Category: Events and Shows

1. What a difference a year makes at Malvern and Donington

   Posted on 10:45am Wednesday 12th Feb 2014

   We have just returned from the Malvern Autojumble, our first event of 2015, where we had all inside 75 stalls full plus a dozen outside and an excellent crowd on a beautiful winter day.

   What a difference a year makes as last year this event was hit badly by the snow, lets hope that this is a sign of a good summer to come.

   The next event on the Malvern calendar is for classic cars and Minis on Sunday 13th April where we will have the Avon and Wye Halls full of clubs, private entries and traders. We have space in the Wye Halls and under the large marquee between the halls for about 150 pre booked classic cars, with clubs limited to a display of 6 cars per club. We will have commentary from Les Clayton plus concours judging from our resident concours expert Brian Braid.

   In December 2012 at Donington the weather was against us but last month between Christmas and New Year we had a glorious day when both the public and trade and exhibitors turned out in decent numbers. We will be returning to this popular East Midlands venue on Sunday 9th March when we are welcoming bookings from club stands and private individuals both inside the halls and outside on hardstanding. We have space for just six classic car clubs each able to display 6 cars inside the halls and space for a further 100 individual and club entries outside on the hardstanding.

   Our summer season starts in earnest on early May Bank holiday at Arley Hall and Thoresby Park and we look forward to seeing you at some point during the summer.

   www.classicshows.org

2. DIVERSE RIDES COME UNDER THE HAMMER AT ANGLIA CAR AUCTIONS’ INAUGURAL MOTORCYCLE SALE

   Posted on 10:41am Wednesday 12th Feb 2014

   From road bikes to scramblers and scooters, Anglia Car Auctions’ first Classic Motorbike sale, held on Saturday 1st March, has already attracted a diverse range of entries and is looking to mirror the success of its classic car auctions at its Kings Lynn base.

   A 1968 Greeves Wessex 250 scrambler project (estimate: £1200-£1500) is ideal for getting off road and enjoying classic trials. Needing some work to make it competitive once again it offers a great way into classic motorcycle sport.

   Also offering old-school British oomph is a barn-find 1957 BSA Golden Flash (offered with no reserve). Complete and needing re-commissioning rather than restoring it needs little to be back on the road and beating a path to the Ace or Jack’s Hill Café.

   Also ripe for re-commissioning is a Velocette LE. Mainly complete and solid, this rare find should make a rewarding project and is a bargain with an estimate of £300-400.

   Slowing things down and needing re-commissioning is a 1955 Douglas Vespa (offered without reserve), which is in reasonable condition but needs refreshing to relive its glory days, while in good order is a 1975 Ducati Regolarita (estimate: £1800-2200).

   And for anyone wanting to live out their ‘70s learner enduro fantasies, a Honda XL125 S in good original condition is a tempter. It’s estimated at £700 - 900. Needing more work but with much of the hard graft already done, there’s a 1980 Honda 250 café racer project (estimated: £300 - 400).

   Overseeing the motorbikes on offer is auction house manager Guy Snelling, a keen enthusiast with an eclectic collection currently in his garage. Despite owning predominantly British bikes, Guy is hoping to get a diverse range of two-wheeled classics in all states of repair.

   Guy said: “Anglia Car Auctions has a great reputation for having a diverse range of marques on offer in its car sale, securing fantastic prices on some rare and unusual project cars. This is exactly what we hope to emulate with the classic bike sale – so we are looking for project bikes in need of restoration, starter classics, concours, etc. All makes, models and conditions will be considered.”

   To enter a motorcycle into the classic sale, please call 01553 771881 or email at [email protected]. For more information on Anglia Car Auctions and a full list of lots in the inaugural Classic Motorbike Sale as well as advice on buying or selling, visit www.angliacarauctions.co.uk

3. ACU Track Racing returns to the BMF Shows on the 17th and 18th May – see 1000cc sidecars on track

   Posted on 10:00am Wednesday 12th Feb 2014

   Following a year’s break from the BMF Show, the organisers are pleased to announce the return of the ACU British Track Racing Championship for the 2014 season. The British Motorcycle Federation and Auto Cycle Union have once again joined forces with The Mid Cornwall Premier Motorcycle Club to host the events at the East of England Showground at Peterborough.

   The opening two rounds of the 2014 Track Racing Championship will take place on the 17th and 18th May, before heading back to the East of England Showground on the 13th September for the third and fourth rounds.

   Mulberry’s Managing Director Martin Chick, said “We are really pleased that the ACU will once again be thrilling the crowds at the BMF Shows in Peterborough this year. There was an overwhelming positive response to their last appearances in 2012 so we’re hoping that even more people will come and watch some spectacular racing in May and then the championship decider in September at the Tailend!”

   For more information about any of the BMF shows visit www.thebmfshow.co.uk. Or talk to the show organisers, The Mulberry Group, on 01869 277077.

4. CELEBRATION OF CLASSIC MACHINES AT BRISTOL SHOW

   Posted on 10:00am Tuesday 11th Feb 2014

   ENTHUSIASTS came out in droves to the Bath and West Showground over the weekend to enjoy a superb celebration of motorcycling, and it was the regional clubs that really shone in Somerset.

   Some fantastic displays and exhibitions marked the 34th Carole Nash Bristol Classic MotorCycle Show, and none were more impressive than the winner of the Best Club Stand prize – the Bristol section of the Norton Owners Club.

   Inspired by their own first ever meeting back in 1963, club members built a 60s style shop window that showcased their stunning selection of machines in all their glory. 
   
   Event manager Nick Mowbray said: “Despite some horrendous conditions in the southwest of England, the crowds arrived in their thousands for the show and it was truly fantastic to see. They were certainly treated to an excellent two days, with everyone commenting on how much of an effort clubs, traders and individuals had gone to in order to make this a show to remember. The Norton Owners Club members certainly earned their award for a particularly creative effort, but all of those who had displays deserve credit and we can’t wait to see what everyone comes up with next year.”

   Another inventive exhibition included a stand laid out like a stables, with motorcycles taking the place of horses in stalls. Bob Presley, designer of the winning stand, was rightly proud of his club’s hard work and was also quick to praise the competition: “We’re incredibly excited to have picked up the trophy for Best Club Stand, and it was certainly worth all of the hard work. Looking around the show it’s clear that the standard is as high as ever, and we will have to get our thinking caps on to come up with something even better next year.”

   Elsewhere, it was a successful weekend for Gaby Hunt, who won the Best In Show prize for his 1929 Sans Soupape Emmags 50. The rare machine was built in Paris, has a Swiss-built MAG engine and has a frame of unusual pressed-steel construction. 
   
   James Robinson, editor of The Classic MotorCycle magazine, talked about the winner and praised the high standard of display machines at the event: “There are some lovely machines, many of which are freshly restored. The Best In Show winner truly is a showstopper which, unbelievably, Gaby only finished on the Friday before the event.”

   Some of the other notable award winners were a 1928 AJS K8 (Best Vintage), a 1953 Ariel KHA (Best Post-War), a 1958 Ducati 175 Sport (Best Continental) and a 1936 Calthorpe Ivory Major (Best Private Entry).

   With two successful classic events already run, the Classic Bike Shows 2014 season is well and truly under way, and attention next turns to The 34th Carole Nash International Classic MotorCycle Show at Staffordshire County Showground in April.

5. LINCOLNSHIRE SHOW – CLASSIC MOTORCYCLES WANTED FOR DISPLAY

   Posted on 9:59am Tuesday 4th Feb 2014

   The Lincolnshire Show takes place on Wednesday & Thursday June 18th & 19th 2014

   Classic Motorcycles are welcomed for display in the classic vehicle section which is located near the main entrance. Bikes must be rideable, roadworthy, taxed, insured, mot’d. Bikes have to be on site by 8am latest & no exit till 6pm. Each Exhibitor gets 2 free entrance tickets per day - These are worth £22 per person.

   I shall be erecting a 20ft x 10ft marquee on site for display, seating, rest area and a covered trailer will be adjacent for helmets/kit etc

   A potted history of your machine will be required for the Show Brochure. Please contact me by 25th February 2014 to enter your bike for the show.

   THIS IS OPEN TO ANY CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE OWNER please feel free to share

   Alan Caine [email protected]  - 01472 851674