And Vincent time again!!!

[mummy rider]

I agree with Southern Girl,
A great Rally had by all that did attend, I was one of those people working on the gate as well as the beer tent, and I never heard a bad comment. I was up prancing and dancing into the wee small hours and found plenty to keep myself occupied. Looking at the bikes and talking to the other riders and touring around the local area is what its all about. I travelled 8 1/2 hours and have done every year for the past 4 to get to this rally. BRONZ Otago are open to suggestions on activities to hold and are always open to feedback.
Most of the crew where at the site from early on in the week and stay long after to do the clean up. The whole rally was GREAT....I'll be back again next year.

[Nivlac]

I agree with Southern Girl,
The whole rally was GREAT....I'll be back again next year.

Us too... we had a really great time again this year and will deffinately be back next year for more. Thanks so much to the people who put in all the hard work setting up, running and cleaning up aferwards... much appreciated.
A question though... the tug of war was, as far as I'm aware, the only 'game' during the day... did I just miss the rest or were there none? Am I just odd in my enjoyment of to getting involved and having a bit of fun with activities like this or are there others out there that would be supportive of it? I remember the first rally I went to many years ago there were wheelie bin races, pie eating competition, best helmet competition, tug of war and all sorts of other crazy stuff (as well as the usual burnouts, tattoo, wet-t etc) right through the day and everyone had a ball... kinda miss that at many of the rallies we've been to lately.

[Southern Girl]

There wern't as many events this year as it was planned that, with the mail out that BRONZ sent out they had advertised that the Chatto Creek Motorcycle Show was meant to be on the same weekend also it was advertised in their newsletter and in the paper, it was organised that there would be shuttles running from the Rally to the show for those wanting to have a look and also there was a rally section organised in the show for those wanting to enter their bikes then the Show was cancelled about a week before the rally (note most of the people organising the VCR are there from about tuesday wednesday before the Rally to set up), then I also know that the organisers had a Bucking Bronco competition organised for during the day, something they where sure would keep people entertained and busy, The person who ran the Bucking Bronco decided two days out from the rally (apparently about 1000 people wouldn't be profitable enough for them) to pull out as well. So....unfortunaltey due to these two things that they thought would keep people entertained and busy during the day only the Tug of War was organised. Its hard to organise things and get people involved, getting 3 male teams and one female team for the Tug of War took over half an hour and a lot of haggling as well even after calling out over the PA system quite a few times. If there are any events at all that people would think viable and easy to do I am sure that it would be more than apreciative to hear them as keeping the Rally enjoyable and intresting is certainly what is wanted.

[scumdog]

I've helped to run events at the Vincent and I can tell you the rally attenders can be a fickle lot - one year they line up for events, next year you need a whip to get them on their feet to have a go.

Still a fun rally any way you look at it.

And what a site!!

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

Getting ready for 2007 VCR yah...

[Nivlac]

Hell yeah!! Vincent time again. One of my favorite rallies. Hopefully it's another good hot one again this year, make up for all the crap weather we've been having so far this "summer".
Haven't had the bike out much (at all) over last couple months, just been to busy, so hopefully the ol' girl's still running ok. She tends to get a little tempremental if she's left locked in the shed for too long (just like the wife really).
I guess I'd better get on to booking some accomodation for friday night... It's too far to go all the way after finishing work on Friday night, Tekapo is about the limit.

[woodybee]

Hey Dudes and Dudess's.

I am definately going to the Vincent but cant think past the coming weekend at Woodstock, i loved that rally last year, my second one, fab weather mad people, loads of beer and chit chat ab fab,

I get there with my fellow Bronze crew on Wednesday to set up the site ,catch trout for tea and build up my tolerance for beer, then we take down the site and trot back on Monday, so I cant wait, us Bronzee's stopped there last sunday to have a get together and had a scream there, the site is flat, gorgeous and what a wicked setting, I could almost feel the bank thumping through my veins.

There were a bunch of bilygoats there sharing the field with us, and I half expected to wake up with just the pole for the tent being there, as you expect goats to eat everything, but they behaved themselves, one of them got split form the rest, so I helpe (or rather chased him) back to the herd, bloddy thing kept turning on me and showing his horns, so I showed him my teeth barked at him !!! (I dont know why!) and he turned and hot footed it back to his mates, and it was rather sweet to see the reunion going on.

So see you guys there, for all the fun which is rapidly approaching, any dudes partying up to Hoki?

Woddybee,

[Ghost_Bullet]

Don't have a premature grieving, if our plans (like us two could ever PLAN anything?) hold we'll go to the Vincent Friday, leave on Saturday a.m. and drive up to Rangiora in my lorry to the Musclecar Madness thing.... if our plan holds

Isnt the muscle car thing this weekend??? http://www.bethere.co.nz/ShowEvent.aspx?Id=10877 I went to this last year... bloody good show... Only a short walk down the road to get there from home. Though I am likley to miss this years, unless home early enuf on the Sunday......

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

I prepaid... so i better go then huh... got all my guff for it...

[scumdog]

Isnt the muscle car thing this weekend??? http://www.bethere.co.nz/ShowEvent.aspx?Id=10877 I went to this last year... bloody good show... Only a short walk down the road to get there from home. Though I am likley to miss this years, unless home early enuf on the Sunday......

Yeah, they changed the date, 'normally' on Waitangi weekend, a few mates heading up to it from here tomorrow morning.

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

Yeah, they changed the date, 'normally' on Waitangi weekend, a few mates heading up to it from here tomorrow morning.

So does that mean you are going to the Vincent????

[Ixion]

Bugger. I wish they'd change the title of this thread, I keep expecting to find something about Vincents.

[miSTa]

Yeah, they changed the date, 'normally' on Waitangi weekend, a few mates heading up to it from here tomorrow morning.

You have mates?

Seriously(maybe) we need to start a new thread for this years rally - I'll be back.

[scumdog]

So does that mean you are going to the Vincent????

Yep, taking the long way home from the Woodstock just in time to go to the Vincent

[miSTa]

New thread for this years rally here http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...d.php?p=911572

Time to let this old one die.