Ace Cafe London's annual Elvis "Jailhouse Rock" Birthday Party Night, features Danny Fisher with Elvis in Mind and DJ Bill Guntrip on the decks, from 9pm - 2am on Saturday 12th January.    

This special evening includes opportunity to win a range of prizes, including copies of Vintage Rock Magazine, pairs of tickets to attend the cafe on occasion of Dale Watson's debut gig on Saturday 2nd February, the annual Gene Vincent Tribute Night on Saturday 9th February, a meal voucher for two and a CD set of three volumes that showcase the music from the "King's" personal jukebox.    

Courtesy of the UK label Vee-Tone Records - "The Memphis Jukebox", Volumes 1.2.3, is a selection of tracks carefully chosen by Vee-Tone to demonstrate the young Elvis Presley's wide musical tastes, including Blues, Rhythm n ' Blues, Rockabilly and Rock n' Roll.    

David Gillespie of Vee-Tone Records said; "This is a truly unique and historic collection.  Whilst many of the records individually will have been heard before, together they give a remarkable insight into Elvis's life and musical influences.  Every time you press "play" to listen to this collection, you are recreating a moment in time, a moment in Elvis's life when he would press "play" on his personal jukebox in Graceland".    

To be in with a chance of winning, just retain your entry raffle ticket. Entry £10  Sorry no under 18's  

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www.vintagerockmag.com

Seven riders will battle it out for the Enkalon Irish Motorcyclist of the Year, in association with Adelaide Insurance Services.  

The “Magnificent 7” have been shortlisted after thousands of bike fans voted in a special online poll for their favourite rider of 2012.  The winner will be presented with the famous Joey Dunlop trophy at the Adelaide Motorcycle Awards in Belfast on January 18.  

There are four short-circuit competitors, two road racers and one off road rider in the mix to win the most prestigious award in Irish Motorcycling.  Clogher’s Keith Farmer is short listed for the second year in a row after winning a second successive British Championship. He added the Superstock 1000cc title to the 600cc crown he won last year, and has secured a ride in the British Superbike Series next season.   Michael Dunlop winning his second TT in June, recording 5 wins at the Southern 100 in July, taking his first international Superbike victory at the Ulster Grand Prix in August and claiming the Open Irish road race championship in September.  

Jack Kennedy from Dublin was a multiple winner in the British Supersport Championship. He was denied an overall victory after breaking down in the last race of the season.  

On the world scene, Jonathan Rea and Eugene Laverty finished fifth and sixth respectively in the World Superbike Championship. Rea was also the first British winner of the Suzuka 8 hour race and deputised in MotoGP for Casey Stoner.  

In road racing, Dungannon’s Ryan Farquhar secured a unique treble of NW200, UGP and TT victories before retiring at the end of the year, while Michael Dunlop from Ballymoney had an thrilling UGP double, an Isle of Man TT victory and an Irish title to celebrate during a memorable 2012.  

The sole motocross rider is Graeme Irwin who excelled in the MX2 series and also finished third in the Red Bull Pro National.  Previous winner, former British Champion Adrian Coates, is the chairman of the judging panel and assisting the event’s organisers to oversee the public vote. He says the result will be the closest call in many years. He commented: “Our riders have been outstanding on World, British and Irish level, both on the short circuits, the roads, and off road. That’s what has made this year’s vote such an intriguing one. We are blessed to have so many top class riders in the country.”  

In all more than a dozen other awards will be presented on the night, including the Black Horse short circuit rider of the Year, IFS International Road Racer, Charles Hurst Hall Fame, Red Bull Young Rider, Belleek Team of the Year, Greenlight Television Special Award, Alias Off Road Rider, Adelaide Outstanding Achievement, Duke Road Race Rankings, Adelaide Mondello Masters, Belfast Telegraph Race of the Year, and the IAM Safety Award.   BBC’s Jackie Fullerton and Stephen Watson will once again host the black tie event, which is now a sell out.  

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South African star Allann-Jon Venter will make his Mountain circuit debut at the 2013 Isle of Man TT fuelled by Monster Energy.

The exciting youngster, better known as AJ, will race for Mick Charnock’s TC Racing Honda/DP Coldplaning outfit. The team has secured high-spec 1000cc Hondas for their Mountain course campaign and will contest the Superbike, Royal London 360 Superstock and Senior races.

24-year old Venter has been racing in the British Championship since 2007 when he joined Glen Richards in the MAP Embassy Superstock team, eventually finishing in 18th place overall with seven impressive points-scoring rides. A year later, he switched to the inaugural Superstock 600cc Championship, claiming a win at Oulton Park and three more podiums on his way to an excellent fourth place overall.

However, it’s the Supersport class where he’s achieved his greatest success. Riding Triumph machinery, Venter, who bases himself in Newcastle upon Tyne during the racing season, finished in 13th overall in 2009 with six top ten finishes, including a career best of fourth, before improving further in the following two seasons.

2010 and 2011 saw him finish in 11th place overall in the fiercely competitive 600cc class, with a combined total of fourteen top ten finishes, defeating the likes of Sam Lowes, Dan Linfoot, Lee Johnston, Gary Johnson, Dan Cooper and Jimmy Hill during the course of the year.

A lack of finance forced him to miss the 2012 British Championship season but he returned to his homeland where he competed with more success.

TC Racing Honda/DP Coldplaning team boss Mick Charnock has a strong pedigree of competing at the TT and Manx Grand Prix firstly as a rider and latterly running his own team, backing Cameron Donald, David Johnson and Jimmy Storrar, all as newcomers, in 2005, 2010 and 2012 respectively.

Venter is clearly looking forward to making his TT debut and commented:

"Lots of people are aware of the TT back home in South Africa and it's been on my radar for a while. I first came out to the Isle of Man in 2007 and met Milky Quayle and Johnny Barton, which gave me an idea of what I'd be taking on. I'm under no illusions about the task but I can't wait to make my Mountain Course debut."

Paul Phillips, TT and Motorsport Manager, Isle of Man Government, commented:

"AJ has an excellent pedigree and has already made his mark in the British Championship at a relatively young age. He's a hugely talented rider and as a newcomer there's no better team than Mick Charnock's outfit as he has a proven track record of helping talented newcomers get to grips with the TT."

Ace Cafe London has again teamed up with Santa Pod, which opened in 1966 as Europe's first permanent drag racing venue, with pairs of tickets, up for grabs as prizes at the cafe, for eleven of the "Pods" major events through 2013!

Raffles at the cafe will be held on the occasions shown below. Spend £5 or more over the counter to receive a raffle ticket.

1) The Fast Show - Sunday 17th March

 2 x pairs of tickets to attend may be won at the cafe on "InCarNation" Night held on the last Wednesday of each month

 Wed 30th January

 Wed 27th February

 2) Street Nationals - 11th & 12th May

 2 x pairs of tickets to attend may be won at the cafe on "InCarNation" Night held on the last Wednesday of each month

 Wed 27th March

 Wed 24th April

 3) Back with the Mods - 14th - 16th June

 2 x pairs of tickets to attend may be won at the cafe on:

 Sat 19th Jan - Motown Night

 2 x pairs of tickets to be won at the cafe on;

 Sun 30th March - Scooter Sunday

 2 x pairs of tickets to be won at the cafe on:

 Sat 20th April - Ska Night

 4) Retro Show - Sunday 7th July

 3 x pairs of tickets to be won at the cafe on Classic Car Night held on the 2nd Tuesday of each month

 Tues 9th April

 Tues 14th May

 Tues 11th June

 5) Dragstalgia - 13th & 14th July

 3 x pairs of tickets to be won at the cafe on Hot Rod Night held on the 1st Wednesday of each month

 Wed 1st May

 Wed 5th June

 Wed 3rd July

 6) Bug Jam 27 - 19th - 21st July

 3 x pairs of tickets may be won at the cafe on VW Night held on the 3rd Tuesday of each month

 Tues 21st May

 Tues 18th June

 Tues 16th July

 7) 20th Mopar Euro Nationals - 26th - 28th July

 3 x pairs of tickets may be won at the cafe on All American Cruise-In Nights held last Saturday of each month

 Sat 27th April

Sat 25th May

 Sat 29th June

 8) FIA European Drag Racing Championship - 5th - 8th September

 6 x pairs of tickets may be won at the cafe, 3 pairs each on:

   a) All American Cruise-In Nights - held last Saturday of each month

      Sat 29th June

      Sat 27th July

      Sat 31st August

     b) Bike Nights held last Friday of each month

      Fri 28th June

      Fri 26th July

      Fri 30th August

   9) National Finals - 21st & 22nd September

www.santapod.com

 3 x pairs of tickets may be won at the cafe on Hot Rod Nights held on 1st Wednesday of each month

 Wed 3rd July

 Wed 7th August

 Wed 4th September

 10) Japshow Finale - Sunday 29th September

www.japshow.com

 3 x pairs of tickets may be won at the cafe on "InCarNation" Night held last Wednesday of each month

 Wed 31st July

 Wed 28th August

 Wed 25th September

   11) Extreme Performance Bike Weekend - 5th & 6th October

www.extremebike.co.uk

 3 x pairs of tickets may be won at the cafe on "Bike Night" 1st Friday of each month

 Fri 5th July

 Fri 2nd August

 Fri 6th September

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