InvictaMoto's Devall Boys!

Maybe we can recover the situation. I have already got a hotel booked near Assen for British Super Bikes at the round there. Have to see?

Sadly due to illness we have had to abort the mission. I have cancelled the Groningen hotel and as it was after the free cancellation end date we might have to forfeit the €111 cost of the room. I have sent a "special request" to them through booking.com to explain why we had to cancel in the vain hope they will do something.  It's not as though they won't be able to let the room as rooms really are sought after for MotoGP weekend. Luckily Eurotunnel have rebooked my shuttle ticket for another date in the future and I can still use that again. I advertised the Assen e-tickets via Twitter and have had no interest. So we will definitely be stuck with the loss. It's a shame but Neill's health is far more important than money. Update 4th July 2018 It was only in the early hours of this morning that I got a reply to my request to waive the cost of the room. I had emailed booking.com customer services to see what what has happening a...

We are due to set off tomorrow afternoon, an overnight in Gent and then up to Assen to see if we can arrive for some practice on Saturday. But. Neill had to go to hospital today and they kept him in. So I guess it depends on how he feels... and when they let him out. Best case scenario is early tomorrow and he feels chipper. Or later and we go Saturday. I can't cancel the Groningen hotel for free and to cancel will cost €111. If we don't go then it's tough but why let them book the room to someone else for double money? Have to wait until early Friday to see... posted from Bloggeroid

Four days to go. Pepé had a new rear tyre on Saturday and it will need scrubbing in for the first part of the journey. That will be mostly all on motorway so that should be quite straightforward.  Neill has just logged up 2000 miles on his Beemer. That's just under a third of the mileage I have put on the Rocket in three years.  I have become less of a fair weather biker and more of a plum. One of those guys that I used to laugh at when I was doing 20000 miles a year minimum! "More money that sense!" Pepé is almost ready to go.  I need to refit the panniers removed to let them have access to the back wheel and I have to decide on what bag to take for my gear.  We are away three nights so a few changes of undies and t-shirts, plus wash bag,  jeans and trainers should suffice. Given that, I might not need the massive Saddlemen bag but might just take a roll top waterproof pack.   Although the weather is forecast to be in the mid-twenties...

Added to the blog after locating it "On the Road Again" blog. The last time that Neill and I went to Assen together. This trip was with some other (at the time) members of the (now defunct/dead) SOC Kent Centre. http://invictamoto.blogspot.com/2008/10/motogp-dutch-tt-june-2009_22.html https://invictamoto.blogspot.com/2009/06/run-back-assen-2009.html This year it will be just the two of us. I didn't publicise it to The Meldrews this time as this is a brothers trip. Paul.