What’s On May 18 – June 17
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MAY
Friday 18
Demented Hamsters: Rampant Rodent (Reanimated) weekend event, Cropton Brewery, Cropton, near Pickering, North Yorkshire YO18 8HH. Admission £10 pre-booked or £15 OTG. Go to www.facebook.com/events/220072698046383/ for more info or visit www.croptonbrewery.com
Saturday 19
Dirt Quake, Coventry Speedway Stadium. Features full UK dirt track Grand National Championship racing, vintage speedway racing and display, stunt riders, vendors, live band, road bike 'run what you brung' dirt track, DJ, bars. Plus the UK's first chopper dirt track race. Visit shorttrackuk.com or sideburnmagazine.com Starts 11.30am, finishes 11pm. Admission £10 or pre book £8.
Southern Classic Bike Show, Kempton Park, Middlesex. The show, celebrating its 25th anniversary, is open 10am-5pm and includes British, Japanese and numerous other motorcycle clubs exhibiting alongside private entries, trade stands, displays and bike jumble. This year's show will include a special Ace Cafe-backed best cafe racer award. For details visit www.egp-enterprises.co.uk
Saturday 19-Sunday 20
The BMF Show, Europe's largest outdoor motorcycle event, is at the East of England Showground, Peterborough. Stunt shows, the Moped Enduro, ACU 1000cc sidecar championship, side shows including the wall of death and much more. Go to www.thebmfshow.co.uk
Sunday 20
The Primary Chain Surrey presents the Ride The Wave Poker Run and Party in aid of the RNLI. Party at Selsey Bill lifeboat station, beer, live music, food. Admission £5. Find us on www.facebook.com/events/276712312377328/ or email ridethewavepc@yahoo.co.uk
Thursday 24
UK British Superbike School track training day, Blyton Park, Kirton Road, Blyton, Gainsborough DN21 3PE. Professional motorcycle circuit tuition and a relatively empty track. Suitable for any qualified rider irrespective of experience or type of motorbike. Starts 7am, finishes 5.30pm. Costs £289. Visit www.britishsuperbikeschool.co.uk or contact 01777 818013.
Saturday 26
Squires Cafe auto jumble. Gates open for stallholders at 8am and 10am free entry for the public. Plenty of free parking. Visit www.squires-cafe.co.uk
Sunday 27
Charity ride for the Meningitis Trust. The charity ride out route will start from the bikers pit stop, Cosford Lane, Rugby CV21 1QN, stopping at various points. Contact Jo Ryder on Grab-A-Snack@live.co.uk for full details.
Hawkwind band, Stamford Corn Exchange, Stamford, Lincs. Bikers are especially welcome at the theatre. Starts 7.30pm. Tickets £21. Contact 01780 766455 or visit www.stamford-corn-exchange.co.uk
The Second Annual Tortoise and Hare Run. Starting and finishing in Wells, Somerset. Organised by The Wells Classic MC. A donation will be made to Somerset & Dorset Air Ambulance. Visit wellsclassicmotorcycleclub.co.uk or email tandhwcmc@hotmail.co.uk
Thursday 31
Weston Bike Night, the beach lawns, Weston-super-Mare, from 6pm-9pm, through to September 27. There will be a bike of the night each week, plus bands and solo artists.
JUNE
Friday 1
FODMCC's Full Circle Challenge, check out www.freewebs.com/fodmcc and go to charity events. Admission £5.
Friday 1-Monday 4
Builthfest 2012, The Royal Welsh Showground, Builth Wells, Powys. Last year there were more than 170 classic and custom motorcycles and trikes on display. More than 30 bands confirmed, playing from 6pm on Friday, June 1, to midnight on Sunday, June 3. Featuring headliners Think Floyd, Furyon, Rammlied and Eric Unseen. All band performances and the bike show are under cover. Tickets: £30 pre-book or £40 OTG, children aged 13 and under free when accompanied by a parent. Daytime parking is free for all, weekend parking for bikes and trikes are free, weekend parking for cars £5, vans £10, car and caravan combinations and motorhomes £20. To pre-book tickets go to www.builthfest.co.uk
Saturday 2-Monday 4
Sheep Dip Bike & Trike Show, The Cross Keys Inn, Holt, Wimborne, Dorset BH21 7JZ. Starts 10am. Classic, custom, rat, streetfighter, best paint, trike and best in show categories. Also furthest travelled prize. Live bands, camping, BBQ, pub ale, stalls and bouncy castle. Saturday admission is £10 per bike and tent, £5 pillion. On Sunday it's £5 per bike and tent, £3 pillion. Day tickets cost £3 for each day. Visit blacksheepbikeandtrikeclub.co.uk
Sunday 3
Ancient and Modern Buy, Sell or Swap Meet, Worcester Auto Club, Perdiswell Park. Worcester Auto Club's traditional auto jumble takes place from 9am-3pm at Perdiswell Park. Free admission. For details call Rob Smith 01905 26037 or email robsa10@btinternet.com
Keep The Smile Alive, charity motorbike ride for a local 10-year-old disabled boy called Ashley. Organisers are hoping to raise £20,000 for a sensory shed and to make Ashley's garden wheelchair friendly. Ride begins at The Food Stop Cafe, Quattford, Bridgnorth on the A442, meeting at 9am, riding to Bala. £2 donation per biker. Visit www.thefoodstop.co.uk or call Andy on 07983 461838.
Monday 4
Fifth annual Margate Meltdown free rideout and event leaves Ace Cafe, London at 10.30am. Margate seafront and harbour is given over to motorcycles and scooters, club and trade stands, a stage and live entertainment from noon with band The Daytonas, DJ Bill Guntrip plus
ska and Mod sounds from guest DJ Ska Shack. Visit www.rblr.co.uk
Friday 8
Monthly Meriden Meets, a free event held at the Hunters Inn, Swanmore SO32 2PZ, starting 7.30pm. Run in conjunction with the regular weekly Triumph Owners club (South Hants branch) meeting, owners of all Triumphs as well as the general public are always welcome.
Thursday 14
Weston Bike Night, Weston-super-Mare, 6pm-9pm. There will be a bike of the night, plus bands and solo artists. Gold Wing themed evening.
Friday 15
Morini Riders Club 30th anniversary classic track day at Cadwell Park.
Contact the club at 1 Priory Close, Louth, Lincolnshire LN11 9AS or visit www.morini-riders-club.com
Friday 15-Sunday 17
Cholmondeley Pageant of Power. The fifth year of the event features a range of new displays on land, water and in the air, a theme for the motoring content and a series of mini-events in the build up to the pageant itself. For more info and for video highlights from the 2011 event, visit www.cpop.co.uk
Saturday 16-Sunday 17
The 13th Classic Japanese & European Motorcycle Show & Jumble at Exhibition Hall, Donington Park, Derbyshire DE74 2RP.
Sunday 17
Kent Pet Food Run. Meet at Maidstone Services on M20/A20 at 11am for 11.30am departure for the Blue Cross Animal Centre in Northiam. Bring dog or cat food or donation. For more info contact Suzuki Owners Club Kent Centre at pauldevall@yahoo.co.uk
The Custom Motorcycle Show at Beaulieu, Hampshire.
Attracting exhibitors from Europe and the US, the show features the AMD affiliated World Championship of Custom Builders, with more than 60 bikes competing for outstanding prizes, as well as the opportunity to compete at the finals at Sturgis. Weather permitting, it may well be that the show will bring together the largest collection of custom bikes and builders ever seen in the UK. For more info or to book tickets go to www.thecustomshow.com. All riders turning up on a custom bike or streetfighter on the day get in for £10.
Barnsley Bikers Club Motorcycle Festival, Wombwell Kart Track, Wombwell, Barnsley, South Yorkshire S73 0BD. Show your bike and then ride it around the track. Trade stands, refreshments. Starts 9.30am, ends 4.30pm. Admission £5 in advance, £7.50 on the day. www.showwithgo.co.uk
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