The epic ride we at Vespa Club did got an 8-page exposure in the May 2008 edition of Homestyle magazine (P150/National Bookstore). Special thanks to Mon (our club’s VP) and Vanni (the mag’s Managing Editor) for making this glossy feature possible.
Below are soft copies of the page layouts which appeared in pages 114 to 121 of Homestyle’s current ish.
click thumbnails for a bigger display of the 8-page spread
With summer just about to end, I find it a little bit odd that things have started to really heat up lately. Rain has been steadily falling in the afternoons and you hope that will cool down the rest of the day or at least cool down the city to make the heat of the next afternoon arrives. But no, it’s been really hot lately and I have been forced to bring a couple of extra shirts to work to change my sweaty (literally dripping wet) shirt lest I catch pneumonia.
This is the first time in a long while that I’ve found the need to bring extra clothing. I have been able to handle heat pretty well for quite a while but I guess the added humidity has made the conditions just right for profuse sweating. Hay carramba.
So, a word of advise to the urban warrior, bring a shirt, you’re gonna need it.
By Jojo Medina
Motorcycle Philippines Federation Director
They call themselves MOTOJEEPNEY (a spoof of motogp) but the skills of these groups with regards to riding sportsbikes is no joke. They do weekend rides at Angeles Crest a mountainous stretch of smooth asphalted canyon roads in Los Angeles California and alternated with some weekend rides at different race tracks around Southern California like willow springs race track this May. And Laguna Seca in July were they let go off their skills in a controlled race track environments.
The past Sunday April 27, I was lucky enough to be invited by this group of riders mostly in their 30’s and their mid 40’s with jobs from healthcare, information technology , businessmen etc Everyone has met at the forums of MotorcyclePhilippines.com. Rainer Santos aka Fireblade r and Francis Roco aka Rider_driver were in constant contact with me in arranging the ride with them. As far as I know rider_driver has been with mcp since 2003 like me and still very much active.
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Bits and pieces from my newsletter emails…..
The first American motorcycle only race took place in May of 1901 at a one mile horse racing track in Los Angeles. Four racers competed in ten lap event. The winner crossed the line in 18 ½ minutes….that’s ten miles in nearly twenty minutes! Wow how times have changed! In May of the following year the first road race took place in the US between Irvington and Milburn NJ with the winner averaging a speed of 31 mph.
Here’s a couple more interesting motorcycle history notes…
from dp-brakes.com
Following in the footsteps of another Italian giant Ferrari, Ducati has launched their own line of wine aptly called Desmorosso.
Desmorosso: not only wine
Officially licensed by Ducati, Desmorosso is a wine that blends the philosophy, passion, professionalism, and successes of the 2007 World Champion motorcycle company.
Imagine a small company that defeated the much larger corporations with their unlimited funds and manpower. Now try to imagine a wine produced with traditional craftsmanship and professionalism delivered by years of hard work and experience: this is Desmorosso, a collection of wines suitable for all life’s special moments; a wine that is not afraid of comparison with the most famous vintages.
Like most successful teams beginning a new competition, Ducati moves from the past and embraces what’s new with enthusiasm, passion, and professionalism. Desmorosso is an evolutionary project; born in the spirit of growth in the quest for excellence.
Visit the Desmorosso site here.
