Thursday ... It was a good ride until I hit the traffic at the North Circular, so stopped off for a tea at the Ace Cafe... Then it started to rain and rain and I managed to get my so called waterproofs on at Harlesdon without getting my wheels nicked !!!.. Arrive at the venue and pitched the tent in an empty field. More rain... Then started to assist putting up signage and a pair of scaffolding towers for the Big Screen. Yet more heavy rain and thunder .... Now totally soaked.. Mick O'Malley arrived and we manage to get a few beers sorted before end of play..... So unusual being away on a school day, I just keep thinking it's a Saturday...
Friday ... After a goodish sleep I awoke to thick mist... But the sun have just started to shine a little now and breakfast was sorted by 0900. Going sort yet another cup of tea... while the world sorts itself out.... Then, we wee approached by a long haired bike in need of some assistance - it turned our to be Ross Nobel - looking for a puck - honest ..... Nice lad.
Mick and I decided that we need to erect the second scaffold tower and so set about it in the mist.. another job well done... all with my special Health & Safety, Toetechter Crocs, no gloves or protective glasses or ear plugs - or safety net or fall arrester cable .....
Saturday ... It was was a fine day, the sun shone and we watch various excellent films throughout the day and basically chilled - there was a very relaxed atmosphere to the whole event. I met with lots of great people and friends throughout the day - and received many a compliments on the XRV 750... and one adverse one: but he was a tosser on a KTM !!
We watched the starlight film and as usual they presented the "Nigel Grace Award" to the first person to buy a ticket to this years event (Named after myself as I was the first person to buy a ticket for the first event five year ago... at Appledore in Somerset- and I have been to all five now..
Sunday ... a very relaxed affair and I left the site at about noon and fought my way down the North Circular to the M3 and then home... Yet another brilliant weekend...
Mick and I decided that we need to erect the second scaffold tower and so set about it in the mist.. another job well done... all with my special Health & Safety, Toetechter Crocs, no gloves or protective glasses or ear plugs - or safety net or fall arrester cable .....
Saturday ... It was was a fine day, the sun shone and we watch various excellent films throughout the day and basically chilled - there was a very relaxed atmosphere to the whole event. I met with lots of great people and friends throughout the day - and received many a compliments on the XRV 750... and one adverse one: but he was a tosser on a KTM !!
We watched the starlight film and as usual they presented the "Nigel Grace Award" to the first person to buy a ticket to this years event (Named after myself as I was the first person to buy a ticket for the first event five year ago... at Appledore in Somerset- and I have been to all five now..
Sunday ... a very relaxed affair and I left the site at about noon and fought my way down the North Circular to the M3 and then home... Yet another brilliant weekend...
Over and out from No 1 Ruta 40
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| An excellent choice of Bike - USA here we come.... |
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| This is a brilliant photo - with Austin Vince addressing the assembled masses for the Starlight film and London in the background.. |