6 / 7 May 2017 Campo Canavese
Nino Dughera and his friends were calling for their famous 2 day classic trial in the hills near Torino. So mi amico Walter e me started 7.00 da Zurigo direction San Gottardo, Chiasso, Milano, Ivrea.
Weather forecast was bad, so I tried to book a hotel... tried, but after the 4th "tutto completo" I asked "per que?" Marathon. Ok, then we sleep in the car and tent. I was lucky, the clouds were dark on 12h arriving at Campo football ground, but still dry, so I quickly built my tent and Walter prepared his Renault Espace for the night, then we changed to our trials competition equipement, as the first rain drops startet falling.
But the mood was good and we greatet all friends and a Swiss-German Team was quickly formed.
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| waiting to start on Saturday 6 May in Campo | all in rain suits, look at the muddy rear tire left |
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| the Belgium Ariel rider is in good mood depite the rain | My TLR with a rear mud flap |
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| Rene e Ralph | Kurt |
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| English Lady | Organiser Nino Dughera from Moto Club Casalborgone |
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| Geroge Greenland, over 84 years old on DOT | Team Britain |
The teams were formed and one judge from the Moto Club Casalborgone noted the dabs in each zone and went with the team on the tour. Ours was Dario. The zones were adapted to the rain and the twinshocksers.
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| Michael Ernst is inspecting zone 2 | French rider Philippe on Honda |
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| an Italian Gentleman on a nice TLR 200 | Walti on BSA |
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| singing in the rain | Kurt |
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| looks like somewhere in Scottland, but its Italy | |
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| Michael on Majesty 320 | Walti |
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| Ralph | lifts the front of his SWM 320 |
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| Walter is watching | Ralf on Yamaha |
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| Ralph, SWM | our team judige Dario |
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| one cannot see it, but Rene had big crash, fell down 3 meter in the vally on the left | the Bultaco followed |
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| it took 3 men to rescue the Bultaco | so, the Bultaco is now down in the
valley and Rene shocked, but luckily he was not insured... strong "Eidgenosse" from Lucerne |
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| about 17h we came back to the small village | |
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| Vanessa | the 2 brave Ladies, happy to finish |
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| wet, wet, wet | |
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| Bultaco in red | |
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| the cold beer after a hard but nice day | al bar |
We celebrated at the club house till late in the night.
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| Grill | Pre65 Riders |
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| some continued to celebrate till early in the morning |
Sunday started grey, humid, but the rain stopped.
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| a nice Honda mono RTL 250 | Russian Ural 750 |
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| Team Pollein on Fantastic | Dottore Molteni |
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| Team Britain / Jersey | 2 Ladies ! |
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| Office | DOT |
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| the "Frei's", me and Walter | Team Svizera e Tedesco: Ralph, Kurt, Rene, Michael, Ralf |
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| Team con bella ragazza, Nino's Sister | Nice Tiger Cub de Patrick "Papou" Thur |
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| golden wheels | |
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| Amal, not Mikuni carb | leg heater |
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| nice hub | |
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| BSA 350 | Michael at zone 4 |
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| sun is coming, view from the alp at the lunch break | snow mountain in the back |
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| some green shoots | 1339 m altitude |
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| refueling | departure of one team |
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| panini e cafe | lunch time |
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| our team judges for Sunday | |
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| Sabino | with a very competitive Gilera |
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| view till almost Torino | Motobecane |
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| Ariel with JJ Nictou | Team is happy in the sun |
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| Kurt and Walti | Mr. Motobecane |
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| ready for the last zones | back al bar, but on Sunday in the sun |
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| Michael e Ralf | |
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| this is my icecream | Patricio e Walter |
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| Beppe | this time on Ossa MAR 350 |
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| beer, beer, beeeeeeeeeeeeeeer | green Aprilia Climber |
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| The ladies from the bar | |
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| Nino with all the prizes | Daniel, Eric, Walter |
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| best Lady gets flowers and a hug from an Italian man | Pre 65 awards |
Here clips linked to my youtube channel
HondaPat, February 2018
