Brooklands - 18/4/10

The Spring Motorcycle Meet at Brooklands:





























Part of the old Members Banking which is the steepest part of the track which reached nearly 29ft high (I couldn't manage to get to the top for this shot):








Some of the Museum exhibits:

Heard of 'Variomatic'? Here is the vintage version....Zenith Gradua with handle to vary the pulley ratio.


Triumph Ricardo, its good to that the Ricardo Company is still going today!















Good Evans! It's a 1930's Evans - bugger cycling around the Brooklands banking!


A monocoque design pushbike from 1981.....


The Test Hill:



The Wellington Hangar:




Concorde:

Black Forest visits the Ace - 8/4/10

Update -- May 20th/21st


Here he is again - Thomas just can't stay away, especially from our Fish 'n Chips!

....and the Mushy Peas!


But really, he came to get his Tiger......


Big grins, all along the by-roads from Worthing to Dover!

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Our good friend Thomas from the Black Forest paid us a brief visit on his old Speed Triple, not without consternation, I must add. Coil problems caused him a spluttering arrival at Calais and disembarking at Dover gave Thomas the relief that he was now in his second home; England.
Because Wil was out of action (silly bugger fell orft an off-roader and broke his collar bone) Jacko met Thomas at Dover, after exchanging our usual pleasantries, we scratched our heads, picked what brains we had and decided to chance it to Rye where we could stop for repairs and refreshment.
Alas, the sputtering was soon back, so a coil change in slight drizzle was the challenge. Fortunately, Thomas had spares and I had a new spare that I keep in the old Trophy, so in half an hour we were done and set off for Worthing - the Speedy was running fine.




The Breakfast Tester at the Ace;

Thomas, Eric & Jacko:


On the way home at Newlands Corner:







....where Jacko & Thomas admire Eric's three piper................















The Breakfast Tester is at it again, this time in Worthing:

"Ah, I must try zis bubble an zee squeak?"............


.......and some beer and ice-cream?










To whom it may concern: Thomas was forced under duress to suffer such ignominy of this disgraceful public display, signed.....

Two Piss-Heads

Lyddenhill - 1st Nov 2009

**THE DROWNED RAT'S OUTING**

Four of the hardiest - maybe that should read 'daftest', RATs (Harvey & Linda, Eric and Jacko) set out on very wet and windy Sunday - it chucked it down all the way to breakfast!

Couldnt even get a clear snap of Linda as we all struggled against the elements!
Some though; Jane (Mrs Eric) and friends, were far more sensible; they went by car.



One of the racers we came to see; Garry Budgen, had already won on points the Thunderbike Championship (2nd year in a row) so he played it smart and didnt go racing in the hissing rain. But he did get a bit of a wetting courtesy of some traditional champagne. Here he is, receiving a wet from Steve Jordan, his sponsor.

Garry's bike (pictured, No.7). And Harvey deciding to talk of the merits racing a Triumph! Fortunately we survived without being captured and eaten by the Suzuki team!

Only joking! We thanked the Suzi lads for sheltering us from the proverbial penetrating precipitation and made our way to the track side when it eventually stopped.

Here is one for Kieren - look what can be done on a supermoto, much to the annoyance of some of the other competitors.


The sidecar racing was fantastic - well worth getting a little wet for??**!!

















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