Post in from Dave Skooter Farm Despite Covid 19’s best efforts, this event is taking place (social distancing rules to be applied) on a fantastic cycle speedway track. Organised in part by Sideburn’s entertainment officer, Dave Skooter Farm, it’s a charity event, raising money for The Alzheimer’s Society and RSPCA. It’s a race and there will be winners but that is not really the point.  In the spirit of the early Dirt Quake motorcycle events, the priority is to have fun and b

This news report featuring Sideburn's very own Dave Skooter Farm resurfaced this week for the first time in forty years. BMX was so new in the UK that the regional news show (at a time when the UK only had three TV channels in total) sent out a crew and a presenter, who had clearly never seen a bicycle, never mind a BMX, before. Dave is number 198, the one on the half-pipe. He tells us 'I was wearing ‘DG products’ airtex race jersey, JT Racing race pants, Simpson helmet, Vans

This is an email from Sideburn reader and our mate, Russ that I've turned into a blog post. You'll see why. GI I got my stack of Sideburn back issues. It's been a long day but I've just sat down for a read of the mags. For some atmosphere I've put on my DVD of the 1982 World Individual Speedway championship. Did you ever watch it? I think I mentioned it years ago, it's great. If you didn't see it let me know and I'll tell you why you should. In fact I'll tell you anyway! Earl

One weekend, in early August, during the UK's glorious, parched summer of 2018, my son, Max and I drove up to Dave Skooter Farm's compound in Wigan, Lancashire for a BMX pool party. For those who don't already know, Dave is reason I started racing flat track, and therefore the reason Sideburn exists. He's also been involved in most of Sideburn's most memorable ideas. Dave has skated and BMX'd nearly as long as those subcultures/pastimes have existed in Britain. He used to bui