MGP Fortnight
TT & MGP Archive Photographic Exhibition TT, Manx and other two, three and four-wheeled motorsports on the Isle of Man. Plus a short fi lm on the 1923 TT. Monday to Saturday 9am to 5pm.
Laxey Woolen Mills, Laxey. (restricted disabled access/fi rst fl oor)
FREEMGP Fortnight A.R.E. Classic Bike Museum Open 11- 5pm. Kirk Michael, next to the filling station. Light refreshments available, free entry but donation to Friends of the T.T. Riders Association expected.
SATURDAY 22 AUGUST Manx Grand Prix Practice Roads close at 6pm World Championship Viking Longboat Races Watch the longboats race against the clock – from 12 noon. Peel harbour and bay.
Spectators FREE TT Marshals Association
TETRA Refresher 10am, TTMA Office, Grandstand, Douglas
Flag refresher 11am, TTMA Office, Grandstand, Douglas
SUNDAY 23RD AUGUST TT Marshals Association Trainer / refresher day from 9.30am
MONDAY 24 AUGUST Stock Car Racing Onchan Park Stadium
Manx Grand Prix Practice Roads close at 6pmTUESDAY 25 AUGUST Norton Owners Club MGP Reunion Shore Hotel, Laxey, from 4pm.
Manx Grand Prix Practice Roads close at 6pmWEDNESDAY 26 AUGUST Manx Grand Prix Practice Roads close at 6pm
THURSDAY 27 AUGUST Manx Grand Prix Practice Roads close at 6pmFRIDAY 28 AUGUST Manx Grand Prix Practice Roads close at 6pm TT Marshals Association Incident Management Training Course
SATURDAY 29 AUGUST Manx National Two Day Trial One of the biggest and most prestigious solo and sidecar trials in Europe with two full days of off-road endeavour. Riders start at 8am from the TT Grandstand. The solo competitors go south on Saturday, and then north on Sunday. The sidecars do the opposite. Contact 01624 625909 or
www.manx2day.com for details.
Manx Grand Prix Practice Roads close at 6pm Vintage Motorcycle Club Gathering at Laxey Harbour from 10am - 11am.
SUNDAY 30 AUGUST Manx Grand Prix Riders' Association 'Get together in the Beer Tent'. Behind the Grandstand from 2pm. Presentation of 'John Goodall, Spirit of the Manx' award, Riders Draw and Buffet.
Manx National Two Day Trial Riders start at 8am from the TT Grandstand. The solo competitors go south on Saturday, and then north on Sunday. The sidecars do the opposite.
British Owners Club Rally
Castletown
All motorcycles registered before 31.08.83 are welcome to park in the Square (which will be closed for this event) A wide range of vintage motorcycles will be on display plus live music from the Castletown Metropolitan Silver Band. 12pm to 4pm Castletown Market Square. FREE
www.britishownersclubessex.co.uk.
TT Marshals Association Incident Management Training Course
John Smyth
memorial service Sunday 30th August at 11am
Christian Spiritualist Church
Dukes Road
Douglas
all welcome
Vintage Motorcycle Club Festival of Jurby. 12 noon to 6pm. 200+ vintage and classic motorcycles, also vintage race machines, parading and static. Guest of Honour Sammy Miller M.B.E. Autojumble, car boot sale, avenue of vintage and classic cars, vintage buses, childrens amusements, catering etc. MGP riders also in attendance. Tom Sheard’s 1923 TT winning Douglas motorcycle will be on display.Fabulous free family day out.
TT Marshals Association Marshals' Supper. 7.30 at The Masonic Hall. Entry by Warrant Card. Sulby Glen Hotel TT Trophies on display. Live Music most nights of week. Hot food available 7 days. Velocette Owners Club meeting on the 30th.
MONDAY 31 AUGUST Manx Grand Prix Races Newcomers', Post Classic and Junior / Lightweight Classic
Vintage Motorcycle Club Closed roads parade from Quarterbridge - Ramsey after racing.
Vintage Motorcycle Club BBQ and entertainment A.R.E. Classic Bike Museum,Kirk Michael next to petrol station. Display of 200+ VMCC Rally machines. Tickets available Pat East 01624 878242 £15 a head.
TUESDAY 1 SEPTEMBER Ramsey Vintage Motorcycle Rally,
IOM VMCC Regularity Run
The Vintage run starts from 9am and leaves Mooragh Park at 11am returning at about 1pm.
There will be a display of vintage machines and plenty of public involvement until 3pm.
Mooragh Park, Ramsey
WEDNESDAY 2 SEPTEMBER Manx Grand Prix Races Senior Classic and Junior races Classic Bike Magazine Meeting
Classic Bike readers meet after racing at the Creek Inn, East Quay, Peel. Music from the Ballaghs. FREE
Manx Grand Prix Evening. Prize presentations at the Villa Marina.
Johnny and the Roccos with DJ Mike Krupp
‘The Dennis Barlow Memorial Rock & Roll Dhoo’ At the Old Friends Hall, Finch Road. Douglas.
Starting at 8pm.
Tickets £5 on the door. Vintage Motorcycle Club Closed Roads Parade, Albert Road School Ramsey - Grandstand after racing and then display of machines at the Grandstand.
THURSDAY 3 SEPTEMBER Ramsey Classic Sprint
9am to 6pm, Mooragh Estate, Ramsey. Competitors sign-on on the day (fee payable) Spectators FREE
Ramsey MCC Peel Beachcross
The event will cater for quad bikes as well as solos,
with practising from 7.15pm for racing at 7.30. Peel
beach.
Spectators FREE
Angelo Palladino & The Skeleton Crew A blues-rock night with local support from Walter Ego. 8pm, Centenary Centre, Atholl Street, Peel.
Tickets £10. Vintage Motorcycle Club Port Erin Lifeboat Station 9.30am - 11am. Rally Machines on display from 12.30 - 2pm at A.R.E. Classic Bike Museum, Kirk Michael.
All events and times subject to race control and weather conditions.
FRIDY 4 SEPTEMBER Manx Grand Prix Races Lightweight / ultra Lightweight and Senior races Manx Grand Prix Evening. Prize presentations at the Villa Marina.
The Manx Telecom Acoustic Stage Free entertainment from local acoustic and electroacoustic
guitarists, from 12pm, followed by a 45- minute set from Amrit Sond (Friday 4pm approx),
For more information and an opportunity to play,
contact
acousticstage@manx.net.
Isle of Man GuitarFest event Modern Classical Guitar Recital by Gary Ryan. Gaiety Theatre, Harris Promenade, Douglas. Doors 7.00pm, Show 7.30pm.
Ticket £14 (concession £10). SATURDAY 5 SEPTEMBER Manx Classic Trial
One of the biggest events of its kind, the Manx Classic Weekend Trial rounds off the MGP with two days of historic off-road competition open to Pre-65 and later twin-shock machines. The route takes in some of the most spectacular scenery on the Island and offers both Expert and Clubman sections to cater for different levels of rider skill and the
limitations of the older bikes.
www.manxtrials.com The Manx Telecom Acoustic Stage Free entertainment from local acoustic and electroacoustic
guitarists, from 12pm, followed by a 45- minute set from Pete Smith and Roger Inniss (Saturday 4pm approx)
For more information and an opportunity to play, contact
acousticstage@manx.net.
Caution Runners 9.30pm at the Creek Inn, East Quay, Peel.
FREE Isle of Man GuitarFest event World, Folk & Contemporary acoustic guitar from GuitarFest co-headliners Pierre Bensusan (Guitar Player Magazine’s World Guitarist of the year 2008) and Gordon Giltrap (playing separately) with support Michael Berk.
SUNDAY 6 SEPTEMBER Manx Classic Trial The route takes in some of the most spectacular scenery on the Island and offers both Expert and Clubman sections
to cater for different levels of rider skill and the
limitations of the older bikes.
www.manxtrials.com The Manx Telecom Acoustic Stage Free entertainment from local acoustic and electroacoustic
guitarists, from 12pm, followed by a 45- minute set from Michael Berk (Sunday 3pm approx)
For more information and an opportunity to play, contact acousticstage@manx.net.
