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Old 12 Nov 2004
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"Zerzura Club"
I am pleased to annunce the "rebirth" of the glorious "Zerzura Club", originally founded at the Greek Bar of Wadi Halfa in November 1930; and now refounded at Segrate (Milano), Italy on the 6th November 2004.

The aim of the club is always the same: to find the "Atlantis of the Sands"!

Any person interessed to this initiative, please contact me at:

pyr@fastwebnet.it

We are waiting for new members to the "Elusive Oasis"!!!

Giancarlo Negro, Italy

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Two things cross my mind

a) Dont you think this is a little presumptuous?

b) What if we cant read Italian?
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a) Dont you think this is a little presumptuous?
Why???

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b) What if we cant read Italian?
Sorry, this is only a temporary problem: in about one month I hope for a complete English traslation about all it is now written in Italian, and also the creation of a new international website devoted to Zerzura and to "lost oases" generally speaking.


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Heading for the Gilf with 6 KTMs tomorrow.

Let you know how it goes.

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hi jamie t ,
wish you the all the best for your trip,let us know about it ,its realy cool to do it on bikes ,i could join if i knew ,maalesh next time
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6 x 2200 km off road = 1 clutch cable. These Adventures are pretty indestructable. Fantastic trip a long way from any civiliation. The Gilf and the Great Sand Sea are well worth the logistics.
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6 x 2200 km off road = 1 clutch cable. These Adventures are pretty indestructable. Fantastic trip a long way from any civiliation. The Gilf and the Great Sand Sea are well worth the logistics.
Some mates of mine in Cairo have had real reliability issues... which mechanic are you using? One in Maadi?

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Heh Runner,

Have used the one in Maadi, sometimes good, sometimes slightly less than perfect.

A couple of the guys know KTM's inside out and generally we sorted the bikes all together, under their instruction.

Still quite surprised to manage that terrain, including some very rocky bits, with no dramas and not even a puncture.

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Hi jamieT,

congratulations for yours exploit! Where you went? Some rock art???

The soldier is still mandatory?



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New "Zerzura Club" Website
The New "Zerzura Club" Website is now online at:

Zerzura Club - Home

Working are still in progress, but in the next weeks we shall put many new material about the "Unfindable Oasis" and also a Forum Page.

In the near future we put online also an English version of the site.

If you want more information pls. write to:

pyr@fastwebnet.it

(Giancarlo Negro)

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info@zerzuraclub.org





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