ah yes, how's that location?
and will you go there and look?
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ah yes, how's that location?
and will you go there and look?
Corny, it's one of the more picturesque locations in the country - beautiful green rolling hills, lots of creeks etc. (watercrossings for the rally cars :) ), fairly temperate climate. It's not far from Byron Bay which is the eastern-most point on the mainland and is a bit of a surfie/hippie haven. Kyogle is fairly alternative too, not sure what the old hippies there will think of racecars blasting through their idylic nirvana, but hey :D
I'll be there for a few days at least.
I'll be going to the Cyprus rally in a months time, it will be interesting to see how a mixed surface event will work out
Sure I should go to Australia once when I read this :)Quote:
Originally Posted by The Phantom
mixed? :pQuote:
Originally Posted by ChrisS
You can hardly call that mixed, Chris! Gravel AND tarmac on one stage is what I call mixed!
Hi Pat :wave:
Hello again everyone, nice to see so much activity in the forum, why I remember when this place was deserted, the old days with the old forum and a few posts per week, remember that?
Anyway, not too much to report, I got to go home to Oz for a few weeks and now I'm gearing up for a new racing season. Can't wait.
Well that's enough of that...
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And for the girls...
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Hey John, what's up? :)Quote:
Originally Posted by maxu05
Nice to know that the mods are in touch :p : A sub one week response time :up: :laugh:
like we call it in India
the Indian Standard Punctuality :P
not something to be emulated though
this weekend there was some kind of motorevent in Utrecht, a city here in Holland. Here some pics:
Me, in front of a big Assen circuit poster:
http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/9443/49986719.jpg
Was looking for a helmet, but not this one: it's far too expensive :p (900 euros)
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HRC fireblade
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Hoegee suzuki GSX-R supersport: (Hoegee is the Suzuki team from world supersport)
http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/9653/motorbeurs001.jpg
If larger pics needed, let me know
Is the Dornasaki introduced also in that event?
For whatever the reason I would much agree that Melandri only ride Kawasaki if their participation is official.
Bumpidy bump.
Just thought I'd make one of those 'round up' posts that every other bugger seems to :p : Not really paid any attention to what's been going on during the off season, after getting the new car most of my time is spit between that, watching football, working and doing college stuff. In any other spare time I never feel like doing anything more tacing than slouching in front of the telly.
Still can't wait for the GP season to begin (whenever that is, never seem to pay attention to these things), and the weekend after next I've got my first event of the season (doing a bit of sprinting) which will hopefully go smoothly (if I don't hit anything and the car doesn't break then I consider it a success :D )
Hope all is well everywhere, I'm off to do some college work :(
Good stuff Jan, and good luck with the racing!
Anyway, bit too much talk in this topic lately, lets get back on track.
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*enjoying pics, until, the dreaded last photo*
aaaarhhhhhgghhhH!!! my eyes!!!!
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It's a pretty cool helmet but Arai's don't fit me so I bought a Shoei X-11 Luthi replica. It fit me so much better than anything else but cost $990 AUD. Ouch!Quote:
Originally Posted by Corny
haha, well it's for ya own head's safety..
I'm looking for a design by myself, anyone ever created his 'own helmet'?
You can get helmets airbrushed over here for about £250. Although you have to buy the helmet yourself they then do whatever you want, or can just fit their own design within a set of criteria.
Was thinking about getting it done for my car helmet but then realised that the spray job would cost as much as the helmet itself and I could spend that money on other stuff (like women and drink)
Check out this helmet designs
http://fishki.net/comment.php?id=49000
Assen... they know how to have a good time :DQuote:
Originally Posted by tha_jackal
The second to last one looks like my wife (second to last photo, not the second to last gentleman in the photo!)
Small fonts make my eyes get tired of, I just feel inconvenient wearing the glass on although doctor prescribed me to do so. I think picture like that are quite visible to me though.
according to Kropotkin, motocorse.com is reporting that LCR may get playboy sponsorship this season. That should make for some nice grid girls
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Originally Posted by ChrisS
Or maybe it means more shots of Randy without his shirt!!!! :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:
Hi folks,
Bit of news this end - I'll be keeping a bit more of an eye on you for the next few weeks than recently as I have a little more time on my hands after being made redundant. Unfortunately the recession has bit and a bunch of us have lost our jobs (I design heating & ventilation for buildings), so it's back to jobhunting for a while.
In better news, my karting team scored their best-ever result at the weekend (it looks rather like this: http://web.me.com/chris.simpson/NORT...t_of_2008.html - although I don't feature in any of those races), so a piece of good news there.
Sorry about your job Pat, anything to do with the construction industry is tricky at the moment (I got made redundant in January but was luck enough to find a new job almost straight away).
Good to hear about the karting though, it's always good when you break new ground and better yourself. Personally I am delighted to have got around Castle COmbe in a time quicker than my Dad last Saturday, even if I did manage to spin the car a bit during the morning run ;)
Blimming recession! Sorry it's made is presence known in your field of work Pat.
Hello sailor ;) :s ailor:
Has anyone on here done a track day before? I did one on Monday (my third one) at Phillip Island. Had an absolute ball. Semi-seriously considering a track bike so I'm not so worried about throwing my roadbike into the bushes. Wouldn't mind doing an Australian Superbike School course.
This is me - don't laugh. :s tareup:
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Could be "warm up/ down lap" at a race meeting on The Island....at least you have a picture of you racing on the track there! lots don't...
Its a nice picture..
goin hard! :D :D
nar awesome work clint, would be an amazing experience..
Be careful.....Quote:
Originally Posted by NinjaMaster
I did a trackday at the Island once and ended up club racing for a few seasons before racing Superstock for a while.
When the bug bites it bites hard!
PS: I threw away my Triumph Daytona 955i on my first trackday at the Island coming onto the front straight.
I'd love to have a trackday in my car (especially as the MSA License means I can go to 'test days') but a) it'll cost me a fair bit just to get there and b) I'm not really worried about having my own accident, more getting caught up in someone elses :D
So I'll stick to sprinting the old man's car for the minute :up:
Some of us old farts get out and have a go too :pQuote:
Originally Posted by NinjaMaster
A mate loaned me a CBR1000RR for a two-day session at Phillip Island late last year - no timing, photography or video permitted under the insurance conditions of the organiser (private booking) but a friend was marshalling and had a camera that takes video :)
My best laptime was 1m56s (yep we got around that too; someone had left a transponder receiver on the pit wall and it happened to be the same brand/model as what the bike was wearing).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shHvFuSmTGk
Hehe, seen plenty of old boys out there havin a go (most quicker than me :( ) and good luck to em.
Sadly that video wouldn't work for me, said it was private. So what exactly was it a video of? ;)
Oops had the permissions set incorrectly. It's me through T12 at PI.
Here's another one, Desmosedici in the same place. The way it leapt out of the corners was incredible, I was quicker over a lap because I went into corners hotter than him but it was still fun when I got to dice with him (and the SOUND it made, wow).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8e4oPRXYA0
That Duc does sound awesome. It's cool winding up onto the straight though there was a dude on a new Fireblade twice ran off coming onto the straight and managed to save big sideways hitting a puddle trying to get back on the track.
Do you have a favourite part of the track? I always liked Honda corner and MG corner for some reason but it's all fun.
Hayshed for sure. Absolutely flat up through the gears out of Siberia and often a good passing opportunity at Lukey Heights (on the outside to block down the hill into MG).
Turn 12 is good fun too.
Like Eastern Creek (used to ride there a lot), Turn 1 is the key to a really fast lap. You have to be brave :eek:
Honda is a bit of a bogey for me, had three trips up the exit in two days (rule was to head into the pit then wait for clearance to go back out pit exit). The CBR has Marchesini wheels, Ti exhaust, raceglass etc. and is a rocket, but the brakes felt a bit wooden to me and when hard on the brakes into Honda I never really felt completely comfortable (but they were no problem into MG, work that one out).
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