12/23 Va Guzzi Lunch Report

[Ron]

 Guzzisti,
It's been a rough month, sorry report is so late.   My thanks to Mike Jones for stepping up & doing the lunch. Mike's note to me makes a pretty good report:

"It was a good day for riding today, considering that it's the middle of December. Six people came to the lunch at Napoli's in Rustburg, riding four Guzzis and one Ford Festive L-Plus. Lannis and Alec Selz "rode" the Festiva, Bob Corfield rode a California 1400 Touring, Al Chappell rode a V7iii, Doug Komoroski rode a California Stone, and Mike Jones rode an 1100 Sport. Noting that Bob's California has a larger engine than the Festiva, we are counting the Festy as an honorary motorcycle.

Everyone was very happy with the food at Napoli's, and the restaurant was clean, had a nice atmosphere, and we were almost the only ones there. All agreed that we should return here sometime. The conversation was wide-ranging, but one topic that took up some time was whether this year's VA Guzzi Rally should continue that "bring-your-own-everything" approach and whether it should be moved from October to September to gain a little warmer weather. No firm decisions were made, but they'll have to be made soon.
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Please note that Lannis' son spells his name "Alec" not "Alex." Lannis says that it's a British spelling. He and Lannis came together in the Festiva because Alec's Norge has a non-functional rear brake. Everyone was very happy with the food at Napoli's and several people commented that we should come back there in the future. Al's calzone was humongous and he took half of it home. My eggplant parmesan sub was good but not threatening to topple Sanzone's off the throne: Sanzone is still #1. If you want to spice up the report further, you can mention that after 8 years and two months the battery in my Sport has given up the ghost, so I was riding with jumper cables in my backpack. I had to get a jump from the Festiva in order to ride home!"

FURTHER INFO:

Hi again, Bob and Ron. Nate and I talked it over and decided to give the last weekend in September a try. I just wrote to Willville Will and asked if we could get a group discount. Once I hear from him, I'll send the add to Frank for the MGNOC newsletter.

Thanks for your help,

Mike

MORE INFO:

Good news, my friends: Will says we can have a special rate of $10 per person per night. The regular rate is $15/person/night.

Here's what I'm sending to Frank:

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42nd ANNUAL VIRGINIA MOTO GUZZI RALLY/CAMPOUT
September 27, 28, and 29, 2023
This year the Virginia Guzzi Rally will be a simple bring-your-own everything campout, just like last year. Therefore once again there is NO RALLY FEE. Location: Willville Motorcycle Campground (http://www.willvillebikecamp.com/), 1510 Jeb Stuart Highway (Route 58), Meadows of Dan, Virginia, 24120. This is just one mile north of the Blue Ridge Parkway at milepost 178. Willville Motorcycle Campground is a motorcycle-only campground with clean bathrooms, hot showers, coffee around the clock, and a bonfire nearly every night of the week. Meadows of Dan is a nice little village with two gas stations, several places to eat, and several places to shop. If you don’t want to pack your own food, you can buy food in town. The stores are one mile from the campground. CAMPGROUND COST: $10.00 per person per night; please mention that you are with the Virginia Moto Guzzi Rally when you pay in order to get this special rate. Payment can be made when you arrive: just pay Will, the campground host. If you prefer a motel, there is one motel in Meadows of Dan: https://www.blueridgeparkway.org/members/blue-ridge-motel. For more information about the rally contact Mike Jones at mjon...@yahoo.com.
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Mike



Thanks Mike!

Thanks for your patience,
Ron