WHOOOOAAAAAA there nelly!!!

**Drew** · 28th April 2008, 19:33

Well, after getting there, set up, and the first round of races out the way, I was all set to go like hell in the second F2 race. Two warm up laps, bike feels great and I'm ready to rock and roll. Flag drops and I get an uncharacteristicly good launch, lead the pack out of turn one and onto the back straight, (Might not have been infront of the pack now that I think of it, but top three for sure,) half a dozen come past me at half distance of said straight, but I'm primed for a demon braking session......

Demon was right, i was first to the turn, but right when you'd expect a rider to actually tip in, I was leaping off and praying to Alah. As it turned out, the second I touched the brakes, a line that had been rubbing on my tyre decided to let go all together. FUCK, NO BRAKES AT ALL!

As I got off, I went all emu like. Buried my head in the sand something fierce. Shame that, since my head was the first thing to touch the ground, adn it stopped DEAD. Rest of me wasn't playig that game and I had a rather sore neck for my efforts.

Anyhoo, I'm OK, the bike suffered less damage than any other crash I've had, and I now know to run the front fender in future so the lines cant get to the tyre.

Thanks heaps to the marshals and ambulance crew, fantstic stuff I will always be greatfull for.

Race report will be up some time, I've got a new proceedure to wrap my mellon around.

**skelstar** · 28th April 2008, 19:35

Wow, sounds dramatic Drew. Long way to go for a head plant?

**merv** · 28th April 2008, 19:39

Cripes mate that's no way to win races - glad you're OK to be on here telling us about it

. What would the Hoff had done in such circumstances?

**Gubb** · 28th April 2008, 19:42

Was it you that bailed into Ford corner, borrowed a mates bike, and kept on going?

**NinjaBoy** · 28th April 2008, 19:50

Funny.. we were just talking about whether scrutineering would make a fuss about the missing front fender.

**DingoZ** · 28th April 2008, 19:51

Dang not good there Drew. Glad you are okay. And bike not too worse off for wear..

Looking forward to the report....Will certainly be an entertaining read for sure..

**cowpoos** · 28th April 2008, 20:06

Originally Posted by Drew

Well, after getting there, set up, and the first round of races out the way, I was all set to go like hell in the second F2 race. Two warm up laps, bike feels great and I'm ready to rock and roll. Flag drops and I get an uncharacteristicly good launch, lead the pack out of turn one and onto the back straight, (Might not have been infront of the pack now that I think of it, but top three for sure,) half a dozen come past me at half distance of said straight, but I'm primed for a demon braking session......

Demon was right, i was first to the turn, but right when you'd expect a rider to actually tip in, I was leaping off and praying to Alah. As it turned out, the second I touched the brakes, a line that had been rubbing on my tyre decided to let go all together. FUCK, NO BRAKES AT ALL!

As I got off, I went all emu like. Buried my head in the sand something fierce. Shame that, since my head was the first thing to touch the ground, adn it stopped DEAD. Rest of me wasn't playig that game and I had a rather sore neck for my efforts.

Anyhoo, I'm OK, the bike suffered less damage than any other crash I've had, and I now know to run the front fender in future so the lines cant get to the tyre.

Thanks heaps to the marshals and ambulance crew, fantstic stuff I will always be greatfull for.

Race report will be up some time, I've got a new proceedure to wrap my mellon around.

Glad your okay bro!!

Now harden the fuck up and get back out there!! [oh and fix your brakes!!]

Ps: why didn't your bro race?

**Clivoris** · 28th April 2008, 20:20

I'm confused.
It's not like me to be insensitive to another's pain...
But fuck that head plant sounds funny man.
Glad your ok bro.

**flame** · 28th April 2008, 20:31

Was pretty scarey when I saw a bike in front of me go flying off the back straight into the dirt at warp factor 'huge', then realising it was YOU in amongst the dust bowl! I thought geeze babe that aint the line you told me to take!! then coming over the hill seeing red and ambo flags waving

That horrible heart in mouth feeling. But huge relief that you were looking kind of up when we rode back past.

Big thanks to the marshalls for giving such fast assistance and the ambo's for putting up with his cheek and taking him to hospital, and of course the grid marshalls for coming and keeping me informed when we got back to the grid that Drew was ok and....... for giving me his grid position in the last protwin race

**RantyDave** · 28th April 2008, 21:21

Originally Posted by Drew

I was leaping off and praying to Alah.

Ah, this is your mistake. You need to pray to Allah, Alah is a guy who ownes a pub in Dagenham.

Originally Posted by Drew

As I got off, I went all emu like. Buried my head in the sand something fierce. Shame that, since my head was the first thing to touch the ground, adn it stopped DEAD. Rest of me wasn't playig that game and I had a rather sore neck for my efforts.

Sounds like the bike decided not to join you. Good thing too or you might have ended up like this guy...

Dave

**driftn** · 28th April 2008, 21:22

That new procedure wouldnt have anything do the doctor giving you a wee poke in the poo hole would it?

**BarBender** · 28th April 2008, 21:25

Phew! Using your head as a pick....literally!
Glad to hear you're ok.

**CHOPPA** · 28th April 2008, 22:00

hahaha i can laugh now i know hes ok but that was so funny! Just 2 mins before hand Drew had been talking about breaking into the hairpin and said this race he was gonna be breakin late then just as im tipping in at the normal slow speed i see a streak of red! now that was demon breaking! come back around and heres drew still playin in the sand with the big thumbs up!

We all checked our brake lines when we got back....