Luke and Portugal

**ajturbo** · 7th November 2008, 03:34

Hi all

we have finaly found our feet..
we are here in Estirol Portugal,

thanks to all those who have made this trip possible for luke and I...

Tomorrow is the start of the testing....

Where Luke goes from here is in his hands now... he has managed to open the door....now to step up and be counted,

he has checked and re-checked his gear and paperwork required for the test, we have the rental car all sorted.

we have even done a test run out to the track, to see how long it will take at 7.30am... lucky for us, all the traffic is coming INTO Estirol, where as we are heading out...

Luke is very calm, we have even been for a swim in the ocean!!!

we have managed to crash the reatal scooter...

only a small scratch to the plastic... and my pride

so apart from seeing some (read LOTS) of stunning women... there is only been R&R being going on... beach walking, ....
resting up in motel...

more to report in 2 days....

AJ

**unrealone** · 7th November 2008, 05:48

Sounds fantastic, good luck!

**Mom** · 7th November 2008, 06:13

Great to hear you are finally there. I hope Luke is too nervous, I am sure he will do himself proud.

Stop perving the girls AJ, it will help prevent anymore damage to your poor little scoot

**Duke girl** · 7th November 2008, 06:56

Glad to hear that everything is going good for you over there so far even if you cant stay up right on a scooter. Just as well Lukes racing in the Rookies Cup and not you AJ if thats what you do on a Scooter. Good Luck Luke in the Rookies Cup and I am sure that you will give it 110%. Enjoy the moment and like alot of us back here in NZ you have done us proud with being giving the opportunity to achieve the experience of racing with the best young and upcoming road racers of the world in this years Red Bulls Rookies Cup and we all know that regardless of the outcome you will give it your all. Once again Goodluck and i wish you well. Cheers.

**Meekey_Mouse** · 7th November 2008, 07:39

Woo! Thanks for the up date AJ

Go Lukey!

**Skunk** · 7th November 2008, 07:42

Originally Posted by AJturbo

so apart from seeing some (read LOTS) of stunning women...

This thread is useless with pics.

Oh, and good stuff - good luck with the test itself...

**jonbuoy** · 7th November 2008, 09:41

MMM European women

**Hanne** · 7th November 2008, 14:24

Good luck Luke, look foward to hearing the results!

**portokiwi** · 9th November 2008, 10:01

Good luck mate..... Hope you do well.

**saul** · 9th November 2008, 10:18

Fantastic all the best you two

**babyB** · 9th November 2008, 10:40

glad things are going well & maybe the nerves settled down a bit by now.
as said no matter what happens Luke you are one lucky lad to have such a wonderful oputinity made possible for to you. i know you have done your best & ride with pride & enthusamim for all thoses that have supported you. i know im real proud of ya mate. oh and maybe ya better start givin dad tips on how ta ride a dam scooter ah lol.
take care guys & enjoy thoughts are with ya

**ajturbo** · 9th November 2008, 23:34

hi all......

first luke and i would like to say how sad we are with the news from home about Grub, .. Kari, we are thinking of you, hugs.

luke´s test days....
on friday it was raining, the heavens had opened up and was washing the track for us... someone must have thought it was dirty....

wet´s were put on for the frist group of 5 to go out, they decided to leave them on for the whole groups A-F, they were devided up into groups of 5-6, luke was in group D, he was with boys that could hardly speak english ...
but he managed to befriend them all...( and i their mothers... lol... i wish)

there were a lot of boys falling off in their first and second lapps!... they didn´t ride to the conditons, yes i was worried for luke, but he used his head and went out and sighted the track, got the feelof the bike and got some solid laps in... he was not the fastest.. but he was there at the end, that is what they were looking for!!! people that used their head !!

second test:

this was the longer one, this is where luke again used his head, as in the lunch break the coaches spat the dummy about not falling off in first couple of laps!!... then some just did that!!!

luke went out on a dry track with TT900´s shod wheels, he was smiling.. he knew what these did....
he put some fast times in (fastest time of the day was 2:06:00) LUKE´S times were around 2:11:00.... not bad for damp condtions... some of the faster rides again fell off!!!

he came in with a smile and we then had to wait for the word weather he was to come back the next day or not...

the organisers were VERY good, they understood that some riders had a awet track and some had dry.. so they invited the whole 32 riders back again.. EVERYONE was pleased with this.. especialy the ones that had fallen...(unfortunatly for them, they already had a black mark against their name...)

more later... with photo´s