 Shakedown started as a collaboration of like-minded scooterist individuals from a variety of Scooter Clubs who got together to put on a great weekend at the end of the year for the sake of creating an event which they themselves would like to attend. And that's exactly what they have done and Shakedown is still delivering a great event. The individuals involved are: Lee Beckham, Mark Traverse, Kevin Irvine, Simon Collard, Neil Carter. Please feel free to contact any of us for details of the event. |  |
Some years ago a bunch of Kent & Sussex Scooterists gathered again at an early season rally in Dorset, enjoying another weekend of rally-going, safe in the knowledge they had a roof over their heads in the poor march weather. They all loved summer camping rallies but an out of season rally was dear to their hearts. The Camber Sands Winter Rally had ended and options had dwindled to the further-flung Winter Rallies of the South West. A long way for local scooterists to get together. So the germ of an idea was born. Why couldn’t the South East have its own Winter Scooter Rally?
A group was formed from scooter clubs across the South Coast, and a neat caravan park near Hastings was found, set around a lake in the rolling Sussex countryside. Some may remember riding out to Coghurst Hall with the Saxons 1066 SC.
Park Holidays agreed to host the first SHAKEDOWN WINTER SCOOTER RALLY in 2014. They agreed a fantastic accommodation deal which meant a great value, top notch weekend could be offered. An immediate success with scooterists, the atmosphere was electric, friendly, and everyone had a good old party. More surprising was the way everyone immediately made this first Rally their own - the event was cemented in the calendar.
The Rally has moved from Coghurst, for a while at Winchelsea near Rye, then New Beach in Dymchurch. Now at Harts Holiday Park on Isle of Sheppey. This has been 'needs must' to keep the event going when holiday parks have changed their business models for fewer caravans - but we think it keeps the sense of adventure live - and most scooterists like the 'road less travelled'. So now in 2024, having just held it's tenth anniversary, the rally is still going strong and attendees come from far and wide, you'll be rubbing shoulders with good old friends and making new ones. Just attend once and you are Shakedown family - don't take our word for it - try it.