Held retailer raising money for Midlands Air Ambulance

Held retailer Brindley Honda is involved in this awesome event, raising money for Midlands Air Ambulance and having fun along the way. Check it out. Please share this post, donate etc- it's for a great cause! Here's the story:

Monte Carlo Rally Or Bust 2016 (Champagne Charlie)

Our mission is shown below, We now have a car and a road map to some of Europe's spectacular locations and Roads. It started as a holiday to remember and has now snowballed into a Quest to raise donations for Midlands Air Ambulance Charity. With the support of Brindley Garages LTD and our key suppliers we hope to raise awareness and donations for this fantastic and lifesaving charity. 

The Brindley car- sponsored by Held amongst others :) 

Please support our cause by donating  through the link below, Thanks very much in advance.

http://fundraising.midlandsairambulance.com/monte-rally

What's happening

Buy a car for £300 or less and hit Europe’s greatest roads and cities for 3 days to Monte Carlo.  Complete challenges, laugh lots and raise some cash for your favourite charity. Monte Carlo or Bust is the ultimate European banger rally adventure.

As featured in The Sunday Times and Sky Sports News, The 3-day crusade takes your banger to some of Europe’s most exciting locations on spectacular roads with backdrops of sun, sea, sand…and even snow!   Racing is off the cards as you concentrate on solving daily challenges, both on and off the road, competing for a variety of prizes and regrouping each evening at the Rally Rendezvous to relax, socialise and explore the local area.

Your banger should cost no more than £300 and we encourage all teams to put less effort into their engines – and more effort into dressing the car and crew.  The MCoB team will be on hand before, during and after the rally to provide you with any support you may need.  Many teams take part to celebrate special occasions or raise funds for charity. 

In 2015 over 160 cars and 500 people successfully completed the challenge and raised over £100,000 for UK charities.  In 2016, we are running two fantastic routes to Monte Carlo; Black Forest Gateau and Champagne Charlie.  Each event is limited to 80 places.

Event Details

Contact: Marcus Wortans
Phone: 07970 722654
Address: Europe, Monte Carlo, West Midlands, WV3 9BY
From: 20/07/2016 
To:         31/07/2016 

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Held Racer Report: Leon Jeacock, National Superstock 1000, RD4, Donington

Another points finish for Held wearer Leon and the Geo E Davies Team! 

A well-deserved result for their weekends work at Donington Park where they were supporting the Acerbis UK Round of the WorldSBK event. This result keeps the momentum gained over the last couple of rounds rolling.

Free practice went extremely well for Leon and he and the team used it to fine tune the BMW S1000RR for the only qualifying session this weekend. After posting a time just outside the top ten he was confident of improving on it for a grid position in the race. Qualifying was a tense affair with just half second covering fourth to tenth place by the end of the session, but Leon kept a calm head and posted tenth fastest and achieved his coveted top ten grid position.

Making a good start Leon held his position and settled into a good race pace. Fighting hard over the sixteen laps he picked his way through and finished in a fantastic eighth place. A great result for rider and team as they build confidence and impetus every time they go out on track.

Speaking after he said “The weekend started great, we had good pace in free practice and knew that with just a couple of changes we could aim for Top 10 in qualifying. We did that with a 10th place grid spot and backed that up with 8th in the race. We weren’t lapping much behind 5th place times so can take the positives from the weekend and aim better next time out. Just want to add my thanks and appreciation to my sponsors, family and friends without them this adventure wouldn't be possible.”

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Held Racer Report: Kurt & Matt Wigley, Superstock 600

Round 2 – Oulton Park

This weekend was the second race of the 2016 British Superbike season at a wet and cold Oulton Park. The team had an excellent start to the weekend with Kurt running in second place for the majority of the morning practice session and Matt in 4th. It was difficult conditions as some areas of the circuit was dry and others wet. We completed the session in 4th for Kurt and during the final couple of laps Matt got pushed to 10th out of the 40 competitors.

Qualifying one took place on the Saturday evening which began wet before beginning to dry up and finally followed by hail. The fastest qualifying times were set during the initial stages of the session due to the change in weather conditions which left Kurt in an impressive 6th position on the grid and after being in the top 5 also Matt completed the session with a strong 10th position.

The second qualifying session of the weekend was the most challenging as there was a tough decision between a new wet or new rear tyre, this was a last minute decision due to the instant changes on conditions presented. During the beginning stages the lap times were around 8 seconds off the previous session due to the water on track but this soon disappeared as the qualifying progressed and by the final 5 minutes new fastest lap times were being set. Kurt planned ahead and ensured he had a bit of clear circuit in front of him for the final lap where he crossed the line jumping up to 5th position after narrowly missing out on 3rd on the grid but leaving the team with great excitement. Matt spend the session building on his times and racing with other competitors but when it came down to the final laps when the dry line began to appear he struggled to put his lap together despite having faster sectors meaning he started the race from 15th.

The bank holiday race finally came around mid-day on Monday just in time for the rain. We were all in good positive spirits for the race especially with Kurt starting in the middle of the second row which also gained the team additional television coverage whilst the delayed start took place due to the standing water on the circuit. As soon as the lights went out Matt began his mission to battle his way to the front in the heavy rain with visibility due to the spray of other bikes. It didn’t take long for Matt to enter the top 10 but by this point Kurt had already been caught out by the slippery conditions and lost the front in the chicane crashing out. Matt continued to progress after watching Kurt’s race end early and found himself in 6th position. During the final two laps, Matt almost joined Kurt on exiting a turn as the bike pitched him out of the seat which unfortunately resulted in the two places previously gained being lost. Matt crossed the finish line to take 8th position for the second round of the season.

After such a great performance this weekend we are all looking forward to Brands Hatch in a couple of weeks and are feeling determined to achieve some good results.

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Held Racer Report: Leon Jeacock, National Superstock 1000

Character building weekend for Held wearer Leon

After a solid start to his campaign in the opening round at Silverstone, Leon had high hopes going into round 2 of the ‘Pirelli National Superstock1000 with Black Horse Championship’ at Oulton Park Cheshire.

However bad luck struck and he went into free practice on Saturday morning feeling decidedly under the weather after falling ill the evening before. The session was held in driving rain and the circuit was sodden. Using the conditions to gain some wet settings he brought the Geo E Davies BMW home in one piece. Qualifying one was held four hours after free practice and the fickle British weather had turned from an unsettled and wet morning to a bright and dry afternoon. Leon provisionally qualified nineteenth despite his poor health. This proved to be his starting position on the grid as qualifying two on Sunday turned out to be a total washout.

Despite everything Leon was confident of a points score in the race even starting from row seven as he said “the BMW was mega around Oulton” Going for a wet front and dry rear tyre combination, the race plan went out of the window at the first corner as he was caught up the midpack shuffle. He was pushed out wide onto the extremely wet outer edge of the track and it took some skilful manoeuvring to keep out of trouble. Ending up thirty fifth at the end of lap one Leon put his head down and set about carving through the field and gained places lap after lap. Putting in a great comeback ride he just missed out on a points finish as he crossed the finish line in sixteenth position.

Speaking after he said “I am happy after the weekend I had to come through with the result I did especially after being pushed out wide onto the dirty wet part of the track at the first corner, we showed great pace and the BMW was awesome. It's been a great team effort in trying conditions”

To learn more about Leon Jeacock please visit www.leonjeacock.co.uk

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NEWS: YAMAHA PROVIDES TRACK-DAY TEST RIDES

YAMAHA PROVIDES TRACK-DAY TEST RIDES

Yamaha Supersport Pro Tour 2016

The new Supersport Pro Tour arrives in the UK this month and introduces a test ride opportunity for supersport and track-day riders. The Pro Tour carries a fleet of demonstration YZF-R1 and YZF-R6 machines that are available for riders to test ride on the race track.

The Pro Tour track rides will give an opportunity fully to explore the performance of these race-developed machines with free instruction provided by professional riders. The tour will visit Oulton Park, Silverstone and Donington Park and to take up one of the free supersport test rides you simply need to join one of the three chosen official trackdays at these iconic circuits.

The public is being asked to sign up for one of these trackdays today and then book a demo YZF-R1 or YZF-R6 for one of your sessions at:

13 May 2016    Oulton Park    MSV Trackdays    0843 453 3000  
 www.msvtrackdays.com

16 May 2016    Silverstone GP    Silverstone Trackdays    0844 372 8329    www.silverstone.co.uk

21 May 2016    Donington Park    Focused Events    0845 026 7272   www.focusedevents.com

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Free skills and safety assessment for every biker!

Every motorcyclist in the UK is being offered the unique opportunity of a free 60 minute skills and safety riding assessment, courtesy of the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM), over the next four months.

IAM: Offering FREE Skills & Safety Assessment for every biker

The IAM has embarked on its biggest ever free giveaway to riders to coincide with the start of spring and the beginning of the bike racing season.

And to mark the launch of the free taster campaign, #IAMRideFree, the IAM has teamed up with Kawasaki UK and Kawasaki-backed stunt riding champion Lee Bowers along with car and bike racer Emma Selway to create the ultimate skills competition. To find out who won and to see the thrills and spills of filming, click here:#

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAWfpTs522o

The film, shot at Santa Pod Raceway, features Lee and Emma being stopped in their high-speed tracks and set a series of slow riding challenges by IAM riding experts Mark Lewis and Richard Gladman.

Lee said: "There's little doubt that I love riding at high speeds, as do many riders, but I know that the place for it is in a safe place - and not on the road. A lot of my tricks involve needing to ride at slow speed and I've taught myself how to do different stunts. It was great to spend some time with the IAM and learn how it 'should' be done. I think the incentive they've launched is great, 60 minutes of tuition - for free."

Added Emma: "It's easy to forget the importance of slower speed skills, especially for someone like me who spends a great deal of time, in work and play, on race tracks going quickly. A lot of people see driving and riding at speed to be the skill that needs to be nailed and that fast is the only way to have fun.  I think Lee and I proved that to not be the case as we had a great deal of fun learning slow speed skills and the challenges set for us became incredibly rewarding and self-satisfying."

Mark said: "Many riders across the country will be getting their bikes out of the garage, after a long and wet winter. You know your bike needs a once over before it's safe to ride all summer long - but have you considered whether your riding might too be showing signs of wear?

"What many people don't realise is that a bit of further training can increase enjoyment massively - a point demonstrated by Lee and Emma in our video. Want to get that bend right? Make better progress? Get in touch and see what advanced riding is all about."

To sign up for the IAM free rider taster sessions visit http://www.iam.org.uk/ridefree

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NEWS: BMW TYCO RACE REPLICA LIMITED EDITION

BMW TYCO RACE REPLICA WILL COST £21,000

BMW Motorrad UK is bringing out a striking limited-edition Tyco Race Replica that will include almost £3000 worth of performance parts and will cost £21,240.  

BMW says it is the highest specification S 1000 RR ever offered by BMW Motorrad UK.

Bearing the iconic blue, red and white livery, the Tyco BMW Race Replica will be limited to 75 models.

As well as cruise control, heated grips, alarm, and a host of performance parts as standard, buyers will be able to specify factory-fitted Dynamic Damping Control, Dynamic Traction Control and Gear Shift Assist Pro as optional extras.

The Tyco BMW Race Replica, pictured here with Ian Hutchinson, is available to order immediately at BMW Motorrad Centres. 

Story seen on www.britishdealernews.co.uk

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