OFF THE WIRE
BY: Matt Wilson
stratford-herald.com
BY: Matt Wilson
stratford-herald.com
England - THIS year's Bulldog Bash - the motorcycle festival on Long Marston Airfield organised by the Hells Angels - has been cancelled. One of the largest gatherings of bikers in Europe, the festival has been hosted at the Shakespeare County Raceway near Stratford-upon-Avon every August since 1987.
But organisers have confirmed that this year, the Bash will not be going ahead. They said on their Facebook page: "The Bulldog Bash is taking a year out for this year, 2013, ready to re-group for next year, 2014."
The reasons behind the cancellation are not yet known.
The Bash made global headlines in 2007 when Hells Angel Gerry Tobin was killed on the M40 on his way home from the festival.
Seven members of the Outlaws motorcycle gang, rivals to the Hells Angels, were sentenced to life in prison for his murder.
Since then, police have stepped up their presence at the event, and numbers have been dwindling in recent years.
Organisers have a license to hold the festival until 2018.
But organisers have confirmed that this year, the Bash will not be going ahead. They said on their Facebook page: "The Bulldog Bash is taking a year out for this year, 2013, ready to re-group for next year, 2014."
The reasons behind the cancellation are not yet known.
The Bash made global headlines in 2007 when Hells Angel Gerry Tobin was killed on the M40 on his way home from the festival.
Seven members of the Outlaws motorcycle gang, rivals to the Hells Angels, were sentenced to life in prison for his murder.
Since then, police have stepped up their presence at the event, and numbers have been dwindling in recent years.
Organisers have a license to hold the festival until 2018.