Organisers of the Ardingly Classic Bike Show and Jumble are getting ready set to kick off 2023’s event at the South of England Showground near Gatwick this Sunday. This year’s theme is The Roaring Twenties & Thirties, and the show will feature sporting machines from the “golden age” of motorcycling. The era saw motorcycles come of age after the Great War, with the development of light, fast models that handled and stopped properly, from the legendary Brough Superior to road-racing Velocettes and Nortons, and the abolishment of the national 20mph speed limit in 1930.
Pre-war motorcycle guru Rick Parkington will be displaying part of his extensive collection, alongside Sunbeam MCC – the leading pre-war club. The Norton OC (Surrey) and Roaring Twenties Motor Cycle Club will be there too, with a selection of Brooklands-inspired bikes. There will also be an opportunity to hear some of these machines running in the Fire-Up Paddock.
Gates open to the public from 10am, and ticket prices have been frozen at the 2022 rate, at £7 for adults while accompanied children under 16 get in for free. Parking is also free and EarlyBird Admission from 8:00-8:45am is available for £10.
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