Wheels and Waves 2016, the latest edition of this French festival that blends gasoline, paraffin, and grit. Located in the French Basque Country, Biarritz, but with locations in Hondarribia (Punks Peak), Lasarte (El Rollo Dirt Track) and Pasaia San Sebastian (Art Ride). As well as routes along the French-Basque Pyrenees.
The show began on Wednesday, June 8th in Lasarte, with El Rollo Dirt Track organized by the people from Sideburn magazine. It's a shame we didn't arrive on time and were left wanting, with poker faces in the parking lot just as we arrived for the last lap of the finals. From here, we thank GPS for the extraordinary coverage it has throughout that area.
On Thursday the 9th, it was the official presentation at Art Ride III in Pasaia (San Sebastian). Another event we had to postpone due to mechanical problems with the powerful Bultaco Mercurio 175 GT, which 37 hours later were resolved, literally with fire, sweat, and tears.
On this same day, the folks from The Critical Slide Society organized a longboard contest on the beach next to La Cité de l'Océan, where Thomas Bexon and his 9" were floating in ankle-high wave conditions.
The next day, the main event of Wheels and Waves 2016, the "PUNKS PEAK," but unfortunately, it couldn't be held due to adverse weather conditions. However, we were able to enjoy the 15 50cc motorcycles created for "la copita," a cup created by El solitario Mc, within Punks Peak. They did a mock start, three by three, and no more than 5 meters, disappearing into the dense fog. We continued with our good run of events and the headwind, though with much better luck than the owner of a Brough Superior, which appeared on the mountain in flames in the middle of the fog.
Saturday the 11th, the day of the ride, with our mount ready and away from the roar of the open exhaust that we had to endure the previous days, we set off towards Zagarramurdi, the birthplace of witches and massive steaks.
That same night, we witnessed the suicide of one of "la copita" aspirants, in true Evel Knievel style with a pool landing.
Sunday, the Lord's Day, it was time to return and lick our wounds like a dog heading home. We left Wheels and Waves 2016 with higher uric acid and lower morale.
