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Bionicle
18-Jun-2011, 21:59
What a day, it was wet, actualy it was more than wet :( first day on the new layout, practice was not so bad as it was quiet dry, Qualy started dry but into lap 3 the heavens opened and dumped buckets of water.
Race one, did i mention it was wet, well race 1 was wetter than wet, was not sure if we were racing in a river or on a track, could have sworn i saw marshals with fishing rods :) lap 3-4 red flag, no seriouse injurys to anyone as far as i know, sat on the grid waiting for restart 15 mins in some realy heavy rain, boots full of water, leathers heaver than the bike :( did i mention it was wet :( 1 warm up lap for what it was worth as i dont think you could get any heat into the tyres in all that water, then 5 lap race to the flag, most people took it easy appart from those who can actualy walk on water anyway :) I think Phil the drill had an outboard motor attached to his bike as he was storming round to finish 4th, well done phil. if fact well done to everyone who finished the race, Good racing all round. looking forward to tomorrow and hoping its going to be a dry.....
bradders
18-Jun-2011, 22:12
dry one would be nice, and phils 4th cements his top novice status ;)
if I were religious I'd be praying for dry tomorrow so I can do a better job of coverting my 3rd class B qually position
Sounds like a fun weekend so far.............:D
A well done to Phil for a 4th:) :)
Dementor
19-Jun-2011, 08:52
Yep a big well done to Phil. And all those who raced in such terrible conditions. Paul ya praying was for nowt lol
Gbyte666
19-Jun-2011, 12:44
Well done indeed Phil, great finish in terible conditions.
And well done Paul on your best qual so far as well.
Now what do I do with all these bits left over from my bike, spares ?
Craig
Congrats on your first win Paul, well deserved :) :)
Bionicle
19-Jun-2011, 19:28
Congrats on your first win Paul, well deserved :) :)
Man of the day in my book, well ridden and well deserved Paul
Dementor
19-Jun-2011, 19:36
Yep awesome race Paul, big well done :)
Yep awesome race Paul, big well done :)
What he lost on the straights he made up in the twisties, I passed him on the straights but couldn't match him in the bends. well done Paul very well earned and deserved. :)
bradders
19-Jun-2011, 20:27
thanks guys, my second win was as hard as the first ;) :lol:
few thanks:
Roy for convincing me it was me not the gearing ;)
The Dentist for being gentle...
Dallas for the breakfast
The whole Oxon lot for the sheer quality entertainment on Fri night!
Neal for the sliders
The Palmers for their encouragement...and Dallas and Skids for their words of wisdom ;)
Couple apologies...
Neal for the near T boning - I promise to sort my gear change out for next time so I dont get it stuck in 4th when I need 2nd and cant stop!
Nicola for my grumpiness before the race - thanks for giving me space
Ron for reacting to what he said after taking it very personally - you're still wrong but no excuse for me to get a little heavy
No excuses or apolgies for the win!!! I hope I've found my mojo and cant wait for Cadwell trackday for some fun with mainly road riding mates around our favourite circuit...then Pembrey two weeks later ;)
Now starting a collection, with some effort and a large slice of luck a couple more to come....
PHIL-THE-DRILL
19-Jun-2011, 22:14
Well done Paul a well deserved win !
Gbyte666
20-Jun-2011, 00:51
Well done Paul, all of your commitment / dedication / determination has paid off. Could'nt have happend to a nicer bloke. :-)
Craig
I was shocked to be sitting at the restart seeing hail bouncing off the tarmac! When that restart came the first corner was just blanketed out by water coming off the track and the rain coming down.
Well down to all who braved the conditions hope thats all the water I see at a race weekend this year.
Mark
Bike booked in at Dyno for a quick check after problems getting off the line in race 2 :(
bradders
20-Jun-2011, 11:06
I was shocked to be sitting at the restart seeing hail bouncing off the tarmac! When that restart came the first corner was just blanketed out by water coming off the track and the rain coming down.
Well down to all who braved the conditions hope thats all the water I see at a race weekend this year.
Mark
Bike booked in at Dyno for a quick check after problems getting off the line in race 2 :(
what happneded to you? You came past and I assumed finished ahead only to see a DNF on the sheet.
Couple apologies...
Neal for the near T boning - I promise to sort my gear change out for next time so I dont get it stuck in 4th when I need 2nd and cant stop!
Nicola for my grumpiness before the race - thanks for giving me space
Ron for reacting to what he said after taking it very personally - you're still wrong but no excuse for me to get a little heavy
Bradders, an opinion cannot be wrong. It is a personal view. The fact that quite a few other people shared the same view suggests maybe it is not too far off the mark. You are quick, and I congratulate that. Contrary to your name calling, I have encouraged you all along. However, you are not leaving anything to spare for your or others mistakes, and one of your moves on me was just plain dangerous. The fact that one of your mistakes also resulted in you hitting someone else again goes some way to backing up my view. You have speed, but just try to reign yourelf in a little before you put someone in hospital. You have the talent to get there without the bullying.
Well done on the win, I'll shake your hand at Pembrey.
Bionicle
20-Jun-2011, 12:40
(Not pointing any fingers at anyone so do not read in to this something that is not there)
I think that some stuff should be kept off the forum, its easy for people to read in to things and come to wrong conclusion,
We have a DD race committee, if someone has a genuine complaint about another rider then i think it should be delt with through that committee and not disolve into accusations founded or unfounded on the forum.
bradders
20-Jun-2011, 13:25
edited to remove a long comment, cant be arsed with it now. I race like others around me; close and focussed on going forward.
Cant wait for Pembrey, should be fun
(Not pointing any fingers at anyone so do not read in to this something that is not there)
I think that some stuff should be kept off the forum, its easy for people to read in to things and come to wrong conclusion,
We have a DD race committee, if someone has a genuine complaint about another rider then i think it should be delt with through that committee and not disolve into accusations founded or unfounded on the forum.
+1 on that
When things are written in forums on emotive points things so easily get understood. Lets not get into a Bun fight.
M
+1 on that
When things are written in forums on emotive points things so easily get understood. Lets not get into a Bun fight.
M
I think I misunderstood your point ;)
andys 900ss
20-Jun-2011, 22:59
Well done Paul for stopping on this weekend and top points for going all the way home to fix that exhaust!!
Andy
bradders
21-Jun-2011, 00:15
1st 114 Alan Parkes
2nd 108 Ron Jolley
3rd 107 Neal Catling
4th 99 Kevin Palmer
5th 98 Phil Wilcock
6th 94 Hugh Simpson
7th 93 Paul Bradbury
8th 52 Mike Tesseyman
9th 48 Dave Jenkins
10th 47 Paul Pullen
11th 46 Phil Daravulla
12th 43 Scott Wilson
13th 41 James Stevenson
14th 25 Craig Fisher
15th 23 Paul Nelson
16th 12 Paul Kennedy
17th 11 Julian Norman
18th 10 Mark Elleray
19th 6 Graham Fox
20th 5 Gary Wootton
21st 5 Andy Turner
22nd 3 Dean Pollard
23rd 2 Alex Vespa
24th 0 Peter Cooper
25th 0 Peter Redgwell
26th 0 Jim Charters
Cranker V2
21-Jun-2011, 07:08
Damn that stupid off in the first race:(
Damn that stupid off in the first race:(
Lol tell me about it. What a difference a day makes.
Going to be an interesting season with all those people within striking distance.
:)
bradders
21-Jun-2011, 09:49
shame Alan has to drop so many good points...think it puts him 6th and everyone else up one spot as they all have 2 dropped from current results...need some wins Alan! Pembrey could be on....
Bionicle
21-Jun-2011, 09:59
I think its a little close to call at this stage anything can happen, this is what makes DD so exciting, congrats to all the front runners, and those pushing hard to catch up. seeing myself in 10th at this stage in the season is heart warming for me, its where i had told myself i wanted to be at the end of the season.
shame Alan has to drop so many good points...think it puts him 6th and everyone else up one spot as they all have 2 dropped from current results...need some wins Alan! Pembrey could be on....
Yep a 2nd 2 x 3rds a 4th and 3 x 5th's and leading Race 1 when they stopped it.
Guess consistency doesn't pay :confused:
bradders
21-Jun-2011, 14:42
Yep a 2nd 2 x 3rds a 4th and 3 x 5th's and leading Race 1 when they stopped it.
Guess consistency doesn't pay :confused:
only half the season gone so far Alan ;) You're my sneaky tip for the title
Cheers Paul :)
That would get very good odds though...... Top 5 maybe?
Anything better than last years 8th will see me:lol:
Gbyte666
21-Jun-2011, 18:33
Best I get to some rounds in then if I want to get out of 14th and stop getting calls from drunken racers at night... :-)
DOH
Craig
bradders
21-Jun-2011, 21:48
Best I get to some rounds in then if I want to get out of 14th and stop getting calls from drunken racers at night... :-)
DOH
Craig
yep you better had....my missus will soon spend that cash ;)
think it will depend on how Ron gets thru the rest of the season. He needs to start dropping out of the top 4 and Kev/Phil/Alan picking up a few more wins. Reckon it will go to the wire tho...very entertaining all round
yep you better had....my missus will soon spend that cash ;)
think it will depend on how Ron gets thru the rest of the season. He needs to start dropping out of the top 4 and Kev/Phil/Alan picking up a few more wins. Reckon it will go to the wire tho...very entertaining all round
If I can keep it on the black stuff, I'll be there making everyone work for their places. :D
bradders
21-Jun-2011, 22:26
If I can keep it on the black stuff, I'll be there making everyone work for their places. :D
expect nothing less ;) be nice to spend the rest of the year a little closer to you too, see if I can cope with that extra 'race' craft some of you guys have
expect nothing less ;) be nice to spend the rest of the year a little closer to you too, see if I can cope with that extra 'race' craft some of you guys have
Lol Racecraft, I don't think so. In the first part of race 2 I had some damn good dices with Hugh, close but safe. Engine has to come out again tho' as I still have an oil leak problem. :devil:
bradders
21-Jun-2011, 23:19
Lol Racecraft, I don't think so. In the first part of race 2 I had some damn good dices with Hugh, close but safe. Engine has to come out again tho' as I still have an oil leak problem. :devil:
I know I saw most of them in both parts!! :lol:
Lol Racecraft, I don't think so. In the first part of race 2 I had some damn good dices with Hugh, close but safe. Engine has to come out again tho' as I still have an oil leak problem. :devil:
I hope that oil leak wasn't a result of the grass tracking :(
Have to tell you that I was filled with dred when I looked back over my shoulder and saw you. I knew it was a case of 'when' not 'if' you would come by. My past experience racing with you at Mallory was that when you went past you kept on going off into the distance!
My cracked crankcase is terminal :(
But on a lighter note I picked up a 1995 600ss bottom engine for £50 on ebay with good crankcases :)
It has been shipped to Richie at Louigi Moto and I am trying to get my bike down there on Monday (in the middle of moving home & office so no time for me to do anything myself).
Hopefully, the bike will be ready for Pembrey (otherwise I'll have to drop those 2 races).
At least I'd be dropping zilch and not 22pts.
Leading the Championship by 6pts at the mo has made me :D but it would be a shame to perhaps score the most points in a season and not win cuz of having to drop 22.
The same happened last year.. Completed and scored in every round/race and handed back 12.
Never mind rules are rules and I'm having fun :frog:
At least I'd be dropping zilch and not 22pts.
Leading the Championship by 6pts at the mo has made me :D but it would be a shame to perhaps score the most points in a season and not win cuz of having to drop 22.
The same happened last year.. Completed and scored in every round/race and handed back 12.
Never mind rules are rules and I'm having fun :frog:
I understand totally how frustrating that might be, but I never pay any attention total points as it means nothing. Stop looking at that table and you will start seeing what you have to do to win the champsionship.
Just get your head down and win a race or 2 and the rest will follow no doubt. If I get to a few practice days that is what I shall be doing ;)
Alan,
I think it will hurt the other guys more when they cant start or finish a race! Lot of top runners have already used their drop two rounds!
Rather be in your position than anyone elses at the moment. But that can all change at Pembrey.
You never know whats round the corner.
Mark.
Alan,
I think it will hurt the other guys more when they cant start or finish a race! Lot of top runners have already used their drop two rounds!
Rather be in your position than anyone elses at the moment. But that can all change at Pembrey.
You never know whats round the corner.
Mark.
Big F,off kerbstones at Pembrey. :D
Bionicle
23-Jun-2011, 08:53
Big F,off kerbstones at Pembrey. :D
Mind games starting Phil :)
Mind games starting Phil :)
They are big you can't run wide and get away with it.
bradders
23-Jun-2011, 10:54
They are big you can't run wide and get away with it.
or if you do keep it pinned and close your eyes and hope its dry!
not sure my 'moto gp' kerb-kerb'kerb lines will work as well there Phil! :lol:
but I'll be having a go anyway :D
skidlids
23-Jun-2011, 22:34
My cracked crankcase is terminal :(
But on a lighter note I picked up a 1995 600ss bottom engine for £50 on ebay with good crankcases :)
If its the one thats been on Ebay a couple of times lately and it came with new shells and bolts and you got it off Goody, it would be the one he had off me a couple of months ago ,
No Kev.. Got it from ebay but Dead or Alive Motorcycles. It looked a bit of a state but I only want the crankcases and £50.00 seemed a good deal.
It's now at Louigi's and my bike will be there on Monday too!
chris.p
24-Jun-2011, 15:05
No Kev.. Got it from ebay but Dead or Alive Motorcycles. It looked a bit of a state but I only want the crankcases and £50.00 seemed a good deal.
It's now at Louigi's and my bike will be there on Monday too!
There was a full 600ss engine going for £100 on ebay, I was going to email the link, but you are now sorted, get it, sorted ;)
Chris:burn:
Lol tell me about it. What a difference a day makes.
Same thing has been hapenning at every round. I wouldn't get too excited about anything until someone mathematically cannot lose.
Phil had a 20point lead before Snetterton. He left Snetterton with a 10 point defecit - a 30 point switch. Now there are 7 people within 32 points of me (including dropped rounds), so it is quite reasonable to expect any of them to be leading after Pembrey. I wouldn't worry about me so much........
Neal is the one to watch now. He won 3 of the 4 races at Pembrey last year, and by the looks of Snetterton he is starting to get a feel for winning again. There will obviously be 5 people making it not so boring for him that he has to fake a mechanical failure in the last lap though ;)
Alan, you and Bradders are in a better place than Me, Kev, Phil or Hugh. You can afford to not score in a race and yet still "gain" points. Anything we do not finish adds nothing to any of our totals.
I just cannot believe you have all let me off the hook after I have failed to finish 3 races ;) All we need now is another 4 weekends of rain.....
numbskull
27-Jun-2011, 13:14
I like your tactic of diverting all the pressure onto me.
I don't think anyone will fall for it though Ron.
You have been quicker than almost everyone at every track in every condition so far this year.
As for me, i'm hoping to get NEAR to the lap record this year... if my fuel pump keeps working!
Touché!... Nice re-diversion!
The pump will work fine if it has petrol! ;)
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