Sunday 21st March

Following on from yesterday's excellent start on the track stakes we set about finishing off yesterday's work in two teams again.

I'm afraid I was rather busy carrying stakes today to take photos, but I've taken a panorama from the bottom of the circuit so you can see some of the completed job.

Above : The Lagoon area, Ski Jump, Steps, etc.

Above : The Lagoon area, Steps, Washboard, etc.

Above : After completing the track stakes we went to do a little remedial action to some fencing that had attacked the digger while it was grading the track. Here John E hold the stake upright while Colin P knocks it in, with Paul M lurking in the background.

Above : Brian E came up and fixed the Commentary Tower (aka "Brian's Folly" or "Colditz") windows that were broken last summer by vandals. Dick D was up to reinstall the start gate that has received it's maintenance and he spent the afternoon adding some paint. Also Colin B on the right. I must also mention that Ivan was despatched with a copious white paint the paint just about anything.

Above : Having finished grading the track we got Tony to redo the drainage ditch outside paddock bend, with Sten P and Kurt P in the foreground.

After lunch one team went to redo the fencing by the entrance gate to Canada Heights, which has been in a decrepit state for many years but recent repair to the front gate have brought the situation to a head (sorry no photos of this, but you'll see it as you drive past / come in the heights). The other team split in two and half finished track staking "Madden's Hole" which Michael B's 360 had just vacated.

Above : Mark C and Colin B carry stakes to finish the track stakes in "Maddens Hole".

Above : The washboard far downhill last Saturday (before being graded), as you can see a lot of this is buried by earth. We we're unable to solve this last weekend when we were fencing, so with he track being graded (and thus this fence dug out) and now all track stakes out, we set about repairing it.
Above : Jack P Jnr, Sam E, Aaron M and Kaydee (dog) remove the old fence and stakes - note the depth the fence was buried!.

Above : The fence removed (see gap). Unfortunately I have no more photos of us putting up the fence or the finished job as it was so hot I took my fleece off (with camera) and left it in the tractor - what a change from yesterday's driving rain.

I must also give a word of mention to a whole extra team who have been at two local shopping centres (Maidstone last Sunday and Bexleyheath this weekend) promoting the event, club and motocross in general. Sorry i don't have photos or even know how they got on, but with help from the sidecars we got a sidecar outfit at Maidstone!

We are going to be up the track on Friday to do some finishing touches and will be there saturday to put out the straw bales and other little touches - any help is welcome.