Photo Frenzy pt1: UK Short Track, King's Lynn, 9 August 2009
17 09 09 - 20:35 En route to a Cadwell Park trackday in August I took a bit of a detour via King's Lynn Arena in Norfolk to catch a round of the UK Short Track series. Short Track is the UK version of American flat track racing, where such names as Kenny Roberts and Nicky Hayden cut their racing teeth before heading off to become world champions on the tarmac. Over here it's a slightly more low-key affair, a bunch of enthusiastic amateurs gathering at speedway circuits around the country. But it's no less of a spectacle for that, and in the August sun there's not many better ways to spend a Sunday afternoon. The next round is this weekend (19th/20th) at the East of England showground in Peterborough as part of the BMF show. Check it out if you're going.I took my camera along with me, and after sitting on the photos for a month, here they are...
On your marks!
Go!
Hang on a minute, aren't they meant to be going round the outside? Unlike most rounds, this event was a 'TT', or 'Track and Trail' round, where rather than a simple oval, a more complex circuit is used.
So, about a dozen bikes with no front brake, and a tightening first corner. What could possibly go wrong?
Well, someone could fall off, and their bike get wedged in your back wheel. Number 13 is freelance bike journalist and publisher of Sideburn magazine, Gary Inman. Fortunately, the race was red-flagged and he was able to join the restart.
Isn't this called 'flat track'? Not when it's a TT race. This is the 'trail' part.
Pure style.
More here - UK Short Track Gallery
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