Roadholder 364 - April 2018

46 15th - 20th August: The Norton Owners Club Austria, Sulzbach Branch will organise the International Norton Rally 2018 in Austria at the same time and area as the '15th Rupert Hollaus Memorial Race 2018' at the Red Bull Racing Circuit, 1, 8724 Spielberg, Austria. This Memorial Race is one of the biggest events for historic racing motorcycles in Europe. Contact: Roland Großbichler info@noc-austria.at Phone: 0043 7250 250 (mobile) 00436648494160 ----------------------- August 2018 ................ 20th to 22nd July: Norfolk Branch host 'The Norton In Steam Rally' . At Fengate Farm, Weeting, Norfolk, IP27 0QF. The Club is pleased to announce that we will be holding a Norton Festival in 2018. The event is a three day show/rally. 2018 marks the 50th anniversary of the Weeting rally, as well as the 50th anniversary of the Commando. We will have our own dedicated area to both camp and have our own display area, access to which will be available from Thursday 19th. This will be attached to, but essentially separate from the rally itself. We will have our own entrance gate to our area, which we will control, but this lies within the security controlled gate, so we should only get persons relevant to us directed to our gate. To mark the 50th anniversary of the Commando, we would like to have at least one example of every variant built on display. Obviously the more common models, such as Roadster & Interstate, should present no problem, but we would appreciate help in trying to track down some of the rarer variants. A lot of work is taking place behind the scenes to make the event one to remember. Further information and a booking form is now on the NOC website. Contact: Tim Gosling 0788964591 tim.gostling@virgin.net 6th-8th July: The VMCC Festival of 1,000 Bikes: discussions with Real Motorsport will see the VMCC festival of 1,000 Bikes, combined with the Mallory Bonanza, returning to Mallory Park on the weekend of 6th/7th/8th July 2018. The NOC will have stands in the 'Avenue of Clubs' . The event caters for all classes of machines from the earliest Veterans through to the machines of the Superbike era. With lesser noise restrictions on Sunday, the Festival will again allow for riders to display their racing machinery in special track sessions running throughout the day. Mallory Park Circuit, Church Road, Kirkby Mallory, Leicestershire, LE9 7QE www.malloryparkcircuit.com NOC contact: records@nortonownersclub ----------------------- 8th July: Start of Ian Loram's old/small bike Lands' End - John O'Groats run. ianloram1962@gmail.com ------------------------ 1st July Surrey Branch at the third annual Brooklands Motorcycle Show on behalf of the Events Department at Brooklands Museum. Gates open for Clubs at 08:30, with public admission from 10.00 to 16.00. The museum and event closes 17.00. This is an open-air show in the surrounds of the iconic Brooklands Museum site. NOC members will be able to show off their bikes during a demonstration session on the newly re-opened ‘Finishing Straight’ and then make ascents of the famous Test Hill, where they can be seen by all the visitors. Registration for these will take place on the day. See: www.brooklandsmuseum.com Contact: ken.rawlinson@googlemail.com ------------------------ 1st July: Shenstone Branch at Crich Tramway Museum Classic Motorcycle Day, Crich Tramway Village, nr Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 5DP. The Shenstone Branch will have a display at this event. Please contact Sandy Johnson if you are interested in displaying your bike there: chair@shenstone.nortonownersclub.org ------------------------