Bultaco Day Basingstoke
After the success of the inaugural Bultaco Day Basingstoke, hosted by Bultaco Club UK at Mike Fisher’s farm near Basingstoke, the organisers are intending to twin the event with Bultaco Day Bassella in Spain for future years.
The weather played fair with the organisers for this year’s event on June 30, and quite a number of club members took advantage and camped over on Saturday evening ready for Sunday.
For a newly formed onemake club, attracting a line-up of 50 or so Bultacos is an impressive first event. Though heavily biased to the off-road scene in the UK it should not be forgotten Bultaco have a considerable race and road heritage too.
It is the club’s aim to enhance the Bultaco experience out there and encourage all aspects of ‘Bultaconess’ – be that riding, restoring or rescuing Bultaco machines and memorabilia.
On Sunday, the day started well with ex international trials rider Colin Boniface – incidentally a former Comerfords man too, do we
need to say Comerfords were the Bultaco importers for many years? – also setting up a trials or two in the woods, including quite a large bomb hole to add some extra interest.
Host Mike Fisher has his own short practice flat track oval which the entrants had full use of. One of the younger committee members, Archie Morris, used part of the track and then continued approximately one mile per lap enduro circuit that seemed to go down very well with all who rode it.
Everyone could take part if
they wished or instead soak up the ambience in the paddock area, with some really good looking bikes on show such as Pursangs, Fronteras, Trallas and three Astro flat trackers that are competing in the UK flat track series at present.
Steve Gard and his helpers produced a great barbecue with Mike Fisher’s organic vegetable dishes hitting the right spot for lunch.
If you feel like getting involved or need more club info, please contact Nick Morris or Damon Wood at Bultaco Club UK on Facebook.