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Cool photos from Reno, and more!

Posted by csc_admin on Sep 16th 2011

Steve and TK are sending back more great Reno Air Race photos...looks to me like they are having too much fun!  Here we go, boys and girls....

Looks like the CSC guys are having a great time up there at the Reno Air Races!

Okay, now the "more" part hinted at in this blog's title.  I know that a lot of you blogophiles like to read the CSC blog with your early morning coffee, and I know that you also like to see vintage photos.  Oh boy, do I have a treat for you!

One of my Facebook friends (thank you Eric!) found this amazing collection of vintage photos depicting Wim Dussel's round-the-world trip on sidecar-equipped Maico motor scooter in the mid-1950s.  He's a Dutchman, and no, I never heard of a Maico motor scooter either!   The concept of going around the world on two wheels has always fascinated me, and here's a guy who did it when '55 Chevys were brand new!  On a motor scooter!  I really think these photos are cool for many reasons, not the least of which is they show many places I've visited (including Bangkok, where I was just last week).  From Dussel's magnificent images I can see what these places looked like a half century ago.   Bangkok!  It takes 17 hours on a nonstop flight at 600 mph to get there from Los Angeles!   Dussel made the trip on a motor scooter!

Pour yourselves another cuppa Joe, call the boss and tell him you'll be a few minutes late this morning, and enjoy Dussel's superb photography!

More to come, folks, so stay tuned!