DD 2006 Are u mentally ready
 

Just read a post and it was suggested racing is 90% in the mind..i agree you have to have the right mental attitude on race day if you want to do your best..........

Who is ready and fired up for DD 2006..............It cant come soon enough for me.....

Forget the bike prep..are you mentally ready do you have a game plan set.?................

Do you have your goals set and ready to acheive them..?

its 7 weeks and counting................

:D

oh yes. :D

Yep, couldn't be more ready.
Got me little 583 warmed up and ready to roll, done lots of (legal!) stuff to her and she's looking like one of the hottest bikes on the grid!
Confidence is high and Cadwell is the first race :)

The rider needs just as much prep as the bike, probably more so. The human performance side of all sports is a science in itself.

Body and mind need to be prepped or you can be beat before you set wheel on the track.

In some respects it's the cheapest way to improve your results.

Unless anyone in the series has an extra pair of arms/legs or two heads you all start with the same basics bits to race the bike!


Ray.

???
Are you racing in 583 Nick?

Not ready at all.
Still fat.
Still wondering how I can achieve any result without taking too many risks :lol:

Mentally well up for it at the moment. The more I think about it the more I just want to get stuck in and prove to myself that I can do as well as anybody else. Lets get started :D

Not ready mentally or physically, but don't suppose that'll have much impact on my lap times. :)

Think I need to lay some ghosts to rest at Cadwell, and then get fit for Brands/Assen.

yup..my mental preperation is already well in affect.....going over cadwell in my mind constantly........and the other tracks where i where im strong !where im weak !!................

im dialling in ........getting race ready........................im fitter and more mentally agressive this year for sure......knowing what to expect is a real plus.........................

bring it on.............................. :biaggi:

DD 2006 Are u mentally ready


Yep I'm ****ing mental :lol:

I'm well and truly unfit, overweight and still recovering from two serious injuries ... I don't have a bike yet, or any of my protective gear, apart from a back protector!

Other than that everything is peachy!

Everything is starting to line up though, another physio appointment this afternoon ... I'll be fine.

They were not serious fella... minor breaks.... everyday racing things.

Come back when you're femur is in almost 10 pieces, your hand broken in 8, your fingers dislocated and your collar bone snapped in 2....

then.... you've had serious :)


Reading Toselands book currently. He was sitting on the Vimto Honda 4 weeks after breaking both ankles, unable to walk or stand... and was only 3.5 secs off the pace....

Remmeber JR this season... ankle broken in several places... Saw him at Mallory, unable to walk, but out on the bike :)

[Edited on 7-2-2006 by weeksy2]

call me old fashioned but breaking your ankle and not being able to walk probably does count as serious.

Ahhhhh, the mind games already....You're not a serious racer unless you've been really badly smashed up.

In that case that bloke "Christ-on-a-bike" is probably the most serious racer there is - just think, crucified, stabbed with a few spears, died for three days, was resurrected and now has eternal life, can walk on water and his dad can probably pull a few strings as well :P

PS: I don't want any fundamentalist christians setting fire to any embassies or the scrutineers hut because their offended, so I'll apologise for my blasphemy right here

you can be a serious racer without ever having hit the fllor at all....

you can't be Seriously injured snicking a toenail with a pair of clippers though.

No, its ages yet
Haven't even sorted my licence yet, although I do have eye test booked for Thursday and the race van gets MOT'd tomorrow.
Bike still untouched from last year, then again all it needs is fresh fuel, oil and filter change, yellow number boards adding, charge the battery and it will be ready to go.

Fil, don't you think the title should read; DD 2006 Are u mental enough?

Breaking your ankle and not being able to walk for months is not a serious injury? A minor break? A finger or toe is a minor break. Snapping the largest bone in your ankle clean in half is not. Dislocating your shoulder and collarbone and tearing all the cartilage in the front of your shoulder off the bone necessitating having your shoulder screwed back together with 4 titanium screws is not a serious injury!

:lol:

Guess who is on yet another wind up ... ;)

You certainly talk a good game!

Tony, you're my hero.

[Edited on 7-2-2006 by Flanks]

i talk a cracking game mate...

Get your boy butch to give me an equal bike to yours and i'll ride rings round you on it too :)

(1 meeting only, i have financial restrictions)

Tony.... wait till you're in racing a few more seasons, you'll know what serious breaks are.... they were not it.

:lol: :lol:

I've already offered to pay for you to ride but you backed out of it ... you'd only come up with another stream of excuses as to why you don't want your arse handed to you on a plate. I've got an idea, why don't get off your arse and back up your 'game' with some actions ;)

I'll be racing in DD all year, and selected MRO minitwins rounds so I'll give you the freedom of choice as to where I kick your arse!

It hardly seems worth it!

Need I remind you of your 1:28's at Donny on your gixxer 750? Half the DD field were under that the first time we went there!! With half the horsepower!! I was 3 seconds quicker than that!

:lol:

I think we've clearly established that you have no idea what you're talking about - we've already raced more than you have in your stop start career, maybe we should be force feeding you advice instead of the other way around?

Get a bike and put up or .... I think you know how that one goes.

:lol: :lol:

Tony, you started fishing then? Correction, have you entered politics?

[Edited on 7-2-2006 by Flanks]

lets drop this one now can we.

weeksy, another ill thought out remark which would have better kept to yourself. and we all know you wont do DD even if ducati offered you their guest bike.

you're not a racer now. leave it to those that are.

Christ Dickie.. what happend to a bit of banter fella ? not allowed any more. ?

i like Yanking Tonys chain just as much as he does mine....

Chill a bit.

It appears as though you are right .....LOL...................:(

Ages for seasoned campaigners like you skids..not for green uns like me..its almost upon us.............. :P

Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh
I am a racer :D


But I still only have one girlfriend :lol:

I think Tony is serious.................:rodent:

i'm sure i could raise a few excuses if he was :)

Maybe I'm a bit to relaxed about it theses days but the Eye test is booked for tomorrow afternoon which is within 4 days of when I had it done 3 years ago which again was for my race licence, so I've obviously been relaxed about it for a few years now.
Van passed its MOT so thats now ready to go and a job off the list.
Currently working on projects and fitting in overtime to put the race budget/funds into place as I would rather do these things at this time of year rather than in the summer and miss out on rideouts etc.

Senna3 heard from John Hackett today that his engine is ready to be picked up which he will do Saturday so once that is back he can start rebuilding his bike.

Doesn't look as if I will make the Pembrey test weekend, if I do i'll not be riding and only go for one day to help out, but I am meant to be working both Saturday and Sunday which is worth a little over £400 in the pocket after the Taxman has had his share. Still it should pay for the odd race entry.

I plugged in the optimate last night.....does that count?!

....it's still under the cover since returning from Cadwell.

Look into the eyes, the eyes...it's all in the mind.

To all the novices, just remember those tyres take at least two laps to warm up before pushing it!:lol:

Jokes on you, I'm 18 and occasionally still leave my brain at home.

Plus I crash a lot, think of me as Glyns revenge if my bike hits you LOL :lol:

They used to call me deathwish, now I simply don't care if I live, just stay behind me and don't get in my way, I'd hate for anyone else to get hurt.
Mwahahaha :devil:

PMSL......................:lol:

The scooter shop posse, hunting in packs now...

They seek him here.... they seek him there....

I'll be the one hounding Fil2 and he's fast you know!

Unless it's wet then I'll sit it out for everyones safety!

I was thinking the same thing Chris....the " BORG Scooter club " at last count have 3 entries in 583..be like a mooving road block...i heard a rumour they are running Sat link comm devices to establish in race team tactics..................

just pray the "BORG Scooter Club" start behind you on the grid...I understand 1 off 3 is the leader.?


;)

[Edited on 9-2-2006 by fil2]

You will retire from the racing line or you will be Assimilated.:borg::borg::borg: