Modern Vespa

Gordon's alive ?

Bill x

Hokey pokey
Aka honeycomb

The honeycomb will be mixed Into my vanilla semifreddo....,

And served alongside warm chocolate fondants

I have no idea what this thread is about I just can't figure it out.

Thread? Where?

I knew Fred once

This entire one... Donk Donk Skok...

This isn't a thread, it's a way of life......

I'm going back to NSM, I'm lost here

I think there is no definable here, here.

We are all here because we are not all there.

You think I know fuck nothing - I tell you I know fuck all!

Remember no matter where you go - there you are.

Bill x

What's that in the road ahead? Or is it
What's that in the road a HEAD?

Me too! Sounds like a good time was had by all.

I'll tell you this for nothing..

More likely a squirrel

Ask me how I know

Were in Belgium !

Too much happened to report on now but it's been a total blast.

Bill xxx

Where in Belgium? I was in Bruges recently-very nice scootering town

Spa / Francorchamp for a 24 hour Citroen 2CV race.

Yes.

Bill x

That time of year again already?

Turtle Race

Are there really enough still alive to have a race?

There were easily 200 of them doing a lap of the circuit just before the race kicked off and just as many again in the car park plus one or two DS's.

I'd say there were about 70 of them in various forms of tune at the start of the race and maybe 40 of them still running at the finish.

The faster ones keep the Citroen 4 speed gear box but remove the original engine and chuck in a BMW 850 bike unit which makes them fly.

We tracked down our favourite driver from last year - Edmond whose Dyane caught fire on the last lap in dramatic fashion.

He told us of the moment fuel ignited on a hot engine so he pulled over, reached for the fire extinguisher trigger and nothing happened.

He had to sit in the car while the marshals came to his rescue because it was safer than getting out as the car torched itself.
The flames rose to about 5 meters.

Sadly this year his car went out with a failed wheel bearing but he says he'll be back in 2015.

More later.

Bill x

At the start of the race there were about 50 VW "Fun Cup" cars going around.

They looked like Beetles but where built on a space frame with fibreglass bodies with a rear mounted VW/ Audi 1.8 turbo engine kicking out around 130 hp.

It rained in the first hour ( which it always does at Spa) and these things were doing the most crazy power slides on the off camber sections of the track.

Great to watch if you're a child like me.

Genie and I also went on an adventure.

More later.

Bill x

Bill - PM'd Genie last night about Saturday but I know the MV PM system can sometimes be a bit slow/erratic. Would you check she got it, so I can finalise my plans. I thank you.

PS Looking forward to a hug Saturday

PPS I still remember watching 2CV racing at Donnington years ago. An absolute hoot - no wonder you like it.

a few pictures from the weekend ...

Lets face it I'm hard to miss.

Birreh !

Hmmm looks like the same beardy weirdo I saw on Bourbon St. in front of this place.

Yes, but did we go in ? Did we bollocks.

Bill x

I don't know. It was a blur. We did miss some group rides though so...

Ordered myself one of these yesterday, hopefully it will show up in time for the weekend.....

I think I'm in this months Twist and Go Magazine ( again)

Sorry.

Bill xxx

Mr Niven, I presume? The Moon's a Balloon! A bloody amazing autobiography!

...and then it'll be 20 degrees Sods Law. Smart though. Alpine Stars Hmmm.

I bought a tablet computer today. For the first time I'm skeptical about what life enhancing benefits this new bit of technology is going to give me. Maybe I've reached 'too much tech' already? Hmmm, anyway, I'll guess I'll work that out when I get it. That is, unless my wife or daughter don't nab it and I never see it again.

My iPad rapidly became one of my most used gadgets. Having something that turns on instantly and gives you access to all your information is incredibly handy.

Amen to that brother!

i have to agree. i no longer take my laptop anywhere with me - the ipad does everything i need it to do and is especially useful when travelling. a wireless keyboard is a great addition.

If I'm travelling for pleasure, I don't tend to take any tech with me.

If I'm travelling for work, I take work's tech with me...and who cares what happens to that?

Who actually uses the word "handy" apart from a German looking for his phone ?

Birreh !

I do when I'm helping a German find his phone.