Hi all,
The response to Easter at Broadford is exactly what I was hoping. I usually lead with my jaw and got the usual hits out of the way, but most importantly it seems to have got you guys fired up. ("We are gonna have fun, fun, fun 'till her daddy takes the T-Bird away...") Fun is where this thing is at and getting the old iron out of the shed and exercised. Fun is monoing your old trail hack out of sight, getting your mate to 'swing' for you in his outfit, setting deadlines to finish projects, making rash predictions about future ones, loaning mates a ride, firming up social promises and just getting into the spirit of the thing.
Hell, this has been on the cards since before time! Well, actually David White was late in the office one night in 1993 when when a fax came through from Geoff Eldridge for an FIM licence to ride the Accerbis Nevada Rally in the USA. As their relationship had been a bit strained he faxed the info through to GE straight away to show he was on the ball and did put in the hours. DW followed it up and rang him. A surprised GE and DW had a good talk about common issues and one thing that David was trying to get up; a non-competitive fun event to get non racers of all disciplines out of the woodwork. GE was enthusiastic and said they would talk more once back from the US. The rest we know about.
David then talked to Ray Ryan and as they thought alike, Classic Dirt got off the ground. DW was hoping to include all facets of motorcycling but Ray was primarily interested in the dirt side so the all inclusive event got put on hold until now.
There you have it. Sorry I don't post as often as I should, but the day job (not this MA stuff) gets longer as does the daylight.
As for selling my soul (...sole? Walter, hope you didn't mean as...!), I have been a pain to MA but can recognise a good idea when I see it. VMX's Classic Dirt will never die, the two events enhance each other.
It will be good to relax and catch up with you all at HBBB at Easter,
Cheers,
Drakie.
