Some photos from the 2-hr and 40-lap B races 14Nov Mt Wellington

[Damien_Toman]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dty1/se...7625380023092/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dty1/se...7625254290743/

All 2156 2-hour photos now uploaded.

[Arronduke]

Daimen great pictures... thank your brother for taking the time to take these.

[Damien_Toman]

Thanks, Aaron. I'll pass it on.

Ray has never ridden a motorbike in his life but he loves the sport. My dad used to take us to watch the Ulster GP at the Dundrod circuit in Ireland back when we were kids. That was today's MotoGP, with all the world champions, in the days when they raced on real road tracks. We have watched Surtees, Redman, Agostini, Read & Ivy, Hocking, Hailwood and the rest ....... . Amazing! I reckon I'll do Greymouth next year. I've not raced on a road circuit and that is what they use in Ireland. I've been to most of the Irish circuits to watch.

I keep coaching Ray on taking photos and he flukes the odd good one . "Monkeys, typewriters and Shakespeare" is his line!

Damien

[Henk]

"Monkeys, typewriters and Shakespeare" is his line!
Damien

He is taking better photos all the time, but has he stopped eating the ribbons out of the typewriters and pissing on the keys yet?

[Buckets4Me]

Great pics AGAIN

but every year the same thing
Dont follow the BLODY bike out onto the track when you are pushing

I've run 2 people over already and am willing to do it again !!!!!!! (not deliberatly)

waving your hands wont help you either (I'm not going to shoot just run you over at 30+ km/h)

[Chambers]

Hi Daimien, Yes they are great photo's I didn't realise how far up the grass (54) I had to go to get around the mayhem, its a pitty it all turn to custard about lap 7 and up in lights, I was more pissed that the battery failed at lap 142 as I was getting ready for another go although in hind sight it was probably a good thing. My collar bone is broken to places and I'm hoping for Taupo I 'll just harden up a bit.

[Damien_Toman]

He is taking better photos all the time, but has he stopped eating the ribbons out of the typewriters and pissing on the keys yet?

Now, I'm still laughing out loud !!!!

[Henk]

My collar bone is broken to places and I'm hoping for Taupo I 'll just harden up a bit.

I'm quite prepared to help your collar bone by riding your 50 in the F5 GP. Would offer to help out with the F4 bike as well but I've seen what it did to you last year.

[Damien_Toman]

Hi Daimien, Yes they are great photo's I didn't realise how far up the grass (54) I had to go to get around the mayhem, its a pitty it all turn to custard about lap 7 and up in lights, I was more pissed that the battery failed at lap 142 as I was getting ready for another go although in hind sight it was probably a good thing. My collar bone is broken to places and I'm hoping for Taupo I 'll just harden up a bit.

You are a hard and keen man. Maybe you need a "be kind to ol' b'tards" sign on the back of your bike? My sign about wide bars seems to work - at least nobody knocked me off or clipped by bars when passing this time out - or last time. At Taupo they will all be able to read it as you sweep past! You went past me at Taupo 2009 like I was stopped! Mind you, I was so sloohhohohho that I nearly was. I hope the shoulder is ready in time. I know you and your bike are very fast there. I will also be faster this year - Taupo 2009 was my first bucket race and I had bike & carb problems (I was only able to race after Henk came to the rescue - Henk gets my award for the N. Island bucket champion of making sure everyone gets back out on track!).

[Chambers]

I'm quite prepared to help your collar bone by riding your 50 in the F5 GP. Would offer to help out with the F4 bike as well but I've seen what it did to you last year.

You will have to take a tilly lamp and a packed lunch on the 50 at Taupo are you going to the fun day, if you are give my FZR (F5) a go Avalon was getting 31's before the stinger popped.the meeting before

[Henk]

Yep we'll be at the fun day.
I'm a bit scared of your FZR having seen your tasteful photos from last years TRRS, the fact that last time I spoke to you about it you said it didn't go round corners isn't helping. I would however like to take it for a spin, suspect I'll be well slow out of sheer terror.

[Dutchee]

You will have to take a tilly lamp and a packed lunch on the 50 at Taupo are you going to the fun day, if you are give my FZR (F5) a go Avalon was getting 31's before the stinger popped.the meeting before

What? You mean everyone isn't packing lunch to ride around Taupo? I've almost figured out what book I'll be reading, but have decided whether Mills & Boon or Harlequin romance is the best bet. I did think maybe whichever I could find in large print for these wrecked eyes would be best bet and never mind the title/publisher (it's all crap, but I'm impressed I can think of two crap publishers haha).
Hmm, tilly lamp, that's a plan, I thought a GPS might be a winner as at least when it's dark the picture changes colour.
Righto, time for me to start planning my attack (apart from mobile chicane).
Michelle

[Chambers]

Yep we'll be at the fun day.
I'm a bit scared of your FZR having seen your tasteful photos from last years TRRS, the fact that last time I spoke to you about it you said it didn't go round corners isn't helping. I would however like to take it for a spin, suspect I'll be well slow out of sheer terror.

Nah last Taupo was the original GP frame and it was hard work, with all the gear changes at Mt Welly and the handling I don't think I ever did two laps with the same lines but it did win B grade for me acouple of seasons ago. The FZR is like an arm chair in comprasion. Neds bike is real quick the simple fact I am old and unfit I was just pacing myself as we wanted to break 200 laps shit happens Pumba was straight over and aplogised reckoned I could punch him out if I wanted (he must of known I was broken) Ha ha it was a mistake it happens . I was talking to JC and I will run the line for him and he can be the steward as he said a couple of years ago they didn,t break even (14 bikes) sunday they were 69 payed up he needs a hand and I'm sure it will be cleaned up if he is watching and not running the line.

[Damien_Toman]

I've now added a few photos from the North Island Bucket Series practice/races on Saturday 13th Nov.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dty1/se...7625254290743/

[TZ350]

I'm a bit scared of your FZR having seen your tasteful photos from last years TRRS,

Last year was the original GP chasis and that crash convinced us we had to find something better........



And lucked onto two FZR rolling chassis for our GP125 engines, so the last year has mostly been about building new bikes, next year it's better engines hopefully ....

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