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

Reader ad from a DTRA regular. I'm selling the Triumph T140 I raced in 2019, currently it's in road going trim but will come with the bits to make it a flat tracker again. 1977 Triumph T140 OIF, this is a matching numbers bike brought back from the States a couple of years ago, and bought by me specifically to enter the DTRA Vintage class. The bike evolved over the season and earned me three podiums and fourth in the standings at the end of the year. It's currently in road tr