[Ducati] Motogiro D'Italia 2008?

[Dan Bockmier]

Scott,

I've only one thing to add to Mikiel's good info.
Simply this: Someday is today.

Dan

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mikiel Kingsley" <mikielk at gmail.com>
To: "Ducati Owners Group" <ducati at ducati.net>
Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2007 8:32 AM
Subject: Re: [Ducati] Motogiro D'Italia 2008?


> On 5/31/07, Scott Cloninger <scloninger at astecinc.com> wrote:
>
>> Yesterday I was talking to George Betzhold and we thought it would be 
>> a
>> great idea to attend next year's Motogiro.  "You only live once" and 
>> "You
>> can't take it with you" were bantied about, but when it comes down to 
>> it we
>> both want to experience riding in Italy sometime before we shuffle 
>> off this
>> mortal coil.
>>
>> To that end, we had questions.
>>
>> 1)  When should we begin planning this trip in earnest?
>> 2)  How much time off (from work) would be required for the trip? 
>> I'd
>> have a difficult time with more than a week (that's nine contiguous 
>> days
>> including bookend weekends)
>> 3)  How much money is involved to ride in the touring class including
>> airfare, transportation, food, motorcycle rental, fuel, Motogiro 
>> entry,
>> incidentals, and mememtos?  Basically, how much should I budget?
>> 4)  Is lodging included in the Motogiro price?  Is rooming individual 
>> or
>> in pairs?
>> 5)  Where is next year's Motogiro?  I hope northern Italy, but I'm 
>> not
>> real picky!
>> 6)  When are any sorts of deposits due?
>> 7)  How much Italian should I learn before I head that way?  Do any, 
>> some,
>> most of the people understand any, basic, most English?  What's 
>> Italian for
>> toilet?
>> 8)  How can I have NCR build me a shiny new bike and call it Ms.
>> Scotty...or Mr. Scotty...or something cool like that?  OK...this part 
>> was a
>> joke, but I couldn't resist asking it!
>>
>> Basically, what's the scoop on the Motogiro?!?
>>
>> All help is greatly appreciated.
>>
>> Scott Cloninger
>> Chattanooga, TN....transferring the flag to Albuquerque, NM in 
>> August!
>> </pre>
>> <p>
>> ***********************************************************************
>> </p>
>
>
> Scott, you can start planning now, but there's not really a whole lot 
> to
> plan until the dates for the event are set.  Registration will begin 
> in
> November or so.  You'll need your passport handy, your driver's 
> license, and
> an International Driver's License (available at AAA for a mere $25 
> just make
> sure they stamp your motorcycle endorsement on it).  The official
> registration will ask you about having a medical certificate, but you 
> don't
> need that for the tourist class.  Until registration opens, start 
> saving.
> I've done the tourist class twice now and with airfare from L.A., giro
> entry, bike rental, fuel, and beer money it comes to about $5000.  The 
> race
> is 5 days, but there are riders meetings and paperwork the day before, 
> so
> call it 6.  If you can afford to take more time off of work and spend 
> a
> little extra time it Italy, definitely do so.  One of the best days we 
> had
> this year was the day after the giro riding around Palermo on a rented
> scooter.  Also, since you're taking the punishment of flying over and 
> back,
> you may as well enjoy your time there as much as possible.  This year 
> my
> trip was 10 days (including travel days) and I wish I could have made 
> it a
> bit longer.  Next year I'm thinking I might go crazy and take three 
> weeks.
> Lodging and meals are part of the giro entry, but only cover the days 
> of the
> giro.  Any time you're there before/after the event you're on your 
> own.
> Next year's race will start in Bologna, go to Sardinia (I'm assuming 
> we'll
> all be on an overnight ferry two nights) and then back to Bologna.  I
> believe you have to pay for your entry by February or March.  You 
> don't need
> to know a lot of Italian (I think I know 10 words) since there will be
> plenty of English speakers there and quite a few people who speak 
> English
> and Italian.  The first word I HAD to learn was "basta" (which means
> "enough") because the Italians will just keep feeding you until you 
> cry
> uncle.
>
> For a (low res) slideshow I made of the 2006 event go here:
> http://www.mikiel.net/temp/motogiro.wmv
>
> For a much longer (and better) slideshow of the 2007 event by Dan 
> Bockmier
> go here: http://www.bockmier.com/motogiro/MG07.wmv
>
> Be sure to bring your camera and extra batteries!
>
>> --
>> -Mikiel
>> '96 900SS/SP "Buttercup"
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