Welcome to the mechanics show
It’s Stafford show time
Whether you’re reading this after picking up your latest edition of Motor Cycle Monthly or if you’ve picked up your copy here at the venue, on behalf of the whole team I welcome you to the Carole Nash Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show 2016.
Now, we say this every year, but honestly… this 23rd edition of the event could well be the best one yet. That isn’t a statement we make lightly, but when you have not just one but four of the stars from legendary motorcycle film On Any Sunday as the star guests how can we say anything else.
There’s always a buzz about our Stafford show guests, but this really has been something else and there’s been an added level of excitement about it among everyone we’ve talked to. As much as it’s based around the fact it’s actually the guys from the movie, I think it’s also because the quartet aren’t often seen on these shores. Indeed, Mert Lawwill’s appearance at the show will be his first visit to the UK since the 1970s when he came to compete in the Anglo-American Match Races.
I know there will be thousands of showgoers eagerly anticipating the chance to hear from and meet our guests of honour, but this being the Stafford show there is plenty more going on besides and this year that includes the Suzuki section.
There’s plenty more about that across the page, but suffice to say it’s going to be a popular draw… particularly two of the bikes on display which a certain Barry Sheene powered to world championship success in 1976 and 1977.
Trade is important as ever with many of the regular faces and a few new ones confirmed to attend offering the biggest concentration of classic bike parts, spares and projects you will find anywhere in the world.
Add to this our hugely impressive club exhibits, superb private entries, the Classic Racer GP Paddock, the Classic Dirt Bike Experience, a live Restoration Theatre and an auction from Bonhams, and you see what I mean about the line-up being perhaps the most jam-packed ever.
If you are reading this ahead of the event, then you can save by purchasing your tickets in advance. Just follow the links on classicbikeshows.com or call 01507 529529. With an adult pass costing just £12 – and further discounts for seniors and under 12s – you won’t find a bike show offering better value for your hard-earned.
All that’s left to say then is that I hope you can make it to the show and, to those who are planning to attend or are reading this having made your way through the gates, have a superb weekend.
All the best... Nick Mowbray Exhibition manager