3,000 motorcyclists set for Bike4Life Ride Out today
Around 3,000 motorcyclists will be taking part in the fifth annual Bike4Life Ride Out and Festival today.
The event has attracted riders from across the UK as far as Aberdeen and even some international riders from the likes of Frankfurt and Illinois in the USA, all signed up to be part of the day.
Leading the Ride Out this year is current King of the Jungle and World Superbike Champion Carl Fogarty and TV Presenter Richard Hammond. Carl and Richard will be joined at the front of the Ride Out by the Emergency Bikers Flymo and Forrest and a lucky competition winner.
Bikers will gather at Meole Brace park and ride, Shrewsbury from 9am and will ride to the RAF Museum at Cosford via the A5, M54 and A41 arriving around 12.15pm.
To ensure that bikers are kept safe and disruption to other motorists is kept to a minimum, a traffic management system is in place allowing bikers to travel en masse along the M54. Staggered closures at junctions will be in place as the Ride Out approaches and junctions will re-open again as soon as the bikers have passed.
Upon arrival at the Museum, bikers will park on the airfield at RAF Cosford and will join thousands of fellow bikers and members of the public at the Festival. Festival goers will enjoy an afternoon of entertainment including arena displays, demonstrations and activities sponsored by some of the biggest names in the biking world. A highlight for everyone attending the Festival will be a flypast from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Spitfire scheduled for 2.45pm (weather permitting).
Carl Fogarty will be taking part in a live Q&A on stage and visitors will have the chance to meet and greet the racing champ. With live performances from Good Companions, Skam, Cairo Son, FireRoad and Redline on the Planet Rock stage between 12noon and 4.00pm, the atmosphere is sure to be electric!
Entry to the Festival is free of charge with all donations on the day going towards the Midlands Air Ambulance Charity. Throughout the event, festival goers will have exclusive access to two of the Midlands Air Ambulance Charity’s EC135 air ambulance helicopters and have the chance to meet the crew. The event, which is partnered with RAF Museum Cosford and the Safer Roads Partnership, aims to raise awareness of biker safety and bikers are encourage to head to the safety zone on the day to find out more.
For more information on Bike4Life Festival visit www.bike4lifefest.com.
Over 3,000 motorcyclists today took part in the fifth annual Bike4Life Ride Out from Shrewsbury to RAF Museum...
Posted by shropshirelive.com on Sunday, 26 April 2015
