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The advantage of being a small island is that all the motorcycle events are usually not that distant. John Westlake plots his route for April

British Superbikes Silverstone, Northants 15-17 April

» The first round of any championship is always fascinating because no-one has any idea what’s going to happen. That’s especially true in BSB this year with World Superbike geezers Leon Haslam and Tom Sykes returning to show the youngsters a thing or two. The BSB field is so strong though, they mightn’t be able to. britishsuperbike.com

Kempton Park Autojumble Kempton, Middlesex 2 April

» Even if you don’t need a tricky-to-find drive side bush for your Francis-barnett, the huge Kempton autojumble is a life-affirming event – it’s joyous mingling with thousands of blokes (and they nearly all are blokes) who’ve got it much, much worse than you. kemptonautojumble.co.uk

Festival of Power

Santapod, Bedfordshire 15-17 April

» If you haven’t seen a Top Fuel bike naff off up a drag strip, you really should. The best ones do the standing quarter mile in just over half the time as a ploddy BMW S1000RR and make Motogp bikes look rather calm and genteel. The paddock is ace too. santapod.co.uk

Portuguese Motogp Portimao, Portugal 24 April

» From a pure spectacle point of view Portimao is outrageous – settle back on the sofa and marvel as Jack Miller jumps his factory Ducati over the drop-off like a motocross bike. The first of the European Motogp rounds is usually a good indicator of what’s to come, so if Marquez or Quartararo shift into gear here, beware… motogp.com