Following the disappointment of round 6, at Amman Valley, being rained off, the final round of the DTRA Championship was held at George Pickering's fabulous Greenfield Dirt track (featured in SB34) under wide, clear, Lincolnshire skies. The Vintage heat races began with a narrow groove laid down by the previous days racing but as the day's heats progressed the groove got broader until by the time we got to the finals it was 3 bikes wide, leading to some great racing. The hea

Earlier this year I spent a day on a motorcycle event like none I've tried before. Organised by Past Tracks MC, the premise was to honour the skills and abilities needed to become a WW2 Armed Forces Despatch Rider, a role no longer required of course. Based at the fabulous Sammy Miller Motorcycle Museum in the New Forest, the day consisted of four tests. Riding skills - slow speed stuff round cones at a nearby mo'bike training school. Off road riding - a couple of miles on fo