Legendary motorcycle show in Lisburn

Launching the Motorcycle Showare are, from left, Mr Terry Maxwell, Maxwell Freight; Ian McGregor; Ray McCullough; Alderman Allan Ewart; Lisburn City Counci, Mayor, Councillor Andrew Ewing; Brian Reid; Mr Tommy Maxwell. Maxwell Freight and Sponsor of the Motorcycle Show and (front) Sonya Martin, Mar-Train and Trevor Steele, Dromara Destroyersl

A launch event was held at Lagan Valley Island in Lisburn to promote the return of this popular motorcycle show, which attracted thousands of people through the doors of the LeisurePlex last year.

The Chairman of Lisburn City Council’s Economic Development Committee, Alderman Allan Ewart, welcomed representatives of the Dromara Destroyers to the launch event. He said, “Last year’s event was extremely popular and given the large numbers of people who visited the show and the interest there is in the iconic Dromara Destroyers, the Council was delighted to support this 2014 event which we hope will be bigger and better than ever. With the Ulster Grand Prix being one of the best-known motorcycle road races in Europe, the City of Lisburn has a long association with this sport and we are really delighted with the popularity of last year’s event and of course we are looking to even bigger numbers this year.”

The show will open at 5pm on Friday, November 14 and close at 10pm. It will run the following day, Saturday, November 15 from 10am to 5pm. Admission is a minimum entry cost of £5 per person.

One of the key people involved in organising the event is Dromara Destroyer Brian Reid who was in attendance at the launch event.

Brian said: “Almost three years ago a like-minded group of ardent road-racing fans met with residents of Dromara village with the idea of creating a lasting tribute to mark the outstanding motorcycle racing successes of the Dromara Destroyers, all sons of the village. The group has been working very hard in its fundraising endeavours and the generosity of the public has been tremendous. We hope the Dromara Destroyers Motorcycle Show which will take place at the Lagan Valley LeisurePlex later this month will provide some much-needed funds and I would urge anyone with an interest in motorbike road racing to come along.

“I would like to take this opportunity to thank our generous sponsors Stoneyford Concrete, Martrain Racing and Maxwell Freight and of course Lisburn City Council. I am also honoured to be included and it is certainly really eye-catching.

Maxwell Freight will have model corgi trucks on sale at the show for £45 which depict the Titanic ship and we hope these will be very popular, with contributions from all sales going towards the fundraising efforts.

The organisers are asking for a minimum donation of £5 per person for entry into the show and we hope to see large numbers of people attending,” he said.