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Bikes central to South West’s largest festival of transport
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One of the UK’s biggest transport shows, the annual Gloucestershire Steam & Vintage Extravaganza, will be the place to see a host of superb bikes this summer…
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McGuinness and Triumph among Federation award winners
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The winners of the first ever British Motorcyclists Federation awards have been announced…
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The way we were: August 1938
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While unable to break the late Eric Fernihough’s Gatwick sprint trials record, the 11.87 seconds recorded in his first run in the standing start quarter miles ensured Noel Pope (998cc Brough Superior) was fastest man of the day in the Sunbeam MCC event to secure the Bickell Cup…
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Gurston Down hill climb
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Gurston Down is a semi-permanent hill climb course, in the Downs near Salisbury. Car events are regular occurrences, but twice a year the National Hill Climb Association (NHCA), joins the car entry to enliven proceedings…
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VMCC Sprint, Thorney Island
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The Sprint Section of the VMCC recently held its first event of the season at a new venue, Thorney Island, an airfield near Chichester. The VMCC’s liberal approach to eligible bikes ensured there was a variety of machines, from the twenties right up to date…
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Eurojumble celebrating two decades of bargains
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One of Britain’s most popular motorcycling autojumbles is gearing up to celebrate a significant landmark…
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Durham event correction
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The Durham autojumble recently advertised in Old Bike Mart will take place on Saturday July 13, NOT as printed in the current issue of OBM…
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The Classic MotorCycle on sale – August, 2013
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Best buy ever? AMC’s rigid 350 singles had it all, plus Moto Guzzi V8, the ultimate Grand Prix racer, dirt track Douglas, Vincent Black Shadow and all the usual regulars, columnists and archive articles. Plus FREE 1939 TT supplement. Don’t miss it!
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VMCC raffle results
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The VMCC held its Jan-June 2013 raffle draw last week and has just released details of the winners. Lucky winner of the top prize, a 1959 Velocette Venom, was Carl Storer from Leeds…
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Exciting duels at Oulton Park
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The second race meeting of the Lansdowne Classic Series was at Oulton Park on May 31-June 1, where Bemsee were the hosts. It was a Friday-Saturday meeting with practice an qualifying on the Friday and a morning warm up and two eight lap races on the Saturday…
