Two Days. Two Bins

[puddytat]

[Katman]

The man is more often than not called by the name "Stroudy" Anyway.

Why would a man be offended if he was called by the last name, I know I wouldn't be offended by anyone calling me by my last name.

For the slow learners...........

I'm not suggesting the use of the name Stroud was disrespectful - more the use of the ?

[Sketchy_Racer]

Either way does it matter enough to point it out and I dare say, give others a chance to ruin this thread with complete crap?

[Katman]

Either way does it matter enough to point it out and I dare say, give others a chance to ruin this thread with complete crap?

So you haven't read one of dpex's threads before?

[Sketchy_Racer]

Nope, but i've seen plenty of your rubbish posts around here. Fuck off outta the race forum already if you have nothing on topic to post.

[Katman]

Nope, but i've seen plenty of your rubbish posts around here. Fuck off outta the race forum already if you have nothing on topic to post.

Fuck me, another internet tough guy.

(And for your information the thread started in General Bike Ravings).

[MadDuck]

Fuck off outta the race forum already if you have nothing on topic to post.

I didnt realise it had become an elitist forum.

[Gremlin]

ah... so that twas you...

couple of tips... 1, don't stand on the track assessing your bike. First priority is keeping yourself safe, then the bike. If you can roll it off the track by yourself, then do so, otherwise, keep yourself safe until marshals arrive to assist.

2. marshals are located at turn 1, or castrol (3/4)... not in the middle of the two. Kindly relocate any future intended incidents to one of the points, so we don't have to run. Thankee

[dpex]

its Andrew stroud buddy, how's the ass after yesterday bucket off?? you shoulda been there today, epic fun

Would like to have been but, as you can see I was at Puke. Arse is fine. Shoulder is beginning to remind me of my age. :--((

[dpex]

ah... so that twas you...

couple of tips... 1, don't stand on the track assessing your bike. First priority is keeping yourself safe, then the bike. If you can roll it off the track by yourself, then do so, otherwise, keep yourself safe until marshals arrive to assist.

2. marshals are located at turn 1, or castrol (3/4)... not in the middle of the two. Kindly relocate any future intended incidents to one of the points, so we don't have to run. Thankee

Yes. Quite right. The Track-Marshals quite properly gave me the Billy over my failure to get off the track quickly. No excuses from me.

BTW: I fully "intend" to NOT ever do that sort of shit again. It hurts, and I'm not much into pain.

[dpex]

Nope, but i've seen plenty of your rubbish posts around here. Fuck off outta the race forum already if you have nothing on topic to post.

Hey Sketchy! Look forward to meeting you. I'm pit-bitching for Frosty on the day. The lucky devil is being sponsored into a serious bike for the event.

BTW: For those who ain't racing but want some track time, did you all see that MotoTT are offering a half-day before the endurance? $40

[dpex]

Either way does it matter enough to point it out and I dare say, give others a chance to ruin this thread with complete crap?

Yours is a most apposite comment, Sketchy. The entire point of my original post was a) to report the event and and then to wait around for some insights from others' with similar experiences.

b) To mention pleasure of meeting a completely natural, top-level sportsman, unaffected by his demonstrable skills.

Then along comes this site's major anal retentive to lead the thread away to yet another Katman-inspired, slanging match.

Maybe I should have mentioned the bloke who loaned me a nut to resecure my peg. I didn't even get his name, but he was in Craig/? Stroud's division.

Imagine that, Katman. I got loaned a nut from a biking impressario and didn't even get his name...Like he cared.

Maybe I should have mentioned the bloke next to me who 'borrowed' some gas, then loaned me an allen-key. Didn't get his name either.

Then there's the bloke who wandered over to ask if I had any tape he could 'borrow'. Gave him the tape. Didn't get his name, either.

It seems to me the crowd were there with one common purpose. To go as fast as possible on motorbikes; none of whom cared one jot for who was whom. It was a one-day, cooperative, micro-community to which I had the ineffable pleasure of belonging.

I'd also like to take this opportunity to thank the organisers. They did a splendid job. Vince ? gave his time to check my wheel alignment and tyre pressures. The scrutineers (whose names I didn't get) pointed out a defect on each of my bikes, then suggested how to effect the quick cures.

Another bloke (whose name I didn't get, but has been bike racing for 20 years+) slapped on a pink vest and spent his time giving me some valuable lessons on the track.

All-in-all, it was splendid day for all...except, maybe for other than the bloke (whose name I didn't get) who binned his R1.

I really felt for him. For those who have binned, even at the low levels of my two weekend experiences, will know that shock can hold you high for a while.

This guy was two over from me. I wandered over when the hearse brought him in. A couple of well-meanings were eyeing his bike and reporting the most dire results of the bin. The poor bugger was due to ride South sometime soon....Like next week! :--(((

As his adrenalin-high (care of the bin) transmuted into an adrenachrome 'downer' (that's what causes the feeling of huge tiredness after an adrenalin high) there's these guys muttering about how the back frame is bent.

Sure it was, but the guy didn't need to hear it at the time, since his Southern biking holiday had just been trashed.

I'm really enjoying being a slight part of these one-day biker communities where the hard-triers like me, and the experts, and all those in between, gather for the common purpose. GOING FASTER THAN WE DID LAST WEEK.

What did you do on the weekend, Katman? Kill a few flies, slowly, and maybe found a quiet, dark little place to whack off?