Sidecar B in Kirkmichael

I think this is Vince & Robert Biggs leading Pete Alton & Keith Brotherton



Gordon Shand & Phil Hyde leading Roy Hanks & Kevin Perry and John Saunders & Robert Lunt



Francois Leblond & Anne Garnish leading Brian Kelly & Jason O'Connor

Finished the week at the Creg.  Lightweight first:

James Hillier



Michael Russell leading David Johnson



Olie Linsdell on the Paton

Senior - still at the Creg

Cam on the Norton



Nuno Caetano leading Graham English



Sandor Bitter got himself tangled up with the leading pack towards the end of the race


That was it for TT fortnight as the Post TT meeting fell victim to torrential rain.  Aberdare coming up next.

Aberdare Park.  Love this meeting.  Great setting and a fantastic variety of machinery, modern & classic.  You don't tend to get the biggest names these days as unfortunately there's usually a clash with something in Ireland but there will be plenty of familiar faces to those who follow racing on the IOM and it's cheap to get in   (£23 for the weekend including a programme if you pre-book).  It's usually the last weekend of July, so stick it in your diaries!

Bill Swallow on a glorious 500cc Velocette



Dan Cooper was the man to beat despite an excursion into the trees that sent his dad on a trip to the Midlands to get bodywork spares so he could race the next day!



The Racing 50 club are usually out in force.  This is Steve Nugent on a Kreidler

Mark Parbury leading Dave Hewson - both on TZR250s





Mark Goodings



Classic Karts have been on the programme the last couple of years and they're great fun to watch.  Must be scary as hell to drive though with all the mature trees around the place.  Unfortunately this guy wasn't in the entry list but this 250 Yamaha (RD250?) rig went like stink.  Sadly for him he got a close up view of the scenery shortly after I took this - didn't hear how it ended up but hopefully he was OK

Ian Martin - RD400 (Is this the same Ian Martin who has a well known son? - Just thinking about the number on the lid)



MGP competitor Matthew Rees - 350 Honda



Richard Peers-Jones is usually the man to beat in the classic races on his TZ350

Paul Owen - Honda RS250



Not sure who this is - not in the programme!



Dave Hewson leading Paul Owen



Lee Clare - 250 Suzuki X7



That's Aberdare done - MGP & Classic TT up next

That Aberdare real looks like a meeting I would love Sticks , am going to have to get my butt down there one of these days ,


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It'd be right up your street Eddy.  Bring the Bugilow down on the Friday - do the weekend and head back on the Monday.  No rush.  Great little meeting and they always need marshals.

http://www.aberdare-park-road-races.co.uk/

Have a look at the website.

As it's Wales bring some wellies and a good sized brolly.  This is Dan Cooper from 2013:

Oh when I do make it Sticks I would go down Thu/ Fri then take a week in Welsh Wales , not sure about the marshalling as I think it will be next year not this and am hanging my Tango suit up at the end of this year , return to being a plain Jane punter with a camera lol

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I think no.84 in the Aberdare pics is Mark Griffiths. Was the picture of Matthew Rees taken during the parade as I don't remember him being out with the classics?

(01-03-2015, 12:11 PM)commandoz Wrote: I think no.84 in the Aberdare pics is Mark Griffiths. Was the picture of Matthew Rees taken during the parade as I don't remember him being out with the classics?

Thanks for the heads up on #84.  The Matthew Rees shot was taken in a race as far as I can remember.

On to the MGP/Classic TT.

I arrived on the Tuesday of practice week having found out I was to be made redundant a few hours before .  feeling a bit fragile so I just went to the QB to make life easy but then a gentleman called Barry Furber arrived, having forgotten that you shouldn't chuck it in hard on cold tyres and....

Great shots there Sticks , isn't it funny some times you go to do something feeling rubbish , and don't really feel like bothering, but when you get there everything falls into place and you end up having a good time , or in your case getting one of those special shots , full on action and more in focus than usual , ha ha ha


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Wednesday evening at the Gooseneck:

Kamil Holan, winner of the 2012 Newcomers.  He's stepping up to the TT this year.



Davy Morgan leading James Cowton



Kevin van der Gulik ahead of Shane Egan



Rod Graham

Thurday night at Sulby Bridge - most of the people in this post seem to be called 'Owen'!

Bob Owen leading Meredydd Owen



Paul Owen on the Rotary Norton



Alfred Stark - 620 Ducati



Wade Boyd

I like to spend some time around scrutineering in practice week before heading out to find a spot and I'm glad I did on the last night of practice.  Got this shot of our friend Gold Star Ron.  He looks so well and happy - hard to think he was gone such a short time later.



Richard Bairstow - the programme said it was an Aermacchi but I'd say that's a 350 Gold Star



Lee Johnston on the 350 MV



Tom Weeden

Wonderful light for the first Saturday practice at Signpost - pity the session didn't last longer.

Wayne Axon



Michael Hand



John Munns

Union Mills for the afternoon session

Andy Lawson - I believe he's stepping up to the TT this year.  Quick lad



Glenn Harrison taking plenty of air



Dean Roberts

(06-03-2015, 09:28 PM)sticky Wrote: Thurday night at Sulby Bridge - most of the people in this post seem to be called 'Owen'!

Bob Owen leading Meredydd Owen



Paul Owen on the Rotary Norton



Alfred Stark - 620 Ducati



Wade Boyd

Bob and Meredydd are brothers from Anglesey. Meredydd's son Heyfen also races.