The Track day was a BLAST!! About a dozen hearty souls ventured to the SD Velodrome for some laps and exciting motorpacing. It was a brilliant sunny day and the track was clear with just another few riders and a camera crew shooting a website project. I brought an Atala c. 1971 and a red Raleigh Pro- even used an early Campy Disc Wheel. Baylis brought out a Colnago and a Monster Geared Cinelli, Charles Andrews had a Colnago and a Pogliaghi Track tandem, Tam brought a Masi, John Waner with a 3 Rensho and there were a few more that can be seen in Tam's pics....all very cool and we all had fun riding....it went off without a hitch and we went back to Sterlings Home for a BBQ. That was the best yet and we ate/drank/told tall tales and short well into the late afternoon. It was GOOD mostly clean fun!!
The Saturday Trackies- Joe Bell Brian Baylis Jim Odgen Carlos Martel Sterling Peters Tam Phan Matt Gorski Charles and Carmen John Warner Dr. Neon Dion
There may have been 1 or 2 others?!?
Paulie and Al Davis (After Ride) John Jorgensen and son Kyle (Track)
Matt "riding a Rene Herse this morning" Gorski Belmont Shore, CA
>From: Tam Pham <terminaut@gmail.com>
>Date: 2006/09/10 Sun AM 07:32:49 CDT
>To: Jim Gilchrist <jim-gilchrist@shaw.ca>
>Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
>Subject: Re: [CR]San Diego Vintage Ride
>The ride was a great opportunity to ride your vintage track iron in a
>somewhat controlled environment and I had a blast. Kudos to Sterling
>for hosting and all those attending for making it such a nice get-together
.
>
>Unfortunately I was spending more time just enjoying myself rather than
>photographing so there were only a few photos in my camera but I've got th
em
>uploaded at:
>
>http://chainedrevolution.com/CS/photos/terminaut/category1008.aspx
>
>Being a track-bike junkie, I really look forward to the next of these
>events!
>
>Cheers from Huntington Beach, CA - USA
>
>Tam Pham
>
>
>
>On 9/9/06, Jim Gilchrist <jim-gilchrist@shaw.ca> wrote:
>>
>> As I live 2700 kms away I was unable to come to this event and see
>> all the great bikes.
>>
>> As a "next best" I sent a friend who lives a few minutes from Balboa
>> Park to jump on his vintage Merckx and pedal over there with camera
>> in tow.
>>
>> I look forward to seeing the pictures!!
>>
>> Jim Gilchrist
>> Kelowna, BC