The omens were not good. According to the national media, after a couple of days of biblical downpours, Newark was mostly underwater, writes Oli. It came, therefore, as something of a surprise to arrive mid-morning at the showground, half an hour after opening, to find the traffic backed up halfway down the A46 and the car park rapidly approaching capacity.
I’ve been attending the Classic Bike Guide Show since 2017, and I’d not seen it as busy as this before. Through the gates and having elbowed through the crowds, it was apparent that there was something slightly off-the-wall about Newark. Stafford is the big daddy of shows, and Bristol is eagerly looking forward to the spring, but Newark, taking place at the end of
