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Category: Ace Cafe

  1. Viscount at the Ace - Bon Voyage to Bonneville!

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    Ace Cafe London's special guest on Sunday 20th July (70's Bike Day!) is Eric Patterson, showcasing and firing up his unique and very special, modified 1000cc V-twin, Vincent powered motorcycle, prior to departing for the USA and the 2014 Bonneville Speed Trials!

    Eric, organiser of the popular and ever so useful bike jumbles held regularly throughout the year at Kempton Park, is the holder of a number of Bonneville Speed Trial records, with machines to include his own JAP V-twin powered Norton "featherbed" framed special and Brough Superior's, this year Eric is going for the following four 1000cc classes with his Viscount.

    Modified Pushrod "Fuel" - record at 140.76mph
    Modified Vintage - Partial Streamlined, gasoline - record at 123.25mph
    Modified Pre 1979 "Fuel" Class
    Modified Pre 1979 Partial Streamlined Class

    The "Salt" going "Viscount" motorcycle, originally built by Peter Darvill, is number one of only ten ever made, and consists of a 1951 V-twin Vincent engine in a Norton "Manx" rolling chassis, with magnesium "Manx" wheels - its provenance includes racing at the Isle of Man TT in 1956!

    Special modifications and preparations to the bike, for racing at Bonneville, range from work on the engine, with pistons going up from 9.1 to 12.1 compression, camshafts and a BTH four plug system to fire it up. Special exhausts, clutch, belt drive and re-worked manifolds to take a pair of "Gardiner" carburettors, with Hagon supplying the suspension and the specially built alloy rims, all topped off with fuel and oil tanks in aluminium and clip-on bars!

    See it, hear it and taste the salt!

    www.egp-enterprises.co.uk
    www.bonnevillespeedtrials.com



    www.ace-cafe-london.com

  3. All American Cruise-In + Pontiac Pow Wow

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    There are some great prizes up for grabs at the cafe's regular monthly All American Cruise-In, Saturday 28th June, from 4pm - 11pm close.

    Prizes include on the evening are pairs of tickets to attend Santa Pod's forthcoming annual Mopar Nats and FIA Drag Racing Finals events, along with copies of the magazines UK Rock n Roll and American Auto Club.

    In addition there is the recently launched "Rockin' Wheels & Chicks" 2015 events calendar to be won, tickets to attend the cafe's annual Stunt Fest & Streetfighter Show, Wembley, and tickets to the cafe's Elvis Tribute Night, to be held on Saturday 9th August, with Mark Keeley's Good Rocking Tonight!

    Spend £5 or more over the counter from 4pm and receive a raffle ticket. Draw to be held at 9pm.

    www.ace-cafe-london.com

  4. Ace Cafe News - July Hot Rod Night‏

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    The cafe's Hot Rod Night, Wednesday 2nd July, features live rock n' roll with The Arousers and DJ Little Carl, from 6pm - 11pm close.

    Up for grabs as prizes on the evening are pairs of tickets to attend Santa Pod's forthcoming annual Dragstalgia and National Finals events, along with copies of the magazine UK Rock n Roll and, from the USA, Ol' Skool Rodz Magazine. In addition to which there are two of the recently launched "Rockin' Wheels & Chicks" 2015 events calendars to be won as well as pairs of tickets to attend the cafe's annual Elvis Tribute Night, to be held on Saturday 9th August, with Mark Keeley's Good Rocking Tonight.

    Spend £5 or more over the counter from 6pm and receive a raffle ticket. Draw to be held at 10pm.

    www.ace-cafe-london.com

  5. BBC Looking For Original Rockers‏

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    ARE YOU AN ORIGINAL ROCKER?   CAN YOU REMEMBER 1964?

    A BBC documentary team is looking for motorcyclists who were in Clacton, Margate, Brighton or Hastings during the famous bank holiday Mods and Rockers clashes of 1964.

    The emphasis will be on what really happened rather than what we read in the national press. If you were there, we want you to tell us what really happened, from your point of view.  Was it just a big fuss about nothing, cooked up by the media? Were you arrested – fairly or unfairly? Was it really a war between two tribes or just a few skirmishes blown up out of all proportion? How do you feel today about having been a part of it all?

    If you were there and have a story to tell, please contact Matthew Wheeler. [email protected]

    They will be interviewing at Ace Cafe London later in June.

    www.ace-cafe-london.com