Tauerntreffen 2010

[jules]

Ahh,
just got my invitation for the TT,anyone else going??,
Oh and if your names not on the list,you aint getting in

[Simon#83]

Yes, got my invitation through too.


Simon

[002]

And Me !!!!


Jethro

[guest7]

Gareth got one too despite him being sure he didn't put his name down last time. (For non-Tauerntreffen types - The rally is invitation-only, but when you register upon arrival you are asked if you would like put your name down for automatic inclusion the following year ).

GC

[guest7]

Are any of you TTers planning on getting off the autobahn for the ride through Austria? That's what we did last year and it has to be said that it made that final leg of the trip much more enjoyable than the preceding 800 motorway miles. We even ended up having coffee in a cafe at the foot of a ski lift, surrounded by skiers... a tad surreal.

Whereas the motorway ploughs through the mountains in tunnels we ended up riding on some great roads. We used the motorway for the return trip and the difference was very marked. It may have been a lot quicker, but we missed so much of the scenery.

One tip though is not to go through the same Wels crossroads three times, each time from a different direction... bloody GPS 

GC

[jules]

I think the majority will be leaving from the Elephantentreffen,and from there its about 150 klicks to the TT site ,doing the motorway this year was OK for me,yes it was boring,but we made great time and it meant we(Viv,002 and I)got there in daylight,went straight up the hill and put our tents up with a few hours of daylight to spare,watching other treffen goers arrive is great ,especially them getting up the hill(or not) the last thing you want to be doing after travelling all that way is running around trying to find a space to camp then put your tent up in near darkness

[guest7]

I can see your point, but I still think it's worth considering riding up into the mountains on back roads, even if it's only the last 30 miles or so, it was quite an experience. If you can make good time on the autobahn then you can at least give yourself the option of skipping the tunnels section. Just a thought and all that.
GC

[guest7]

So who's going this year then? Julian, Jethro, Viv and Simon are definite I understand, but anyone else giving it a go?

Failing that is anyone doing the Elefant (apart from the above mentioned)?

GC

[Andy M]

Failing that is anyone doing the Elefant (apart from the above mentioned)?

GC

I've set myself up with a couple of social calls heading down into Germany, so I'll be at the Elefant on the Friday night to collect the badge, have a beer and talk to a few of the loons.

Andy

[guest7]

If you're doing the Elefant, can I ask you to see if they sell any of the previous year's stickers? My '00, '02', '04 and '06 stickers were on the sidecar I just sold 

GC

[Andy M]

Roger, wilco.

I lost my 2004 sticker with the BMW-Meteor, so another one of them would be good. I had the sense the scan it before I stuck it on, so I sort of have a record. Not the same though.

Andy

[guest7]

Can I offer my best wishes to the TCers who are due to depart in the next week or so for the Elefant and/or the Tauerntreffen (TT). Jethro, Julian, and Simon are, I believe, aiming for a night at the Elefant rally before pressing on into Austria for the TT. Andy Metcalf is intending to ride to the Elefant rally before heading off for a massive drinking session in Holland.

Good luck boys, you're that rare breed who actually set off to do these things rather than just pondering them. Temperatures of minus 'eff orf' aren't to everyone's taste, but for some of us these rallies are the best of the year. We'll look forward to hearing of your adventures when you return.

GC

[guest18]

Hear hear, hat duly doffed to you all, you bunch of loonies 

Hope you all have safe trips and a great time. 

[squirrelciv]

I'll second that. Enjoy yourselves and stay safe, I'll catch the stories aty the curry night [if it's still on].

One year I'm going to do this rally.

[jules]

I'll catch the stories aty the curry night [if it's still on].

Yep Yep,
still on for the pre Dragon curry night in whitchurch,19.30 in the plough to start,couple of pints,then to the curry house for scoff