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Motorcycle Concentration 2015
Good vibrations and 2.000 machines in the 2nd Motorcycle Concentration
The 2nd Motorbike concentration of the Spanish Army has filled with its good vibrations and 2.000 machines -according to the Civil Guard's estimates- the Paseo de la Castellena Street and Carretera de Colmenar Viejo (Madrid), this 14th of June.
Being held at the Army General Staff -where all the motorcyclists could enjoy an exhibition of motorbikes- at first hour in the morning, the large procession on wheels went to the 12th Brigade "Guadarrama" at "El Goloso" base, after listening the pistol shot of the JEME, general of the Army Jaime Domínguez Buj.
First escorted by the Local Police and the Traffic Civil Guard after, when the group arrived to the destination, it was welcome by the chief of the Brigade and of the 31st Regiment "Asturias", colonel José M. González Casado.
A parade of old vehicles from the Armoured Vehicles Museum "El Goloso", a dynamic exhibition of current vehicles of the 12th Brigade "Guadarrama", and another of classic cars, were the main entertainment for the attending public, characterized for being enthusiasts of the motor world.
Under the slogan "With your Army, with our Flag" and with all the motorbikes taking Spanish flags, there was an increase of participants regarding last year. The organization was conducted by the Spanish Army's Department of Communication (DECET) and it all turned out perfectly thanks to the collaboration of the Traffic Civil Guard, the Local Police from Madrid, the 12th Brigade "Guadarrama", the 6th Brigade "Almogávares" and the 1st Regiment "Inmemorial del Rey". Being well received and reaching a huge success, the DECET, motivated, plans that the 3rd edition of this Motorcycle March of the Army, in 2016, finishes at base "Príncipe", where the 6th Brigade "Almogávares" is placed, in Paracuellos del Jarama (Madrid).
Motorbikes carrying Spanish Flags (Photo:Ángel Tejedor/DECET)