Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Email An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. Google An icon of the Google "G" mark. Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Logout An icon representing logout. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Tick An icon of a tick mark. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Quote Mark A opening quote mark. Quote Mark A closing quote mark. Arrow An icon of an arrow. Folder An icon of a paper folder. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Caret An icon of a caret arrow. Clock An icon of a clock face. Close An icon of the an X shape. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Ellipsis An icon of 3 horizontal dots. Envelope An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Home An icon of a house. Instagram An icon of the Instagram logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Menu An icon of 3 horizontal lines. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Rating An icon of a star. Tag An icon of a tag. Twitter An icon of the Twitter logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Information An icon of an information logo. Plus A mathematical 'plus' symbol. Duration An icon indicating Time. Success Tick An icon of a green tick. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Facebook Messenger An icon of the facebook messenger app logo. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the Twitter app logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. WhatsApp Messenger An icon of the Whatsapp messenger app logo. Email An icon of an mail envelope. Copy link A decentered black square over a white square.

Motorcyclist charity event revs up cash for sick children

Wayne Gardner
Wayne Gardner

Motorcycling fans from across the north-east will be able to rev up some cash for sick children this summer at a special fundraising event featuring a world champion.

Wayne Gardner, the Australian winner of the 1987 World 500cc, will be joined by former Grand Prix rider Niall Mackenzie at the fifth annual motorcycle racing evening at Aberdeen’s beach ballroom in August.

Since it started, the popular yearly event has so far raised more than £20,000 for The Archie Foundation – the official charity of the Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital – through ticket sales, auctions of historic biking memorabilia and more.

This year Mr Gardner, known as the Wollongong Whiz, will tell tales of how he became the first biker from down under to win motorcycling’s premier race in 1987 and competed in the 500cc class on Hondas from 1983 to 1992.

And the famous Moriwaki Kawasaki on which Mr Gardner that he made his name riding will also be on display at the Beach Ballroom for the special event.

Mr Gardener said: “I’m looking forward to visiting Aberdeen with my old friend Niall Mackenzie, raising funds for the children’s hospital charity and chatting to the biking fans about my racing career.

“Niall and I go back a long way and we have lots of very funny stories we’re looking forward to sharing with the fans.”

Mr Mackenzie, who is a three-time British Superbike champion, said: “I’m looking forward to returning to Aberdeen for another event, this time with long-time friend and fellow 500cc racing star Wayne Gardener.

“These events in Aberdeen are going from strength to strength which is great news for motorcycling fans and the Archie Foundation alike.”

Organiser Andy Freeman said he is delighted the annual event has raised so much for the children’s charity.

He said: “I’m delighted to be welcoming to Aberdeen motorcycling racing legends of the calibre of Wayne Gardner and Niall Mackenzie.

“This will be our fifth event we’ve organised and we’ve no intention of slowing down.

“I’d especially like to thank the fans who continue to support the events and to Ecosse Motorcycles for their continued, generous support.”

The event will take place on Monday 27 August, and tickets are available now from www.aberdeenperformingarts.com.