26 JOIN US IN TELFORD ON FEBRUARY 15-16, 2020
February 2020
Welcome
FEBRUARY 15-16, 2020
W
elcome, dirt bike fans, to the Classic Dirt Bike Show 2020 sponsored by Hagon Shocks. It’s that time of year again folks, to shake your off-road thing and mingle with your fellow mud warriors! Whether it’s to find the last piece to complete your latest project, or just to blow away winter cobwebs with a beer (or three) over the weekend with your friends, fellow competitors or off-road heroes, everyone’s welcome to enjoy the event. Special guests Bernie Schreiber and Bryan Goss will both bring a great insight into their respective race careers and championships, with some tales to share with us all at the gala dinner on the Saturday evening. Another milestone was reached by Hagon Shocks in 2019 in the form of Sam Hagon (Alf’s grandson) successfully becoming the British Youth 250cc Speedway Champion – making him the third generation of the Hagon family to
become a British champion! Racing is certainly in the blood… Enough of the babbling! We hope you all enjoy the show and wish everybody a
safe 2020 season in whatever discipline you ride. From behind the handlebars at Hagon Shocks
Hi, and how are you all doing? Before we go too far it is only polite to say thank you to Martin Hagon at Hagon Shocks for showing continued confidence in the classic off-road scene by supporting this big part of our pastime. Make sure you call and see the Hagon stand where, among other machines, they will have a Hagon Suzuki developed with Vic Eastwood, who sadly passed away recently after a long illness. There are a number of reasons to be at the show, which for many is a social occasion where friends catch up. Or perhaps you’re at the show because you need to pick up some last-minute bits and pieces to finish the winter rebuild before getting out there in the dirty world? Or maybe you’re here to catch up with the organisers of some of the series which cater for us throughout the year? If so, you’ll be well served at this show as there are MX series, classic scrambles series, trials and enduro organisers all around the halls eager to get you to attend their events in 2020. The Classic Dirt Bike Show sponsored by Hagon Shocks has plenty going on throughout the weekend. There’s our two special guests, who this year are 1979 World Trials Champion Bernie Schreiber – still the only American to win the title – and 1970 British MX Champion Bryan ‘Badger’ Goss, who did so much to popularise Maico in the UK. Both riders’ championship machines will be on display at the show too and superstar interviewer Jack Burnicle will be talking to both guests, as well as other stars, on stage each day. Also on stage will be a number of presentations from championships as organisers realise this show is the place to hold such things. Make sure you check out the displays of machines such as a Montesa line-up, Sprite celebration and trials legend Sammy Miller’s exhibits from his museum collection. No matter what your interest in the dirt bike world, there will be something in the halls at Telford to interest you and there will even be the latest madness the editor of Classic Dirt Bike magazine has become involved with. So, check out the halls, gasp in awe at the exhibits and enjoy the 2020 Classic Dirt Bike Show sponsored by Hagon Shocks!
Tim Britton, Classic Dirt Bike editor