ABOUT 2,000 people turned out yesterday for one of the highlights of the region's biking calendar.

The 26th Teesside Classic Bike Show, organised by Middlesbrough and District Motor Club and Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council, attracted 104 entries at Kirkleatham Museum, Redcar, east Cleveland.

Show co-ordinator Ted Hardwick, from the club, said: "The entries were a little bit down on previous years, but the weather was probably a factor.

"We had a lot more competition machines and more of the earlier vintage machines, which is what we are looking for.

"We had a very good family day, apart from the weather."

The winners were:

Vintage and Veteran: 1921 Dot, owned by Pat Davey; Post-vintage: Norton Model 18, owned by Brian Laverick; Post-war: BMW R60/2, owned by Alex McQuade; Competition up to 1972: 1955 Greeves, owned by Dave Bradley; Vintage Japanese: Honda 750, owned by Mick Edwards; Special interest: Difazio Ducati, owned by Keith Williams; Emerging classics: Triumph Bonneville, owned by Rob Little; Best in show: Vincent Black Prince, owned by Albert Errington.