Isle of Elba 2006

As usual the Elba rally has been a really good one also this year. I will always say in my opinion this is the best really in the season. The reasons are simple: first of all it takes place in a very beautiful place, the Morcone Bay, that considering we are just come off the winter gives you an anticipation of the summer you couldn't find anywhere else. And also because it is superbly organized by the club Green Onions S.C. with do's often offering musical celebrities on stage and some attracting rides for scooters' and people's  pleasure.
This year Italy was literally under the rain, but our small isle has only seen three days of sun and warm temperature which has allowed someone the first season's bath in the cold sea.
To be remarked the accident occourred to a lad from Thunderballs S.C. just a few miles from the rally, when some 'impatient' motorcyclist willing to show his riding skills (very little really) has touched the scooter's steering with the bike making the scooterist loose control of the bike which has ended his run hitting a pole aside of the road. Not very funny for the terrified scooterist mates who has seen the fact, as you can see from the pics the bike is badly damaged but fortunately the scooterist has suffered not much injuries. Personally I had never seen such a damaged bike.
Back to the rally I have particularly appreciated the show of a female musical trio on the beach and the quality of the scooters entered, amongst which there were some really nice from England this year even more attending the rally than previously.
Maybe the Isle of Elba can become an alternative to the Isle of Wight rally; some number are impossible to reach in Italy, but the organizers have told me this year they saw an increase in attendants of 10%, sign the well organized events are well attended.