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  1. Stormin The CastleStormin’ the Castle are pleased to announce the headline band for Friday night.

    TOSELAND will rock the Stormin’ Main Stage on Friday 29th August.

    The name Toseland may well be familiar with all the World Superbike fans, as the band is fronted by non other than James Toseland double world Superbike Champion, The bands last 3 singles have been A listed on both Planet Rock & Team Rock radio.

     

    Honest Jim's Cut-Price Beer Emporium

    Honest Jims Cut-Price Beer EmporiumAs you come in through the main gate, you'll notice a shifty-looking ex-pirate hawking slabs of beer from the back of a lorry. Don't worry, he's one of our's. For very little money, Honest Jim will sell you a slab of beer, which will save you the hassle of riding into town to buy it. As with all Stormin' products, all profit goes to MAG's fighting fund. This means that the more beer you drink, the more money you raise for a great cause! As a beer-enthusiast myself, I can honestly say that drinking beer for a great cause makes it taste all the better.

     

    Little Stevie & The Business - Saturday Iris Headline

    A very versatile band delivering awesome R & B, straightforward blues or upping the tempo with some popular 60’s and 70’s classics.

    Their performances are delivered by frontman, Mr.Entertainment ‘Little Stevie’ with great showmanship and some superb harmonica playing.

     

    The Hobgoblin Bar

    Bigger and better than the old Engine Bar, the Hobgoblin Bar made it's debut at Stormin' last year and was an instant hit. Housed in a 60' long marquee, it's got a solid floor, nice tables and chairs, funky decor and beer. Lots and lots of beer.

    Naturally, given the name of the venue, Wychwood Brewery beers are very much in evidence, but a wide range of other beers are available there, as are spirits and possibly even wine. I didn't actually look for wine, because i'm a bloke, therefore I only looked at beer and whisky. There is definitely beer and whisky for sale in the Hobgoblin bar.

    Due to popular demand, the Oil City Shakers will be performing again this year in the Hobgoblin Bar on Saturday afternoon. If you like foot-stomping blues, rock and roll, slide guitar, harmonica and gravelly-voiced vocals with your beer, then do yourselves a favour and stop in at the Hobgoblin Bar for a couple.

    As with all the booze sales at Stormin', the bar profits go to MAG, so you'll be drinking for the future of motorcycling!

    Get your ticket for £30

    Tickets are now available for this years rally, click the link for more information on how to order.

    See you there

    www.storminthecastle.co.uk

  2. This year's event has a headline sponsor, IMGold, for the first time in the event's 91 year history.

    Competitors representing eighteen countries will line up on Glencrutchery Road, including riders from destinations as far flung as the United States of America, Australia and the Faroe Islands as well as Germany, France, Italy, Finland, Sweden, Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Sweden, Finland and Austria. Great Britain, the Republic of Ireland and the Isle of Man are all well represented.

    Entries are at their highest number since 2003. The five race programme - Newcomers (A, B and C) Race, the Junior, the Supertwin, Lightweight and the Senior - was oversubscribed with multiple entries for each class.

    Following a week of qualifying, which starts on Saturday 16th August 2014, the racing gets underway in earnest with the now traditional curtain raiser, the Newcomers Race, which this year runs on Monday 25th August. This year 76 newcomers will line up in the three category races - up to 750cc, 650cc and 125/400cc.

    Wednesday's double-header race day opens with the Junior Manx Grand Prix and front runners confirmed to take part include Wilson and Collins rider Mike Moulai and Loughborough's Andy Soar, who finished second in a remarkable race in the 2012 MGP Senior, his debut year. Manchester rider Anthony Redmond has the prestigious number 1 slot and is also one of the expected front-runners as are Manx riders Glen Harrison and Paul Smythe and the 2012 Newcomer A race winner Kamil Holan from the Czech Republic.

    The Raceday concludes with the SuperTwin Race for 650 machines and the Lightweight Race for 125/400 machines. This exciting class, which was introduced in 2011, boasts an increased entry of 65 riders including 1993 F1 TT Race winner Nick Jefferies. Rob Hodson, from the Wigan racing dynasty, Andy Farrell and Joe Phillips are all expected to challenge for honours while 2013 Newcomers B Race winner Callum Collister from the Isle of Man will also be looking to get on the podium this year. In the concurrent 400cc class Alex Sinclair, Ben Rae, the 2013 newcomers C race winner and Isle of Man riders Dave Corlett and Dave Taylor are among the pre-race favourites.

    The meeting concludes with the prestigious Blue Riband Senior TT, which is sponsored this year by Martin Bullock's Full Factory - Winnerswear. Past winners of this iconic Race include Harold Daniel (1933), Geoff Duke (1949) and Phil Read (1960). None of the confirmed starters has ever won the race before so a new name will be inscribed on the trophy. As well as the stunning trophies, this year's race winners will each also receive a silver ingot from MGP sponsor IMGold.

    Harvey Garton, Chairman, Manx Motorcycle Club commented:

    "We are delighted to have such a high number of entries for this year's Manx Grand Prix from all around the world, testament to the event's growing appeal. For many of our competitors appearing in the Manx Grand Prix represents a huge personal and financial commitment and I would encourage everyone to come and support these remarkable individuals and celebrate their achievements."

    www.iomtt.com

  3. There are some great prizes up for grabs at the cafe's regular monthly All American Cruise-In, Saturday 28th June, from 4pm - 11pm close.

    Prizes include on the evening are pairs of tickets to attend Santa Pod's forthcoming annual Mopar Nats and FIA Drag Racing Finals events, along with copies of the magazines UK Rock n Roll and American Auto Club.

    In addition there is the recently launched "Rockin' Wheels & Chicks" 2015 events calendar to be won, tickets to attend the cafe's annual Stunt Fest & Streetfighter Show, Wembley, and tickets to the cafe's Elvis Tribute Night, to be held on Saturday 9th August, with Mark Keeley's Good Rocking Tonight!

    Spend £5 or more over the counter from 4pm and receive a raffle ticket. Draw to be held at 9pm.

    www.ace-cafe-london.com

  4. The cafe's Hot Rod Night, Wednesday 2nd July, features live rock n' roll with The Arousers and DJ Little Carl, from 6pm - 11pm close.

    Up for grabs as prizes on the evening are pairs of tickets to attend Santa Pod's forthcoming annual Dragstalgia and National Finals events, along with copies of the magazine UK Rock n Roll and, from the USA, Ol' Skool Rodz Magazine. In addition to which there are two of the recently launched "Rockin' Wheels & Chicks" 2015 events calendars to be won as well as pairs of tickets to attend the cafe's annual Elvis Tribute Night, to be held on Saturday 9th August, with Mark Keeley's Good Rocking Tonight.

    Spend £5 or more over the counter from 6pm and receive a raffle ticket. Draw to be held at 10pm.

    www.ace-cafe-london.com