Classic Dirt Bike

YOUNG GUNS Having some fun

PART TWO

In October, 1969, with Schoolboy Scrambling still in its infancy, the first British Schoolboy Championships were run by the Schoolboy Motor Cycle Association at Horley, near Banbury, catering for Juniors, Intermediates, and Seniors. Interest in this branch of the sport was increasing at that time and there is a Pathé News film of the event you might want to check out on YouTube.

Competitors came from pioneering clubs such as Reading, Ringwood, Corsham and Horsham and the winners on the day were a certain Dave Thorpe, Rene Stubbs and

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