LETTERS

Bike reader’s T-shirt tale and stories of knackered nuts.

On 29 September 1990 the fabled Ascot Park dirt track ,in Gardena California ran its last half-mile national race before it was demolished. Over the years Ascot helped make many a racer’s name: Mert Lawwill, Gary Scott, Kenny Roberts, Gene Romero, Jay Springsteen, Ricky Graham, Bubba Shobert, Doug Chandler, Chris Carr, Scott Parker and many more. Evel Knievel made his first nationally televised jump at Ascot.

On the night I was one of the 11,000 fans that crammed into the arena for the last time to see Ronnie Jones take the win. The souvenir T-shirt was a beauty.

Lawrence Peeney, email