Round 3 ouch

[sinfull]

That's not good you sexy thing....the only good thing about a wee spill though is the drugs are goooooood!!! Heal up soon, stoked the bikes okay - it is funny when you're laying on the track unable to move and the only thing you can think about is 'how the fuck is my bike'!!! Been there ha

haha the drugs are yuck but bloody handy right now (hence a big stockpile of em, don't really like the effect opiates have on me)
Your lil bust up was a bit more serious Billie, i think i was still sliding when i got to my feet and started running to the bike lol the pain didn't really hit till i tried to pick it up
That's sommit that surprised me, i had a bit of trouble when it came to get it up out of the mud, but i was blowing hard and didn't really catch my breath till back in the pits !

[Sparky Bills]

Rest up mate. Im sure you will be out there good to go for round 4.
See you then!

[kiwifruit]

Recover well Bill!

[Clivoris]

Feel better now?

[scracha]

to my feet and started running to the bike lol the pain didn't really hit till i tried to pick it up

The scientist in me has to know but do cracked ribs hurt when you fart?

[wharfy]

Man, I had a moment in splash myself with the front tucking in, it was WAY scary, luckily I didn't go all the way !!!

Hope you get better soon mate and that nurse Heidi will be gentle with you .

[Quasievil]

Shit bro, I saw your bike all dirty but when I came to see ya you where out and about, then of course I had my turn and was preoccupied.

nice one bro

Oh and get a chest protector........................why dont people use them ???

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[Str8 Jacket]

Gee Bill, you sure you aint faking it? I saw all those women swarming around and offering to help you!

Hope you heal fast and that we see ya next round. I could even save you a pit space!

[Drew]

Feel better now?

I bloody hope that's an out lap guys, cos if you're doing sixteens taking the corner with so little lean on Clive, I've got some good news about how to get into the fiteens.

Bugger about the off Dog, (that ones gonna stick if I have my way), good to hear you're still in good spirits.

Ya know, for a bit of a brawler lookin mofo, you sure do have a pretty easy going kinda attitude. Do you kick around with an angry, short, skinny little psycho to make up for it?

[sinfull]

The scientist in me has to know but do cracked ribs hurt when you fart?

Only if ya have to lift a cheek bro !

Man, I had a moment in splash myself with the front tucking in, it was WAY scary, luckily I didn't go all the way !!!

Hope you get better soon mate and that nurse Heidi will be gentle with you .

Ya here of these front end moments lol so did the tyre grab by itself or did you manage to counter it ! I'm gonna give the front a bit more rebound, a new tyre, kick myself a few times and slow down in the mornings lol

Shit bro, I saw your bike all dirty but when I came to see ya you where out and about, then of course I had my turn and was preoccupied.

nice one bro

Oh and get a chest protector........................why dont people use them ???

www.qmoto.co.nz

You got me mate, can ya make mine a full chest/back roll cage, the pudding i am these days didn't bounce like i may have a few years back haha oooo

Gee Bill, you sure you aint faking it? I saw all those women swarming around and offering to help you!

Hope you heal fast and that we see ya next round. I could even save you a pit space!

Aww please way i forget things and have to turn around to get em (like saturday) it could well be that i'll be late again !
Them ladies were telling me to do this & do that ! They must have all sensed a weakness when i couldnt pull my own gloves off after that last session of my day !

Feel better now?

Haha ya missed a couple !!!

I bloody hope that's an out lap guys, cos if you're doing sixteens taking the corner with so little lean on Clive, I've got some good news about how to get into the fiteens.

Donno bout an out lap but the next couple of shots in that sequence show how slow i was going in that F2 qualifier, just wanted to qualify (2nd to last haha) and try and ride it off ! Had lost all confidence in the tyres and think i was screwing every line up at that stage too think the fastest lap in that whole session was 3 seconds slower than lap 3 of the first qualifier of the day haha Goneburga !
Not taking away from the fact that you are right and i gots me lots of body to move around and get hangin off in my riding style yet anyway (love to find a couple of shots of the off and see how lazy i was being when i had my wee lie down)

Bugger about the off Dog, (that ones gonna stick if I have my way), good to hear you're still in good spirits.

Ya know, for a bit of a brawler lookin mofo, you sure do have a pretty easy going kinda attitude. Do you kick around with an angry, short, skinny little psycho to make up for it?

Haha bistards the lot of ya, your not the only one who's picked up on that !
Funnily enough i know a couple of dudes just like that, but try to avoid hangin out at pubs with em too much now, they nearly always get me into some sort of trouble lol

[sugilite:Me]

Sorry to hear about the spill there Bill.

Splash is a trap for sure, especially in winter. As there are only two lefts on the short circuit, the left hand side of the tyres never really heat up. On the right before splash, keep it in tight longer than you would think, this gives you more space to take splash, hence less lean angle, with an option to pick it up if you do feel the front sliding away. Rule of thumb for me is wait till at least lap 4 before taking a tighter line into splash, and even then.....

[sinfull]

Sorry to hear about the spill there Bill.

Splash is a trap for sure, especially in winter. As there are only two lefts on the short circuit, the left hand side of the tyres never really heat up. On the right before splash, keep it in tight longer than you would think, this gives you more space to take splash, hence less lean angle, with an option to pick it up if you do feel the front sliding away. Rule of thumb for me is wait till at least lap 4 before taking a tighter line into splash, and even then.....

Cheers mate, yeah i think it was taking a tight line that got me, there was a line about a foot out that was dry apart from 4 or 5 trickle like wet stripes running down towards the rumble (sure ya know them lol) which i was trying to keep to, and of course that line had me entering tighter than i should've and the rest is history ! Noticed it later as i ran wide on exit on a couple of occasions (was a bit cagey about leaning it over on the damp spots again )
And as for feel !! Whats that ? Have felt the odd movement in the rear at times but Am i too tense on the bars, shit damper, suspension ? Cause i've never felt anything come from the front
Thats the first front wash out i've had and it was WAM lol no warning, even crushed the end of my pinky tween the clutch and bar end when i hit the mat !
Tyre is def dodgy now though, quite crusty !

[ajturbo]

a tight line got ya??

or the truth....

i am so stuffed i need a rest? and just here will do... thought??

[sugilite:Me]

Cheers mate, yeah i think it was taking a tight line that got me, there was a line about a foot out that was dry apart from 4 or 5 trickle like wet stripes running down towards the rumble (sure ya know them lol) which i was trying to keep to, and of course that line had me entering tighter than i should've and the rest is history ! Noticed it later as i ran wide on exit on a couple of occasions (was a bit cagey about leaning it over on the damp spots again )
And as for feel !! Whats that ? Have felt the odd movement in the rear at times but Am i too tense on the bars, shit damper, suspension ? Cause i've never felt anything come from the front
Thats the first front wash out i've had and it was WAM lol no warning, even crushed the end of my pinky tween the clutch and bar end when i hit the mat !
Tyre is def dodgy now though, quite crusty !

Yep, I can only really make a few assumptions as I was not there! Your in the 1st part of your racing learning curve...so you may not be going quite fast enough to be getting untoward feedback from your front end, it usually crops up in the braking areas first.

Having said that, you can lose the front so fast, that it's all over rover before you know it, it has happened to me at splash in summer no less

Sounds like a track mentor could be a fast track to faster laps and good bike set up. They prob still have practice days on Fridays at manfield? You know who you can call

[sinfull]

a tight line got ya??

or the truth....

i am so stuffed i need a rest? and just here will do... thought??

Haha nah mate first session of the day lap 5 mmmm nah i'm usually good for 6 hehe

Sounds like a track mentor could be a fast track to faster laps and good bike set up. They prob still have practice days on Fridays at manfield? You know who you can call

On ya mate, that would be nice ! \
Got to think slow down to go faster again too ! Was feeling too good and a bit bulletproof on saturdays 1st session so when Sketchy came past on T2 I was thinking choice, a good opportunity to try and pull a hot lap out of the bag and set off after him ! Did ok too i thought, held on to him for half a lap but the back straight and dunlop seen him and another who'd flashed by, get some good distance on me, so was all alone without their lines, trying to do the same pace for another hottish lap and yeah but nah lol
Shit i'm still 4 seconds off the pace i was doing on the speed 3 so track time and good set up plus a few good lines would be invaluable !