Heard about this today whilst checking out the Foundry Motorcycle Café at Tangmere. 28th July 10am-2pm - City Centre Partnership - Ride 2 Chi 2013 - 150 motorbikes in City centre 01243 782544 The first ever Ride 2 Chi event takes place on 28th July 2013 - Riders & Spectators welcome! Details The first ever "Ride 2 Chi" Free Summer Bike Meet will take place on: Sunday 28th July in Chichester. Riders and spectators welcome. • Rev your engines and get ready to make the City ROAR! • The first ever opportunity to park your motorbike in Chichester's pedestrian precincts in aid of Kent Surrey Sussex Air Ambulance. • Meet at Northgate Car Park at 11-11.30am, then ride to North and East Streets (300 limit). • Park until 2pm - other bike parking available in Northgate Car Park. • Discounts in selected city Cafes. Click here for the "Ride 2 Chi" flyer At noon on Sunday, 28th July, for the first time ever the historic city of Chichester will vibrate and resonate to the roar of up to 300 motorcycles gathered in the very heart of the city centre. After being ridden onto the precinct, for two hours these gleaming machines will be displayed by their proud owners in North Street and East Street for all to enjoy, making a novel addition to the Sunday shoppers, tourists and other visitors on the day, all of whom will also want to appreciate the power and style of machines from colourful modern sportsbikes to globetrotting adventure bikes, continental tourers to chrome-ladened custom bikes. This ‘Ride 2 Chi’ event is being supported by Chichester Chamber of Commerce & Industry, City Centre Partnership, Motorcycle Action Group and CMW Motorcycles in Chichester. Besides creating a fantastic spectacle for the city, the primary purpose of this event is to raise money for the Kent, Surrey & Sussex Air Ambulance, who will also have a stand next to the Market Cross and be collecting on the day to help raise funds towards the £5 million needed each year to keep these life-saving helicopters flying. The Air Ambulance receives no statutory funding, relying almost entirely upon the generosity of the public to keep this vital service going. The other focus of Ride 2 Chi is to promote road safety, for which the event has the full support of the Sussex Safer Roads Partnership, which is funded by Sussex Police together with partners including the Fire & Rescue Service and West Sussex County Council. The partnership will also have a stand next to the Market Cross displaying police and fire & rescue motorcycles plus will be giving help and advice on improving road safety with initiatives such as the Biker Down! workshops, developed after extensive research into the causes of injuries and collisions, which is a radically different approach to helping lower the number of motorcyclists killed and seriously injured on the roads. Those bikers wishing to participate in Ride 2 Chi can find more information at http://www.chichesterbid.co.uk/events/ride2chi. There is no charge for entry but city centre display places are limited to 300 bikes on the day – first come, first served. Free entry to the event includes souvenir goodies and discount vouchers for selected city centre cafes, restaurants, chocolate retailers and even a tattooist! This first ever Ride 2 Chi is hoped to become an annual spectacle in Chichester, so come along and see it for yourself. Further information at: www.chichesterbid.co.uk Supported by: Chichester Chamber of Commerce & Industry MAG City Centre Partnership CMW Motorcycles Ltd. http://www.chichestercci.org.uk/BookingRetrieve.aspx?ID=64145 http://www.chichesterweb.co.uk/14events.htm Café open Sunday from 9-12 noon. http://www.foundrymotorcycle.co.uk/wp/foundry-brew-house-and-hada-del-cafe/
I've not booked in for it but the cafe discount voucher looks tempting. It says first come, first served. But room for 300 Superbikes bikes?! That's a lot of room innit?
Ride2Chi 28th July 2013 - YouTube FANTASTIC day! Thank you to everyone who made it such a huge success in sunny Sussex. Roll on next year .... even bigger and better. :biggrin:
