Drug testing?

[Madness]

How is a swab test better? It can't pick up as many drugs as a urine test, it costs more and it's apparently less reliable.

The only down side to urine testing you can see is it breaches your right to break the law when you want. In the eyes of an official organisation, they don't give a flying fuck. And why should they give a fuck?

It's better from the perspective that recent Cannabis use (i.e ingestion within the ~6 hours prior to sampling) and smoked methamphetamine probably represent more than 90% of any threat of drug effects making it onto a track yet you're more concerned about Cocaine, drugs stuffed up arseholes for fun and people injecting P which, if you had a clue, is as likely to be an issue as southern right whales masquerading as motorcycle riders and showing you all up as noobs.

[haydes55]

So don't test for it because it's not common? You do know that NZ has a needle van? All it takes is one person and it's worth it. There are thousands of people from all walks of life, racing every weekend. Do you think not a single one injects?

[Katman]

So don't test for it because it's not common? You do know that NZ has a needle van? All it takes is one person and it's worth it. There are thousands of people from all walks of life, racing every weekend. Do you think not a single one injects?

You still haven't addressed the issue of 'legal highs'.

[Madness]

I'm starting to think our OP is on drugs.

[Drew]

You still haven't addressed the issue of 'legal highs'.

I'm starting to think our OP is on drugs.

You're asking the wrong person, to begin with.

Reckon the pair of you should give this "six weeks" a hoon.

Whoever is responsible for the testing, has an obligation to test for as much as they can. Contact DDNZ (is that what they're called?) yourselves I suggest. Try not slur too much when you do though.

[Madness]

Whoever is responsible for the testing, has an obligation to test for as much trace elements as they can, regardless of actual impairment as it's not really an exercise in risk reduction, rather a cock-waving exercise in attempt to show the media & TPTB that efforts are being made to rid the smack-injecting junkies from the ranks of the thousands of professional racers who compete at speedway meetings each week.

Maybe I should ask Hayden where he's scoring from? Must be some good shit.

[Drew]

Maybe I should ask Hayden where he's scoring from? Must be some good shit.

You could also try, pulling your fucken head out of your arse.

[Madness]

You could also try, pulling your fucken head out of your arse.

Unfortunately I'm not that flexible and unlike most sidecar racers, my arsehole isn't as big as my head. Anyhoo, this thread is all a bit redundant now seeing as we've established that if any racer who is also an occasional recreational Cannabis user wants to continue racing, all they need to do is switch to the so called "legal highs" and they'll be sweet as to race, taking comfort in the knowledge that all those Heroin addicts that they used to race against are no longer there.

[Drew]

Unfortunately I'm not that flexible and unlike most sidecar racers, my arsehole isn't as big as my head.

I dunno man, seems by the following statement that you're jamming it further in!

Anyhoo, this thread is all a bit redundant now seeing as we've established that if any racer who is also an occasional recreational Cannabis user wants to continue racing, all they need to do is switch to the so called "legal highs" and they'll be sweet as to race, taking comfort in the knowledge that all those Heroin addicts that they used to race against are no longer there.

You have no idea whether teh legal highs are picked up in a piss test. You might wanna give this some thought before you do it again. You cannot state something as fact, just because you've heard Katman say something. He's brighter than you, and mostly forms things as opinion or question only.

He's not the massiah I'm afraid. Just a funny old cunt, who like to get under people's skin for a bit o' fun.

[pritch]

Far canal.........this is entertaining

Yeah, I've read most of the thread and still don't get what they're all on about. Are they high on something?

[Madness]

He's brighter than you.

Really? You cannot state something as fact without the evidence to back it up Drew, just as a piss test doesn't prove impairment from Cannabis use. Besides, I reckon Katman's simply had a lot more practice dealing with fuckwits such as yourself.

[Katman]

You have no idea whether teh legal highs are picked up in a piss test.

Well you would have thought that since the OP has been questioned on the legal high issue a number of times in this thread that he would have had the decency to check it out and report back to us.

It seems instead that he's studiously avoiding the issue.

[Drew]

Well you would have thought that since the OP has been questioned on the legal high issue a number of times in this thread that he would have had the decency to check it out and report back to us.

It seems instead that he's studiously avoiding the issue.

I wouldn't have thought that at all.

[haydes55]

Well you would have thought that since the OP has been questioned on the legal high issue a number of times in this thread that he would have had the decency to check it out and report back to us.

It seems instead that he's studiously avoiding the issue.

All I know is the press release. I've mentioned twice before I don't have an answer (so not sure how that's studiously avoiding?).

I know the legal highs were made illegal and they made new batches with new active ingredients, the law changed to bring the burden of proof of safety onto the manufacturer so not sure if any are still available to buy?

[vinducati]

I think drug testing is a good idea.
They need to make sure sidecar racers are on drugs, cause that's is surely the only reason a racer would approach a bike and not notice it has one to many wheels.