Notable Racers

Giacomo Agostini first competed in hill climb before taking to the tarmac.

John Surtees OBE was a former grasstrack rider before taking 3 World Championships on a motorbike and 1 World Championship in Formula One Cars

Leon Camier History

1992 – First Race Win Grasstrack

1993 – British Grasstrack Champion 60cc

1994 – British Grasstrack Champion 60cc

1995 – British Grasstrack Champion 100cc

1996 – British Grasstrack Champion 100cc

1997 – British Grasstrack Champion 100cc

Carl Fogarty History

Started in Local Motocross events and went on to win 7 world championships

Chris Harris History

Started in autocadets on grass in 1989 and went on to become British Champion in Speedway in 2007, 2008 and 2010

Kenny Roberts History

King Kenny was an American dirt track racer before coming to the tarmac track. He rode works Harley Davidsons and Yamaha where he honed the sliding style which is commonly used in Moto GP, World Superbikes and all manner of road racing. Without grasstrack, short track and board racing, many of the brilliant riders on the world stage would not be the spectacle you see today.

Kenny Roberts' riding style, bred on the dirt tracks of America, revolutionised road racing.

Eddie Lawson began his motorcycle racing career in the Southern California dirt track circuit.

He went road racing when it became increasingly difficult to find machinery able to compete with the dominant Harley Davidsons,

Sam Ermelenko rode for Sheffield in 1996, Belle Vue 1997 before returning to Wolverhampton in 1998. In 1999 he helped Hull in their short stint in the top league before returning to Wolves in 2000 and 2001. In 2002 he had another spell at Belle Vue and at the age of 42 he again rejoined parent club, Wolverhampton for the 2003 and 2004 season before spending his final season at Peterborough in 2005. In 2006 he staged a Farewell meeting at Wolverhampton's Monmore Green stadium. It was a fitting tribute to one of the sports greatest ever riders.

Sam currently works with Kelvin Tatum for Sky Sports in the UK as a trackside reporter and both occasionally work inside the studio. Apart from his TV career, he now builds and tunes engines for the top riders

Simon Wigg was a speedway, grasstrack and Longtrack rider who finished runner-up in the Speedway World Championship in 1989.

He was the most successful British Grasstrack and Longtrack rider ever.