They started young back in the 70's!

Liam Carter about to take his uncle Jez's outfit for a spin around the block. I Believe Jez Phillips and Pete Dulake won the Western Winner on this with Bill Carter on mechanical duties and of course Liz Carter taking care of the sandwiches etc for the weekend. Thanks Liz for the photo, and digging out the 8mm footage you have, can't wait to see it and hopefully put it up here soon.

Gutted!!

Just missed out on an eBay auction in the last second for the programme that would have given me the results to one of my dad's outings representing the southern centre in a 1975 inter-centre meeting as seen below (No. 30 rather than their usual No. 69). Almost threw the laptop across the room!!

The offending auction! top right is the one. On the ridiculously long shot that anyone actually reads this AND has any unwanted old programmes from 1975-77 with the sidecar team Brian Hatch / Lew Wharton competing (Usually No. 69 but can differ in inter-centre meeting as below...No. 30)  I'd be very interested in taking them off your hands at an appropriate price. The phrase needle in a haystack comes to mind, but it's happened before http://vintagegrasstrack.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/the-wonders-of-ebay.html

Brian Hatch / Lew Wharton (30) along side their good friends Jez Phillips / Pete Dulake (31) both representing the Southern Centre at an inter-centre meeting in the mid-seventies

Brian Hatch / Lew Wharton (30) along side their good friends Jez Phillips / Pete Dulake (31) both representing the Southern Centre at an inter-centre meeting in the mid-seventies

The next instalment

1979

Photos by Roland Broom

The story of Grass-track

Copies of the books are available from Dave on 01454 321 694

60's left handers 

Lewis Leathers

 Lewis Leathers are still around and making some classic racing styles and quality road riding motorcycle gear. They have a shop in London (3-5 Whitfield Street,London,
W1T 2SA) and website full of great classic photos and their current range of clothing. They can tailor make you a set of racing leathers, their not cheap but the're Quality.

Gerry Smith in Lewis Leathers sometime in the 70's 

Dick Packham sporting what looks like some pretty recently purchased Lewis Leathers

you don't get a much higher endorsement than this!

The latest classic style revived by the brand

Rockers love 'em too