A Skegness biker has put his town on the
map after beating thousands of fellow riders across Europe to win a new set of
Bridgestone tyres for his beloved Yamaha machine.
Gary Dunkerley, from Hogsthorpe,
signed up for the new Motorcycle Diaries website, www.motorcycle-diaries.com, not
realising he had put himself in line to win a pair of coveted T30 Evos along
with other enthusiasts from the continent including France, Italy, Spain and
Germany.
The
sport touring tyre is one of Bridgestone’s most critically acclaimed yet and
the 58 year-old thought it was a joke when he was told he’d won.
Gary Dunkerley, from Hogsthorpe, Skegness, is pictured
with Jack Furneaux at Robspeed Motorcycles in Grimsby, with his new T30 Evo
Bridgestone tyres
Motorcycle
Diaries is the largest database of yet-to-be-discovered roads and points of
interest in Europe where all users can share their most memorable roads and motorcycle
adventures. The site is built around 4 main themes – Discovering, Inspiring,
Planning and Sharing – allowing users to find the most beautiful riding spots
with high quality images and videos, plan their routes and share them with the
Motorcycle Diaries community.
Bridgestone
became an official partner of the Motorcycle Diaries and offers subscribers a
chance to regularly win Bridgestone products and goodies as well as the
availability of its Bridgestone Biker’s Clubs across Europe should any rider
ever have a glitch on their dream road.
Gary
said: “I was glad to sign up because the site looks really good, with some
great features. But I promptly forgot that I had a chance to win the T30 Evo
tyres.
“I
am one lucky chap! I have never bought cheap tyres and have always been a fan
of Bridgestone. My car is shod in Bridgestone tyres and my son was also on
Bridgestone tyres when he raced in karting.
“I
have heard a lot about the T30 Evos so I will look forward to seeing how they
perform.”
Gary
got the tyres fitted at Robspeed Motorcycles in Grimsby, one of Bridgestone’s
most valued Bikers’ Club dealers.
Bridgestone’s
motorcycle sales manager Andy Whitehead said: “We are thrilled for Gary and are
particularly pleased because he is such a fan of our products. It
was great that he was able to get the tyres fitted at Robspeed too, who we know
very well and provide such a classy level of service. We
hope he gets many miles from the tyres and even posts his experiences on the
new Motorcycle Diaries website.”
Gary
concluded: “I am thrilled to win, I really am. When I was told that I had been
chosen from thousands of European riders too made it all the more special. It
might mean I have put Skegness on the map!”
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