Free Beer, Hot Women, & the AMCC 2 Hour Race

**grantnz** · 12th October 2010, 15:06

[QUOTE=Henk;1129881433]Pumba you don't want this guy as a partner
1. He's bloody fast when he can keep the rubber side down
2. He'll blow your brake and clutch lever budget for 18 months in the two hours and possibly your gearbox budget as well.
3. He smells bad

I smell bad?? WTF? I thought it was you, but being the polite person I am, I didn't say anything.
Anyway, got home and found my right leg is starting to decompose. Doctor thinks it is something I have come into contact with, either an Aucklander or the tarmac.

**Henk** · 12th October 2010, 15:34

Originally Posted by grantnz

my right leg is starting to decompose. Doctor thinks it is something I have come into contact with, either an Aucklander or the tarmac.

Must have been me then, Sorry about the leg, my doctor told me I wouldn't be contagious after three hours south of the Bombays, he must have been lying, untrustworthy Jafa that he is.

**ac3_snow** · 12th October 2010, 18:30

so Im guessing that there is in fact teams for the two hours then and we swap riders around, bit like the buckhurst1000 a.
So can you do it solo then? lol my bike is pretty comfy

but 2hours is a pretty dammm long time

**Arronduke** · 12th October 2010, 18:38

That dude from INXS died trying that stuff for fun.....

**Henk** · 12th October 2010, 18:58

Originally Posted by ac3_snow

so Im guessing that there is in fact teams for the two hours then and we swap riders around, bit like the buckhurst1000 a.
So can you do it solo then? lol my bike is pretty comfy

but 2hours is a pretty dammm long time

Yep it's a team event.
Two riders and a lap scorer.
Le Mans start, each rider must do at least 55 minutes. Other than that you can change riders as often as you like. The fast guys seem to do one change at about an hour. We did 6 20 minute stints. Others half an hour at a time. Huge fun.

**fi5hy** · 12th October 2010, 19:02

what are the dates??

**Henk** · 12th October 2010, 19:05

13th November pratice and the 4th round of the NI thing.
14th Two hour.
Some of you southerners planing on coming up?

**Pumba** · 12th October 2010, 19:09

Originally Posted by Henk

I was thinking of sending you a copy of my CV. However if you aren't supplying women and beer I'm not interested.

Its a hard road finding the purfect team manager.

Originally Posted by grantnz

I'm in. Please find enclosed CV. Your bike, not mine.

Well you are certinly qualified for the position, and your CV is very impresive. I will get my people to talk to your people. Actually I am sure my bike has already taken some big hits on that scale just no one has got it on camera.

Originally Posted by Arronduke

I know a good mechanic that would be worth considering.

I am pretty good at not doing shit up myself. Actually I think the bike is still missing an engine bolt.

Originally Posted by Bucking bobu

So team up with Carl if you dare.........

Hmmm, that didnt quite go as I planned

Originally Posted by NinjaNanna

When is this race? What are the pre-requistes. Plus I'll probably need it in writing that there definately will not be hot women supplied, if I'm to get clearance.

14 November. When you getting back from the West Island. Actually I dont think you or I could sign enough disclaimers to give she that must be obayed piece of mind

Originally Posted by rachprice

I think Im gonna be in Valencia!

Otherwise I would love to, not that Im fast, but one of my babe med student friends is recently single and Id bring beer if you paid haha

Babe med students, you have my attention

Originally Posted by ac3_snow

So can you do it solo then?

The 2 hour is a team event so no superman efforts. JC's rules.

**fi5hy** · 12th October 2010, 19:13

just looking at flights. I don't think Pumba wants me thrashing his bike tho

**Arronduke** · 12th October 2010, 19:16

Lap scorer... does everyone need to find there own?
That will be harder than finding a rider...!

**NinjaNanna** · 12th October 2010, 19:21

Originally Posted by Pumba

14 November. When you getting back from the West Island. Actually I dont think you or I could sign enough disclaimers to give she that must be obayed piece of mind

Damn not till the end of November

**Dutchee** · 12th October 2010, 19:32

Everyone has to have a lap scorer and preferably a flaggie as well (so teams should be FOUR people).
It is impossible to lap score for more than one team, as all you do is watch your team, write down the time they go past (each lap), note when they go into pits and when they crash (just asterixes etc), from dodgy memory, also when the rider changes. This means that you're watching the bike, stopwatch (also to be supplied by you, not the club), and writing down. With laps around the 30-40 seconds, it's pretty full on.

I have to admit, it's also a lot of fun - you manage to watch a few seconds a lap of other racing, so it's all good. I wasn't impressed last year when I was told I was going to be lapscoring, as thought watching paint dry might have been more fun, but it was fun. You're sitting amongst a flock of people each watching different bikes, so hear the ooooh, aaaaah, yay, go ...... etc, which makes it more interesting hehehe

What is supplied is a piece of paper with lots of numbers on it for lap times to be filled in (does that make sense?), so bring pen, pencil (just in case pen dies), stopwatch, food, drink, empty bladder. I think clipboards were supplied.

If your rider is unlucky enough to crash out early (unable to put bike on track), then you have a short day. If they get the bike going again, you sit and time again.

The one thing I didn't realise last year (as I didn't bother attending the riders' briefing), was if you crash and the bars touch the ground you have to go in for re-scrutineering. If you get away with them not touching the ground (stuck on other bike or person or whatever), then you don't. I thought Henk had gone back in after his crash because he'd broken something, but noooooooo, he was back out again after a minute or so.

Now that we've totally hijacked Pumba's thread, can we find him someone to ride with?

**Pumba** · 12th October 2010, 19:43

Originally Posted by fi5hy

just looking at flights. I don't think Pumba wants me thrashing his bike tho

Personally the 1 race meeting I was at with you Fish, you crashed a shit load less than the 1 meeting I have been to with Grant, read into that what you will.