Ducati Sporting Club UK > Events > Rideouts, Meets and other Events > NEC Show - What Did You Think?

[nelly]

Have to agree with the comments about the show being "smaller" and a bit quieter. Makes for a better place to walk around and enjoy the sights though
Preview day was great. Met the "crew" at noon and had a few beers then went for a stroll.
Now here is the surreal bit....................
We'd been chatting with James Toseland on Thursday and got an offer of a coffee on the Friday, when he'd be less busy. Yeah, right but what the hell. Worth asking.
So we did and were promptly invited into the Ducati hospitality room. Shortly after JT comes in, makes us a coffee and we chat for nigh on two hours about the WSB season, riding, music and a bit of the world in general. We even got a mars bar off him to
I'm still shell shocked. I'm stuck for words about how to describe the whole experience. That man is a STAR and a gent.
That is truly one of the moments in your life that gets filed under "priceless" and for 2 hours of your life everything pales in to insignificance.
How was the show?..................UNBELIEVABLE !!