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>Hi > >My name’s Garry and I ride a BMW K1 (well somebody has >to . . .) It’s pretty damn’ good actually. > >I work at Knockhill Racing Circuit and cover a lot of >miles every year riding to work, visiting Bike >Dealers, going to the TT and generally having a good >time on two wheels. Strangely, the one thing I have >never done (yet) is ride the track. > >Because my job involves Events and Communications, I’m >usually working at weekends, so the one thing I don’t >get to do is go to Rallies, and I do miss that. Still, >maybe next year . . . > >Being an old fart, I can remember those halcyon days >of the 70s when we went on ride-outs to race meetings >at venues like Silloth, East Fortune and (of course) >Knockhill, as well as to scrambles, Moto-X and Trials. >Some of us were race enthusiasts, and some of us went >along for the ride, the chance to look at loads of >other people’s bikes, and to sit in the sun (it was >always shining in those days, honest) talking bikes >and bulls**t and, oh yeah, watching a race or two. > >I know we cannot (and should not) live in the past, >but I’d like to see if we can revive some of that >action. Looking round the various Scottish Club web >sites, I can see there are still plenty of bikers out >there, with the same ideals and feelings, but you >don’t often come to Club Race meetings. Why not? I >think Knockhill’s got a lot to offer that maybe you >don’t know about. More importantly, I’d really >appreciate your input as to what Knockhill needs to do >to make itself a better venue for bikers. I’ve got >some tickets for the Jock Taylor Trophy meeting on >30th September, which I’d like to give away, so please >get in touch. I’ll send tickets out to people with >good ideas and constructive criticisms. Numbers are >limited, so get emailing to garrys@knockhill.co.uk. >An added bonus is that triple BSB champ Niall >Mackenzie is coming out of retirement to race a Yamaha >R6 in the Supersport 600 races. > >I’d also like to spend some time this winter visiting >clubs. I’ll be on the bike, and the only thing that’ll >stop me is snow and ice (I’m getting too old to slide >off in the dark!) So I hope you’ll be ok with a baldy >man on a strange-looking bike who’s a bit obsessive >about two-wheeled stuff . . . > >Ride safe > >Garry Stagg

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