Armed Force
S.C.
Si vous avez jamais rêvé de devenir
général scootériste ou de défiler au pas du campsite jusqu’à la soirée, alors
le AFSC devrait être pour vous. Mais malgré un nom martial, ce SC ne
rassemble pas une soldatesque avinée fascinée par le scooter. Bien que les
nombreux membres proviennent majoritairement de corps militaires ou médicaux
européens, on comprend aisément à la lecture du site que le devoir du club
se trouve sur les rallies et non sous les drapeaux. Très simple, ce site à
l’allure très british abonde en rubriques consacrées aux rapports de
rallies/soirées, aux restaurations, soirées charity (Anglais oblige) et
links vers des sites Northern Soul, Skin, Mod, Ska,… Tout cela agrémenté de
nombreuses photos de qualité. En tout cas , au vu des activités du club, même
les allergiques au kaki ne pourront nier leur implication dans culture
scooteriste originelle.
Hi Simon,
I hope your travel back to home was ok. The Saturday, except for the ride-out
shower, was a great day. The party took place in a very good atmosphere and
although our exhaustion we've enjoyed it a lot.
As promised here's attached my article about the
AFSC I've put in our last "weekend-Sauvage"
scooterist fanzine issue.
http://site.ifrance.com/wes/default.htm
and here below the translation:
"If you ever dreamed to become a scooterist general or to march from the
campsite to the evening do's, then the AFSC should be for you. Despite a martial
name, this SC does not muster a drunken soldiery fascinated by the scooter.
Though the numerous members originate mostly from military or medical European
corps, one understands easily to the reading of the site that the duty of this
club is on the rallies and no under the flags. Simply designed, this very
British looking site is full of sections devoted to the rallies reports, scooter
restorations, charity do's (English obliges) and links towards sites about
Northern Soul, Skin, Mod, Ska,… And all these web pages are adorned with high
quality pictures. In any case, when looking the club activities, even the
allergic ones to the "khaki" won't deny the club implication in the genuine
scooterist culture."
I hope you'd understand my average English translation and won't misunderstand
some 2nd degrees it contains. I hope they still sound as 2nd degrees in English
as well.
The article is only based on the website's reading and I've tried to be as
objective and honest to the feeling I've got from it. In any case, for a French,
the whole sense and feeling about the AFSC from the article's reading is a very
positive one.
thanks again to have attended to our rally,
see you soon,
Stephane Galambos
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