This weekend....race or not?

[Teambwr47]

Ok so my bike may be finished tomorrow assuming some shims arrive but will need to be run in for a short period to avoid undoing all the work Mr.Cole, who's built the bike has put in. Thats the first point.......

Today i got offered a very good job, pending a suitable contract, that will see me return to a 'proper' job for the first time in quite a few years after messing around with other things for the past 4 years or so. They want me to start on Monday and then fly to Christchurch Tuesday where in starts 3 months of very intense work all over NZ and maybe internationally.

Normally bikes always win....hands down....when compared to other parts of life (except family) but a nagging doubt is in my mind about competing this weekend.

What would you do.........there will be other race days.......there may not be other such career chances.

At the moment the little devil thats the racer in me says race, the thinking sensible person on the other side (jeeezzz i do seem to have one) says can the weekend.

So........ opinions?

[Rob Taylor]

As you say,"there will be other race days " .Go for the Job,then you can race all you want.Without the job no racing is going to happen...

[AllanB]

A no-brainer here.

JOB

Get that sorted first as it will pay for your racing later :clap::clap:

[svr]

so you run in 2 moro (or on the road sun morn - there is a country road block near the track), race sunday, work monday. Thats what everyone else does right?
Don't crash tho - that always fucks things up...

[steveyb]

Wot thu otha geeza said geeza, cos you got'a y'know pay for comin ta Philup Island, innit, geeza!
:spanking:

[Teambwr47]

Wot thu otha geeza said geeza, cos you got'a y'know pay for comin ta Philup Island, innit, geeza!
:spanking:


Thats very true....... start job....... race at Phillip island in October.:clap:

Phillip Island v Coldish Sunday at Taupo (nice though Taupo is)...mmmmm let me think.........:whistle:

[ArcherWC]

so you run in 2 moro (or on the road sun morn - there is a country road block near the track), race sunday, work monday. Thats what everyone else does right?
Don't crash tho - that always fucks things up...
yeah, race, dont crash, work monday, sweet as

[svr]

Thats very true....... start job....... race at Phillip island in October.:clap:

Phillip Island v Coldish Sunday at Taupo (nice though Taupo is)...mmmmm let me think.........:whistle:

What the hell has as thinking got to do with motorbike racing? "Don't think, FEEL" (Eddie Vedder)

[White trash]

Tough choice mate. Very tough.

For the record, me and Riff raff (mostly Riff raff) are so bloody close to our first child together arriving, there's a very real chance I wont be there myself. I think babies are a bit different from jobs though, no way I'd miss a race meeting for the sake of the chance (and let's face it, it's a pretty small chance) of not being at work Monday.

If I don't have a baby to hold, I'll be there.

Don't envy your decision though. :) Good luck, whatever you choose'll be right for you. That's the main thing. And ya aint gonna get the answer you need online dude.

[cowpoos]

Tough choice mate. Very tough.

For the record, me and Riff raff (mostly Riff raff) are so bloody close to our first child together arriving, there's a very real chance I wont be there myself. I think babies are a bit different from jobs though, no way I'd miss a race meeting for the sake of the chance (and let's face it, it's a pretty small chance) of not being at work Monday.

If I don't have a baby to hold, I'll be there.

Don't envy your decision though. :) Good luck, whatever you choose'll be right for you. That's the main thing. And ya aint gonna get the answer you need online dude.
Be sweet mate...I'll fill in for you and race on sunday!! when can I pick the bike up?

[HDTboy]

Be sweet mate...I'll fill in for you and hold the baby on sunday!! when can I pick the mrs up?

What a good cunt.

What it come down to is: Are you in, or are you out?

[White trash]

Yeah no fucken worries mate.

Oh hang on, do they have scrub sessions or first laps at these events? They do?! To bad Mr Poos........

[HDTboy]

They have a turn 1 at Taupo too Jimmy, watch out for it!

[White trash]

What a good cunt.

What it come down to is: Are you in, or are you out?


Bwahahaha, very good Mr boy. You very funny man.

[White trash]

They have a turn 1 at Taupo too Jimmy, watch out for it!
Nah I'll be sweet mate. I hear Jamie McNair's taking the weekend off.Washing his hair or something.

[HDTboy]

He has hair? No wonder you're jealous of mr McNair

[roogazza]

World championship at stake ? nah , just a poxy little meeting somewhere at the bottom of the world ! Get the job you want first. G.

[Teambwr47]

The little 'race devil' in me won..........

Too much effort was put into getting my bike ready for the weekend not to race and actually it all went ok.

Learnt the track a bit more, qualified 3rd for F2 and 9th for F1...... picked up a 4th and 5th in F2, 6th and 8th F1.

Full race report to follow soon but for now a new job beckons in the morning......