シルバーウィーク苦楽のイベント三昧その��
- AMAZONとクラシックイベント
- by suna
- 2009/09/23 水 13:49
何とか「クラッチ無し」の「・１２２」ＡＭＡＺＯＮで「伊香保クラシックカー ミーティング」を完走した翌日の９月２１日（月）は、ＶＥＳＰＡ ＥＴ３ ＰＲＩＭＡＶＥＲＡで、「ＶＥＳＰＡ ＭＥＥＴＩＮＧ２００９」に参加しました。年に一度の「鉄板ボディ」ＶＥＳＰＡ乗りのお祭りです。今年は、三浦半島の三崎港にも近いソレイユの丘で行われました。北は北海道から、南は沖縄のＶＥＳＰＡオーナーが、何と２２０台以上も集結しました。なにしろ、「鉄板ボディ」の旧いＶＥＳＰＡが主流なのですが、現代の高性能「プラスティックボディ」の５０ｃｃスクーターに、いとも簡単にブチ抜かれてしまう１２５ｃｃとはいえ「ハンドルギア付き」バッテリー無し、パタパタのスクーターですから、東京から片道８０Ｋｍ、往復１６０Ｋｍは、それなりに大変。途中の給油も「オイルを、ちょっと濃い目に混合しながら」のツーリングとなります。ただ、今回の主幹クラブが「ＶＥＳＰＡ ＣＬＵＢ ＫＡＮＡＧＡＷＡ」だったこともあり、日本全国のＶＥＳＰＡの仲間に、ガイジンさんのオーナーも数多く加わり、とても楽しい一日を過ごすことが出来ました。クラシックカーの仲間達とは、世代が、二世代若く、２０代から３０代のＶＥＳＰＡオーナーが主流なのですが、年式は、６０年代から７０年代前半のＶＥＳＰＡがほとんど。皆さん、思い思いにＶＥＳＰＡをレストア、ドレスアップしています。ＶＥＳＰＡ談義も楽しかったのですが、主幹クラブ「ＶＥＳＰＡ ＣＬＵＢ ＫＡＮＡＧＡＷＡ」のメンバーでＤＪのＴさん繋がりで、「スカバンド」が２グループも来て会場を盛り上げてくれました。私は、「スカ」（６０年代にキューバで生まれた音楽らしい）そのものも余り馴染みが無かったのですが、いかにも、横浜、横須賀らしい、「乗りが良く、ちょっとノスタルジックで、単純なリズムのお祭りバンド、、」のような「スカバンド」が一気に好きになってしまいました。もし良かったらこの日来てくれた「シルバー ソニックス」という「スカバンド」を聞いてみてください。何だか元気になりますよ。
After hobbling back to Tokyo on my "clutch-less" .122 after the Ikaho Classic Meeting, I went off the next day - Sep 21st - to the Vespa Meeting 2009 with a Vespa ET3 Primavera. This is an annual event where all the steel body Vespas gather. This year, the meeting was held a Soleil Hill somewhere close by to Misaki on the Miura peninsula. The main body of the meeting were the steel Vespas, but a group of "plastic body" Vespas also were also there, making a total of 220 Vespas. The heavy "steel body" 125 Vespas are easily overtaken by the lighter current 50cc scooters. Old Vespas are equipped with a handle gear (shifting gears are done using the gear on the left handle bar), has no battery and runs on an engine that is fit for a cultivator. So, it is no light deal to have to travel 80km one way from Tokyo. You need to add the engine oil directly into the gas tank, but given the amount of distance needed to travel on high engine rotation, an extra bit of engine oil was added to make sure that nothing went amiss. This year's event was organized by Vespa Club Kanagawa and most of the Vespa owners were in their 20s and 30s (much younger than your classic car owner!), with a sprinkling of "Gaijins". One of the members of VCK was a DJ and he had invited 2 Ska bands to the event. I had not been aware of ska music, but after listening to the 2 bands, fell in love with the music. The 2nd band - The Silver Sonics - were great and I recommend that you download their music for a listen - I'm sure you will feel better after the experience.
After hobbling back to Tokyo on my "clutch-less" .122 after the Ikaho Classic Meeting, I went off the next day - Sep 21st - to the Vespa Meeting 2009 with a Vespa ET3 Primavera. This is an annual event where all the steel body Vespas gather. This year, the meeting was held a Soleil Hill somewhere close by to Misaki on the Miura peninsula. The main body of the meeting were the steel Vespas, but a group of "plastic body" Vespas also were also there, making a total of 220 Vespas. The heavy "steel body" 125 Vespas are easily overtaken by the lighter current 50cc scooters. Old Vespas are equipped with a handle gear (shifting gears are done using the gear on the left handle bar), has no battery and runs on an engine that is fit for a cultivator. So, it is no light deal to have to travel 80km one way from Tokyo. You need to add the engine oil directly into the gas tank, but given the amount of distance needed to travel on high engine rotation, an extra bit of engine oil was added to make sure that nothing went amiss. This year's event was organized by Vespa Club Kanagawa and most of the Vespa owners were in their 20s and 30s (much younger than your classic car owner!), with a sprinkling of "Gaijins". One of the members of VCK was a DJ and he had invited 2 Ska bands to the event. I had not been aware of ska music, but after listening to the 2 bands, fell in love with the music. The 2nd band - The Silver Sonics - were great and I recommend that you download their music for a listen - I'm sure you will feel better after the experience.
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