As much as the object of the Noel Clarke fundraiser is simply to raise money to buy him a Levo wheelchair, the other more fun aspect of the exercise is the Show'n'Shine. The method behind Klub Kevlars madness is to raise the public awareness of our sport by showcasing the bikes from the past and to have a bit of fun doing it!. It's also an opportunity to socialise without the distractions that invariably pop up at the races. It'll also be a chance for our families to meet each other and become more involved in our passion.
Brett, the publican of the Alroy Tavern has been extraordinarily supportive of the event and has indicated that if everything turns out as well as we expect, he'd love to see it become an annual event. He told me that when the derelict old mansion was being redesigned as a pub, the landscape layout was designed to accomodate such events. The gardens are spacious and well laid out with a 'main street' style paved area which we plan to use along with plenty of 'overflow' shady and grassy areas if the numbers exceed our expectations.
We're encouraging racers and enthusiasts to bring as many bikes as possible. This is the perfect opportunity to display that 'Garage Queen' that you wouldn't ordinarily take to the races along with your regular race tackle. Sure, we encourage you to bring those rare, exotic and concourse classics but we also encourage everything from examples of unrestored, as found 'Barn Finds' right through to your regular racers. All we ask is that you present your bike in as best light as possible. Give 'em a wash, a bit of a wipe over with Armor-All and a bit of TLC. It'd be a great idea to print up and laminate a simple description of your bike that tells passers by the make, model and year, what modifications are done to it, and any interesting aspects of the bikes build and its history. Little things like that help 'newby' show visitors to understand what theyre looking at.
To enable us and the Alroy to get some idea on how many bikes and participants so we can start organising logistics and catering needs could we get an idea how many of you are planning on coming and how many bikes you'll be bringing please? This is to enable us to work out some sort of display layout that doesn't intrude in the pubs normal activities.
Tony and/or Pete Clarke are coming up from Bendigo to represent Noel and we also hope to get as many old racing greats along. This morning Dean Burt told me that he'll be there and I hope to encourage Hans Apelgren and Per Klitland and many more old legends........
If you're coming, please PM me and let me know how many bikes you're intending to bring.
