Newsletter
January 2007
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Newsletter
January 2007
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2007 Beckons
As usual at this time of year we look forward to what the year will
bring, the new year resolutions have been made and by
now the third week in January most have been broken. How many of you resolved
to get out on your bikes, and specifically your Nortons more I wonder. There is plenty opportunity in the
coming year with the following events on the Calendar;
February
Capper Rally 9- 11th http://www.specialkmcc.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/
Thistle Rally 23rd - 25th February 2007 (come on you know
you want to!) http://www.forthvalleymcc.com/
May
Moto Giro di Italia ; Held this year
around Sicily (Commando’s are eligible) Early sunshine anyone, only 1600 miles
from Zeebrugge, 1000 miles racing / time trials then a quick blast home or make
a holiday of it and stay for the meeting in Belgium
In 2007, the Motogiro d’Italia will start from Sciacca (
For the moment, legs are proposed as follows:
19 May 2007 – Preliminary Operations at the Hotel Torre Macauda in Sciacca (AG),
from 14–19 and from 21–22.
20 May 2007 – Leg 1: Sciacca/Sciacca
21 May 2007 – Leg 2: Sciacca/Brucoli
22 May 2007 – Leg 3: Brucoli/Brucoli
23 May 2007 – Leg 4: Brucoli/Brucoli
24 May 2007 – Leg 5: Brucoli/Sciacca (prize giving
dinner)
http://www.motogiroditalia.com/en/itinerary.html
June 2-3
Old Bike Run (Sat ) BBA Café Racer meeting (Sun)
Summer Party & Norton Day 30th
June – 1st July
July
National Rally
August
International Rally
And this lot is only a starter, there’s loads
more to do and see this year. Get the Oil changed, the iso’s
shimmed up, pump up the tyres (Oh and check your timing) and get out there and
enjoy it. And before I hear the “I’m getting too old for this” excuse just take
time to think of fellow Scot & Norton Owner (won best Dommi
prize at the International at Blair Atholl) Robbie
Allan, who at 65 had a go at his first Lisboa – Dakar
Rally, unfortunately Robbie had to call it a day on Stage 7 but what an effort
and an inspiration to us all. Are you ready to settle down to a life of non
activity and accelerated decline or are you going to take control in 2007!
No pipe & slippers for him!!!
Lothians Classic Club Run
The annual “Frostbite run this year attracted around 55 bikes.
Pretty impressive for a wet & windy day in January. The run was held over
the back roads around Peebles & Innerleithen. Interesting bikes included a
Ducati engined Norton, nice original “oily rag” Norton Inter and a pre war
racing AJS Some really nice scenery that
the locals keep to themselves, single track roads which were empty, a really
good day culminating in lunch at the union club in Innerleithen (free for club
members which was excellent value, £5 membership and at least £5 worth of
food). My thanks to the organisers.
Bike pictures & same story on my
new Blog page http://www.etribes.com/ginostravels
Still waiting for a story from JD
about his Morrocco trip! Just the highlights & Lowlights will do John, no
need to tell us about the dodgy stuff!
If you have anything to add to the Newsletter please send
me your contribution to either;
motorcycles@ginorondelli.freeserve.co.uk
And I’m happy to announce that the club website is back
up and running on the NOC server with links to the old site from there. www.tayvalley.nortonownersclub.org
I’m hoping to get a new picture
gallery up and running soon on these pages.
The Small Print
The views and opinions contained
within this publication are not necessarily those of the NOC or of the branch
but are probably mine as I wrote it.
No one accepts any responsibility for
anything, if you have a good time don't say I didn't warn you.
Gino Rondelli