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flame
20th July 2008, 20:29
Slipping, sliding, dreadlocks and soaked .....everything:pinch:…

after turning up at the track it was looking like it may stay dry. But 20 mins before my F1 qualifying the Mrs Bitch Nature decided to pee’s us off. The mad panic was on to change both Drews and my bike onto wets.

With time short, we opted to just put a wet on my front and change both of Drews to wets, as he was running slicks (dodgy, dont do it!!!) and I had Super Corsers (ahhh I’ll be sweet as…… doh NOT!):shit:.

F1 Qualifying I made it out late, it poured down, my rear was slip sliding everywhere, near lost it more it more often than not, so I did one lap (think I held my breath all the way round, but at least it stopped my visor from fogging) and then pulled in. Ahh well, if I qualified all good, but if not then at least my rear wet will be on for F2 Qualifying.

F2 Qualifying. Poured down, I had never ridden on wets before and was surprised that the bike was so steady. MINT! 25th on the grid.

FORMULA 1
To my surprise I did make qualifying for F1:gob:, 2nd to last row, but there, cool beans!. So thought I would go out and use it for practice and get used to riding through rivers on wets. Had a ball out there. Made up places and had loads of fun in race one. Finished 21st I think??

Race two I found some new passing manouvers which stuck after one of my best starts to date. Though Im sure those moves will be stolen back off me next round eh. Passed the Mini Mair up the inside of the sweeper then realised it was the “Drew” in front of me! what the????? I realised he must have some machine probs to have me catching him up :(, was near about to pass him when an unfortunate crash red flagged the race.

Re-Start had me all stuffed up, and I made a total hash of it sliding and somehow knocked into neutral as the whole field buggered off! oh well I had a wee giggle, actually a large giggle. Some how I caught up and passed a couple and settled down to just ride it out. Managed a top 20 finish amongst all that lot somehow, which was my actual aim for F2. Pretty happy. Thought I would be one HELL of a LONG way outa my league! instead it was just a LONG way out lol!

FORMULA II
races were awesome. Ive decided I like the rain. HEAVY rain :) when I still have vision that is. I got a bit braver with my passing again and managed to make up some places. Lots of slides, but not to nasty, they felt really controlable once my head let me have a little faith in the wets. Coming out of the sweeper felt super cool spining up quite a lot through to 4th cog. So after aiming for a top 20 finish I was happy as when I found out it was an 18th in Race one and 16th in Race two. Best time a 1:23.4 and no ‘ohhh shit’ moments, so loads of room to improve when my head lets me eh ;)

HIGHLIGHTS….

Keeping 99 upright in that grott weather and completing the day.

Beating my ‘top 20′ goal in F2, and making a top 20 in my first F1 meet.

Seeing Nicksta ‘BLITZING’ in Post classics!Awsome stuff Nicks. We were screaming for you and it was so neat to watch:first:

…ohh yeah, and beating Luke twice coz it’s no secret that he just loves the look of a Duc’s ass :moon: lol

LOW’S

Finding out Drew had crashed out of Race one. Was gutted for him, and the team. Don’t worry babe. We know when you keep it up you ‘KICK BUTT’ xxx:hug:

Ripping the dreadlocks out of my head at the end of the day.

Hugest thanks to all of you that make it happen. Drew for ongoing encouragement that ‘ I CAN DO IT’ when I worry I CANT! Kerry Jeffs for more than anyone could dream of :) and crazy Jo for always giggling, Rob and Cherry Taylor for ongoing support and help (blardy missed you guys). Grant and Ruth for so much more as well, Anglo American Motorcycle Club because your the coolest supporters in the world! Kevin and Karen for being there and towing bikes and bits from miles away. Dave for getting us sorted with mechanical thingy’s and got Drews bike fixed with Rob. Deano for helping put my front rim back on to get me out in time. Ed (Gixxer) for the sexy wets!(though I thought I could smell hair product on them??), VMCC organizers and marshalls for such a fantastic run event again and all you fast riders out front, you are truely inspirational.

…and ALL my supportive friends and family that make racing the shizza!

Sorry no pic’s, Im not sure if anyone was brave enough to stand out with their camara gear in that weather, if I get any I’ll post em up.

Thanks for reading my blurb.

Bring on the torrents for round 4 !!!

Her_C4
20th July 2008, 20:35
Looking really good out there I must say and your laptimes in the wet are pretty amazing. Well done!!

Hope these shots come through for ya' Doll...

cowboyz
20th July 2008, 21:24
ok. This time.

good job. It certainly was a very wet day. I time travelled for my smart arse comments and am not smart enough to come up with something new so good job and see ya at R4

Flyno
20th July 2008, 21:32
hey goodstuff, the duc looked like a handful in the wet. WOULDA BEEN FUN!

Clivoris
20th July 2008, 21:44
Top riding Flame. Was good to see you fizzing at the end of the day.

chanceyy
20th July 2008, 21:47
Hey Vicki Girl .. ya done good


great to catch up again .. & awesome to watch you getting around the track .. unlike someone else who is partial to the crash trailer :lol:

see you guys next month :hug:

Toast
20th July 2008, 21:52
Stuff chick. Wets rock, eh :) Not being able to see shit while you're going at speeds you never thought possible in the wet maybe isn't so awesome. Let me know if you find a solution!! :)

robertydog
20th July 2008, 21:55
Good stuff i reckon. Rather you than me thrashing it around manfield in the wet.

Skunk
20th July 2008, 23:30
You were looking good from from my view point. You seemed faster than those around you each lap. Good stuff!

Deano
21st July 2008, 09:34
Go gurl. Wets rock alright. You chicks seem to be so smooth and controlled in the those conditions.

Al
21st July 2008, 15:05
Well done for achieving and beating your goal!
Onwards and upwards now... Pity about Drew not finishing, always next race!:niceone:

jrandom
21st July 2008, 15:12
Fookin mint Vicki, show those boys how it's done. Your results on mylaps.com are looking more and more impressive every round.

:niceone:

And yeah, Super Corsas are downright horrid in the wet, aren't they?

Matt Bleck
21st July 2008, 16:13
You where looking nice and smooth out there in race 2, you got a good gap on me in the first lap after turn 3, took me a couple of laps to catch and get past ya! :niceone:

Drew
21st July 2008, 17:09
Wicked stuff babe:love:, looked real good during all the time I had to spectate.

Nicksta
21st July 2008, 17:32
awesome awesome stuff Vicki!!!!
well done on your first jump into F1 :headbang:
thank you for staying afterwards too... your support all day was awesome....
well done again... cant wait to see you show the boys how its done next round!!!! :first:

GIXser
21st July 2008, 18:16
yeah you were going hard chickie, our pit girl couldnt belive there were "girls racing" .. (i said im no girl !!) anyways.. ya really went hard good on ya way better than ya man "again"

driftn
21st July 2008, 18:27
[QUOTE=flame;1654804]Slipping, sliding, dreadlocks and soaked .....everything:pinch:…

…ohh yeah, and beating Luke twice coz it’s no secret that he just loves the look of a Duc’s ass :moon: lol


Make the most of it mate that will be the last time.:angry2:

On a different note bloody good effort out there you were doing really well.

Riff Raff
21st July 2008, 19:08
Wish I'd been there to see ya. You go girl:niceone:

Stickchick
21st July 2008, 20:51
Fookin mint Vicki, show those boys how it's done. Your results on mylaps.com are looking more and more impressive every round.

:niceone:



+1 from me, you are doing really well this season, keep it up :2thumbsup

wharfy
22nd July 2008, 13:49
From where I was watching in the stand you looked pretty comfortable out there in the wet.

skelstar
22nd July 2008, 13:52
Go Vic!!!...

Rob Taylor
22nd July 2008, 16:14
Well done Vicki.:niceone:Must have been real hard work out there,and you nearly past that pesky Drewberry,good going.:clap:...... Now if only your riding skill could rub off on the other team member,Hmmmmmm:rolleyes: Keep it up,your my Hero:headbang:

flame
22nd July 2008, 16:49
Cheers heaps for all the encouraging words and support guy's n gals. Means tons. And ya never actually realise how many people take notice. Thanks eh:cool:

Rob and Cherry, sorry we didn't have you at this round. You woulda been yahooing on the pit wall in the rain. Really looking forward to having you both back next round:hug: And hopefully NO broken bikes eh.

Chrissy (Her b4) I didn't even realise you were at the track lol. That was you being the brave sole out there with your camara then:niceone: Thank you so much for pics. That 2nd one almost tells a story........ I wasn't looking all 'determined' like at all eh:eek5:. (well I wont repeat what I was probably actually thinking)

Cheers all. Rock on round 4

Frenchy
22nd July 2008, 19:46
Well done Vicki you looked solid in the rain! But then i never seen you out with the slick on, now that took some BALLS (wonder were you hide them):niceone:

Her_C4
22nd July 2008, 21:18
Chrissy (Her b4) I didn't even realise you were at the track lol. That was you being the brave sole out there with your camara then:niceone: Thank you so much for pics. That 2nd one almost tells a story........ I wasn't looking all 'determined' like at all eh:eek5:. (well I wont repeat what I was probably actually thinking)

Cheers all. Rock on round 4

Always there for ya' doll ..... he he he - well, to be honest I was only there for half the day as I had a car :eek5: to buy (hopefully this one won't burst into flames.....):eek5::bash::crybaby:

Ghastly out there in the mud, and I REALLY need to get some wet weather gear for my kit. Will make sure that I get that before the next round (just in case...):shit:

I love the shots I get of faces through the visor - most I never put up here - but the determination, concentration and sheer nerve shows through every time and tells a story personal to each racer.

See you at (Round) 4 - if not before.... :laugh:

PS - Like my new signature line? :eek::eek:

roadracingoldfart
24th July 2008, 21:23
Keep on keeping on Vicki. I didnt see much of your racing but what i did was great .
The yelling and screaming at prizegiving was heaps of fun.
We need to make that event a better specticle for more people to join in.

See you at round 4 .
Paul.