Batley Buggy Club - The Old Days

[Ashlandchris]

After calling down at Whitcliffe with my son last week, I tried to dig out an old photo from when I used to race at Batley (Indoor - Batley Sports Centre, Outdoor - Hare and Hounds Pub) back in the mid 80s. As luck would have it, I found a copy of a photo that was used in the local paper.

Anyone recognise any faces?

Looks like Hotshots were the order of the day back then (and one is mine!!!) Think this would have been approximately 1985.
I think a couple of the cars on picture are Boomerangs, but I don't really remember?

Once mine and my son's buggies are built I hope to be back with an eager 7 year old!!

[Aire valley]

Certainly some familiar faces, but struggling with names..!
The guy in the centre, long hair and beard is Tim. ? ..who's parents had the pub at West Ardsley. where Batley had their first outdoor track..

[Ashlandchris]

That sounds about right - I remember racing at the Hare and Hounds but couldn't remember why it was there!!

I know a few of the younger faces - (well, 3 including me!!) and recognise some others, but with no real recollection of who they are!!
We seemed to have won a lot of trophies though

[nivek]

Good Old Days , Trophys for first three in each final . And a trophy for concourse Best looking car [ paint job ] for those too young to remember. Concourse at the Spring Cup ???????

[Ashlandchris]

Black and white photo doesn't do it justice, but I'd bet my grey sleevless sweater over a pink layer would win concourse every time. Oh, hang on, for the car...
Think it went to Robert Marshall's Road Runner motif he hand painted on his model that year

[Aire valley]

Rob Marshall..! now there's a blast from the past....he was a very good driver, wasn't he very involved with York club when they had a track at Sutton in Forest..? Are the Foster brothers on there as well..? Their father, Mike Foster, was instrumental in the first computer timing systems.. helped us set up a similar system at Aire Valley..