With the number of riders attending the show it will be the closest thing you'll get to an out-of-season race paddock. British racing legend and soon-to-be
MotoGP star Toseland will open the show to media on the 22nd November, with
Troy Corser and Leon Haslam joining in the fun. MotoGP rider and Valentino Rossi's 2007 team-mate at Yamaha,
Colin Edwards, is also set to jet over from the US to make an appearance.
The British Superbike Awards on 28th November will see all the top names in BSB taking to the Black Horse Stage to collect their honours, including double BSB Champion Ryuichi Kiyonari.
“TT day” on the 1st December will be the day for all TT fans to visit, with a host of Isle of Man legends making an appearance, including lap record holder and 13 times winner, John McGuinness. Ian Hutchinson, Michael Rutter and motorsport commentator Murray Walker will all be entertaining crowds on the Black Horse Stage as part of an action-packed day of TT-related fun, including ‘They think it's a question of TT races' hosted by the
BBC's motorcycling commentator Steve Parrish posing the questions.
Celebrities of the non-racing variety will also be in good supply, with Show regular and star of the BBC's Long Way Down, Charley Boorman making a number of appearances alongside the
BMW model that took him from John o'Groats to Cape Town, whilst the BBC's Hairy Bikers, Si and Dave will be making an appearance at the Driving Standard's Agency stand to promote road safety.
Adding to the celebrity extravaganza, U2 singer Bono's red Ducati 916 will be up for auction in aid of Riders for Health on the 2nd December alongside three Shark RSR2 helmets, signed by a number of motorsport legends, including
Lewis Hamilton, Carl Fogarty,
Stirling Moss and
Valentino Rossi.
This year's Show takes place on the new dates of 23rd November – 2nd December.
