This year sees the long-awaited re-launch of the VMCCs Festival of 1000 Bikes at Mallory Park on the 7th/8th July this Year, and with over 75% of available entries already sold there is still time to be part of the action during this fabulous weekend event.

With the support of Footman James Insurance Brokers, Bonhams Auctioneers, Mortons Motorcycle Media, Ricoh, the National Motorcycle Museum it promises to be a weekend to remember.

As in past festival years the event gives enthusiasts the opportunity to ride their own machines in multiple track sessions over the weekend. Catering for all classes of machines from the earliest Veterans through to the machines of the super bike era this is a truly inclusive event which reflects the wide range of interests within the VMCC. With lesser noise restrictions on Sunday the Festival will again allow for riders to display their racing machinery in special track sessions running throughout the day.

It was generally recognised that the VMCC Festival event had the best line up of “Past Masters” and famous machines assembled in the UK for many Years. With the assistance from Stuart Hicken of Mallory Park, The Sammy Miller Museum and the National Motorcycle Museum there will be some great riders and machines to mingle with throughout the weekend.

From the Sammy Miller Museum there will be the 498cc 8-cylinder Moto Guzzi V8 GP racer. It may not have won a race but it remains one of the technological wonders of 1950s Grand Prix racing. Sammy also brings to the festival the multi winning World Championship Gilera 500cc with its 4 cylinder, double overhead cam engine and 4 speed gearbox as raced by the stars of yesteryear such as Geoff Duke and Bob McIntyre who was the first to achieve the 100mph lap of the IOM over 8 laps on a machine such as this one.

With Stuart Hicken’s knowledge and expertise of the motor racing sport and riders, the VMCC list of Stars attending the festival already include John McGuinness, Ian Hutchinson, Trever Nation, John “Moon-eyes” Cooper, Paul Smart, Rex Butcher, Ron Chandler, Tommy Robb, Chris Vincent, Ivan Rhodes and Colin Seeley.