Norman Southgate Memorial Meeting Presents a Weekend of Motorcycle Grass Track Racing.
The Fenland Grass Track Clubs’ (FGTC) final meeting of the season is a weekend extravaganza of Grass Track racing on the 18th & 19th October. The meeting which is being held in memory of Norman Southgate who died in 2007, a supporter of Grass Track for many years and founder member of the FGTC, is being held at College Farm, Runcton Holme, Nr Kings Lynn PE33 0RL on a 500m track. This meeting is the restaging of the June meeting cancelled due to the poor weather.
Saturday 18th October sees a Youth and Quads meeting running on a slightly smaller track with practice at Midday and the first race at 1pm. The large entry of 40 youth riders will be riding in the second round of the Norcam First Aid Services Youth Series. Riders include Jake Willis, Edmund Best, Jed Collins, Joshua Rockley, Natalia Willis, Danny Boyle and Oliver Greenwood. The Adult Quads has a strong line up headed by Charlie Welbourn and Andy Butler with many of the riders coming out of Quad Speedway.
The Second day of the two-day meeting is for Adults only and includes five solo and two sidecar classes. Practice is at 11AM with the first race at 12.30PM. Includes many reigning and former British champions.
The 250cc class, which is also the Final round of the 250cc JRM Challenge series, has a quality entry headed by former British champion, and series winner in 2007, Lee Street, he has been the man in form, but rising stars Tom Perry and Oliver Rayson will try to stop his quest for the 250cc JRM engine along with Scott Campos, Gary Wells and Paul Simmons.
The Speedway Services Ltd 350cc challenge series concludes at this meeting with last years winner Bob Dolman entered again but runner up in 2007 Dave Mears and currently lying second in series to Richard Smith will be out to take his title away. Young star Michael Faulkner and Tom Perry will ensure they do not have it all their own way.
The meeting also includes The Speedway services Ltd 500cc challenge series final round with Paul Cooper, Charlie Saunders, and Dave Mears the likely front runners but the exciting Steve Daw leading the series after the first round will be looking to continue his successful return to the sport.
The 500cc sidecars will be racing for the Norman Southgate Memorial Trophy presented by his family last year and now an annual trophy. Reigning National Champions Shaun Harvey& Danny Hogg and last years winners will be aiming to win the trophy again and also the £250 first prize presented by www.nine12supercars.com . The second and third placed teams in the British Championships Scott Dunn / Natasha Bartlett and Nick & Abi Radley are also in the meeting so Shaun & Danny are unlikely to have it all their own way.
The small 1000cc Righthand Sidecar class will see returnees from injury Colin Blackbourn and Paul Whitelam Jnr the likely favourites.
The large Upright class includes Peter Baker and Ian Gutteridge looking to continue their battles from the Wood Hurst meeting, but Jeremy Best, and Arnie Fenner are likely to be in the mix. John Underwood would appear to be the favourite in the Pre75 class which also has Chris Mackett Chris Smith and Barry Copestake.
The track will be signposted off the A10 at South Runcton between Downham Market and Kings Lynn. There will be a beer tent on site for both Saturday and Sunday. There will also be food available all day Saturday and Sunday. You can camp from Friday but there is not water on site although we can arrange to get water for you if required.
Admission charges are £3 Adults, £1.50 Concessions and Unders 14s free for the Saturday when there will be 50 plus races, and for the Sunday £8 Adults, £4 Concessions and Under 14s free. The Sunday meeting has 40 plus races. Programmes will be £1. There is also a weekend ticket price of £10 Adults and £5 Concessions, which will include one programme per vehicle
The Club would like to thank all the race sponsors and advertisers for this meeting but especial thanks to Alan & Jamie at Speedway Services Ltd, Terrington St Clement (01553 829197) and Norcam First Aid Services, March (07920 762904). For more details call Juliet on 07803023898.