Another woeful effort by the sidecar brigade, who seem obsessed by shooting themselves in the foot at every opportunity they have to present a united front and give their category some credibility. Congrats are due however, to those who turned up and raced hard. Someday I hope somebody will sit down and explain to me the machinations and politics that lie behind their eternal dismal efforts at nats level. 
GD66, Dismal efforts at a national level- In 2007, the ASA held an official MA Sidecar only title. The only class to fall short for an official MA title was pre '68, the rest were a full field. Each class had 5 rounds over the 2 day event, moderns rode 15min+1 lap (15 bikes), Pre '85- 7 laps (6 bikes), Pre '75- 7 laps (15 bikes), Pre '68- 5 laps (4 bikes), Juniours- 5 laps (10 bikes)the track was suitable for all classes and, track held up great all weekend. Since then, the ASA has ran its own titles with equal success. Many sidecar teams race in more than 1 class, so it is essential to have all classes at 1 meeting. Without the ASA having meetings like the '07 title, there is no MA title for the moderns or juniours. I believe this gave our category and the ASA a LOT of credibility, but for some reason we have not been able to hold an MA title since, hence why the majority of sidecar teams who want to race in a title come to the ASA national title, not the MA title. 3x3lap races is no way to sort the men out from the boys, over the duration of 5 or so laps, it doesnt matter who gets the holeshot, the fastest team on the track will cross the line first.
I hope this has shed some light on us 'Shooting ourselves in the foot at every opportunity'
Regards, OZSIDECARX
