The trip was officially launched at the Preview Day of this year's NEC Motorcycle Show. Our aim was to generate some publicity, get some useful contacts and perhaps pick up some sponsorship.
Knowing that first impressions count we decided some branded t-shirts would be in order.
Unfortunately we left this down to Charlie who thought it would be a good idea to iron on the cereal box quality transfers the night before, after the pub.
Despite the smell of singed cotton and burnt patches we tried to maintain an air of cool sophistication. When this didn't work we went to the bar. A few pints gave us a bit more courage and then things really started to pick up. On some occasions we were able to chat for minutes before the standowners called security.
More importantly however, it allowed us to film some decent footage for the video diary. Sadly this was somewhat compromised by our inability to work an external microphone. As with so many other occasions in life, we stuck it in the wrong hole. So, despite our best endeavours we might as well have been talking in to a chicken drumstick.
In the face of adversity we resorted to the back up plan. So armed with an Extreme Trifle t-shirt we set about photographing as many Miss Custards as possible. With the distraction of tight fitting lycra we ended up forgetting why we went, and in order to save face and ensure we didn't leave totally empty handed, we paid £2 for a goodie bag and £3 for some posters.
And then would you believe it, on our way out past the last few stands, we picked up a couple of sponsors. And actually something else quite big did happen on the day but we won't be revealing that just yet in case it falls flat on its arse. See below for the video highlights.
For full details of the trip go to the The Wrong Way Round website.
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