07-10-2005, 01:43 AM
Yeah there is a lot of gawdy stuff out there. Its kind of stupid that the GP teams didn't set up booths to sell their apparel in the vendor area, they would've made a ton of money. Yamaha, Kawasaki, Suzuki, and Ducati were all selling apparel in their spectator tents though, just not GP stuff.
One of the coolest parts of the day was when the Honda guys brought the RC166 and later the RC181 and started them up. They were GP bikes from the 60's the RC166 being the first Honda to really start winning championships.
The RC166 was a 250cc V6 with a 19000 rpm redline. Loud doesn't even begin to describe the way this thing sounded but glorious doesn't do it justice either. I've got video of the 166 and 181.
After the superbike race I also happened to get video of some brief interviews with all of the Honda riders except Gibernau. I also saw David Alan Grier from In Living Color in the background of the Honda tent.
Anyway if I don't fall asleep I might post pics here.
One of the coolest parts of the day was when the Honda guys brought the RC166 and later the RC181 and started them up. They were GP bikes from the 60's the RC166 being the first Honda to really start winning championships.
The RC166 was a 250cc V6 with a 19000 rpm redline. Loud doesn't even begin to describe the way this thing sounded but glorious doesn't do it justice either. I've got video of the 166 and 181.
After the superbike race I also happened to get video of some brief interviews with all of the Honda riders except Gibernau. I also saw David Alan Grier from In Living Color in the background of the Honda tent.
Anyway if I don't fall asleep I might post pics here.
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Past: 2018 Honda Civic Type-R, 2015 Yamaha R1, 2009 BMW M3, 2013 Aprilia RSV4R, 2006 Honda Ridgeline, 2006 Porsche Cayman S, 2012 Ducati 1199, 2009 Subaru WRX, 2008 CBR1000RR, 2009 Kawasaki ZX-6R, 2000 Toyota Tundra, 2005 Honda CBR600RR, 1996 Acura Integra GS-R, 1996 Acura Integra GS-R, 1997 Honda Civic EX
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