Crossing Downtown Cleveland Ohio

Reminiscent of The Beatles at Abbey Road.

Downtown Cleveland Ohio

Live Jazz at Merge

During a meal at Merge, Buffalo, NY live jazz can be heard.
The double bassist Cameron is a member of the USAF band "The Airmen of Note".
http://www.usafband.af.mil/ensembles/BandEnsembleBio.asp?EnsembleID=58

Vegan Dinner in Buffalo

Good vegan dinner in Buffalo, NY. This even included vegan dessert which according to Mr Tom, is a rare thing.
http://mergebuffalo.com/

Freeway at Night

Riding the freeway at night can be fun. Remember that the trucks (artics or semis depending on your history) are not speed limited. Being passed at 85mph by 30 tonnes of building material is an experience.

Harley Davidson Racing

Be assured, this is only for the brave.

Indianapolis MotoGP Race Day Crowd

Indianapolis MotoGP 1st Lap

Rossi leads, followed by Dovi. Marquez won followed by Lorenzo then Rossi.

Rossi Leaving the Pits at Indianapolis

Indianapolis MotoGP Red Bull Girls

Remarkably, they all had dinner plans too. "Err... Yes, maybe another time....."
Maybe they were off out with the Ducati Girls for white wine spritzers?

Indianapolis MotoGP Marc Marquez Practising

Racing Harley Davidson

Dare you remove the steering damper before a hot lap? Man up etc. Go on, it'll be fun and exciting!

Indianapolis MotoGP Ducati Girls

It turns out they already had dinner plans......

Indianapolis MotoGP Distant Rossi

Through a sea of heads Rossi appeared to sign autographs and smile.

Toronto - Distillery District

Coffee shops, shoe shops, artsy stuff and a good chocolate shop "Soma" probably named after the fictional drug or perhaps one of the ritual drinks from the East.
http://www.somachocolate.com/
All in all, worth a visit.

Watkins Glen State Park

This is most likely the Glen of Pools area. The precise location was forgotten in the excitement.

Watkins Glen Rainbow Falls

Watkins Glen Faint Rainbow

Watkins Glen State Park

Cheese at Elm Street Bakery

Inside Elm Street Bakery

Truly a great place to eat at.
http://www.elmstreetbakery.com/

Figure of Eight Racing

Note the traffic light at top right. This sits in the middle of the figure 8 track and stops the worst accidents. Remarkably the smoking black car finished the race.

During the race it was often hard to determine who was leading.

Holland Speedway - Off Piste

Even the larger V8 cars got out of shape and occasionaly went farming.

Holland Speedway - Getting Underway

Holland Speedway Vendor

Snacks & beer = Good livin!

Holland Speedway

http://www.hollandspeedway.com/

Free tickets were being dished out at the local gas station. An evening of circle track racing ensued.

Niagara Wine Trail Wine & Culinary Festival

Held at Lewiston, near Buffalo the festival was a showcase for local wine. A pinot gris for $10 - sure!
http://www.niagarawinetrail.org/

Personal bias aside (nearly), the star attraction was of course Chateau Niagara.
http://www.chateauniagarawinery.com/

Pushing a Dragcar to the Start

Drag Fans

Warming Up a Dragbike Tyre

If the tyre grabs there will be trouble.

Triumph Daytona Dragbike

Initially, this looks much like an ordinary Triumph Daytona 675. However, this bike has been very heavily modified. The engine is blown, the swingarm is now a week long and the fairing had to be widened to fit all the new equipment. Also note the air intake at the bottom.

An Evening at Empire Dragway

http://www.empiredragway.com
Proper American fun!