Phillip McCallen’s classic bike festival forced to cancel for second year due to ongoing impact of pandemic

James Robinson Belfast Telegraph. Phillip McCallen’s Classic Bike Festival Ireland has been cancelled for the second successive year due to the ongoing impact of Covid-19 restrictions. Jointly organised by Irish road racing legend McCallen and Robin Titterington, the festival was due to feature classic racing for the first time this year in addition to parade
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Phillip McCallen’s Classic Bike Festival at Bishopscourt cancelled due to Covid-19 outbreak

By Kyle White Belfast Newsletter.    The organisers of the Classic Bike Festival Ireland have confirmed that the event this summer has been cancelled as a result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The two-day motorcycling extravaganza, held for the first time to great acclaim in 2019, had been scheduled to take place at Bishopscourt Racing
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The coronavirus pandemic might just have saved the Ulster Grand Prix, says Philip McCallen

By Roy Harris Belfast Telegraph   Road racing legend Phillip McCallen believes the under-threat Ulster Grand Prix at Dundrod can be saved with this year’s Covid-19 cancellation proving a rare blessing in disguise of the current pandemic. The historic but debt-ridden event, £300,000 in the red and with the organising Dundrod club facing liquidation, would not
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McCallen adds to festival appeal

  By Roy Harris Belfast Telegraph Road racing legend Phillip McCallen has added exciting new attractions to his second Classic Bike Festival Ireland at Bishopscourt on August 1-2, once again sponsored by Go, one of the main fuel networks in Ireland. This year it will feature International Classic motorcycle racing in addition to parade laps featuring over 400 classic
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