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[TP]

Originally posted by domski

Which corner have you bagged?

I was thinking Mansfield this year

Dunno, charlie's 1 seems popular for a big off but I'd prefer not to join the 'collar-bone gang' just now.

Park? Plenty of runoff there ... sounds good

Or for spectator value you can't beat crashing on the way up the mountain or over it - maybe that should be an option?

[domski]

Park is good actually.

I've jumped off a Hornet there in the wet. Well actually, it was at about the 300 yard board, but I did reach the tyre wall after a nice slow cook across the tarmac.

Plenty of run off, you should do OK

[Iconic944ss]

How about a both wheels airborn over the mountain competition???

[TP]

Originally posted by Iconic944ss
How about a both wheels airborn over the mountain competition???

That is SO last year Frank

But just to take the opportunity ... have a look at my avatar

[domski]

That's a bit lame aint it

[Iconic944ss]

LOL - its still a Ducati

[domski]

That's obviously just the early part of my take off, shortly after that photo was taken I lept 3 feet in the air

[Murray Mint]

Plus you had 2 valves per cylinder more then TP and quite a few more ponies.

[domski]

OK then, here's anuvver one...



I think it's more a sign of doing it wrong and hopping rather than being good and 'jumping' over the mountain.

[ericthered40]

I had a little practice crash at park in the wet. Went something along the lines of.

Brake, brake, brake, less brake, ****ing hell still way to fast big handful of brake lock front wheel bike now crashing, let go brake still way to fast can't turn in grass, grass, more grass, this is a big field more grass, feet down riding along still upright big graduel arcing curve back across field on to track. I then proceed to settle back in to the ride as far as the chicane were the mud on my boot announced it's presence allowing me to practice some radical body positioning to the inside. Still determined to stay on it I arrived at the down hill right after hall bends and gave it a large hand full on the exit inducing a perfect hand stand. Now at this point I was convinced I had at last manged to crash properly but no the bike reappeared under me and I hit it well enough to stay on once again. I had arrived at Cadwell
I spent the rest of the day getting it sorted out on a drying track.

In twenty four days I will be back for my second visit but this time on my race bike 69

In twenty Six days I race

I can feel a song coming on, camp it up

I want break free
I want brake free
I want brake free from your lies your so self satisfied I don't need you
I've got to break free
God knows God knows I want to break free.

I've fallen in love
I've fallen in love for the first time
And this time I know it's for real
I've fallen in love yeah
God knows God knows I've fallen in love.