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
That's a policeman standing on the footpegs of the two matching Bultaco's. Things are different here.
The whole town comes out, even the mayor (who is in this crowd somewhere)
Winners past and present
The finish. From left, Burt Richmond, Rich Lambrechts, John Gumina and Rick Hammond
The finish is an event, here Rich get's interviewed by Emerson Gattafoni, a well known Italian motojournalist
DONE!
Congratulations from the race director and the crowd
2nd in the 125cc class, the winner finished 2nd overall, a good effort and a great time.
That's Jack Silverman. He's where this story ends, I asked him if he would do it again next year and his answer was "I'll do this every year until I die!" And that laugh is what came next. I'm with him. See you in Sardinia!
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