A dusty field in Kent, southeast England was the venue for the 70th British Grasstrack Championships on July 22.

Footage shows the riders getting ready, highlights from the various races and eventually the podium shot with the three winners.

Over 40 races were held in blistering heat on July 17 with a crowd of over 1,000-plus cheering on the riders. In the end, Mitch Godden and Paul Smith from Kent took retained their title in the 500cc Sidecar category and 20-year-old Exeter man Henry Atkins took his 4th Championships on the 250cc solos.

Grasstracking is one of the oldest types of motorcycle sports in the world with the first meetings having taken place in the early 1920s. As with speedway, grasstrack bikes don’t have brakes, making this motorsport real grass-roots racing.

A dusty field in, Kent was the venue for the 70th British Grasstrack Championships.

Grasstracking is one of the oldest types of motorcycle sports in the World with the first meetings having taken place in the early 1920s. It is similar to Speedway with races usually taking place over 4 laps from a standing start. As with Speedway, Grasstrack bikes don’t have brakes, making this motorsport real grass-roots racing.

Over 40 races were held in blistering heat with a crowd of over 1,000 plus cheering on the riders. In the end, Mitch Godden and Paul Smith from Kent took retained their title in the 500cc Sidecar category and 20-year-old Exeter lad Henry Atkins took his 4th Championships on the 250cc solos.