Sketchy wins first 600 race at Manfeild

[quickbuck]

Okay,
For a change, I was there... Out in the middle of the Track for both days.... (as opposed to fixing bikes).

Didn't see Sketchy's jumped start, but needless to say it is VERY easy to watch the lights and the bikes at the same time.
Obviously not from the stands, BUT where the OFFICALS are watching it is...
Remember a decision has to be made what to do about it in under a MINUTE! Sometimes we can use 20/20 hindsight to work out there was a better decision to be made.. But there you go.



Bare in mind they are not dreaming it up on an internet forum at the time... They are THERE!

As for Jamies incident, I didn't see it as it happened, but I picked up heaps of parts off the track... Toe Sliders, VISOR, a foot peg, and a spacer from somewhere as the bike started to wreck itself.
Judging by where the bike was, and the rider in relation to it, I suspect High Side.... Yes, injuries are indicative of it too.

Now, on that, we know he has a broken Fema for sure... And that was complicated..... The Ambos had to control the pain, and swelling!
EVERYTHING ELSE is PURE Speculation, and will not help anybody by bantering it around.

Wait for WarrenW to come back from seeing him, and reporting IF appropriate, before we turn this all into a Rumor Mill.... Please!

Thoughts are with Jamie, and I wish him a full recovery. Take your time man.

OH, and a Big Ups to the team who spent the time to work on him at the track.
Yes, it took ages, but sometimes you HAVE TO ensure patient comfort. Shock is Lethal.

[blackdog]

last i heard from fox was that he was at palmy. Over the radios, It was said he only had a broken Femur..

best of luck to him for a quick recovery!

collective sighs of relief here

hopefully up and at'em in no time

[blackdog]

Okay,
For a change, I was there... Out in the middle of the Track for both days.... (as opposed to fixing bikes).

Didn't see Sketchy's jumped start, but needless to say it is VERY easy to watch the lights and the bikes at the same time.
Obviously not from the stands, BUT where the OFFICALS are watching it is...
Remember a decision has to be made what to do about it in under a MINUTE! Sometimes we can use 20/20 hindsight to work out there was a better decision to be made.. But there you go.



Bare in mind they are not dreaming it up on an internet forum at the time... They are THERE!

As for Jamies incident, I didn't see it as it happened, but I picked up heaps of parts off the track... Toe Sliders, VISOR, a foot peg, and a spacer from somewhere as the bike started to wreck itself.
Judging by where the bike was, and the rider in relation to it, I suspect High Side.... Yes, injuries are indicative of it too.

Now, on that, we know he has a broken Fema for sure... And that was complicated..... The Ambos had to control the pain, and swelling!
EVERYTHING ESLE is PURE Speculation, and will not help anybody by bantering it around.

Wait for WarrenW to come back from seeing him, and reporting IF appropriate, before we turn this all into a Rumor Mill.... Please!

Thoughts are with Jamie, and I wish him a full recovery. Take your time man.

OH, and a Big Ups to the team who spent the time to work on him at the track.
Yes, it took ages, but sometimes you HAVE TO ensure patient comfort. Shock is Lethal.

the most sense we've heard all day

cheers qb

[chanceyy]

EVERYTHING ESLE is PURE Speculation, and will not help anybody by bantering it around.


Thoughts are with Jamie, and I wish him a full recovery. Take your time man.

OH, and a Big Ups to the team who spent the time to work on him at the track.
Yes, it took ages, but sometimes you HAVE TO ensure patient comfort. Shock is Lethal.

and interjecting with a moderator warning here, leave the rumors alone and wait for the official word direct from the family (if they wish to state this)

Heal fast Jamie

and agree with Quickbuck .. I was also there and the racing really is not as important as someones health and wellbeing. It took the time it took ..

Overall there were not many bikes to pick up all weekend .. and weather was brilliant, so was the close racing,

[quickbuck]

the most sense we've heard all day

cheers qb

I try my best mate...
Up since 6:30, and mind still... Well, I think I'm so bu&&ered I can't sleep!

Glad you are impressed.

[quickbuck]

.. I was also there and the racing really is not as important as someones health and wellbeing.

Yup, Ask Sam Love how he feels after his little loss of temper, and my attitude adjustment of him

Well, to be fair, he was a little stressed waiting for his bike to be picked up second... and he didn't realise what was going on with Jamie at the time.
Happy I pushed his bike back most of the way to the pits for him though.

[chanceyy]

Yup, Ask Sam Love how he feels after his little loss of temper, and my attitude adjustment of him

Well, to be fair, he was a little stressed waiting for his bike to be picked up second... and he didn't realise what was going on with Jamie at the time.
Happy I pushed his bike back most of the way to the pits for him though.

Legend .. yeah was not our intention to leave him out there, just the priority list aye .. n thanks again for rescuing my stuff To be fair dunno if it was the hot weather but a few needed attitude adjustments aye ..

[quickbuck]

Legend .. yeah was not our intention to leave him out there, just the priority list aye .. n thanks again for rescuing my stuff To be fair dunno if it was the hot weather but a few needed attitude adjustments aye ..

No worries for rescuing your stuff.... My job to be vigilant at all times...

Yup, a few attitude adjustments required. Heat and Dehydration (also Hunger) can do that to even a mild mannered human.

[chanceyy]

No worries for rescuing your stuff.... My job to be vigilant at all times...

Yup, a few attitude adjustments required. Heat and Dehydration (also Hunger) can do that to even a mild mannered human.

lucky for me

hmm true that .. but there are some racers who manage to be calm even in high stress situations aye .. mind you can see it in their racing style too .. (getting back to racing) .. love watching those guys who can just sit & wait, plan their move then execute it with style .. that is awesome to watch , and there were a few who gave superb examples of that over the weekend

[Toast]

I think I counted 7 jump starts between 600 and F3, that's some eagle eyed officials!

From where I was on the grid I counted about 8 in a single race, shit you not!! Not that it worried me too much, but there does need to be transparently administered punishment for it or the race starts will turn in to a joke.

Thoughts with Jamie Galway tonight, for sure.

[suzuki21]

The jumped start was on video - cant really argue with that.

[sinfull]

The jumped start was on video - cant really argue with that.

$500 says ya can ?
No matter the outcome, it was a bit of a mixed bag yesterday ! Was good to see Glen hand it to the lot of them on his home track (well done mate) and stretching it out to boot, but a bit upsetting to see Jamie laying there for such a long time, every man jack out there knows broken bones are part of what they do, but the time they worked on him out there and seeing a third ambo head out got me gut wrenching a bit !
Shame some classes missed their last race, but a well run meeting by the vic club by the looks !

Heres hoping Jamie has a quick recovery

[bistard]

No,the way the rules work,is there was a bad high side at the hairpin & rules state the race must be restarted within a 30 minute
time period,which did not happen,so the race was called & half points awarded

[k14]

From where I was on the grid I counted about 8 in a single race, shit you not!! Not that it worried me too much, but there does need to be transparently administered punishment for it or the race starts will turn in to a joke.

Thoughts with Jamie Galway tonight, for sure.

Yeah well if that is the case then why only punish the guys that came 1st and 2nd? That could cost James the championship! Something just doesn't sound right.

And hopefully Jamie heals up well soon. Sounds like a nasty crash!

[MSTRS:Me]

Was gutted to hear of the penalty 'awarded' to Glen. Over the radio, we were told it was for passing under a yellow flag. At point 5. Who never used one all day. Neither did we, at point 7.
Did that bullshit get resolved?

As for Jamie Galway...i watched his highside from 20 feet away. It was nasty, threw him high, before he landed heavily and then the bike came in and gave him another shunt on the ground. Once we'd got the call to 'red' and the bikes were out of the way, YT & I attended him until the ambos could get there, and then we stayed to assist with keeping him calm and as comfortable as possible, which left the ambos free to do their job/s. His femur was definitely broken, query pelvis. No other injuries that could be determined. The break was very high on the thigh, which made stabilising and immobilising difficult and time consuming. He was in a lot of pain, even with relief given, but otherwise in good spirits and having a laugh with us all.
It was a great relief to see him safely placed in the ambulance - those guys really know their stuff - and we wish Jamie a speedy recovery.
He vowed he'd be back asap. His helmet and flash boots did their job bloody well, but won't be back for an encore...the magician that is Celtic Leathers may be able to resurrect his leathers?