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Saturday, 17 June 2006 |
 2006 lineup at Camp Vespa
We know of at least one individual that seemed convinced rain would soak the parade, but Sunday began bright and clear. By the time the group started riding at 10:00, the roads were completely dry. Great luck, actually, since this June has been the rainiest on record since 1888.
Camp provided a nice breakfast spread including pastries, juice and coffee, which folks enjoyed while chatting with old friends and new. Rick started the ride portion of the morning with introductions, sponsor thanks and a brief outline of the route. After a few group photos by Mort, 14 bikes, some doubled up, left the parking lot for a scenic Peone Prairie loop - north on Fancher to Trent, Trent to Market, Upriver Drive to Evergreen, and Bigelow Gulch Road to Argonne, where the riders stopped at the Rocket Coffee house for espresso shots and more conversation.
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Monday, 12 June 2006 |
 Scooterist struck, killed
In case you missed it, here are the details as reported in the Spokesman-Review : Last Friday night, a driver waiting for a red light at the intersection of Sprague and Fancher jumped a median to bypass three cars ahead of it to continue through the intersection. Unfortunately, a rider on a Qianjiang motor scooter was in the intersection, and although the rider saw the car coming and jumped off the bike, the car simply plowed into him, killing him instantly. Witnesses said the driver just kept going, and escaped the scene headed east on I-90.
Kayla at Camp heard that the rider, 29-year-old Robb Long of Spokane, was employed as a pharmacist at nearby Costco. Collin reports Robb was a former roommate of a co-worker, and was wearing a half-shell helmet that was forced off on impact. KXLY reported that autopsies showed he died immediately of massive head and chest injuries.
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Friday, 02 June 2006 |
 Our kind of news
So we were really pleased to see scooters featured as the cover story of this week’s Spokesman-Review weekend insert, “7 .” There’s even a picture of a scooter on the front page the Spokesman itself. Wow. Minions and the area scooter scene receiving real, non-virtual ink!
If it weren’t for the fact that the Spokesman has a Coeur d’Alene office and does its best to sell papers over there, we’d be a little disappointed that nearly all of the photos are of the 2% SC crew. But to borrow a slogan of a certain political party, scootering is “a big tent.” In other words, while cool ‘tats’ and shaved heads may sell more papers, it ain’t required for riding Vespas.
Plus, the article includes some good coverage for our June 11th Camp Breakfast Ride . Check out the article on-line here , or as an archived copy here . Thanks, Spokesman-Review!  |
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