Rummaging through my old photo albums
I came across some 80,s motocross action
from Shropshires gem
-Hawkestone Park.
I think Hawkestone
is the BEST motocross track of all!
Built on the side of a hill
providing steep ascents and descents
flat out straights,
massive tabletops,
bombholes
and enormous jumps.
Graham Noyce gets "Big Air"
Who could ask for more!
The soil is very sandy and never really floods.
Spectators can get very close to the action
and most of the track is visible from the centre.
The hill is enormous!
Its extremely difficult to walk up
let alone ride up.
A series of huge bumps
saps the bikes momentum
BEFORE
you meet the near vertical section
half way up
How do I know?
I once took a Beta 125 enduro
to Hawkestone,
with a pal whose kids
had permission
to practise there.
I just didnt have the power
to crest the beast!
Ive been to GPs there in the past.
I even went to a round
of the world trials championship
held there in the woods
behind the track.
I did a multilap enduro
there on my Honda XR200.
The course was fast and grippy
The hill section and the bombhole were left out.
I was making terrific progress
(probably my best enduro performance ever)
when the inevitable happened……
the XR seized!
Thankyou and goodnight!
It was a common problem on the little Honda.
The single overhead camshaft
ran directly in the head
rather than in bearings.
Floppy camchains wore swarf
off the barrel,
the bits contaminated the oil,
the oil blocked the narrow oilways to the head
and the cam seized.
What is it with Honda and camchains?
How many models were plagued
with factory recalls?
VFs,CXs
-DOH!
Is hawkestone still in use?
I,ve been out of the UK motocross scene
for a long time
and have gotten out of touch.
Let me know 
Posted by Peter 
Posted by Peter 