Old chap surrounded by old 'bikes tackles new-fangled gadget.
It's old and it's a Triumph: that's all we know.
Vicky's in Bazza Heaven (again).
Lots of chaps watch another chap putting his leg over a Norton.
RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight with The Dambusters March playing over the tannoy. We're still young. We shouldn't find this stuff stirring should we? But we do.
L to r: Spitfire, Lancaster, and Hurricane.
Voice of David droning on about Airfix kits thankfully not recorded here.
A proper Ducati gets a proper thrashing in one of the euphemistically entitled 'Parades'.
We're now in The Exhibition Centre and Howard's enjoying one of the classic speedway 'bikes.
Sidecars rumble through Roberts Chicane.
Classic 'bike enthusiasts soak up the atmosphere. Well, they've been soaking up something.
Sammy Miller's so good he doesn't have to look where he's going. He's riding a 1955 Moto Guzzi 500cc V8. Yep, that's right, a V8. They don't make 'em like that anymore.
They may be replicas, but what replicas.
Honda 6-cyclinder 350cc and MV 3-cylinder 500cc at Redgate.
Vicky and one of Eddie Lawson's Cagiva 500's. Note how she's getting misty-eyed as she remembers taking a shot of Eddie on this very 'bike in this very paddock back in the day. See Vic, now you're getting nostalgic an' all.
Typical of yer 'bike racing fans. They gather 'round one of Rossi's but ignore the one ridden by the one and only Loris. What they like?
Oops, nearly forgot. As the main theme of The Festival was the anniversary of Peter Williams winning the 1973 TT on a Norton we better finish off with this shot.
Donington Park are getting behind the Festival and it has grown considerably since last year. There's already far too much to see in one day. If it carries on expanding at this rate we'll have to come for two days next time!
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