Hey folks, Quail Motorcycle 2024 is in the books. Nasty weather all day Saturday .. rain and good wind.. keep a lot of entrants and attendees away. Criday, loadin day, was beautiful though! Was still a nice show, though, for me, anyway. Saw 1 Huyabusa… and for an Anniversary display, well, at least it was turbocharged! Not enough Vespas… for another featured class, but some nice ones. The Santa Clara DOC was well represented! Another featured class.. the 916.. fell short in displays as well. Weather-related… but there were some nice examples, regardless. I saw, among the usual Henderson and Brough-superiors..a Vyrus and a New Blue. Several Tesi, a DB1 and a DB2 and a seriously cute MV! We stuffed these three under a canopy from the rain The Egli-Honda was special to see as well as a trio of gorgeous Honda Dreams! Many other wonderful examples of moto-machinery! I also saw Vicki Smith, but she was too busy to chat, so I kept moving. All in all, I had a nice trip and enjoyed the show in spite of the weather. …Tom

Thanks for sharing, it looks like a good time! Paul On Thu, May 9, 2024 at 11:15 AM TomDressler <tbrduc@gmail.com> wrote: > Hey folks, > Quail Motorcycle 2024 is in the books. > Nasty weather all day Saturday .. rain and good wind.. keep a lot of > entrants and attendees away. Criday, loadin day, was beautiful though! > Was still a nice show, though, for me, anyway. > Saw 1 Huyabusa… and for an Anniversary display, well, at least it was > turbocharged! > Not enough Vespas… for another featured class, but some nice ones. > The Santa Clara DOC was well represented! > Another featured class.. the 916.. fell short in displays as well. > Weather-related… but there were some nice examples, regardless. > I saw, among the usual Henderson and Brough-superiors..a Vyrus and a New > Blue. > Several Tesi, a DB1 and a DB2 and a seriously cute MV! > We stuffed these three under a canopy from the rain > > The Egli-Honda was special to see as well as a trio of gorgeous Honda > Dreams! > Many other wonderful examples of moto-machinery! > I also saw Vicki Smith, but she was too busy to chat, so I kept moving. > All in all, I had a nice trip and enjoyed the show in spite of the weather. > > …Tom > > > > > > To get the links and updates on all today's Ducati news: > http://www.ductalk.com/ > and > https://www.facebook.com/ducnet > _____________________ > Ducati mailing list -- ducati@list.ducati.net > To unsubscribe send an email to ducati-leave@list.ducati.net > Mailto: %(user_address)s

Hi Tom, Really sorry, I saw you too, but never thought that would be the last I would see you all day. I was judging the 916 class and while it wasn’t huge, all the bikes were really good and the one that won was like it just beamed down to the show field from 1994. Truly remarkable bike. The rain was unusual but the food was the best yet I thought and the bar was hopping all afternoon. Genuinely a shame but a good time was still had by all. Still the best Moto show anywhere… Vicki On Thu, May 9, 2024 at 11:14 AM TomDressler <tbrduc@gmail.com> wrote: > Hey folks, > Quail Motorcycle 2024 is in the books. > Nasty weather all day Saturday .. rain and good wind.. keep a lot of > entrants and attendees away. Criday, loadin day, was beautiful though! > Was still a nice show, though, for me, anyway. > Saw 1 Huyabusa… and for an Anniversary display, well, at least it was > turbocharged! > Not enough Vespas… for another featured class, but some nice ones. > The Santa Clara DOC was well represented! > Another featured class.. the 916.. fell short in displays as well. > Weather-related… but there were some nice examples, regardless. > I saw, among the usual Henderson and Brough-superiors..a Vyrus and a New > Blue. > Several Tesi, a DB1 and a DB2 and a seriously cute MV! > We stuffed these three under a canopy from the rain > > The Egli-Honda was special to see as well as a trio of gorgeous Honda > Dreams! > Many other wonderful examples of moto-machinery! > I also saw Vicki Smith, but she was too busy to chat, so I kept moving. > All in all, I had a nice trip and enjoyed the show in spite of the weather. > > …Tom > > > > > > To get the links and updates on all today's Ducati news: > http://www.ductalk.com/ > and > https://www.facebook.com/ducnet > _____________________ > Ducati mailing list -- ducati@list.ducati.net > To unsubscribe send an email to ducati-leave@list.ducati.net > Mailto: %(user_address)s

I was judging the Custom/Modified class. Very tough; lots of apples to oranges comparisons. I feel they should split that group in two... This year was frustrating because, by the time we got done with the judging, the rain had started and everyone packed up and skee-daddled so we judges didn't get to see lots of the bikes that weren't in our group. In any case, I got some good shots on the sunny Friday afternoon during set-up and some not-so-sunny shots on Saturday. My pics are all in a gallery here: https://coreylevenson.smugmug.com/Things-with-Wheels/2024-Quail-Motorcycle-Gathering Lots of nice Ducatis on display. Corey Levenson San Antonio TX USA On Thu, May 9, 2024 at 11:11 AM Vicki Smith <Vicki@ducati.net> wrote: > Hi Tom, > Really sorry, I saw you too, but never thought that would be the last I > would see you all day. I was judging the 916 class and while it wasn’t > huge, all the bikes were really good and the one that won was like it just > beamed down to the show field from 1994. Truly remarkable bike. > The rain was unusual but the food was the best yet I thought and the bar > was hopping all afternoon. Genuinely a shame but a good time was still had > by all. > Still the best Moto show anywhere… > Vicki > > > On Thu, May 9, 2024 at 11:14 AM TomDressler <tbrduc@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hey folks, >> Quail Motorcycle 2024 is in the books. >> Nasty weather all day Saturday .. rain and good wind.. keep a lot of >> entrants and attendees away. Criday, loadin day, was beautiful though! >> Was still a nice show, though, for me, anyway. >> Saw 1 Huyabusa… and for an Anniversary display, well, at least it was >> turbocharged! >> Not enough Vespas… for another featured class, but some nice ones. >> The Santa Clara DOC was well represented! >> Another featured class.. the 916.. fell short in displays as well. >> Weather-related… but there were some nice examples, regardless. >> I saw, among the usual Henderson and Brough-superiors..a Vyrus and a New >> Blue. >> Several Tesi, a DB1 and a DB2 and a seriously cute MV! >> We stuffed these three under a canopy from the rain >> >> The Egli-Honda was special to see as well as a trio of gorgeous Honda >> Dreams! >> Many other wonderful examples of moto-machinery! >> I also saw Vicki Smith, but she was too busy to chat, so I kept moving. >> All in all, I had a nice trip and enjoyed the show in spite of the >> weather. >> >> …Tom >> >> >> >> >> >> To get the links and updates on all today's Ducati news: >> http://www.ductalk.com/ >> and >> https://www.facebook.com/ducnet >> _____________________ >> Ducati mailing list -- ducati@list.ducati.net >> To unsubscribe send an email to ducati-leave@list.ducati.net >> Mailto: %(user_address)s > > > > > > To get the links and updates on all today's Ducati news: > http://www.ductalk.com/ > and > https://www.facebook.com/ducnet > _____________________ > Ducati mailing list -- ducati@list.ducati.net > To unsubscribe send an email to ducati-leave@list.ducati.net > Mailto: %(user_address)s

Uff, I did not realise that you were there, Vicki..I would have loved to see you! I should have texted you to see if you were around.. -- Shawn H Ooi 1995 Ducati 916 Varese On Thu, 9 May 2024 at 09:11, Vicki Smith <Vicki@ducati.net> wrote: > Hi Tom, > Really sorry, I saw you too, but never thought that would be the last I > would see you all day. I was judging the 916 class and while it wasn’t > huge, all the bikes were really good and the one that won was like it just > beamed down to the show field from 1994. Truly remarkable bike. > The rain was unusual but the food was the best yet I thought and the bar > was hopping all afternoon. Genuinely a shame but a good time was still had > by all. > Still the best Moto show anywhere… > Vicki > > > On Thu, May 9, 2024 at 11:14 AM TomDressler <tbrduc@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hey folks, >> Quail Motorcycle 2024 is in the books. >> Nasty weather all day Saturday .. rain and good wind.. keep a lot of >> entrants and attendees away. Criday, loadin day, was beautiful though! >> Was still a nice show, though, for me, anyway. >> Saw 1 Huyabusa… and for an Anniversary display, well, at least it was >> turbocharged! >> Not enough Vespas… for another featured class, but some nice ones. >> The Santa Clara DOC was well represented! >> Another featured class.. the 916.. fell short in displays as well. >> Weather-related… but there were some nice examples, regardless. >> I saw, among the usual Henderson and Brough-superiors..a Vyrus and a New >> Blue. >> Several Tesi, a DB1 and a DB2 and a seriously cute MV! >> We stuffed these three under a canopy from the rain >> >> The Egli-Honda was special to see as well as a trio of gorgeous Honda >> Dreams! >> Many other wonderful examples of moto-machinery! >> I also saw Vicki Smith, but she was too busy to chat, so I kept moving. >> All in all, I had a nice trip and enjoyed the show in spite of the >> weather. >> >> …Tom >> >> >> >> >> >> To get the links and updates on all today's Ducati news: >> http://www.ductalk.com/ >> and >> https://www.facebook.com/ducnet >> _____________________ >> Ducati mailing list -- ducati@list.ducati.net >> To unsubscribe send an email to ducati-leave@list.ducati.net >> Mailto: %(user_address)s > > > > > > To get the links and updates on all today's Ducati news: > http://www.ductalk.com/ > and > https://www.facebook.com/ducnet > _____________________ > Ducati mailing list -- ducati@list.ducati.net > To unsubscribe send an email to ducati-leave@list.ducati.net > Mailto: %(user_address)s

Would have loved to see you too. Also, why didn’t you enter that pristine 916 of yours? Do you still have it? Vicki On Sat, May 11, 2024 at 1:19 PM Shawn Moomba <rsv916r@gmail.com> wrote: > Uff, I did not realise that you were there, Vicki..I would have loved to > see you! I should have texted you to see if you were around.. > > > -- > > Shawn H Ooi > 1995 Ducati 916 Varese > > > > > > > > On Thu, 9 May 2024 at 09:11, Vicki Smith <Vicki@ducati.net> wrote: > >> Hi Tom, >> Really sorry, I saw you too, but never thought that would be the last I >> would see you all day. I was judging the 916 class and while it wasn’t >> huge, all the bikes were really good and the one that won was like it just >> beamed down to the show field from 1994. Truly remarkable bike. >> The rain was unusual but the food was the best yet I thought and the bar >> was hopping all afternoon. Genuinely a shame but a good time was still had >> by all. >> Still the best Moto show anywhere… >> Vicki >> >> >> On Thu, May 9, 2024 at 11:14 AM TomDressler <tbrduc@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hey folks, >>> Quail Motorcycle 2024 is in the books. >>> Nasty weather all day Saturday .. rain and good wind.. keep a lot of >>> entrants and attendees away. Criday, loadin day, was beautiful though! >>> Was still a nice show, though, for me, anyway. >>> Saw 1 Huyabusa… and for an Anniversary display, well, at least it was >>> turbocharged! >>> Not enough Vespas… for another featured class, but some nice ones. >>> The Santa Clara DOC was well represented! >>> Another featured class.. the 916.. fell short in displays as well. >>> Weather-related… but there were some nice examples, regardless. >>> I saw, among the usual Henderson and Brough-superiors..a Vyrus and a New >>> Blue. >>> Several Tesi, a DB1 and a DB2 and a seriously cute MV! >>> We stuffed these three under a canopy from the rain >>> >>> The Egli-Honda was special to see as well as a trio of gorgeous Honda >>> Dreams! >>> Many other wonderful examples of moto-machinery! >>> I also saw Vicki Smith, but she was too busy to chat, so I kept moving. >>> All in all, I had a nice trip and enjoyed the show in spite of the >>> weather. >>> >>> …Tom >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> To get the links and updates on all today's Ducati news: >>> http://www.ductalk.com/ >>> and >>> https://www.facebook.com/ducnet >>> _____________________ >>> Ducati mailing list -- ducati@list.ducati.net >>> To unsubscribe send an email to ducati-leave@list.ducati.net >>> Mailto: %(user_address)s >> >> >> >> >> >> To get the links and updates on all today's Ducati news: >> http://www.ductalk.com/ >> and >> https://www.facebook.com/ducnet >> _____________________ >> Ducati mailing list -- ducati@list.ducati.net >> To unsubscribe send an email to ducati-leave@list.ducati.net >> Mailto: %(user_address)s > > > > > > To get the links and updates on all today's Ducati news: > http://www.ductalk.com/ > and > https://www.facebook.com/ducnet > _____________________ > Ducati mailing list -- ducati@list.ducati.net > To unsubscribe send an email to ducati-leave@list.ducati.net > Mailto: %(user_address)s

My 916 is nowhere near pristine..it probably needs a new paintjob to be displayed again. It also needs some work before it can be ridden. I hope to see you again soon, Vicki.. -- Shawn H Ooi 1995 Ducati 916 Varese On Sat, 11 May 2024 at 10:22, Vicki Smith <Vicki@ducati.net> wrote: > Would have loved to see you too. Also, why didn’t you enter that pristine > 916 of yours? Do you still have it? > Vicki > > On Sat, May 11, 2024 at 1:19 PM Shawn Moomba <rsv916r@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Uff, I did not realise that you were there, Vicki..I would have loved to >> see you! I should have texted you to see if you were around.. >> >> >> -- >> >> Shawn H Ooi >> 1995 Ducati 916 Varese >> >