Good news Ian, I look forward to catching up and having a beer with you.

Thanks Graham and Simon for your light hearted and fun notes. I am popping into the Star and Garter tonight after work to do a final sweep of the field for any straggling tyres before the farmer comes in with his gang mower. The commentator is possibly going to be there and hopefully we can chat about the drivers and CK's. I also have other CK related errands to get done this evening so I may be late or not have time for the zoom later.

Hi Jim, how many entrants so far .Graham A.

Hi Graham, I think 8 or 9 entries so far.

Here is my first draft and probably the last of my commentators notes, I have also done loads for cyclekarts in general like rules and build ect, so drivers please get me yours asap.

Kart No. 8   1935 Dodge Baquet driven by Jim Tanner

Jim has been involved with the hobby for nearly 5 years.

This is his first Cyclekart build but has built many other cars and bikes over the years. All the cars got fitted with a big V8 engine so the little 200cc engine in the cyclekart was a lot easier on the back getting it in.
He liked the cyclekart idea because it is so simple to build and therefore should be quick to get it finished. Mine took just under 6 months. Having a Partner who lets me get on with things and keeps me fueled helps more than I can say.

Jim Said, I built it to drive it, not just to look at or parked in the garage under a cover. It’s one of those hobbies where you can make a model/toy and actually drive it. I have given it a lot of abuse over the years causing many things to have broken and/or fallen off. I am sure the field today will take its toll on the components and tinkering will be needed afterwards.

His achievements with the club are:- King of the Beach at Lundy Flyers Saunton Sands Beach race, Going to Brooklands and driving on the historic track there, Second in the Cyclekart world championship 2021, The CKGB award for taking it all too seriously, 2018-present.

Other Awards.
Winner of the East Midlands Most Boring Bloke Championship 1997-1998. A small chap from Leicester has been crowned it ever since with landslide victories.

We have a commentator for the races so can the people who are bringing a kart to the S&G please give me some info on your Kart and yourselves. It doesn't need to be serious or to fact heavy. I can always make up stuff about you if you can't think of what to write. So get your details to me ASAP.

Jim, they seem like reasonable prices to me. I use a Hyundai 6.5hp electric start engine in my generator and it has worked perfectly without any issues. Mine even has a remote control start which would be a bit Buck Rogers on a CK.

We have a new rule regarding tyres on the day. Moto-X tyres won't be permitted as they'll tear up the ground and give an unfair advantage on the other drivers. Basically the tyre tread blocks need to be quite a bit bigger than the gaps between. Sorry about this folks but we have had a chat and this is favoured opinion.

I need to catch up with you simon to get the rope pins that we used at Grimsthorpe. If you can take them to the Nostalgias I could get them from you there, I'm not going to race my dragster though as I have too many other races that weekend. Hope you get your motor sorted mate.