Whose the mother flippin? Did you see the mother flippin?
I'm the mother flippin...
If you'd been at the slipway today you'd likely have seen this Mother Flippin at both ends of the track.
It had to happen. Was to a certain extent even wished upon me...karma is a bitch
and the wisher doubled my crash rate over the course of the day. Just as well he shared his Rashuns! Beacuse of that all is forgiven under the bucket racers code of conduct
Today I went in with the mind that the bike was in good shape after received TLC during the week, I was keen to claim first position in a race if I could, was determined to not cut any corners...AND I DIDN'T and I had also decided that I was going to try to come in hotter and yank the bugger over more proactively as though I thought I was doing this there was more a tad more tolerance than I was accounting for.
The weather gods had promisedbut we got cold breeze and clouds.
The Sled went out, Craig was looking fiercebike seemed to be going well - umm he riding it back to the pits.....timing slipped.....fixed and now my turn....ok, weird doesn't sound right - girlly moment...back into pits. It weren't selecting gear...did that race in third gear. Craig looking fierce
....bummer...time to pull out the 50. I get it out the van...after squabbling with the tie downs that were holding it clutched inside the van for too long a time.
Right, so new OLD tyres on the thing nice easy push start and we are all systems go away.
Felt ok, bit awkward as always for first run on different bike, but did feel that the front seemed less grippy than I remembered it feelindg. Accepted that the problem was with me and not the bike or the tyres...and so I started to play around a little.
Determined to try to not let the fact that I wasn't going to get to ride the Sled (putting podium finish well outta sight) get me down and thinking to treat it as a challenge to be out on the 50 I turned my mind to faster entry speed, more effort on the turn in and of course leaning.
Testing the limits a little it let go on me at the top hairpin for a nice gentle slide down across the corner - quite relaxing, slowish and well funny...crowd enjoyed that...glad I could entertain you all...take a bow get back on and hope they don't remember me.
Despite the cameras around no one got a pic of that and I was kindly told by MR Korea to just "do it again"...Not even meaning too - I did "do it again" Ooops! This time at the other end...sharing the love people - as in sharing my entertainment around. This second one hurt. Nice bruise on hip and strained muscles in torso, helmet garked up a bit but nothing serious.
Back to the pits, I'm over it. Sled confirmed Critically injured "no show on the day". Hubby suggests I change the tyre on the 50.
Thankfully with the help of a few lovelies...Kendogs, Malcolm, Steve, Chris we got tyre on - though when we looked at it later - it actually hadn't beaded....oh well - got some nice shots of Craig with knee down on it, can't have been too bad!
So yes my crashing cherry got popped today, no points and I crashed at both ends within the space of 5 laps...I can say without too much hesitation that the bath and great feed at my mums were the higlights of the day and not my day of racing.
Big ups to Quasi - my gloves crashed real well and the back protector (which I am addicted to anyway) also held my back in a safe position as I apparently got airborne...I just remember kinda tumbling and thinking damn and bugger and bet this looks funny.... The first thing someone said to me was BUM pants! But wait, remember...Karma can be a bitch and my 'well wisher' binned his ride soon after and so I didn't have to work to get the buggars on over my race suit
Bit stiff and sore from straining a few muscles and have a great shiner on hip but to be honest it's nothing worse than what I had playing in the hockey goal last year at this time and I can assure you it is shit loads more fun doing buckets than it was playing hockey!
Hopefully at the next session things will go better for us Monsters.
Prize for guessing whose cute leather covered butt that is too....
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The pain is soon forgotten but the good times live on forever.
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Originally Posted by Number One
Hope you aren't too sore tomorrow.
now they just have Number One crasher styles 
you have to save me from the BUM Pants - I'm counting on you for this 
, often little silly mistake's however!
. (But my one's were bigger my head got hurt a wee bit!). I didn't even crash my bucket (I was far too scared it would break apart!)
Credit to you doll, you are one tough bird, you are guaranteed to see tears when I come off, I won't bounce and am a big sook
, so you are my hero at the moment for crashing twice and still grinning even when hurt!
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