Ron Langston’s Ariel meet
Sunday, July 10, saw the welcome return of Ron Langston’s annual Ariel meet at his home in Chipping Campden.
Once again, it was a fantastic event with a huge turnout, despite the heat. There were Ariels as far as the eye could see, many Ron’s own and others that came along especially for the day. There was even a steam engine.
Famous faces who turned up to enjoy the day included the Ariel Works Team of 19581963: Ron Langston, Gordon Blakeway and Sammy Miller.
Don Rickman was also in attendance, with the oldest known
Ariel in the world, his 1903 Ariel Model 2, which normally resides in the Sammy Miller Museum.
A photo of his 119-year-old bike is attached, pictured with the oldest Ariel works team of Ron, Gordon and Sammy, who have a combined age of 263!
Sammy recalls: “One of the best results we had was in the trade supported Bemrose Trial where Ron won the 350cc class, Gordon Blake won the 500cc class and I won the Premier Award, and the Ariel team award. BSA, Triumph and AMC were not impressed!”