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03/07/08 Results and photos from Bishopstone and from Honiton.

Fire Extinguishers - will be checked again those who did not have extinguishers before must have one this time or face being sent home.  For those who need one there will be some available for purchase on the day - please ask the Chief Scrutineer or at the table.

Race Order for 100, Senior, Junior, Novice, Auto, 85, Expert  with the Novice & 85 groups to track clear which is  track, litter, gate and the gazebo.  The race order changes, sometimes quite radically, each meeting to suit the track conditions (eg for a fresh green track send bigger bikes out first to cut off the top), group sizes and quantity of clearing needed to be done.

2 Dayer - donations wanted for this for the goody bags.

01/07/08  The new copy deadline for any items for the programme is 11pm Monday evening preceding race day.

20/06/08 The meeting on the 6th July which was to be at Matchams will (because Matchams will be closed for bikes) now be at Tincleton near  Dorchester, DT2 8QW . 

11/06/08 Do you attend all of our race meetings, watch most of the racing and would like to be exonerated from future marshalling duties? If so, then you may be the person we are looking for to write a race report which, as you may have noticed,  have been thin on the ground for the past year or so. Please contact any committee member to discuss this. Results from A&A.

Fire Extinguishers  will be checked rigorously at Bishopstone and riders who do not have the required equipment ie a 1.5kg dry powder or equivalent will have to produce one at the next meeting or risk being turned away.

05/06/08 The July 2 dayer will be Members only with race fees of Adult £70, Youth £56 and Auto £50. Booking in will be as per a normal meeting ie by phone starting on the preceding Tuesday at 18.30. Club Rule 24 has been revised.

05/05/08 Novice group is now closed  for new members - although a waiting list is in operation.

18/04/08 The Kill Button checking at Bishopstone went very well and so we hope to have similar success with Fire Extinguishers.

17/03/08 We have been advised by the YMSA that Expert riders holding a YMSA Expert licence with another club will only be accepted into our Expert group, and the same is true with Novice licence holders.

10/03/08 Results from first Championship Round.  We're sorry that there is not a race report. If you would like to be excused marshalling duties by becoming our reporter then please contact any member of the committee asap. We are also short of lapscorers this year - if you are interested then please contact Lynn.

Kill Buttons - from this weekend there will be random checks made of these. Any bikes found with in-effective switches will not be allowed to start the next race until it has been corrected.

Fire Extinguishers - as per YMSA regulation 10.l  any vehicle that brings along a race bike to the meeting must have a fire extinguisher (minimum 1.5kg dry powder ) with the riders name & group painted on. Random checks will also be made at all meetings for compliance. Again, as per rule 10.l any rider non-complying will not be allowed to ride.

Marshalling - there were several instances at the last meeting where this was, generally, not of the standard required. This is a very important function to the riders (and your own) safety and efficient running of the meeting. Please take heed of the instructions given you by the Chief Marshal and/or Clerk of the Course.

29/02/08 Booking In. Please remember we all have full time jobs so if the phone is switched off or unanswered it means we are probably at work or otherwise unable to be disturbed so try again at another time. Thank you.

Matchams - the circuit will NOT be charging for overnight camping BUT they will be charging a £3 admission fee for each spectator vehicle.

Some photos from DE Photo

25/02/08 Stolen from Portland 21st/22nd February 2008 Yamaha WR 250 chassis no CG11W - 001589 road registered - Y914 ARL colour - blue & white with black & grey graphics Any information please contact 07779 666057

MotoMagazine will be following our progress this season and thus giving our riders an even wider coverage.

07/01/08 Final Championship tables here and website re-jigged for a new season. Also some presentation evening photos courtesy of  Image Consortium.

19/11/07 The news from the YMSA AGM is that 144s will be allowed in our  Senior and adult classes next year. All Voting Forms and Presentation Ticket forms must be returned by the 15th December which is not that long away now!

31/10/07 Some photos from Henstridge courtesy of  Image Consortium.

Autos - we have just been informed that next year we are able to allow all autos with big wheels in the Auto class; this includes KTMs with aftermarket big wheels.

2008 Membership will be £30 and £20 for each subsequent family member. 2008 Race fees have yet to be set. The YMSA have increased the licence fee for 2008 to £35.

24/10/07  Please note that 144s are not allowed at YMSA meetings. To change this attend the YMSA AGM on 11th November.

10/10/07 A reminder from the lapscorers. All bikes presented at scrutineering must have the correct  race numbers on all three plates which must be clear, legible, unique and complete. Any not meeting these requirements will be sent away having failed scrutineering.  This is essential to ensure the lap scorers do not have the unnecessary hassle of deciphering them come the races.  Visitors must run with a clearly legible three digit number.

06/10/07

David Gane wishes to thank all those who came to his assistance and have made contact following his accident at foxhills. 'I spent 5 days in Swindon hospital and I am now recovering at home. Unfortunately owing to the extent of my injury i have been forced to hang up my good boot for the rest of this season. But be assured I will be back in 2008. David'

19/09/07 Results from Matchams. Due to family commitments Claire Kirby has, with regret,  had to resign as Club Secretary and a member of the committee. The committee thanks her for the invaluable help and enthusiasm she has provided this year.

The committee would like to re-iterate that the on the gate charges at Matchams for spectators was nothing to do with the club and was as much a shock to us as it was to yourselves. This was imposed by and went to the landowner and not the club. On a similar note, we have been advised that overnight camping at Matchams next year will be doubled to £10 per vehicle.

For  SatNav users the postcode for Foxhills is SN4 0DR.  The race order will be 85, 100, Exp, Auto, Sen, Jun, Nov with the Senior group to track clear.

03/09/07  As there are now a maximum of 13 Championship rounds this year, qualifying is now 7 rounds (as per Local rule 3).

08/08/07 There is to be a meeting at 6pm tomorrow the 9th  where all interested parties in the future of Matchams are invited to attend. It will be at St Leonards Village Hall, Braeside Road. Also it would be in our interests if as many of us as possible lobby the local councillors with polite reasoned arguments as to why the venue should remain open. These are the contacts:

East Dorset Chairman -
Cllr Mrs B. T. Manuel - cllr.bmanuel@eastdorsetdc.gov.uk
East Dorset Vice Chairman -
Cllr R. C. Dudman - cllr.rdudman@eastdorsetdc.gov.uk
Council Leader
Cllr D. B. F. Burt - cllr.dburt@eastdorsetdc.gov.uk
Planning Commitee Chairman-
Cllr M. R. Dyer - cllr.mdyer@eastdorsetdc.gov.uk
 

13/07/07 Yes it's true,  Paul can still ride and here are the photos to prove it!  The event was the SCEC evening enduro at Bere Regis where he finished 6th in class and 69th overall.

11/07/07 Marshalling news - many of our numbered marshall bibs have not been returned;  please, if you have inadvertently taken one home, bring them along to the next meeting or hand to someone else to do so.  These are crucial for safety purposes so that the Clerk of the Course can easily identify that marshalls are on their posts.

31/05/07  Tiverton in Devon has been booked for our meeting on 5th August. According to MS AutoRoute this is 89 miles from Bournemouth or 74 miles from Blandford.

Refunds on the day. We have been advised by our insurers that once a rider has signed on then the YMSA Insurance element of the entry fee must be paid irrespective if a wheel has been turned or not.  Therefore in future refunds will be less this part ie £3 for all youth and £5 adults. If riders are unsure of the track then it is in their interests to arrive early to walk or look at the track first before signing on.

Now that Seniors is reverting back to 40 riders they now have their own dedicated booking in number which has no answer machine so if it is engaged keep trying!

18/05/07  The landowner of Henstridge has asked us to pay the track hire fee to his chosen charity Cancer and Leukemia In Childhood. This will be handed over, together with a top-up  from club funds, at  a presentation on Sunday by a representative of the club.

11/05/07 Following some recent incidents the committee would like to emphasise the club's ruling on Pushbikes, Dogs, Child Protection, Lap Scorers, Track Clearing and Track Walking. Please see here.

17/04/07  Table results are NOT the definitive fully checked results so do NOT hassle the lapscorers/officials on race day if you think there is a discrepancy.  Once all the lap scorers sheets have been fully checked and validated the correct results will be posted to the website.  This is a time consuming task which cannot be achieved on race day; a task not made easy by riders using inappropriate size, location, font and reflectivity of numbers, borrowing bikes such that two bikes in a race have the same numbers, not advising officials that they have borrowed a bike etc.

Drinking & Riding  - the committee are concerned that some adult riders may well be drinking the night before racing. Ongoing at both one-day and two-day meetings we may ask riders to submit to a breath test if we think their behaviour, riding or breath has been affected by drinking. A refusal to the test or a positive reading will result in refusal to race.

05/03/07 Following the instances of verbal abused hurled at the Booking In secretary last week it is time to remind members that all the committee and other helpers do so voluntarily in their own spare time and such behaviour will not be tolerated.  In future Booking In will be modified slightly i.e.

On the Tuesday preceding the race meeting at 18:29 ALL outstanding voice mail messages will be deleted from the phone. At 18:30 onwards  the phone will NOT be answered but all calls will go to voicemail. The voicemails will be listened to and the relevant riders will be booked in. It is your responsibility to ring and book in as soon as possible, if it is engaged or the voicemail is full then keep trying. Riders who ring after 40 have been booked in will be added to a reserve list and notified by phone of such, at which time the secretary does not expect to receive any abuse. Remember that membership of the club does not automatically guarantee a ride as was stated on the membership form.

21/02/07 Will Auto parents please note that we  only allow bikes fitted with the original size wheels, i.e. KTM 50s arriving at scrutineering with big wheels will fail. This is as per YMSA rules.

If riders wish to be scored at championship meetings then it is their responsibility to ensure the numbers applied are the correct size and colour, the same on all the plates(!) and, in wet and muddy conditions bibs with numbers on must be worn.

07/02/07  Everyone wishing to ride needs to book in, remember the first 40 to ring-in in each group will ride. Visitors will be allowed, space permitting, and will be notified on Friday evening. This year  Road&Race Suspension will be in attendance at most of our meetings. When you receive your 2007 YMSA rule books please also refer to our amendments, especially regarding exhaust systems.

The local Air Ambulance (who we have called out twice in recent years) can now be supported through their clothes recycling banks. Check here to find where they are.

17/01/07 Thank you to the club members who attended the AGM.  The issues debated and their conclusions were:

1. The subject of splitting 2strokes and 4strokes scoring: There will be no change.

2. Ties on final championship points: In future any ties will be resolved by counting back on the number of 45pts scored on the day and then 43 pts etc if still tied.

3. Overall Club Champion: In future there will be an adult champion and a youth champion to be calculated using the final championship points weighted by the size of the race entries over the season.

4. Noise is a big issue and not just at Matchams: Noise checks on both 2 stroke and 4 strokes will be performed at all meetings (by picking out bikes deemed to be loud on the track). Any failures of more than 2db over the 96db limit will have to remedy their machine at the track to be able to ride. Less than this, then they will be rechecked at the next meeting when they must have been corrected to be able to ride.

5. Race Fees for 2007. Auto £20, Youth £23, Adult £30. Visitors: Auto £25, Youth £35, Adult £40

6. Autos will be run as one mixed group.

22/03/06  Track dismantling - as per the program - no-one will be signed out until the lorry is packed up and ready to go, enabling the committee (who don't get paid as a few of the weekend's track clearers seem to think) to get away at a reasonable time too. Failure to sign out  results in 50% of the points gained on the day being lost.

20/04/05  Please note that all races count - even incomplete blocks - as per YMSA rules.

16/03/05  Financial Advice;   if you are intending to review or adjust any part of your financial situation, then why not help the club at the same time? Contact Martin Inwood an independent financial adviser,  from a local mx keen family, who will contribute part of his commission towards club funds.