Tassie tearaways

he story began in 1969 when the Tasmanian Motor Cycle Club began the process of re-introducing sidecar racing to Symmons Plains with Terry Brooks demonstrating his home-built Norton. Steve Sheldrick took the challenge and in 1970 teamed up with mate Terry Powell and occasionally Alan Cash, on his 650 Triumph with a platform bolted on the side. They were spectacular but after only a year or so decided to take the plunge, especially after a meeting where the club invited a group of Victorian riders over with their then radical looking kneeler chairs. A beautiful little Urquhart was commissioned, and the Triumph motor fitted. To help with the expense Steve talked Duncan Ramsay into tipping in some