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The Guy Martin 2013 Calendar – all artwork by John Hancox!

We’ve had to keep this a secret for a while and John was extremely proud to be asked to produce the pictures and illustrations for Guy’s 2013 calendar.

Guy described it as “the coolest calendar known to man” and we’re in full agreement!

For more details click on the images below:

Our Cafe Racer and Classic Racer designs are now available on t-shirts!

Click on any of the images to visit the John Hancox Collection at biker-t-shirts.co.uk

Our Classic Sidecar Racers are now available on top quality printed ceramic mugs at mugs4u.com

A perfect gift for the classic sidecar fan, why not treat yourself or the classic sidecar enthusiast in your life?

Click on the images below to visit the mugs4u.com store:

Florian Camathias & Gottfried Rufenacht

‘Willi’ Wilhelm Noll & Fritz Cron

Fritz Scheidegger & John Robinson

Helmut Fath & Wolfgang Kalauch

Max Deubel & Emil Horner

Seigfried Schauzu and Horst Schneider

During the 2011 Isle of Man TT Races we sold a limited edition of 50, A3 prints of John’s cartoon of Guy Martin at Ginger Hall entitled ‘Unofficial Practice’ (click here for a link back to our June 2011 news page for full details).

The prints were individually numbered and signed by John and Guy and were sold at the Roads Closed exhibition at St Ninian’s Church in association with roadracingsupporters.com to raise money for the Manx Grand Prix Supporters Club Helicopter Fund.

Now is your chance to win the original cartoon artwork, signed by Guy Martin!

We’ve teamed up with the Ginger Hall Hotel who will be displaying the original cartoon artwork and selling raffle tickets to win it with every penny raised being donated to the Manx Grand Prix Supporters Club Helicopter Fund!

Tickets cost £1.00 each and are available from the Ginger Hall Hotel.

The raffle will be drawn at the Ginger Hall Hotel on 25th December 2012, ‘you have to be in it to win it’ so don’t miss out on your chance to win this fabulous prize and at the same time supporting a great cause!

For further enquiries please contact Gary at the Ginger Hall Hotel on 01624 897 231

Thank you for your support.

Ramsey Sprint is an established part of the Manx Grand Prix festival and takes place along Ramsey Promenade by Mooragh Park.

High-speed adrenalin packed action taking place on the 1/8th of a mile strip in the beautiful setting of Ramsey Bay.

The action starts at 10.00am and admission is free, we’ll be there with the Hancox Art trade stand  so come and say hello!

The Manx Grand Prix Charity Photo & Art Exhibition is open throughout MGP fortnight at the Hodgeson Loom Gallery at Laxey Woollen Mills.

We have eight pictures on display in the exhibition including original paintings of Kenny Roberts (signed by Kenny), Kevin Schwantz and world record breaking sprinting legend George Brown riding his Vincent powered ‘Super Nero’.

There’s also a chance to see the original cartoon ‘unofficial practice’ of Guy Martin at Ginger Hall (signed by Guy and John) plus artwork featuring TT legends Mike Hailwood and Joey Dunlop.

Admission is free but a donation in ‘the green bucket’ for the Manx Grand Prix supporters Helicopter Fund is most appreciated.

 

 

Something a little bit different from John’s sketchbook, a set of 10 designs featuring well known Manx landmarks including Laxey Wheel, Fairy Bridge and the famous Douglas Bay Horse Tramway.

Each card has a piece of information on the back relating to the subject on the front and like all our greetings cards, they’re blank inside and supplied with an envelope in a protective cellophane sleeve.

Click on the image below to see the full range of Isle of Man Landmarks in our store…

If you’re on the Isle of Man for the 2012 MGP then you can view and purchase our products at the following retailers across the island:

North:

Presence of Mann – Laxey Woollen Mills, Glen Road, Laxey, IM4 7AR

East:

MostlyManx – Nelson Street, Douglas, IM1 2AN

Lexicon Bookshop – Strand Street, Douglas, IM1 2RL

South:

Gift Boutique – Arbory Street, Castletown, IM9 1LJ

Studio 42 – Bay View Road, Port St Mary, IM9 5AE

Bridge Bookshop – Shore Road, Port Erin, IM9 6HL

Port Erin Post Office – Church Road, Port Erin, IM9 6AQ

West:

The Mill Shop – Tynwald Mills, St Johns, IM4 3AD

The A.R.E. Classic Bike Collection – The Old Vicarage, Kirk Michael, IM6 2HD

…and wherever you see the Isle of Man TT Marshals Association Trailer!

We’ll also have our trade stand at Ramsey Sprint on Thursday 30th August, we’ll be there all day so come and say hello and enjoy the sights and sounds of the event.

Enjoy the Manx Grand Prix!

For the second year running we’ll have the Hancox Art trade stand at the Royal Manx Agricultural Show.

As usual we’ll have a wide range greetings cards and prints including motorcycles, vintage tractors and working horses.

At the show we’ll be unveiling our range of ‘Isle of Man Landmarks‘ – ten brand new designs featuring: Bradda Head, Castle Rushen, Fairy Bridge, Cregneash, Douglas Horse Tramway, Isle of Man Steam Railway, Langness Lighthouse, Laxey Wheel, Niarbyl Bay and Peel Castle.

The Royal Manx Agricultural Show is held on Friday 10th & Saturday 11th August 2012 at Knockaloe Farm, Patrick (Isle of Man).

Click on the image below to visit the show’s website:

The first ‘Roads Closed’ exhibition was organised by roadracingsupporters.com in 2010 to support motorcycle road racing charities and organisations.

This year ‘Roads Closed III’ opened it doors at it’s usual venue of St Ninians Church and throughout TT week raised a total of £1757 for the Rob Vine Fund, Manx Grand Prix Supporters Club Helicopter Fund and Southern 100 Helicopter Fund.

We’re proud to support the event and roadracingsupporters.com do a great job of organising it.

Thanks to everyone who supported the event and we’ll see you at ‘Roads Closed IV’ during TT 2013!

More info here: www.roadracingsupporters.com