The two ‘Richard’s lock horns!
Lucky
I received the following from Richard Rackham, but only now have I had the time to upload it...
“Last year the Garelli broke down so many times it traumatised Richard, but this year he has had zero breakdowns and we’re nearly home! So, this is what lucky looks like!”
Going the Distance!
Staggered at such a cunning body blow... Richard Allen instantly countered with a brilliant ‘image’ uppercut, that has caught Mr Rackham by surprise...
Correction
My earlier assertion that the title for ‘The most reliable Bike’ was between Jay’s (James Jones) dirty old Puch and Rachard’s Garelli was in error. Jay never rode his Puch, it was only ever brought along as a spare... and a good job too, as it was called to the trenches on the very first day!
No... Jay rode his trusty ‘Green Honda’... something I wasn’t made aware of until the return celebrations. So it was a dead heat, between Richard Allen’s Garelli Tiger and Jay’s ‘Green Machine’... well done lads.
Nooo! ‘The Yellow Peril’ is flooded!
The Dream is Dead
I began to have high hopes that Ian and his ‘Yellow Peril’ were going to make it all the way without a hitch, spanky clean and well cared for it was a real contender... but the dream’s dead, Ian’s Steed has floundered almost at the finish line. Yes they’ll get it going again but it’s rep has been tarnished beyond repair .
It’s neck to neck now between Jay’s dirty spider-web covered Puch and Richard Allen’s Garelli Tiger... who would have thought it.
The Moto Morini Corsarini is over-heating and Spluttering
Both Bikes and Riders are Over-heating
Div’s steed is wavering with only 65 miles to go... if it can only hang-on a little longer. It’s hard enough for most of these antiques to travel long distances without a hitch, but so much more for Div’s highly tuned racer.
Storms, blistering heat, rain and now searing heat again, the guys must be getting tired just putting on and off their leathers without all the break-downs! I received this message about 2pm... thus excluding anymore breakdowns they should make ‘The Boars’ on time.
Condenser trouble just outside Chelmsford
Mind over Matter
The condenser is breaking down on Div’s ‘Moto Morini Corsarini’ because of the hot weather, and without Mark’s ‘magic bar-b-que’, Slick and Div have resorted to a mind-over-matter mind trick to try to fix it. (I think they’ve been watching too much Paul McKenna)
However, it looks as though back-up has arrived so it’ll be sorted one way or another. I have no idea if they are schedule or not... but I’ve been told it is hot... very hot, some are even talking about removing their leathers.
At Last... Contact
The Blinking Owl Cafe
I thought I’d lost them... but at last they’ve appeared on the radar... just a small blip but it’s them alright.
Looks like they stopped for a spot of brekkie at ‘The Blinking Owl Cafe’ just outside Southend... before soldiering on once more. They look like they are holding up well... however Markus appears to have lost his ‘magic bar-b-que’... hopefully they won’t need it and have a trouble free ride home.
