The main thing was we were not hurt – just our pride.“. Dave and I would have scored a perfect 6.0 if it were Dancing on Ice. Richard’s comment sums it up nicely, “ It was interesting trying to lift up the dropped bikes standing on sheet ice. Thankfully, no-one was badly hurt and with only little damage to their bikes. Of those brave souls who did the run, four came off their bikes : Bernard Jones, Phil Allen, Richard Hutson and his friend Dave. There was a good turnout for the start at Dike’s Supermarket and it was beautiful day but many of us had already had a slippery journey just to get there and, as a result, had already decided not to do the run. The heavy overnight frost, coupled with weeks of rain which was still running off the fields, meant many of the roads had quite large patches of ice on them. The Winter Run yesterday must have set some sort of record for a Dorset Section run. I will continue to help & support Andrew Rae, who has taken over as show organiser and has great new ideas to take the show forward. My thanks to all the people who have helped with the show over the years by providing bikes, cakes and giving their time. A few words from Ray Dickinson who has organised our stand at this show for many years: Oh, and there are a few old bikes to see. If you’ve never attended this show, it really is a very enjoyable social event with a chance to meet up with old and new friends. Paul Wirdnam, Paul Miles and Nick Field: for the three 1930 Douglases (1 x T6 and 2 x S6) : Jeff Clew Endeavour Award.Brian Casely : 1966 BSA ISDT Arthur Lampkin’s gold medal winning bike : Best Competition (Trials & Scramble).Chris Biddiscombe : 1954 MV Agusta Disco Volante 175cc : Highly Commended Continental Class.My favourite on our stand (not including Bettie’s sponge cake) has to be Chris’s MV “Flying Saucer” - that tank is a thing of beauty. Thanks to all those who helped to put up the stand on Friday and take it down again on Sunday. But none of that in 2020 - the place was packed out, particularly on the Sunday.Īndrew Rae and Ray Dickinson kindly organised our stand and they were ably assisted by Linda Dickinson, Paul Miles, Ken Druce, Peter Miller, Bettie Barber, Ian Clarke, Chris Biddiscombe, Phil Allen and many others. The icy weather this time last year resulted in the show being postponed at very short notice the re-scheduled show at the end February never really recovered and the numbers of traders and visitor were down. It’s February, so last weekend it was time for another Carole Nash Bristol Classic MotorCycle Show at the Royal Bath & West Showground, Shepton Mallet. Chris’s 1954 MV Agusta Disco Volante 175cc
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