tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11228580045893331512024-03-13T10:08:04.177-07:00SALTY WHEELS A Journey to Bonneville in 2016ralfyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10972979880895136494noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122858004589333151.post-68683546048092398562016-08-24T14:00:00.002-07:002016-08-24T14:01:08.591-07:00All over for this year. . . . mission accomplished, heading home now to the Isle Of Man.<br />
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<br />ralfyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10972979880895136494noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122858004589333151.post-36706291620288007312016-08-20T21:57:00.001-07:002016-08-20T21:57:56.990-07:00ralfy at Bonneville speed week 2016 Part 10 <iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bQs_yaosjz8?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>ralfyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10972979880895136494noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122858004589333151.post-74281009271933199772016-08-20T07:40:00.001-07:002016-08-20T07:40:45.988-07:00ralfy at Bonneville speed week 2016 Part 9 <iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/akSt2AnKqzs?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>ralfyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10972979880895136494noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122858004589333151.post-4234317249709996932016-08-18T20:03:00.001-07:002016-08-18T20:04:47.526-07:00ralfy at Bonneville speed week 2016 Part 8 <iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YcZ_CAALTjw?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>ralfyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10972979880895136494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122858004589333151.post-7826573512033341202016-08-17T18:42:00.001-07:002016-08-17T18:42:40.837-07:00ralfy at Bonneville speed week 2016 Part 7 <iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/uc8rP8dk018?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>ralfyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10972979880895136494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122858004589333151.post-21532530703409083882016-08-16T19:31:00.001-07:002016-08-16T19:31:34.999-07:00ralfy at Bonneville speed week 2016 Part 6 <iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/luu32W1Mxqw?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>ralfyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10972979880895136494noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122858004589333151.post-34281714220021016942016-08-15T22:27:00.001-07:002016-08-15T22:27:17.825-07:00ralfy at Bonneville speed week 2016 Part 5 <iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/79U1LVkM9zE?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>ralfyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10972979880895136494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122858004589333151.post-65428818243104156942016-08-14T22:30:00.001-07:002016-08-14T22:30:36.373-07:00ralfy at Bonneville speed week 2016 Part 4 <iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/--pbwIRA8p4?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>ralfyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10972979880895136494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122858004589333151.post-40477885044882409142016-08-13T21:10:00.001-07:002016-08-13T21:10:05.275-07:00ralfy at Bonneville speed week 2016 Part 3 <iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9Wk2ufvMVSA?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>ralfyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10972979880895136494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122858004589333151.post-7697706889960376622016-08-12T18:43:00.001-07:002016-08-12T18:43:03.050-07:00ralfy at Bonneville speed week 2016 Part 2 <iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wm9QCuFXvxc?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>ralfyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10972979880895136494noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122858004589333151.post-37804415247356445522016-08-11T19:49:00.001-07:002016-08-11T19:49:26.483-07:00ralfy at Bonneville Speed Week 2016 Part 1 <iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tXtvXMnjDTU?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>ralfyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10972979880895136494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122858004589333151.post-43371956506047265412016-08-10T06:51:00.004-07:002016-08-10T06:51:38.820-07:00Finally arrived at my destination.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">sitting on the salt for speed week.</td></tr>
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<br /><br />ralfyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10972979880895136494noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122858004589333151.post-64617830581733561382016-08-08T08:34:00.003-07:002016-08-08T09:40:39.432-07:00Hot in Las Vegas, and heading North.110 degrees, 15% humidity and no precipitation. Wind speed 4mph.<br />
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(just like we hope to find on the Salt)<br />
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That's what we are experiencing in Las Vegas on our last day before heading north to Wendover.<br />
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It's a good opportunity to acclimatise and get used to the heat of the salt flats whilst at the same time<br />
enjoying a few moments of the surreal event that is 'The Strip'. Fun to start with, but the novelty soon wears off. I notice that the mood of Vegas has changed since my last visit. It seems less confident.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">entertainment night !</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> . . . and day.</td></tr>
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<br />ralfyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10972979880895136494noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122858004589333151.post-4032139916598670722016-08-07T07:35:00.001-07:002016-08-07T07:35:48.060-07:00Collecting oil in Los Angeles . . . When importing machinery into the U.S. as shipping, one is not allowed to have fuel, coolant or oils in the engine which means all of these commodities need to be sourced locally on arrival, which one would not think was much of a problem, but it can be, it has been for me.<br />
The simplest way of going about things is to have a local contact which I organised through a friend who will accept deliveries on your behalf and then order what you need online from one-stop suppliers like amazon who will deliver direct to the contact's address.<br />
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. . . Except one of my oil requirements has been for Castrol R40 vegetable engine oil which is not to be found anywhere in the U.S. because it is now very old-fashioned and not considered 'environmentally friendly' and as a result I have had to find a supplier in Canada who would ship down to California.<br />
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The good news is that my oil has arrived safely, and the bad news is that five litres of Castrol R40 which normally costs around £40 has cost $200 (£155).<br />
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It's OK though, because it's all part of the journey to Bonneville.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Castrol R40 'cos I need it !</td></tr>
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ralfyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10972979880895136494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122858004589333151.post-6531934678003390662016-08-05T06:43:00.001-07:002016-08-05T06:43:07.373-07:00In the U.S. for the big adventure now. . . we are based in Las Vegas because it's central for access to Los Angeles for picking up our bike crates and then for travelling up through the desert to Bonneville.<br />
I don't and never will be a gambler, so Vegas is a novelty for me and not a money loser.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">not spending a dime on the wee beasts, just a beer or two !</td></tr>
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ralfyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10972979880895136494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122858004589333151.post-4278790552324529802016-07-24T06:19:00.002-07:002016-07-24T06:19:55.676-07:00"Salty Wheels"<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk9ueTTz0K7niIxpt_1-Zrm2RCTF8JjQdY5mRrPhGALZPfWiFxHqDK2yMPBIMqXjh9Ht-Z6RwtsDj5mfeFmc9L0y8rdlToUQjtaTw3_yr9tjCCppFylvqJWEto_OuBhFWA4JJyvTQjAOdR/s1600/100_1447.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk9ueTTz0K7niIxpt_1-Zrm2RCTF8JjQdY5mRrPhGALZPfWiFxHqDK2yMPBIMqXjh9Ht-Z6RwtsDj5mfeFmc9L0y8rdlToUQjtaTw3_yr9tjCCppFylvqJWEto_OuBhFWA4JJyvTQjAOdR/s640/100_1447.JPG" width="640" /></a>ralfyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10972979880895136494noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122858004589333151.post-40183349728319226532016-07-20T14:17:00.000-07:002016-07-20T14:17:13.972-07:00A malternative Bonneville bike. <iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/lIFycyKMw-8?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>ralfyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10972979880895136494noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122858004589333151.post-11527088363401695982016-07-16T06:46:00.000-07:002016-07-16T06:46:11.020-07:00The last nuts and bolts before transportation. . . . nearly, but not quite ready to show the bike off for the first time since production started two years ago. How time flies, I hope my 250cc pushrod flies too, on the Bonneville salt seeing as how the event is happening this year as the flooding is over.<br />
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The machine has already been assembled, however it is not looking it's best with all the trial running to check performance and change broken bits, but soon a picture will be on this Blog !<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">metric and imperial and whitworth</td></tr>
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. . . one of the challenges is combining an old 1960's engine into a frame made of metric nuts and bolts. The engine is made with imperial nuts and bolts, different sizes different dimensions different differences ! and then there a few 'whitworth' spanners for obscure component nuts, so I have a tool kit with three varieties of spanners.<br />
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Modern bikes will be metric only, although aircraft manufacturers use imperial screw threads as they are more 'suitable' for planes.<br />
I just thought I would mention that.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a gift from Captain Richard</td></tr>
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. . . this is a pillar drill, it is essential for drilling very small holes through very strong steel with small cobalt (2mm) drills which break frequently and cause frustration (I will vouch for that). All this is needed to comply with Bonnevile Speed Week regulations which like all race/speed organisers need to ensure bits don't fall off a machine during a run.<br />
As you see the place is a mess, it's just the way it is and will be a bit tidier when the bike is in it's container and off the to the U.S.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the whisky flask</td></tr>
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. . . this is where whisky meets motorcycle, in an old whisky flask re-purposed as an overflow tank for surplus engine fluid.<br />
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It works and I like it.<br />
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<br />ralfyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10972979880895136494noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122858004589333151.post-620446610377140342016-07-08T09:48:00.001-07:002016-07-08T09:50:35.591-07:00This is what Iv'e been waiting to have confirmed all year <span style="color: #990000;"><br /></span>
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<br />ralfyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10972979880895136494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122858004589333151.post-4566353175369808362016-06-30T13:54:00.000-07:002016-06-30T13:54:04.012-07:00One month to go and popping pistons ! . . . yes, only three weeks till I fill up my transportation crate and fly my 250cc pushrod off to the United States for Speed Week, Bonneville.<br />
And in true time-honoured tradition, as time runs out for the preparation of my machine, what can go wrong is going wrong, and is manifesting itself in a succession of blown pistons.<br />
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But it's OK because thats the way it goes, and like Burt Munro the Bonneville legend, if you don't have an alter of 'sacrifices' to the gods of speed in the form of broken engine components, then you are either very lucky, or just not trying hard enough.<br />
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I look at it this way, . . . rather a load of problems before I go, than no problems till I get there.<br />
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With the significant additional stresses on my engines due to demands of competition, individual components are increasingly stressed in pursuit of more speed and performance. This can lead to components failing under test and for my bike it is manifesting itself in the form of 'popped' pistons.<br />
This is where the heat during operation around the spark plug gets so high (600 c+) that the aluminium based alloy of the piston starts to over-heat, soften then tear removing all compression in the chamber and causing failure.<br />
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Establishing the exact cause is not so easy as various factors are influencing this situation, but I have some great engineers who will fix things, and that makes all the difference.<br />
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<br />ralfyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10972979880895136494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122858004589333151.post-51102206648574339112016-06-12T05:32:00.001-07:002016-06-12T05:32:15.618-07:00Lapping the valves and other jobs.<br />
. . . with not long to go (six weeks) till Bonneville Speed Week in Utah preparations are ongoing with getting my engines ready for the event. All of the work on both the frame and the three engines have been done by my Team-mates Chris and Richard who have shown considerable patience with my lack of skills in this field, but as I spend more time with the machine, I am gradually making more sense of it.<br />
Recently I tackled some wiring installation and have been checking clutch plates and ajusting brake shoes, and with supervision have been introduced to 'lapping' which involves a smear of different grades of grinding paste onto the lip of the valves which is then rotated in it's engine location to ensure absolute even seating into the casing. <br />
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I have seen traction engine builders with the little tin of grinding paste with lids at both ends, one end for course grade, the other end for fine grade and at last, I know what the stuff is used for. Like most jobs relating to engines it cannot be rushed and requires both patience and precision to be done right.<br />
The results are simply a better performing engine which is just what I need for the demands of world record attempts.<br />
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ralfyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10972979880895136494noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122858004589333151.post-50403099953346993482016-05-26T12:57:00.001-07:002016-05-26T12:59:28.565-07:00 . . . T.T. time and losing weight. . . . it's been five months since I began to lose weight to trim down for Bonneville 2016.<br />
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Logistically as a team we are well organised and have just our bike's Environmental certification for the U.S. to be obtained and this will happen as soon as we receive our race-tickets from the S.C.T.A.<br />
and have complete pictures of our finished bikes as they will appear on the salt.<br />
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Also the carnets have to be arranged, but that is simply a specific and accurate list of ALL transport container contents right down to numbers of screws, bolts and washers !<br />
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The work on our bikes continues and is "on track" with tuning, modifications and regular tests happening. Flying out my bike container is not only slightly cheaper than sea-freight, but allows an extra month of preparation which will be valuable time for concluding preparations. Flying-freight takes 9 days from the UK to the US, sea-freight takes 37 days !<br />
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Personal preparation has seen me reduce in weight from 205lb to 179lb, a weight loss of 26 pounds, or just short of two stones ( 11.8kg) and I certainly feel lighter, . . . I reckon I can lose another six pounds before going in August, but the more one loses, the harder it gets to lose ! The thing to keep in mind is that the more weight I lose, the faster I will be on the bike (E = mc2)<br />
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For now I am keeping an eye on the weather forecasts for dry salt and sunny days during Speed Week 2016. . . . fingers crossed. More about the salt in my next blog.<br />
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<br />ralfyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10972979880895136494noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122858004589333151.post-6270099194977278272016-05-15T03:42:00.000-07:002016-05-15T03:42:28.427-07:00Characters of Bonneville ! . . . and there have been a lot over the years as motor vehicle sprinting and all the community that goes with it tends to attract many larger-than-life characters and motor-head eccentrics.<br />
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<b>Burt Munro</b><br />
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This focused New Zealander from a Town called Invercargill came to Bonneville and against all the odds, but with considerable experience and dedication to his trusty Indian motorcycle set an under 1000cc World land speed record.<br />
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On September 13, 1948, Free raised the American motorcycle speed record by riding the very first Vincent HRD to a speed of 150.313 mph (241.905 km/h). Special features included the first-ever Vincent use of a rear shock absorber, the first Mk II racing cams, and horizontally mounted racing carburetors. Free had already developed a style of removing the seat from his mount, and lying flat prone along the back spine – thereby minimising wind resistance, and placing most weight over the rear wheel. It is generally believed that this bike is The Black Lightning though, a custom order from the factory and was some 100 pounds lighter and 25 hp more powerful than the stock Black Shadow. In one of his books, Phil Irving (one of the designers) said that there were only about 16 of the model produced. The Black Lightning is the fastest Vincent ever produced.</div>
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To protect himself and allow comfort when in such a position, Free had developed special protective clothing. However, when his leathers tore from early runs at 147 mph (237 km/h), he discarded them and made a final attempt without jacket, pants, gloves, boots or helmet. Free lay flat on the motorcycle wearing only a bathing suit, a shower cap, and a pair of borrowed sneakers. This resulted not only in the record, but also one of the most famous photographs in motorcycling history, the "bathing suit bike" shot taken from a speeding car alongside his run on the Bonneville Salt Flats.</div>
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. . . out of racing season, the place is a rather striking dried salt-lake desert surrounded by arid hills and low mountains. Most of the year sees the location waterless and hot attracting visitors for it's remoteness and striking atmosphere, especially at night when the moon is up and stars sprinkle the sky.<br />
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Around 1900 the first roads reached the salt lake and in 1907 two local men rode onto the salt in a car to create the first 'recorded' speed-trial. By 1914 the first official, organised time-trial hailed the beginning of Bonneville salt-lake as the World centre for timed speed records and very quickly a whole range of different classes from vehicle types to engine sizes and fuel groups was established by what has remained essentially a voluntary group of enthusiasts, the Southern Californian Timing Association. In 2014 they intended to celebrate 100 years of speed racing, however the event was cancelled due to flooding, only the second time in 100 years.<br />
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The event remains quite unique to motorsport as unlike SuperBikes, Nascar and Formula1 it has not been commercialised and excessively branded by commercial interests. Relatively unknown to the general public due to the lack of mainstream media coverage bonneville is well recognised within the motorcycle community as providing the name for a notable Triumph motorcycle and for being the place that Rollie Free and Burt Munro did their 'thing', I will talk about these two chaps in my next blog.<br />
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<br />ralfyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10972979880895136494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122858004589333151.post-74020766606737501492016-04-24T08:13:00.005-07:002016-04-24T08:17:08.963-07:00Two big Sponsors supporting Salty Wheels at Bonneville<br />
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. . . I am delighted to announce that I now have two major sponsors supporting logistical costs of taking my 250cc pushrod classic motorbike to Bonneville this August for Speed Week record attempts.<br />
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<span style="color: orange; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.scotchwhiskyauctions.com/">www.scotchwhiskyauctions.com</a></span><br />
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I continue to purchase some interesting old bottles myself on a regular basis.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.bonaccordpub.com/">www.bonaccordpub.com</a></span><br />
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. . . the Bon Accord is the U.K.'s '<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: "syntax w01" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; text-align: center;">National Winner Independent Pub Category award 2015'</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: "syntax w01" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 22px; text-align: center;"> title holder and</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span>enjoys an excellent reputation for the range and quality of the cask ales of which there are over 900 varieties a year.<br />
Also to be found within this alladins' cave of maltiness are hundreds of different single malt whiskies and other quality spirits which are appreciated not just by the regulars but also by the two Whisky Clubs which are based in the Bon Accord and looked after by Proprietor Paul, one of Scotland's foremost publicans with a considerable experience within the licenced trade. Paul also has a great number of contacts throughout the Scotch whisky industry, and he's just a great chap to have a drink with whilst talking malt-moment stuff !<br />
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<a href="https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction_Review-g186534-d607902-Reviews-Bon_Accord-Glasgow_Scotland.html">Trip Advisor </a> tends to agree with my opinion of the Bon Accord.<br />
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It's wonderful to have this association and I look forward to some blogging and vlogging with my sponsors relating to the Bonneville challenge this year.ralfyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10972979880895136494noreply@blogger.com3