Great read...err...dream, I guess, Tony!
Yep! Mr. Egan's column is always my first stop whenever I receive each new month's Cycle World.
Okay...here's an outline of my "first ride of the year".
Deciding to pick the Britten V1000 out of my vast collection of motorcycles(yeah...I'm one of the Uber-rich just like you, dude), I had my personal valet help me load it into the back of my Silverado. I jumped on my BA and rode it to Willow Springs Raceway here in SoCal while Higgins was driving the Chevy there.
After we arrived, the Britten was unloaded from the truck and I donned my riding gear for a few hours of fun aboard this most rare, beautiful and innovative machine. As I threw a leg over it, I looked up to the heavens and thanked the Kiwi who built this fantastic bike, a man who unfortunately passed on to his reward at much too young an age. And then, off I went to "track day nirvana".
Between rides, Tanya the part-time Umbrella Girl was peeling grapes and feeding them to me as I lounged.(don't tell the wife)
The day ended much too quickly, but as Higgins and I loaded the Britten back onto the truck and then as I jumped upon the Triumph for the return to my estate, one could spot the broad smile(no..not Tanya) upon my face from yards away.
