Stormin' The Castle  

Jacks Hill Cafe Bike Night 

Shelsley Walsh Bike Festival

Ace Cafe Reunion Weekend Party & London Ride-Out

Llandudno Goldwing Light Parade

Motorbike Women Witch Hunt

Grampian Motorcycle Convention

Mike Ellis Memorial Run 2016

Route 59 Ride Out

Wessex Ale and Cider Fest

See more details and more events see here -

www.thebikerguide.co.uk/motorbikeeventsseptember.html

Twenty-three time TT Race winner John McGuinness, riding the Team Winfield Paton, won his first Classic TT Race in today’s Bennetts Senior Classic TT Race on the Isle of Man. The Morecambe rider, who has retired in his three previous attempts, set a new lap record of 113.342mph and race record in the process.

McGuinness and Dean Harrison, on the Black Eagle Racing MV Agusta, were separated by fractions of a second on the opening two laps before a decisive late pit strategy by Team Winfield eventually saw McGuinness take the win by twenty seconds.

Speaking from the winner’s enclosure at the end of the race, McGuinness said:

“We’ve been trying hard for the last four years which have been really frustrating but we’ve got it now. It was nip and tuck all the way with the young fella. I thought I might be able to get a lead and ease off but no chance. It’s been mega, I’ve really enjoyed it. I’ve had to really learn to ride the bike, keep the momentum. It’s like riding a 250 round here.”

The sunshine came out on the Isle of Man for the first race day for the Isle of Man Classic TT Races presented by Bennetts and conditions were reported as dry all round the course.

John McGuinness was first away at 11.30am and was first on the road to Glen Helen and on time at the first checkpoint at Glen Helen, establishing a lead of 1.5 seconds from his nearest rival Dean Harrison, who won the corresponding race in 2015 with Maria Costello tucking into third a further seven seconds behind Harrison. McGuinness’s Team Winfield team-mate Conor Cummins on the second Paton was holding fourth with Alan Oversby on the Davies Motorsport Honda fifth, fifteen seconds behind the leaders.  

At the front of the field a close battle was developing between McGuinness and Harrison with Harrison edging in front at Ballaugh, only 0.162 ahead of McGuinness with Maria Costello maintaining third place but with the gap already extended to seventeen seconds from the leading pair.

Conor Cummins was reported to have retired at Quarry Bends which saw Michael Rutter on the Ripley Land Racing Matchless moving into the top five at Ramsey where Harrison had extended his lead to 0.3 seconds while Ian Lougher, riding the late entry John Chapman Racing RC181 Honda was reported to have retired at Union Mills on his opening lap.

McGuinness set a new lap record for the class on the opening lap 112.043 (20:12.289), which he held for less than a minute with Harrison clocking 112.077 (20:11.094), giving the Bradford rider a lead of 0.366 seconds. Maria Costello held third place with her opening lap of 107.499 (21:03.530) but was already over 50 seconds behind the leading pair.

That remained the top three at the end of the second lap, but with Harrison having opened up a lead of over a second earlier in the lap, McGuinness ate into the lead and set a new lap record of 113.342mph (19:58.394) for the class.

With Harrison slowing down coming into the pits, posting a second lap of 112.830/ 20:03.826, McGuinness established a lead of five seconds at the Grandstand at the end of the second lap with Costello third with her second lap of 107.846/ 20:59.462.

Meanwhile Rutter had moved up into fourth place by Ballaugh on his second lap ahead of fifth placed Oversby. However, it was clear that Rutter had machine issues as he came in to the pits and he duly retired at the end of the second lap.

Harrison’s pit of 46.973 seconds put the Yorkshire rider almost a minute behind McGuinness at Glen Helen on the third lap. Alan Oversby, like McGuinness, elected to run straight through at the end of his second lap, and edged in front of Costello on corrected time.

McGuinness came in to the pits at the end of the third lap, with a ‘splash and dash’ stop of 40.218 seconds which meant that his lead over Harrison was down to just over twenty seconds at Ballaugh on the last lap once the pit stops had unravelled. However, the Morecambe rider maintained the gap with a last lap 108.196/ 20:55.385 to win his first Classic TT Race title by twenty-one seconds in a new race record of 111.559mph/ 1:21.10.189/ from Harrison (111.070/ 1:21.31.627).

With Oversby coming in to the pits at the end of his third lap Costello duly moved back into the final podium place, which she clinched with a final lap of 108.686, which gave her an overall race time of 106.799/ 1:24.47.253.

James Cowton, due to start 19, set off from the back of the field on the Dave Kennah Racing Norton following machine issues, made a huge effort to get to 6th place before retiring on his third lap at Signpost Corner.

Dom Herbertson finished as the leading privateer in 6th place on the Herbertson Racing Honda in a time of 104.499mph/ 1:26.39.213.

Hefyn Owen riding the Owen Racing 500 Matchless is currently the leading contender for the Peter Williams Trophy, which was created by Rob Ianucci, an enthusiast for AJS and Matchless race bikes made from a titanium conrod from the iconic ‘Wagonwheels’ machine.

The trophy is awarded to the highest placed AJS or Matchless rider in either the Junior or Senior Classic TT races. All eyes will be on Monday’s Okells Junior Classic TT Race to see if Owen’s 11th placed finish proves decisive.

There are still race day tickets available for Classic TT on Monday 29th August as well as VIP and Platinum hospitality tickets. To purchase tickes phone Duke Marketing on (00 44) 1624 640011 or visit the Duke Shop behind the Grandstand.

Warr's Harley Day @ Ace | Sunday 28th August | 9am - 5pm

Live Music with 'Dusk till Dawn'

On Sunday 28th August two of the UK's most legendary names in motorcycling come together to present Warr's Harley Day at Ace Cafe London.

This special annual event, a feature now embedded as a must attend fixture on the calendars of thousands of like-minded two wheel enthusiasts, sees riders converge at the hallowed north London premises of the Ace Cafe throughout the day to witness all the latest and greatest machines from HD, the Milwaukee marvel!

Europe's oldest and biggest selling Harley-Davidson® dealers Warr's, established by Captain FJ Warr on London's famous Kings Rd in 1924, will be present with the Harley-Davidson Road Show Rig showcasing the 2016 model
line-up, classic Harleys from days gone by courtesy of the Warr's Museum and selected Custom Built bikes by Warr's Kings Road Custom build department, to include with the Warr’s winner of the 2016 UK National “Battle of The Kings”!

As well as new and classic bikes, H-D clothing and collectables, competitions and prizes, live music will be provided through the day by award winning 5 piece band “Dusk till Dawn”.

In addition to the prizes provided by Warr’s HD, courtesy of Discovery Channel and the promotion by Ace of their soon to be aired TV programme “Harley and the Davidsons”, the following is also up for grabs on the day:

1x pair of tickets to the NEC Classic Motor Show
1x “Harley & the Davidsons” goodie bags (inc. t shirt, hoodie etc.)
1x Weekend (3 days) hire of a Harley from Warr’s!

Spend £5 or more over the counter from 9.30am and receive a raffle ticket. Draw at 3pm.

Ride a bike? Love two wheels? Be there!

www.warrs.com

For more information about Ace Cafe London or what's on, check out:
www.ace-cafe-london.com

One of the highlights of this year’s Vintage Motor Cycle Club Festival of Jurby will be a display by the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF), commemorating all those who have lost their lives serving in the Royal Air Force (RAF), or its predecessor the Royal Flying Corps.

The BBMF is a regular RAF unit, manned by Service personnel and funded by the Ministry of Defence. Those who serve with the Flight feel extremely privileged to work with and to fly the BBMF collection of historic aircraft, which are all precious artefacts of the RAF’s and the Nation’s aviation heritage.

At precisely 2pm on Sunday 28th August, the skies over Jurby will roar to the sound of a Hurricane, a Spitfire and a Lancaster bomber in remembrance of ‘The Few’ who defended our skies during the Summer of 1940.

The Lancaster is one of only two left flying in the world – the other is in Canada – and to see it in flight is one of the most evocative and emotional aviation sights.

The Spitfire and Hurricane single-seater fighters were at the forefront of the Battle of Britain and while the Spitfire has tended to dominate the limelight as the most iconic fighter of WWII, most veterans pointed out that the Hurricane was the real work-horse of the battle, which raged over the skies of England between July and October 1940.

A staggering 2585 aircrew lost their lives during the four-month battle and 1977 aircraft were destroyed. The ‘Battle of Britain Memorial Flight’ appears in displays all over the country during the Summer months in honour and remembrance of those who gave their lives.

The BBMF display, which has been arranged by the Department of Economic Development, is just one of the many attractions at the Festival of Jurby. The airfield circuit at Jurby will also host the incredible sounds and sights of a plethora of stunning rare and classic motorcycles, many being piloted by famous riders. There will also be static displays of many more machines as well as stalls, refreshment tents and live entertainment.

The festival, run by the Isle of Man chapter of the VMCC, is an integral part of the Classic TT presented by Bennetts and is one of the biggest events in the organisation’s annual calendar as well as being the biggest annual one day event on the Isle of Man.

The Festival takes place at Jurby airfield in the North-West of the Island and runs from 10am to 5pm. Tickets are available on the gate and are priced at £5 for adults with free entry for children under the age of 16.

David Cretney, Isle of Man Government Political Member responsible for Tourism and Motorsport commented:

“It is entirely fitting that the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight will take place at Jurby given that the RAF were based there between 1939 and 1963. The memorial flight will really complement an excellent day’s entertainment lined up for for the VMCC Festival at Jurby this year, which has grown to become a huge part of the Festival of Motorcycling.”

He continued:

“I’m delighted that the DED team has been able to facilitate the RAF display coming to the Island as well as the star international riders.”

Conditions on the Isle of Man were definitely cooler than last night but the pace was heating up in the Superbike class with Dean Harrison posting the fastest time of the week to date – 123.580mph - on the Silicone Engineering Kawasaki.

The session got underway promptly at 6.20 and Michael Rutter on the Harris Yamaha was first to the first timing point at Glen Helen, three seconds ahead of Harrison. The Midlands based rider had extended that to almost six seconds by Ramsey but was reported to have retired shortly after at the Waterworks, leaving Harrison to top the board with his opening lap.

Bruce Anstey also completed his first lap on the Valvoline Racing by Padgetts Motorcycles YZR 500 with 121.18 while Danny Webb (120.12) clocked his first 120mph of the meeting on the Team Classic Suzuki XR69.

Gary Johnson (Team York Suzuki) and James Hillier (Greenall Racing Kawasaki) both moved into the overall top five leaderboard in the Superbike class with impressive opening laps of 122.56mph and 122.12mph respectively while Jamie Coward on the Mistral Racing Kawasaki also posted his first 120mph lap of the meeting.

Meanwhile Michael Dunlop, after some chassis changes, posted a relatively sedate time – for him - of 120.51 and Ivan Lintin, another rider who was high up on the overall leaderboard, was reported as an early retirement at Ballacraine.

In the Lightweight Classic TT class Manx rider Ryan Kneen posted the fastest lap of the class on the night with a lap of 111.63 and moved into the top three overall in qualifying, behind Ian Lougher’s time from Tuesday and Bruce Anstey’s from Wednesday. Davy Morgan and Phil Harvey also clocked laps of over 109mph.

However with riders in both classes still on the course the session was red flagged from sectors 1 to 8 following an incident at Churchtown on the approach to Ramsey in the concurrent Manx Grand Prix qualifying session and the session was brought to a halt shortly before 6.45.

It was a shame for Dean Harrison as the Bradford rider was on a charge on his second – flying - lap and had reached Glen Helen in a time of 4.28.077, five seconds faster than Rutter’s time for the sector on his opening lap and ten seconds ahead of his own time on the first lap.

Unfortunately, while the road was being swept ahead of the Classic TT Junior and Senior Classic TT session, the mist came in on the mountain section and Clerk of the Course Gary Thompson ended the session at 7.20pm.

As a result of this evening’s shortened session, Gary Thompson announced, in a change to tomorrow’s final qualifying session schedule, that the Classic TT Senior and Junior machines would have first use of the track followed by the Superbikes and Lightweight machines.

Classic TT Grandstand tickets are available for Friday’s final qualifying session priced at £5. All prior qualifying sessions are free for the main Grandstand. There are also race day tickets available for both Classic TT race days on Saturday 27th and Monday 29th August as well as VIP and Platinum hospitality tickets. To purchase tickets go to iomtt.com or phone Duke Marketing on (00 44) 1624 640011