Thursday 18 June 2015
Wednesday 3 June 2015
Bournemouth Wheels Festival 2015
As exciting as it is to travel to new countries and immerse yourself into totally new cultures there are also great things to do closer to home.
I grew up in Bournemouth on the south coast of England and its becoming a more popular seaside town with every year that passes. Bournemouth had hosted the Air Festival for many years which is traditionally held at the end of summer and in 2014 for the first time ever Bournemouth added the Wheels Festival to the summer programme of events. It was a hugely successful event with around 500,00 visitors and so it returned bigger and better for 2015.
I would recommend the Bournemouth Wheels Festival for everyone, young, old, petrol head or not. There is something for everyone. It is a mostly free event however there are some charges for optional extras. I, being the budget conscious traveller, did not spend a penny yet had an amazing time and was still able to enjoy all the demonstrations I wanted.
The monster trucks were a huge success in the first year and so they returned with an arena double the size and more shows. Slingshot returned with three new monster trucks all of which performed in various shows throughout the weekend.
This is a great section for kids and adults alike as who doesn't like seeing humongous trucks crush cars and do huge jumps over the crushed remains on the beach. They even gave out car parts that "survived the crush", for example a radio, keys or headrests. Whilst you can sit or stand surrounding the arena for free there is grandstand seating for a £2 charge. This is placed to give you the best central view with elevated seating to ensure a clear view. A perk but not a requirement to get a good view.
Also available are Monster Truck rides. These do come at a price but allows you a ride along the beach in a monster truck. I found that I wasn't interested enough to fork out the fee and enjoyed watching the shows much more, however would definitely be an exciting experience for the kids especially.
Team Extreme have come down to the wheels festival both years and performed fantastic shows on their spine and vert ramps by the pier. They feature Roller-skaters, BMX riders, Scooters and Skateboarders all of whom perform amazing tricks throughout the day. Personally this is my favourite part of the festival. They really do deliver in he performances as they push themselves to perform their best tricks and often overrun their 15minute show time due to their passion and the audiences enthusiasm for their shows.
Team extreme also host tutorials in-between their shows for anyone wanting to learn a bit about how to ride like they do.
The Freestyle Motocross stunts are hugely popular shows at the Wheels festival with some of the best riders from across the globe doing insane jumps and on the beach. Even with less then ideal conditions they delivered again and again doing crazy tricks with their bikes as they made the leap from their take off ramp to the landing ramp 20m away.
The demonstration straight lines the east cliff above the beach and displays F1 cars, old and new, supercars, touring and rally cars. You can line the entire stretch of the makeshift track and watch as the carts speed past. The attraction of this depends more heavily upon your interest in cars then some of the other events however you don't need to be an expert on cars to appreciate their appearances.
This year the BIC displayed supercars for all to see including Ferrari's, Lamborghini's, Porsche and Aston Martin's. This is a section that petrol heads may be more interested in however like the rest of the festival it is open to all.
In addition to all the amazing shows and demonstrations happening there are fairground rides and stalls selling food, souvenirs and clothing in between Bournemouth and Boscombe pier. There is also plenty going on in Bournemouth gardens with face painting, live music and police cars for the kids to sit in
I grew up in Bournemouth on the south coast of England and its becoming a more popular seaside town with every year that passes. Bournemouth had hosted the Air Festival for many years which is traditionally held at the end of summer and in 2014 for the first time ever Bournemouth added the Wheels Festival to the summer programme of events. It was a hugely successful event with around 500,00 visitors and so it returned bigger and better for 2015.
I would recommend the Bournemouth Wheels Festival for everyone, young, old, petrol head or not. There is something for everyone. It is a mostly free event however there are some charges for optional extras. I, being the budget conscious traveller, did not spend a penny yet had an amazing time and was still able to enjoy all the demonstrations I wanted.
Monster Trucks
The monster trucks were a huge success in the first year and so they returned with an arena double the size and more shows. Slingshot returned with three new monster trucks all of which performed in various shows throughout the weekend.
This is a great section for kids and adults alike as who doesn't like seeing humongous trucks crush cars and do huge jumps over the crushed remains on the beach. They even gave out car parts that "survived the crush", for example a radio, keys or headrests. Whilst you can sit or stand surrounding the arena for free there is grandstand seating for a £2 charge. This is placed to give you the best central view with elevated seating to ensure a clear view. A perk but not a requirement to get a good view.
Freewheel stunts
Team Extreme have come down to the wheels festival both years and performed fantastic shows on their spine and vert ramps by the pier. They feature Roller-skaters, BMX riders, Scooters and Skateboarders all of whom perform amazing tricks throughout the day. Personally this is my favourite part of the festival. They really do deliver in he performances as they push themselves to perform their best tricks and often overrun their 15minute show time due to their passion and the audiences enthusiasm for their shows.
Team extreme also host tutorials in-between their shows for anyone wanting to learn a bit about how to ride like they do.
FMX
The Freestyle Motocross stunts are hugely popular shows at the Wheels festival with some of the best riders from across the globe doing insane jumps and on the beach. Even with less then ideal conditions they delivered again and again doing crazy tricks with their bikes as they made the leap from their take off ramp to the landing ramp 20m away.
Demonstration Straight
The demonstration straight lines the east cliff above the beach and displays F1 cars, old and new, supercars, touring and rally cars. You can line the entire stretch of the makeshift track and watch as the carts speed past. The attraction of this depends more heavily upon your interest in cars then some of the other events however you don't need to be an expert on cars to appreciate their appearances.
Supercars
This year the BIC displayed supercars for all to see including Ferrari's, Lamborghini's, Porsche and Aston Martin's. This is a section that petrol heads may be more interested in however like the rest of the festival it is open to all.
Family Fun
In addition to all the amazing shows and demonstrations happening there are fairground rides and stalls selling food, souvenirs and clothing in between Bournemouth and Boscombe pier. There is also plenty going on in Bournemouth gardens with face painting, live music and police cars for the kids to sit in
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