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any direct weight on his legs for some time. Glasgow Wheelers won the club event while George
Graham is understandably fed up, but underneath Dawson on a trike was champion - he has recently
this he remains positive, and is setting goals for passed away aged 92. Now we’ve won the club
getting back in action again. I'm sure you will all join championship for a fourth time under the SVTTA
with me in wishing Graham a speedy recovery. and I got lucky with my first team medal in 15 years,
and fourth in total, having won team championships
Please note that the Annual Luncheon and
presentation will be held on 2 nd February 2020 at with the Lancashire Road Club in 2003 and 2005
The Risley Park, Derby Road, Risley DE72 3SS with the 100, and 2004 in the 12 hour. This tells
12:00 noon for 12:30pm (£19:00). Further details everyone to keep going at this game, as a gap of
from Gail Summerlin, 19 The Paddocks, Sandiacre 15/16 years says “you never know”.
Nottingham NG10 5HQ. (Mobile 07525848184) Alex Munro
Please include sae if you want tickets mailed to you.
During July I managed to record my 800,000th mile,
I would like to wish all of you a Happy Christmas which has taken since I started recording mileages
and safe riding in the new year. in the mid 50s. I also managed to overtake the late
Tommy Chambers' total of 799,400.
SCOTLAND Tommy rode a fixed wheel, and managed to spend
less than £500 during his cycling life. Tommy rode
James Skinner
the Douglas CC confined 12 hours and broke a
News number of place to place records, I remember
visiting Tommy in the 70s living on the flat, seeing
This year's prize presentation lunch will be held in
McQs in Bannockburn, on Sunday 19th January his bikes hanging on pulleys, he invited me to sit on
2020, doors open at noon for a 1pm start; tickets hie ariel button chair, and on hearing a roar and
priced £13 can be obtained from George Skinner looking down I saw a primus stove giving it lordy.
(georgeskinner22@yahoo.co.uk) and are selling fast Thinking back I first met Tommy whilst leaving the
as we go to print. 2019 was a bumper year for Dundee/Newport ferry in 1959, he was wearing a
standard claims, all standard medals and prizes skull cap and bermuda shorts, we thought we could
earned in 2019 will be there to be presented, so catch and drop him before Muchty, but never did.
make a day of it, bring your family and teammates. Tommy’s cycling was halted after being knocked off,
after which he formed a group called the “has
Congratulations go out to Honorary Life Members beens” and was into Burns.
Harry and Christine Paul in celebrating their 65th
wedding anniversary. The couple, who met at the I reached 50 in the 90s and promised to ride 50
Paragon Cycling Club in Greenock, had their story miles every day, the next year I altered the miles to
noted recently in the Greenock Telegraph - the kilometres, since then I've only spent 3 days without
group wishes them all the best. riding, and not one day in the last 22 years.
George Berwick
Our regulars know that beyond the end of the racing
season there isn't a lot of content to be published so Racing
I was pleased when I received a couple of letters, The Pinky Williams Memorial 30 mile TT
firstly from our age record setting member, who is incorporated the National VTTA 30. 63 riders were
never short of words, and secondly from our long on the startsheet, of which 51 took to the start line
distance specialist who isn't lacking in miles.
on the Cambusbarron flats. Overall fastest was
I've gone through the handbook for this one so you Douglas Watson of GTR Return to Life with a
can of course check. The National VTTA 30 1:00:34 with 2nd overall Eddie Addis of RT23 riding
championship was held for the first time in Scotland a 1:04:12. Fastest lady was Patricia Baird of
in 1967 on the Doune 30 course; the winner was Ecosse Performance CC with a 1:14:43. Standard
Tom McGuiness and the Regent CC won the club prizes go to Gavin Hinxman of Drag2zero with a
championship. Our next win was in 1976 when the +21:47 on his trike, and Particia Baird of Ecosse
Regent CC again won the team prize, the winner Performance CC with a +14:26. SVTTA won the
was E Davie, or maybe F Davie of the W.S. Clarion. Group team, and club team on standard. Thanks go
We then had a promotion in 2000 when the out to all members who contributed to the running of

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