Anyone else read Reg's book yet? His tales bring back a few memories of climbing circuit fences and getting into various other scrapes!
This weather reminds me of Brands 1975 - we were racing at the Transatlantic Trophy meeting but when we got there (through 6 inches of snow, nothing stopped us then!), the meeting, unsurprisingly, was cancelled.
However, on the Sunday was Lydden. A call to Brenda Harris on the Saturday confirmed the meeting was ON! We loaded up and set off for east Kent. On arrival, we were directed to the ambulance gate and in on to the circuit to do half a dozen laps in cars, vans, etc, to break up the snow! We then formed a working party with brooms and swept the racing line and anything else we could manage. The meeting then started and was held between the snow!
Just compare that to today with all the schools shut and people 'unable to get to work!'
Were we mad or just like Reg? Never say die!
On another occasion, I was on my way to Brands when the wheel complete with spring broke off the trailer. Oh dear! or words to that effect. About 2 minutes later, a chap pulled up and said follow me so we abandoned the bike, lashed up the empty trailer and followed him home (around the corner). He lent me his trailer and we got to Brands without even missing practice. I returned the trailer the next day and collected the remains of mine.
Nowadays, my bike would have been knicked from the side of the road and would you really expect to lend a trailer to a complete stranger?!
A chap I know is taking his 16 year old son racing and already he is on his 2nd sign-written and logo'd van!!
They doont knoo they're borrnn!!
This weather reminds me of Brands 1975 - we were racing at the Transatlantic Trophy meeting but when we got there (through 6 inches of snow, nothing stopped us then!), the meeting, unsurprisingly, was cancelled.
However, on the Sunday was Lydden. A call to Brenda Harris on the Saturday confirmed the meeting was ON! We loaded up and set off for east Kent. On arrival, we were directed to the ambulance gate and in on to the circuit to do half a dozen laps in cars, vans, etc, to break up the snow! We then formed a working party with brooms and swept the racing line and anything else we could manage. The meeting then started and was held between the snow!
Just compare that to today with all the schools shut and people 'unable to get to work!'
Were we mad or just like Reg? Never say die!
On another occasion, I was on my way to Brands when the wheel complete with spring broke off the trailer. Oh dear! or words to that effect. About 2 minutes later, a chap pulled up and said follow me so we abandoned the bike, lashed up the empty trailer and followed him home (around the corner). He lent me his trailer and we got to Brands without even missing practice. I returned the trailer the next day and collected the remains of mine.
Nowadays, my bike would have been knicked from the side of the road and would you really expect to lend a trailer to a complete stranger?!
A chap I know is taking his 16 year old son racing and already he is on his 2nd sign-written and logo'd van!!
They doont knoo they're borrnn!!
Reckon you and Colin should start an 'Ice Racing' section then! (see 'self-tappers' post for further technical 'advice'!!!) 
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