An OTP Thank You

[Charlie_Gary_AAD]

For Gie and I Stelvio was fun because it rained all day until shortly before we got there, so most everybody had stayed home. 

[Douglas]

Rumor has it Russ from CA has a lead on where to get a great deal on a rental bike. Where is Russ-manhausen 

[CaffeineMan]

Kaffee... 

[SantaCruzRider]

Here are a couple off-bike shots from OtP.

First one is Ralf and Heinz grabbing lunch at Chiemsee en route from Kiefersfelden to Salzburg.

Second is Michael releasing Ralf from the stocks at a castle on the Rhine after getting Ralf to admit that there are actually 2 or 3 roads in Austria that he has yet to perfectly commit to memory (but they are probably flat and not worth riding).   

[SantaCruzRider]

Mark and Ralf (halfway out of frame) approach the fence at Nurburgring, Germany to get a better view. Moments later race officials told Mark he had to back away because he was wearing too much RED shirt and the racers might mistake him for a warning flag! 

[connie_rider]

Nurburgring, Germany Track?
Is that the track where you can pay $$ and ride your own machine for several laps at speed?
If so, I'd of paid the $$ to see Mark and Dan do laps, on Marc and Daan's bike's... 

  The look on everyone's eyes,,, priceless!!

       eyes of Dan and Mark,,,,,   
   
       eyes of Daan and Marc,,,,,         

       eye's of other people watching the 'mericans ,,,,,   

Ride safe, Ted

[SantaCruzRider]

Yep, that's the one. Mark and I thought we might get to ride it, but locals opted not to make arrangements -- something about all the body and bike parts not being able to fit in Michael's van. 

There didn't appear to be any bikes on the track that day, but it sure looked liked a hoot if you could hit it when they had motos out there! 

[Old Man on a Connie]

There was just a bit of drool on my lips to run it. Then I saw the corvette come by, up on the pipe as we used to say, Never mind. That driver was hammering some American aluminum (Ahlominium).