The Dragon Rally is a world famous motorcycle rally, held since 1962. It is an event held in veneration by large numbers of motorcyclists as a test of stamina and endurance because (in the first two decades at least) it was common to have to endure snow and ice to ride there.
The Dragon is often grouped with the German Elefantentreffen and Norwegian Cristal Rally. These three rallies are held to be the toughest rallies in Europe, if not the world. A whole culture of winter rallying has developed in mainland Europe and there are even magazines devoted to these rallies. However, the Dragon is still the sole British winter rally of any note.
In the 60s the attendance at the Dragon sometimes topped 3,000 riders. These days the figure ranges from 1,500 to 2,000 depending on the weather and location.
The rally is one of the UK's longest running bike events.
There are websites devoted to the rally: http://www.conwymotorcycleclub.co.uk/ and http://www.dragonrally.org.uk
A google of the name will bring up lots of individual dragon tales.
There must be hundreds of articles in British bike mags about the rally, I have copies of about 30 alone.
First article in Motor Cycle
edit"The 23 November 1961 issue of The Motorcycle carried an article by George Wilson in which he asked, "Can such a dream be realised in this country - a rally for super enthusiasts only, and so organised that by its very nature, only super enthusiasts would want to join in?... But above all it must be held in the dead of winter when only men who are men would be interested and the softies would stay away"" Can anyone provide a proper citation for this article? Nasier Alcofribas (talk) 22:35, 10 October 2009 (UTC)
Conwy Club link
editI do not believe that this link is contrary to the spirit of wikipedia - the club is a not-for-profit organisation of volunteers that runs the rally. If you do not share this opinion, do please discuss. Nasier Alcofribas (talk) 22:48, 10 October 2009 (UTC)
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The Dragon symbol
editThe cartoon dragon, which appears on the first page, both in sketch form and in colour, was created by Bill Thacker for the weekly magazine "The Motor Cycle" where he was their regular cartoonist. I feel he should be acknowwledged somehow.
Source: The Motor Cycle 92.14.87.19 (talk) 19:45, 14 November 2023 (UTC)