Mallory Park Bike Bonanza
A fun day for motorcyclists in Leicestershire
If you are looking for a fun motorcycle event to attend this weekend then look no further than the Mallory Park Bike Bonanza at (you guessed it – the clue is in the name) Mallory Park in Leicestershire.
It is a three day event over this weekend, from Friday 11th - Sunday 13th of July and contains a multitude of great things for motorcyclists to enjoy. There will be a chance to see sporting icons such as Giacomo Agostini who will take to the circuit on an MV Agusta. John McGuinness, Michael Dunlop and Ryuichi Kiyonara will be there too
There will be other great attractions too such as a great collection of classic bikes including a British contingent from the Brooklands museum.
Traders and autojumble stalls will abound from Friday and we Wemoto folk will be there with lovely freebie neck tubes and pads and keyrings so come and say hello if you do go.
Owd Codgers in action
The Owd Codgers will be in action running a sporting classic trial, while there is a taste of endurance racing, and with it a Le Mans style start, by riders from S&D Amada MCC aboard Honda C90s, plus a Straightliners Sprint Demo.
There will be parade lap sessions on Saturday and Sunday with road to racing machines and on Sunday Agostini and John Cooper will be re-enacting their famous Race of the Year from some four decades earlier.
The list of riders for Sunday is impressive - Giacomo Agostini, John Cooper, John McGuiness, Michael Dunlop, Phil Read, Paul Smart, Steve Parrish, Ron Chandler, Colin Seeley, Ryuichi Kiyonari, Rex Butcher, Alex George, Tony Rutter ,Trevor Nation , Sammy Miller and Lee Jackson.
Agostini will be riding an MV3, Cooper will be on a Rocket 3, Michael Dunlop rides a Rotary Norton, Kiyonari will be on a Roberts GP Yamaha, Lee Jackson will now ride Rossi’s Moto GP Ducati, Alex George is on Mick Grants Norton Commando, Colin Seeley will ride a brand new Rennsport – Fritz Scheidegger replica sidecar with his passenger Peter Crew, and he will also ride a 1950 BSA 650cc A10 Golden Flash when he takes 100 year old Ivy Mosely for her passenger ride on Sunday afternoon!
The Brooklands museum will also be doing their own parade of bikes including: 1931 500cc AJS R10, 1936 350c OK Supreme, 1939 350cc Velocette MAC/MOV, 1392 250cc Rudge ‘Brooklands’, 1936 500cc Tri-JAP.
A little night music
There will be bands on stage on Friday and Saturday nights too - Sally Barker and her band are on stage on Friday evening, covering some rock classics from the likes of AC/DC. Then Rock & Roll band the Del Sharrons on Saturday.
The RAF Reserves entertainment marquee will be open from 6:30pm on Friday serving specially brewed Bonanza Beer!
If you are going along have a great day and see you there!
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