Old Skool Tamworth Photos

[James]

All photos taken by me or my dad:


Tamworth Dirt and Tarmac Touring Car Tracks

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[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?:thumbsup:

[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_]

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]

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

+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.

[bish]

Very sad to hear :-(

[QuackingPlums]

RIP Jim. Many a Saturday afternoon were spent sat on the stairs of his shop on the Wilnecote retail park; pot noodles and wotsits for lunch from the Co-op behind, racing all day on the smaller original tarmac track outside the shop.

That rostrum is a sight for tired eyes - John (of Ardent), Phil (his brother) and I spent a LOT of sweat and elbow-grease painting that when it first went up. Was gutted when it got burnt down! :(

I'm pretty sure my mum was convinced I was throwing away my future spending all that time up at the track instead of studying for my O-levels. I lived and breathed for Wednesday nights and Sunday mornings, and of course the occasional camping weekender - drove my mum crazy. They were good times. Thanks for sharing these! :thumbsup:

[igbandy]

RIP Jim. Many a Saturday afternoon were spent sat on the stairs of his shop on the Wilnecote retail park; pot noodles and wotsits for lunch from the Co-op behind, racing all day on the smaller original tarmac track outside the shop.

That rostrum is a sight for tired eyes - John (of Ardent), Phil (his brother) and I spent a LOT of sweat and elbow-grease painting that when it first went up. Was gutted when it got burnt down! :(

I'm pretty sure my mum was convinced I was throwing away my future spending all that time up at the track instead of studying for my O-levels. I lived and breathed for Wednesday nights and Sunday mornings, and of course the occasional camping weekender - drove my mum crazy. They were good times. Thanks for sharing these! :thumbsup:

Sunday morning buggy racing was a blast wasnt it Eric :thumbsup:

[QuackingPlums]

Sunday morning buggy racing was a blast wasnt it Eric :thumbsup:

Yeah, you said it Andy! Unclipping each others brush springs between heats, shooting airsoft guns in the woods next to the track, cleaning up battery acid off my mum's carpet having dropped it coming home afterwards... :woot:

[lotussmart]

I remember that so well, parents dropped us off for the day, Wayne bought some paint off to us and we spent the entire day painting the rostrum between battery charges :-) it was a bloody hot day if I remember right. I left the hobby before the tarmac was done, it was grass and dirt, must have been 1990-91. RIP Jim, you and the Davis family inspired me to create Ardent Raceway. Remember the day we hosted a BRCA national there and we were amazed at how good the little whipper snapper Jamie Booth was? Love these pics, anyone got any more of Tamworth???

How about the day Lindsey (Brett Davis' Girlfriend) was splitting frozen beef burgers and the knife went right through her palm and out the other side? I remember nearly vomiting :-) lol, I was only 17 though :-)

[Lee1977]

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

Knew I had some around somewhere!:thumbsup:

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

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

[Lee1977]

I remember that so well, parents dropped us off for the day, Wayne bought some paint off to us and we spent the entire day painting the rostrum between battery charges :-) it was a bloody hot day if I remember right. I left the hobby before the tarmac was done, it was grass and dirt, must have been 1990-91. RIP Jim, you and the Davis family inspired me to create Ardent Raceway. Remember the day we hosted a BRCA national there and we were amazed at how good the little whipper snapper Jamie Booth was? Love these pics, anyone got any more of Tamworth???

How about the day Lindsey (Brett Davis' Girlfriend) was splitting frozen beef burgers and the knife went right through her palm and out the other side? I remember nearly vomiting :-) lol, I was only 17 though :-)

Picture of me with Brett Davis @ the British Grand Prix. Not sure of the year??

[Lee1977]

How do I get these pics to show up large like the one's above??:confused:

[ralphee]

Ill possibly be running my Kart at Priory this coming Sunday, ill have to go check out what is left of the TC track, great pics.

lee

[steve_haskins]

cheers for that Lee
ive found a picture of myself
im in the campari jacket pitting out of my dads Granada,
in pic labeled donisthorpe 5
i think it must have been a frosty fingers meet around 90/ 91 ish
them were the days

[Lee1977]

cheers for that Lee
ive found a picture of myself
im in the campari jacket pitting out of my dads Granada,
in pic labeled donisthorpe 5
i think it must have been a frosty fingers meet around 90/ 91 ish
them were the days

Glad you like them Steve!

I'm thinking of starting to race again but been out of the scene for so long now, wouldn't know where to start:confused:

[steve_haskins]

your only in coventry
im in burbage 20 mins away
i started up again back in august and slowly getting there
a friend of mine messaged me on face book and said fancy racing again
to cut a long story short and the initial £1000 later.....and im hooked
i still have the car in the pic, i think its my xls cat
covs on thursday night so if its dry pop over and say hi

im going to have a look to see if i can find any old skool photos
them were the days
that donisthorpe tarmac track was fun

[Lee1977]

It was a great track!:thumbsup:

Strange how all this has come about to be honest Steve, chatting with my Dad (being fathers day) about old times and how we used to love the racing. Stumbled across this forum and found that somebody was asking if anyone had Donisthorpe photos.... and the rest is history!

I'll take you up on coming over to the Cov track.

Think I may have found you on Facebook (Not that I'm a stalker!!) but I thought I could send you the photos so you can see them full size.

[Stretch]

Knew I had some around somewhere!:thumbsup:

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

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 :thumbsup: Anyone got any photos of the annual 24hr race at Donisthorpe??? Pretty sure me and the old man would be in them somewhere :blush:

ps heres some from Facebook


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[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]

:thumbsup: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:thumbsup: