Photos: Buckets Mt Wellington (Auckland) 17 & 18 July 2010

[Damien_Toman]

Race day, 18th July 2010:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dty1/sets/72157624527566170/

[Damien_Toman]

Photos for race day now all uploaded.

[Kendog]

Soooooo many cool photos, nice :yes:

[Rick 52]

Very Impressed so many angles and views cheers Damien

[grantman]

Great photos
Thanks

Always good to see photos of your self so we can see if we have got technique right
Or cringe when it looks really bad

Thanks for all your time taking the photos
We know you would rather be out there

Hope the injuries heal fast

[Damien_Toman]

Thanks guys :). I love being out there on the track but it is starting to hurt more than it should and I also miss watching the fantastic racing while capturing the action on camera. I'll stick to the sidelines with the camera for a while now and see how things go. Here is a photo of the top half of the bruising on my lower back - not pretty! :Oops:

[Damien_Toman]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dty1/sets/72157624557605272/

Photos by my bro' Ray. I only managed to complete 4 slow laps on this practice day, taking it easy with my injured knee. A new young guy, first timer at Mt Welly and going much faster than me, went to overtake and clipped me, taking us both down. I landed on the concrete ripple strip (that stuff hurts). Oh, I also hurt the bad knee, setting the healing back to what it felt like two weeks ago. Ray captured the last part of the accident - see link for photos.

[Dutchee]

Thanks guys :). I love being out there on the track but it is starting to hurt more than it should and I also miss watching the fantastic racing while capturing the action on camera. I'll stick to the sidelines with the camera for a while now and see how things go. Here is a photo of the top half of the bruising on my lower back - not pretty! :Oops:

Definitely not pretty. Oucho. Thanks for coming down anyway and taking pix. :)

[Henk]

Nice pictures, ugly bruise. Hope that heals in a hurry and that the knee follows not far behind.

[Arronduke]

Daimen.. That looks terrible.. did you have a back protector on?

I feel unsafe without one now .. even started to wear it on the road.

[Damien_Toman]

I was wearing my back protector but it does not go down that far :(. I will have better protection there before I ride again. Have a close look at the Mt. Welly ripple strips. It is like hitting a small kerb.

[Buckets4Me]

Thanks guys :). I love being out there on the track but it is starting to hurt more than it should and I also miss watching the fantastic racing while capturing the action on camera. I'll stick to the sidelines with the camera for a while now and see how things go. Here is a photo of the top half of the bruising on my lower back - not pretty! :Oops:

so whats hapening with that heap of a bike you have ????

lol DONT sell it (give it to me)

seriosly the bruising will go away

[Damien_Toman]

so whats hapening with that heap of a bike you have ????

lol DONT sell it (give it to me)

seriosly the bruising will go away

I'll wait till I'm 100% fit before making any decisions. I expect that to be many weeks away.

The interesting thing is that my engine is now running better than ever before. It is not even properly run in after the rebore, high-lift cams and skimmed barrels. I have not been able to fully test it yet :(. It's a pity the old body is not in such good shape - it needs a rebuild!

Damien

[TZ350]

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Damien, take your time but don't give up on racing, its still safer than riding on the road..........

[Damien_Toman]

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Damien, take your time but don't give up on racing, its still safer than riding on the road..........

Thanks TZ350. I'm sure when I feel better I'll be keener.

[gav]

Some good looking bikes in that lot!

[Damien_Toman]

I've uploaded more cropped (closer up) versions of some photos. They appear at the end of this set:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dty1/sets/72157624527566170/

[Damien_Toman]

I used to develop film and print in black and white. I still love the look and feel of B&W. It sometimes reveals more when you are not distracted by the colour. Here are a couple of photos taken just last month but made to look like B&W film.