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The Lansdowne Dinner, Awards & Riders Meeting 2023

Saturday 18th November 2023, The Manor Hotel, Meriden Book now to avoid disappointment. Manor Hotel is now fully booked but other options are available – see below Once again we are at The Manor in Meriden, where in the afternoon we will have our riders meeting to discuss the 2023 season and the new 2024…

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The Lansdowne dinner and awards 2022

Saturday 19th November 2022, The Manor Hotel, Meriden Once again, we are at The Manor Hotel, Meriden, where in the afternoon we will have our riders meeting to discuss the 2022 season and the new 2023 season. We should by then have a rough idea of what meetings we are likely to be invited to and would…

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The Lansdowne awards 2021

See the full Championship positions here Through the beer goggles of Tony Perkin The Manor once again hosted our annual awards to a full house of eighty five impeccably dressed racers, sponsors and supporters of Lansdowne – ‘the’ purest classic race series. Here to collect trophies, enjoy excellent food, have a lot of laughs, win a…

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The Lansdowne dinner and awards 2021

Saturday 20th November 2021, The Manor Hotel, Meriden Once again, we are at The Manor Hotel, Meriden, where in the afternoon we will have our riders meeting to discuss the 2021 season and the and the new 2022 season. We should by then have a rough idea of what meetings we are likely to be invited to…

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Passing the noise tests

Yes, it is noise tests, i.e. plural, these days because you have to pass the ACU static noise test at 105dBA and most circuits also have a ‘drive-by’ system which you must pass as well. The drive-by systems measure the total noise generated as the race day progresses and can also pick out individual bikes…

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The Lansdowne awards 2019

See the full Championship positions here Bonhams Lansdowne British GP Championship 2019 Peter Bardell 186 Sam Clews 149 Luke Bailey 95 WRR 500cc National Motorcycle Museum Lansdowne Championship 2019 Chris Bassett 186 George Thomas 148 Peter Carr 104 Avon 350cc Lansdowne Championship 2019 David Hebb 137 Jimmy May 59 Cliff Ransley 50 The Classic Motorcycle (TCM)…

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The Lansdowne dinner and awards 2019

Saturday 9th November 2019, The Manor Hotel, Meriden Once again, we are at The Manor Hotel, Meriden, where in the afternoon we will have our riders meeting to discuss the 2019 season and the upcoming 2020 season. We should by then have a rough idea of what meetings we are likely to be invited to.…

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Anticipation of a classic season ahead 2019

Looking forward With the 2019 Lansdowne Classic Series nearly upon us the anticipation of the battles ahead stirs the juices of every red blooded rider who has that itch to scratch. The similarity and attraction for riders of these classic race machines is born from the same bloodline as the Battle of Britain pilots from…

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Classic racing with the Lansdowne 2019

Round one – Pembrey We kick off the classic racing season being hosted by the CRMC, May 3rd-4th at Pembrey in South Wales. It’s a bit of hike for most of us but the track is one of the best in the country. There will be a test day on Friday 2nd May which you…

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The Lansdowne dinner and awards 2018

The Saturday night event at the Manor Hotel Meriden brought together the ladies and gentleman of The Lansdowne Classic Series for our annual prize giving and dinner. The evening was a great success celebrating our championship winners and individual cup prizes. Auction and raffle Following the events of the evening we held a charity auction…

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