Old Skool Tamworth Photos

[James]

All photos taken by me or my dad:


Tamworth Dirt and Tarmac Touring Car Tracks

[Wraggy]

remember the dirt track very well , was great in the dry but a bitch in the rain as u just bogged down !

[Rick-J]

I raced my RC10 around there. Don't remember the tarmac track. Have you got any pictures of Donisthorpe or Ashby?

[Paul Field]

I remember racing on the dirt track. We had a team from the Taunton club race at a club challenge back in 1989 ish.

What happened to it?

[_Bish_]

Originally Posted by Paul Field

I remember racing on the dirt track. We had a team from the Taunton club race at a club challenge back in 1989 ish.

What happened to it?

IT's overgrown now, it's in the corner of the field where Priory Park go karts are in Tamworth

[bish]

Originally Posted by Rick-J

I raced my RC10 around there. Don't remember the tarmac track. Have you got any pictures of Donisthorpe or Ashby?

+1 for donisthorpe! remember the tarmac at Tamworth too, good times. Just acquired a Bigwig (always wanted one) and seeing this thread makes me want to race it again.

[James]

None for Donisthorpe, possibly Ashby though i'll have a root around

[igbandy]

Blimey o`riley.

There some of my blood sweat and tears in those tracks. I was one of the Tamworth club members.

Sadly after the wooden rostrum burnt down. It all went downhill. The dirt track was flattened and grassed. The Tarmac track as far as I am aware still exists, however it is under a few hundred tons of earth.


On another note but forever connected with the above tracks, Jim Davis snr passed away during August. I was at his funeral last Monday 5th September 2011.

[Lee1977]

Originally Posted by Rick-J

I raced my RC10 around there. Don't remember the tarmac track. Have you got any pictures of Donisthorpe or Ashby?

Knew I had some around somewhere!

I'm the good looking one with the pink t-shirt!

Please feel free to get in touch if you remember these or maybe you're in them??!!

[Stretch]

Originally Posted by Lee1977

Knew I had some around somewhere!

I'm the good looking one with the pink t-shirt!

Please feel free to get in touch if you remember these or maybe you're in them??!!

Ah - the 'posh' Donisthorpe track.

I remember a RRC round on the original banked field where it was so muddy you could see the colours of the cars, let alone the numbers! No AMB in those days either...

[big_whyman]

I think the tarmac track was pre 1990, I started with a Mardave Meteor in 1990 and in pretty sure it was astro by that point. I'm still going without a break 22 years later Anyone got any photos of the annual 24hr race at Donisthorpe??? Pretty sure me and the old man would be in them somewhere

ps heres some from Facebook

[jon kedge]

That place brings back memories,go to the shop in tamworth,go out and get a few pints in me then race on sunday morning on the b5000 at tamworth.Helped build and support the club on tarmac and clay tracks.Started offroad racing there at 18years old(now a veteran).My tamiya astute was set up by brett and got to know all the davis clan.Good memories will last forever.

[fiberglassman]

Hi i am glad to see racer still remember the tamworth buggy track if u have any more pic you can post
Thanks Wayne Davis