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NEWSLETTER WSB at Magny Cours Tour - as of 1 April 2009 revised itinerary and reduced price - now only £595 - see Tour page for further details NOV '08
We never thought Bike Normandy would be so successful ! Last year was yet again our busiest ever. We ran our first longer tours to the Châteaux of the Loire & Cher and another to see the tall ships Armada in Rouen. Both went as well as we could have hoped for and it was a welcome change for us not to have to cook for everyone at the end of the days riding. Please see the ‘Tours Testimonials’ page on our website for the excellent feedback. Our short weekend breaks continued to be as popular as ever and now over 80 of you have been at least 3 times, Tony Prime is becoming part of the family having booked for his 10th and 11th visits next year! He was here at the beginning of May when we managed to get 10 places on a ‘Honda Day’ at Le Mans. We were the only Brits there and rode 4 laps on a CBR600 and 4 on a CBR1000RR – merci Honda for a fantastic morning on the Bugatti Circuit. At the other end of the scale we had our most expensive bike visit, it wasn’t the Ducati 1098R in May but a £35K Harley.
The first journalist to visit us was Philip Sharpe – the chairman of Morton’s Media - who joined a group in August and wrote a very complimentary article in the November edition of Motorcycle Sport & Leisure magazine – to read it visit the ‘Press Coverage’ page on our website. We thanked him for the article and he e-mailed; “I am so pleased that you liked the article and that you have had some positive inquiries. It was a genuine reflection of my appreciation and enjoyment of the holiday. It suited me completely - enjoyable riding against the backdrop of the Normandy landings! I still can't believe that we did so much in such a relaxed manner” Extracts from our visitors’ book regarding our short breaks; “I can’t believe that I haven’t done this until now !! Brilliant. Thanks” – Kevin, West Sussex. Longer Tours After their success this summer we’ve decided to run some more in 2009…full details on our website. 27 May to 2 June - Chateaux & Sancerre Wine Festival – see ‘Testimonials’ on our website from the 2008 tour. 15 to 20 June – an extended tour to the WW2 Sights – we’ve been asked to run this by many guests. The trip will include Pegasus Bridge and the landing beaches, then it’s off to St Nazaire to see the U-boat pens and Oradour sur-Glane where the Germans massacred 642 villagers. 21 to 26 August – our second extended trip to the WW2 Sights. 2 to 8 October – WSB at Magny Cours and Reims for champers. We’ll also be visiting Rouen with rideouts to Honfleur and Monet’s Gardens - 18 to 21 May and again 27 to 30 July. Then in July 2010 we’ve had enough interest to run the Dangerous Tour – this includes a bungy jump, track time at Magny Cours, parascending, white water rafting and finally the opportunity to run the bulls in Pamplona for two days !!!
We received fantastic feedback, please look at our website, but here’s a small selection… “Thanks once again for a great tour. A fantastic holiday with superb rides, great company, good food and top class organisation. We will be back.” - Mick and Chris, Kent - Sancerre tour in May “Just to say that I enjoyed the whole trip. It was very well organized, good company and wonderful roads. I will be looking at your website and you may very well see me again.” – Graham, South Wales - Sancerre tour in May “It is very difficult to express my gratitude to you both for a fantastic few days. The whole trip was superb, from our first meeting at the ferry to our departure (which came too soon).” Tom, Rochdale – Rouen Armada “Thank you ever so much again for a really superb break – a really balanced experience - superbly planned, excellently executed and fantastic value for money” Daffyd, Oxfordshire – Rouen Armada When we set up Bike Normandy in 2003, one £ Sterling was equal to 1.6 Euros, it has been diminishing since then. The £ sterling / Euro exchange rate has plummeted by nearly 25% in the past year and now stands at it’s lowest level ever of 1.11 euros for a £ sterling. We’ve toyed for some time with pricing in Euros but don’t think it’s fair on our guests. So we’ve decided on the following; Short breaks next year will increase by just 4% or £10 to £249 PP this is fixed and will not alter. Longer tours are individually priced and we’ll guarantee these for anyone booking and paying their deposit before 31 January 2009. At least two other touring companies have ceased trading recently in this small market. We do not want to be the next and so very reluctantly we may have to increase the prices of our longer tours if the interbank £ Sterling / Euro rate does not recover to 1.20 Euros by the end of January. Off Road It’s getting harder to ride legally in the UK so many people are now riding abroad. There are lots of lanes in this area and our guides know most of them. We offer two different weekends – the Suisse Normande is much more technical than when we ride near the Seine. Both cost £249 for two days of riding, 2 nights accommodation, breakfasts, dinners and all evening drinks.
What some of our guests this year have said… “I’ve never laughed so much as I did in Normandy. Had a fantastic time…” – Lee
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