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Tracker backs charity bike relay
Source: Insidebikes | Carole Nash » Bike News - Saturday, 24th July 2010, 1:26 GMTOn September 4th and 5th 2010, bikers from around the UK will be taking part in a charity ‘Burgan’ Relay in support of raising money for Afghan Heroes. The route, which consists of 60 legs, will go anticlockwise around the UK passing through major towns and cities*. The ‘Burgen’ (army rucksack), which has been taken on a number of tours of duties in Afghanistan and Iraq, will be relayed from biker to biker and members of the public will be able to track its progress online through technology provided by fleet tracking experts, TRACKER Network (UK) Limited, The first event of its kind, the aim is to create the biggest motorbike relay in the UK to raise as much money as possible for these brave soldiers and help all those who have been injured or lost loved ones. Andy Whaites, a father of a soldier in the British Armed Forces and the organiser of the event is calling on all bikers and biking communities to get involved to make it a success and to raise as much money as possible. Andy Whaites comments, “It is an issue close to my heart as my own son has been a soldier in the British Armed Forces for over nine years, and you hear and see the effects of the war firsthand. We already have 300 bikers signed up and are asking anyone who has a motorbike to get involved and make this a monumental weekend.” For more information on how you can join in or support this great cause Join the events facebook page ‘BIKERS NATIONAL BURGEN RELAY 4/5 SEPTEMBER 2010′ or follow on twitter BurgenRelayuk Donations can be made online at bmycharity.com/V2bikersnationalburgenrelay Real Time Tracking of the Burgen’s progress once the event is underway will be provided by TRACKER Network (UK) Limited at www.tracker.co.uk and click on the Afghan Heroes - Burgen Relay link * Kings Lynn, Bourne, Salford, Newark, Worksop, Doncaster, Leeds, York, Thirsk, Middlesbrough, Sunderland, Newcastle, Alnwick, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Dunbar, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Crawford, Lockerbie, Carlisle, Penrith, Kendal, Lancaster, Preston, Warrington, Stoke-on-Trent, Wolverhampton, Worcester, Gloucester, Cardiff, Bristol, Western-Super-Mare, Taunton, Barnstable, Bude, Newquay, Penzance, Truro, Bodmin, Plymouth, Exeter, Lyme Regis, Dorcester, Poole, Portsmouth, Arundel, Brighton, Hastings, Dover, Faversham, Dartford, Southend-On-Sea, Colchester, Ipswich, Thetford, Cambridge, Peterborough. Read article
Suzuki Test Rides at BMF Peterborough this Weekend
Source: The Latest Motorcycle News - Thursday, 13th May 2010, 21:07 GMTThe long-running BMF (British Motorcyclists Federation) Show returns this weekend (15-16 May) at The East of England Showground in Peterborough Read article
Govt to review bike test fiasco
Source: Insidebikes | Carole Nash » Bike News - Thursday, 25th February 2010, 9:44 GMTPrime Minister Gordon Brown has said that there will be a review of the reformed motorcycle test after a huge drop in candidate numbers and pass rates. There has been a staggering 62% decrease in the number of trainee riders taking tests since the new testing system was introduced in 2009 whilst the overall pass rate has fallen by 58% in the same period. In Prime Minister’s Questions yesterday, Anne Main, Conservative MP for St Albans, asked the Gordon Brown what course of action the government was intending to take to address the sharp increase in test failures and falling candidate numbers. In response, the Prime Minister said: “I will ask the Transport Minister to look into this matter. It is important that we have a strong motorcycling industry in this country and it is important that the questions she (Mrs Main) has about the specifics of these tests be answered.” Critics of the new test highlight that the use of new “super” test centres, of which there are just 66 in the UK compared to the previous number of 260 locations. In September 2006, the implementation of the test was postponed due to only 39 centres being ready but, when the new system eventually came into force in April 2009, only 44 were ready. Today for example, a candidate living in Boston, Lincolnshire, would be required to travel for more than one hour to attend a module one exam at their nearest test centre in either Peterborough or Lincoln whilst a candidate in Aberystwyth, West Wales, would face a journey of close to two hours to visit their nearest test centre in Swansea. Critics have also hit out at aspects of the test itself, with particular criticism on a “swerve” manoeuvre, which requires riders to perform an evasive manoeuvre at a speed of 50kph (31mph). Whilst the test’s supporters claim that the element is required to prepare new motorcycles for the road, opponents claim that the test does not properly reflect real road conditions and that no concession is made for weather conditions. Read article
Get £5 off tickets for Boorman Show
Source: Insidebikes | Carole Nash - Monday, 15th February 2010, 13:30 GMTCharley Boorman, star of ‘Long Way Round’, ‘Long Way Down’, ‘Race To Dakar’ and ‘By Any Means’ is taking his live tour to a theatre near you and as a Carole Nash customer, you can claim an exclusive discount on tickets for his UK & Ireland tour. Charley will be showcasing exclusive videos - some of which have never been seen on TV, and giving frank accounts of his motorcycling adventures on his tour across the UK and Ireland this year, this night with Charley is going to be one to remember! Fans will also get the opportunity to ask questions and chat to Charley - as well as get their books or DVD autographed at the end of the night. Simon Pavey, the BMW Dakar Legend and director of the BMW Off Road School, will also be on stage discussing his own amazing life together with his experiences in Charley’s TV shows. Carole Nash customers can claim their discount simply by visiting www.ticketmaster.co.uk/charleyspecial and selecting their tickets for any one of the 30 shows, which starts on February 22 in Milton Keynes. The full tour schedule is: February 22 - Milton Keynes: The Stables 23 - Buxton: Opera House 24 - Glasgow: Pavilion 25 - Middlesbrough: Town Hall 26 - Newcastle: Journal Tyne 27 - Warrington: Parr Hall March 2 - St Albans: Alban Arena 3 - Cambridge: Corn Exchange 4 - Bournemouth: Pavilion 5 - Wolverhampton: Civic Theatre 6 - Birmingham: Alexandra 8 - York: Grand Opera House 9 - Leicester: Athena 10 - Sheffield: Memorial Hall 11 - Brighton: Dome 12 - Nottingham: Concert Hall 13 - Blackburn: King George’s Hall 15 - Tunbridge Wells: Assembly Hall 16 - Coventry: Warwick Arts Centre 17 - Peterborough: The Cresset 18 - Bradford: St George’s Hall 19 - Aylesbury: Civic Theatre 20 - Manchester: Palace Theatre 21 - Blackpool: Grand 23 - Derby: Assembly Rooms 24 - Cardiff: St David’s Hall 25 - Basingstoke: The Anvil 26 - Southampton: Guildhall 27 - Grimsby: Auditorium 28 - Dublin: Vicar Street Read article
BMF continental showdown
Source: MCN | Sport - Monday, 14th May 2007, 8:17 GMTEast meets Wild West when the flattrackers of the Short Track UK series take centre-stage at this weekend’s BMF Show. Making their British racing debut at Peterborough’s East of England Showground will be the South Dakotan brothers, Sheldon and Devin... Read article
