Bank Holiday
Carole Nash tools up bikers for free this Bank Holiday!
Source: Insidebikes | Carole Nash » Bike News - Friday, 24th May 2013, 9:55 GMTThe second of May’s bank holidays is gearing up to be warmer than the last. Not only are forecasters suggesting we might be blessed with the occasional ray of sunshine but Carole Nash has come up with a promotion that’s hotter than a tailpipe on the salt flats! In short, if you call for new bike insurance quote this weekend we’ll send you a rather tasty Oxford Essential Motorcycle Tool Kit worth £14.99* – totally free. You heard us right. Just call for a quote – and you’ll soon see a handy 28 piece carbon-steel manufactured tool kit landing with a satisfying thud on your doormat. Well actually, compact as it is, you might need to answer the door but don’t worry there’s not even a penny in P&P to pay! It seems a bit of a no-brainer to us here at Carole Nash. For just a few minutes on the blower – you’ll get a top-notch tool kit designed to be stowed under your seat ready for all manner of roadside emergency. Holstered in a neat and tough carry-case the kit includes a socket set, electrical screwdrivers, needle-nose pliers, screwdriver bits and other handy stuff to help you out of a fix. To claim your free kit all you need do is quote the reference BHGA when calling 0800 804 7952 for your quote, (it’s a freephone number too!). But don’t hang about, as the giveaway will close at 8pm sharp on Tuesday 28 May. (Bear in mind too that it’s open only to those of you calling for new quotes for modern or classic bikes). Check out more details here. As if you need any further incentive to get a quote from Carole Nash – remember that doing so means you’ll also be automatically entered for The Ultimate Biking Giveaway. At stake is a prize worth up to £20k** which includes a Suzuki GSR 750, European SBK or Moto GP holiday for two, up to £2k of biking gear and a whole load of Carole Nash insurance, including Six Wheel cover to protect that Suzy and, oh yes, the Alto SZ motor which is also part of this incredible package! *Terms and conditions apply, visit carolenash.com/toolkit-offer-terms-and-conditions. For full details please visit http://www.carolenash.com/toolkit-offer **Terms and conditions apply, visit carolenash.com/ultimate-biking-giveaway-terms-and-conditions. For full prize details, visit carolenash.com/ultimate-biking-giveaway. Read article
DOMINANT POOLE LIFTS CURTIS MILNER TROPHY
Source: Latest News Articles from ACU.org.uk - Wednesday, 8th May 2013, 13:42 GMTThe Darley Moor Motorcycle Road Race Club served up a real treat for motorsport fans on Bank Holiday Monday, 6th May and Round 3 being held on the hottest day of the year, so far. The large crowd witnessed the first silverware of the season being lifted, a World Championship competitor bedding his machine in, ready for the Isle of Man TT and a new race record being set by a local Darley regular. The second Formula 600 race provided the second set of points for the Curtis Milner Trophy, in memory of a young rider who started his racing career at Darley Moor. On current form, it comes as no surprise that Tim Poole managed to lift the Trophy, after winning all Formula 600 races in both Round 2 and Round 3 this year, already setting himself as the favourite for this Championship. The Darley Moor Club were delighted that, once again, Curtis’ parents, Craig and Tina, were on hand to personally present the Trophy. The Peak Cup race got the meeting off to an exciting start with Danny Smith heading the pack with Jim Hodson in hot pursuit. Unfortunately, Hodson crashed out on the 6th lap, forcing the race to be stopped, Tim Poole benefitting from his exit, taking 2nd place from Adrian Beevor in 3rd. With the damaged machine repaired in time for the second encounter, Hodson was surely looking to turn the tables, but Smith continued his dominance, leading from the start and opening up a gap of over 5secs at the chequered flag. Hodson secured 2nd, from Poole, 3rd, eventually overcoming a challenge from Alan Hughes. The combined Formula Darley and 125cc race saw Ross Richards take a flag-to-flag victory in the first race, from Poole, with Brad Vicars in 3rd. The second race looked like being a similar outcome, with Richards leading for the first lap, until Poole took over on the lap 2. Richards suffering a similar fate to Hodson, in the opening race failed to finish the fifth lap, leaving Poole to claim another victory, with Vicars 2nd and Keenan Armstrong 3rd. Reg Richardson took the 125cc honours in both races, from Stephen Campbell on his 80cc machine. Antony Porter continued his dominance in the Pre Injection class, taking victory in both races, the perfect weather conditions helping him to set a new Race Record in the first race. As usual, the Steel Framed machines were running alongside the Pre Injections, Dave Marsden taking the Class victory in both, finishing 4th ‘on the road’ in the first and 2nd to Porter in the afternoon’s race. Chris Moore also recorded a double victory in the combined Lightweight and Classic races, taking the win in the first by just over 1sec from Matt Zscheische, 2nd and Fred Burbidge, 3rd. His win in the second encounter was a little more comfortable, with almost a 5sec gap, but with Burbidge beating Zscheische for 2nd place on this occasion. Ken Davis took the Classic win in the first, after David Bradley failed to finish Lap 7. The second race saw Bradley take the Classic win after Davis suffered a similar fate on the final lap. With Jim Hodson still repairing his damaged machine, Danny Smith continued his dominance in the first Open Solo race, taking the victory by almost 20sec from Alan Hughes and Adrian Beevor, 2nd and 3rd respectively. To the delight of the crowd Hodson was back on the grid for the second race and on this occasion he succeeded in overcoming Smith’s dominance, passing him on sixth of eight laps, to record his only victory of the weekend, by less than 1sec from Smith with Hughes in 3rd place. Shane Pearson took the up to 1300cc honours in the first Pre98 race with a comfortable victory over fellow Derby resident, Ian Morgan, with Fred Burbidge taking the honours in the up to 500cc category, 13th position ‘on the road’. In the second race Ken Davis made amends for failing to finish lap 6 of the first, overcoming a poor start and hitting the front by lap 6, finally taking the win by over 4sec from Ian Morgan, 2nd and David Large, 3rd. Matt Zscheische also coming back from a ‘dnf’ in the first, having a superb ride and getting his ‘up to 500cc’ machine amongst the bigger bikes, 6th ‘on the road’ to take a class win, from Burbidge. The closest finish of the day came in the first Sound of Thunder race, Steven Hill pipping, leader of the previous 7 laps, Steve Harper for the victory by just 0,6sec, Ross Richards next across the line on his Mini Sound of Thunder machine. In the second encounter Harper made sure there was no repeat finish, leading across the line each time and taking the victory, from Hill, by almost 19sec! With Richards not making the grid this time, Brad Vicars took the victory in the Mini Sound of Thunder class. Fans of three wheeled motorsport were treated to some very special visitors, with 2009 World Champions Ben and Tom Birchall on the grid, in a non-points scoring capacity, testing their machine prior to their Isle of Man TT meeting. Unsurprisingly, they were first across the line in both races, but Dave Holden/Heath Fairbrother took the points for a race win, just 9sec adrift at the flag in the first race. The second race saw no mercy from the Birchall’s, taking the victory by 30sec, this time Dean Banks/Ken Edwards taking points for a race win. Man of the weekend at the previous Rounds, Paul Wood continued his impressive performance and recorded 2x 8th places in the Peak Cup, 2x 4th places in the Open Solos. Round 4 of the Championship is due to take place on the Sunday 23rd June 2012. The cost of adult admission to Darley Moor for all meetings, except the end of season Stars at Darley meeting, is Read article
Get on down to Hastings for Bike 1066
Source: Insidebikes | Carole Nash » Bike News - Friday, 3rd May 2013, 16:33 GMTIf you’re heading to bike1066 this weekend – and let’s face it you should be – then keep an eye out for the Carole Nash team down there in King Harold’s old stomping ground of Hastings! The boys and girls in the bike insurance posse will be among an anticipated near 50,000 strong biking crowd in the East Sussex town for the annual May Day Spring Opener event. Having pitched up the trusty Carole Nash marquee they’ll be dishing out the usual freebies and spreading the word about The Ultimate Biking Giveaway. * If you’re not already aware this is the latest Carole Nash free prize draw, one offering an enormous biking bounty worth up to £20k. It will see one lucky winner riding off with a brand spanking new Suzuki GSR 750, enjoying a swanky European Moto GP holiday for two, up to two grand’s worth of biking gear and, of course, a whole load of top dollar Carole Nash insurance to boot. Talking of boots, you’ll find one to the rear of the nippy little Suzuki Alto motor that’s also included in the prize package! With excellent weather forecast this, the 35th anniversary May Day meet, promises to be a scorcher in more than one way. It’s totally free and there’s a whole bunch of trade stalls and entertainment being laid on for your enjoyment. If you’re travelling in from outside of the county, you might want to check out our newly jazzed up Routes To Ride section before you don the leathers. For example, if you’re coming in from the north you might want to tackle the rather glorious run from Box Hill to Beachy Head or perhaps enjoy a leisurely sojourn pre arrival or post departure around the South Downs Circuit. But wherever you are and whatever you’re doing, we here at insidebikes hope you enjoy a bonzer biking Bank Holiday weekend! *Terms and conditions apply, visit www.carolenash.com/dna-terms-and-conditions Read article
Bike1066 celebrates 35th year!
Source: Insidebikes | Carole Nash » Bike News - Thursday, 2nd May 2013, 16:04 GMTHastings will once again be rocking to the sound of revving engines and live music as bikers descend on the town for the annual bike1066 Spring Opener. The traditional May Day biker meet will celebrate its 35th anniversary this weekend, with an estimated 58,000 people and 15,000 motorcycles expected to enjoy the meet in Hastings Town Centre and Sea Front. There will also be more than 50 exhibitors, providing plenty of opportunity to pick up a bargain, live music and live coverage of the British Superbike Championship round from Oulton Park. The event is completely free and will run from 9:00am until 5:00pm on May 6th (Bank Holiday Monday). For more information, visit http://www.bike1066.com/ Read article
MAY DAY ACTION AT DARLEY MOOR
Source: Latest News Articles from ACU.org.uk - Tuesday, 30th April 2013, 14:32 GMTThis forthcoming Bank Holiday Monday, 6th May 2013 will see Round 3 of the Darley Moor Road Race Championship take place and those that witnessed the previous rounds over Easter will know that there is sure to be some fantastic racing. Many of the races had some excellent battles throughout the field, races were won be a number of the regular Darley Moor racers, but there was also an exciting talent unleashed, on his first ever weekend of racing! Paul Wood, was the star of the previous weekend after managing a win, several top 3 and top 5 finishes whilst being amongst the front-runners in the Peak Cup and Open Solo races, at his first race meeting. Jim Hodson and Danny Smith have already had some superb battles for honours in these races, but can Wood upset the applecart as his confidence grows? This weekend will also see the decider of the Curtis Milner Trophy, results from the second Formula 600 race being added to the result of the same race at the previous round. Winner of the Trophy, in memory of a young racer who started his racing career at Darley Moor, but lost his life in a terrible road accident, will receive a Read article
RAMON TO CONTEST PREMIER ROUND AT WAGGADON FARM
Source: Latest News Articles from ACU.org.uk - Tuesday, 30th April 2013, 12:32 GMTThis Bank Holiday Sunday May 5th the Phoenix Tools South West Premier Motocross Championships are to take place at Waggadon Farm near Torrington and has attracted a huge entry including a trio of Wildcard entries from Belgium with the likes of Buildbase Honda rider Steve Ramon topping the entry list. If the opening rounds are anything to go by the action will be fast and furious and with a star studded line up on this ex British Championship track it is likely to continue at a high standard. In the Expert Open class it is Welshman Shane Carless on the Oakleaf Kawasaki who has a slender 7 points advantage in the Championship over Phoenix Tools rider Luke Hawkins with last years Champion Jamie Skuse on the Mx-Zone Suzuki there in 3rd, but all eyes will be on 4th place rider from North Devon Luke Hill on the DirtbikeXpress Honda who will have plenty of local support and will be looking to do well. Also in attendance at Waggadon Farm will be fellow wildcard entries from Belgium Yentel Martens (son of former 500cc World Champion Jacky Martens) and Maarten Cremers plus John May, Lewis Gregory, Tommy Alba, Luke Blanchard, Jackson Evans plus many more. In the Tyremarks Junior Championship which is proving to be very competitive it is Welshman Jay Thomas who heads the proceedings by 27 points over Ryan Williams with Ty Kellett there in 3rd, but as with other rounds there has been many different race winners and things are expected to be close again. In the M D Racing Over age classes there has been great interest with Mark Wilde currently leading the Over 35 Championship, but he will be up against a strong field including Jason Fraser who lies just 21 points adrift in 2nd, Gavin Flagg, Jamie Deadman plus Martyn Tucker to name a few. In the over 40’s standings its Steve Locke with just a 6 points lead over David Ford with Johnny Hawkins in 3rd and in the Over 50’s its Keith Hanson who leads from Ian Nott who has just a 2 points advantage over last years Champion Tom Lowe so it will be all to play for. Waggadon Farm has excellent viewing with easy parking and will be signposted off the B3232 Torrington to Barnstable road (Postcode EX38 7HJ) with the first race at 10-30am. For more info contact Mel Martin on 01626 365335. Read article
Ace Cafe Southend Shakedown 2013
Source: Insidebikes | Carole Nash » Bike News - Thursday, 28th March 2013, 11:09 GMTMake sure that you get down to Ace Corner on Monday 1 April for the Southend Shakedown! The traditional Easter Bank Holiday to Southend will leave the world famous Ace Café, on London’s North Circular, at 10:30am. Of course, make sure that you get there early to enjoy a hot breakfast and to hang out around some stunning bikes! As in previous years, the 15th Southend Shakedown is in aid of the NSPCC and charity donations will be collected throughout the day at both the Ace and on the Southend seafront. The event is free to attend and with stands and displays, the event is sure to be a fun family day out. For more information, visit http://www.ace-cafe-london.comq Read article
Springspeed Nationals
Source: Latest News Articles from ACU.org.uk - Wednesday, 27th March 2013, 11:54 GMTFollowing the Easter bonanza, the fast and furious world of drag bike racing is all revved up and ready to rock ‘n’ roll for round 2 of the ACU/UK Drag Bike Championships at Warwickshire’s Shakespeare County Raceway over the May Bank Holiday Weekend (4th/6th) for the 7th annual Springspeed Nationals. No less that 10 classes from Funny Bike to Street Bike through to ET Brackets will be the order of excitement during 2 days of qualifying into eliminations day on Monday. In addition to the many car teams expected, the APIRA Nationals will see the debut of two new classes; ET Bracket Bike designed as a low budget feeder series to the bigger class series but run against dial-ins, while in the National Association of Supertwins, gone are the Fuel and Gas classes to make way for a more competitive Supertwins Comp class. All of last seasons National Series Champions including Steve Venables (Super Street), Louis Davies (Junior Drag Bike) and APIRA Club Champions Mick Winyard and Team Furlong Tyres (8.50 & 9.50 Bike respectively), will be out to defend there titles they so desperately fought hard for in 2012. In addition to all this action, this years Springspeed event features Tractor Pulling with the opening round of the Power Pulling Series. Expect to see some monster V8 Mini Modified’s and Junior Tractor’s getting down and dirty on the drag strips adjacent pulling strip. Qualifying and racing begin each day from 10.00 am. Full event details can be found at www.shakespearecountyraceway.co.uk or the Shakespeare County Raceway and Avon Park International Racing Association Facebook page. See you at the strip! Read article
BUMPER START FOR THE DARLEY MOOR SEASON
Source: Latest News Articles from ACU.org.uk - Tuesday, 26th March 2013, 10:38 GMTIt’s time for motorcycle road race fans to dig out the thermos flask from the back of the cupboard once more and begin to study the long range weather forecast with extra interest, the boring time of year is behind us and the action is about to begin. The Darley Moor Motorcycle Road Race Club may be starting their season a little later than in the past, but they will have more they made up for that as the Easter Weekend will see two full days of racing, including a British Championship Round. Bring your own accommodation with you (and a few extra layers) and you can have a weekend away from the mundane cleaning, gardening and DIY chores normally associated with the first Bank Holiday weekend of the year. With the first two Rounds of the 2013 Championships being held on the same weekend machine preparation and consistency will be vital, leaving the circuit on Monday evening with no points ‘on the board’ leaves a huge task for the rest of the season. To add extra spice to the weekend there is sure to be a number of novice riders making their first foray onto the Darley Moor tarmac, will any of these make the sparks fly as they get amongst the usual front-runners, and will any of them be the next Cal Crutchlow? At the time of going to print there will be ten 2012 Champions starting the defence of their title – Jim Hodson (Peak Cup and Open Solo); Ray Thomas/Neil Aslaksen (Open Sidecar); Gary Dangerfield (Formula Darley and Mini Sound of Thunder); John Shipley/Ian Cunliffe (Formula 600 Sidecar); Steve Price (Steel Framed 600); Anthony Porter (Pre Injection 600); Steven Hill (Sound of Thunder); Ian Morgan (Pre98’s (Up to 1300cc)). Two more Champions, Tim Sayers (Pre 98’s (up to 500cc)) and David Carson (Formula 125) will also be racing but have switched classes and will be challenging for honours in both the Formula Darley and Mini Sound of Thunder classes. For fans of four wheeled motorsport, as usual each Darley Moor Club Championship Round has two races for Long Circuit Superkarts. Easter Monday’s races will certainly see a top class field of The cost of adult admission to Darley Moor for all meetings, except the end of season Stars at Darley meeting, is Read article
Win Ace Cafe Goodies!
Source: Insidebikes | Carole Nash » Bike News - Friday, 22nd March 2013, 9:35 GMTThe Easter Bank Holiday has come around a little early this year, meaning that there is even less time to wait until the traditional Ace Cafe Southend Shakedown! The traditional Southend Shakedown, which runs from London’s famous Ace Cafe to Southend in aid of NSPCC, takes place on Monday 1 April and to celebrate, we’re giving away a host of Ace Cafe goodies. We have one Ace Cafe goody bag to give away, which is jam-packed with gifts from the UK’s most famous biker café, in our online caption competition! The pack includes an Ace Times book, a 75th anniversary T-shirt, an Ace Cafe London beanie hat, an Ace Cafe London key fob, a 75th anniversary badge, a 75th anniversary patch, an Ace Cafe London sticker and an Ace Cafe London belt! To be in with a chance of winning this pack of goodies, simply head to our Facebook page at http://bit.ly/10nNhaW and put a caption to this picture of Ace Cafe director Mark Wilsmore: Entries close at midday on Wednesday 27th March 2013 and the winner will be the caption that our judging panel deems to be the funniest. Good Luck and remember that Carole Nash will be at the Ace Cafe Southend Shakedown, which leaves the Ace (on London’s North Circular) at 10:30am on Monday 1st April. Terms & conditions apply. See http://bit.ly/10nNhaW for details. Read article
