Vettel looking at motorbikes? - seen visiting Stafford show.

[NM62]

Don't know if this as been reported already - Just read in our local paper that Mr Vettel turned up at Stafford Showground last weekend for the Annual Motorcycle show as a paying visitor.

Don't know if he was swapping stories with Chili and Fogarty who were the stars of the show or buying something in the auction.

[Davie_GLA]

So turning up yo a show means he is going to race them cos he was speaking to a couple of racers?

[NM62]

Where did I say he was going to go racing motorcycles? please read what I actually wrote before commenting.

[Dare2Fail]

He already has a few bikes, doesn't he? I thought he had a few custom bikes made for him.

[NM62]

Thanks , I didn't know that but it would certainly explain it.

I know the show is quite well known in the MC world given the number of people who attend andthey said that the auction generated over £1million.

It was just a shock to think the WC just turned up and paid to get in like a lot of the other punters.

[RumpleFugly]

They have a huge Bonhams Auction with some very rare bikes each year so was maybe shopping around?

He has a big love of classics

http://www.redbull.com/uk/en/motorsports/f1/storie...

[NM62]

Very interesting piece - thanks for posting.

I hope he found something to buy.

Certainly has some nice pieces of kit ( if they were his ).

[boyse7en]

He bought two bikes in the Bonhams auction, a pre-war Triumph 350 was one of them, don't know about the other one.

[aeropilot]

Yup, he's a big classic bike fan. When he appeared at his first Festival of Speed a couple of years ago, I heard he spent a lot of time in John Surtees company around the vintage bikes as much as anywhere else.

I'm surprised Newey or Horner hasn't pulled him into sharing one of their cars at the Revival meet by now.

[BertyFish]

Yep noticed this on the front of the express and star, 2 minute drive up the road for me grr.

[F1GTRUeno]

God forbid he has hobbies and interests outside of F1.

[NM62]

f1GTR - what was the point in that post - if you have nothing to add to the thread don't bother please.

It's crap like that that spoils PH.

[Disastrous]

F1GTRUeno said:

God forbid he has hobbies and interests outside of F1.

Nobody was really complaining about him looking at bikes, were they?

No, they weren't.

[NM62]

Just looking at the catalogue and results on the Bonhams Sites Bonhams Link

There are/were some amazing looking machines for sale.

[Bradgate]

Vettel seems to be a very down-to-earth guy who lives a very normal, private life outside F1. I remember reading that he is a big fan of Eintracht Frankfurt, and that when he gets chance to go to matches he goes as an ordinary fan, buys his ticket and sits in the stand like everyone else.

[F1GTRUeno]

NM62 said:

f1GTR - what was the point in that post - if you have nothing to add to the thread don't bother please.

It's crap like that that spoils PH.

No it's crap like this thread that spoils PH.

Who cares what he does on his day off?

[Vocal Minority]

Oh FFS - Someone has just said 'guess who I saw at the Stafford Motorcycle show' and he gets all of this balls. I do wonder sometimes

[Disastrous]

F1GTRUeno said:

NM62 said:

f1GTR - what was the point in that post - if you have nothing to add to the thread don't bother please.

It's crap like that that spoils PH.

No it's crap like this thread that spoils PH.

Who cares what he does on his day off?

Many of his fans, those interested in the sport etc etc - massively long list.

I'd have thought that was hugely obvious.

[NM62]

F1GTRUeno said:

NM62 said:

f1GTR - what was the point in that post - if you have nothing to add to the thread don't bother please.

It's crap like that that spoils PH.

No it's crap like this thread that spoils PH.

Who cares what he does on his day off?

There seems to be more people interested and positively contributing than not ( just you and Davie ) so I'll go with the majority.

If you don't care then don't read / post - it's quite simple.