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Well the Newark 30th anniversary national has certainly sparked off some controversary..
So heres a few pics and my usual comments too share with you that may shed a different veiw to the rally



Friday morning Myself & Dom were all loaded and ready to go



Fuel stop on the A1 just after Stamford mid arvo



On arrival to site we met up with Mark and Vicki from essex who had saved us a camping spot on the allready busy site. So with tent up and catch up time done





I took the chance to snap a few pics of vicki's newly revamped scoot..

Which is also ridden !! unlike a few i could mention that were nearby











All this was too much for Dom who decided a 5min nap was in order



As the 1st few beers didnt last long we decided a site recky was in order and to track down the mobile shop, which was doing a roaring trade due to the bar not opening till 8pm.. At this point can i say I brought 6 cans of carling and 2 bottles of water cost me under a tenner which i dont have an issue with..





while wandering round i merrily snapped away at the at the scoots, that wern't hidden amongst or in the back of camper vans.











3 wheels on my wagon

















Ok thats fri nights picture session over, so its back to the tents a quick change ond off to the evening do, it was around 9.30pm now and at the hall entrance it was over run with security checking wrist bands before entry..
Once in i can only say it was like pea's in a pod.. There were bars either side of the stage and 4 serving staff to each. The waiting to be served was beyond a joke and this was only fri night.. Nuff said early night with a few tinnys..

Sat morning dawns so me and mark decide to search out the Breakfast hall and showers.. Which were the other side of the camp, with the showers free i was in nice and early while mark sorted the food out..
Here i must say 2 full english with 2 tea's came to a staggering £17. That does take the piss.

Once we were fed it was back, with a flying visit through the excellent parts fair "Must get back for that asap" grab scoots and get them in the custom show.
Now i stand to be corrected but most custom show's have entry cut off times.. Well each time i revisited the hall during the day more & more bikes seemed to be appearing even up to the 4pm judging time.. Surley this is unfair on those who make a positive effort in showing to the general public..

Anyway highlight of the day for me was the 100 mph Sprint strip.



Here i have tried a bit of burst shooting trying to capture the start line get aways
















Here come Team Inderciperables































Right that gives you some idea of the valant efforts made by the racers. After my fill of this i had a wander back to the custom show snapping pics as i went back.













My what a fine pair



This pair were impressive down the strip











Custom show bikes















Well done Cobby





The very pretty Miss Vass onboard the even more georgous Start me up.. Thanks Mark









Later that evening we were invited the the Vass family barby. What a spread laid on.. Thanks Willy
Dom Mark Dom Which one ?????



Sue, vicki & donna chatting



Chatting and chilling







Dom falls for andy s1 decor,





Ran a tad lean caused by a broken tank strap trapping the fuel line an causing this melt down



Spotted these on the way back from the barby







Named and shamed




Right thats your lot.. Yes the rally had some issues but iam sure it can be resolved if its held again nxt yr..

Great set of pictures. Thanks for sharing

Great pictures, thanks for sharing them.

Excellent pictures & write up Trev

Great pictures indeed mate, I admit I brought my camera but ended up putting it back in the tent due to my frustrations of the rally, definitely NOT going back next year

Well done Trev', an honour and a pleasure to spend the weekend with you, Dom, Mark and Vicki. Just one thing though, you could have put a pic up of mine in the show, . Not cleaning YOUR scoot with baby wipes any more!

Rich'

Some great photos ther mi duck and a very honest portrayal of the rally. Showground rallies are what they are and you have seen that the main issues were caused by the greedy, ill equipped and totally useless owners/managers of the showground. Thanks for sharing.

thanks for the pics Trev

Excellent write up and picture's

Cool photos - thanks for sharing

Love the sprint shots

Excellent selection of pics Trev thanks for sharing. Your comments re custom show are bang on, I contacted the organisers well in advance of the event to find out if you needed to enter or could you just turn up on the day, I was told you needed to be set up by 9.30 as the doors opened to public at 10, so with that in mind I arrived well before 9am. Total farce, as was the presentation at the end. Now I appreciate the custom show is only a small part of the day and I don't know if it was just a lack of experience with organising large events, but I don't think there's been a rally recently that's caused so much controversy across the board. Shame really as the potential was there.

cobby56 wrote:Excellent selection of pics Trev thanks for sharing. Your comments re custom show are bang on, I contacted the organisers well in advance of the event to find out if you needed to enter or could you just turn up on the day, I was told you needed to be set up by 9.30 as the doors opened to public at 10, so with that in mind I arrived well before 9am. Total farce, as was the presentation at the end. Now I appreciate the custom show is only a small part of the day and I don't know if it was just a lack of experience with organising large events, but I don't think there's been a rally recently that's caused so much controversy across the board. Shame really as the potential was there.

I agree with all the above Cobby especially the trophy presentation bit. The PA was so loud that it was inaudible. It was about 45 mins late (4.45) and all I wanted to do was get the scooter out in the end so I could go get a drink. The trophy winners were all just reeled off in succession without a break so it was impossible to see or hear who had won what. Think there were a few lessons to be learned there. As for someone bringing their scooter in to the show at 3.50, well that just wasn't in the spirit of things and unfair to those that had been there all day.

Rich'

Cracking pictures covering all aspects. Glad you posted some of the sprinting. Ta Trev

good pics, thanks

nice to see one of my Serveta, in the middle here.

I'd ridden up for the day with Jim Rose [his Li behind mine] to break our engines in
I thought the event ok, but didn't need food, or beer...

Great Pics, i had the same thoughts about the place. i only went for the saturday but ended up staying the night in a friends tent. Took my lad so had to go in the car (L plates you see). Overall i enjoyed it.

well shot nice piccys...
like the red auto lammy vickys very tasty...

trev t wrote:well shot nice piccys...
like the red auto lammy vickys very tasty...

Agrees Trev', not really into Auto's but Vicki's is something special,

Rich'