Boddington June 2013

It was fast and furious (but friendly) VMX action last Sunday (June 24th) when our Club held another big race day, this time at a brand new farm track just outside Boddington.

The scenic 10 minute drive from the town centre to the farm; through hills, valleys and green paddocks gave us all a hint of what was waiting for us. The track itself was laid out on the side of a big hill, which made for lots of off cambered corners (and straights), something we don’t get to ride very often.

Spectator viewing along the main straight at the bottom of the hill was perfect as you could see the whole circuit from anywhere in that area. With no rain in the district during the week, one section of the track was fairly dusty but that was soon resolved when a local water truck came to the rescue and sprayed some wet stuff onto the dry stuff….problem solved.

A total of 56 brave riders turned up to contest the event with several new members having their first ride with the club and bringing out some precious machinery for the very first time. All classes were well represented with A, B, C, Over 55’s and it was great to see 9 sidecar outfits in the pits with 2 brand new teams and a couple of new riders and passengers having a try out with existing teams. This weekend’s feature class was the 125cc two stroke machines (and the 250 four strokes). Numbers are slowly building in this class and the racing is close.

Great to see Peter “Stand up” Boston back on the start line and on the noise once again. Peter is one of the many ex-Claremont Speedway stars riding VMX today and after a recent health scare it was good to have him back. Paul Gibbs was another rider who was absent from our last meeting but now fully recovered and as fast as ever. Check out his style on the big #173 Yamaha, that’s classic pre ’75 VMX action!

After 4 rounds of racing in good conditions (and a little rain by the second last event) it was smiles all round while riders swapped stories and packed up all their gear, ready for the trip home.

A very warm thanks to the farm owners Kingsley and Roslyn Foster and family, who were all in attendance and highly entertained throughout the day. Club President Gary Johnson, who was the main man in setting up the event, was really pleased with the way everything came together and was heard to say at the end of the day that “he would be keen to return in 2014 if the opportunity presents”.

Next race meeting will be back “home” at Dandaloo Park, Narrogin on July 14 with the feature being 4 stroke racing. See you all there.