If it smells of oil or Petrol ...its in the shed.



Monday 26 August 2013

The Coventry Festival of Motoring 2013

The Coventry Festival of Motoring took place at Stoneleigh Park Warwickshire, this was only the second show at this new venue outside of Coventry and this year the Vintage Motorcycle Clubs
   'Warwickshire Section' was invited along  to display a selection of machines. Although Saturday was a quiet day with around seven bikes on display from our own members, Sunday we were joined by all the two wheel participants who were taking part in the afternoon run  around the lanes of Warwickshire. In fact with Classic Buses taking passengers to and from the show, a fly past by a Spitfire and a Hurricane and numerous Vintage and Classic vehicles filling the showground it turned out to be a great day. For our part we spoke with interested members of the public about the Vintage Motorcycle Club and exhausted my supply of Club Journals and enrolment forms....lets hope we managed to encourage new members to the fold.







Sunday 4 August 2013

The Bill Lacey Memorial run

After leaving our meeting place on the Sunday Morning of the 4th of August it  soon became apparent that it was going to be a morning of Light showers, witness the groups of riders pulling
over for a quick and comical costume change. Once water proofs of various types had been adorned
it was on our way through the roads and country lanes  of Warwickshire and Northamptonshire.
Our destination was the village green and Red Lion Public house in the village of Evenley.

The Bill Lacey Memorial run

Saw this humble but ' Brilliant ' BSA  Bantam out side the Red Lion, I think I recognise some Arial
Arrow parts, but expansion chambers and a disk brake front end all go to produce a unique  machine.

The Bill Lacey memorial run



The Bill Lacey memorial run


The Bill Lacey memorial run


The Bill Lacey Memorial run


The Bill Lacey Memorial Run

The Bill Lacey Memorial run is held in the first Sunday in August, and ends around the Red Lion Public House and the green in the village of
Thhttp://www.realclassic.co.uk/grindlay_peerless_100.htmle Event is held to remember the life of Motor Cycle racer and record breaker Bill Lacey.http://www.realclassic.co.uk/grindlay_peerless_100.html