The Ace Cafe is 80 this weekend

[T.C]

You may not be aware that the iconic Ace Cafe is 80 years old this weekend.

Tomorrow (Friday) is the start of the celebrations, and I/we will be there for our final Hudgell Bike night of 2018.

Our guest will be Helite (airbag jackets) and we will again be holding a free to enter prize draw with the chance to win an onboard (front and rear) camera system.

Connor Cummin the TT racer will also be attending for the night, plus there will be live music and a whole host of other activities to kick this celebration weekend off.

On Saturday, I have been afforded the honour of being asked to be one of the judges for the Cafe Racer of the year, so I will be there again and then of course on Sunday it is the Brighton Bash down on the seafront.

So, if you are looking for or thinking of somewhere to go tomorrow night or over the weekend, then why not pop along to the Ace and join in the celebrations?
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[WD Forte]

Meh
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[Riejufixing]

[chickenstrip]

If it wasn't for the meets and themed days it held, I'd agree it is a bit of a lame duck nowadays. The very reason for it to be situated where it is has been undermined by new road layouts, heavy traffic, speed cameras etc on the North Circular. I found the ride there and out again to be a chore.

A new location might seem to go against tradition, but hanging on to that for its own sake can be self-defeating sometimes. Besides, some of that tradition could be maintained elsewhere. The name, the biking focus and so on.
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[recman]

Probably the most tedious ride I've been on was to the ace.
It didn't get much better once I'd arrived tbh.

[Chuffin Nora]