Event Reports

Into the Valley 2022 - Friday 29th April - Sunday 1st May 2022

ITV 2022

The 2022 ITV was held on the last weekend in April, at a brand new site, at Driffield Showground, East Riding. The event was pre-book only, with a limit of 1300 (100 less than the old site at Sledmere), it didn't quite sell out, but came pretty close.

Having seen the 'empty' site at a MAP meeting before the event, it looked a good site but was hard to envisage what it would look like on the weekend. Very pleased to report that the new site layout worked really well. The main 'marquee', the Pavilion is like a wedding venue, with carpets, curtain lined walls and get this, chandeliers ... rally goers, MAG is spoiling you !!!

ITV 2022

There was also a smaller band venue, also in a brick building. Traders and food vans formed a corridor to get between the two.

ITV 2022

Plenty of camping space (unlike sledmere) and gravelled roads in and around the camping areas meant that even if there had been torrential rain all weekend, it wouldn't have been a mud bath to get off the site (as previous ITV's have been).

ITV 2022
ITV 2022

Not that there was torrential rain, only a bit on the Sunday when it was all over. Friday was lovely and warm during the day (but freezing at night), Saturday was slightly cooler, but also a bit warmer on the evening (but not by much LOL).

The bike show was relatively poorly attended (only around 20 bikes) but what it lacked in quantity was more than made up for in Quality.

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The show winners were:

Most of the winners rode their bikes to have their photos taken with their trophy, the best in show winner however was somewhat heavily refreshed and had wobbly legs, so very sensibly walked (staggered) to receive his prize LOL

And the verdict from the 9 Wakefield MAG members who went to the event ....... Cracking new venue .... incredibly cheap beer ..... top quality tucker .... top entertainment ....... absolutely cracking weekend !!!!

Only complaints were bar service was a bit slow and no Holy Joes tent this year, but other than that, everyone seemed to love the new venue.

Here are some more pictures to remind those who went of a smashing time had, and to whet the apetite of those that didn't go, to make sure they book their tickets early for next years ITV !!!!

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ITV 2022

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Hope to see you at ITV 2023 !!!