Rattler's quick Oulton DD report
 

Blimey!!!

Qualifying;
Out first, free track, learn fast, early rain, damp parts, oil down?, cement dust, push on, out-brake, too deep, get better, go quicker, lap 3, feel good, press on, run hard, getting faster, red flag, oh bugga!!!!, check times, 3rd place, front row, how come?, not sure, god knows, who cares, job done.

Race 1;
line up, get focused, stay calm, out lap, warm tyres, calm nerves, take position, watch flag, fell pressure, heart pounding, nerves shot, eyes wide, arse clenched, red lights, rev bike, weight forward, clutch bite, lights out, nail it!!, bog down, oh ****, drive hard, keep on, turn one, turn late, keep pushing, 3rd place, push hard, 2nd place, great race, laps pass, Dom gone!!!, cleared off, nice ride, (get job), get passed, 3rd place, passed again 4th place, AJ, Big Ali, Ian Leah, hard moves, fair moves, great battles, swap places, many times, no way!!, great race, brake deep, work hard, bike sliding, hang on, hang off, tuck in, breathe!!, 3rd again, push on, 2nd spot, hang on, Ian Leah, big tussle, great battle, deja vu?, castle combe, lap 5, into druids, very fast, turn hard, Ian past!!, bloody hell, no way, fair play, great pass, press hard, really hard, final lap, quickest lap, take breath, dig deep, really push, Ian better, fastest lap, final lap, - breathe again - open eyes!! , 3rd place, so happy, very happy, very tired, first podium, drink tea!!!

Race 2;
Red Bull, sugar free?, on diet, thanks Karen;), get focused, deep breaths, line up, get tense, control nerves, stay calm, out lap, think hard, another podium?, big effort, very possible, line up, get ready, look back, bloody hell, many bikes, focused riders, aggressive riders, want blood, mind set, look forward, not back, spot on, lights out, poor start, must practice, turn one, turn late, good advice, thanks JPM, thanks Lily, exit 3rd, lap one, flat out, tyres loose, so what, no time, push hard, Andy johnson, in second, he's fast, very aggressive, riding hurt, adrenaline fueled, fair play, much respect, at hairpin, get past, into second, hold second, see Dom, in front, small dot, he's gone, great ride, push on, catch Dom?, no way, too fast, - at lodge, back to 3rd, no way, battle Andy, many times, get past, get passed, hard moves, both parties, fair moves, loving it, really close, best racing, last lap, very close, take breath, into chicane, late brakes, drive early, slide rear, many wheels, many arms, a blur, hit lodge, protect line, hang on, tuck in, close eyes, see flag, cross line, 2nd place, bugga me, 2nd place, so happy, 2nd place, breathe out, open eyes!!! ;)

Summary;
My best race meeting ever.
Thanks to so many people, Phil for lending me his 620 for practice, Nelly for fixing my bike (which nearly didn't make it), Couch, Lucy and Mr Couch for bringing the bike to Oulton, the great Fordie for his paddock skills and trackside support, Phil and Kelly for their constant support, encouragement and help, Weeksy, TP, thanks guys. Chass for his tea and for looking after Karen. And special thanks to Karen and Harry for being there.

Thanks to Ali, Andy and Ian for some great close racing, I'm learning lots from you lot. Dom - you missed a great race out there - where were you? ;)

Congrats to Dom And Phil for doing the double - great racing.

That's enough of being sycophantic - I might make myself sick. ;)

Tim

told you at CC Tim there would be other races- well done!! top work

Well done Tim, great rides & a great report :D

:)

What Dom said, I was really impressed with your riding this weekend Tim.

Congratulations on a 3rd and a 2nd! Only one spot to go now!

Of course I know you understand that if I was racing yesterday you would have had a 4th and a 3rd ;)

:lol:

Excellent stuff, really happy for you :) Keep it up for Donington!

Great results mate, you wanna disconnect the power commander more often ;) ;)

Very chuffed for you Tim. Fantastic rides, loads of ballsy moves on Ian & Andy, and you did me twice into Shell Hairpin in perfect BSB style, outside of cascades to the inside of the hairpin. It was great fun to sit at the back of the pack and watch, but I was sure you & Andy were going to take each other out into the second chicane.....every lap!

Well done, but feel free to relax now you've got some silverware! Last thing we need is more bloody competition..... ;)

Cheers,

Ali

Thanks guys and Grib - really happy with the meeting, but I did want to get under 2 mins though - missed out by 4 hundredths of a sec!!! - onward and upwards!!! ;)

Great stuff Tim, by the way were do I send the bill.lol

well done Tim it was real finger chewing stuff watching that chicane at the bottom:o

Excellent riding Tim, just great to stand on track side with the "family" and watch it all. Great weekend in the paddock with our new spannerbabe Harry,Im sure he had a good time amid all the noise and going's on toing and froing from and to trackside in the supabuggy. 4D

Yeah, well done Tim.

Good to see you back on your own bike and nice one to Nelly for spending 'The Match' putting your new loom in. 2 mins? On a recent trackday, there were only a few in the fast group dipped under on 180bhp beasts!!

What will it be like with the PC back in!!

Andy

Probably a 2:02 bike again :lol: :lol: :lol:

Well done Tim, was great to watch.

Fantastic news Tim, did it all the correct way as one would expect from you.
Took your time to get the experience and convidence that you needed, while keeping the bike upright. I'm sure that elusive first place isn't too far away.

I agree Jon.

Tim has done it totally the right way. It's a great example to newbies on how to race. Learn what it's all about before jumping in head first.

Novices take note!

Certainly a contender for the title in 2007. No pressure like ;)

Well done Rattlybollox (again)

Shux fellas, I'm fillin' up - but can I win the title this year? If you all fall off ........??????? ;)

Can someone tell me then :D

Even I can't fall off that much :lol: :lol: :lol:

Touch wood

Keep off the grass!

:rolleyes:

What all the time :eek:

No, just during the race ;)

:lol:

The last chicane was truely superb lads... Andy stuffing Tim on the brakes (with broken bones) and Tim must have just thought "**** it, i'm not braking for the right hander" and stuffed him right back.

Tim Howard made the move there from TD/Wanabee into a true racer.... 12 months ago Tim, you'd have been 4th in that one... not only would you have lost the 2nd, but you'd have bottled it on pressure and lost 3rd to Ian.

Excellent mate... bloody well.done.

Thanks - I'd worked too hard to get to 2nd and I wasn't giving it up for anyone ;)

Well done Tim, You did so well at the weekend and you were great to watch. I will try to sort out some footage for you :O)

Kel x

Oi! I was 5th, does that mean I should go back to novice group on track days?!

Must admit though, the boy made some wicked moves. Going to be a right ding-dong at Donny. :D

Ali

We were screaming everytime you came round lodge in that 2nd race, great results fella only one more step to climb now ;)

Well done Tim

good top ride but slow down for next round please!!!!!!!!

I think you should just race the dax.

Well done Tim. Must get along to one of these meetings....

You mean you actually agree with someone for once

Meow!!!! :lol:

How the heck do I put smileys on the postings?