The end of the 2016 racing season and calendar year sees some changes happening within the ACU Track Racing Committee (TRC) in preparation to the 2017 season. Following a long spell on the Committee both Peter Gregory and Dick Sullivan will be stepping down from the Committee at the end of December.
With over 40 years of service to the Committee between the pair, it would be unfair to let them step away from Committee duties without the suitable recognition that they both deserve.
Former Track Racing Chairman Peter Gregory, a past rider at both Motocross and Grass Track events during the 60’s and 70’s ending his career in the late 70’s. After hanging up his racing leathers Gregory joined the Northallerton Motor Club as Grass Track Secretary and helped to organise over 100 race meetings during a 25 year period, which included events such as the 1979 Inter Centre Team Grass track, the last of the multi round Championships in 1981 and two British Masters events in 1984 and 1986.
Gregory joined the ACU Track Racing Committee back in 1987 and became the Vice Chairman in 1998 and held the position until 2008 when he stepped up to become Chairman in 2009 until 2015 when he stepped down to create a transitional period for the new Chairman, Dickie Staff before retiring from the Committee at the end of 2016.
Aside from his duties on the ACU Track Racing Committee Gregory has been a key member both the ACU Sustainable Events Management Panel and a founding member of the FIM Environment Commission with the good news that he will continue to represent the ACU on the Bureau of that Commission.
Fellow Committee member Dick Sullivan will also be stepping down at the end of December after joining the Committee in 2005. Prior to joining the TRC, Dick Sullivan was a former Road Race competitor and current holder of numerous British and World Records for Sprint racing. Before joining the Committee as a permanent member, Sullivan had been attending meetings as a representative for Youth Track Racing during the late 90’s, and had been a key member in dealing with the transition of the Youth division within the sport of Grass Track, while also using his knowledge as member of the Technical Panel. With his involvement as an FIM Technical Official, Dick has been the main point of contact for most technical matters over the years.
Current ACU Track Racing Chairman – Dickie Staff commented
‘I know that the rest of the ACU Track Racing Committee will join me in thanking both Peter and Dick for their hard work and dedication to the sport of Track Racing over a collective period of 40 years plus. They will both be a very hard act to follow as both gentleman had specific skills and knowledge which will be hard to replace. We wish them all the best in the future’.
Photo: Peter Gregory (left), Dickie Staff - current ACU Track Racing Chairman (centre) and Dick Sullivan (right)