Eddie Sinton

	While Eddie was seen in the paddock as a dangerous man, because of all the tricks he used to play on his friends and rivals, on track he was to me, simply Steady Eddie. Rarely out of control never beyond his limits and on his day a very quick rider. Away from the tracks Eddie was a deep thinking, private, sensitive and generous young man who worked harder for the sport than many people knew. Last year Eddie together with his great friend Gordy Taylor journeyed to the Isle of Man to have a good time, but not only that, they also went annually to help David Wood in his 'How to do a pit stop Show' in pit lane on the Sunday before race week and to assist David in the pits for Seamus Greene in his debut in the Manx Grand Prix as Eddie and Gordy had helped so many times before with many riders.

	After an evenings liquid refreshment with Gordy and John Hockney, Eddie and I were left at the kitchen table discussing the future of many things, though mostly that night the conversation revolved around the tragic events that had happened over the recent weeks. About Joey, Gary Dynes, Andrew McLean and his great friends Denis McCullough and Uel Duncan and how they would recover from their horrific accidents at Monaghan and the Ulster GP. Eddie had taken to Uel and though it will no doubt always be a puzzle to Uel, Eddie hero worshipped his pal from Donegal. I also remember criticizing quite strongly the way the Tandragee road races are or were run, only to be put in possession of the full facts surrounding the North Armagh Club and their relationship with the race sponsors. I was made aware that it would be very doubtful if another Tandragee road race would ever take place even then. Eddie spoke openly about his brother and Gordon Moores selfless assistance over the years and his deep respect for Alec Waugh, Denis and Raymond McCullough, David and Lee and of course his mother who had also given so much for the sport. Little did I think that she would have to make the ultimate sacrifice to the sport she worked tirelessly for years in just five days time.

Seamus Greene went on to win the Newcomers Manx Grand Prix with David, Gordy and Eddie in his pit. There is a picture in John Hockneys house of Eddie pushing away Ricky Mitchell from that same pit lane, and I will always remember Eddie telling me, he was on the sick with a bad back and dreaded the social seeing the video of that race in case they recognized him. well it's too late now Eddie, but I kind of wish you were still feeling you had to keep your head down.

	Surrounded by two of his best pals on and off the track, Uel Duncan and Denis McCullough. All three lost to the sport within four short weeks.

	Much of the rest of Eddie and Gordy's week on the Island is well documented in Irish racing folklore, Steven Watson, Rikki McCready and Gary Dunlop know what I am talking about, enough to say Eddie had a great week. He was going home to race in the Carrowdore road races along with Gordy and then he was going to go and see Uel and give Kitty any support he could. the last time I saw him, he was grinning from ear to ear sat in John Hockney's Imprezza on his way to Ronaldsway Airport.

	The Manx won't be the same without Eddie and if there is no more Tandragee road races it will be fitting that the club took Eddies coffin round the circuit before his funeral. Eddie always got bigger cheers round the circuit than Philip McCallen. Eddie also told me some stories about Philip but they were in confidence and all I will say is he had me in tears twice that week !

Eddie just about to take Dennis's camera out of his hand at Carrowdore 1999.

Eddie, at home giving the Moira Honda CBR600 the absolute berry's during what may well have been the last Tandragee road races in 2000.