Next Meeting of the BikeWise Mini Bike Club

The next meeting of the BikeWise Mini Bike Club will be on  :

Sunday 28^th September at Carrville Park & Ride, Durham.

Usual start time of 1030hrs with signing on from 1000hrs.
We will be a bit short handed at this meeting so please if you can help to set up the track or take it down at the end it would be appreciated.

Any cancellation due to bad weather will  be posted on the website / Facebook/ Twitter by 0915hrs

Karting NE will host there next session on Monday 29^th September (5pm – 8pm)

Photos online from the latest meeting of the BWMBC

Photos are now online from the meeting of the BikeWise Mini Bike Club at Carrville on Sunday 7^th September 2014.

Many Thanks to all who helped with the preparation and taking down of the track, signing on of riders and marshalling at the event – we couldn't run the club without your help & support.

Once again Thanks to John Attle of Durham Photographic Society for taking all the photos.

Next meeting of the club is provisionally planned for Sunday 28^th September, followed by a Monday evening at Karting NE (Warden Law) on Monday 29^th September.

Emails will be sent to club members confirming.

To view the photos click on the image which will take you to the BWMBC website gallery and then click on the thumbnail image for the 7^th September

Next Meeting of the BWMBC

The next meeting of the BikeWise Mini Bike Club will be on  :

Sunday 7^th September at Carrville Park & Ride, Durham.

Usual start time of 1030hrs with signing on from 1000hrs.
We will be a bit short handed at this meeting so please if you can help to set up the track or take it down at the end it would be appreciated.
Any cancellation due to bad weather will  be posted on the website / Facebook/ Twitter by 0915hrs
Karting NE will host there next session on Monday 15^th September (5pm – 8pm)

David's story: Road safety campaign (Norfolk)

Hard-hitting footage of a fatal collision in Norfolk has been released by police in a bid to get motorcyclists and drivers to think seriously about road safety. Viewers are warned that this video contains content which some may find distressing, but it does not show any graphic images of the rider during or after the collision and they are given the option to refrain from viewing.

 

Please 'THINK' when you're out on your motorbike or any other vehicle

Appeal for witnesses for Fatal Motorcycle accident at Witton le Wear

A Motorcyclist has died after swerving to avoid a tractor and trailer on the A68 in County Durham.
Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident which happened near Witton-le-Wear at 8.30pm on Thursday (September 4) evening.
A spokesman for Durham Police said that the man, who lives locally, was riding a blue Suzuki south when he saw the tractor, towing a 32 ft-long trailer, pull out of Saunders Avenue onto the A68.
He took evasive action to avoid the tractor but his bike left the road.
He was taken to Darlington Memorial Hospital where he died from his injuries. The tractor driver was unhurt.
Police would like to speak to anybody who may have seen the motorcycle on the road at or around the time of the collision.
Anyone who can help should contact Durham Police on 101 of the force’s collision investigation unit on 0191-3752159.