FAST FREDDIE AT NEWARK!
That most legendary of racers Frederick Burdette Spencer, universally known as Fast Freddie, will be the guest of honour at the Carole Nash Classic Bike Guide Winter Classic. Held on January 5-6, 2019, the event is a traditional season-starter and having Freddie as guest of honour brings a real international flavour to the event, held once more at the Newark Showground. After a hugely successful career in his native USA – the 1978 AMA 250cc Championship being his first big series win – Freddie got his first taste of international racing as part of the USA team in the 1980 Transatlantic Trophy Match Races, winning two races at Brands Hatch and beating world champions Kenny Roberts and Barry Sheene in the process. By 1982, Freddie was a full-time Honda Grand Prix rider and in just one year in Europe he won his first 500cc World Championship, giving him the distinction of being the youngest rider ever to secure the title at the time – aged just 21. The following year saw a battle royal between fellow American Kenny Roberts and Spencer with the latter snatching the title by just two points. However, it was the 1985 season that truly cemented Freddie’s name in the history books when he did the unthinkable and won both the 250cc and 500cc titles, becoming the only rider in Grand Prix history to pull off such a feat. Freddie will be interviewed live on stage by Steve Plater, and will be available for autographs and photos throughout the weekend. The show, which takes place over the weekend of January 5-6 at Newark Showground in Nottinghamshire, features a huge autojumble, trade stands, packed scooter halls, and new-for-2019 an indoor Scooter World start up area, bringing the sounds and smells of the past in to the New Year.
For more information about the show and to buy advance tickets go to www.newarkclassicbikeshow.com