Cool photos from Reno, and more!

Wow! A US Navy Seal parachuting into the Reno Air Races!

One of the Reno Air Races box seating areas...I first thought it was a crash that created all that smoke, but Steve told me it was a semi-truck equipped with three jet engines starting...they make that much smoke as a normal part of the start-up procedure!

A very cool P-40. Steve and TK got into the pit area.

Great colors and super weather!

Looks like the CSC guys are having a great time up there at the Reno Air Races!

Around the world on a motor scooter in the mid-1950s!

Okay, now the “more” part hinted at in this blog’s title.  I know that a lot of you blogophiles like to read the CSC blog with your early morning coffee, and I know that you also like to see vintage photos.  Oh boy, do I have a treat for you! 

One of my Facebook friends (thank you Eric!) found this amazing collection of vintage photos depicting Wim Dussel’s round-the-world trip on sidecar-equipped Maico motor scooter in the mid-1950s.  He’s a Dutchman, and no, I never heard of a Maico motor scooter either!   The concept of going around the world on two wheels has always fascinated me, and here’s a guy who did it when ’55 Chevys were brand new!  On a motor scooter!  I really think these photos are cool for many reasons, not the least of which is they show many places I’ve visited (including Bangkok, where I was just last week).  From Dussel’s magnificent images I can see what these places looked like a half century ago.   Bangkok!  It takes 17 hours on a nonstop flight at 600 mph to get there from Los Angeles!   Dussel made the trip on a motor scooter! 

Pour yourselves another cuppa Joe, call the boss and tell him you’ll be a few minutes late this morning, and enjoy Dussel’s superb photography!

More to come, folks, so stay tuned!