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Show organisers for Motorcycle Live regretfully announced that this year’s show would be postponed until 2021, with concern for public safety and the well-being of industry colleagues being central to the decision following the coronavirus pandemic. The following was issued from managing director of Motorcycle Live, Finlay McAllan: “Motorcycle Live is all about audience interaction,…

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The Normous Newark Autojumble, due to be held this Sunday, August 16, has unfortunately had to be cancelled on official advice due to a worsening spike in coronavirus cases in the Newark and Balderton areas over the last couple days.  We are very sorry at the late notice for this, as we were looking forward…

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THE biggest and best regular Autojumble in the UK is back with bang… but we’ll be making a few changes to keep you safe. How to get your tickets (safely). Buy your ticket in advance and beat the queues Buy your ticket with contactless card payment on the day Or, buy your ticket with cash……

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The National Motorcycle Museum has announced that their Museum LIVE event is postponed until October 2021. The event was due to take place on Saturday 31 October 2020, but issues revolving around social distancing requirements due to Covid-19 means Museum LIVE “simply isn’t possible”. James Hewing, Museum Director, thanked everybody who has supported the event since…

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Back in August 1957, John Surtees took viewers for a ride when the BBC’s television programme, ‘Let’s go motor cycling’, filmed a lap of Oulton Park with the World Champion. That June, John had come second in the Senior TT on his 500/4 MV Agusta, in the longest ever Grand Prix, at 8 laps, 3hrs,…

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Jim Harvey, born April 22, 1948, started racing in 1968. By 1970, he’d started riding for Tom Kirby, firstly entered on his own Norton Dominator, then on the Kirby Metisse G50 and 7R machines. Jim won the clubman’s championship in 1970, riding his 500cc Norton Dominator and the Kirby Metisse G50. He then went on…

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Long-time supporter of all things sidecar and classic racing in general, Dave Gristwood is offering an outfit to anyone who would like to start classic sidecar racing. Dave is always pretty easy to find in the paddock, as he drives a full-size articulated lorry to every meeting and happily provides all mannerof assistance to anyone…

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Howard R Davies was born in 1895 and he quickly showed a love of life and excitement, riding horses and hunting as a child. However, racing motorcycles was what he wanted to do. Davies worked for AJS and Sunbeam, competing in both the ISDT (International Six Days Trial) and the TT, but he constantly suffered…

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