The club are pleased to announce that the 2025 BTSC annual rally will be held at Silverstone Farm Campsite in Northamptonshire from Friday the 27th June to Sunday the 29th of June.
A central location in the Midlands, Silverstone Farm Campsite is located in the picturesque Northamptonshire village of Silverstone just 1km from the famous race venue.
The site is popular with F1 and Moto GP enthusiasts and consequently has excellent facilities including ample toilets and showers, electric hook ups and a hardstanding area for camper vans and motorhomes if required.
A well stocked village shop (including an off-licence and camping equipment) and the village pub are literally a 10 minute walk (or 3 minutes by 2 stroke!).
The weekend will include the club's AGM and participants can look forward to ride outs on the many minor roads in the South Northamptonshire, Oxon and Bucks borders.
The rally is open to members and non-members. Members enjoy a significant discount on the camping fees so it is worthwhile becoming a BTSC member just for the rally alone!
Applications for camping at the rally are easily made on-line. Click here for the application form.

The Teapot Run, 27th April 2025
As was announced in the Independent in the November/December 2023 issue, my grandfather Brian Boult, a long-term member of the Club and Vice-President, passed in October 2023. My family and I were very touched by the number of Club members in attendance at his funeral and the messages expressed at this years’ AGM (which, on a side note, was fantastic – in my opinion the best I’ve been to).
I now continue to ride his Francis Barnett and Greeves to weekly runs and Club events. In a sense, it’s my way of continuing his involvement in the Club. Something I’ve been pondering is organising a Club run called the ‘Teapot Run’ in his honour. As many know, my grandad was renowned for his love of tea. I know our Chairman recalls him in France bringing his own teabags. He was also known for bringing his own teapot (tea lovers know the brewing is key). As such, a winner will be selected from those in attendance and a BTSC embellished teapot will be provided as a prize (don’t all go oooo at once!). Said winner does not need to be on a British two-stroke or on a show-room standard machine, though of course a two-stroke is a requirement!
The plan of action is simple. Meet on April 27th for one of the first Club calendared rides of the year, shortly before what would have been his 88th birthday. The rendezvous will be at Wisborough Green, West Sussex. My grandfather hosted the Solent section meetings for 20 years, but before this was heavily involved in the sections in and around the London area. By positioning the start at Wisborough Green, which is roughly midway between these sections, I hope as many members as possible who know him may be tempted to attend. The ride will use the drop-off system – famous for being the most effective yet paradoxically the most prone to failure mode of group riding – and will meander through the West Sussex countryside for approximately 40 miles, ending around the north of Chichester. Even if you cannot ride through illness or lack of desire, it would be fantastic to see you either at the start or end of the ride.
Further details to follow in the next Independent (start time and end location).
Scott Harrison-Jeal