Get well Nicksta

[roadracingoldfart]

For those that were not at the VMCC round 2 , you will be un-aware that Nicki had a nasty accident at the hairpin when she fell off the lowside and was struck by another rider who was unable to avoid her on the track.

She is with Frenchy at Palmy Hospital awaiting x-ray results to find the damage.

Nicki means alot to myself and Dianne and its not something we
(or anybody) wants to see happen.

Please post a get well message for her so she knows the support is there for her recovery.

Thanks all and stay safe riding.

Paul & Dianne , Team Shower Buddy / Dunlop Racing.

[Nasty]

Nicksta,

I am sorry to hear about the accident ... get well soon!!! ....

Nasty

[driftn]

Not good news at all,
Sorry to hear about this, hope you heal up fast dude F3 and posties needs you.
Luke

[White trash]

Nikki!!! What the hell are you doing girl!

Hurry up get better love, we're rooting for ya.

Jimmy, Sue and Keiran.

[Goblin]

Awwww! Bugga Nicksta. Gutted for ya.

Hope you have a speedy and full recovery.

[BiK3RChiK]

Yer, that's not good! Heal up quick and go kick some butt again soon girl...

[HDTboy]

Hope you get fixed quickly Nic. As much as it's hard to resist getting back on the bike asap. Make sure your body is properly healed before you go hard again

[R6_kid]

Aww stink au! Here's hoping it's a case of it looking worse that it actually is and you heal up super quick. And like Gavin said, resist the urge to get back on the bike too soon - better to be properly healed before getting back in the saddle.

I guess that puts Frenchy on cooking duties?

[KS34]

Sorry to here that, you are a great wee competitor. All the best for your recovery.
Ken

[enigma51]

Get well soon nickie

[Matt Bleck]

not good to hear, get well soon Nickers!

[kiwifruit]

I hope you are OK and recover well Nic.

[98tls]

Never met you Nicki but a few riders here down south send you all the best wishes for a speedy recovery.

[howdamnhard]

Hope its not to serious. Get well soon Nicky.

[Toast]

Ow, stink to hear, Nicky! Hope you get well soon and back out there

I've nearly been hit by bikes after crashing before...scary situation to be in.

[emaN]

aw geez nic! don't like hearing/reading this!!
look after yourself for the next wee while - good on you for riding hard on the day tho'! respec'

[quickbuck]

Didn't see the accident as I was looking elsewhere at the time.
Got a report from one of the Flaggies on that corner, and.....

Well, lets just say, rest up and heal in good time Nicksta.

[Mom]

Ouch Nicki, hope the damage is not too serious. Sending you best wishes for a speedy recovery.

Anne

[Number One]

Get well soon - hope the damage doesn't keep you down for too long!

[Whitebait]

Nicksta,

We had such a good weekend racing together I am totally gutted that it had to end the way that it did.

I have a lot of opinions on what happened but I will keep my opinions to myself for now :mad:

You are an amazing rider and I look forward to our battles in the future.

I'm gonna call it even for the weekend Glenn 3 Nikki 3......You had me in that last race you little ripper......:weep:

Let me know if I can do anything to help!

All the best for a fast recovery

Glenn Mason #555

[WarrenW]

Sorry that you were hurt. Get well and we will catcha soon.

[aff-man]

hope ya heal up fast:hug:

[Motoracer]

Best wishes from Germany..

Heal up well and fast.

[sunhuntin]

damn, chick! hope you feel better and are out and about soon!

[discotex]

Heal up quick :doctor:

[Drunken Monkey]

Get well soon.

A.

[flame]

Shit Nicks,sorry to hear this news. That naudy hairpin eh. Big hugs and wishing you a super speedy recovery hun.

[_Gina_]

Sorry to hear, heal well, with time, and get back out there girl!

G

[dangerous]

Nicki means alot to myself and Dianne and its not something we
(or anybody) wants to see happen.

Please post a get well message for her so she knows the support is there for her recovery.

Goes with out saying...

[Trudes]

Hey Nicki, heal up well doll, you were going awesome out there, was really enjoying watching you race, so looking forward to seeing you back out there doing your thing again soon! Best wishes :hug:

[erik]

Good luck with your recovery.

[skidMark]

Oh no!!!

Heal up nicky you poor thing, you will be in my prayers, damn i hope she heals up okay:weep:

[Quasievil]

Shit just got back from Manfield, not good to hear and hear I was giving Nicki the quasi smooth rider of the day award.

Heal up quick Mate


p.s thats two in hospital I know of now feeeeeek

[Ivan]

Shit I didnt know this heal up well.

Had a mean dice yesterday with you and a few others

[Tony.OK]

It appears that Nicki has a broken her pelvis and is waiting to talk with the surgeon.

Bad luck my little chickie........................hope your not out of action for too long mate.

Carol and I send our love...............xxx

[Deano]

Bugger Nicksta, heal fast - we'll miss Tweaty at the track.

[Kickaha]

Best wishes from myself and Joni,look forward to seeing you later in the year at Wangas again

[roadracingoldfart]

UPDATE .......................

As Tony says , Nicki has a broken pelvis and is awaiting the surgeons attention to make it all better.

Her ROCK Frenchy is at her side , i feel for that great man at this time .

Thanks to all of you that have left a message and i know she is dearly loved in the paddock.
One tuff little lady and you bet she wants to be back ASAP .

Thanks all , Paul & Di.

[mossy1200]

get well soon Nicky.

[Her_C4]

UPDATE .......................

As Tony says , Nicki has a broken pelvis and is awaiting the surgeons attention to make it all better.

Her ROCK Frenchy is at her side , i feel for that great man at this time .

Thanks to all of you that have left a message and i know she is dearly loved in the paddock.
One tuff little lady and you bet she wants to be back ASAP .

Thanks all , Paul & Di.

And yet hadn't lost her sense of humour and managed a smile when I spoke to her in the back of the ambo ;)

Heal well Nicki:hug:

[roadracingoldfart]

And yet hadn't lost her sense of humour and managed a smile when I spoke to her in the back of the ambo ;)

Heal well Nicki:hug:


Hell yer , morphine is awwwwwesome shit man lol.

[tide]

ouch girl, heal well soon... :doctor:

[Kiwi Graham]

Bit of bad luck there girl! Take the recovery easy and look forward to seeing you out there again when your all fixed up.

[Sketchy_Racer]

Heal up quick Nicki, broken bones are never fun. I feel for ya!!!

[Sue VFR]

Oh dear Nicki. Get well fast.
Love Sue

[evol mas]

nt good kido hope ur enjoying that morphine and nos hehe gt better quik

[koba]

Stink Buzz.
Get well soon aye.

[BALZYBUELL]

Sucks being crashcrew having to pick up bikes in the 1st place, Hits alittle closer to home with those you know, CJ & i are wishing you a speedy recovery, You are in our thoughts,

Heel up so you can get back out there and show the boys how it's done!!!:2thumbsup

[sinfull]

Saw ya weren't able to get up there Nic, and even from up in the stands the anxiety of the slowmotion step by step proceedure of a rider down is hard to bear !
Best wishes from Heidi and I !! Hope things go well for ya, with a quick recovery !

[Biggles08]

bugger...hope all heals up quickly and your out there again soon. Looked like a bad accident from the sides!

[LilSel]

Sending best wishes your way!

[Racey Rider]

Wishing you a speedie recovery Nicksta!
Let me know if you need someone to feed the cat ( dog/budgie/python/whatever)

Racey

[ajturbo]

get out asap.. i know there are more people than just me wanting to see your smile around the pits again!!!!!

[t3mp0r4ry nzr]

Hi Nicky,

Hope your recovery is a fast one.

-Kyle

[Duke girl]

Nicksta you are 1 of the kind and a very well Respected Rider and Person who has got such an AWESOME Personality that so many of us in the Motorcycling scene appreciate. I was absolutely devastated :weep: when I saw your accident and thanks to Helen Pasco who came over to me to keep me under control with the emotion I had when I saw you go down and not moving was very much appreciated. Thanks Heaps Hel.
I went into the Ambulance Bay a couple of times to see you and give you a HUGE Hug and to tell you that my thoughts were with you and I just needed to stay strong for you just like Frenchy was trying to do also.
I will be keeping up to date with your progress and I wish you all the very best with your recovery and will be thinking of you every day.
Takecare my friend and I look forward to seeing you back up on your feet and hopefully back on a bike out there doing what it is you Love and Enjoy 1 day soon in the near future when you have fully recovered. Huge Hugs for both you and Frenchy. Cheers Sue (Skip) VMCC.

[yungatart]

Nicki, get well soon!
I was one of the marshalls that attended you. I suspected it was your pelvis.
Heal well chicky.
Did you get your icecream?

[scracha]

Ahh fuck Nicky, what an awful weekend; wot with your house getting flooded the night before. You'd got your "race head" back on too and were doing some seriously ballsy moves. Bloody good dicing, just like old times. Was waiting on you screaming back up my inside when the race was erm...red flagged. Heal up well.

[codgyoleracer]

Hope your not to uncomfy nicky - your an icon in the paddock , get well and get back soon.
Glen

[chanceyy]

awwww Nicki get on to read the ride reports since I was not able to make this round & sorry to read this chick .. best wishes to healing quick and getting back out there again :hug:

[Swoop]

Oh dear. Not good to hear.
Heal up well Nicksta!

[MadDuck]

Stink news Niksta.....get well soon chick :hug:

[Mental Trousers]

I just talked to Frenchy. She's able to move her legs and is awake, smiling and talking although stoned off her face on Morphine. She's got a broken pelvis in 2 places but that's about it. They're looking at moving her back to Taranaki Base hospital today.

Her parents shot down to Palmy last night so she's not by herself. Unfortunately Frenchy had to leave due to a disaster back in New Plymouth.

[MSTRS]

Here's another Get Well Soon.
Had my attention taken by the muppet who dropped his RD on the last sweeper into the pit straight, so I missed all the excitement just over my shoulder. Mind you, hospital-type excitement we can do without. You hear?

[Crasherfromwayback]

Sorry to hear about this...wishing you a speedy recovery!

Pete

[Kendog]

Get well soon.

I really enjoyed watching your riding and battles on the Sunday :2thumbsup

[Skunk]

Heal up well Nicksta.
Sorry Frenchy for having to move you along. I know you wanted to get out there...

Look forward to seeing your smile at the track soon.

[scrivy]

Mend fast Niksta.

As like WhiteTrash, I'll be rooting for ya. Don't ask me why that's gunna help you, but it might help me a bit........ :lol::pinch:

[Felix52]

Hope you heal well. I really enjoyed watching you and #555 battle it out on the weekend, can't wait to see more of it :2thumbsup

[Clivoris]

Shitty deal Nicksta, but I'm confident that you will apply your positive attitude to healing, as you do in your racing. I missed the crash but it does make it harder to process when it's a mate. It was freaky watching you layed out there on the track. I am so glad that the VMCC have upgraded our ambo cover this season. It came in handy. Take it easy for a while and heal well mate.

[roadracingoldfart]

UPDATE

I just talked to Nicki and she is on her way home with crutches, look out Frenchy she had longer reach now.
Good to hear her in good spirits. Go hard Nicki.:2thumbsup

Paul.

[Sketchy_Racer]

That's good to hear Paul!
Any indication on what they think the recovery time will be?

[Rascal]

My heart sunk when I heard over the radio that it was the other female down. I am a tiny bit relieved my bike had broken down over the back track and I didn't see it happen.
Thanks heaps for your help over the weekend - it's awesome to be out there racing with you.
Mend fast and we'll see you out there soon aye - it wont be the same if I can't see you in the distance to focus on.
Tash xo

[scuzeme]

Hope you OK Nick.
Would'nt want anyone to be on the receiving end of an "off" especially one that involves the impact of another bike and rider.

Just chill and let everyone (Frenchy) run around after you while you heal up proper like :)

[Brett]

Hey Nicki, hope you heal up fast and not in too much pain! At all of hte track days I have had the priveldged of seeing you at, you have always amazed me on Tweety. :) Heal up good and proper aye!

[sisterecho]

Bad luck Nicki. Thinking of both you and Frenchy during your recovery. Having been through a similar situation recently... I hope the recovery period goes quicker than it did for us! :)

- Rachelle and Jay

[montsta56]

Hope ya get well real soon Nicky,
Anthony

[Patch]

That sucks - hope you and the young fulla are managing ok, thinking of ya :sunny:

[CHET]

hey nickstar hope you are feeling better real soon and on the track in no time. :2thumbsup

[Little Smurf]

Not cool at all, speedy recovery chick :yes:

[johan]

Here's hope for a speedy recovery Nicki!

Hope to see you back on Tweety soon, you were flying out there, looking really good!

[Str8 Jacket]

Thanks Heaps Hel.


No probs chick, cant have you going all emotional. We'd never have been able to understand you!!


Nicksta - I am devestated for you. Seriously bad luck and I am really glad that I didn't see it happen!
Thanks for all your help, support, laughs and advice at the track. I had had a great race on Sun morn with the help of some of your advice. Thanks! :)
I wish you a speedy recovery, its going to be awful having to stay still for so long, so give Frenchy lotsa shit and don't share the morphine!!
Get well soon,
Hels :)

[u4ea]

Heal up quick Nicksta:doctor:

[rustys]

All the best for the healing proccess Nicky.
I was following you and John into the hairpin when you went down, it was'nt a pretty sight to see, especialy when John had no where to go but over the top. It instantly brought flashbacks and pain of a nasty crash very similar when i went over the top of a bike in a turn at Taupo a few years ago, both of us were badly hurt in that one.
You take it easy, plenty of rest, and heal up quick.

[Duke girl]

No probs chick, cant have you going all emotional. We'd never have been able to understand you!!

So no different to now then?????????;):lol:

[I14]

After thinking I could hang onto you at Taupo you were just blitzing me over the weekend. Great riding. I saw Jonno? shaking his fist at someone as I came around and saw 2 bikes down. At the restart I was wondering where 'Tash was (broken down over the back) so was afraid both ladies were out. Magic to hear you're onto crutches at least. We had both guys in our pit off to hospital, ferried Greg home with a broken collarbone and Phil Snowden's not so bad as we all first thought. Anyway heal up quick Nicky. It put a little damper on what for me was the most fun I'd had on any track. The 2 right handers on the extension are mint, just never got the bump right on the long left hand sweeper onto the short track!

Geriatric racer.

[Nicksta]

thank you all soo much for your positive words and encouragement! I'm truly blessed to have such good friends and race buddies :)

I'm back home but will have limited access due to the flood at our house on friday night :(

I'm on crutches with a 100% break and fracture in my pelvis... Doc says it will be about 6-8 weeks healing so some compulsory rest time for me unfortunately...... all your positive encouragement/vibes are so greatly appreciated :) i'll be back as soon as i can..... :) cheers to you all :)

[flame]

Thinking of ya hun. Hope you heal super fast!! Just so pleased to hear your going to be ok. Total bugger about the flood as well! you sure didn't need that eh! hope it's not too bad. Sing out if you'd like a visitor in a couple of weeks. I could do with a road trip! :)

[HDTboy]

Which home?

[WarrenW]

Hey Nicksta,

johno does not have internet access at the mo, I have kept him up to date with progress. He has his arm in plaster and is a very sore boy too! No where near as bad off as you though.

He apologises for having a 'vent' on the side of the track immediately after the incident. The second of the day for him so he was rather anti at the entire world! He assures me it was not directed at you as he was so frustrated after having posted some extremely good results from the day before and to only get 2 laps for the entire day did not put him in a good mood.

I think most racers have faced a similar frustration at some time.

No apologies for him though, it really should not have happened!

As far as we could tell there was no choice for Johno when you went down, he had no where to go. He does not feel good at all and has been quite concerned about your welfare, mum and him visited the hospital this morning and missed you by 40 minutes as you had been transferred back home.

He wishes you a speedy recovery and hopes to catch up with you at the track.

Cheers
Warren

On behalf of Johno.

[roadracingoldfart]

thank you all soo much for your positive words and encouragement! I'm truly blessed to have such good friends and race buddies :)

I'm back home but will have limited access due to the flood at our house on friday night :(

I'm on crutches with a 100% break and fracture in my pelvis... Doc says it will be about 6-8 weeks healing so some compulsory rest time for me unfortunately...... all your positive encouragement/vibes are so greatly appreciated :) i'll be back as soon as i can..... :) cheers to you all :)


Thats our girl lol . :2thumbsup

The kids were worried :weep: about you as were we , sleep :yawn: seemed like a luxury last nite but tonite will be a little differant , Wheeew.

Wonderful news Nicki, glad you are already progressing.

Paul & Di n Kids XXX 000

[I14]

He apologises for having a 'vent' on the side of the track immediately after the incident.

Oh boy sorry didn't mean to stir it up! I didn't know it was Johno for sure nor that he was injured too!! What a bugger as he too was really up there this weekend. I thought he was sending a "friendly gesture" to a rider up front! Quite understand the frustration.

[Peter Smith]

Heal up quick girly, its a shame that such a great sport can end up hurting so much. All the best.
Pete

[gijoe1313]

:gob: Crikey! Glad to hear that you are alive and (not so) kicking! Good on you for getting out there and doing what you love to do, guess you are already wondering about how long you will take before getting back on the horse again? :msn-wink:

Heal up well, catch up on some reading and try not to laugh too much (you'll know it I guess!) :msn-wink:

[Foxzee]

WHOO HOO....you are home that is great news chicky.....mmmm crutches if was Frency I'd be running for them hills...you go chick...wow the flood is not cool though...onwards and upwards from now aye...take care hun...and we will see ya back on tweety soon.....hugs to you both...

Dee and Eva (who thinks you rock...blamin you if my daughter breaks out on tweety when she's 13...lol)

[Frenchy]

it nice to see so many people concerned about Nicki all your well wishs mean alot and its great to see Nicki smile as she reads them! Thanks to every one for there calls and texs I think i passed them all on but its been a full on weeknd, I was chased out of house tonight by my the roof falling to the floor!! things are a bit of a mess at the mo but we have internet at the motel so i'm sure Nicki will do a race report soon (cause she can't do much else!!).

Thank you again to every one who helped out and your kind words!

[limbimtimwim]

That's not good.

I wish you a swift recovery.

[Shaun]

it nice to see so many people concerned about Nicki all your well wishs mean alot and its great to see Nicki smile as she reads them! Thanks to every one for there calls and texs I think i passed them all on but its been a full on weeknd, I was chased out of house tonight by my the roof falling to the floor!! things are a bit of a mess at the mo but we have internet at the motel so i'm sure Nicki will do a race report soon (cause she can't do much else!!).

Thank you again to every one who helped out and your kind words!



What night you folks coming out here for TEA then:rockon: Nicki, and your support for her is brilliant Frenchy, top man!

[Shaun]

Hey Nicksta,

johno does not have internet access at the mo, I have kept him up to date with progress. He has his arm in plaster and is a very sore boy too! No where near as bad off as you though.

He apologises for having a 'vent' on the side of the track immediately after the incident. The second of the day for him so he was rather anti at the entire world! He assures me it was not directed at you as he was so frustrated after having posted some extremely good results from the day before and to only get 2 laps for the entire day did not put him in a good mood.

I think most racers have faced a similar frustration at some time.

No apologies for him though, it really should not have happened!

As far as we could tell there was no choice for Johno when you went down, he had no where to go. He does not feel good at all and has been quite concerned about your welfare, mum and him visited the hospital this morning and missed you by 40 minutes as you had been transferred back home.

He wishes you a speedy recovery and hopes to catch up with you at the track.

Cheers
Warren

On behalf of Johno.



I spoke to Johno after the crash as well Warren, and agree with what you have said, he was extremelly pissed for the 2nd off, BUT did Go and HELP Nicki:woohoo:

[sharky]

Hey Nicki,

It was not a good sight to see you lying on the stretcher on the attempted re-start, (Bit odd they sent us out with you and the ambo still on track).
I wish you a speedy recovery so you can get back out there and continue kicking Scracha's arse.

Scott Findlay #277

[Skunk]

Sorry to hear about the house Nikki - last thing you need.

Bit odd they sent us out with you and the ambo still on track).
Small point: you weren't sent out. One went out (mistakenly) and the rest followed...

[Billy]

Thats stink news.Looked like you were just starting too get back into it as well.Hope you make a full and speedy recovery

[Duke girl]

Exactly Skunk. Well said.

[speed63]

Sorry to hear you got hurt Nicki. Hope the healing goes well.

[Marknz]

Get well soon Nicksta, you were going great guns out there!

[quickbuck]

Hey Nicki,

It was not a good sight to see you lying on the stretcher on the attempted re-start, (Bit odd they sent us out with you and the ambo still on track).


Scott Findlay #277

Yes it was a bit odd Scott....
The official went and told every rider (as you know) that there was going to be a warm up on the 1.4k Circuit and then form up on the grid...
Well, there was protesting from the front rider all the way to the back.
So after a little word to and from race control, the riders were told it would be a 3k warm up, and then form up.... Still not enough... but better than 1.4k!
For what ever reason everybody thought (read the riders on the front row) the official said "Away you go" or something like that.... All I knew is Neil wanted me to give him a push.....
Of course bikes were all cold by then... Riders wanted to get out there, and were frustrated for the race not being called.

May have been Neils own doing as he saw obviously the race was red flagged and pitted (as he was lead rider) before crossing the line for the 4th time.... (66% race distance).
A good call to make I thought, as everybody would have seen Nicksta laying on the track as they turned onto the slip road if he continued around....
Anyhow this set up the two lap dash for cash... and the potential for Neil to run out of fuel for the second time in his postie race! And we put 8 litres in it! (it almost wasn't enough).
Unfortunately for Mossy the bikes were very cold, even after the 2 laps of warm-up... Never got a chance to talk to him after that, and thought it best not to....

At the end of the day, all the confusion has provided some good lessons learnt for the volunteers who organise these events, and the whole situation will be improved on next time.

Sorry to hi-jack your get well thread Nicki. I am glad you are up and about... even if it is limited capacity... and aided.
The garage went very quiet when Paul came down and told us the news that you were involved.... You got a moments silence from us all.

Now, rest up... use the pain as your indicator, and have calcium in as many different forms as you can.
6-8 weeks is the standard sentence from the Orthopedic surgeons... Well managed you can heal faster.
Will be good to see you out there again (in good time).

Cheers
Aaron

[ajturbo]

For what ever reason everybody thought (read the riders on the front row) the official said "Away you go" or something like that.... All I knew is Neil wanted me to give him a push.....

Cheers
Aaron

PLEASE NOTE::::

:angry2: NOT ONE OFFICIAL TOLD ANYONE TO GO... :angry2:

a front rider just went on his own accord....:scooter: and the rest followed like sheep.. i thought it was safer NOT to jump out and say stop....:sweatdrop

he came back and apologized like i have never heard before!!! :Oops::Oops:

[quickbuck]

Could have well been the case AJ. All I knew was I had to push start the first rider (my job), then jump out of the way before getting run down by 30+ bikes.... The D to carry on riding down the pit lane wasn't mine...... The fact about 10 bikes started up was a bit of a clue things were underway.... So I thought... :Oops:

After I looked around I was supprised to see the Ambo still there too...

All in the past now.
Sorry Nicksta if it freaked you out.

[Nicksta]

hey all, thank you soo much for your support and interesting takes on what happened... at the end of the day, its racing.... it could have been worse, but it wasnt and i'm thankful for that.... I do really appreciate all the help and assistance from all the volunteers/marshalls and ambo staff who helped and assisted with my accident :) i must admit i was a little afraid when i heard the bikes going past, hindsight is a great thing.. maybe the slip road should have been used to stop them coming near by mistake....

thank you all for the well wishes..... the house is getting fixed so i'm still in the luxury of a wheelchair access hotel here in new plymouth :D i'm moving on crutches but enjoying the sleep and continuous discovery channel and biker build off mixed with the Orange county choppers :)

Thanks everyone again.... your support really helps......
Nicki

[ajturbo]

Could have well been the case AJ. All I knew was I had to push start the first rider (my job), then jump out of the way before getting run down by 30+ bikes.... The D to carry on riding down the pit lane wasn't mine...... The fact about 10 bikes started up was a bit of a clue things were underway.... So I thought... :Oops:

After I looked around I was supprised to see the Ambo still there too...

All in the past now.
Sorry Nicksta if it freaked you out.
yes we were lucky and all we lost was a few more min, that in the end didn't matter...

we (the officials ) learnt a bit more :rockon:

GREAT to see Nicki can still type!!!...

[yungatart]

Could have well been the case AJ. All I knew was I had to push start the first rider (my job), then jump out of the way before getting run down by 30+ bikes.... The D to carry on riding down the pit lane wasn't mine...... The fact about 10 bikes started up was a bit of a clue things were underway.... So I thought... :Oops:

After I looked around I was supprised to see the Ambo still there too...

All in the past now.
Sorry Nicksta if it freaked you out.

I tell ya! It freaked me out too, standing there helping the ambos load Nicksta on to the scoop (she was in really good spirits, BTW), to have these bikes come flying past. WTF!!!!
I couldn't believe they had been sent out, glad to hear that they hadn't.

Take it easy Nicksta!

[ajturbo]

we just wanted to "test" you in the feild......:pinch:

[Tony.OK]

I heard over the PA that the race had been declared, was said more than once too.
Was surprised that they went back out.

Am thinking that a megaphone/loudhaler would be an excellent tool to have for the pitlane marshalls/organisers, a person may think they are heard when shouting but its often not the case when at the other end of a crowd.

[Skunk]

I heard over the PA that the race had been declared, was said more than once too.
Was surprised that they went back out.

Am thinking that a megaphone/loudhaler would be an excellent tool to have for the pitlane marshalls/organisers, a person may think they are heard when shouting but its often not the case when at the other end of a crowd.
There was NOTHING on the radios about declaring it - marshals are in radio contact with race control - so that was the commentators opinion. The commentator can say anything he likes - it doesn't mean that it's what race control and the marshals are doing :laugh:
Pitlane marshals go through the line of riders and tell each one and get a nod from them. All marshals are in radio contact on pit lane and at the flag points. The riders should stay put until they are waved off. Everyone has learnt something and it was done without pain (the best way). If this discussion goes on any longer we'll have to move it to a new thread! :lol:

Hope the house is getting fixed pronto Nicksta.

[svr]

i'm moving on crutches but enjoying the sleep and continuous discovery channel and biker build off mixed with the Orange county choppers :)
Nicki

Could be worse then huh? Good to see the funny bone isn't broken ;)

Bummer re the broken bod tho. Being stationary on the track and `waiting for it' is never a nice feeling... Up there with no front brake lever!
Heal up and keep smiling

[Shaun]

How is that motel treating ya Nicksta?

[Pussy]

hey all, thank you soo much for your support and interesting takes on what happened... at the end of the day, its racing.... it could have been worse, but it wasnt and i'm thankful for that.... I do really appreciate all the help and assistance from all the volunteers/marshalls and ambo staff who helped and assisted with my accident :) i must admit i was a little afraid when i heard the bikes going past, hindsight is a great thing.. maybe the slip road should have been used to stop them coming near by mistake....

thank you all for the well wishes..... the house is getting fixed so i'm still in the luxury of a wheelchair access hotel here in new plymouth :D i'm moving on crutches but enjoying the sleep and continuous discovery channel and biker build off mixed with the Orange county choppers :)

Thanks everyone again.... your support really helps......
Nicki

So when will you be up to making bikkies again, Nicki? :D

Catch you over the weekend

["D" FZ1]

Hey Nicky and Frenchy.

I just heard about your accident. Hope you heal quickly Nicky.

Dave.

[mossy1200]

Yes it was a bit odd Scott....
The official went and told every rider (as you know) that there was going to be a warm up on the 1.4k Circuit and then form up on the grid...
Well, there was protesting from the front rider all the way to the back.
So after a little word to and from race control, the riders were told it would be a 3k warm up, and then form up.... Still not enough... but better than 1.4k!
For what ever reason everybody thought (read the riders on the front row) the official said "Away you go" or something like that.... All I knew is Neil wanted me to give him a push.....
Of course bikes were all cold by then... Riders wanted to get out there, and were frustrated for the race not being called.

May have been Neils own doing as he saw obviously the race was red flagged and pitted (as he was lead rider) before crossing the line for the 4th time.... (66% race distance).
A good call to make I thought, as everybody would have seen Nicksta laying on the track as they turned onto the slip road if he continued around....
Anyhow this set up the two lap dash for cash... and the potential for Neil to run out of fuel for the second time in his postie race! And we put 8 litres in it! (it almost wasn't enough).
Unfortunately for Mossy the bikes were very cold, even after the 2 laps of warm-up... Never got a chance to talk to him after that, and thought it best not to....

At the end of the day, all the confusion has provided some good lessons learnt for the volunteers who organise these events, and the whole situation will be improved on next time.

Sorry to hi-jack your get well thread Nicki. I am glad you are up and about... even if it is limited capacity... and aided.
The garage went very quiet when Paul came down and told us the news that you were involved.... You got a moments silence from us all.

Now, rest up... use the pain as your indicator, and have calcium in as many different forms as you can.
6-8 weeks is the standard sentence from the Orthopedic surgeons... Well managed you can heal faster.
Will be good to see you out there again (in good time).

Cheers
Aaron
My off was more related to a piston not returning in the caliper 100% and the throttle problem with cv flatslides being uncontrolable like massive two stroke had lifted my front wheel off the ground before the entrance of the esses.With wheel stopped and tyre cold the combination caught me out.
Dyno kit coming and brakes being rebuilt again.
From the front I heard (way you go) and we were let out.Also the front runners had no idea the red flag was from hairpin accident as we had not been past that area .Got a surprise to see the ambo there .

I think learning would be the way to go and the marshel on the dumy grid should have the start finish line red flag so those with helmets on can see whats happening.

Get well Nicky.We all look forward to your return.

[Nicksta]

thanks heaps all for the well wishes.... havemoved units in the motel so have a much better wireless connection :) the hotel os fantastic... even the owner asked if i needed anything from the supermarket! I havent thought about housework for a week now and Frenchy has been cooking!

sometime this week we get back in the house, we have a whole new kitchen being built... so nice new cabinets etc for when i get home :) will have to figure out how to bake with crutches as standing and moving around without them is a little difficult right now!

thanks heaps again everyone for your support and well wishes :) its much appreciated and helps me keep as positive as possible, cheers!!
Nicki

[Nasty]

Now that sounds positive ... love new kitchens :):)

[Skunk]

I hope you got easy access with the remodelling :lol: See you on the track soon I hope!

[Swoop]

Good to hear that the healing process is well underway!

Get well soon.

I really enjoyed watching your riding and battles on the Sunday :2thumbsup
SUPERB photo!!! Excellent work.

[Duke girl]

Hi Ya Nicksta,
Im so glad to hear that things are finally starting to look up for you and Frenchy. New Kitchen sounds Awesome, and it nice to hear that you are getting well looked after at the Motel your staying in. Dont go over doing it too quickly especially trying to cook in your New kitchen and still being on crutches (sounds 2 awkward). Takecare Nicki and all the best for your healing process and I look forward to seeing you back at the Race Track when your feeling 100%.

[Clivoris]

Way to heal chicky. I hear that Stevieee's hatched a cunning plan to remove himself from your competitive instinct when you return.

[roadracingoldfart]

Im still trying to mull over in my mind what could possibly be wrong with havin a really cute chick cooking in a brand new kitchen . :woohoo::sweatdrop
Fuck i hate you Frenchy .:bash:

[Frenchy]

Im still trying to mull over in my mind what could possibly be wrong with havin a really cute chick cooking in a brand new kitchen . :woohoo::sweatdrop
Fuck i hate you Frenchy .:bash:

get in line!!! :wari:

[roadracingoldfart]

get in line!!! :wari:



Hahahahaha yer rite . :niceone::not:

[Pussy]

thanks heaps all for the well wishes.... havemoved units in the motel so have a much better wireless connection :) the hotel os fantastic... even the owner asked if i needed anything from the supermarket! I havent thought about housework for a week now and Frenchy has been cooking!

sometime this week we get back in the house, we have a whole new kitchen being built... so nice new cabinets etc for when i get home :) will have to figure out how to bake with crutches as standing and moving around without them is a little difficult right now!

thanks heaps again everyone for your support and well wishes :) its much appreciated and helps me keep as positive as possible, cheers!!
Nicki

Get well and everything, Big Bad Nicksta!.....


But when you going to be making bikkies again????

[Her_C4]

Now that sounds positive ... love new kitchens :):)

I love other people in kitchens - old and new :yes::innocent:

Hey great news Nicki, sounds like its all good. I wouldn't be in tooooo much of a hurry to take over the kitchen duties, sounds like Frenchy has it all under control!!

Well done that man :rockon:

[scracha]

sometime this week we get back in the house, we have a whole new kitchen being built... so nice new cabinets etc for when i get home :) will have to figure out how to bake with crutches as standing and moving around without them is a little difficult right now!


So when's the housewarming?

[coffeejunkie]

Gotta love a man who cooks

[sinfull]

Good to hear your progress is good ! Take ya time and keep the weight off (what weight tui add)
Good on ya Frenchy, sounds like you two are the hell team ! Hope to meet ya's at the track one day !!

[Nicksta]

lol you guys...... i wont be in the kitchen till we get home... and apparently i'm getting a aid/lean to/seat thingie that will let me be crutches free in the kitchen so i'm excited.... so bickies might be on the menu as early as the weekend :D

thank you guys soo much :) Frenchy drove me round town a little today which was soo good to get out of the hotel room.... i'm moving much easier and can put a fair bit of weight on my right leg already :) time to start designing my next set of leathers and order a new helmet :) i'm excited :)

[kiwifruit]

Glad to hear you are progressing well Nic!

[Skunk]

Great news! Don't over do it now...

[roadracingoldfart]

lol you guys...... i wont be in the kitchen till we get home... and apparently i'm getting a aid/lean to/seat thingie that will let me be crutches free in the kitchen so i'm excited.... so bickies might be on the menu as early as the weekend :D

thank you guys soo much :) Frenchy drove me round town a little today which was soo good to get out of the hotel room.... i'm moving much easier and can put a fair bit of weight on my right leg already :) time to start designing my next set of leathers and order a new helmet :) i'm excited :)



OMG , one of those seatie thingies they use in Golf !!! :shit: If i hear youve been to cash converters for a golf hitting stick set im gonna be piffed ya know.<_<

The new leathers have to have Yella in emm or its just not rite.

[Nicksta]

lol... thanks guys..... no worries.... i'm still taking it easy and napping each day.. lots!

dont worry Paul, i've not taken up golf.... i classify it in the same category as cricket, baseball and watching paint dry so your not in danger there! unless its mini putt which is fun sometimes ;)

maybe i should have a design Nicksta's new leathers competition?? feel free to visit quasi's site and design away and post it up here!

cheers all :D

[kiwifruit]

<img src="http://i44.tinypic.com/k38yg6.jpg">

[Tony.OK]

Got a couple of ideas for a new suit kiddo...................

One for track work..........




And one for the kitchen.....:laugh:

[Nicksta]

rofl... that was fast Allan and Tony!!
although i do prefer more black/white than yellow with a splash of red :)
i dont know if yours tony would be up to MNZ regulations??!? ;)

[Tony.OK]

rofl... that was fast Allan and Tony!!
although i do prefer more black/white than yellow with a splash of red :)
i dont know if yours tony would be up to MNZ regulations??!? ;)

Hehee yeah ya might need a newer helmet aye?

Great to hear your starting to get some mobility back mate, ya had me way outside my comfort zone there for a while. Hope next time we can end the catchup with a beer instead huh :soon:

[simikiel]

What race bike number was she? I don't mind putting photos up from the day so people know who we're posting messages of support for?

[scracha]

rofl... that was fast Allan and Tony!!
although i do prefer more black/white than yellow with a splash of red :)
i dont know if yours tony would be up to MNZ regulations??!? ;)

Haven't you had enough splashes of red missy?

133554

[roadracingoldfart]

What race bike number was she? I don't mind putting photos up from the day so people know who we're posting messages of support for?



Number 266 , F3 & Posties. Yellow VFR 400 :Punk:

Just like the pic in her signiture

[simikiel]

Sweet as, managed to find one:

<a href="http://s477.photobucket.com/albums/rr132/simikiel/?action=view&current=IMG_1809.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i477.photobucket.com/albums/rr132/simikiel/IMG_1809.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

[roadracingoldfart]

Sweet as, managed to find one:

<a href="http://s477.photobucket.com/albums/rr132/simikiel/?action=view&current=IMG_1809.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i477.photobucket.com/albums/rr132/simikiel/IMG_1809.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>



Awesome shot , really clear . :Punk:

[Clivoris]

Got a couple of ideas for a new suit kiddo...................

One for track work..........




And one for the kitchen.....:laugh:

I like the belt and braces approach to the kitchen one.

[Nicksta]

awesome shot, thank you :)

[Nicksta]

well, quick update... we're back home... YAY!!!!!!
not quite back to normal as we have no carpet or vinyl, kitchen is minus an oven (sorry Pussy, no bickies yet :( ) and no dishwasher (doh) but its nice to be back in our own bed etc....

i'm much better and can touch my toes!!!! got heaps more movement and moving round the house fine... there is a strange contraption around our toilet i'm yet to try out but things are good and i feel a million times better than 2 sundays ago. thanks heaps for all your support and well wishes....

[Pussy]

Good on you, Nicki! :)


You'll be sure to let me know when you've got a new stove, eh?

[vtec]

Woah, Nicky just read this. Bummer when it happens. Good to hear you`re OK. I`m a bit out of the loop with limited internet around South America (Ecuador now). When do you think you`ll be racing again? You doing the endurance race at the end of this year? Say hi to your parents for me.

[Nicksta]

Good on you, Nicki! :)
You'll be sure to let me know when you've got a new stove, eh?
yes john.... i'll let you know as soon as a fresh batch of bickies are cooling :)

Woah, Nicky just read this. Bummer when it happens. Good to hear you`re OK. I`m a bit out of the loop with limited internet around South America (Ecuador now). When do you think you`ll be racing again? You doing the endurance race at the end of this year? Say hi to your parents for me.
Hey Jase, should be up by the last round of VMCC.... i'll wait till i'm in good shape as i dont want to risk aggrovating it at all.
your crazy travelling again ay... good on ya :) the parentals say hi too :) stay safe down there and watch out for the chiquita's and tonto's!