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17 Times TT winner & Honda TT Legends team member & BSB championship leader, HM Plant Honda’s Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne will both be at BikeWise 2011 along with Honda team manager Havier Beltran who will be bringing the HM Plant rig and the bikes from the Honda HQ at Louth.
John will be flying off to Japan the following day to compete at the next world endurance race at Suzuka
Sadly, HM Plant Superstock rider, Jason O’Halloran will not be there as he is still in hospital after a crash at Knockhill and Riuchi Kiyonari will be back home in Japan, preparing for Suzuka.
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Wow..... Scottish Mini Moto Championship at Karting North East,Warden Law on Sunday.
Alan McIntosh of Polini UK brought the championship south, over the border and allowed the BikeWise Mini Bike Club with support from the Durham Agency Against Crime, Durham Advanced Motorcyclists & HM Plant Ltd, to host Round 3 of the championship, giving our local riders from the BikeWise Mini Bike club the opportunity to compete against our friends from Scotland.
Approx forty riders signed on to compete in the various classes and the paddock area was packed with 'motorhomes' !! (Almost like a BSB paddock)
It was a great atmosphere with bikes being worked on and riders discussing gearing, the track, tactics etc....
Lots of friends and family members turned up to watch our young racers and quite a few motorcyclists came along to watch the racing and we were not let down.
The grid for Junior A was particularly impressive with about twenty riders lining up.
Racing was close and the weather initially was sunny and hot. A small shower delayed racing for about ten minutes and held out until late in the afternoon when with about three races to go the heavens opened without warning and we were hit by monsoon like rain.
Racing was abandoned on safety grounds although one or two took the opportunity to practice / ride their bikes on wet tyres for a few laps.
Trophies were awarded to first, second & third in classes and all riders who were riding in the championship received a medal and a framed John McGuinness photograph (John is a great supporter of the BWMBC)
A fantastic afternoons riding, well done to everyone who took part, you represented everything that's good about motorcycling.
Results etc can be viewed at : http://www.polini.co.uk/scottish_minimoto_championship/round3.htm
Warden Law 2012 ???
Photographs from the event are now uploaded into cyberspace...... There’s approx one thousand at the moment (1000) and more will be uploaded later this week, so it might take you a little while to look at them all and see your smiling faces (not half as long as it took us to put them on the internet !!)
So, click on the this link to PHOTOBOX and you will be able to view all the pictures - you can also order prints, direct from there and they will be delivered to your home usually within 24/48hours - so you could be ‘hung’, in a frame, on the wall of your house, on your pride and joy..... before you know it !
If you know of anybody who was at the meeting, then please send them a link to let them know where the photo’s are.
Once again THANKS to you all for making it a special ‘BikeWise’ day.. and making it 'special' to be part of the biking community here in the North East.
Many Thanks to all the photographers who took the photo's, recording the day's events and in particular all from the Durham Photographic Society : http://www.d-p-s.org.uk/
These might keep you amused for a few minutes on a rainy day :-)
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At the Isle of Man TT Races local rider Dan Kneen – had the TT save of the century – and said he'd "Not done much wrong" to precipitate the near-catastrophe visited upon him in the 2011 Senior TT. The 23 year old's Kawasaki had been difficult all week on the handling front says Kneen.
"I didn’t square it up for the jump and it obviously didn’t like it" he concluded with the signature excitability of the true Manxman. "People keep asking me about that stupid moment."
Just listen to commentators Jamie Whitham & Steve Plater and watch what the cameraman does (run for cover me thinks !!)
Definitely one to reserve for racetracks..
The Teesside Yesteryear Motor Club held their 17th Durham Dales Classic Motorcycle Run last weekend (12th June) |  |  |
The next meeting of the BikeWise Mini Bike Club will be held at Karting North East at Warden Law on Monday 20th June 2011 – 5pm – 8pm.
These events at Karting North East are open to all, not specifically BikeWise Mini Bike Club members.
Last chance to get a bit a of practice before the Scottish Championship event next Sunday (26th)
Great night at Warden Law last Monday, 13th June and a big turnout of bikes from the club.
Photos are now online on the website and if you want to order prints of yourself from the last two meetings at Warden Law please click on this link to view / order : http://www.photoboxgallery.com/bikewise
Prints can be ordered in various sizes and will be sent out direct from Photobox. Any commission we receive from Photobox will be put back into the club.
The message will be pushed through advertisements at petrol forecourts and on national radio.
The Department for Transport (DfT) says action is needed because 78% of serious bike accidents involve a crash with another vehicle and 67% of those collisions are at a junction, "often with the driver of the other vehicle failing to see the motorcycle".
Penning said: "As a biker I know how much fun motorcycling can be and what a practical way it is to get around, but it is unacceptable that so many motorcyclists are dying on our roads and I want to tackle this.
"While many drivers may take extra care at junctions, they often don't see bikers and this is a major factor in motorcycle casualties. That is why our THINK! campaign aims to remind drivers to think about the biker, not just the bike, so that we see fewer of these needless accidents."
The radio adverts will run from next Monday.
A DfT spokesman said: "This campaign will put motorcyclists centre stage in a bid to encourage drivers to look out for bikers by placing the focus on the person behind the helmet.
"There will also be Facebook activity aimed at motorcyclists and online adverts reminding drivers to look out for bikers.
"THINK! will also be working with partners to raise awareness of extra training for motorcyclists and the importance of wearing appropriate safety gear when riding."
If you haven't already done so then why not consider a day out with our own BikeWise Training, click on this link to read what other local motorcyclists thought of it and either book through the Road Safety Department at County Hall or speak to Bob & Mick who will be at BikeWise 2011
The next meetings of the club will be as follows :
Monday 13th June - Karting North East at Warden Law. 1700hrs - 2000hrs
Hopefully we'll get on the big track as well as the small one
Monday 20th June - Karting North East at Warden Law. 1700hrs - 2000hrs
For this meeting we will be restricted to the small track as there is a corporate karting meeting on the evening on the large track
Sunday 26th June - Come rain, hail or shine this meeting WILL go ahead
Spread the word to your friends and relatives and let's make this one a really special day for the club and it's members
Warden Law will then continue to run every two weeks after the 20th June - so the next Warden Law will be the 4th July
We don't have a date set yet for a Carrville meeting but will let you know as soon as possible
 Shows approach to Miners Arms when descending |  Shows missing tarmac |
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 Location of Nenthead – Click Here for Google Maps |
If you're planning on travelling on the A689rd, through the Durham Dales towards Alston/ Hartside then please be aware once you reach the County boundary at Killhope Cross and travel downhill into Cumbria and the village of Nenthead.
When you get to the bottom of the long descent and reach the Miners Arms on your right, you are travelling around a left hand bend as as you can see from the photo’s above the road surface has broken up and there are large area’s of tarmac missing. Please slow down and take your time as you negotiate this section of road.
The weather has not been the best recently but hopefully it will brighten up over the next few weeks and we can enjoy the events we have locally :
BikeWise Events :
Sunday 26th June - Scottish Mini Moto Championship at Karting North East (Warden Law)
Round 3 of the Scottish Mini Moto Championship will travel south of the border, crossing over into England for the first time, so that other members of the BikeWise Mini Bike Club can take part in the championship and race against our Scottish mini moto friends.
Signing on / scrutineering will start at 12noon, followed by practice, qualifying and racing from 2pm - 7pm
Please, put this one in your diary and come along to Karting North East at :
Warden Law Motorsports Centre, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear, SR3 2PR
to watch our young local riders having fun on their motorcycles - these young people are the future of motorcycling in the North East and need your support
There is plenty of good tarmac parking at the site and it may be that you might want to organize a karting session with a few of your friends with the new fleet of karts that have just been purchased.
For further details, please click here
Sunday 26th July – BikeWise 2011
Approaching quickly and once again there’ll be a full programme for you.
Keep checking the website and click on BikeWise 2011
This weekend :
Saturday 11th June:
The Boundary 500 Motorcycle challenge : the ‘Event Control’ will open at 6.30am at Kirkleatham Hall, Redcar. TS10 5NW.
Sunday 12th June :
The Boundary 500 Classic Challenge : the ‘Event Control’ will open at 9.30am at Kirkleatham Hall, Redcar. TS10 5NW.
Visit the website at : Boundary 500 website
TYMC – 17th Durham Dales Classic Run : starts at Shafto’s Inn, Whitworth Hall, Spennymoor – bikes leaving at 1000hrs – eventually heading to Mickleton Village Hall for lunch and then returning to Whitworth Hall
Some great opportunities to see some of yesterdays bikes being proudly ridden by their owners in our area.
Full details of the route can be obtained by visiting the TYMC website at : CLICK HERE
Monday 13th June : BikeWise Mini Bike Club at Karting North East (Warden Law) – 1700hrs – 2000hrs
Friday 17th – Sunday 19th June :
BSB at Knockhill in Scotland
MAG Farmyard Rally at Helmsley
Monday 20th June :
Ride to Work Day - For more info please click here
BikeWise Mini Bike Club at Karting North East (Warden Law) – 1700hrs – 2000hrs
Sunday 26th June : Scottish Mini Moto Championship at Karting North East (Warden Law)
Tuesday 28th June :
DAM rideout from Bowburn Hall. Meet at 1900hrs. Further details from the website
NYRRSC – Alan Carter & Geoff Fowler - See the website: www.nyrrsc.net
And then, there’s also Moto GP from Silverstone on the 19th and Assen on the 25th and WSB from Spain on the 19th
TT Legend John McGuinness has won the first race of the 2011 TT Races, the Superbike Race, onboard his Honda TT Legends Fireblade.
This is John’s Sixteenth (16th) TT victory and came after an early ‘fight’ with Bruce Anstey who retired on the second lap.
Mcguiness won the race in a time of 1hr 46mins 13.40secs, at an average speed of 127.870mph
Fastest lap was set by Bruce Anstey at a speed of 131.378mph
2nd in the race was Australian Cameron Donald on the Wilson Craig Honda Fireblade and 3rd was Gary Johnson on the Lincs Lifting Honda Fireblade.
Congratulations to John from all the BikeWise ‘team’. John has attended BikeWise regularly over the years due to his close association with HM Plant Ltd and he is a big supporter of the Mini Bike Club, last year he made a personal donation to the club which has helped to purchase a second hand Polini 910 for club members to use.
So on June 20, every motorcyclist in Britain should be out on two wheels, showing what makes it such a great way to commute.
As well as showing the benefits of riding to the individual commuter, the MCI will be using Ride to Work Day to demonstrate how much better everybody’s lives would be if more people rode to work more often.
Steve Kenward, MCI CEO said “More motorcycles on the road would benefit everyone, with less congestion, less pollution and less crowding on public transport.
"The more riders who sign up and take part in Ride to Work Day, the more we get the message across, about the benefits of commuting by motorcycle or scooter. This makes the case all the stronger for motorcycling as a central part of the transport mix.”
The Motorcycle Industry’s Get On campaign will also be using the day to encourage new riders to make motorcycling part of their daily routine, and to show non-riders what they’re missing.
To find out more go to www.ridetoworkday.co.uk.Dragonslayer MCC are hosting their ‘Sober Up The Dragon 12’ Rally on the 15th –17th July 2011
The Rally Site is just outside of Lanchester / up past the dairies to 5 lane ends.Turn right up Longedge lane towards Rowley and the site is a couple of miles up on the right
Full details can be found on the clubs website at : http://dragonslayermcc.com/
Dragonslayer Club meetings are held on Sundays at 7:30pm at the
Red Lion
Plawsworth
Chester Le Street
County Durham
DH2 3NL
Tel: 08721 077 077
check if the meetings are on by calling June on 01207 239177
BikeWise Mini Bike Club was formed in January 2007 and provides a facility throughout the year for young riders in our area to ride their motorcycle’s lawfully.
The club continues to grow and the first of our members took to the roads on two wheels last year after obtaining their driving licence and passing CBT with ACE Motorcycle Training of Durham through a scholarship partnership.
Some of our riders also headed North – over the border into Scotland to successfully compete in the Scottish Mini Moto Championship.
This year four of our club members are regularly competing in the championship and achieving some great results.
With support from the Durham Agency Against Crime and Karting North East at Warden Law (under the new ownership of Peugeot works rally driver Guy Wilks, who finished 3rd in this yrs 100th Monte Carlo Rally) we are pleased to announce that Round 3 of the Scottish Mini Moto Championship will travel south of the border, crossing over into England for the first time, so that other members of our club can take part in the championship and race against our Scottish mini moto friends.
Signing on / scrutineering will start at 12noon, followed by practice, qualifying and racing from 2pm –7pm
Please, put this one in your diary and come along to Karting North East at Warden Law Motorsports Centre, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear, SR3 2PR to watch our young local riders having fun on their motorcycles – these young people are the future of motorcycling in the North East and need your support
There is plenty of good tarmac parking at the site and it may be that you might want to organize a karting session with a few of your friends with the new fleet of karts that have just been purchased
For the ‘feet up brigade’ the centre has just launched a Trials Club with some fun sections for all ages and ability's
For more details of the BikeWise Mini Bike Club visit their site at : www.bikewise.org.uk
