EVENTS GUIDE - August/SEPTEMBER 2008

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AUGUST 2008

Friday 1-Saturday 2
Bike, Trike and Family Show, Stanton Gate, nr Stapleford, Notts. Tickets on gate £20. Lots of live bands – and a Miss Wet T-shirt competition is on the cards too. Good campsite, great beers and ace food. Call 07983 410209.
West London Harley Riders Rally, Beaconsfield Sycob Football Club, Beaconsfield, Bucks. Tickets £10 on gate. Live bands (Cry Wolf Friday night, The Hoggs, Saturday). Custom and classic bike show, tattooist, autojumble, auction, Saturday rideout. More details www.wlhr.org
Live music and free camping, Victoria Bikers’ pub (Queen Vic) Coaville, Leicestershire. More of the same on August 8-9, 15-16, 22-23 and 29-30.

Friday 1-Sunday 3
MAG Yorkshire Pudding Rally, Hesley Wood Scout Camp, Chapeltown, nr Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Rallies don’t come any better value than this. Bad news is that the £15 tickets had to be bought in advance so unless you’ve already got one you’ve missed the boat. But there’s always next year…
Streetfighters Owners’ Club Rally, MFN Club, Shipley Gate, Eastwood, Notts. Friday, Ignition Pole Dancer, Saturday Badness. Camping, late bar. Tickets on gate £12, children under 15 free. For tickets call Karl 0788 0707867 or Pat 0792 9740534. See www.streetfightersclub.co.uk
Rock and Bike Fest, Canalside, Stanton Gate, Ilkeston Road, Sandiacre, Notts NG10 5EA. Tickets on the gate £15 including camping. Great music line-up, bike show and kids’ entertainment. Call 07983 410209 or visit www.rockandbikefest.co.uk
West Coast MCC Iron Ore Rally, Egremont RU Club, West Cumbria, Tickets on the gate £10. Limited to 300 so check they have not sold out before travelling. Live bands both nights plus DJ, bike show prizes, good food, cheap beer and all set amid some of the best biking road in Britain. Call 01946 824269 or visit http://groups.msn.com/WCMCCIronOreRally
Bridge Rats MCC Rat Pack Rally, Heath Rugby Club, Stainland Road, West Vale, Halifax HX4 8QA. Limited number of tickets and they may have all gone. Call before travelling. Two late bars with beer at only £1 a can, live bands, rock disco, trophies. Call 01422 375247 or visit www.bridgeratsmcc.com
Black Shuck MCC’s Scratching at the Door Rally, Crowfield Rose pub, Debenham Road, Crowfield, Ipswich IP6 9TE. Tickets on the gate £16. Live bands, stalls, tattooist. Call 07725 349625 or visit www.blackshuck.org.uk
Gloucestershire Steam and Vintage Extravaganza, Kemble Airfield, Cirencester, Gloucestershire. No we have not taken leave of our senses – more than 150 bikes will be on show, squeezed between the tractors, road rollers and Fred Dibner specials. Tickets: Friday £5, Saturday and Sunday £8 each; kids £3 and £4 respectively.

Saturday 2
Bikers4Bikers Charity Rock n Ride, Pencaitland, East Lothian, Scotland. Hundred-mile rideout from Jock Taylor Memorial at Pencaitland at noon on the Saturday led by Scottish road racers. Evening gig features three live bands, raffle and auction. Camping available on request. Entry for bike run £6, evening gig £8. Call 07912 881161 or visit www.findyourband.net
Savages MCC Custom and Classic Show, 11am-6pm,
The George Inn, New Street, Doddington, March, Cambs. Free entry. Live bands, barbecue, raffle, trophies real ale. Visit www.savages-mc.co.uk
Bad Axe play live, from 9pm, Old Nick’s Tavern, 8 North Street, Horncastle, Lincs LN9 5DX. Also booked – 6 Urchin Child; 9 The Wanted; 13 Silent Film Project; 16 Blues Shelter; 29 The Contact plus The Jubilees; 23 Danse of the Dead; 27 Life Rivals plus Sammy Jo; 30 Kid Klumsy. All start 9pm. Go to www.oldnickstavern.co.uk
Autojumble, Rufforth Park, B1124, off A1 between York and Wetherby. 10am-4pm. 350 pitches. Tickets £3.

Sunday 3
World Superbikes, Brands Hatch, Kent. This has in recent years been the best attended motorcycle race meeting in Britain but with no British riders in the 2008 series, the bubble may well burst. What could still draw the crowd is the very real prospect of a British victory in the 600 Supersport race with Jonathan Rea and Craig Jones heading a strong home challenge. Practice and qualifying on 1-2 August, Ticket details www.motorsportvision.co.uk/brands-hatch Note that the next round of the series is at Donington Park on 7 September.
Sheffield City Centre Motor Show. A family event showcasing everything from modern and classic motorcycles and cars to 999 and military vehicles. Call 0114 221 1900 or visit www.sheffield.gov.uk/citycentre
FIM Veterans World MC Cup, Namur Belgium. Past masters go head to head in the final showdown in this three round series.
International West Kent Run, The Friars, Aylesford, Kent. Vintage and Classic Motorcycle Show now in its 24th year. Open from 9am, adults tickets £4.
MX3 World Moto Cross Championship, Laguna Caren, Chile.
British Short Track Championship, round four, West Row Stadium, Mildenhall. Main event 3pm. See www.shorttrackuk.com
Buell Bash (Plus V-Max meet) Ace Café London.
The Lytham St Annes Classic Car and Bike Show, Lytham Hall, Lytham, Lancs. See www.markwoodwardclassicevents.com
Live bands, from 7pm, Vic Bikers’ Pub (The Queen Vic), Coalville, Leicestershire. The Queen Vic is famous for three things – its bike nights, belly buster breakfasts and music. Sunday evenings see four or more bands play. Other dates this month 10, 17, 24 and 31.
MX1 and MX2 World Moto Cross Championships, Lommel, Belgium.
Mister Pink, Old Nick’s Tavern, 8 North Street, Horncastle, Lincs LN9 5DX. Matinee performance 4pm-6pm. Families welcome www.oldnickstavern.co.uk

Monday 4
Roon Tha Toon, Ballymoney, Northern Ireland. Starts 6.30pm. Annual Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club celebration of Ireland’s pure road racing heritage with demo laps through the heart of the town. Recent death of local hero Robert Dunlop at the NW 200 will make the tribute even more poignant.
Wolds Bikers Rideout, leaving 7.30pm The Red Lion, Revesby, nr Horncastle, Lincs. All welcome.
Trike Night, from 7pm, Victoria Bikers’ Pub (Queen Vic), Leicestershire. Also on 11, 18 and 25.
BMF, WIMA, London Bikers and Auto Scoot meets, from 6pm, Ace Café London.
Bike Night with Show and Shine competition and barbecue, 6pm till late, MFN Club, Shipley Gate, Eastwood, Notts NG16 3JE. See www.mfn-club.co.uk

Monday 4-Sunday 10
Sturgis Bike Week, Blackhills of Dakota, USA. World’s biggest bike rally now in its 68th year. About 500,000 bikers expected – one on a Honda, 499,999 on Harleys. Rideouts, custom shows, beauty contests and loads of live music with the headliners at various concerts including ZZ Top, Alice Cooper and Lynryrd Skynrd. Our own Ace Café will be running a satellite operation in Sturgis and bikes competing for the top custom prize include the award-winning efforts of Larry Houghton of Lamb Engineering from Wiltshire. He is taking two bikes – his Café Rouge Norton Commando and the amazing RevTech engined V-twin, which somehow manages to look both vintage and futuristic. See www.sturgis.com

Tuesday 5
Poole Quay Bike Night, Poole, Dorset £1 entry. From 6pm. Bike of the Night competition with prizes.
Kyzers Kustom Bike Nite, the Bowling Green, Cellarhead, Werrington, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs ST9 OJW. Bike nights first Tuesday of every month with prizes for the best machines that turn up. See www.kyzers.com
Bassetts Pole Bike Night, London Road, Bassetts Pole, nr Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands. This weekly event can attract thousands of bikes. The sessions start about 6pm every Tuesday. More this month on 12, 19 and 26.
Bike Night, from 7pm, The Oxfordshire Yeoman, Wroslyn Road, Freeland, Oxford OX29 8AQ. Call 01993 882051. If you can’t make tonight try same time any Tuesday.

Wednesday 6
Superbikes in the Square, George Square, Glasgow. The City Council have again given the OK for BSB Superbikes to be displayed and fired up in the centre of Glasgow as a promo for the Knockhill round of the championship the following weekend. Last year 10,000 people turned up to watch. Type ‘Superbikes in the Square Glasgow’ into your internet search engine and take a gander at some of the video clips it throws up. Then you’ll want to go. And the big question: Is Shakey Byrne going to be as fast to the chippy for a battered Mars bar as he is through Donington’s Craner Curves? All will be revealed. More into www.knockhill.com
Paignton Bike Night, from about 6pm, the seafront, Paignton. Great bike show in return for a £1 donation to charity. The weekly prize is usually £50, but this week it’s £500 thanks to Auto Trader’s sponsorship of the Bikers Make a Difference event.
Bike Night with bands, MFN Club, Shipley Gate, Notts. See www.mfn-club.co.uk. Tonight’s live band NG26. Wednesday night sessions also being held on 13 August (Sore Point), 20 (Rollin Thunder) and 27 (White Fire).
Box Hill and Ryka’s Café, Box Hill, Surrey. Bike nights every Wednesday but Sundays can see even more bikes roll up. Ryka’s is the centre of the action and the food is excellent. If you can’t make it this time try 13, 20 or 27.

Thursday 7
BMF Track Day, Mallory Park, Leicestershire. BMF member – full day £125, half day £80. Non-member – full day £145, half day £90 More info www.bmf.co.uk Telephone bookings 01162 845 392.
Mod n Mini scooters, from 6pm, Ace Café London.
Bike Night, White Horse, West Row Mildenhall IP28 8NY. Event held every Thursday evening. Enquiries after 5pm to Lorraine 01638 713 801.
Classic car and motorcycle auction, Severn Hall, Three Counties Showground, Malvern WR13 6NW. See www.theclassicauctioncompany.com

Thursday 7-Sunday 10
Bulldog Bash, Shakespeare County Raceway, Warwickshire, England. The legendary Hells Angels event the police tried to have stopped this year in the aftermath of the death of Angel Gerry Tobin who was shot dead as he rode home from last year’s Bash. Locals supported the Angels in their successful court action to have this, the 22 Bulldog, go ahead. This year’s bill includes live bands, one of the country’s most prestigious custom shows and everything from mud wrestling to a topless bike wash, but for many the highlight is the chance to run their own bikes on the quarter-mile drag strip. Tickets are £55 on the gate. See www.bulldogbash.com
Calstock Bike Show, Calstock Cornwall. Bikes, bands, camping, fireworks and more on a sheltered valley site on the river Tamar. See www.calstockbikeshow.org

Friday 8
Bandits and bike night, from 6pm, Ace Café London.

Saturday 9
Open Day, Grantham Honda, Spittlegate Level, (2 mins off the A1), South Grantham NG31 7UH. Test rides plus Aunty Kate’s Kabin will be serving food all day and a live band and hog roast are on the menu.

Saturday 9-Sunday 10
Bennetts BSB, Knockhill, Dumfermline, Fife, Scotland. Saturday’s programme begins at 8.45am with free practice and continues through until 5.30pm with qualifying for the superbikes and support races. The warm up for Sunday’s action begins the same time with the race programme getting under way with the KTM Super Duke Battle at 11.30m and the first of the two 30-lap Superbikes races at 1pm. Camping is available on a nearby site on the Saturday for a £10 but places are limited. More info www.knockhill.com
Wheelie and Speed World Records Weekend, Elvington, off the A64 south-east of York, Yorkshire. Watch as madmen wheelie their Busas, Gixxers and Blades for more than a kilometre at over 170mph, top speed runs of 250mph plus arena stunt displays. Entry for spectators £10 per day. Call 01606 77761, 07764 90890 or 07871172210.
Pageant of Power, Cholmondeley Castle, Cheshire. Cars, bikes and boats share the spotlight. Tickets are a hefty £30 per day or £40 for the weekend. Worth it? See www.pageantofpower.com

Sunday 10
Bike Night, New Inn, Pen Street, Boston, Lincs. Free supper for all bikers.
British and Classic Bike Day, all day, Ace Café London.
Bike Jumble, Sammy Miller Museum, Bashley, New Milton, Hampshire. For stand details contact Ian Thorogood on 01425 473771.
MX1 and MX2 World Moto Cross Championships, Loket, Czech Republic.
Junior World MC Championship, Heerde, Holland.
Auto Retro Anglia Show, Mid Suffolk Showground, Stonham Barns, Stonham Aspal, Stowmarket IP14 6AT Show and autojumble in which bikes feature but cars are the stars.
Leicestershire Car and Classic Bike Show, Belvoir Castle, near Grantham, Lincs. Open 10am-4pm. Tickets £6 adults, £5 seniors, £2.50 rugrats.

Monday 11
BMPS (British Motorcycle Preservation Society) Classic Concours Night, 7pm Travellers’ Inn, Chapeltown, Sheffield. Free to enter. Call 0114 2810002.
Bike Night with Show and Shine competition and barbecue, 6pm till late, MFN Club, Shipley Gate, Eastwood, Notts NG16 3JE. See www.mfn-club.co.uk

Tuesday 12
Poole Quay Bike Night, Poole, Dorset £1 entry. From 6pm. Bike of the Night competition with prizes.
Bandits and bike night, from 6pm, Ace Café London.

Wednesday 13
Paignton Bike Night, from about 6pm, the seafront, Paignton. Great bike show in return for a £1 donation to charity.
Supermoto World Championship, Olbia, Spain.
Classic and Vintage Summer Bike Night, The Plough Inn, Town Street, South Leverton, Notts DN22 OBT. Call 01427 880323.
British bike night with Triumph and Royal Enfield, from 6pm, Ace Café London.

Thursday 14
Speedway World Cup, Coventry, England.
Italian bike night and MAG, from 6pm, Ace Café London.

Friday 15
Rockers and classics bike night, from 6pm, Ace Café London.

Friday 15-Saturday 16
Yorkshire Rock and Bike Show, Squire’s Café Bar, Newthorpe, nr Sherburn in Elmet, Yorkshire. Custom show and music organised by Satan’s Slaves. See www.yorkshirerockandbikeshow.co.uk
Beezumph 17, Cadwell Park, Lincolnshire. This event organised by the Trident and Rocket 3 Owners’ Club never ceases to surprise. This year it serves as a reunion of the 1971 British and American Trans-Atlantic Match Race Teams. Sadly Ray Pickrell died two years ago but all the other riders will be there. Percy Tait, Tony Jeffries, Paul Smart and John Cooper fly the flag for Britain while the pride of America is championed by Dick Mann, Gene Romero, Don Castro, Don Emde, David Aldana and Jim Rice. Expect some great specials too including three that have been made into a four and even a six! The event is both a track day and a rally but all the tickets for track sessions will have been snapped up by now (though it’s always worth checking). Rally tickets at £25 per person include the cost of camping, a hog roast and entertainment on both the Friday and Saturday evenings. Day tickets are £10 in advance or £15 on the gate. See www.tr3oc.co.uk

Friday 15-Sunday 17
Thunder Valley Rally III, MFN Club, Shipley Gate, Notts NG16 3JE. The club’s own annual bikes and bands bash. Tickets bought in advance are just a tenner and you get a free T-Shirt. On the gate (without garment) it will knock you back all of £12. For that you get some great music including on the Saturday MFN owner and other former members of Showaddywaddy in what they modestly describe as the greatest rock n roll show ever. Miss Wet n Wild is also appearing during the four-day bash, there’s an air guitar competition, a tattooist in residence and as the bar is only closed for about two minutes a day it might be an idea to camp. More details www.mfn-club.co.uk

Saturday 16
Kempton Park Autojumble, EGP Entrprises. Kempton Park Racecourse TW16 5AQ www.egp-enterprises.co.uk

Saturday 16-Sunday 17
South East Motorcycle Show, Kent Showground, Detling, Kent. Action indoors and out at an event now in its 15th year and with ticket prices that have not risen for seven years! Trophies in the bike competition are awarded in 10 classes and don’t worry about missing the Czech MotoGP – they are showing that live and on big screen. Stunt shows in the main arena at 11am, 1pm and 3pm both days. Open 11am to 5pm both days. Tickets £8 for adults, £2 for children, free for under 5s, Visit www.southeast-motorcycle-show.co.uk
NORA Gimoto British Supermoto Championship. Teeside Autodrome.
Superbike Grand National, Castle Combe, Wiltshire. Top class club road racing but with guest stars Ron and Leon Haslam joining the bill. Ron will be riding the ex-Wayne Gardner RS500 and Leon will be putting in some demo laps on the HM Plant Works Fireblade. Includes a round of the Suzuki GSX-R Trophy Championship. More details www.castlecombecircuit.co.uk

Sunday 17
Brough Superior Club Annual Rally, 10am-4pm National Watersports Centre, Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham. This rally marks the 50th anniversary of the club and could see 130 or more Broughs in attendance. Entry free. Take sandwiches and a camera – this is going to be a Kodak moment!
Popham Megameet and Bike Jumble, Popham Airfield, nr Winchester. Highly recommended classic bike show with a laidback atmosphere. Contact Dick Richardson, pophamairfield@byconect.com
Maxxis ACU British MX Championship, Brampton, Cumbria. Penultimate round in the series. Visit www.britishmxchampionship.com
MotoGP, Brno, Czech Republic. Rossi, Stoner, Pedrosa… the three-way battle for the title continues. This is must watch TV.
World Sidecar Championship, Grobnik, Crotia. Penultimate round of the six-race series.
MX3 World Moto Cross Championship, Heinola, Finland.
Castleford and District MCC 24th Cavalcade of Motorcycles, Castleford Rugby Union Ground, Whitwood. Entries and spectators £3.50, children free.
Griffin Cruisers Bike Show, The Griffin Hotel, Toddington (just off junction 1 M1). Door open 11.30am, tickets £2 and the proceeds do to charity. Trophies, food and bar. See www.griffincruisers.co.uk
Yorkshire Classic Car and Bike Show, 10am-4pm Ripley Castle, near Harrogate. www.markwoodwardclassicevents.com
Ladies’ Day Meet, ‘Bring what ya run’, all day, Ace Café London.
National Hill Climb Championships, Oliver’s Mount, Scarborough. www.auto66.com Tel 01723 373000.

Monday 18
Wolds Bikers Rideout, leaving 7.30pm The Red Lion, Revesby, nr Horncastle, Lincs. All welcome.
Bike Night with Show and Shine competition and barbecue, 6pm till late MFN Club, Shipley Gate, Eastwood Notts NG16 3JE. See www.mfn-club.co.uk

Tuesday 19
Poole Quay Bike Night, Poole, Dorset £1 entry. From 6pm. Bike of the Night competition with prizes.

Wednesday 20
Paignton Bike Night, from about 6pm, the seafront, Paignton. Great bike show in return for a £1 donation to charity. The weekly prize is usually £50, but this week it’s £500 thanks to Bridge Motorcycles’ sponsorship of the Bikers Make a Difference event.
World MX1 and 2 Championships take their first (and only) trip outside Europe for round 10 of the series at Nelsprut in South Africa.

Thursday 21
Supermoto + XJROC + NABD +Scooters, from 6pm, Ace Café London.

Friday 22-Monday 25
V-twin Rally, Fordingbridge, New Forest, Hants. Organised by Moto Guzzi Owners Club but open to all makes of V-twin. Highly recommended. See www.motoguzziclub.co.uk
Past it MCC Zimmerframe Rally. Visit www.pastitmcc.co.uk
EuroKat3, Lymm, Cheshire. Katana UK Owners Club play host to the European Katana Rally. Bands, camping silly games and trophies. Tickets £15 for non-members including breakfasts. Call 0161 7762629 or visit www.katanaownersclub.co.uk

Saturday 23
Rocket Run Meet, 11am, Ace Café London.

Saturday 23-Monday 25
Bennetts BSB, Cadwell Park, Lincolnshire. The superbike series arrives at Britain’s most scenic circuit and the Mountain jump makes it one of the most spectacular too. Watch for own Bruce ‘Dangerous’ Wilson in the 600 Superstock race. This is his home circuit and if he can’t get into the top ten we are going to sack him! Remember this is a bank holiday and raceday is the Monday. Raceday ticket £22 in advance (book before 20 August) or £28 on the gate. See www.motorsportvision.co.uk
Great 8 Festival, Basingstoke. Quad 8 – Hour Endurance Race. See www.qrauk.com

Sunday 24
Harley and S&S Day, all day, Ace Café London.
Mega Honda Event, Motor Heritage Museum. Gaydon, Warwickshire. Celebration of everything Honda organised by Honda Owners Club and sponsored by Honda UK. Bolddog Lings freestyle motocross display team head the entertainment, which also includes Honda UK’s F1 simulator and the chance to grab a test ride on all the 2008 Hondas. All major clubs with a Honda connection are being invited. Admission, including museum entry, is £7 for adults (£12 for a double ticket) and £5 for kids.
MX3 World Moto Cross Championship, Randers, Denmark.
Bike Night, New Inn, Pen Street, Boston, Lincs. Free supper for all bikers.
World Supermoto Championship, Greinbach, Austria. Round five.
Summer Christmas Party, 125 Bikers’ Club, Big D’s Biker Pub, Halifax Road, Todmorden, West Yorkshire. The day kicks off at 4pm and lasts until Santa has to hit the sack. The ambitious aim is to raise £10,000 for Christie Hospital. The Christmas theme means at least one of the live bands or DJ will be playing that Slade Christmas ditty that makes your teeth curl but your feet tap. Prizes in the £1 raffle are headed by two new bikes, a weekend in Paris, £100 booze hamper and £100 tattoo voucher. Tickets are a fiver and include food.
Sammy Miller Museum Run, Sammy Miller Museum, Bashley Manor, New Milton, Hampshire BH25 5SZ. Fifty-mile rideout for bikes up 1980. Entry details 01425 620777.

Sunday 24-Monday 25
Cheshire Classic Car and Motorcycle Show, Capesthorne Hall, Macclesfield. Visit www.classicshows.org

Monday 25
German bike night, from 6pm, Ace Café London.
Bike Night with Show and Shine competition and barbecue, 6pm till late, MFN Club, Shipley Gate, Eastwood Notts NG16 3JE. See www.mfn-club.co.uk
Chrome n Cruisers Bike and Car Show, Central Park, Stadium, Sittingbourne, Kent ME10 3SB. Trophies, live music, stalls, autojumble. Entry £5. See www.chromencruisers.co.uk

Tuesday 26
Poole Quay Bike Night, Poole, Dorset £1 entry. From 6pm. Bike of the Night competition with prizes.

Wednesday 27-Sunday 31
Harley-Davidson 105th Anniversary Celebration Rally, Milwaukee, USA. Unveiling of Harley’s 2009 model range, top rock bands, stunt shows, rideouts, and such politically incorrect activities as wet T-shirt competitions, bikini bike washes, midget wrestling, mud wrestling and moré. See www.road-shows.com/milwaukee_rally.php

Wednesday 27
Classic and Vintage Summer Bike Night, The Plough Inn, Town Street, South Leverton. Notts DN22 OBT. Call 01427 880323.

Friday 29
Bike Night with + Performance and Fast Bikes, from 6pm, Ace Café London.

Friday 29-Sunday 31
Hop and Barley Rally, Shobnall Sports and Social Club, Shobnall Road, Burton-on-Trent Staffs DE14 2BB. Rock disco, live bands, late bar silly games, trophies and raffle. Pre-book £10 or £13 on gate. All profits to NABD. See www.nabd.org.uk
Robin Hood Trikers Bow and Arrow Custom Show, Sherbrooke Scout Camp, Mansfield Lane, Calverton, Nottingham NG14 6HP. Live music, kiddie’s clown, trophies, stalls. Pre book £10, on the gate £15. Go to www.robinhodtraikers.co.uk
Iron Crows and Skidlids Summer Party, LTAA, Victory Road, Leiston, Suffolk IP16 4DQ. Bike and trike show with bands rock disco, stalls, cheap food and Saturday morning rideout. Tickets £15 for weekend or £3.50 for day visitors up to 6pm. Call 01728 833286 or 01728 831349.
Annual Vincent HRD Owners’ Club Rally, Battlesbridge Antiques Centre, Battlesbridge, Essex SS11 7RE. See www.voc.uk.com

Saturday 30
ACU Dunlop Suzuki GSX-R Championship, Oulton Park, Cheshire. See www.gsxrtrophy.co.uk

Saturday 30-Sunday 31
Charity Show by Trikes R US, Heckington Sports and Social Club, near Sleaford, Lincs. Trophies, raffle band and disco. Camping if you want it. Ticket £5. See www.trikesrus.co.uk

Sunday 31
All Day Breakfast, London Motorcycle Museum, 29 Oldfield Lane South, Greenford, Middlesex UB6 9LB. £6 ticket buys you breakfast and a chance to look at some of the rarities in the museum collection. Call 020 8575 6644. See www.london-motorcycle-museum-org
Lincs and Notts Air Ambulance Run, from Red Lion Bottesford to Lilywhites Social Club, Skegness Town FC. Assemble 11am for noon departure. Suggested donation a fiver. All bikes and scooters welcome. Call 07762 242309.
Raby Castle Classic Car and Bike Show and Autojumble, 10am-40pm Raby Castle, Staindrop, County Durham. Tickets: adults £6, children 7 to 14 £2.50. See www.markwoodwardclassicevents.com
San Marino MotoGP, Misano. My money’s on Rossi!
MX1 and MX2 World Moto Cross Championships, Dublin, Ireland.
Brooklands Relived, Brooklands Museum, Brooklands Road, Weybridge Surrey KT13 0QN. Recreation of a Clubman’s meeting of the 30s at the circuit which hosted Britain’s first ever motorcycle race on a purpose built track100 years ago this year. Parade routes will include the famous Testers Hill and Members’ Banking. Would be competitors have until 15 August to get in their entry. See www.brooklandsmuseum.com Spectator tickets: Adults £8, seniors £6 children (6 to 16) £5 family ticket (two adults and up to three children) £20.
Laverda Day, all-day, Ace Café London. Plus Valkyrie meet.

SEPTEMBER 2008

Monday 1
Bonhams Auction of the Brian R Verrall Collection, 101 New Bond Street, London. Sale to include three Brough Superiors, a Vincent Black Shadow and Rapide, Henderson Four Combination and other highly desirable machines and memorabilia. See www.bonhams.com/motorcycles
Wolds Bikers rideout, leaving 7.30pm The Red Lion, Revesby, nr Horncastle, Lincs. All welcome.
Bike Night with Show and Shine competition and barbecue, 6pm till late, MFN Club, Shipley Gate, Eastwood, Notts NG16 3JE. See www.mfn-club.co.uk
Trike Night, from 7pm, Victoria Bikers’ Pub (Queen Vic), Leicestershire. Also on the 8, 15, 22 and 29.
BMF, WIMA, London Bikers and Auto Scoot meets, from 6pm, Ace Café London.

Tuesday 2
Kyzers Kustom Bike Nite, the Bowling Green, Cellarhead, Werrington, Stoke on Trent, Staffs, ST9 OJW. Bike nights first Tuesday of every month with prizes for the best machines that turn up. See www.kyzers.com
Bassetts Pole Bike Night, London Road, Bassetts Pole, nr Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands. This weekly event can attract thousands of bikes. The sessions start about 6pm every Tuesday. More this month on 9, 16, 23 and 30.
Poole Quay Bike Night, Poole, Dorset £1 entry. From 6pm. Bike of the Night competition with prizes.
BMF Track Day, Cadwell Park, Lincolnshire. BMF member – full day £125, half day £80. Non-member – full day £145, half day £90 More info www.bmf.co.uk Telephone bookings 01162 845 392.

Wednesday 3
Bike Night with bands, MFN Club, Shipley Gate, Notts. Live band tonight In For The Kill. See www.mfn-club.co.uk Wednesday night sessions also being held on 10 September (Faith Healer), 17 (Adam Bomb) and 24 (Mars Bonfire).
Paignton Bike Night, from about 6pm, the seafront, Paignton. Great bike show in return for a £1 donation to charity. Best bike tonight wins £50.
Box Hill and Ryka’s Café, Box Hill, Surrey. Bike nights every Wednesday but Sundays can see even more bikes roll up. Ryka’s is the centre of the action and the food is excellent. Wednesday sessions continue 10, 17 and 24.
Horncastle Bike Night, Black Swan, Boston Road, Horncastle, Lincs. The second of only two staged at this pub every year by the Mid Lincs branch of MAG. See www.mid-lincs.mag-uk.org

Thursday 4
Mod n Mini scooters, from 6pm, Ace Café London.

Thursday 4-Sunday 7
FIA European Drag Racing Championship including UEM Drag Bikes, Santa Pod Raceway, Airfield Road, Podington, Wellingborough, Northants NN29 7XA. Britain top drag racing meeting for cars and bikes. Also includes live action arena, monster trucks, fun fair, trade stands, helicopter rides, disco on the Friday evening and live band and fireworks on the Saturday. Ticket discounts for booking in advance including a £10 saving – £55 instead of £65 – on multi day ticket, which allows free camping. See www.santapod.co.uk

Friday 5
Streetfighters and bike night, from 6pm, Ace Café London.

Friday 5-Saturday 6
Live music and free camping, Victoria Bikers’ pub (Queen Vic) Coalville, Leicestershire. More of the same on September 12-13, 19-20 and 26-27.

Friday 5-Sunday 7
Stormin the Castle Rally. One of Britin’s most famous rallies now relocated to a new site alongsideA688 at Streatlam, between Staindrop and Barnard Castle, County Durham. Custom show, rideout, two entertainment marquees, three bars and top bands with The Levellers headlining on the Saturday and Limehouse Lilly topping the Friday night bill. Adult tickets £22 in advance or £30 on gate (if there are any left). See www.storminthecastle.co.uk
Scooters in Thunder Valley, MFN Club, Shipley Gate, Nottingham NG16 3JE. Scooters and bands with the Ska tribute band Gangsters headlining on the Friday night. The long weekend also includes a custom show, tug of war, parts fair and plenty of stuff for the kids to do. Weekend tickets £12. See www.mfn-club.co.uk
Headless in Halifax Rally, The Causeway Foot Inn, Ogden, West Yorkshire HX2 8XX. Halifax MAG event with trophies for best bike, trike, farthest travelled and club turnout, live bands and free camping. Tickets £5. Call 01422 437019.
T-Bars Rally, Whiteheads Sports and Social Grounds, Park View, Bassalag, Newport NP10 8LA. Three bars, barbecue, camping with good facilities. Tickets £15 in advance. See www.t-bars.com

Saturday 6
Barrel Bikers MCC Poker run. Four starting points in Beds, Bucks and Northampton. £3 to enter and £2 to camp. Profits to charity. See www.barrelbikers.co.uk
JT Memorial Ride, starting from Zoe’s Baby Hospice, Eston. Charity ride through about 160 miles of Yorkshire Moors and Dales to raise funds for hospital and the children of John Toner who was killed when involved in collision with a car while taking part in a Boundary 500 charity ride in 2007. The route takes in Lord Stone’s Café at the top of Carlton Bank. Free camping is available there, beer is £1 a pint and the meals are subsidised too. Rider and pillion must each raise a minimum of £20 to take part. Entry forms can be downloaded from www.boundary500.co.uk or call Boundary founder Brian Laverick on 01642 75 1441.
Sleaford Historic Car and Motorcycle Show, 10.30am-4.30pm. You have until 9 August to get in your entry. Details www.shcms. sleafordevents.co.uk

Saturday 6-Sunday 7
NORA Gimoto British Supermoto Championship. Three Sisters, Wigan.

Sunday 7
Speedway Sunday, all day, Ace Café London. Plus V-Max meet.
Essex Air Ambulance Motor Cycle Run, starts 11am from Ford Dunton Technical Centre, nr Basildon, Essex, and goes to Harwich to join in the town festival. This is one of the country’s biggest motorcycle runs attracting around 5000 bikers and raising thousands for the local air ambulance service. Gates at the start site open at 8.30am and stunt rider Craig Jones will be putting on a show before the off. And you could be going home the winner of a BMW 650X courtesy of Cannon Motorcycles of Braintree or a 10-day motorcycle holiday in Austria. Book your place a by visiting www.essexairambulance.uk.com
Bike Night, New Inn, Pen Street, Boston, Lincs. Free supper for all bikers.
MX3 World Moto Cross Championship, Roggenburg, Switzerland.
World Superbikes, Donington Park, Leicestershire. See Preview.
MX1 and MX2 World Moto Cross Championships, Lierup, Holland. Including final round of the first full-blown FIM World MX championship for women.
Ipswich Old Bike Jumble, 10am-2pm The New Village Hall, Great Blakenham, Suffolk, Tickets £2.50, children free. To book a stall call 01473 311744.
V-Max and general bike meet, all day, Ace Café, London.
Bassetts Pole Bike Night, London Road, Bassetts Pole, nr Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands. This weekly event can attract thousands of bikes. The sessions start about 6pm every Tuesday. More this month on 9, 16, 23 and 30.
Live bands, from 7pm, Vic Bikers’ Pub (The Queen Vic), Coalville, Leicestershire. The Queen Vic is famous for three things – its bike nights, belly buster breakfasts and music. Sunday evenings see four or more bands play. Other dates this month 14, 21 and 28.

Thursday 28
Red Bull Moto Cross of Nations, Donington Park, Leicestershire. See www.donington-park.co.uk
Harley Night, from 6pm, Ace Café London.
Car boot sale (but for bikes), 7-11pm Big D’s Bikers’ Café and Bar, 355 Halifax Road, Todmorden OL14 5SR. Pitches a fiver. See www.bigds.co.uk

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