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The Club
The club was founded some time before we affiliated to the ACU which was in February 1928. The club has been involved in all branches of motorcycle sport. A Sidcup member spotted a grass valley at West Kingsdown and suggested to the Sidcup Club Committee that we ask the landowner if the club could run a grass track there. He agreed, and for many years Sidcup, then other local clubs held Centre and National grass tracks which attracted hundreds of spectators. Around the 1950's, the then landowner decided to put tarmac on the grass track circuit, and change the sport to road racing The Brands Hatch road race circuit was born and evolved into the international venue it is today.
Some Sidcup members turned to Road Racing, going on to win trophies in the Isle of Man TT, the best known being Harold Daniell and Jock West.
Today we run Trials, Enduros, Long Distance Trials, Cross Country and Motocross. The club acquired its track - Canada Heights - in the mid 1980s and has been improving facilities ever since. The biggest spectator event is the "Early Birds Motocross", traditionally the first round of the Maxxis British Championship and huge crowds (10,000+) pack the circuit to watch. From 1999-2001 the British round of the Sidecarcross Grand Prix was also held here.
The Sidcup & District Motor Cycle Club is a non-profit making organisation that runs motorcycle events for Auto Cycle Union (ACU) members. The Club is affiliated to the Auto Cycle Union via the South Eastern Centre ACU. The Club is also a member of: - The South Eastern Centre Enduro Combine, The South Eastern Centre Motocross Combine, and The South Eastern Centre Trials Combine, and the North Kent Trials Combine.
Canada Heights
Since 1948 Sidcup MCC has been using the Canada Heights venue for a variety of event. We now own the venue and it plays host to most of our events. For more information about our track click here.
Who to contact
| Who |
Name |
Address |
Phone |
Fax |
E-mail |
| Secretary |
Marge Clarke |
12 Sarsen Heights, Walderslade, Chatham, Kent ME5 9HW |
01634 201268 |
n/a |
marge@mclarke45.freeserve.co.uk |
| Press Officer |
John Powell |
57 Widmore Lodge Road, Bromley, Kent, BR1 2QE |
0208 325 7743
07733 272078 |
n/a |
Click Here |
| Membership |
Alan Woods |
9 Whimbrel Green, Aylesford, Kent, ME20 6LH |
07974 951709 |
n/a |
alan.woods@yahoo.com |
| Enduros |
Alan Woods |
9 Whimbrel Green, Aylesford, Kent, ME20 6LH |
07974 951709 |
n/a |
alan.woods@yahoo.com |
| Long Distance Trials & Cross Country |
Peter Burrell |
40 Annandale Road, Sidcup, Kent, DA15 8EL |
0208 300 5572 |
0208 300 5572 |
pj.burrell@btinternet.com |
| Motocross |
Marge Clarke |
12 Sarsen Heights, Walderslade, Chatham, Kent ME59HW |
01634 201268 |
n/a |
marge@mclarke45.freeserve.co.uk |
| Trials |
Dave Burroughs |
TBA |
01474 813899 |
n/a |
dave.burroughs@sky.com |
| Canada Heights |
n/a |
Button Street, Swanley, Kent, BR8 8DX (but don't post anything here!) |
01322 614717 (event days only) |
n/a |
n/a |
| ACU |
n/a |
ACU Headquarters, Wood Street, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV21 2YX |
01788 566400 |
01788 573585 |
admin@acu.org.uk |
| Webmaster |
Jamie Clarke |
12 Sarsen Heights, Walderslade, Chatham, Kent ME59HW |
01634 201268 |
n/a |
Click Here |
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