FESTIVAL OF 1000 BIKES - Mallory Park 8th, 9th & 10th July 2011
THE 2011 VMCC FESTIVAL OF 1000 BIKESTHE ULTIMATE CLASSIC TRACK WEEKEND IS BACK!
After another record breaking event in 2010 the VMCCs Festival of 1000 Bikes returns to Mallory Park on the weekend of 08th/09th/10th July 2011.
With the support of Footman James insurance Brokers, Bonhams Auctioneers, Mortons Motorcycle Media & The National Motorcycle Museum the 2011 event promises to be another weekend to remember.As in previous years the event gives enthusiasts the opportunity to ride their own machines in multiple track sessions over the weekend.
On the Saturday of the event we cater for all classes of road machines from the earliest Veterans (discounted entry fee available for pre 1925 machines) through to machines of the super bike era which reflect the wide range of interests within the VMCC.
With lesser noise restrictions Sunday is the day for riders to display their racing machinery in special track sessions running throughout the day.
It is now recognised that this unique event provides the best line up of “Past Masters” and famous machines assembled every year in the UK. This Year None other than Triple 500cc GP World Champion “King” Kenny Roberts will be riding a works Yamaha OW60 in our “Past Masters” track feature on Sunday 10th July.
Kenny stated “this will be my first time on a UK racetrack in front of the public since 1983”. VMCC CEO James Hewing stated “ bringing Kenny Roberts back to the UK to ride a Grand Prix Motorcycle is a huge privilege for the VMCC and is something that race fans have been waiting decades to see”. King Kenny last rode at Mallory as part of the American “Transatlantic Challenge” team & this will be a theme for the event this year as other original team Members from both sides of the Atlantic including Stevie Baker, Graeme Crosby and Mick Grant (amongst many others to be announced) will also be out on track as part of this spectacular re-enactment.
Keeping with the Yamaha theme the Yamaha Classic Racing Team (YCRT) will be making the trip from Holland to help celebrate 50 years of Yamaha racing in Europe. With multiple World champions such as Agostini & Read already booked to ride YCRTs superbly prepared works Yamahas on this year’s “Past Masters” Sunday the Festival will again have more super star riders out on track than any other event of its type.
This year we will also be looking back to 1971 to celebrate 40 years since the epic Mallory Race of the Year battle between Agostini & Cooper. “Ago” will be swapping his Yamaha Leathers for MV ones when he takes to the track with old sparring partner John “Mooneye’s” Cooper. With the continued assistance of Simon Hartland of the National Motorcycle Museum providing no less than 4 ex Works Rotary Norton Race Machines the VMCC Festival of 1000 Bikes again has more unique machines and star riders than any other historic two wheeled event held in Europe.
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