Switzerland has a very strange relationship with motorsport. The country banned virtually all forms of motorised racing within their borders, after the 1955 Le Mans 24-hour tragedy, that resulted in the deaths of 84 people*. In the decades since there have only been time trial hillclimb events, where one vehicle is on the course at a time, until a relaxation in 2015, that allowed electric vehicle racing (how very Swiss). Somehow, the imaginative Swiss Dirt Track Association (

The Sideburn-sponsored DTRA Vintage class continues to grow. It seems every race this year has seen at least one new entry appear, some are riders new to the sport, others existing DTRA racers trying a new class. Neil MacQueen falls in the latter category. Neil won the DTRA Inters class (between Rookie and 'Pro') a few years ago, and was promoted to the Pro class. At today's Greenfield TT practice he turned up with this freshly imported Can-Am 250. Neil doesn't know a lot abo

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