British Grass-Track Championships 2010

For the third year in succession I covered the 2010 British Grass-Track Championships near March in Cambridgeshire, on what was one of the hottest days of the year so far.

With sun-burnt calves, whilst trying to dodge the dust as I kept the sun behind me, the tractor and 10,000 gallon water bowser was used to spray the dusty track. The dampened surface worked well for the race immediately after the dowsing (see pic above), but after that the dust returned.

With former European Superstox champion, Ivan Russell, on hand to present trophies to the seven classes, congratulations must go to the youngster Scott White, who went on to win a British title for the third year in a row, whilst 90cc graduate Harry Hensby won the junior 4-stroke 125cc title.

British National Grass-track Champs 2009

The weather forecast for the third National Grass-track Championship, near Wisbech in Cambridgeshire on Sunday was decidedly grim, but in the event it stayed warm all day, and for the better part of the sfaternoon, quite sunny too.

Guest of Honour and top racer Carl Breeze, who is currently contesting the 2009 Ginetta Championship, but not yet fully recovered from that awful Oulton Park shunt a couple of months ago, was on hand for the trophy presentations for the new 2009 Champions.

As seen in previous years there are some talented drivers on the grass-track scene, and it is apparent that this class of racing provides a great deal of suitable driving expeience, for those youngsters ready to graduate to the road, let alone elsewhere in the sport.

The day produced several new and worthy British Champions, with a full report, with photographs, due to appear in the next issue of Karting Magazine due out the second Wednesday in August (September issue).