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44th Glamis Transport Extravaganza |
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By: banquo Date: July 12, 2018, 11:43 am |
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OK, so it's not a great ride, and only an hour from home, but |
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the Mighty Falcone was on display at this, the premier historic |
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transport event in Scotland, with everything from steam, to |
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tractors, cars, trucks, stationary engines, bicycles and of |
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course motorcycles. Took the opportunity for a rare helmetless |
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ride around the ring, although missed most of it helping a mate |
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to get his beautiful Desmo started. Never abandon a friend in |
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need. The sun shone all weekend, as it's done for the past few |
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weeks, in an unparalleled summer in Scotland, and banquo got |
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burnt, because he's stubborn and stupid in equal measure. We |
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Scots don't see the sun that often, so we like to make the best |
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and worst of it.... |
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I'd planned to sleep in the club's gazebo for the night, after a |
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noisy and sleepless night last year in the camp site. |
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Unfortunately, the guy who was bringing the gazebo forgot to |
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bring the sides, and although he'd headed back for them, he was |
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stuck on the other side of the river, as the bridge was closed |
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following someone choosing to take a dive from it... :'( |
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https://farm1.staticflickr.com/838/43318420141_422f2440c1_z.jpg |
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https://flic.kr/p/28ZUe7MFraser's |
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Anglia Rod |
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https://flic.kr/p/28ZUe7M |
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by bancquo |
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/17279292@N03/, |
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on Flickr |
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I decided not to unload, just in case... |
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Fraser's Anglia rod is fitted with a Rover V8 and sounds great; |
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almost as good as an NF.... :o |
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https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1802/28469145067_38c38068af_z.jpg |
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https://flic.kr/p/KnHNYKGlamis |
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2 |
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https://flic.kr/p/KnHNYK |
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by bancquo |
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/17279292@N03/, |
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on Flickr |
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There seemed no alternative to heading for the bar, to find it |
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not only closed, but not even set up. However, some gentle |
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persuasion saw me leave with a couple of pints of Belhaven Best, |
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as they have to draw a few pints thorough to clear the lines, |
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right? And then another couple later, just to be sure. |
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https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1806/43268854232_a9c4c3b24a_z.jpg |
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https://flic.kr/p/28VwbU9Friday |
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night |
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https://flic.kr/p/28VwbU9 |
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by bancquo |
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/17279292@N03/, |
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on Flickr |
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The gazebo sides finally arrived, and my abode for the night was |
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complete: |
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https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1828/43288137252_297bb9916b_z.jpg |
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https://flic.kr/p/28Xe251Glamis |
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2 |
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https://flic.kr/p/28Xe251 |
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by bancquo |
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/17279292@N03/, |
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on Flickr |
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We took a walk around the autojumble, most of which was covered |
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up (I was looking for a mirror to replace the one that fell off |
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last weekend - only 16 years old: can't get the quality these |
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days) and the few vehicles that, like us, had actually turned up |
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for the Friday night: |
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https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1803/43318418311_2eb50d274f_z.jpg |
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https://flic.kr/p/28ZUdzeFord |
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Stepside |
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https://flic.kr/p/28ZUdze |
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by bancquo |
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/17279292@N03/, |
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on Flickr |
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Nice '46 Chevrolet |
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https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1821/41528772860_4bf8da724d_z.jpg |
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https://flic.kr/p/26gKPkbGlamis |
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2 |
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https://flic.kr/p/26gKPkb |
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by bancquo |
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/17279292@N03/, |
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on Flickr |
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https://farm1.staticflickr.com/924/41528774050_510a2df631_z.jpg |
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https://flic.kr/p/26gKPFGGlamis |
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2 |
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https://flic.kr/p/26gKPFG |
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by bancquo |
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/17279292@N03/, |
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on Flickr |
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https://farm1.staticflickr.com/914/28469147867_d9d3867299_z.jpg |
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https://flic.kr/p/KnHPP2Glamis |
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2 |
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https://flic.kr/p/KnHPP2 |
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by bancquo |
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/17279292@N03/, |
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on Flickr |
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In amongst these engines, I found a Barr & Stroud engine, from |
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Anniesland in Glasgow. On later investigation, the next day |
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without camera, I managed to identify it as an early sleeve |
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valve engine, as fitted to motorcycles in the early 20s. It was |
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missing the lower crankcase and all the externals, so just |
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crank, barrel, head, piston and valve gear, and they wanted �250 |
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for it. I was stupid enough to tell the stallholders what it was |
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(they thought it was a conventional 2 stroke) and by the next |
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day it had a 'not for sale' sticker on it. Should have offered |
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them fifty quid for it... |
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https://cybermotorcycle.com/gallery/barr-stroud/images/Barr-Stroud-1921-12-TMC.… |
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Lots of rusting mopeds for sale, including this Ducati 50cc, |
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which looked too far gone for restoration. |
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https://farm1.staticflickr.com/835/42620829964_421f216e18_z.jpg |
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https://flic.kr/p/27WfTRWGlamis |
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2 |
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https://flic.kr/p/27WfTRW |
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by bancquo |
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/17279292@N03/, |
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on Flickr |
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It doesn't really get dark at this time of year in Scotland, and |
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this was midnight: |
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https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1802/29468135138_35e0370130_z.jpg |
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https://flic.kr/p/LTZTVuAnglia |
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https://flic.kr/p/LTZTVu |
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by bancquo |
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/17279292@N03/, |
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on Flickr |
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There being no food available on site (nothing opens until |
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Saturday I discovered) I begged tomorrow's lunch from Fraser, in |
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exchange for buying him breakfast.... |
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https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1763/43318419991_7331351a59_z.jpg |
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https://flic.kr/p/28ZUe5cfriday |
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dinner |
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https://flic.kr/p/28ZUe5c |
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by bancquo |
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/17279292@N03/, |
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on Flickr |
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That clear sky was a killer though; I'd left home on a hot |
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summer's day (rare in these parts, and it hadn't rained for |
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weeks) but with a clear sky, then temperature dropped like a |
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stone, and I was frozen all night. My tent retains at least some |
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body heat, but the gazebo is huge, and not at all well sealed, |
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so it was early when I made my first trip to the Portaloo, and |
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there was no point at all in taking my shivering body back onto |
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the cold sleeping bag... |
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https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1807/42434052065_05852b65bd_z.jpg |
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https://flic.kr/p/27DKBikDavid |
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Cosby |
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https://flic.kr/p/27DKBik |
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by bancquo |
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/17279292@N03/, |
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on Flickr |
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The grass was soaking with a heavy dew, and so were my feet, but |
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the sun already had some heat in it, and was a lot warmer than |
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inside the gazebo... |
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https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1802/42434053235_6f3749482d_z.jpg |
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https://flic.kr/p/27DKBDvDavid |
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Cosby |
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https://flic.kr/p/27DKBDv |
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by bancquo |
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/17279292@N03/, |
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on Flickr |
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After an hour or so, my companions were up, and provided a |
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welcoming and warming cup of tea |
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https://farm1.staticflickr.com/922/29468120488_f92f4faaac_z.jpg |
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https://flic.kr/p/LTZPyUDavid |
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Cosby |
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https://flic.kr/p/LTZPyU |
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by bancquo |
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/17279292@N03/, |
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on Flickr |
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That kept us going until the Scout Tent opened, and we shared |
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our breakfast with a gentleman who bears a striking resemblance |
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(to me anyway) to David Crosby.... I found out later it's a guy |
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called Willie Martin, who's something to do with Indian |
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Motorcycles. |
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https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1826/42620762894_77ce6669ef_z.jpg |
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https://flic.kr/p/27WfxVyDavid |
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Cosby |
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https://flic.kr/p/27WfxVy |
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by bancquo |
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/17279292@N03/, |
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on Flickr |
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We had a glorious sunny day, seasoned with sunburn and |
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dehydration, although it was disappointing that most of the club |
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stands remained empty all of Saturday, when the public was |
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paying to get in. Historically, Saturday was members' day, and |
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no public entry, but now they're charging people to come of |
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Saturday, they could at least insist that all the stands are |
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complete... |
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https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1768/42600356374_6dfdf6aee7_z.jpg |
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https://flic.kr/p/27UrXM1Sat |
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Morning |
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https://flic.kr/p/27UrXM1 |
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by bancquo |
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/17279292@N03/, |
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on Flickr |
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https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1824/42600354904_2357bc1457_z.jpg |
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https://flic.kr/p/27UrXkESaturday |
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Morning |
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https://flic.kr/p/27UrXkE |
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by bancquo |
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/17279292@N03/, |
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on Flickr |
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Of course when the show closed at 5:00, things got silly. I |
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bought a pair of Arbroath Smokies (local smoked haddock) for |
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dinner, and we headed for the bar (also the show dance, if you |
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like dancing on the grass amongst the tables). The band was |
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awful, and it was loud, and it was my round, so that led to some |
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confusion when I ordered a pint of cider for someone who wanted |
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a pint of Tennent's Lager. Of course I was forced to drink the |
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extra pint, and wash it down with a few more, resulting in much |
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silliness, bad singing and a lot of laughs... |
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https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1828/42600355284_671cbb9077_z.jpg |
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https://flic.kr/p/27UrXsdDrink |
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was involved |
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https://flic.kr/p/27UrXsd |
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by bancquo |
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/17279292@N03/, |
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on Flickr |
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We staggered back to camp late, but not so late that we couldn't |
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have something else to eat, and break open the remains of the |
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beer and wine. |
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https://farm1.staticflickr.com/846/43338131811_33a5df4c48_z.jpg |
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https://flic.kr/p/292DfHaGlamis |
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2018 |
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https://flic.kr/p/292DfHa |
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by bancquo |
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/17279292@N03/, |
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on Flickr |
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And take another midnight shot: |
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https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1789/42620740874_d8e82826b6_z.jpg |
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https://flic.kr/p/27WfrnUGlamis |
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2018 |
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https://flic.kr/p/27WfrnU |
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by bancquo |
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/17279292@N03/, |
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on Flickr |
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This time, I slept in my base layer, with two tee-shirts, and |
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felt the better for it, although it wasn't nearly as cold as the |
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previous night |
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Things started filling up Sunday morning, following a light |
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shower, that's the first rain we've seen since the beginning of |
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June, and we had a few extra bikes arrive on Saturday night, |
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with Cath's NATO V50 finally arriving Sunday morning, hot and |
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bothered having broken the points return spring on one cylinder |
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(one month old from Gutsibits) and had them close up for some |
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reason on the other pot... Still we made up the Moto-Guzzi |
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Militare contingent... ;) |
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https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1770/43318418751_cd1c12d163_z.jpg |
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https://flic.kr/p/28ZUdGPThe |
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Moto-Guzzi contingent |
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https://flic.kr/p/28ZUdGP |
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by bancquo |
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/17279292@N03/, |
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on Flickr |
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https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1802/42600356014_04c55afee5_z.jpg |
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https://flic.kr/p/27UrXENThe |
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Mighty Falcone |
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https://flic.kr/p/27UrXEN |
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by bancquo |
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/17279292@N03/, |
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on Flickr |
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https://farm1.staticflickr.com/843/42600356184_8679a9cb7b_z.jpg |
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https://flic.kr/p/27UrXHJSunday |
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https://flic.kr/p/27UrXHJ |
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by bancquo |
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/17279292@N03/, |
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on Flickr |
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https://farm1.staticflickr.com/916/43318418171_70a4f46656_z.jpg |
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https://flic.kr/p/28ZUdwPSunday |
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https://flic.kr/p/28ZUdwP |
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by bancquo |
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/17279292@N03/, |
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on Flickr |
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All the entrants can do a few parade laps in the ring for the |
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public's enjoyment, and as it's a rare opportunity to ride |
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helmetless, we take that chance, and shamelessly screenshot pix |
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from someone's video of the event... |
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Unfortunately, we get there before it's time to go in, and as |
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the compere says it's going to be 8 minutes, we switch off, only |
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to have him give the go-ahead after about a minute. The Mighty |
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Falcone of course starts first kick, but my companion on a |
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beautiful Ducati Desmo isn't so lucky, and I miss most of the |
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parade getting him started with much bumping and cursing. |
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https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1766/42600356574_55b8b33f9b_z.jpg |
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https://flic.kr/p/27UrXQsWaiting |
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for parade |
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https://flic.kr/p/27UrXQs |
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by bancquo |
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/17279292@N03/, |
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on Flickr |
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https://farm1.staticflickr.com/834/43318419031_d0223c4d13_z.jpg |
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https://flic.kr/p/28ZUdMDMighty |
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Falcone on Parade |
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https://flic.kr/p/28ZUdMD |
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by bancquo |
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/17279292@N03/, |
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on Flickr |
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https://farm1.staticflickr.com/923/42600355524_57f2574d5f_z.jpg |
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https://flic.kr/p/27UrXwmMighty |
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Falcone on Parade |
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https://flic.kr/p/27UrXwm |
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by bancquo |
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/17279292@N03/, |
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on Flickr |
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And that's about it; back to the stand, and before we know it, |
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it's time to pack up and go home. |
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https://farm1.staticflickr.com/924/43318419781_65dc1a5818_z.jpg |
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https://flic.kr/p/28ZUe1zSCMC |
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Gazebo |
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https://flic.kr/p/28ZUe1z |
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by bancquo |
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/17279292@N03/, |
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on Flickr |
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The Mighty Falcone clearly wuld prefer to stay, and shows its |
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displeasure by dying at anything over 80 kph, which is a bit |
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limiting. I diagnose dirt in the carburettor, and decide it's |
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better fixed at home, so we limp slowly back to base, and wait |
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to fight another day. |
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https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1808/28449168297_c2672f62d5_z.jpg |
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https://flic.kr/p/KkXqzFLeaving |
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time |
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https://flic.kr/p/KkXqzF |
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by bancquo |
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/17279292@N03/, |
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on Flickr |
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And that's it for another year... ;D |
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Re: 44th Glamis Transport Extravaganza |
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By: nick949 Date: July 12, 2018, 3:02 pm |
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Great report Jake. Looks like fun (especially the beer part) ;D |
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Nick |
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Re: 44th Glamis Transport Extravaganza |
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By: banquo Date: July 12, 2018, 3:08 pm |
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Maybe it's just me Nick, but I find that beer's always fun.... |
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