Megapost time! I take a load of photos at virtually everything I attend, but fail to make the time to post them, with snappy captions, well that changes TODAY! These are my phone snaps, from the DTRA King's Lynn round, last Sunday. We were supposed to be racing a two-day meeting at Redcar, but the track owners double-booked the date and the local speedway team took precedent. Luckily, the Adrian Flux Arena at King's Lynn could accommodate the DTRA, but only for one day. So it

Guest post from John Harrison. When I built my Triumph as a street tracker twenty odd years ago, I imagined it as a half mile special from the early '70s, campaigned by the mechanic from some Triumph dealer in Anywhere, USA. A smalltown hero rider at his local County Fairgrounds oval, who benefitted from a bit of help from the shop owner in the way of whatever speed equipment they could get. In the UK, by necessity, we ride short tracks with the exception of one venue, visite

Guest blog from Sideburn DTRA vintage class racer John Harrison (#72 in the photo above). Round 2 of the DTRA's National Flat Track Championship took us to the popular Lincolnshire track at Greenfield, home of Pro & Hooligan class rider George Pickering and his family. A bumper entry of 30 riders was listed for the Sideburn supported Vintage Class, many returnees and lots of new faces and names. It appears that a few of Ferran Mas' Astros have found their way into the DTRA ra

This creature, the Picasso bug, landed in my consciousness last week. Also known as the Zulu Hud bug, it's a type of shield-backed bug, and a native of sub-tropical Africa, that grows to a maximum length of 8mm (0.31in). I'm posting it, because its shield would make a great paintjob. In fact, it reminded me of a bike we had in Sideburn 15, Stacie B London's Bultaco Sherpa short tracker. So, who is getting a Picasso big petrol tank first? #bultaco #insect