Falling off the sidecar at Hampton Downs Nationals, 16 March

[skilly035]

So here is my annual post asking if ANYBODY got ANY sort of footage of me falling off at the hairpin for our first Race of the day.
My helmet cam did not survive the fall, I am absolutely guttered about it.
Off work for another 8-9 days so I'll be checking online most days!
Please help, photos or videos!!

That's the green, blue and white number 16..for those that haven't yet seen me falling off :p

[nodrog]

I hope you are bringing a mini tanker to the agm?
:drinkup::drinkup:

the farm boys may have had their camera on. You checked ctas?

[skilly035]

I hope you are bringing a mini tanker to the agm?
:drinkup::drinkup:

the farm boys may have had their camera on. You checked ctas?

MINI! I think I owe a full sized brewery by now.
Tim is checking the footage tonight, he said he saw the whole thing happened and it wasn't nice. The camera is right in front of him so I would say it got it.

[Stirts]

MINI! I think I owe a full sized brewery by now.

Will make for a good AGM. And you won't feel the pain in your knee. I am sure there are healing properties in beer, ask ACC if they will subsidise the brewery!!

[Drew]

I have respect for beer!

[steveyb]

Saw it all happen on CTAS. Unfortunately I think you disappear out of shot as you land and tumble and no coverage of you staggering off.

Looked pretty graceful though. Seemed that the bike took a small a lefthand movement just as you were transitioning over to the right side to grab on and your momentum carried you off the side.

Won't see your smiley face at TSS for few days :(

Take care and plenty of rest.

[steveyb]

I have respect for beer!

But does it still respect you in the morning?

[skilly035]

Saw it all happen on CTAS. Unfortunately I think you disappear out of shot as you land and tumble and no coverage of you staggering off.

Looked pretty graceful though. Seemed that the bike took a small a lefthand movement just as you were transitioning over to the right side to grab on and your momentum carried you off the side.

Won't see your smiley face at TSS for few days :(

Take care and plenty of rest.

I've just purchased the race and waiting for it to buffer on the Grandparents PC.
I was focusing on #111 and how close they were going around the corner, then when Burt saw how close they were he swerved. I think this definitely contributed to it but I really have no idea. I remember trying to pull myself back up, then seeing #28's faces staring at me - I really, really thought there was no way they were going to miss me and 'this is it'.
Then I thought I had stopped tumbling..but then I landed and kept tumbling lol.

No more smiley face at TSS until at least NEXT Wednesday :(

[sidecar bob]

I saw it live & in person. you bounced big time!! I have to say, sliding is far easier on the body.

[swarfie]

I saw it live & in person. you bounced big time!! I have to say, sliding is far easier on the body.

Yep...and airborne for a while too. Hows your hands cause you beat the ground pretty hard and let out some FFFFF...swear words too. Bob and I couldn't hear them....but we could see them :angry2:
Hope your'e on the mend and back on board soon:banana:

[skilly035]

I saw it live & in person. you bounced big time!! I have to say, sliding is far easier on the body.

Do you know if CTAS was being a dick? Cause it keeps jumping and I can't really make out what happened! There were a good few bounces weren't there!

[skilly035]

Hows your hands cause you beat the ground pretty hard

I have bruised fingers, I thought from trying to pull myself back up but now that you mention that..

[skilly035]

and let out some FFFFF...swear words too. Bob and I couldn't hear them....but we could see them :angry2:
Hope your'e on the mend and back on board soon:banana:

Oh, and yeees just a few. One marshall goes 'are you okay?!' I said 'no, where's my camera?!' haha then worked out how f%$ken sore my knee was.

[Mental Trousers]

Max, you should contact Dainese and volunteer to test their D-Air leathers for sidecar use.

[merv]

How come this seems to happen to you, do you need some magna boots or something to stick to the sidecar better?

Good on ya and heal soon :)

[skilly035]

Max, you should contact Dainese and volunteer to test their D-Air leathers for sidecar use.

My job puts me in such a position, I am quite friendly with all suppliers :)

[scrivy]

I saw it live & in person.

WTF???? You were alive whilst you were at the track??? :crazy:
Thought you'd be under the influence of Heine............;)