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Scottish Sidecars and Knockhill Motorsports Club Championships
2nd/3rd September 2023 The final round of the Scottish Sidecars and Knockhill Motorsports Club Championships was held at Knockhill on the 2nd/3rd September over a sunny but gusty weekend. I was only there for the second day which was punctuated by a number of red flags and long periods of inactivity. KMSC 300s The KMSC…
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2023 UCI Cycling World Championships – Mountain Bike Cross Country
Glentress Forest, Tweed Valley. 10 August. The UCI mountain bike cross country championships took place from the 8th to 12th August at Glentress Forest, Tweed Valley near Peebles. This is a popular trail centre with some energy sapping climbs and technical sections. The event was doubly tough for the competitors due to the warm, very…
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2023 UCI Cycling World Championships – Mountain Bike Downhill
Nevis Range (Fort William) Friday 4th August. Glasgow and nearby locations are currently hosting the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships which runs from August 3 to August 13, combining 13 UCI World Championships into a single event. The championships are all proving to be very popular. When I booked my tickets for Friday downhill qualifying,…
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The Kings Procession
Scotland marked the coronation of King Charles with a ceremony to receive the Honours of Scotland known as the Scottish Crown Jewels. Driving into Edinburgh for an event like this always going to be a non starter so I opted for park and ride. Fast and hassle free I must do this more often! Rather…
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Enduro World Series.
Images from the first round of the mountain bike Enduro World Series, 2022. The EWS Tweed Valley race event in Innerleithen, Scotland was held in perfect weather conditions.
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Scottish Superbikes
I could only make it for the first day of the two day event at Knockhill racing circuit. Thankfully the earlier light drizzle stayed away for the Scottish superbikes race. The race was a closely fought contest at the front between Greg Gilfillan (Suzuki GSX-R1000R) and Callum Grigor (Kawasaki ZX10RR). However it came to a…
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Three Lochs Run
Making use of the recent great weather I tried the short Three Lochs Run described on motorcyclescotland.com on my newly aqquired 650 Bandit. Travelling from Broughton, I joined the route at Tweedsmuir continuing along the A701 towards Moffat stopping briefly at Ericstane to take in the view. It’s nearly a year since I moved to…
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Mazda Infotainment Touchscreen Problem
A recent infotainment touchscreen fault is the only problem I’ve had with my 2014 Mazda 3 hatchback in 5 years of ownership. At a standstill the touchscreen would became erratic and take on a mind of its own, making random selections from the various menus. Typically it would repeatedly (and embarrasingly!) phone contacts by the…
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Formula Vintage Sports
Cadwell Park. 2 July 2018. Well attended with plenty of strange and unfamiliar (to me) cars, Round 3 of the Vintage Sports-Car Clubs “Formula Vintage” event at Cadwell Park made a refreshing change from the modern stuff. Mark Walker’s absolutely brilliant GN Thunderbug caught my eye with its unique appearance as I wandered through the…
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Thundersport GB Championship.
Donington Park 26 March 2017 Sundays Thundersport GB event was held under perfect conditions with clear blue skies for most of the day with 394 riders competing over the weekend. I watched the first race infield at Redgate and decided to move to the Craner Curves for Race 2 – Golden Era Supersport and Steelsport.…
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Cadwell Park International Classic
For this International Classic event I decided to take my Canon 40D DSLR with Tamron 18-200 mm F/3.5-6.3 XR Di-II LD lens ideal for both on track action and paddock shots. I bought this lens with my Canon 20D many years ago on recommendation and was instantly disappointed. Images often had a “muddy” look, weren’t…
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MotoGP. Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
My first trip overseas for a race event couldn’t have been easier. For anyone considering the trip I’ve included some detail. I wanted a hotel with good public transport links to Barcelona city centre, the airport and the circuit. I decided on the NH La Maquinista at Sant Andreu which is about 15 minutes walking…
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