Ashbourne 40s weekend

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Mr meter rat. It’s nothing more than a go kart track and airfield now days
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Exhibitedbrute wrote: Mon Jun 09, 2025 4:28 pm Ah yes the crusader the a2 the a1 and Matilda the crusader at the moment is at the moment by far my fave to look at but for driving it’s the firefly or t34 that get used most as the are the best runners
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Exhibitedbrute wrote: Mon Jun 09, 2025 8:55 pm Mr meter rat. It’s nothing more than a go kart track and airfield now days
Used to be good. A bit like Malory, to many people moving into the area, and putting to many restrictions on the tracks.
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Meter rat wrote: Tue Jun 10, 2025 6:08 pm Used to be good. A bit like Malory, to many people moving into the area, and putting to many restrictions on the tracks.
Some people don't have the brains they were born with - "hey I'll buy this house next to a race track, wait, whats all this noise?!" :wtf:
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They do the same by rivers then wonder why they have wet carpets
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Though Mallory is still a bike track, I used to frequent there quite regularly for superbikes
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Tiger6 wrote: Tue Jun 10, 2025 6:17 pm
Meter rat wrote: Tue Jun 10, 2025 6:08 pm Used to be good. A bit like Malory, to many people moving into the area, and putting to many restrictions on the tracks.
Some people don't have the brains they were born with - "hey I'll buy this house next to a race track, wait, whats all this noise?!" :wtf:
Have this same issue with our local gun range which has been there since 1936. All the houses around it are constantly trying to get it shutdown even though it predates 90% of those property owners.
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That’s because they are idiots. Just like when they move into a house on flood planes and can’t under stand why they flood
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Exhibitedbrute wrote: Tue Jun 10, 2025 7:51 pm Though Mallory is still a bike track, I used to frequent there quite regularly for superbikes
Vast reduction in meets though, compared to 20-30 years ago.
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This week we have ecclesbourne valley railway.
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