Thirty years after winning double world titles, American racing legend Freddie Spencer will be a guest of honour at the popular Classic Motorcycle Festival to be held at Donington Park on 7-9 August.
Freddie, who won both the 500cc and 250cc World Championships in 1985, will participate in the star parades, and will ride demonstration laps on a 1985 Rothmans Honda RS500R and a re-creation of his 1985 Factory Honda RS250 as well as fronting a display of one of his original Two Brother’s Racing RC30’s from the 1991 AMA Superbike Season. He will also appear in a special event at the Donington Park Collection on the Saturday evening, with more details to follow.
Freddie commented: “I greatly respect the history of Donington Park. I enjoyed racing there at the 1984 Transatlantic Match races but even more important are the great motorcycle fans here in the UK.
“I am looking forward to sharing stories and to talk about the history and traditions of our sport, and a life of motorcycling!”
The Classic Motorcycle Festival is one of the biggest classic bike events in Europe, with 500 racing machines expected on track over the three day weekend.
In addition to the racing, the Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club will once again be holding a motorcycle show in the Exhibition Centre, with numerous club stands providing hundreds more bikes to savour. A big ride out of VJMC bikes on the circuit will also take place over the weekend, with even more action coming in the form of grass track racing from the Burton and Leicester Grass Track Association.