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Title: Tamworth Champion of Champions '86
Post by: kevin rettie on August 01, 2009, 09:56 PM: Anyone got any race pics, track pics, race sheets or magazine articles from this one?

Just remember it being a crackin' weekend even though I fell off in 15 y/o final...

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Title: Re: Tamworth Champion of Champions '86
Post by: darren on August 04, 2009, 09:37 AM: i know i was there cant remember bugger all apart from tom lynch s final win, hit the gate big time and worked his way back to 1st .
Title: Re: Tamworth Champion of Champions '86
Post by: kevin rettie on August 04, 2009, 02:27 PM: This seems to be the race that nobody remembered....

....anyone else?
Title: Re: Tamworth Champion of Champions '86
Post by: gossa on August 04, 2009, 07:40 PM: I was there, I might have won actually.......

Defo got some pics......
Title: Re: Tamworth Champion of Champions '86
Post by: mike fraser on August 09, 2009, 10:25 AM: get the pics up then clive lol
Title: Re: Tamworth Champion of Champions '86
Post by: dirtyvans on August 13, 2009, 10:40 PM: was that the one where the track was only just finished and the jumps were soggy? :LolLolLolLol:

it had a cyclo cross next to it, and the cyclo cross riders tried to race the bmxers and they all fell off on the first jump :LolLolLolLol:

IT wasnt as good as the nbmxa Derby british champs
Title: Re: Tamworth Champion of Champions '86
Post by: xtremepervert on August 15, 2009, 07:06 PM: No Rich you're thinking of Himley Hall the year later. I remember Paul Roberts testing the camel when it was finished and crashing first go!
Title: Re: Tamworth Champion of Champions '86
Post by: tony williams on August 15, 2009, 10:07 PM: I raced at that meet i loved tamworth my number one track i got to 2ND in cruiser that year and a 4TH at hindley hall great days
Title: Re: Tamworth Champion of Champions '86
Post by: xtremepervert on August 17, 2009, 10:16 PM: I remember your final at Tamworth Tony, Andrew Brettle crashing in the last corner, i think Andy Pallemarts won if i remember after escaping the carnage. Didn't you have your motorbike crash just after this meet???
Title: Re: Tamworth Champion of Champions '86
Post by: big kev 40 on August 17, 2009, 10:19 PM: i went out in the semis think tim print 1st gossa 2nd in that semi if memory right
Title: Re: Tamworth Champion of Champions '86
Post by: tony williams on August 18, 2009, 11:01 PM: i think that was after hindley dave but knowing you u could well be right its a blur to me had tol look at my 2 brits final trophy to know i raced there lol
Title: Re: Tamworth Champion of Champions '86
Post by: darren on September 06, 2009, 12:00 PM: himley hall was the year before tamworth, was indeed very soft as only just built. get some pics up gossa 8)
Title: Re: Tamworth Champion of Champions '86
Post by: xtremepervert on September 06, 2009, 08:53 PM: Tamworth was Oct 1986 and Himley Hall was July 1987.