Exhibition weekend for the Beverley to Perth Road Race - 120 years was Sept 18th and 19th 2021. It was staged at a community access space in the old Peninsula Hotel, now Dome Café. A fitting venue since the race finished there for more than three decades from the late 1920’s on.

On Saturday motoring historian Graeme Cocks gave a fascinating presentation on Percy Armstrong, the founder of the ‘Beverley’. On Sunday Toby Hodgson interviewed two 1990’s race winners Paul O’Neill and Jim Krynen. Paul and Jim had very different journeys to Beverley, and in the years since their wins. Following the interview the club hosted a rider catchup - it was great to see so many people who’d ridden the race as far back as the 1950’s having a yarn over a cuppa.

Group portrait of the Beverley reunion riders (photo by Bruce Hunt)

Bernie Foy dropped by. Bernie’s Dad Jack owned Speedlite Cycles, here he is checking out a Speedlite built for Laurie Cox in the mid 1950’s.

Above and below - Beverley to Perth exhibition overviews

Alan Greaves brought in his Dad’s Beverley medallions.

L-R Terry Lyons, Des Williams and John McGrath