Two-wheeled racers spanning over 50 years will be roaring into Race Retro, the international historic motorsport show, when it accelerates into Stoneleigh Park from 13th to 15th March.
The three-day show will combine the legacy of manufacturers such as Triumph and Norton, with special appearances from the racers who continue to chase championship titles on the circuits today.
A core feature will be a tribute to 50 years of the Triumph Bonneville and racing Triumphs, with an amazing display including the spectacular "Texas Cee-Gar" streamliner, as well as other racing Bonnevilles and racing Triumph models.
Live action will come from the Pre-'65 Motorcycle Trial Demonstration, which returns to Race Retro by popular demand. With action from both solos and sidecars, the course has been created by riders Mick Grant, seven times winner of the Isle of Man TT and Macau Grand Prix winner and trial champion Neil Gaunt.
Mick and Neil will be joined by other celebrity riders, including Steve Parrish and Guy Martin. Steve became a professional motorcycle racer in 1976 at the age of 22, joining Barry Sheene in the Suzuki GP team. In 1978 and 1979, he clinched the British Motor Cycle Championships, joining Yamaha in 1980 before trying his hand at truck racing in the 1980s.
Guy Martin currently races in the world-renowned British Superbike Championship on Honda's legendary Fireblade, a bike tuned to make over 200bhp and travel in excess of 200mph. He also competes - setting record lap times and winning - other races, including the Isle of Man TT, the North West 200, and the Ulster and Macau Grands Prix.
Other motorcycles on display include the Joe Potts Garage Collection, featuring the 1962 500cc JP7 Potts Manx, the final and ultimate development of a Norton by Joe Potts of Bellshill. The bike was built for Bob McIntyre and was first introduced midway through the 1961 season. The JP7 engine was highly developed and had many special features, including Potts high-lift cams, a special crankshaft assembly, a modified drive-side main bearing, and a ported cylinder head. The JP7 Manx Norton was first raced in 1961. One of its notable results with Bob Mac included victory in the 500cc class of the Leinster 200 at Dunboyne and setting a new lap record at 94.74mph.
The JP7 will be joined by the 1958 250cc JP5 Potts Manx, the 1951 150cc Bruce Special and the 1958 250cc DOHC Bruce Velocette, as well as the 1957 Joe Potts Desmo, the 1951 JP 'Universal' Car and anm array of rare pictures, posters and drawings detailing the collection's history.
H&H returns as Race Retro's auction partner with an impressive collection of racing bikes, including Carl Fogarty's 1990 Honda RC30, which won the
F1 TT, the Senior TT and several rounds of the 1990 F1 World Championship, and is estimated to fetch a price of between £32,000 and £36,000.
This is joined by the 1984 EMC 250 used by Australian rider Graeme McGregor to win the IoM Junior TT Race in 1984, setting a new race and lap record at 111.06mph - 11.4 seconds faster than Con Law's record set the previous year!
Other lots available include the ex-Chris Palmer Honda RS125, which won the 2004 TT and Ulster GP, the ex-Joey Dunlop 1990 Honda RS250, raced in the 1990 and 1991 seasons, and the ex-Stephen Cull Yamaha FZR600, winner of the Ulster GP winner and many other races.
Continuing the Irish winning theme is the ex-Robert Dunlop Yamaha Spondon, the F2 Irish Championship winner used for Robert's first North West 200 win and the ex-Gary Cowan Yamaha TZ350, lap record holder at the Ulster GP and winner of many other races.
The show will also feature the Retro Racer and Cafe Racer Concours, with 20 finalists at the show, each hoping to win one of the categories which include Best Race bike (judged on three time spans), Best British, European and Japanese, as well as Best Café Racer.
The Retro Racer categories will be supported by the Road Racing Legends Charity, offering advice on the race bike categories, providing an experienced judging panel, and generously donating the trophies, rosettes and product packs to the awards list. The Café Racer category is supported by Ace Café London and founder Mark Wilsmore will be joined by former road racing legend Mick Grant (winner of seven IoM TT races) and current star road racing rider Guy Martin, to award the prizes at the show.
Entry forms can be downloaded from the Race Retro website at http://www.raceretro.com, or obtained by emailing Race Retro Co-ordinator David Alderson on david@livepromotions.co.uk.
The successful finalists will each receive two free show entry passes per bike displayed, as well as having their bike on show for the duration of the event.
And if all that is not enough, the organisers have reduced adult ticket prices to just £20 for Friday and £15 for Saturday and Sunday when booking in advance and now offer free parking. Children's tickets on Friday are £5, but are then free all weekend. The show is open from 9.30am each day and closes at 5.30pm on Friday and Saturday and 4.30pm on Sunday. To book tickets and for the latest updates, please visit http://www.raceretro.com
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