So it’s been a week since we marked about a half mile track... A few of a DTRA crew were over, helping us get Greenfield Dirt Track ready for the final rounds of their UK and Euro Championships the following weekend. Anthony Brown, Scott Faulkner, Fergus Bluff, Max Inman, Gary Birtwistle and the usual Greenfield boys Matthew, Toby etc were all helping us get the timing loop working again, picking some stones from the track, painting the fence, strimming and cutting grass etc.

The DTRA season launch has become a fixture on the UK flat track calendar. It's always held in London, originally at Bolt, more recently at the Bike Shed's arch 3, and it's always been popular. On the surface, it's an unusual idea. Most race clubs have end of year presentation events, not pre-season launches, but it really works and is a good way to get racers, sponsors, supporters and staff together (all pictured in one snap above, with DTRA bossman mouthing off on the big s