MCN Festival of Motorcycling - 19th & 20th May 2018

[John Young]

A quick update.

We (IBAUK) do now appear to have a stand at the MCN Festival of Motorcycling.

As is my normal technique, I will, in due course i.e. when Christmas is over, go on and on about this attempting to "persuade" as many of you as possible to come along ......

For now, here's the link ......

http://www.mcnfestival.com/

 

[FazerPhil]

I can see this being a weekend of camping so we can partake of the ale on offer and the live music as well as chatting to like minded folk who aspire to riding further.

 

[FazerPhil]

I see there is live speedway and music with around 18,000 riders attending over the 2 day. This used to be the BMF show

 

[John Broom]

Count me in for the weekend. Won't be riding far, but will be thirsty!

 

[FazerPhil]

Who else is coming along?

 

[GSears]

Should be there

 

[Kim Leeson]

Hi John / Phil,

I plan on coming and camping as well.

 

[GraemeandSally]

I booked hotel Saturday night at holiday inn express. Peterborough it’s only 0.6 miles from show ground

 

[GraemeandSally]

Anyone else stopping at hotel ?
We will be riding down early Saturday morning

 

[GSears]

I can see this being a weekend of camping so we can partake of the ale on offer and the live music as well as chatting to like minded folk who aspire to riding further.

You having a beer?

 

[GraemeandSally]

May end up camping or glamming if enough

 

[GraemeandSally]

We have booked holiday inn it’s with 1/2 mile of show ground for Saturday night but thinking of doing FridY night as well anyone else interested in joining us?

 

[Ziggy]

Can anyone shed some light on what the IBA UK stand is doing at the show this year?
Can't seem to find any information at all on the forum ...

 

[GraemeandSally]

It was aimed at promoting the IBA rides and putting ourselves on view plus to drum up some enteies for the rallies etc

 

[J.Young]

It was aimed at promoting the IBA rides and putting ourselves on view plus to drum up some enteies for the rallies etc

That's about it really.

I did enquire into having "pole dancers" and a high wire act, but MCN seemed less than impressed .....

 

[J.Young]

In reality there's nothing much you can do on a club stand at the BMF Rally - Oooops, the "MCN Festival of Motorcycling" - other than to put on a display of bikes, have a bit of a "jolly" and engage with as many people as possible.

When we did that event at the Stoke ground a few years ago, the bikes drew quite a bit of interest by themselves

 

[FazerPhil]

John. Do we need to book in for tickets etc?

 

[J.Young]

Phil - I have all of the tickets here.

It's still 5 weeks away. I was going to wait until a bit closer to the event to make sure when I send them out, the people who have asked fro them are definitely going to come along

 

[FazerPhil]

Phil - I have all of the tickets here.

It's still 5 weeks away. I was going to wait until a bit closer to the event to make sure when I send them out, the people who have asked fro them are definitely going to come along

OK no problem... Does that mean there are still spare tickets?

 

[GSears]

Just doing a bit of literature....