Testimonials from Club MCE Members
Stuart Peters 2 Oct 2011
Hi Big Ed,

Thank you so much for the amazing experience of the Grid Walk, Race 3 at Cadwell Park. I never thought I would be able to get so close to the British Superbike riders and teams and was made to feel welcome by everyone involved.

I hope I am lucky enough to enjoy this wonderful treatment again at a future round of the BSB!

Thanks again.

Stuart Peters
John and Ian Lawton 15 Sep 2011
Hi Colin, Emma, just to say we really enjoyed the track walk with Steve Brogan, it was really interesting to listen to his experiences and he is a good guy as well.

We really appreciated the fact that he could have called it a day with all the rain but he was more than happy to walk the whole track and get wet doing it, so thanks to Steve and MCE for everything at Donnington.

Donnington was the last round we will be going to this year (Which is a shame) but the remainder of the rounds are just a bit to far away for us.

I will take the opportunity now to thank you and your team at MCE for the opportunities and experiences we have done this year, we have enjoyed every single one of them.

Big Ed always keeps the kids happy, while the Smilers always keep the Dads happy, you certainly can't miss them thats for sure and they are always happy to pose for the photos. I don't know their names but thank them from us all the same.

All the best for the rest of the year guys and hopefully see you next year, Merry Christmas to everyone (yes I know it's early but it wont be long)!

Thanks again guys, John, Ian, Paul and Jemma.
Dave Wellsteed 14 Sep 2011
Hi,

I would like to thank the MCE team for helping me celebrate my birthday at Donington with the Pillion lap which was awesome, an experience I will not forget.

Thanks again,

Dave

John Church 12 Sep 2011
Hi Big Ed,

Thanks for the superb opportunity to take a pillion ride with Howie at Donnington, it was AWESOME!, I consider my self to be a quick rider but this was in a different universe - I think he thought he was still qualifying!!

It was a total blast and came off so pumped I'd need 200 Red bulls to get that sort of rush!! Please pass on my thanks to Howie and to your team for the great organisation.

Dave Parkinson 3 Sep 2011
Hi

Just wanted (no, not 'wanted' but more 'NEEDED' ) to contact you now that my head is back on planet earth following last weekends thrills at BSB Cadwell Park.

On Thursday 25 August i received a phone call from a young lady at your offices : the call went something like this .....

"Mr Parkinson, are you still going to Cadwell Park this weekend ?"

"Too right i am, we're setting off this afternoon and camping over till Monday. We've been waiting all season for this round and barring an outbreak of Bubonic Plague we will DEFINATELY be there"

"You recently signed up for a Club MCE Experience Pillion Ride ..... I'm pleased to tell you that your name has been selected and you should take your leathers, boots, gloves, helmet with you to Cadwell and report to the Club MCE Meeting Point at 1010hrs on Monday"

"Wow, Thank You, I'm Gobsmacked, Bloody Hell, Oh Bugger Me, Thanks again, Oh Yessssss, Wow, wait till i tell the missus, My mates are gonna be soooooooooooo jealous, Thanks, I know i keep saying thanks but bleedin' 'ell i dunno what else to say"

"Mr Parkinson, you're very welcome and we at MCE Insurance hope you have a great time"

"..... Wow, Thanks, I WILL, Oh my god, The weekend just got even better, Thanks"

...... anyway, you get the gist of the conversation.

Well, off we trundled to Cadwell with my head doing somersaults about what a buzz this was going to be ..... and my missus ears bleeding by this time with my non stop talking gobbledegook.

Monday arrived ..... leathers on and all ready to go (about 2 hours earlier than needed but hey, just like all good boy scouts, it's better to be prepared eh ? ).

1010hrs and i'm already 'signed on' at Club MCE Meeting point ...... adrenalin REALLY kicking in by this time ..... bring it on ..... lets get this show on the road.

After what seemed like an eternity ( but in reality was probably about 10 minutes ) we were ushered down to the paddock holding area to await our ride.

Trackside ..... duly suited and booted ( and helmeted and gloved and toileted of course ) and we're ready to go ......

Howie Mainwaring and Gary Mason would be our riders / escorts / pilots / chaperones .............

I got to go on the back of Howie ....... and after being told to hang on tight we set off ......

I'm sooooooooooooo glad i received that advice ...... hang on tight sounds so obvious but i really wasn't expecting the sheer speed this missile set off at ..... like being perched on an excorcet at launch time (not that i've ever done that but i'm guessing lol).

My lap of Cadwell blurred into one of the biggest adrenalin rushes i've EVER had ..... during my military service (many years ago) i did lots of amazing stuff but this topped the lot by a country mile (or any other kind of mile for that matter).

Howie has such talent ..... he obviously isn't going to take any daft risks with an unknown plonker (opps, i do of course mean pillion) sat on the back so he has to ride in such a way as to not 'bin it' but still 'give a buzz.'

"MISSION ACCOMPLISHED HOWIE" ...... the speed was awesome, the lean angles were surreal, the wheelies were brilliant, both wheels off the deck at the top of the mountain was truely amazing ...... the experience was mind blowing.

..... so mind blowing in fact that following my ride i HAD to go back to the MCE truck in the paddock area to verbally offer my thanks ..... not sure if it was the MCE Boss or not but if you read this then i'm sorry if i came across as a complete pratt ..... i was still buzzin' my nuts off at the time i spoke to you.

Having just logged on to Club MCE i've seen a photograph of my ride at the top of the mountain ..... picture 9 of the 11 ..... BOTH wheels off the deck ..... Howie you're a star.

I do however have one small complaint ....... up until my pillion ride with Howie i honestly thought i could ride a motorcycle ..... i now KNOW that actually i can't ..... all i do is wobble my way from A to B (and usually back again).

Joking aside for one moment .......

My Pillion Experience was absolutely magnificent ...... i'm soooooo very grateful to Club MCE for giving me the opportunity to have such a thrill and equally as grateful to Howie Mainwaring for making it an experience i'll NEVER forget.

My sincere and heartfelt thanks to everybody concerned for giving me such a memory.

Best Regards,

David Parkinson

(St Helens, Merseyside)
Paul Bass 31 August 2011
Hi,

I'd just like to thank the team for the grid walk at Cadwell Park it made the day even more great!

Paul Bass

Phil Hopley 11 August 2011
Just wanted to say thanks for picking me for the 'behind the scenes with Eurosport' club experience. Despite the weather it was one of the best weekends, not only did I spend the morning with the commentators and saw all the production and filming, I also got a chance to go into the HM Honda plant to see what goes on and I met Tommy Hill! Best of all I got the best view in the house of the first race. It was definitely an experience and I want to say thanks again to the guys at MCE!

Andy 4 July 2011
Just a short line to thank you for all your efforts on our behalf at Snetterton yesterday. We all really enjoyed the day especially the spell in the Tyco garage for the first race. Claire is proud of her TV moment! Excellent time all round.

Thanks again

Kind regards

Andy

Mike 4 July 2011

On behalf of Alison, Alex and of course myself thanks very much for sending us the tickets for Snetterton and for the priority pit walk which was greatly appreciated. Alex ended up with the largest bag of posters and autographs he could ever have hoped for and all of the riders were brilliant having photos taken with him, what a great bunch of lads they all are. I am sure I will see you again soon either in Wellingborough or at a circuit somewhere around the UK. Mark sorry we missed you but I guess you were out and about taking photos trackside?

Thanks again,

regards

Mike

Paul Stockell 5 July 2011
Hi and a massive thank you. I was lucky enough to have the chance of riding two laps with Big ED at Snetterton on Sat 2nd July through MCE. I had never been on a track before and it was a huge buzz, I just wanted to keep going. Definitely a track day to be booked I think.

I would like to thank all the staff at Snetterton and MCE.

Best regards.

Paul Stockell.

Jason Lloyd 5 July 2011
A quick email to say thanks for a fantastic day at Snetterton this Sunday, the Club MCE Experience of a lap in the Safety Car topped it off, all my colleagues were jealous and now have the number for MCE Insurance.

Now looking forward to more BSB rounds.
Cheers. Jason Lloyd.
John and Ian Lawton 21 June 2011
Hi Colin,

Just a quick thank you to everyone at Club MCE from myself and my son Ian. The Club MCE experiences at Knockhill were fantastic.

Apparently the pillion ride with Michael Rutter was awesome (so he tells me) and for myself, I thought the Grid walk Race Two was brilliant. As a photo opportunity, It gave me the chance to get some shots that would normally be impossible for an amateur photographer if it wasn't for the Club MCE experiences. Being allowed to walk on the grid beside some of the best riders in the world, and a pillion lap with Michael Rutter was quite a surreal experience really, certainly something we will remember for a long long time ............. fantastic !!!.


Please pass on our thanks to everyone involved in organizing the experiences, it's can't be easy keeping an eye on the club members with everything else thats going on, but one thing I can say for sure, the work you put in is appreciated. So thanks again for a great day Colin, Big Ed, the Smilers ......... everyone at MCE.

Probably see you at Snetterton.

John and Ian Lawton
John Brown 21 June 2011
Hi Guys, Colin and the team,

What can I say? What a brilliant weekend I had at Knockhill. Saturday was fantastic, working with the Tyco Honda team, what a brilliant bunch of guys, they really did make me feel very welcome and part of the team.

Huge thanks to Ian, Dave and the gang, can't wait to see the pics on the club site!. The fans really need to get behind this team, they have three great riders both on and off the track. Then Sunday was another great experience on the grid walk, lots of great pics there too.

I've been to a few rounds in my time but this had to be my greatest one yet and it was down to Club MCE. Once again thanks for a brilliant weekend experience and look forward to seeing you at Oulton Park.

cheers

John Brown
Thomas Carne 21 June 2011
"A Big thank you to you all at Club MCE I had an absolutely fabulous time, the safety car was amazing and I was well looked after.

Thank you,

Thomas Carne who rides in the support class 125 in BSB"

James Meadows 17 June 2011
"Thanks MCE for a great day at the BSB!!! Had an awesome time in the pit lane. Kiyonari is hilarious."
Chris Jupe 30th May 2011
"Many thanks to Colin and the team for a fantastic VIP experience at round 4 Thruxton BSB yesterday. We had a truly amazing time which will stay in our thoughts for eternity. I can't thank you enough, Chris Jupe."
Mark Muller 30th May 2011
"Just wanted to say "thanks" for letting me do the grid walk yesterday, it was great and although a bit wet and miserable, especially compared to today, we had a fab day. Thanks very much. Mark Muller"
Keith Lister 1st May 2011
Hi Big Ed

Sorry it's taken so long but I would just like to thank you for making it a brilliant weekend at Oulton

The Grid Walk was as usual great but getting the opportunity to do 2 laps of the track on the Kawasaki with Danny Buchan was out of this world.

The bike is awesome and Danny's riding brilliant, one day I might be able to say I was on a bike with the world champion, who knows?

I keep recommending MCE to all bikers I meet and telling them about what I have done with you guys, no one can believe what I have done and all for the cost of good value insurance.

Looking forward to seeing you again when we are back at Oulton in July.

Thanks again
Geoff Skellon 1st May 2011
Hi Big Ed,

A message of thanks from me, to you and all the team at Oulton Park on Monday, when I had my pillion ride with Dan Linfoot on the Pirelli Yamaha. Its just about 49 years to the week when I first ever went to watch bike racing at Oulton, and saw the geat Bob McIntyre win the Easter Trophy on a Honda. I still have photos to prove it!

But the pillion ride was a fantastic experience and I treasure the memory and the photos. Thanks again
Carl Butler 1st May 2011
Hi

Just a big thanks for the opportunity to pillion around Oulton Park on Bank Holiday Monday.

Fantastic day and an amazing experience, definitely one to remember.
Martin Basden 25th April 2011
Hi
just wanted to say a huge thank you to you guys, I had the priviledge of doing a pillion lap around Brands on April 25th, absolutely amazing so THANK YOU AGAIN!!!!
Is there any way of getting hold of the pictures that you guys take on the day, as my trusted assistants (the wife AND 2 mates) managed to miss the moment, I would be very grateful.

Again many thanks for making the day even better
Keith 25th April 2011
Hi all,

Just a note to say thanks for a great day at Brands and an unforgetable pillion ride with A.J.

Regards,

Keith.
A Happy Customer 25th April 2011
Hi Guys,

I just wanted to thank your staff at Brands Hatch for a great day.

"I've always wanted to ride around a track with a top Superbike rider,I didn't think it would be possible, it was a fantastic experience and to top it all I got a great deal on my insurance".

Richard Mattock 25th April 2011
Thanks for inviting me to the Grid Walk today at Brands!
It was a great experience I'll never forget :o)
Paul Davies 20 Oct 2010
Hi,

Can I say a massive thanks to all at Oulton Park BSB for looking after me and my family. I was given the chance to be in the pace car on Sat pm and we took advantage of the priority pit walk on Sunday.

Oh my God. The GTR was unreal. The wife and my son were pleased to pass the queues on Sunday morning.

Once again many many thanks for making it a special weekend for us.
Tim Griffith 12 Oct 2010
Just wanted to say a big "Thank you!!" for the Safety Car Lap of Oulton Park.

I have been to Oulton on a few occasions but have never been around the track! It was a pleasure to go around it in the excellent Nissan GTR. It was well organised and the MCE team were great, much appreciated to you all!

Thanks
Ian and Gemma 12 Oct 2010
Dear Colin,

I just wanted to send you an email to say a massive thank-you to yourself and everybody at MCE for making our 2010 BSB season one to remember.
Getting the opportunity to meet you guys along with team members and riders from the BSB has been fantastic.

Roll on 2011 :-D

Many thanks
Ian Faulkner 11 Oct 2010
Just wanted to say thanks to all the MCE team at Oulton Park yesterday and to those in the office. The grid walk was awesome, my friend and I had a really great day. The MCE experience made it even better!

Very much appreciated.

Regards,
Nick 10 Oct 2010
Hi Shoney,

I would just like to thank you for the experience that I had on Saturday at Oulton Park. It was arranged first class and the pace car was fast!! Not as fast as a bike though LOL I had a photo taken with the guy I was paired with, is there anyway that I could have a copy just to finish the day off? Thanks again.

Regards,
Gemma Sivers 26 Sep 2010
Hi Big Ed,

Just noticed on reading your members spotlight page in the BSB event programmes that there weren't many lady bikers featured so i just wanted to let you know as a lady biker that I've had a mint time visiting the majority of the BSB events this season and I am really grateful to club MCE for all the awesome experiences I've had! Just wanted to say a big thank-you to Colin and the team!

Kind regards
Geoff, Tania & Joe Ballett 03 Sep 2010
Dear MCE & Big Ed,

We were thrilled to be able to take our little boy, Joe (2 1/2 years old) to his first BSB event at Cadwell Park last weekend. WOW! Racing was awesome, camping fab (weather not so flash, but hey!) and the set up all round was fantastic. Joe is as mad on bikes as his dad and was so excited to be able try everything out, meet the riders & Big Ed and even ride the track! He was quite taken with Big Ed and kept and pointing him out to us everywhere we went and kept asking to go and see him! I took a couple of photos to mark the occassion and thought you might be interested in seeing them!

Thanks to Big Ed for being so friendly, accomodating and lots of fun! See you again next time!
Martin Harris 26 Aug 2010
Hi colin,

Just a quick e-mail to say thank you for your hospitality at Brands Hatch on Sunday. My guests and I had a fantastic unique experience, something that we will all remember for a long time.

Best wishes for the future and hope to see you soon.
Ben 26 Aug 2010
Hi Julian

I would like to point out the service I have received from you and Emma Knight has been great.

Many Thanks
Patrick Norman 10 Aug 2010
Good morning Club MCE,

Ross thoroughly enjoyed my lap in the safety car, and the grid walk was fascinating.

Thanks again
Neill Devall 09 Aug 2010
Just a quick email to thank you and the guys again for making the weekend at Brands a special couple of days. I really enjoyed it. Not just the pillion but the grid/pit walks too. I managed to get quite a number of autographs. Not forgetting the track walk with the amiable and sporting Steve Brogan. What a nice guy he is. I've no plans to do any more rounds at the moment but if I do, I shall be sure to look you up.

Thanks again
Wayne King 02 Aug 2010
Thanks to MCE (who by the way have the best staff so friendly and helpful) I have had the best fun on many of the grid walks and thank you all so much. Oh and your the best ever insurance company I have used in my 20 years of riding. Thanks again just waiting for a pillion or safety car ride that would top the season off as I have been to all but knock hill. Bring on the fun at brands hatch.
Marco 20 July 2010
Dear Club MCE,

thank You so much for this very exclusive invite! On top of that on that day is also my birthday;-)

Unluckily I will be on holiday that day. The following BSB event that I plan to attend will be Silverstone in September.

I already signed up for that and I look forward to meeting again the MCE team.

Thank You once More for your assistance, I am really glad I joined your insurance, you are a fabulous team.

Kindest Regards
Steve Woolston 30 June 2010
Hello Big Ed!
Just wanted to drop you a quick message to say "thanks" for the VIP experience last Sunday at Mallory Park - it made the day extra special and the trip up from the South Coast more than worthwhile.

As you may already be aware, our next outing at BSB is the Brands Hatch round on 7/8 August where my wife and I will be staying over and will be child-free for the weekend, so any other VIP experiences that Club MCE might have up its sleeve would be very, very welcome!!

Kindest regards,
Harry Hall 14 June 2010
Hi Club MCE,
Just a quick e-mail to say thanks to you and the team for a fab weekend, some of the pics have already made it to facebook (I cant imagine how?)
Roll on August and more superbikes at Cadwell, and we will be finding you........there is no hiding place!!
Thanks again, Harry Hall AKA the mad fireman
Alison Lawton 07 June 2010
Hi Big ED, I'm fine thanks, thank you for the pictures and thanks again for a great day out. Hope the rest of the season stays warmer for you it was freezing that day.

Alison
Mark 02 June 2010
Dear Big Ed,
Firstly a quick apology for the length of time it's taken to compile an email to convey my thanks and appreciation for a fantastic day at Thruxton with Club MCE.

Both Tina and I would like to express our thanks, to you and the team, for hosting us at the BSB Event at Thruxton. We had an incredible day and the hospitality shown by all was exceptional. The day was extremely eventful and exceptionally well planed, however the lap in the Safety Car has imprinted a ridiculous smile on my face all week!

I wish you all the best for future events and I look forward to hopefully meeting up again soon.

Best Regards

Mark
MW Walton
Gavin Kuit 21 May 2010
Morning Club MCE,
Just like to say a big thank you to all the team at Club MCE who were all so welcoming yesterday. I had a great day and thoroughly enjoyed the Safety Car lap, the Pit Walks and the presentation to the BSB guys at the end, what an honour.

Take care and enjoy the rest of the summer, I'll pop by and say hello at Silverstone and Brands Hatch later in the year.

Regards
Gavin Kuit
Graham Maggs 14 May 2010
Hi Big Ed and Club MCE, Just wanted to say thank you for a fantastic weekend at Thruxton.My girlfriend and myself had a great time.I have tried to register for any available experience's during the Brands Hatch round but I don't know if I have a registration number,I can not see a number on my lanyard.I submitted with a note hoping it would be OK.If I require a ref number could you forward one please.Yours sincerely Graham Maggs.
Damon Smith 09 May 2010
Hi,
Just a quick letter to say thanks for the amazing hospitality and friendliness you showed my wife, Hayley and I at the recent Thruxton British Superbike round as part of Club MCE. The whole weekend was a fantastic experience and all my work colleagues who are interested in bikes and BSB are very jealous. I have of course recommended MCE Insurance to any motorcycle owner I know and the benefits of signing up to Club MCE.

I would like to say a special thank you to Nichola who I spoke to on the phone before the weekend commenced by arranging the grid & pit walks and the ride is the awesome Nissan GTR for a lap around Thruxton.

Also a massive thank you to Colin who we spend a lot of time with throughout the weekend. He and the rest of the team made us feel very welcome and were very friendly. They are a real asset to MCE Insurance and have excellent customer skills and give an feeling of a really friendly and helpful insurance provider. Colin made sure that nothing was too much trouble throughout the whole weekend and allowed my 6 month pregnant wife to tag along with me for the pit & grid walks and even gave us the fantastic opportunity of a ride in the George White hot air balloon on the Saturday evening with Dominic Edwards and another colleague (sorry can't remember your name !!).

Once again a massive thank you to all of the Club MCE Insurance team at Thruxton BSB for giving us some fantastic experiences which stay in our memories for a very long time.

Best wishes,

Damon Smith
Club MCE Member
Tony Cozens 27 April 2010
Hi Club MCE,
Thank you SOOOO MUCH for organising a place for me on the Grid Walk at Thruxton yesterday - we had a fantastic time !!! It was amazing being that close to all the bikes and riders - amazing .. just amazing.!!

Could you please pass on my thanks to your colleague Colin who on the spur-of-the-moment yesterday managed to arrange for my partner to take part in the grid walk too - top man !!

Best Regards
Tony Cozens

Hope to see you again at Oulton Park
Allan Pitkin 21 April 2010
Just a quick word of thanks for the day out at Thruxton yesterday. Great experience, great weather and great fun! Best wishes to all concerned
Kevin Sumner 12 April 2010
Hi Club MCE,
Just a short message to thank you and the staff of mce for giving me the chance of going in the track car and the hopitality at brands hatch on sunday and monday i really enjoyed the weekend and it will be something i wont forget for a long time would reccomend the experience to anybody given the chance like i was
yours sincerly kevin sumner
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