Lydden 1/2 sept

Can't be asred to do Mersea so I might pop down to see ya.

I'll be down on the Saturday. Might give the SS a run, although I doubt I'll be able to walk when I get off it

well balancer let me down.Which was nice considering he's had the engine for 5 weeks .so it will be the lo powered 135motor going back in instead. Oh well

Had a few clutch problems. To much power ;D
Left him fitting his new 20 plate clutch



Nice to meet you Tony.

hi oz.. thanks for taking the time. 160 miles round trip to watch someone curse and shout at clutch plates was very decent of you! Nice to have met you anyway and hope that you'll pop along again.
Hi Juan..5th in grp 4 in race one..not great but from 19th on grid over 8 laps not too shoddy as the clutch failed after 2 laps. And clutch failure was the order of the weekend. This is the spare engine with malossi single spring etc. they simply cannot hold on to anything over say 16bhp. I'm gutted really..oh well roll on cadwell and hopefully with the 150
Race 2 was a joke and all the motor did was spin up in any gear..
Annoying as it was all ok on the dyno on thursday..but thats racing shopping bikes for you!!

I'm not suprised there doing ok they were found to be 220cc so I've heard after nipping up!!

Also check out there next group 4 barrel tony and see if you spot anything outside BSSO spec!!

forums.lcgb.co.uk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=21024

Not that I'm bitter but for the last 12 months 'Special X' has been raving about this machine!!


5th in group 4 from 19th sounds awesome Tony!! I'm just deciding whether to put my next 50 special on the track or another road bike.....really fancy having ago but reckon I'd only manage a couple of races a year

PS. F&%@$#G CLUTCHES!! ;D

Hi folks,
just popped in for some info on a kit for a 50cc for a mate (on Tony's recommendation) and noticed this thread. One or two of you will know me as the pilot of the feckspeed racer. I feel very embarassed reading this about the illegal engine. That engine was thrown together at the last minute before Anglesey last year, Jason wasn't aware of the cc limit and used the top end from his rally scoot and unbeknown to me it had a 69mm piston, forget the exact cc but around 215/220. Anyway at Anglesey it wouldn't run right as we hadn't had time to get the jetting set up properly. I did 2 practice sessions totalling less than 2 laps before it seized on me. Neither Jason nor Special X were there to help and I'm no mechanic but I took the top end off anyway to see if there was anyway of fixing it. The rings were welded into the piston. It was suggested I ask Phil Bevis (chief scrutineer) if he had a spare piston, so I did, and that's when I found out it was over the grp 4 limit. Had I of known I'd just have changed the colour of the numbers and oval sticker and said it was group 6 and if I'd of known it was illegal then the last person I'd of wanted to show it to was the chief scrutineer. Needless to say it was well and truly fecked and the weekend ended there for us (me and Wellerchap that is) and we skulked off on Saturday afternoon. After that episode we used Special X's spare 186 Mugello road engine at Lydden, Cadwell Park and 3 Sisters. A great combination of the slowest rider on the least powerful machine there. It's now an ex-mugello as I wrecked the top end and twisted the crank at 3 Sisters. There was never any intention to cheat or bend the rules as I could of been kicked out of the ACU for doing so. I'd be quite happy going back to the little Mugello as I'd still be at the back even if you gave me Charlies scoot. I'm only there for some fun and I'll get that dicing at the back with the others who don't like hospital food and plaster of paris (if they still use that). This year we opted for an Indian cast iron barrel with an MB piston and despite the fact that we had it dyno'd (20bhp) it's never run right, limped around Donington, didn't get a race at 3 Sisters as on the reserve list, but dropped it in practice on Sunday and smashed the headset then finally seized it on the sighting lap first race at Oulton. Another (67mm) piston required. I've not entered Mallory as we need to get the rebuilt engine in my road scoot this time and get some miles under it's belt to get the thing jetted somewhere in the right ball park before Anglesey. Adam, I'm not sure which engine it was the Special X was raving about but I wouldn't take it all too seriously, well not with me onboard anyway. Keep your eyes open for me at Anglesey, I'll be the one at the back.
Cheers, Martin.

i did he was always biting at me Tye's behind me

Well Tony i cant wait mate

the track is all new to me jus cant wait for anglsey 1st of all

like a kid at christmas

infact im a kid but dont get tha excited anymore lol

and i remember you walking round with your plates at lydden acctually,

yes was amusing to see you fumin cursin and etc...

jus like i was when my dad beat me mallory

anyways hows it goin then?