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Dear CR

It was good to see the recent feature on Alan and Stella Cathcart and Dick Linton and their tireless work in getting the CRMC off the ground. I well remember the first event at Snetterton where I was entered in the Kennings FourStroke series.

I was approached by Alan and asked if I would like to enter other races for which my Ray Cowles G50 would be eligible and was happy to oblige. I had a very successful day by winning two races and finishing second in the Kennings and included in one of the winds by coming first overall in the unlimited Classic Race of the Year on my 500, and having the fastest lap of the day.

I would also like to set the record straight by confessing to one of the riders refusing to noise meter my machine after the finish of the Kennings race.

I was approached by a group of fellow riders in the morning proposing that we make a stand on the proposed noise meter test and that the first three in each class would make an excuse (i.e. machine failure) so as not to be tested.

I finished second to the late Robin Riley and coasted around Coram curve with a dead engine and explained that the machine had failed, but was then confronted with the riders that had hatched this plan having their bikes tested. One of which was the leader of the group who had approached me in the morning and had won the 350 class, Malc Wheeler.

I was then excluded from second in the Kennings, so losing precious points and prize money in my quest to win the Kennings series. I have now set the record straight.