Ribcrackers Run to the Sun 2011



Attending the Ribcrackers Run to the Sun rally this year cemented what many of us had seen over the rally season of 2011, and that was lower-than-expected turnouts. Usually the Ribs attract circa 400 but there wasn't 400 on site, at least for not as long as both my eyes were working as they should; double vision by the early hours counts not a jot and makes no impact on the coinage taken by the hosting club, unfortunately. The usual suspects from Sally were on site from Friday afternoon, augmented by the Polesworth Posse for Sat and ya have to doff yer cap at the day and night rates offered by the Ribcrackers, when it was clear they were down on numbers.

Ribcracking indeed...if you happen to have a sense of humour like Kubla Khan

There's a very imposing character that MC's this rally and cross her at your peril. Crossing her could be as simplistic as winning one of her Silly Games and going to get one's trophy as per the very loud and threatening instructions..."If you won a silly game get yer fuckin' arses over here now!" One moment of Ribcracking shock and awe was well demonstated by Sticky Vicky as she presented a prize to a winner of a silly game with the words "well done, now fuck off specky-four-eyes"! Insulting as it is privately, it carries far more humiliation when said over a wireless mic to 100 watching bikers and the recipient happens to be a young girl, no more than 15 years old! Ribcracking indeed...if you happen to have a sense of humour like Kubla Khan (I fear his grandad Genghis gets too much tough press).

What of the other entertainment? As usual the Ribs throw a poor soul on the outside prize-giving stage , usually on an acoustic, to play to the masses during the daylight hours of Saturday. It's all on Youtube. No need to rush. The bands were good too, but to be honest the author of this piece found himself dancing and smiling and grinding his teeth to "any old shit" into the early morning as chemicals both natural and unnatural coursed their way through tired veins.

The fancy dress was BanYan Rig, otherwise known as Pirate Gear to you non sea-goers and the tattoo competition was excellent if only for it's humour value, what with being hosted by Stick of the Vic. God is she rude, loud, obnoxious and ultimately funny at times? No answers required.

Sam the Stallholder was on site and we had a good chat about our rally, which he loved and wants to do again, but one point that was raised and a question that needs to be answered is this....where were the Ribcrackers out our rally?

Andy Kat


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( I love this piccie!!!   Wigan Paul )


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