Bristol Italian Auto Festival

[goody76]

The organisers and Bristol City Council are very keen to see a strong Italian motorcycle contingent turn up again and are asking for any italian motorcycle support. We had a great showing last year with over 100 bikes turning up for the ride in, and hundreds more coming stright to site (boring), setting off all the Ferrari alrms as we rode past, so keen to match that this year or even go one better. We will be approaching various dealers to see if we can get prizes for best bike etc and see if Ducati will lend any race bikes for the day (a Desmocedici would be nice). SO KEEP THE DIARY FREE FOR THE 26TH OF APRIL 2008
Last year there were no Police at this event at all. It is a well organised free event with the streets full of Ferrari, Lamboghini, Maserrati, Fiat, Abarth, Alfa Romeo etc and a bunch of hooligan Italian motorcycle owners with loud pipes I still laugh when I walk the street where we were this year as the evidence of our "ladies and gentleman start your engines" is still there in the form of black sooty circles all along a very clean stone wall. An annorack would be able to tell which model made each mark due to spacing and height. Perhaps it could be a competition for next year, (Which bike made these marks)! Just to confirm to everyone this event is free to enter or visit.

I believe the ride in detials will remain the same as last year so should be running on the following programme:

We will be meeting up at Junction 19 of the M5 at Easton In Gordano in the motorway services car park. We will depart at 0930 and head along the A369 towards Bristol. You will all have to bring 50p with you as we will enter Bristol via the Clifton Suspension Bridge. We will then head down into the harbour past the SS Great Britain and into the City Centre where the noise of our bikes will announce the start of the day. The organisers have allowed a later entry cut off for us because it appears it was the highlight of some peoples day to see and hear so many bikes arrive at once. We will score points for how many Ferrari alarms we can trip with the vibration this year. (this will be open to updates, keep watching)

I hope to see as many as possible turning up for the ride in. I am considering contacting the organisers to announce the ride in to any Italian bike owners clubs as the more bikes the better in my opinion. If the other owners clubs attended you could see a mass ride in of hundreds of Italian bikes. That really would be something to be proud of and part of.


So anybody out there with a nice little italian in the garage... come on down.... you know you want to

[rsvsteve]

Sounds a good day out m8... in the diary it goes :thumbup

[rsvr47]

Oh yes:thumbup another date for next year goes into the diary:devious:devious

[barryrs]

Might come along with the RSV next year then, I took my other Italian steed this year :cool3

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[rsvr47]

Might come along with the RSV next year then, I took my other Italian steed this year :cool3

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Please come on the mille it would just be embarrassing if you turned up in a go kart:lol:lol:lol:lol mind you at least it is keeping in line with the italian theme.:thumbup

[rsvsteve]

4oo RSV s turning up should make for some attention :scared, although it might be a bit noisy ":hail AKRA !! ":pirate

[barryrs]

Please come on the mille it would just be embarrassing if you turned up in a go kart:lol:lol:lol:lol mind you at least it is keeping in line with the italian theme.:thumbup


She goes well with the 3.2 V6 crammed under the bonnet and might look like a go kart but as you can imagine with all that weight and 250bhp through the front wheels she’s doesn’t handle like one :biggrin

Still nothing is 100% perfect :thumbup

[sharky]

count me in for that one and a few more i'll try to persuade along for the ride....................

[rsvr47]

She goes well with the 3.2 V6 crammed under the bonnet and might look like a go kart but as you can imagine with all that weight and 250bhp through the front wheels she’s doesn’t handle like one :biggrin

Still nothing is 100% perfect :thumbup

can i have a go....... please i will be careful...honest:biggrin:biggrin

[little1uk]

you fcukers aint leavin me behind, IM COMIN :thumbup:thumbup:thumbup:thumbup

[rsvr47]

I was going to ask you honest:thumbup

[NewBoots]

Will I need my passport!??

[little1uk]

Obviously bring ya passport mate, its Bristol, its near a chanel, best be safe than sorry :biggrin:biggrin:biggrin:biggrin

[NewBoots]

Obviously bring ya passport mate, its Bristol, its near a chanel, best be safe than sorry :biggrin:biggrin:biggrin:biggrin
I'd better bring my phrase book as well...they don't speak properly (Geordie) down there...But the bike'll probably do all the talkin':devious

[little1uk]

Ill be takin me bucket and spade just in case theres sand :thumbup:biggrin:biggrin

[rsvr47]

Will I need my passport!??

Mate i do not think it is in Wales :dunno so you might not but yes just in case bring it:lol:lol:lol:lol

[little1uk]

Mate i do not think it is in Wales :dunno so you might not but yes just in case bring it:lol:lol:lol:lol

oooo if its wales ill bring me wellies too, they got sheep there :devious:devious

[NewBoots]

Mate i do not think it is in Wales :dunno so you might not but yes just in case bring it:lol:lol:lol:lol
Aah that's okay I'm fluent in Welsh....Baaa!:eek: (sorry!)

[rsvr47]

:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol

[sharky]

Hey little1 just make sure them wellies are green and have the straps on the side to hold there legs in place.................

[little1uk]

Hey little1 just make sure them wellies are green and have the straps on the side to hold there legs in place.................

Thanks for the advise sharky..... ill leave me bob the builder ones at home and get me a pair of them sassy green ones :lol:lol:lol:lol:lol

[sharky]

Then All You'll Have To Do Is Catch The Little Buggers To Have A Good Time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!baaaaaaa.

[rsvr47]

Then All You'll Have To Do Is Catch The Little Buggers To Have A Good Time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!baaaaaaa.

sharky have you seen the size of his legs.........he will never catch them....better take a gun:confused

[sharky]

I can imagine a standard size pair of wellies going all the way up to his inner thighs:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:baaa:baaa:baaa

[NewBoots]

I can imagine a standard size pair of wellies going all the way up to his inner thighs:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:baaa:baaa:baaa
Might chaffe a bit but some people get their kicks in strange ways:devious

[rsvr47]

From what i have heard from Mrs little1uk:devious theres not that much to chaffe:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol

[little1uk]

sharky have you seen the size of his legs.........he will never catch them....better take a gun:confused

Now thats a bit rich comin from the bloke who borrowed my car and had to pull the seat forward cause his legs didnt reach the fcukin pedals :biggrin:biggrin

[rsvr47]

Yeah only because....well because...........well because.........Oh whatever:loser

[goody76]

So update time.

I will try and address everything with the following list.

THE EVENT IS FREE TO ENTER FOR EXHIBITING ENTRANTS AND THE VISITING PUBLIC. THE EVENT IS BASICALLY A MEET WITH A 9 MILE RIDE INTO BRISTOL WITH ANY OTHER ITALIAN BIKES, PARK UP ITALIAN STYLE IN CLOSED OFF STREETS WITH EVERY ITALIAN CAR MARQUE YOU CAN THINK OF AS WELL, AND THEN BE ENCOROUGED TO START UP AND MAKE AS MUCH NOISE AS POSSIBLE.

THE MEETING PLACE
The meeting place will be junction 19 of the M5 motorway in the car park of the motorway services at Easton In Gordanno. We will meet in the far corner near the raised grass bank. (This is out of the way of where the cars tend to park and as the bank is raised, will provide a good vantage point to photograph the masses of bikes. It will also keep us out of the way of the main building and any complaints from the services manager).

THE DEPARTURE TIME
We will meet at 09oohrs with a departure time of 0930hrs. (This will give us 30 minutes to travel the 9 miles or so into Bristol and enter the festival for 1000hrs as requested by the organisers.)

THE ROUTE
The route will be out of the main entrance of the services and turning left onto the A369 towards Bristol, We will then make an immediate right turn into High Street (Portbury Village), once in the village we will follow the road around to the left and onto Mill Lane. The route will now rise up through a series of bends and carry on through woods and forests. At the end of this road we will meet the B3128 and turn left following the signs for Failand and Bristol. We will follow this road and go straight across at the traffic light controlled cross roads and carry on following the B3128 as it twists and turns and drops down through more forests until it meets the A370. Once on the A370 we will then follow the signs for Bristol City Centre over the cumberland basin bridge and then follow the A4 towards the centre. We will enter the centre and keep right turning back on our selves before following the road left and into Baldwin Street. The entrance that we must take into the festival is on the left with a dropped kerb at the Edwards Public House. Duncan and Co will endevour to park you up promptly. (I have left out the Clifton Suspension Bridge due to the fact that we have the start stop issue when approaching the bridge and once we have crossed it, to allow people to catch up. It was a bit of fun last year and a bit of an experiment to see how it went, but I have decided to leave it out this year. The bridge is an old antique and 100-200 bikes crossing it in one go is a no no for the bridge people. The rest of the route is fairly straight forward with the only hazzard being 8 sets of traffic lights! There is nothing that can be done about that as this route passes the least sets of lights believe it or not into Bristol.

POLICE ESCORTS
Police escorts will possibly cost money and in the words of a Ducati owner and Police Inspector "probably ruin it". I did enquire about this last and it was pointed out to me that someone higher up the ladder would make all sorts of demands and restraints on the ride in. There could be possible cost implications to and this could not be met by anyone as we (The Organisers) are determined to keep this festival free for all, the fact that in this day and age streets will be closed, marshalls supplied, a ride in for the bikes, a Ducati trailer supplied for the day and no entrance fee for exhibiting cars and bikes and the visiting public being asked, is all AMAZING! Also we (The Oganisers) are not a club and so we do not have funds of any sort.

So i hope this has helped, please can i ask you all to endeavor to encourage as much interest and support for this as possible. i rode in last year on my duke, but will be there on the mille this year. it would be good to have a stronger contingent of OTHER italian bikes this year.....

I am also making contact with Aprilia uk to try and raise some support there as well.

[sharky]

Hello Goody76 I should be there with a few more and i'll copy this thread and put it on clubAprilia.net and let them know where were meeting.

[little1uk]

Hello Goody76 I should be there with a few more and i'll copy this thread and put it on clubAprilia.net and let them know where were meeting.

How long will it take to get to Bristol Sharky, is it an early morning leave or are we going the night before mate ?

[Dolestar]

im based just over yonder from Bristol, so count me in.

lets hope at the moment of 'start your engines' the Italian gremlins dont rear there heads and stop our bikes from starting lol

[shady59]

I'm very annoyed at my aunt, all the days to have a 60th birthday how dare she................:angry

[little1uk]

I'm very annoyed at my aunt, all the days to have a 60th birthday how dare she................:angry

Bring her with ya mate......... go on treat her :lol:lol:lol:lol

[NewBoots]

Holy Kack, I'd forgotten about this.........another early morning rise just after the France trip the week before!!!!!!!!

[shady59]

Bring her with ya mate......... go on treat her :lol:lol:lol:lol


She did get on the back of my cbr400 when i had it and i got into 2nd gear and i had to turn around, so doubt that'll go down well. Plus dunno if i'd feel comfortable with all you :pirate around

[bad boy]

She did get on the back of my cbr400 when i had it and i got into 2nd gear and i had to turn around, so doubt that'll go down well. Plus dunno if i'd feel comfortable with all you :pirate around
See how the w/end go's first fella...:devious:devious

[sharky]

I should think we could do it in 2 hours if you want to do a morning stint

[sharky]

How long will it take to get to Bristol Sharky, is it an early morning leave or are we going the night before mate ?
as above

[little1uk]

Better not push our luck with another night out as its the weekend after the france trip so early morning ride it is then :thumbup:thumbup

[sharky]

totally agree you and whoever meet up with us over her and then go from here to there..........

[little1uk]

Thats that plan sorted then mate :thumbup:thumbup

[sharky]

Hey Stew what you doing on the french trip going down the night before or in the morning if so we'll come that way and ride down with you

[little1uk]

Riding down friday afternoon to Badboys mate :thumbup

[sharky]

No probs we'll see you down there then

[Dolestar]

perhaps we should get rsvZone stickers on our bikes to identify each other on the day - and promote this forum too...

[sharky]

well we will have to try and find some way of meeting up either before we go to the services or meet at the services at a certain point if theres someone near to the services that can go and do a recky of the services and find a point we could meet in there

[NewBoots]

Hang on.......Italian bikes...Aprilia...fairly obvious...or am I being a bit dim!?
I'm happy to wear a Red Carnation in my lapel if it helps though!!!

[sharky]

Hang on.......Italian bikes...Aprilia...fairly obvious...or am I being a bit dim!?
I'm happy to wear a Red Carnation in my lapel if it helps though!!!

I think what were getting at here is the fact it is a Italian festival so there will be a lot of Aprilia's there but not all of them will belong to the RSV Zone so it's just a case of trying to meet where we will all know were from the RSV Zone ...................

[lees rsv]

Hi not far from bristol so im up for it:thumbup

[Dolestar]

BUMP!

so who's going to this then? not long now.

[sharky]

At the moment I'll say yes but i've got a family do to go to in the evening so it's just a case of working out the times and stuff as I wont be able to stay to late unfortunatly

[Black Sabbath]

Being a Bristolian with an Italian bike I guess I just have to go:thumbup

[barryrs]

Will see if i can make this on the RSV as well, depends if i have recovered from my stag weekend the week before though.

[Black Sabbath]

Will see if i can make this on the RSV as well, depends if i have recovered from my stag weekend the week before though.

If you go mate I will cruise on up there with you:thumbup

[barryrs]

Cool, will give you a PM. :biggrin

I will ask a few others but they dont ride Italian so will have to park elsewhere :nana

Unless exception can be made for my mates RC30 if he brings her out :inlove

[Black Sabbath]

yup will see about dragging out a few of the scrotes I ride with too:eatcorn

[goody76]

so then guys and girls, just days to go!!!
So is anybody hoping to join me at the gordanno services for this emmense ride in. assuming that the weather hold up as it is supposed too then we should have over 200 bikes from all italy's best makes...
so if you are thinking of coming along simply add your names and numbers below:
*** COME ON PEOPLE ALL THE MORE SUPPORT THE BETTER***
Goody76 +1

[richtee0]

i should be there but not for the ride in, to early in the morning for me.

won't be parking in the italian area either because i will be with a friend on a gixxer.

[rsvsteve]

Ill be there so i might bump into a few of you at the show :thumbup... ill be hiding behind the rice burner :roll:thumbup

[goody76]

well after all my work and effort i now can't even ride in. really badly sprained my ankle. right is twice the size of the left. so severly hobbling... so look out for the limping fella. hope to see as many of you as possible.

[richtee0]

so who went then
i was there but parked at the end with the ducati's next to a yellow gixxer.

[rsvsteve]

so who went then
i was there but parked at the end with the ducati's next to a yellow gixxer.


I went m8... me an tuono bob and another one turned up :thumbup seen a few aprilias from off here but no faces :confused you must have all been drinking and eating inside some where :yumyum:cheers Not a bad day out but enjoyed the ride there and back much better :doug

[richtee0]

the ride was good, we went through banbury , chipping norton, cirencester and didn't touch a motorway until just outside bristol. then went on to george whites open day that was good too.