Well another year over. First of all we need to say a big THANK YOU to all the club members and non-members who helped ensure the smooth running of this the 22nd annual cavalcade. Please give yourselves a pat on the back if you can reach, if you cannot reach get some one else to pat your back you did a brilliant job.
This years cavalcade saw more than 250 motorcycles, trikes and cars entered in the show. The day started off a bit gloomy and continued like that for most of the day but that didn't stop the bikes from turning up by the cart load and sometimes by the van load.
At the start of the day the number of bikes coming in as entrants was steady away with a sudden influx at around 11am when the majority of the road run arrived. The people of the gate did a magnificent job sorting out the traffic coming in off the road and then sorting the vehicles out between paid late entries, non-paid late entries, pre-booked entrants and spectators. Well done ladies and gents. Over the day the number or people coming in through the gate eased off some the ladies and gents of the gate could have a wander around for a change as most years they do get the chance.
The autojumble this year had a fair few stalls selling all types of bits and bobs that could keep most autojumble fans as happy as pigs in mud. Well done Jack and Chris for getting the autojumble sorted.
During the day we had displays from two groups of majorettes, a local brass band and a bloke with some birds (calm yourselves people they were birds of prey not the type of birds you lot are thinking of). All of these attractions gave the visiting public something else to do during the day as apparently some people dont like to go out for the day and just look at motorcycles, there are some strange folk about isn't there.
The judging was completed by around 3ish and the presentation of prizes commenced soon afterwards. Some of the entrants who won prizes deceided to go home early due to about 2 minutes of rain and missed out on their trophy being presented. Here is a list of all the winners and runners up.
| Class |
Winner |
|
Runner Up |
| Number |
Entrant |
Vehicle |
|
Number |
Entrant |
Vehicle |
| Up to 1939 |
17 |
A Sharp |
Norton Model 18 |
|
489 |
S Greaves |
Brough SS80 |
| 1940's |
87 |
N Birdsall |
Norton International |
|
35 |
E Hanson |
BSA B31 |
| 1950's |
59 |
D Mann |
BSA M21 |
|
94 |
R Coyles |
BSA Goldstar |
| 1960's |
174 |
P Williams |
Vellocette Clubman |
|
200 |
D Gilbert |
Triumph Tiger Cub |
| 1970's |
264 |
N Murphy |
BSA Rocket 3 |
|
266 |
J Barnes |
Norton Commando |
| Modern |
324 |
R Clapper |
Royal Enfield |
|
316 |
S Barrett |
Triumph Daytona |
| Foreign |
464 |
P Radcliffe |
Kawasaki 110 |
|
373 |
G Maritt |
Harley Davidson |
| Trailered |
95 |
A Grundy |
BSA Goldstar |
|
475 |
F Barlow |
Norton Imp |
| Best Lightweight two stroke |
384 |
R King |
NSU Quick 50 |
|
50 |
S Whitton |
Sun Delux |
| Best Working Bike |
100 |
J Bailey |
Panther M100 |
|
487 |
J Gledhall |
BSA A7 |
| Best Villiers |
86 |
J Fairclough |
DMW |
|
- |
- |
- |
| Best Combination |
59 |
Mann |
BSA M21 |
|
98 |
T Whipp |
BSA M21 |
| Best AJS/Matchless |
54 |
|
Matchless G9 Clubman |
|
31 |
B Wilson |
AJS 16MS Trials |
| Best Norton |
87 |
N Birdsall |
Norton International |
|
17 |
A Sharp |
Norton Model 18 |
| Best Triumph |
200 |
D Gilbert |
Triumph Tiger Cub |
|
88 |
D Parker |
Triumph T100 |
| Best BSA |
94 |
R Coyles |
BSA Goldstar |
|
264 |
N Murphy |
BSA Rocket 3 |
| Best Royal Enfield |
74 |
J Latheron |
Crusader Sports |
|
- |
- |
- |
| Best Competition Machine |
217 |
R Ferguson |
BSA Bantam Bushman |
|
31 |
B Wilson |
AJS 16MS Trials |
| Best Ladies Riden Bike |
396 |
R Watson |
Moto Guzzi |
|
443 |
H Ribchester |
Yamaha |
| Best Modified Machine |
67 |
M Campbell |
Rover/Norton |
|
475 |
F Barlow |
Norton Imp |
| Best Hybrid Machine |
484 |
T Hurley |
Triton |
|
101 |
G Drilly |
Triton |
| Best Special |
197 |
M Myhill |
Triton |
|
202 |
D Mosby |
Triton |
| Best Foreign Classic (pre 1980) |
455 |
P Fothergill |
Honda CB550F2 |
|
383 |
K Davison |
Suzuki Katana |
| Best Italian Machine |
497 |
C Jenkins |
Bimota Super Mono |
|
408 |
I Motram |
Moto Guzzi Tenni |
| Best Armed Forces Machine |
33 |
M Senion |
BSA WDM20 |
|
- |
- |
- |
| Longest Ridden Distance |
435 |
B Gibson |
Rewaco |
|
- |
- |
- |
| Best Trike |
449 |
K Harding |
Vmax Trike |
|
430 |
R Ingham Jr |
Yamaha Virago |
| The Festival Cup |
94 |
R Coyles |
BSA Goldstar |
|
- |
- |
- |
| The Peoples Choice Award |
34 |
P Nichol |
Norton 18 |
|
- |
- |
- |
| Best Bike of the Show |
17 |
A Sharp |
Norton Model 18 |
|
- |
- |
- |
| Best Car |
500 |
T Cooke |
Landrover |
|
- |
- |
- |
The day was a complete sucess and I would like to take this oppertunity to thank Castleford Rugby Union Ground for allowing us to put our event on at their field. And one last well done and thank you to all those who helped on the day.
Oh yeah, I almost forgot there are numerous pictures from the 22nd cavalcade in the pictures section of this website, if you have any pictures of the day please email them to me at: cdbmccavalcade@yahoo.co.uk cheers.
Paul.
