Ducati.Net Photo Gallery - Vicki's View
Sicily. If places bring to mind colors, than this place is bright sea blue with some deep orange thrown in for highlight. In May Sicily is in full bloom - wildflowers and wildly flavorful fruit are everywhere you turn. Toss in some Italian motorcycles and you have the recipe for this years Motogiro d'Italia which returned to the island at the tip of Italy for the second time this year. The highlight of this years route was Mount Etna, a must see place if there ever was one. Currently active it was kind enough to misbehave on the other side of the mountain, leaving our route and viewing pleasure uninterupted. The 2007 event began for us at the NCR workshop (see the gallery here: http://ducati.smugmug.com/gallery/2835303 ) with a story that began two years ago. It's about a man, a dream and one fast little bike.........
Photos by Vicki Smith
Photos by Vicki Smith
The bikes compete on public roads in traffic with the blessing of the Sicilian President who personally sanctioned this years event
The views are often spectacular
Rick Hammond gets ready for a skill test, the way this event is won or lost
Jim Dillard. He's done all 7 of these with me. The Italians have told me "my face is the face of the Motogiro" but for me, Jim's is.
Rest stops vary from coffee in a town square to this, a museum of Sicilian artifacts. That statue is about 5 stories tall. It was like something from a movie.
That's a working excavation in the background of Eric Clarke's bike.
Rest stops were short but some riders found peace and quiet for a moment or two
I took this shot driving by. Greek ruins in Sicily
Giuliano Maoggi, winner of the 1956 event. Still riding fast. Last I saw him he told me he would see me in Sardinia for 2008
The Sorcerers of Smug are adding new magic right now, so we're in window shopping mode. We'll provide more updates here on our Status Blog.
New comment: Requires approval