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Issue 289 - JULY 2009
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Thundersprint –
sheer speed and entertainment
Howard Ostle on a quick B50.
Leading the Masterclass was Tony Hudson on his wailing Honda in a strong sub-25 second time, battling it out neck and neck with TT star Keith Heckles and his mighty Manx Norton. Chasing them hard were World Champions Jim Redman and Sammy Miller on another pair of immaculate Hondas with displays which had the crowds on their feet and the air horns filling the natural arena right in the centre of Northwich.
Thundersprint sponsors eBike were down on the track in force to see their man Mark Kemsley bring the immaculate eBike back safe and sound after three quick runs.
Motorcycle entitlement - The Ministry replies
A couple of issues back we ran a story about the motorcycle entitlement being removed from licences returned to the DVLA for alterations.
After trying to get a straight answer we jotted a letter to Geoff Hoon as Transport Minister. The reply came from Paul Clark - Under Secretary for State at the Department for Transport - and it makes interesting reading.
Read the reply in full as we received it here >>
Competition - WIN TICKETS TO THE KEMBLE STEAM & VINTAGE EXTRAVAGANZA!
3 July 2009
We’ve got 35 pairs of tickets to giveaway to the South-West's largest festival of transport – The Gloucestershire Steam & Vintage Extravaganza. The show returns to Kemble Airfield this year, taking the show in to its 35th year (Friday 31st July to Sunday 2nd August 2009).
The show was originally conceived for steam enthusiasts, but the range of exhibits has grown year on year. It now boasts a huge array of vintage transport, including buses, coaches, motorcycles, military vehicles, classic cars, tractors, aircraft, commercial vehicles, traction engines and historic caravans. Plus a live action arena, interactive demonstrations, rare breeds, shire horses, trade stands, a vintage fun fair and hundreds of curiosity stalls.
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From the editor
What makes your blood boil? I’m not talking about literally but figuratively… you’re sitting there watching the news and an item will come on and all of a sudden the mild mannered, reasonable human you are normally is gone and you’re purple in the face and yelling at the telly. There’s quite a lot lately that has done this to me as far as the national news has been concerned and I thought, at last, I’d got it under control then an innocuous item cropped up that had me fizzing. It concerned Health and Safety...
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Tim Britton- Editor
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Royal Enfield Open Day
With a conservative estimate of 2000 people attending, the Royal Enfield Open Day at Watsonian Squire’s factory on 20-21 June was deemed a success. Naturally enough the new fuel injected unit construction engine created a lot of interest...
Festival of 1000 bikes
There were doubters – as there always are – there were detractors – again, as there always are but the VMCC’s Festival of 1000 Bikes at Mallory Park in Leicestershire has proved them wrong and is one of the key old bike events of the year...
Clear-out with Carole…
… Carole Nash that is. Classic Bike Shows are gearing up for what’s
set to be their best jumble to
date, as the 16th Carole Nash Eurojumble held at Netley Marsh
over 11-12 September 2009 builds
up brilliantly...
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