Phew...I've just finished trawling through this lot...although I did need to start "skip-reading" towards the end so that I could finish by tea-time!!!!
I'm utterly fascinated by all the scrutiny and intreague that the series undergoes between races from both the riders and public. Thanks Skids for working out who I need to beat and by how much...I didn't know you cared
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This whole thread reminds me of the argument that reared its head in World Supers in the late 90s when some of the Wildcards (especially in Japan, where the top five places were all taken by little locals) started taking all the "spoils" from the regulars...and Colin Edwards' response was a very sportsman-like "Well....we'll just have to RIDE HARDER"
Well...I'm going to say the same (and NOT in an attempt to influence the "sportsman of the year" award...no, no!). Seriously...I couldn't care less if "wildcards" started taking our thunder! I know we bang on about the "true spirit" of the race series...and my own take on this means that we really shouldn't start getting too upset about a place-or-two.
I do question why I take part in the series half the time (and the missus is determined to put a stop to it next year anyway!!!!!!), and then race-day commeth round and it all makes sense as I crest Paddock Hill Bend with an enormous smile on my face....but I don't actually care too much where I finish in the Championship, as long as I've given it my best....oh...AND BEATEN RATTLER
Andy #99
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