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[Andy#99]

Hi all

Some of you may know me from my 2005 Desmo Due "campaign" on my lovelly 600ss #99...and some of you "newbies" out there may not...but I just wanted to let you all know that I am, only just, bouncing back to full fitness from my injuries sustained at the last round of the 2005 season at Cadwell Park.

Last Friday I was admitted for the second time to St.Peters Hospital, Chertsey, under the care of the Great British NHS in order to have the hook and plate they had so carefully applied to my left clavacle (collar-bone to you and me) finally removed after a fairly agonizing three months....and boy, do I feel better for it!

Now, that means I have finally got to grow up and tackle some of the thorny issues that I have managed to push onto the back-burner whilst recuperating over the winter lay-off.....the most pressing being simply to decide if I can be arsed to put myself through all that pain, suffering and hardship once again, and TAKE PART IN DD FOR 2006???

Arguments against;

1) Its expensive
2) It is nerve-wracking
3) It can be very painful if you fall off.
4) Its even more expensive if you fall off!!!
5) It is very time consuming
6) It is "all consuming"
7) The missus doesn't want me to do it....aaaahhhh!!!


Arguments for;

1) errrr? FUN?...No, not exactly....exciting...YYEEAAaaa
2) It is definitely a cool thing to do
3) 1/2 of me really wants to.

The thing that makes me veer towards going for it is that I competed on a big-bore 600ss last season....and I know the 620-boys must be sick-and-tired of hearing it...but those 600 / 674cc bikes were just SOOOooo out-classed by the 620s last year that the opportunity to race on a much more level playing field is very, very appealling. I didn't do badly on my little ss (indeed, bagging Domski's Brands Hatch Indy 674cc "unoficial" DD lap-record at the Brands round) finishing 13th overall whilst completely missing the last, full, Cadwell round....I'd quite like to put the record straight, get the bike straightened, buy a new set of tyres (only ONE set required per season, folks) and GET OUT THERE

If I ask you lot I KNOW what you'll say...but I'll ask it anyway....what should I do?

Andy #99

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