Issue 137 : October - November 2004
Buell City X
Yamaha T-Max
Yorkshire Pudding Rally
Ducati's "Centopassi" Event
Bristol Show
South of England HOG Rally
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Buell City X
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The Yorkshire Pudding Rally
Silverwood Scout camp. What a nice place. Arrival was Friday at about 8pm. The campsite was looking busy, so I popped up the tent and went off for a wander. I met up with the Mid Lincs MAG crowd, made myself comfy and got stuck into the beer. The first thing I liked was the beer tent. Amazingly well organised and quick. No sooner did I pay for beer than it was in my hand. The band that played on Friday night was called The Carnival. Good honest rock music. They played a good sturdy set till about 11 o'clock, when people converged around a bonfire worthy of any witch burning.
"It seems no matter who you are, or what you look like, you fit in here..." At which point a bloke dressed in fishnet stockings and a nurse's uniform ran past. As Saturday changed to Saturnight however, things took something of a sad downturn. I must add now that I don't like to find things wrong with rallies, and normally if there is something wrong, its only wrong for me not everyone, so I don't normally mention them, however I feel that everyone agreed on this one subject. The bands on Saturday night were not the best in the world. First up was Metal Works. When they came on I was in the campsite, and they sounded pretty bad, which I put down to the undulating landscape. Sadly the closer I got the worse they got. Relief was evident when they finished and handed over to the headline band, Cerebus. Things could only get better. Sadly they didn't. As the evening got on the only thing that improved was the abuse from the gathered masses. Because of this it made the atmosphere a bit tame on Saturday, however everything got back on form when the bonfire was lit. A bonfire of Armageddon proportions which was quite simply amazing, and made the evening worthwhile. To sum up the whole weekend would be difficult because even though I did very little, a lot happened, but I can say that I will be going again because it was by far the most relaxed rally I have been to this year. Certainly a credit to all involved.
The bonfire! hey serious incineration man. The huge dug out and terraced amphitheatre was the business. At the height of the blaze we stood around the edge, inching inwards and downwards gradually as the flames died down, the crowd arranging itself like rings of chops on roasting racks. Well done to the marshals for stopping the silly man from burning himself. Firewalking can be a laugh but not when the fire is 20 feet across 'oh no sir, you sit down over there, there's a good chap.' Black mark for bad boy Dave Elrick for shouting 'let him do it, he was born to burn!' and talking of the non PC set just who were those bad girls whose pictures cannot be published here? dearie dearie me. It's always a worry launching a new rally; will people come? will it lose money? will it work ? The Yorkshire Pudding hit the road running, excellent stuff and congratulations to all the marshals, many of whom were performing this duty for the first time, having entered active service in the wake of the Local Group Expansion plan. Words: Darren |
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Should I or shouldn't I? Ever thought that? Should I have another slice of cake? Should I have another beer? Well that's what I was thinking when I saw the flyer for the Yorkshire Pudding Rally. The flyer was quite impressive, well worded and sounded like a whole lot of fun.. I couldn't make my mind up if I was going to go. As it turned out I found out some chums were going so I decided to tag along and check it out...
Saturday started off well. As I evolved from my hangover it struck me that it was going to be damn hot and damn sunny. It was also only half past eight! The onsite catering was also well up to the job, providing tasty hot food at the flick of a coin. So that was the next place I found myself at, tucking into a hearty tasty full English. They call themselves Indian Cuisine and their van is bright red. If you see it anywhere, stop and get some food, its bloody good!! Entertainment for the day consisted of shopping at the stalls present, or getting involved in the biker tug of war, or, the biker pull... which I was relieved to find out, was actually arm wrestling! There was a ride out through the countryside, followed by a bike show back at the campsite, but I opted out of the ride due to the unseasonably warm weather. It seems I made a good choice because I overheard some of the folks coming back, mentioning the hot hot weather. Hot sums up Saturday, I spent the day with some people, old and new talking the hours away. I was also very lucky to be in the presence of someone new to rallies, who for me provided the quote of the rally...
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