Avon’s VP2 sports tyre family has been selected by Castle Combe’s team of experienced motorcycle instructors for use on track days. British-based tyre specialist, Avon Tyres, has the VP2 range in a wide variety of fitments, specifically designed for today’s sports bikes and trackday machines. They come in three versions: VP2 Xtreme for trackday use, VP2 Supersport for road and track use and VP2 Sport for road use.
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Avon Tyres will be in attendance at a unique Castle Combe race event held on September 3rd to honour the Wiltshire track’s 60th anniversary. The circuit was originally opened in the summer of 1950, making it one of the oldest and established circuits in the UK. It held its first dedicated motorcycle race in 1951 and to honour this 60th anniversary the circuit will be hosting a very special race meeting – the Fowlers Pro-Bike National. This 60th anniversary coincides with Avon Tyres’ own 100th anniversary of manufacturing motorcycle tyres.
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60 years since the first dedicated motorcycle meeting way back in 1951, Castle Combe Circuit will be celebrating their Fowlers Pro-Bike National race meeting in style next month with a guest appearance by none other than four times World Superbike Champion Carl Fogarty. As part of the celebrations on Saturday 3rd September at the Wiltshire track, as well as a host of top class national racing including the Rapid Solicitors Ducati 848 Challenge, British F2 Sidecars, the British Historic Grand Prix Championship and the Simply Saab Castle Combe Trophy, there will be a star parade featuring a host of racing celebrities.
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