Anyone want to help me get a Ducati 848 from Auckland to Taupo for 17 January?

**Duke848** · 18th January 2009, 19:07

Originally Posted by jrandom

Bad choice of words there dude, I think you mean "after I finished my session".

I am sorry...I slept through the forum language 101 lecture :P I did edit it though...

Originally Posted by jrandom

Group 1's a bunch of bimbling nanas compared to the formula classes at any of the bigger race meets.

Don't be modest jrandom...we know you're fast...YOU know you're fast...

**jrandom** · 18th January 2009, 19:08

Originally Posted by Duke848

Don't be modest jrandom...we know you're fast...YOU know you're fast...

Pfft. If there's latent fastness hiding in me somewhere, it'll remain untapped until I get on a bike that can actually lean over properly and weighs slightly less than a quarter of a ton to go with its 95hp.

Here's 'moderately reasonable pace that won't put you at the back of a 600cc field': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3v8EnIYbaqM

**wbks** · 18th January 2009, 20:20

Originally Posted by speights_bud

The Hawkes Bay Crew stole him

Great hospitality too :smilie:

Originally Posted by Duke848

Yeah was opening the throttle pretty full on...love that straight

wat bike/group were u on/in?

The 850 sounded great (going past me obviously ) . I was on the black zxr250 in group 4. I think I might have passed you a couple times, but it sure as hell didn't last once the straight appeared.

Originally Posted by discotex

Hey thanks for letting me sit on ya duke... Next time I'll get a ride eh

He let you sit on it

**oh shit that sounded reaaaaaaly bad

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**Stickchick** · 18th January 2009, 20:26

Originally Posted by wbks

Great hospitality too :smilie:

Mary Moo fed you too didn't she?

**wbks** · 18th January 2009, 20:52

Yep, pretty much everyone there made sure I knew I can help myself to the food and drink!

**jrandom** · 18th January 2009, 21:04

Originally Posted by wbks

Yep, pretty much everyone there made sure I knew I can help myself to the food and drink!

Oh, so you were like, right there. You shoulda said hi. "Hi, I'm wbks."

Do you spell it out, or pronounce it with interpolated vowels?

**wbks** · 18th January 2009, 21:34

Yea i need to change my site name. because saying "hi I'm double you bee kay ess" is a little awkward. I didn't know anyone there was on here apart from paddy until today! Now all I need is a catchy nickname for my site name... My stepdad kindly called me "Crash" when I cracked a rib, injured a shoulder muscle and did and un intentional can-can over a stepup... All in separate occasions, all in 2 rides. And with my first ride on a bucket seeing me put "badges" on my new leathers it just may prove valuable to my road riding... **Just don't tell duke848, I'm going to ask if he'll let me take his bike for a lap or ten next track day**

**Duke848** · 18th January 2009, 21:37

Originally Posted by wbks

My stepdad kindly called me "Crash" when I cracked a rib, injured a shoulder muscle and did and un intentional can-can over a stepup... All in separate occasions, all in 2 rides. And with my first ride on a bucket seeing me put "badges" on my new leathers it just may prove valuable to my road riding...

All that just sounds like "experience" to me :P