTED TO NOT RACE ON THE DAY DUE TO THE WEE ICY PATCHES, NOTABLY, PAUL
CHIAPPA, JIM BAXTER, IAN ROBERTSON AND DAVE PULLAR. I COULD SAY WITHOUT FEAR OF
CONTRADICTION THAT THESE RIDERS HAVE PROBABLY MORE EXPERIENCE THAN 95% OF OUR MEMBERSHIP, SO I WAS QUITE SURPRISED TO SEE THEM OPT OUT FOR THE
DAY. I SUPPOSE THE KNOWLEDGE THEY HAVE FROM PREVIOUS YEARS EXPERIENCES AND THE
FACT THAT THEY ARE IN THEIR GOLDEN YEARS, LED THEM TO THE DECISION NOT TO RACE.
I AM NOT SLAGGING YOU BOYS OR ANYONE ELSE THAT DID NOT RACE, I WOULD RATHER A
RIDER TOOK THE CHOICE NOT TO RACE IF HE THOUGHT THE CONDITIONS WERE NOT GOOD
THAN HAVE THEM LEAVE IN AN AMBULANCE.
I AM
SURE THE RIDERS THAT TOOK PART IN THE MEETING HAD A GOOD DAYS RACING AND WE HAD
NO INJURIES THAT I KNOW OF, SO THAT IS ALL GOOD.
THE
NON MEMBERS RACES WERE DOMINATED BY KEVIN MURRAY, A LAD I HAD NEVER HEARD OF
TILL I SAW HIM RACE AT FORFAR, I THINK HE COULD BE RIGHT UP THERE AS A TOP
RIDER IN SCOTLAND AND WE HAD EX SCOTTISH CHAMP SCOTT MURRAY, NO RELATION THAT I
KNOW OF, OUT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A WHILE RACING AS WELL. ACCORDING TO THE
LAPSCORE SHEETS THESE 2 HAD A GOOD RACE IN THE GRAND NATIONAL AT THE END OF THE
DAY WITH KEVIN JUST COMING OUT ON TOP AT THE FINISH.
CRAIG
STEVENSON MADE QUICK WORK OF THE MONO MEMBERS CLASS, HE RIDES A BIKE WITH NO
RESPECT FOR IT OR ANY THOUGHT OF INJURY TO HIMSELF, BUT I SUPPOSE IF YOU WANT
TO BETTER YOURSELF AT THIS SPORT THAT IS THE ONLY WAY FORWARD, WITH OUR CLUB
CHAMPION, JASON MARTIN COMING HOME WITH A GOOD SECOND OVERALL.
THE
TWINSHOCK CLASS LOOKED LIKE BEING A BRIAN ALLARDYCE BENEFIT RACE UNTIL HE GOT
TAKEN OUT IN RACE 3 TO SPOIL HIS CHANCES OF A CLEAN SWEEP. THEN IT WAS LEFT TO
THE STEADY BUT FAST RIDING OF IAN SHEDDON TO TAKE THE OVERALL SPOILS, HE IS ONE
TO LOOK OUT FOR IN THE 250 TWINSHOCK CLASS IN 08 IF HE DOES ALL THE ROUNDS.
THE
NEW CLUB JERSEYS ARE SELLING WELL ,AFTER THE PURCHASE OF 80 JUST BEFORE XMAS WE HAVE SOLD NEARLY HALF
OF THAT BATCH ALREADY, SO IF ANYONE WANTS TO BUY 1 OR MORE YOU can get in touch by phone on 07743-912936,
PRICE IS £18 EACH ,WE HAVE MOST SIZES IN BLUE,GREEN OR BLACK.
PHOTO’S
ARE FOR SALE OF THE FORFAR MEETING, YOU CAN GET THEM FROM SANDY ECCLES VIA THE
WEBSITE OR PHONE HIM ON 07711 650936, HE ALSO HAS A GOOD PORTFOLIO (according
to his wife) OF PHOTO’S FROM ALL THE RACES IN 07, CHEAP AND GOOD QUALITY.
BIG
MONTY ALSO HAS FOR
OUR
NEXT MEETING WILL BE AT SPUD AND THE DELECTABLE CARLA’S TRACK AT LEADBURN BY
ENTRY
FORMS WILL BE SENT OUT SOON, REMEMBER GET THE ENTRY IN EARLY AND SAVE A TENNER.
All for now joe