Bert
18th June 2006, 11:28
Actrix VMCC Round 2
Well what can I say that hasn’t already been said. --- Met service sort your shit out and get it right….
The Beginning
After being woken up at 3ish by some local farmers, wanting to know if they would have to move their cows out of the bottom paddock, (WTF I went off call Friday grrrrrr). Went into work and helped sorted out the warnings.
Five thirty, sitting in the office drinking coffee and talking shit, get the latest rainfall models, yepee it not going to rain much more (how wrong they were).
Went home and picked up the bike and drove out the fielding and setup.
Caught up with Vtec and meet Texmo, who were pitting a couple of bays down.
Scrub In Session
Started pissing down and I didn’t really have anything to scrub in. So I sat down and had another coffee.
Practice
What would you know it raining and hailing again. Took things easy, too easy.
Ended up qualifying 8th not to bad, but I was behind Texmo. Bugger how did that happen ???
I enjoy riding in the rain.
Race One.
Bloody wet (god I wish I had changed my front tyre yesterday, rather than thinking it would be ok).
Got a good start, ended up being boxed in. crap 5th out of the first corner.
Then watched little RG100!! burn on past, into the hairpin. Bugger.
“Settle into it boy!!”
Tex and Racey and another KR went by, and my confidence slowly left me.
I’m going backward faster that I’m going forward
Lost another place to Russell on his ZXR on the 9th lap. But managed to stick with him. Followed him around and slowly caught back up to the kr with Racey & Tex sitting with in reach, watch the guys in front to figure out where I could pass them. Sorted I can do this.
Nope.
Came down the start finish straight on the same line that I’d used for the rest of the race, but this time caught one of the bumps just when I started to brake, felt the front lock and aquaplaned over the next puddle, felt the rear step out right, pulled it back. nope to far, hit the next little bump,
see you later…. :bye:
Crap my right butt cheek is getting very warm, transfer more weight to the left one, 'don’t put hands down!!' Ouch dumb F##K. Crap outside ripple strip ouch, stones ouch, grass crap. Stopped with a splash. That wasn’t too bad, nothing broken or sore other than right cheek, ran over and picked up the bike and pulled it over to the tyres and watched the rest of the race. All 2 laps of it, crap nearly bloody finished.
Pulled the bike off the tyres and walked it back down the pit lane and back into the pits. I though there were recovery vehicles…
Well what can I say that hasn’t already been said. --- Met service sort your shit out and get it right….
The Beginning
After being woken up at 3ish by some local farmers, wanting to know if they would have to move their cows out of the bottom paddock, (WTF I went off call Friday grrrrrr). Went into work and helped sorted out the warnings.
Five thirty, sitting in the office drinking coffee and talking shit, get the latest rainfall models, yepee it not going to rain much more (how wrong they were).
Went home and picked up the bike and drove out the fielding and setup.
Caught up with Vtec and meet Texmo, who were pitting a couple of bays down.
Scrub In Session
Started pissing down and I didn’t really have anything to scrub in. So I sat down and had another coffee.
Practice
What would you know it raining and hailing again. Took things easy, too easy.
Ended up qualifying 8th not to bad, but I was behind Texmo. Bugger how did that happen ???
I enjoy riding in the rain.
Race One.
Bloody wet (god I wish I had changed my front tyre yesterday, rather than thinking it would be ok).
Got a good start, ended up being boxed in. crap 5th out of the first corner.
Then watched little RG100!! burn on past, into the hairpin. Bugger.
“Settle into it boy!!”
Tex and Racey and another KR went by, and my confidence slowly left me.
I’m going backward faster that I’m going forward
Lost another place to Russell on his ZXR on the 9th lap. But managed to stick with him. Followed him around and slowly caught back up to the kr with Racey & Tex sitting with in reach, watch the guys in front to figure out where I could pass them. Sorted I can do this.
Nope.
Came down the start finish straight on the same line that I’d used for the rest of the race, but this time caught one of the bumps just when I started to brake, felt the front lock and aquaplaned over the next puddle, felt the rear step out right, pulled it back. nope to far, hit the next little bump,
see you later…. :bye:
Crap my right butt cheek is getting very warm, transfer more weight to the left one, 'don’t put hands down!!' Ouch dumb F##K. Crap outside ripple strip ouch, stones ouch, grass crap. Stopped with a splash. That wasn’t too bad, nothing broken or sore other than right cheek, ran over and picked up the bike and pulled it over to the tyres and watched the rest of the race. All 2 laps of it, crap nearly bloody finished.
Pulled the bike off the tyres and walked it back down the pit lane and back into the pits. I though there were recovery vehicles…