Short Track UK heads to Norfolk

American style dirt-track action visits the Norfolk Arena on Saturday (April 19) with no less than four national championships battling it out.

Short Track UK will see flattrack motorcycle racing in the main STUK championship, the companion event for the larger machines known as Thunderbikes; the youth national championship for Short Track backed by top bikes manufacturers, CCM; and providing a strong local flavour, the Welbourns of Wisbech national Quads ST championships.

The field at the Norfolk Arena on Saturday represents the cream of European flattrack with no fewer than three Italians in action: reigning champion, Marco Belli (a winner in both rounds staged at Saddlebow last year); European 2007 title-winner, Jacopo Monti; and making his British track debut, Luca Talamona mounted on a 600 Harley-Davison Rotax. 

Also hoping to be back on track with the aim of defending to defend his Thunderbikes crown after breaking his collarbone is Peter Boast.

Making his championship debut is Kings Lynne Speedway regular Adam Allott who made a miraculous recovery at the end of last season after breaking his back in 2006.

Looking ahead to the weekend, Allott said: “With top young Speedway riders like Aidan Collins and people from Road Racing like Rusty Hodgson and Supermoto and MotoX too all taking to STUK full-time, I feel it’s a really varied, competitive event for me to get my teeth into and to settle back and enjoy riding motorcycles again.”

The Welbourns of Wisbech Short Track Quads proved one of the biggest attractions when they last rode at Saddlebow last year. This brand of four-wheeled action is a truly unique form of Quad dirttrack seeing six riders a race, face-off in a grid-style start which provides breathtaking excitement. 

All the country’s top Quads stars, including Charlie Welbourn and Jason Snaith both from Wisbech and reigning national champion, Alan Hooker from Lincolnshire, will be in action.

The admission is £10 for adults, £7 for pensioners and other concessions; £3 for children. Children under get in free when accompanied by an adult. The action gets underway on Saturday, April 19, 2008 at 7pm
 
For more info please ring 01507 313829.