A good day at Hampton Downs!

**kiwifruit** · 12th December 2011, 09:53

Yeah, stop crashing Craig

**Edbear** · 12th December 2011, 09:58

Originally Posted by Shaun

Using the Tourqe zone instead of revs on a 1000 is deffinately the fast way to ride, I think? if my old memory serves me correct

I think using a thou is the fast way to ride, period!

I just couldn't get my head around the speed along the front straight! They don't have a whole lot of time to set up for turn one, that's for sure!

I'd love to experience the ride from the final turn up to the front straight, accelerating at that rate while still banked over must be a huge buzz!

**CHOPPA** · 12th December 2011, 10:11

Originally Posted by gixerracer

Sure was till I crashed

It would have been a comfortable 4th by the end of that lap if you hadnt have laid down

Got ya wets sorted for this weekend

**Kiwi Graham:Me** · 12th December 2011, 10:45

Originally Posted by CHOPPA

It would have been a comfortable 4th by the end of that lap if you hadnt have laid down

Got ya wets sorted for this weekend

Bit early to call it mate, she'll be right

**Biggles08** · 12th December 2011, 11:19

Originally Posted by CHOPPA

Got ya wets sorted for this weekend

Yeah Baby!!!!!!!!!

**prettybillie** · 12th December 2011, 11:48

Ritchie and Chris are basically out for the whole season now with Ritchie unfortunately coming off due to their engine seizing. Ritchie will recover well, but has ripped ligaments, tendons and all sorts of other shit in his knee and is expected to take 4 to 6 months to recover. Fortunately there was not a lot of other damage as it looked like it could have been a hell of a lot worse - wasn't nice to watch.

**Edbear** · 12th December 2011, 12:13

Originally Posted by prettybillie

Ritchie and Chris are basically out for the whole season now with Ritchie unfortunately coming off due to their engine seizing. Ritchie will recover well, but has ripped ligaments, tendons and all sorts of other shit in his knee and is expected to take 4 to 6 months to recover. Fortunately there was not a lot of other damage as it looked like it could have been a hell of a lot worse - wasn't nice to watch.

Thanks for the update. Sorry to hear about that though, must be gutting for him.

**Mort** · 12th December 2011, 12:57

Originally Posted by prettybillie

Ritchie and Chris are basically out for the whole season now with Ritchie unfortunately coming off due to their engine seizing. Ritchie will recover well, but has ripped ligaments, tendons and all sorts of other shit in his knee and is expected to take 4 to 6 months to recover. Fortunately there was not a lot of other damage as it looked like it could have been a hell of a lot worse - wasn't nice to watch.

Is this the sidecar incident at turn 5 ? My son happened to record that on his ipod... Sorry to hear about the injury.

**Dutchee** · 12th December 2011, 13:38

Thanks for the update about Ritchie. Was not good to watch (missed the start of the crash, but saw more than enough).

Definitely could've been worse.

And yes, that was the sidecar at turn 5 in their last race for the day.

**Kickaha** · 12th December 2011, 17:03

Originally Posted by prettybillie

Ritchie and Chris are basically out for the whole season now with Ritchie unfortunately coming off due to their engine seizing. Ritchie will recover well, but has ripped ligaments, tendons and all sorts of other shit in his knee and is expected to take 4 to 6 months to recover. Fortunately there was not a lot of other damage as it looked like it could have been a hell of a lot worse - wasn't nice to watch.

He came off because Chris tried a move he said he couldn't quite pull off and they spun, the engine didn't seize but they had already blown a motor in race 1 and Chris will still "possibly" do Manfield and/or Wanganui if he can find someone to fill in

Hopefully Richie will make a quick recovery and suffer no permanent damage, he needs to heal within 3 months to make the trip to Oz

**jellywrestler** · 12th December 2011, 17:22

Originally Posted by prettybillie

Ritchie and Chris are basically out for the whole season now with Ritchie unfortunately coming off due to their engine seizing. Ritchie will recover well, but has ripped ligaments, tendons and all sorts of other shit in his knee and is expected to take 4 to 6 months to recover. Fortunately there was not a lot of other damage as it looked like it could have been a hell of a lot worse - wasn't nice to watch.

Engine seizing?????????????????? what have you been smoking???????
It locked up after they spun backwards and that was the starter motor components, they protested.
Chris was trying to outbrake Adam and Stu but once the track dropped away so did the tyre adhesion and then it got messy, could've been a lot worse though.

**MadDuck** · 12th December 2011, 18:02

Originally Posted by Kickaha

Hopefully Richie will make a quick recovery and suffer no permanent damage, he needs to heal within 3 months to make the trip to Oz

Here's hoping. Like the others said it sure looked bad and extremely painful! So its good to hear he will be ok....

**racer40** · 12th December 2011, 20:18

Looks like I made a mistake in trying to overtake Adam & Stu to early in the race, & spun out with Richie falling out & his leg stuck by back wheel, causing burns & major knee damage that will keep him out for a while. I have already got another couple of suckers lined up for the next couple of weekends, promised not to hurt them. Chris, PS if the move had come of it would have been an even better race eh.

**jellywrestler** · 12th December 2011, 20:20

Originally Posted by racer40

Looks like I made a mistake in trying to overtake Adam & Stu to early in the race, & spun out with Richie falling out & his leg stuck by back wheel, causing burns & major knee damage that will keep him out for a while. I have already got another couple of suckers lined up for the next couple of weekends, promised not to hurt them. Chris, PS if the move had come of it would have been an even better race eh.

So does he owe a dozen then?