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Sidecar racing19 August 2009
Sidecar racing
The joy of the passenger sport

Forty years ago sidecars were a popular and cheap way for couples to travel around - you only have to think of Nora Batty and Compo from Last of the Summer Wine. Now the modern day sidecars are increasingly being used in motor sport racing. Passengers can travel up to 100 miles per hour, only meters off the ground. Reporter Anna Bailey met female passengers at the Mallory Park race track near Leicester.
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