The vintage Motor Cycle Club - VMCC
The Vintage Motor Cycle Club

Clyde Valley

VMCC Section

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Events

Clyde Valley section meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month at Dalserf Church Hall, Dalserf.

VMCC Clyde Valley events are shown in BOLD. Other events (by other organisations) are also shown where they might be of interest.

2024


January

7th (Sunday) Chairman's New Year Ride In. Meet at Route 74 truckstop in Lesmahagow at 10.00 for 10.30am (near Tesco) (Subject to weather)

9th (Tuesday) Club Meeting – Dalserf Church Hall. Geoff Brazendale will give a talk on Sunbeams, with the McMillan Sunbeam as a demonstration subject.

31st (Wednesday) Grumpy Old Men, Crawford Truckstop (Heathergyll Hotel: 01864 502227) 12.00 onwards


February

4th (Sunday) Haggis Autojumble, Lanark Market

13th (Tuesday) Club Meeting – Dalserf Church Hall . Bring & Buy sale. A chance to lose some junk & purchase valuable parts?

28th (Wednesday) Grumpy Old Men, Crawford Truckstop (Heathergyll Hotel: 01864 502227) 12.00 onwards


March

12th (Tuesday) Club Meeting – Dalserf Church Hall. Martin Shelley will give a talk on "50 Years of Rudging"

16th - 17th (Sat/Sun) Scottish Motorcycle Show, Ingliston. VMCC stand organised by Tim Ryan, Clyde Valley

24th (Sunday) Blue Haze run. Aimed at 2 strokes. Starting from Broadlees Golf Club, Chapelton (nr Strathaven). All VMCC bikes welcome (but especially 2 strokes)

27th (Wednesday) Grumpy Old Men, Crawford Truckstop (Heathergyll Hotel: 01864 502227) 12.00 onwards


April

9th (Tuesday) Club Meeting – Dalserf Church Hall - Alistair & Paula Huddleston, on The Doc's Run & The National Rally

21st(Sunday) Pip Squeak Run, Glasgow Section, 40 mile run for up to 100cc. Kilmarnock.

24th (Wednesday) Grumpy Old Men, Crawford Truckstop (Heathergyll Hotel: 01864 502227) 12.00 onwards

28th (Sunday) Founders Day Rally, Big Red Barn, Elsrickle near Biggar


May

12th (Sunday) Tiddlers Tootle (jointly with Stirling Castle VMCC) Ashmill Caravan Park, Doune FK16 6AA 10.45am start. Lunch at Fintry Sports Club. Up to 250cc VMCC bikes welcome.

14th (Tuesday) Club Meeting – Dalserf Church Hall

19th (Sunday) Ride an Old Bike event, Cultybraggan Camp, Crieff.

21st - 26th VMCC Highland Rally, Northwest Section

29th (Wednesday) Grumpy Old Men, Crawford Truckstop (Heathergyll Hotel: 01864 502227) 12.00 onwards


June

2nd (Sunday) Clyde Valley Barbeque , John Harper’s smallholding, 11 Cathburn Rd, Morningside, Newmains ML2 9QL. Families & friends all welcome, bring cars & bikes, plenty space for all (01698 383214 or 07770 647799)

9th (Sunday) Bamburgh Run, pre 1930 machines. Village Hall, Etal TD12 4TL. Rievers section

11th (Tuesday) Club Meeting – Chip Shop Run Biggar (all welcome, by bike, car or on foot. (~ 7.30pm ) Dalserf Hall also open.

15th (Saturday) Rock & Roll Run, Clyde Valley Section VMCC event. Meet at The Oven, Overton Farm, Rosebank (A72) 10.30am. Targetted at 50s & 60s Bikes, but all VMCC eligible bikes

16th (Sunday) Jimmy Guthrie Memorial leaves from Denholm for @ 40 mile run ending up at museum in Wilton Park, Hawick. Contact Jimmy Steele

22nd (Saturday) Girder Fork Run. 60 to 70 mile run for Girder Fork machines, from Clatt, Aberdeenshire. NE Scottish section

26th (Wednesday) Grumpy Old Men, Crawford Truckstop (Heathergyll Hotel: 01864 502227) 12.00 onwards


July

9th (Tuesday) Club Meeting – Dalserf Church Hall

21st (Sunday) Sound of Singles Run. Primarily for singles, but all VMCC eligible bikes welcome. Big Red Barn café ( Elsrickle ML12 6QZ (junction A702 & A721)) at 10.00 for 10.30am.

26th - 28th (Fri - Sun) Scottish National Rally. Blairgowrie. Central Scottish section. Email snaeventsec@hotmail,com for entry.

31st (Wednesday) Grumpy Old Men, Crawford Truckstop (Heathergyll Hotel: 01864 502227) 12.00 onwards


August

3rd - 4th (Sat - Sun) S & T Regularity Run, Cultybraggan Camp, Comrie. Stirling Castle section

13th (Tuesday) Club Meeting – Dalserf Church Hall

25th (Sunday) "Summer Saunter", a Clyde Valley social run with details still to be arranged.

28th (Wednesday) Grumpy Old Men, Crawford Truckstop (Heathergyll Hotel: 01864 502227) 12.00 onwards

31st (Saturday) “Wee Run frae the Doc’s Auld Hoose” in Blairgowrie. Alistair Huddleston email: Ali_Hud1966@yahoo.com or phone / text him on 07788475749


September

7th - 8th (Sat - Sun) Scottish Gathering, Auld Reekie section. Possible new format for 2024

15th (Sunday) Royal Deeside pre-75 Run, 70 or 100 mile run for pre 1975 machines, from Banchory. NE Scottish section

10th (Tuesday) Club Meeting – Dalserf Church Hall

25th (Wednesday) Grumpy Old Men, Crawford Truckstop (Heathergyll Hotel: 01864 502227) 12.00 onwards


October

5th - 6th (Saturday - Sunday) John MacMillan Early Motor Bicycle Run, for Veteran & Early Vintage Motorcycles. Castle Douglas Park

8th (Tuesday) Club Meeting – Dalserf Church Hall

?27th (TBC) Autumn Run - meet at Happendon Services around 12.30 for lunch.

30th (Wednesday) Grumpy Old Men, Crawford Truckstop (Heathergyll Hotel: 01864 502227) 12.00 onwards


November

12th (Tuesday) AGM & Club Meeting – Dalserf Church Hall

27th (Wednesday) Grumpy Old Men, Crawford Truckstop (Heathergyll Hotel: 01864 502227) 12.00 onwards


December

10th (Tuesday) Christmas Pie & Chips @ Club Meeting – Dalserf Church Hall

18th TBC (Wednesday) Grumpy Old Men, Crawford Truckstop (Heathergyll Hotel: 01864 502227) 12.00 onwards

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Burton upon Trent,

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