Birmingham M.A.G.
Heart of England.
4th - 6th July. 2003.
Once again the Heart of England had a new
venue. This time it was yet another rugby club - almost the
same distance for me, but at least the ground didn't warrant the
use of a hammer. Having booked in, I noticed a fair number
of stalls selling all things bike related, but only one stall
selling food, and although the food was decent enough, if you
didn't fancy Indian, then you hadn't got much choice. At
least there was a tad more choice when it came to the beer, even
if they didn't have any mild ( moaning old git, ain't I ? ).
Continuing with the theme of change - the
demo run this year went to Worcester racecourse, as opposed to
Birmingham or West Bromwich ( I don't use the word Sandwell -
it's a place that doesn't exist ). As per normal we all met
up outside the Rover car plant at Longbridge and prepared for the
one o'clock set off. The run itself went very well
indeed. It kept a decent pace, and the marshals did a
marvellous job of keeping the whole plot rolling along.
It only took around one
hour for the run to arrive at Worcester racecourse, where we had
the traditional post-run speech, and that didn't take long
either.
Myself and Vern took the scenic route out
of Worcester and headed back to the site via the cafe - food
always seems a good idea at the time. The rest of the rally
followed the normal MAG theme - bands and beer, neither of which
fell into the excellent category, but so what ? Compared to
Glastonbury this was damn good value.
So ended another Heart of England rally -
excellent weather, a most enjoyable demo run, minimal hassle . .
. . so why wasn't there a bigger turnout ? It always
surprises me that a MAG rally held in the middle of the country
during the Summer doesn't attract more folks. Still - funny
buggers, these bikers.
Cheers.
^..^
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