2008 Battle Of the Buckets NZTT

[Number One]

More of the Welly crew are set to inflitrate the bounds of the SI in approx 5hrs


Comin to get ya CHCH!

[Joni]

OMFG Its sooooo cold!

[Kickaha]

Well I have everything I need to build my engine and put it in the bike now, so all I need to do now is do a dry assembly with plastercene to check all valve to piston to head clearances to ensure there will be no hand grenade action like last year, pull it down again to remove all plastercene, build it up again, wack it in the bike, tune it, test NOS front slick, and she'll be away laughing for saturday!

Didn't stop you falling on your arse though

Aaah an ice cold wet Ruapuna....

Nothing worse than standing on that hill supporting when its wet and cold!

Standing on it while it's wet cold and snowing would be worse

Oh yeah it's snowing in Chch now, glad they made the main race early, although by the time I finished I couldn't feel my fingers

[gav]

I think my fingers have started to thaw out too. Thanks to all the team involved in running BOB, fantastic effort and excellent call to run the race early. Good to see the race was allowed to run the full distance too, of course having the President crash at the hair pin on the WARM UP lap probably not a good look. Full credit to all that finished the main race too.
I'm amazed my bike got to the end, running on slicks, running an open carb without even a airfilter! Built tough these little FXR motors!/ Oh yeah congrats to Brenblade, amazing pace on a slick shod bike in those conditions!
Thanks to the Welly mob too for coming down, even put on some Welly weather for ya

Hang on, it is snowing!!! woohoo!

[Joni]

Welcome to Chch Welly Massive...

[Number One]

Welcome to Chch Welly Massive...

Wow that is awesome!

Though I must say I am very toasty warm here...well inside anyway

[quallman1234]

42 people started the endurance race.

17 finished!.

[Number One]

42 people started the endurance race.

17 finished!.

Unfortunately my Sully monster didn't make it through to the end but I heard Pamela and Trudy and Nige on his bike (what's it's name again?) did

[sinfull]

42 people started the endurance race.

17 finished!.

What fell off first the wheels or the fingers ?

[quallman1234]

What fell off first the wheels or the fingers ?

I heard luke had to pull in because his hand's were frozen (AJ turbo's kid).

[Number One]

What fell off first the wheels or the fingers ?

OR was it their balls?




sorry sillly moment and soooooo off topic

[gav]

42 people started the endurance race.

17 finished!.

Have you seen the results then?

[Kickaha]

Thanks to all the team involved in running BOB, fantastic effort and excellent call to run the race early. Good to see the race was allowed to run the full distance too

Pussys should have run it later so we could race in the snow

All credit to the organisers for putting on a good event, it's just a pity the weather was crap, but it was a bloody good day

of course having the President crash at the hair pin on the WARM UP lap probably not a good look.

I may have sniggered in my helmet as I passed that incident and then saw F5dave lying in the track having just been run over by Andy mac (he was ok)

I'm amazed my bike got to the end, running on slicks, running an open carb without even a airfilter! Built tough these little FXR motors!/

On the GN/DR I loooked down between the gap in the seat to see a little river coming off the back wheel pretty much aimed right at the open bellmouth

Oh yeah congrats to Brenblade, amazing pace on a slick shod bike in those conditions!

and for cleaning up the CBR150 crew

Unfortunately my Sully monster didn't make it through to the end but I heard Pamela and Trudy and Nige on his bike (what's it's name again?) did

Passed Pamela and Trudy about 4-5 times and she was definitely in at the end

I heard luke had to pull in because his hand's were frozen (AJ turbo's kid).

I had to get Joni and Divvo to remove my gloves and helmet as I couldn't feel my fingers and they weren't working

[sinfull]

(AJ turbo's kid).

Forgiven then ! Probably aint got beyond 150k yet to find out that it gets warmer at them speeds (ok off topic) bugger the cold snap aye bet the massive crew werent ready for that !

Was a set up is all i'll say, someone in the SI crew is a witch and brung on the snow lol

[gav]

I have to admit Pamela and Trudy kept me going, I thought about pulling in at one stage but came up behind the girls and thought, well, if they are staying out so am I. Well done you two!!
Oh, and a little tip, ventilated Diadora race boots on reflection, were probably not the best choice of footwear!