Grasstrack

Grasstrack

500 cc Grasstrack bike
Presence
Olympic	No
Paralympic	No

For the rail construction type, see green track.

Motorcycle Grasstrack is a form of track racing which typically, in its current form, takes place on a flat track consisting of two straights and two bends usually constructed in a field. ^{[1] [2]} It is one of the oldest types of motorcycle sports in the UK with the first meetings having taken place in the 1920s. ^[1]

History

In the United Kingdom, kidney-shaped circuits were sometimes used to include a right hand bend, and undulating hillsides were also used to increase the challenge for riders. ^[1] The events traditionally occurred after haymaking and before harvesting season on newly-cut fields. ^[1] Postwar grasstrack circuits included "permanent" venues such as Brands Hatch and Mallory Park which were not simple oval shapes, although solo motorcycle races were run in an anti-clockwise direction. Later, these were converted into tarmac circuits with races using the more common clockwise direction associated with modern roadracing.

In the modern era, it is generally similar to Speedway with races usually taking place over 4 laps from a standing start. Unlike Speedway, which has 4 riders per race, Grasstrack racing can have many riders in each heat and the circuit is normally longer allowing higher speeds. Grasstrack has three solo classes, 250 cc, 350 cc and 500 cc together with three sidecar classes; left-handed 500 cc and 1000 cc (turning left) and right-handed 1000 cc (turning right).

The British Grasstrack season usually starts in early spring around the Easter holidays and runs through the summer/autumn months. More spectacular racing takes place at larger roped tracks including the Poacher and ASTRA Champion of Champions and Grand Slam meetings in Kent and in particular the most exciting meeting of all at the famous Rhodes Minnis circuit.

The pinnacle of the domestic Grasstrack season is the British Masters Championships. This official ACU championship is where the British champion is crowned in the mainstream 500 cc solo and 1000 cc right hand sidecar classes. Many famous Speedway riders such as 1976 world champion Peter Collins started their racing careers in Grasstrack. Some Speedway riders continue to take part in national Grasstrack meetings when their schedule permits. Grand Prix road racers John Surtees and Gary Hocking also began their racing careers in grass track competitions. ^{[3] [4]} Other competitors from the postwar era included now-famous names such as Bernie Ecclestone and Murray Walker.

In Europe the same sport is often called Long Track racing. ^[5] This is exactly the same setup as British grasstrack which has tracks normally around 600–800 meters in length, but is held on the continent with tracks up to 1000–1200 meters in length and with speeds reaching 90 mph – 100 mph. The machinery used is the same as are the riders.

Grasstrack Motorcycles

Grasstrack racing motorcycles look quite similar to Speedway machines but there are different engine capacity limits for each class. In the UK there are classes for 250 cc (normally 2 stroke engines), 350 cc and 500 cc bikes (usually 4-stroke engines). ^[1] Unlike Speedway bikes which have no gears, Grasstrack bikes usually have a 2 speed gearbox. ^[1] Both Speedway and Grasstrack bike have no brakes. ^[1] The only other main difference is that speedway bikes have no rear suspension and are shorter in length, usually by around 10–12 inches.

Also there is a class called Pre-75. These are bikes that have been made before 1975. The three classes in Pre-75, are 250, 350 and 500 cc.

As well as solo racing, sidecar racing is also quite popular and often very spectacular. There are mainly three recognised classes, 500 cc (using solo 4-stroke engines) and two 1000 cc classes (using stock road bike engines). Again, they all run on methanol, and the 500 cc class and the 1000cc Lefthand sidecar class run anti-clockwise around the oval track, and the 1000 cc class clockwise. The reason behind the difference in direction is often asked, the main reason being the origin of each class. The 500cc sidecars having been developed in mainland Europe, where drivers drive on the right of the road. The 1000cc sidecar has been developed in the UK where road users drive on the left. Therefore, the sidecar wheel is always found on the nearside of the vehicle.

The fastest recorded oval lap record is held by UK's Kelvin Tatum MBE at Rastede (1000 m Grass/Sand surface) in Germany at an average speed of 144.31 km/h.

Junior Grasstrack

Riders can start in Grasstrack racing at a young age (6 years old in the UK). Junior Grasstrack clubs cater for riders with motocross bikes as well as Grasstrack machines.

The ACU hold a National Youth Championship each season.

Current ACU British Youth Champions ^[6]

Class	Champion
Autos	Jacob Penfold
Cadets	Leo Sturgeon
Juniors	Cooper Rushen
Intermediates	Cameron Taylor

Organisation

Whilst there are several Grasstrack racing clubs in the UK, the sport is regulated by the governing body of British motorcycle sport, the Auto Cycle Union (ACU) who organise an annual British championship.

British Championships

The British Grasstrack Championships take place at two separate events. The 250 cc and 350 cc solo, 500 cc sidecar and 1000 cc Left Hand sidecar championships take place at the ACU British National Championships. The 500 cc Solos and 1000 cc Right Hand Sidecar Champions are decided at the ACU British Masters Championships. Qualification for the National Championships are by way of a National Gradings List. There is a British Masters Qualifying event held to determine qualification for the British Masters Final event.

The British Championships are important events, particularly for 500 cc solo and 500 cc sidecar riders. The results of the championships determine who is to represent the nation on an international level for the FIM World Longtrack Championships and the UEM European Sidecar Championships. More recently a World Championship has emerged for 1000 cc Right Hand sidecars. Qualification is determined on results from both the British Masters event and the British Sidecar Speedway Championships. Many 500 cc solo riders race Grasstrack for their profession, therefore a good result in the British Masters is essential.

British Masters Championship

500cc Solo ^[7]

Year	First	Second	Third
1982	Simon Wigg	Steve Schofield	Sean Wilmott
1983	Simon Wigg	Simon Cross	Steve Schofield
1984	Martin Hagon	Trevor Banks	Simon Cross
1985	Simon Wigg	Peter Carr	Trevor Banks
1986	Simon Cross	Martin Hagon	Trevor Banks
1987	Martin Hagon	Trevor Banks	Nigel Da'Ath
1988	Steve Schofield	Trevor Banks	Jeremy Doncaster
1989	Simon Wigg	Clayton Williams	Paul Fry
1990	Simon Wigg	Martin Hagon	Paul Fry
1991	Mark Loram	Jeremy Doncaster	Simon Wigg
1992	Joe Screen	Steve Schofield	Jeremy Doncaster
1993	Mark Loram	Trevor Banks	Kelvin Tatum
1994	Simon Cross	Steve Schofield	Kelvin Tatum
1995	Joe Screen	Kelvin Tatum	Simon Cross
1996	Kelvin Tatum	Steve Schofield	Jeremy Doncaster
1997	Paul Hurry	Kelvin Tatum	Trevor Banks
1998	cancelled due to Weather
1999	Kelvin Tatum	Joe Screen	Scott Nicholls
2000	Kelvin Tatum	Paul Hurry	Glenn Cunningham
2001	Kelvin Tatum/Glenn Cunningham		Paul Hurry
2002	Paul Hurry	Joe Screen	Andrew Appleton
2003	Joe Screen	Matt Read	Kelvin Tatum
2004	Paul Hurry	Andrew Appleton	Jason Handley
2005	Paul Hurry	Jason Handley	David Howe
2006	Andrew Appleton	Richard Smith	Jamie Rodgers
2007	Glen Phillips	Paul Hurry	Joe Screen
2008	Jason Handley	Paul Cooper	Glen Phillips
2009	Lewis Denham	Jamie Rodgers	Andrew Appleton
2010	Andrew Appleton	Jamie Rodgers	Tim Nobes
2011	Andrew Appleton	Glen Phillips	Tom Perry
2012	Cameron Woodward	Tom Perry	Glen Phillips
2013	Cameron Woodward	Andrew Appleton	Paul Cooper
2014	Andrew Appleton	David Howe	Paul Cooper
2015	James Shanes	Andrew Appleton	James Wright
2016	James Shanes	Edward Kennett	Paul Hurry
2017	James Shanes	Paul Hurry	Edward Kennett
2018	Zach Wajtknecht	James Shanes	Andrew Appleton
2019	James Shanes	Zach Wajtknecht	Paul Hurry
2020	cancelled due to Covid
2021	Chris Harris	James Shanes	Mitch Godden

1000cc Sidecar ^[8]

Year	First	Second	Third
1982	Dave Manning & Peter Blanke	Pete Brown & John Morron	Steve Smith & Trevor Pye
1983	Steve Smith & Trevor Pye	Roger Measor & Jeff Measor	Ted Tucker & Dave Ward
1984	Alan Blewitt & Barry Metcalfe	Steve Dewison & Chris Brown	Ted Tucker & Dave Ward
1985	Roger Measor & Dave Harris	Pete Brown & Craig Cheetam	Steve Dewison & Chris Brown
1986	Roger Measor & Dave Harris	Ken Lane & Paul Urycz	Steve Dewison & Dave Ward
1987	Steve Dewison & Dave Ward	Roger Measor & Dave Harris	Dave Manning & Peter Blanke
1988	Steve Dewison & Dave Ward	Roger Measor & Dave Harris	Richard Piggott & Tony Angelico
1989	Steve Dewison & Dave Ward	Richard Piggott & Tony Angelico	Alan Blewitt & John Blewitt
1990	Steve Smith & Keith Wall	Roger Measor & Steve Bailey	Alan Blewitt & John Blewitt
1991	Richard Piggott & Martin Bailey	Roger Measor & Steve Bailey	Russel Ing & Paul Urycz
1992	Ken Lane & Mark Edwards	Russel Ing & Paul Urycz	Gary Jackson & Kevin Williams
1993	Ivor Matthews & Peter Jones	Russel Ing & Paul Urycz	Ken Lane & Mark Edwards
1994	Roger Measor & Shane Lapham	Ivor Matthews & Peter Jones	Gary Jackson & Kevin Williams
1995	Roger Measor & Shane Lapham	Mark Edwards & Nick Walters	Gary Jackson & Mick Stace
1996	Gary Jackson & Mick Stace	Mark Edwards & Nick Walters	Roger Measor & Shane Lapham
1997	Gary Jackson & Mick Stace	Rob Wilson & Tony Miles	John Halsey & Jason Glenie
1998	cancelled due to Weather
1999	John Halsey & Jason Glenie	Gary Jackson & Carl Pugh	Rob Wilson & Tony Miles
2000	Rob Wilson & Tony Miles	Colin Blackbourn & Martin Bailey	Ivor Matthews & Symon Wall
2001	Rob Bradley & Tris Winterburn/Gary Jackson & Carl Pugh		John Halsey & Jason Glenie
2002	John Halsey & Jason Glenie	Gary Jackson & Carl Pugh	Ivor Matthews & Tony Miles
2003	Rob Bradley & Tris Winterburn	John Halsey & Jason Glenie	Rob Wilson & Ian Whale
2004	Paul Whitelam & Kevin Jones	Rob Bradley & Jason Gill	Matt Fumarola & Andi Wilson
2005	Rob Wilson & Ian Whale	John Halsey & Jason Glenie	Paul Whitelam & Terry Saunters
2006	Rob Bradley & Shaun Simpson	Rob Wilson & Nicky Owen	Duncan Tolhurst & Rob Patterson
2007	Colin Blackbourn & Paul Whitelam Jr	Steve Smith & Carl Pugh	Ivor Matthews & Tony Miles
2008	Rob Bradley & Shaun Simpson	Paul Whitelam & Alan Elliott	Rob Wilson & Terry Saunters
2009	Mark Cossar & Tom Cossar	Colin Blackbourn & Martyn Smith	Rod Winterburn & Liam Brown
2010	Mark Cossar & Carl Blyth	Rob Bradley & Shaun Simpson	Paul Whitelam & Alan Elliott
2011	Rod Winterburn & Liam Brown	Mark Cossar & Carl Blyth	Rob Bradley & Shaun Simpson
2012	Mark Cossar & Carl Blyth	Rob Bradley & Shaun Simpson	Paul Whitelam & Alan Elliott
2013	Mark Cossar & Carl Blyth	Rob Wilson & Terry Saunters	Rob Bradley & Shaun Simpson
2014	Rod Winterburn & Liam Brown	Mark Cossar & Carl Blyth	Gareth Winterburn & Billy Winterburn
2015	Colin Blackbourn & Carl Pugh	Mark Cossar & Carl Blyth	Gareth Winterburn & Billy Winterburn
2016	Rod Winterburn & Billy Winterburn	Mark Cossar & Carl Blyth	Gareth Winterburn & Liam Brown
2017	Mark Cossar & Carl Blyth	Rod Winterburn & Billy Winterburn	Gareth Winterburn & Liam Brown
2018	Gareth Winterburn & Liam Brown	Mark Cossar & Carl Blyth	Rod Winterburn & Billy Winterburn
2019	Gareth Winterburn & Liam Brown	Mark Cossar & Carl Blyth	Colin Blackbourn & Carl Pugh
2020	cancelled due to Covid
2021	Mark Cossar & Gareth Williams	Gareth Winterburn & Liam Brown	Tom Cossar & Wayne Rickards

British Grasstrack Championship

Current ACU British Grasstrack Champions

Class	Champion
250cc Solo [9]	Jake Mulford
350cc Solo [10]	Paul Cooper
500cc Sidecar [11]	Mitch Godden & Paul Smith
1000cc LH Sidecar [12]	Alex Balman/Mark Hopkins
Pre75 250cc Solo [13]	Phil Ranson
Pre75 350cc Solo [14]	Chris Mackett
Pre75 500cc Solo [15]	Ricky Scarboro
Upright 250cc Solo [16]	Chris Mackett
Upright 350cc Solo [17]	Luke Harris
Upright 500cc Solo [18]	Tony Atkin

World Championships

The FIM, the World's motorcycle racing authority run a World Longtrack series as well as a World Team Cup. Although both events are named 'Longtrack', they often are competed for on Grass. The World Longtrack series competitors must either qualify by finishing high enough up the standings the previous year, be selected by the FIM for a 'Wild Card', or compete in a series of qualifiers and the 'Challenge' meeting, held annually.

The World Team Cup involves each team consisting of 3 riders racing each other for points. The top team at the end is the winner.

The 1000cc Right Hand Sidecars also have their own World Championship, previously known as the 'Sidecar World Cup' and 'Sidecar Gold Cup'. The event usually takes place on speedway circuits, with Sidecar Speedway machines being mostly used.

World Longtrack Championships

Main article: Individual Speedway Long Track World Championship

Main article: Team Long Track World Championship

World Sidecar Championship

Year [19]	Venue	Winners	Second	Third
2005	Werlte	abandoned due to weather
2006	Isle of Wight	Scott Christopher & Trent Koppe	Gary Jackson & Carl Blyth	Rob Wilson & Nicky Owen
2007	Wayville	Mick Headland & Paul Waters	Gary Moon & Duane Dennis	Mark Plaisted & Sam Harrison
2008	Kings Lynn	Darrin Treloar & Justin Plaisted	Rick House & Adam Commons	David Bottrell & Ben Pitt
2009	La Reole	Mick Headland & Paul Waters	Gary Moon & Josh Sinnott	Rob Wilson & Terry Saunters
2010	Coventry	Mick Headland & Jesse Headland	Gary Jackson & Henry Rogers	Richard Moore & Rick McAuley
2011	Murray Bridge	Darrin Treloar & Jesse Headland	Glenn O'Brien & Aaron Maynard	Grant Bond & Glenn Cox
2016	Gillman	Darrin Treloar & Blake Cox	Trent Headland & Daz Whetstone	Mick Headland & Jesse Headland
2017	Gillman	Warren Monson & Andrew Summerhayes	Darrin Treloar & Blake Cox	Andrew Buchanan & Denny Cox
2018	Gillman	Darrin Treloar & Jesse Headland	Mark Mitchell & Tony Carter	Andrew Buchanan & Denny Cox
2019	Gillman	Warren Monson & Andrew Summerhayes	Mark Plaisted & Ben Pitt	Darrin Treloar & Blake Cox
2020	cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021	cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

European Championships

FIM Europe hold European Championships for both the 500cc Solos and 500cc Sidecar classes. Qualification for both events is through one of the semi-finals, before a One Day Final, where the winner of the 'A' Final at the end of the event is crowned European Champion.

European Solo Championship

Year [20]	Venue	First	Second	Third
1978	Hereford	Chris Baybutt	Franz Kolbeck	Don Godden
1979	Assen	Gerald Short	Gunther Brackland	Tjalle Reitsma
1980	Bad Waldsee	Willi Stauch	Gerald Short	Sture Lindblom
1981	Artigues de Lussac	Neil Farnish	Bernie Leigh	Skjold Larsen
1982	Damme	Jeremy Doncaster	Mike Beaumont	Josef Maucher
1983	Nandlstadt	Christian Brandt	Eric Schafferer	Gerald Short
1984	Eenrum	Martin Hagon	Vaclav Verner	Kent Noer
1985	La Reole	Clayton Williams	Harm Horstede	Tommy Brock
1986	Eenrum	Simon Cross	Steve Schofield	Joachim Reitzel
1987	Nandlstadt	Roman Matoušek	Joachim Reitzel	Bob Dolman
1988	Joure	Frank Kehlenbeck	Will James	Kent Noer
1989	La Reole	Robert Barth	Kent Noer	John Bostin
1990	Uithuizen	Robert Barth	Kent Noer	Henk Snijder
1991	Werlte	Rif Saigareev	Thomas Diehr	Trever Banks
1992	Alken	Anne van der Helm	Vaclav Milik	Paulus Ellens
1993	Eenrum	Richard Musson	Paulus Ellens	Armando Dal Chiele
1994	Cloppenburg	Robert Barth	Anne van der Helm	Steve Schofield
1995	Joure	Kelvin Tatum	Bernd Diener	Anne van der Helm
1996	Saint-Colomb-de-Lauzun	Steve Johnston	Steve Schofield	Zdeněk Schneiderwind
1997	No Championship
1998	Schwarme	Zdeněk Schneiderwind	Oleg Kurguskin	Massimo Mora
1999	Werlte	Bernd Diener	Zdeněk Schneiderwind	Vladimir Trofimov
2000	Saint-Colomb-de-Lauzun	Zdeněk Schneiderwind	Uppie Bos	Enrico Janoschka
2001	Noordwolde	Maik Groen	Zdeněk Schneiderwind	Uppie Bos
2002	Berghaupten	Sirg Schutzbach	Zdeněk Schneiderwind	Uppie Bos
2003	La Reole	Gerd Riss	Herbert Rudolph	Matthias Kroger
2004	Eenrum	Theo Pijper	Gerd Riss	Bernd Diener
2005	Schwarme	Paul Hurry	Dirk Fabriek	Andrew Appleton
2006	La Reole	Stephan Katt	Theo Pijper	Dirk Fabriek
2007	Folkestone	Theo Pijper	Stephan Katt	Andrew Appleton
2008	Siddeburen	Stephane Tresarrieu	Richard Speiser	Rene Lehtinen
2009	Berghaupten	Stephan Katt	Stephane Tresarrieu	Glen Phillips
2010	La Reole	Andrew Appleton	Theo Pijper	Martin Smolinski
2011	Wainfleet	Martin Smolinski	Jannick de Jong	Andrew Appleton
2012	Eenrum	Stephan Katt	Dirk Fabriek	Jannick de Jong
2013	Bielefeld	Jannick de Jong	Dirk Fabriek	Richard Speiser
2014	St. Macaire	Jannick de Jong	David Howe	Enrico Janoschka
2015	Staphorst	Jannick de Jong	James Shanes	Stephan Katt
2016	Folkestone	James Shanes	Mathieu Tresarrieu	Andrew Appleton
2017	Hertingan	James Shanes	Andrew Appleton	Edward Kennett
2018	Tayac	Dimitri Berge	Josef Franc	Zach Wajtknecht
2019	Bad Hersfeld	Zach Wajtknecht	Paul Hurry	Kenneth Hansen
2020	Tayac	Mathieu Tresarrieu	Romano Hummel	Dave Meijerink
2021	Leamington Spa	cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022	Leamington Spa	due to take place on 7th August 2022

European Sidecar Championship

Year [21]	Venue	First	Second	Third
1980	Melsungen	Otto Bauer & Peter Stiegelbrunner	Egon Waller & Edgar Starke	Michael Datzmann & Rosamunde Datzmann
1981	Assen	Michael Datzmann & Rosamunde Datzmann	Heinz Pagel & Hans Werner Kempa	Otto Bauer & Peter Stiegelbrunner
1982	Schwarme	Michael Datzmann & Rosamunde Datzmann	Heinz Pagel & Jurgen Zaddach	Rudolf Meyer & Diter Held
1983	Assen	Michael Datzmann & Rosamunde Datzmann	Michael Lippmann & Willi Ganss	Heinz Pagel & Jurgen Zaddach
1984	Berghaupten	Michael Datzmann & Rosamunde Datzmann	Heinz Pagel & Jurgen Zaddach	Ulrich Wehrle & Stefan Rufat
1985	Kuinre	Heinz Pagel & Jurgen Zaddach	Ewald Heim & Robert Heim	Karl Keil & Joachim Reeg
1986	Bad Waldsee	Josef Onderka & Franz Onderka	Karl Keil & Reiner Ganster	Heinz Pagel & Herbert Bucker
1987	Valence	Josef Onderka & Franz Onderka	Hans Bolliger & Bernhard Gloor	Karl Keil & Reiner Ganster
1988	Celle	Karl Keil & Joachim Reeg	Josef Onderka & Franz Onderka	Marco Glorie & Erik van Dijk
1989	Berghaupten	Josef Onderka & Josef Feigl	Hans Bolliger & Bernhard Gloor	Karl Keil & Joachim Reeg
1990	Haunstetten	Josef Onderka & Robert Wolf	Karl Keil & Joachim Reeg	Bernd Soger & Heinz Brandt
1991	Eenrum	Josef Onderka & Robert Wolf	Karl Keil & Joachim Reeg	Eward Heim & Robert Heim
1992	Berghaupten	Josef Onderka & Walter Huber	Thomas Kunert & Josef Feigl	Laurent Sambarrey & Lionel Sambarrey
1993	Harsewinkel	Karl Keil & Joachim Reeg	Josef Onderka & Josef Feigl	Marco Glorie & Harry Drenth
1994	Lattrop	Marco Glorie & Harry Drenth	Karl Keil & Joachim Reeg	Eward Heim & Robert Heim
1995	Melsungen	Thomas Kunert & Wolfgang Maier	Peter Murmann & Stefan Muller	Marco Glorie & Harry Drenth
1996	Eenrum	Thomas Kunert & Marco Hundsrucker	Josef Onderka & Uwe Kuhberger	Jacues Leduc & Michel Gorget
1997	Melsungen	Josef Onderka & Uwe Kuhberger	Thomas Kunert & Marco Hundsrucker	Oswald Bischoff & Mario Siebert
1998	Morizes	Josef Onderka & Uwe Kuhberger	Thomas Kunert & Hermann Bacher	Oswald Bischoff & Mario Siebert
1999	Vechta	Thomas Kunert & Hermann Bacher	Josef Onderka & Uwe Kuhberger	Oswald Bischoff & Mario Siebert
2000	Lattrop	Josef Onderka & Martin Wamprechtshammer	Thomas Kunert & Hermann Bacher	Marco Glorie & Harry Drenth
2001	Melsungen	Thomas Kunert & Marco Hundsrucker	Oswald Bischoff & Mario Siebert	Marco Glorie & Harry Drenth
2002	Siddeburen	Josef Onderka & Martin Wamprechtshammer	William Matthijsen & Erwin Boers	Thomas Kunert & Markus Eibl
2003	Angenrod	Thomas Kunert & Hermann Bacher	Oswald Bischoff & Rainer Falter	William Matthijsen & Erwin Boers
2004	High Easter	Thomas Kunert & Bernd Kreuzer	Tjeerd Hoekstra & Henk Auwema	William Matthijsen & Nathalie Matthijssen
2005	Siddeburen	Sven Holstein & Desiree Daubert	William Matthijsen & Nathalie Matthijssen	Mark Detz & Gerald Eelding
2006	Melsungen	Thomas Kunert & Bernd Kreuzer	Markus Brandhofer & Helmut Beller	Karl Keil & Berit Tralau
2007	Eenrum	William Matthijsen & Nathalie Matthijssen	Markus Venus & Florian Niedermeier	Sven Holstein & Desiree Daubert
2008	Bielefeld	Thomas Kunert & Markus Eibl	William Matthijsen & Nathalie Matthijssen	Stefan Brandhofer & Marco Hundsrucker
2009	Wimborne	William Matthijsen & Nathalie Matthijssen	Thomas Kunert & Markus Eibl	Markus Brandhofer & Corinna Gunthor
2010	Uithuizen	Thomas Kunert & Markus Eibl	William Matthijssen & Sandra Mollema	Sven Holstein & Anthony Goodwin
2011	Noordwolde	William Matthijssen & Nathalie Matthijssen	Mark Detz & Bonita van Dijk	Stefan Brandhofer & Daniel Eibl
2012	Werlte	Thomas Kunert & Markus Eibl	Markus Venus & Markus Heiss	Stefan Brandhofer & Daniel Eibl
2013	Loppersum	Thomas Kunert & Markus Eibl	William Matthijssen & Nathalie Stellingwerf	Christophe Grenier & Gerben Sanders
2014	High Easter	Josh Goodwin & Liam Brown	Nick Radley & Abi Radley	Markus Venus & Markus Heiss
2015	Hertingen	cancelled due to accident during practice
2016	Vries	William Matthijssen & Sandra Mollema	Markus Venus & Markus Heiss	Markus Brandhofer & Michael Zapf
2017	Tayac	William Matthijssen & Sandra Mollema	Markus Brandhofer & Tim Scheunemann	Markus Venus & Markus Heiss
2018	Wertle	William Matthijssen & Sandra Mollema	Mitch Godden & Paul Smith	Markus Venus & Markus Heiss
2019	Eenrum	William Matthijssen & Sandra Mollema	Markus Venus & Markus Heis	Mitch Godden & Paul Smith
2020	cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021	cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

National Championships

A number of countries, where the sport of Grasstrack, and Longtrack, are popular, hold National Championships for a number of different classes. In Great Britain, the 500cc Solos and 1000cc Sidecars have their own Championship, whereas the 250cc, 350cc Solos and 500cc & 1000cc Left-Handed Sidecar champions are decided in a separate event. Other classes, such as Youth and Vintage machines also have their own championships.

Some of the more prestigious National Championships include:

French Grasstrack Championship
British Masters
British Grasstrack Championships
Dutch Grasstrack Solo Championship
Dutch Grasstrack Sidecar Championship

A number of these countries also hold a National Longtrack Championship

See also

• Longtrack
• Sidecar Speedway
• Speedway

References

1. "Grasstrack Champions". speedwaychampions.yolasite.com. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
2. "Grasstrack GB". grasstrackgb.co.uk. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
3. Noyes, Dennis; Scott, Michael (1999), Motocourse: 50 Years Of Moto Grand Prix, Hazleton Publishing Ltd, ISBN   1-874557-83-7
4. "Gary Hocking". ozebook.com. Archived from the original on 8 September 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
5. "Long Track Champions". speedwaychampions.yolasite.com. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
6. "Frittenden 2021 - Grasstrack GB".
7. "British Masters (Solos) - Grasstrack GB".
8. "British Masters (RH Sidecars) - Grasstrack GB".
9. "British Championship (250cc) - Grasstrack GB".
10. "British Championship (350cc) - Grasstrack GB".
11. "British Championship - 500cc Sidecars - Grasstrack GB".
12. "British Championship (LH Sidecars) - Grasstrack GB".
13. "Pre 75s British Championship - Grasstrack GB".
14. "Pre 75s British Championship - Grasstrack GB".
15. "Pre 75s British Championship - Grasstrack GB".
16. "Upright British Championship - Grasstrack GB".
17. "Upright British Championship - Grasstrack GB".
18. "Upright British Championship - Grasstrack GB".
19. "Gold Trophy - Grasstrack GB".
20. "European Grasstrack Solo Championship - Grasstrack GB".
21. "European Grasstrack Sidecar Championship - Grasstrack GB".

External links

• https://www.fim-moto.com/en/
• http://www.acu.org.uk/
• http://grasstrackgb.co.uk/