DONINGTON CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE FESTIVAL

[Scott]

Further to my last HOC Update, please see details below regarding the Classic Motorcycle Festival at Donington Park on 8-10 August.



The HOC has been invited to participate at this event (which has kind of taken over where Stamford Hall left a couple of years ago); however, I require names ASAP.



The Festival. On display and demonstrating round the circuit at the Festival last year were bikes all the way from a Brooklands Triumph twin through to a Moto2 bike and two MotoGP Ducati's, and four of the most exotic GP racing machines ever made on track at the same time!  This year will again have a great range of historic racing bikes from all of bike racing history from GP bikes, Superbikes, two strokes, four strokes, multi cylinder, single cylinder – you name it and it should be represented. Already booked is Sammy Millar with bikes from his famous Museum amongst which will be a 500 GP Konig similar to the won raced so successfully by Kim Newcombe. They will have Honda 6's circulating the circuit and at least one MotoGP bike. Team Collins and Russell Kawasaki will coming along for the first time bringing amongst other historic racing machines the ex Hurley Wilvert Kawasaki H2R two stroke triple. Again an FTR Moto2 bike will join in plus around sixty other proper racing bikes. 



As well as all this there will be over 40 CRMC Championship races, Lansdowne Series races, ACU Championship Classic races and the Wheatcroft Trophy race.  Add in the Classic Bike Clubs Show, grass track racing, trials, Battle of Britain Flight flypast and 'taxi' sidecar passenger rides on Saturday evening (plus other attractions in the pipeline) and we have one of the great Classic Motorcycle Festivals.


Special Guest - Kevin Schwantz. Schwantz, a long-time Suzuki legend, won a number of Grand Prix on Donington Park's world-famous track, and is especially looking forward to returning to ride at the scene of so many great victories.
Speaking ahead of his visit, Kevin said: "I am really looking forward to going to ride at the 2014 Classic Motorcycle Festival at Donington Park. Donington is a place where I've won so many Grand Prix and Transatlantic Match races, and I have great memories of racing there. It goes without saying that it holds a very special place in my heart, as do all the English fans."



     





As I mentioned, if you are interested, please lest me know ASAP.

Scott Greig - Chairman

[Scott]

HOC Members,

Unfortunately, due to the lack of interest - probably due to the short timescales involved before the Festival - we cannot justify a position on this occasion.  However, I suggest it would be a great opportunity for next year's HOC Summer Gathering.  Thoughts?

Scott

[Miti]

Depends on the timing... 

This year it clashes with the Scottish Motorcycle Show @ the Highland Showground, Ingliston...  The show/festival calendar is rammed with events and it's really difficult to avoid clashes... There is not a lot of large events North of the border and I do try to support as many as I can, so it'll be the Scottish show every time for me...

Jeff

[Scott]

That is fully understandable and great that you're representing the HOC across the boarder - we just need to get more support in that region!

Scott