Manfeild 25/01/09 Round 2 PMCC pics

[sinfull]

Just a few shots we took today (they get better when Heidi took over the camera)
Oh and yeah i know, too many of me but what can i say, she loves me !!!! And feel free but I've already torn into myself on the sad body position in the pics, But imagine what the whitetail will do when i learn how to ride !
http://picasaweb.google.com/sinfullbastard/Round2PMCCManfield#slideshow/5295115924247073602

[roadracingoldfart]

Nice shots from a slightly differant spot . Good to see .

[Duke girl]

Congratulations Sinfull on completing your 1st race meet. You did so well out there yesterday and it just goes to show, that all those track days you have been attending have truely paid off for you. Look forward to seeing you out there at our VMCC Actrix Winter Series with the 1st round at Taupo in May.:clap::first:

[Clivoris]

Great pics and I'm looking forward to the race report.

[chanceyy]

Well Bill when I seen ya getting around in 3rd place your were looking pretty smooth & fast out there :) onya mate at least is easier to feed ya desire for speed on the track rather than the road :yes:

[sosman]

Sweet pics! hardcase shot of the pit crew trying to reach the handle bars lol

[sinfull]

Congratulations Sinfull on completing your 1st race meet. You did so well out there yesterday and it just goes to show, that all those track days you have been attending have truely paid off for you. Look forward to seeing you out there at our VMCC Actrix Winter Series with the 1st round at Taupo in May.:clap::first:

Thanks Sue, you will indeed see me in the winter series !
Getting better aye ?
But a mate (who was there for race 2) said afterwards, or queried more like, that i changed my riding style !
I thought at the time, he meant from road riding to track, but realised later that i aint ridden with him for 10 years or more ! Wasn't till i scrolled through the pics Hiedi took, that i twigged to what he was talking about, i reverted back to road DURING the race, at about lap 3 or 4 lol
Long way to go yet and a lot more fitness needed before it comes natural !
Think it was when Darrin reeled me in and then got away on me, sorta knew there were no others gonna do those times and being the tired fat bastard i am (hey it was a long weekend lol) i musta just relaxed or is that just gave up lol
But hey i'm as happy as a pig in shit !
Had a couple of goals for the weekend and nailed em !
Realistic in that The bike is performing as well as a stock 955 could, any gains in time now is up to me (without spending a absolute fortune on tricking it up)
The temptation was there to sell one of the trumpies and jump onto a litre bike, Heidi even sugested she'd like to see me on one, but i don't know if age has brought wisdom or the dutch in me is holding me from splashing out on one, but a litre bike aint gonna make me any better, just faster ! (term knob jocky springs to mind)
I went and had a bit of a korero with Scratcha in his pit camp (before it blew away) looking at his new bike ! Yeah it's old, but it's new and He absolutely loves it ! Was real pleased i went and had that chat, cause it gave me a bit of a grounding again !
I went to the track for a couple of reasons
a/ need for speed (of course) and it was getting ridiculous what i was doing on the roads !
b/ coming from a cruiser background, i wanted to learn to ride, i mean really ride, to mine and the bikes full potential !
Well now i'm fuckin hooked lol So yep i might just get me another bike to do some cross over ! Though i'd love to have me a litre bike i don't think i'm a capable enough rider and it'd throw me !
With the trumpy being classed as F1 (as outclassed as it is) i might keep it for huntin bear !
But the question now is what to get myself ? Opinions of any exprienced guys would be appriciated but Think F3 is for me !!!

[Duke girl]

Dont expect too bigger things to quickly in this road racing game as you will get better in yourself every time you go out there and within time you will look back at the difference you have made from your 1st race meet. The main thing is to ride your own race and a race that feels comfortable to you and no-one else. Getting bike fit is important in your performance and helps when racing in hot conditions like you did yesterday. Like i said it was good seeing you out there and the look on your face of sheer enjoyment said it all to me. Goodluck.

[Duke girl]

But the question now is what to get myself ? Opinions of any exprienced guys would be appriciated but Think F3 is for me !!!

Well if your thinking off racing in the F3 class then you could look at a Suzuki SV 650 for starters.

[Clivoris]

Why not clubmans in the winter series now that you have the bike set-up? A race bike with wets would make life easier though, and the triumph will have more residual value if you sell it now, rather than after 10 more race meetings. Probably not much more, but enough to make a difference.
The reality is that whatever you race on you will be on the steep part of the learning curve for a wee while.

[sinfull]

Well if your thinking off racing in the F3 class then you could look at a Suzuki SV 650 for starters.
So with an SV, could ya cross over from F3 to pro twins or is it likely they might run together on the track ? Know F3 is always in good numbers but how is pro twin looking for the Actrix ? Good numbers ? Or will they be running with another class and what's the most likely class if they are mixed ?


Why not clubmans in the winter series now that you have the bike set-up? A race bike with wets would make life easier though, and the triumph will have more residual value if you sell it now, rather than after 10 more race meetings. Probably not much more, but enough to make a difference.
The reality is that whatever you race on you will be on the steep part of the learning curve for a wee while.
Main reason for thinking of moving early is time on the track at meets, i mean it makes financial sense to run in two classes for a track whore lol !
Could some one ride in both clubmans and say post classics ? Or would it be frowned apon ?
Are there set classes that always get mixed or is it more pot luck depending on numbers ?

If anything were to go it would prolly be the road bike now, sorta lost the urge a little lol (bores me to tears) Plus it's worth a good 5k more than the track trumpy, So could near set up a second track bike AND a cheap bike for Heidi (she has been left a little in the woods of late, gulp)

Know there aint that much bears racing going on now, but it would be nice to have one to take to such events ! Hell ya never know, a few more months i could even become competitive on it ! Near took the head off 1.19 on sunday so knocked 3 seconds off from saturdays times ! Know that i'll be talking tenths from now on, but hey i'm an optimist and i was still hesitant on most corners !

Thought i had turn one sussed on saturday, but then dug in with the footpeg in quallifying and tossed the back over what felt like a metre which had me back off lol so going to 190's (think most would have ditched the rubber i was using too, sure as hell screwed now i recon) and raising the rearsets might gain me one or two of them tenths, a new can and a dyno might get me a couple more (lol sorry Heidi you do really like ya scorpio aye) If anything i might get us a couple of old trail bikes to work out on hehe !
Dunlop ? Well I wish i had taken Scratcha up on his offer to show me how to own that corner, think with a little more speed into dunlop, that door wouldnt have been closed till after i was well through ! Little bit of mongrel instead of track day curtousy might have helped too lol, 2nd place for however many seconds it would have lasted, would have been a great feeling for an old cherry popper like meeeee lol

[jrandom]

dug in with the footpeg in quallifying and tossed the back over what felt like a metre which had me back off... raising the rearsets...

Just start climbing off a bit more ya big couch potato!

(Not that I can talk after Sunday's effort, although in my defense I must say it takes a while to get used to handling a racebike after punting around on a dump truck.)

[sinfull]

Just start climbing off a bit more ya big couch potato!

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Guys half my age (or size bwahaha) would be hanging bricks of their boners to lengthen them, all i need is another two inches on my thigh bone so i can grab the tank a bit ! I know i know i should have a big head like mine near resting on my elbow lol, but i have enough trouble remembering to breath, let alone all the other technical stuff like shiftin weight !
It'll be second nature by the third round mate don't you worry, or is that you should be ? Taupo is as near as a home track for me as it is for you now ! Bloody great that there are more manfield trackdays coming now Think the Actrix must surely be predom. manfield, so thats where i need some practise !

[prettybillie]

Awesome pictures. Good to see you and your lovely lady again. We'll see you at the next round!!!! :Punk:

[sinfull]

Awesome pictures. Good to see you and your lovely lady again. We'll see you at the next round!!!! :Punk:

Cheers Billie, really need to get a bigger zoom for H's camera so we can get some good close ups aye lol
Oh and there is alcohol on offer for any inside info, as to what the competition might be up to in preparation for the next round !! Cant have any random guys getting the jump on me !

[discodan]

If you get an SV650 you can ride in the F3 class or the Protwin class depending on what modifications the bike has. Either way, you will be in the same race as they are run together. You can always cross enter into supersport if you want more track time.

[driftn]

600 would be the way to go. Then you can do f2 and f1. You wont come last I assure you of that.
Start moving round on the bike for sure it helps heaps, even do it on the road when not pushing you will look like a twat but you will get a feel for it.

The last time I rode J-lo on the road it would not turn if I wanst hanging off it.

Practice practice practice.

bit of a dribble but hope it helps bud

[scracha]

The 250's are too dear cos of learner laws and only suitable for shortarsed skinny people.
The 400's are cheap for F3 and more than capable of top 5 finishes without spending stupid money on them. If they're pre 89 spec (most 400's are) then you can go into post classic junior. If you spend money and have talent then you could also play in F2 on one.
Pre 89 600's...yeah, great for post classic junior but they still use tyres and the only other class you can put them in is F2....which would be tricky against modern stuff.
Pre 89 litre bikes....great for post classic senior but then the other class is F1...plus they'd still eat tyres.
F3 spec SV650....well it can also go in F2 but you're talking reasonable bucks for summit competitive.
Modern 600....enjoy spending money on tyres, ohlins, etc. If you can't get top 5 at VMCC club level then what's the point? If you're rich then by all means get one.
Modern 1000...as above...and you only get one class.

I'd say if you can afford it, get a pro pro twin spec SV650 and once you're up to speed it'll be more than capable of getting reasonable results in F2. If you're poor white trash like me then a cheapo 400 is a good starting point.

You'll maybe struggle to do 2 classes for the first few meetings. Aside from lack of fitness, I found the concentration required and sheer buzz seemed to drain me.

[NinjaBoy]

Hey thanks for some great pics :)