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Post by farmboy on Oct 1, 2014 17:15:30 GMT 1
Having an agricultrual interest and the week of work I made a trip over the the annual Brailsford ploughing match at Quarndon near Derby.
Having a look around the trade stands and parked right up by the main enterance was an LC.
Went for a closer look , it was a White /blue strip 250lc . It had 4l1 crankcases , all the normal 250 brakes , rear hub etc, but had a KM speedo.
It had a Y plate on the number plate. It also had different suffix on the standard exhausts , could have been 4L3 or something.
Hello to whoever bike it is , if its anyone who reads this forum .
Thought I was the only who would have an interest in a ploughing match!
Must add sorry we went in the car.
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Post by Eyrey1 on Oct 1, 2014 20:01:51 GMT 1
who won the ploughing match ?
cant believe they have a comp about ploughing
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Post by JonW on Oct 2, 2014 2:27:41 GMT 1
Did they have tractor pulling? now thats a sport!
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Post by ringdingding on Oct 2, 2014 21:21:25 GMT 1
one of the best ploughing matches in the country
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Post by Delbert on Oct 2, 2014 21:28:53 GMT 1
Thought you were going to say there was a field full of harleys  |
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Post by farmboy on Oct 4, 2014 9:38:52 GMT 1
Ploughing just like any other hobby or pastimes there is a whole bunch of followers all around the world.
At the Brailsford match I went to there was around 100 tractors , of them maybe 20 modern, 20 classic , the rest vintage going back to 1940's models . There was also 6 turnouts of horses ploughing which is always a sight to see . You get awarded points for each part of the plot of land you plough , most points going to how you set out the start and finish.
Some of the guys are local farmers entering for a good day out , some as with any sport are alomost full time world champions , indeed you can aquire world championship points at this match to plough in the World matches.
Sure I can find a few pictures if you really want.
There was also a hedgelaying compatition. Where guys cut down the tall hedges using the same branches , cutting through just enough to fold over , but not break .
Any LC rider should make a good hedgecutter! As we used to be good at throwing are bikes down the road into a length of hedge!
As for tractor pulling, yes thats the worlds most powerful motorsport .
I have been to a few tractor pulls over the time , some local with farmers tractors , but also the the British championship. I like to watch the superstock classes , have to be based on a farm tractor but can have up to 3 turbos running on either diesel or methonal, using a stock 6 or 7 litrs block they can squeeze more than 2000 hp out of them.
Also you can have a modified class , thats space frame chassis with Merlin or tank engines on , some have big block Chevys . The can have up 5 engines on one tractor!
Nobodys come forward as the owner of the bike yet then?
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