England itself is about the size of TX; Ireland, a beautiful country in which to ride, ride, ride, is pretty much on a par with many US states, size-wise; Majorca -- where I live for 4-5 months of the year -- about the same size as an English county, but riding is always an adventure (not necessarily in a good way!) trying to stay from under the wheels of the weapons piloted by the indigenous twats behind the wheel!!
EDIT: one fifth the size of TX with double the population; I just did a lookup! Google Maps' atlas is visually misleading....
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The Joys of Being in the UK:-
1. Petrol at £1.18 a litre .. so say @ $8.00 a UK gallon.
2. Being able to experience all four seasons on the same ride as the weather changes so quickly.
3. Having to pay Road Tax ( which isn't spent on the roads ) for every vehicle you want to use rather than for a plate you can switch between vehicles.
4. Having to declare a vehicle is NOT taxed ( SORN = Statuary Off Road Notice ) and NOT on the road; you get fined if you forget.
5. Speed Cameras everywhere .. but we're now so short of money they can't afford to use them all.
and on a more positive note:-
6. Nowhere is very far away.
7. There are lots of twist bits without cameras.
8. Our notes are different sizes and colours.
G-Man .. I'm just north of Brighton so the Brighton Burn Up/ACE Cafe Run and Goodwood Festival
of Speed are on my doorstep.
Still like visiting the US though .. don't thint think I could have flown in a B-25, B-17 and P-51 in the UK .. and one day I'll get to see proper flat trackers in action ( On Any Sunday has a lot to answer for .. )
Phil
1. Petrol at £1.18 a litre .. so say @ $8.00 a UK gallon.
2. Being able to experience all four seasons on the same ride as the weather changes so quickly.
3. Having to pay Road Tax ( which isn't spent on the roads ) for every vehicle you want to use rather than for a plate you can switch between vehicles.
4. Having to declare a vehicle is NOT taxed ( SORN = Statuary Off Road Notice ) and NOT on the road; you get fined if you forget.
5. Speed Cameras everywhere .. but we're now so short of money they can't afford to use them all.
and on a more positive note:-
6. Nowhere is very far away.
7. There are lots of twist bits without cameras.
8. Our notes are different sizes and colours.
G-Man .. I'm just north of Brighton so the Brighton Burn Up/ACE Cafe Run and Goodwood Festival
of Speed are on my doorstep.
Still like visiting the US though .. don't thint think I could have flown in a B-25, B-17 and P-51 in the UK .. and one day I'll get to see proper flat trackers in action ( On Any Sunday has a lot to answer for .. )
Phil
Hi Steve
Unfortunately not .. I'm an immigrant to this neck of the woods, moved down from Liverpool in '92 when changed jobs.
Never really got into Speedway ( there is/was a track at Ellsmere Port ) but those clips of Lawmill, Rayborn, Mann and co throwing things sideways in the film really caught my imagination.
I know there is short track racing in the UK but its mostly converted MXers not big dinosaurs.
Saw the Honda V-twin and TZ750 flat trackers last time I went to the AMA museum but like everything its better to see them moving.
Phil
Unfortunately not .. I'm an immigrant to this neck of the woods, moved down from Liverpool in '92 when changed jobs.
Never really got into Speedway ( there is/was a track at Ellsmere Port ) but those clips of Lawmill, Rayborn, Mann and co throwing things sideways in the film really caught my imagination.
I know there is short track racing in the UK but its mostly converted MXers not big dinosaurs.
Saw the Honda V-twin and TZ750 flat trackers last time I went to the AMA museum but like everything its better to see them moving.
Phil