Ducati.Net Photo Gallery - Vicki's View
This is what heaven looks like....
Motogiro d'Italia. 5 days of magic in the Italian countryside, where time runs backward and everywhere you look it could be 1959. 2006 was my 6th wonderful adventure among friends gathered worldwide. Perfect weather, challenging roads, staggering sceanery, it was everything you could hope for, a moto-junkies dream come true. This years route took us from Rimini at the sea to the Marche region, Umbria (Ancona and Ascoli)to the top of the highest mountain in Italy, past snow caps and wildflowers, every mile bathed in sunshine. The photos and captions in this gallery reflect the event as well as an attempt to document the types and variety of motorcycles that participated in an effort to help others considering the event better understand the many choices.
Vicki Smith
Motogiro d'Italia. 5 days of magic in the Italian countryside, where time runs backward and everywhere you look it could be 1959. 2006 was my 6th wonderful adventure among friends gathered worldwide. Perfect weather, challenging roads, staggering sceanery, it was everything you could hope for, a moto-junkies dream come true. This years route took us from Rimini at the sea to the Marche region, Umbria (Ancona and Ascoli)to the top of the highest mountain in Italy, past snow caps and wildflowers, every mile bathed in sunshine. The photos and captions in this gallery reflect the event as well as an attempt to document the types and variety of motorcycles that participated in an effort to help others considering the event better understand the many choices.
Vicki Smith
Typical of the bikes brought by the Mario Sassi group of Old Racing Spares, this Ducati is a pristine example on the cutting edge of the vintage class. This one is the one Mario rode.
That's Erwin. He's an icon of the event, normally rides a Mondial but this year he brought his Parilla. This photo was taken the night before the event in the hotel parking lot by the light of the headlights of a Ducati service truck by which they rebuilt the entire engine.
Some of the teams brought a truck and crew to follow. This service was provided by the promoter as well but with this many vintage bikes being ridden this hard for this many days all support crews were put to the test keeping the bikes in motion.
Race day. This is the view we wake to....
Sir Alan Cathcart on a borrowed Sport Classic he was reviewing for his syndicated column at the event start. Moto Journalists vie for spaces on this event like cats to cream. Can you blame them?
Early Tuesday am people begin milling about at the start, still a couple of hours away. The weather is perfect for a ride.
Bologna's finest. These guys will spend the next 5 days making everybody involved's lives easier. This has to be the only place I am ever delighted to see the police when I am driving!
Rich Lambrechts (on the left) shares a moment with Shawn Lamb, a friend from home, currently a transplanted American currently living in England riding a Ducati 750 Sport.
Yes, it's real. Valued at who knows how much, this is the second year it's done the event. A factory GP, 10,000 rpm single that steers like it uses a heads up display (I was lucky enough to get a moment aboard) it's sound at speed is fantastic to hear.
