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Clubroom => Competition => Topic started by: marshallmech on June 26, 2010, 03:08:56 pm
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The entry for round 4 has now been posted to the Viper website.
Or grt it here http://www.vipermx.com/assets/pdf/Ravo%20round%204.pdf
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I'm going just to watch a Husky going fast...... 8)
http://ozvmx.com/community/index.php?topic=13735.msg137782;topicseen#msg137782
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Gidday fellow VIPER riders we have record entries as of today for ravo this weekend, this is due to the biggest viper membership in years - thanks to all for reaching this milestone, almost 100. Guys the biggest class is now the pre 85 125/250, this race is now on its own and is almost a full grid. ravo track is in mint condition only light rain this week so far and looks great for the weekend, with perfect track prep ,all thanks to the weather last weekend the bendigo club cancelled the meeting due to heavy rain, sorry guys this is good for us old boys, but let me say the modern class riders will also be there in force***making this a big meeting looks like we will have 2 modern classes as well, we are blessed thanks to Puppet and all the bendigo crew for getting this meeting thru for us, a big thanks to all, also if any one wishes to fax a late entry, please send to Michael Hughes at bendigo dirt bikes on 03 5443 8484 no later than saturday morning. Members please note again we supply free $5.00 lunch voucher to all that have pre entered this weekend with thanks to the Viper Committee ****remember Viper is giving back to those who support us, our members and sponsors, see you there guys for another favourite viper meet.
p.s Ive heard a lot of people will be there for Neal Perkins 50th sat night party lets get together and celebrate a great mate and fellow viper legend on saturday avo/night bbq beer and camping fun see you there Bear
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Well done Viper boys & the Bendigo Club. Hope the event goes well, shame we cant be there, bit of a favourite is our Ravo, but we'll be lapping up the sunshine & humidity in Vietnam.
Happy Birthday again Perko, hope you got our card. Please look after him you boys !!
Mr & Mrs Maico #54
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Spewing I can't be there. I hope everyone has a good day!
Tex
VIPER #101
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McMuffin may be making a guest appearance. Yay! :)
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Hey boys, Mr Maico wants to know how it went at Ravo today as it's his favourite track. Sounds like it would have been a great day as when Ravenswood is prepared, it's awesome. G'day to all from Vietnam, hot & wet.
Mrs Maico #54
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The weather gods were smiling, track conditions were perfect and the layout was good save for one section which was absolutely atrocious, even the moderns could do nothing with. 3 pox humps which you nearly went over the bars just rolling them. I don't know what the track guy was thinking with that one, even he couldn't ride them but hey we all had to ride the same track. Some pretty close racing in a few classes and I'm as happy as a dog with 2 dicks. I had a good day with 10 races, 4 x 1st, 2 x 2nd, 2 x 3rd, 2 x 5th for a 1st, 2nd & 3rd overall in 3 different classes. Good to see a few of the orientals 'stitched up by a couple of sewing machines'! Ray Stevens had a horrible crash when his steering head separated from the frame on one of the fastest, hardest landings on the track. He went down hard! Hope he is OK. Well done to VIPER & BMCC for anither great event.
Cheers,
K
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Yes Big K has certainly stepped up a level! He was riding well. I struggled on my new 'racer' 414 which is just a little to tall for my short-arse. :-\
KB had a shocker. After running over himself (you can see the tyre marks on his body armour and pants!) he then proceeded to flip the Red Devil, nailed over a jump and did untold damage to body and a flatterned tank to bike. :o
Henry had his first ride on the big 500 Husgy and collected two firsts in the age group/over 300cc and a second in the expert.
Ray's crash was one of those things that makes you shudder and think "should we do the things that we do on these old bikes?" ???
It was good to see some racers being envioronmentaly friendly and recycling trees as parts for their bikes. Eh Ian..... ;)
Oh Yeah. You owe me ten bucks Paul. :D
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Great race meeting guys. We had a blast except for those hideous stttttuttter things. There should be some great pics to come out. Can't wait to see them
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Its amazing what a state of mind does to the perception of an event.
Track layout was good, except as you mentioned those rediculous mounds of dirt down the back. I'll add the step up/double jump (or whatever they call it) as crazy, all for the 3 A graders that could just clear it it.
Was a tough call to run/cancel an event given the rain that had fallen at the track leading up to the event. It's a pity that a lot of the track turned into single line but that is what it was.
I see that we had a Pro Level team at the event. Rider, Team Mechanic, Start-Line Tech, Fitness Specialist, etc.
Mick, Gotta say that the Husky was sounding and tracking well. Not surprised with your results at all (again midset :D )
Hope Ray is o/k
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Yes Big K has certainly stepped up a level! He was riding well. I struggled on my new 'racer' 414 which is just a little to tall for my short-arse. :-\
KB had a shocker. After running over himself (you can see the tyre marks on his body armour and pants!) he then proceeded to flip the Red Devil, nailed over a jump and did untold damage to body and a flatterned tank to bike. :o
Henry had his first ride on the big 500 Husgy and collected two firsts in the age group/over 300cc and a second in the expert.
Ray's crash was one of those things that makes you shudder and think "should we do the things that we do on these old bikes?" ???
It was good to see some racers being envioronmentaly friendly and recycling trees as parts for their bikes. Eh Ian..... ;)
Oh Yeah. You owe me ten bucks Paul. :D
double or nothing on the next outing ! it will happen
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I LOST THE CLIP THAT HOLDS THE CLUTCH CABLE IN. KB CAME UP WITH THIS IDEA !
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double or nothing on the next outing ! it will happen
You're on.
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Thanks to the Bendigo club for running a great race day welldone.
Was having a good day till race#3 ,Got cross rutted and dumped it over the side of a tabletop with the CR's rear end landing on me.Giving me a Michelin love bite
Kept outa strife for my next 5 races till race #39, 4th gear trip over the back and a head first track inspection done a bit more damage,all in all not a bad day :-\
Might have to patent that Red gum clutch cable holder ey ;)
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Michelin love bite.
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Looks like Mr Maico missed a good day. Said it will take him a longtime to get back into training with all the beer he is drinking over here ;D ;D
We too hope Ray is ok, please keep us updated.
Mrs Maico #54
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I'm struggling to work out which part of your anatomy that is KB. Are you human? ???
I met Chris whilst I was at Ravo (Spanish Amada). Man! Has he got some nice Monties. Now I know where all those ones from around that area have been going to...... :o
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I enjoyed the track, the 490 ran well, loved the straight. Great weather and well run by Bendigo club.
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I'm struggling to work out which part of your anatomy that is KB. Are you human? ???
That'll be an inner right thigh Ross about 90mm down from the right gonad, on a warm day,
To bloody close to have a 400 x 18 knobby chomping at ya :-\
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By the sounds of things every body had a good day ( except for Ray )
SO why all the bitching and crap that that SOME of you guys go on with,;; it's to muddy; the jumps are too big,
the jumps are too soft,,, the jumps were bigger in 1980 than they are now at Ravo, there are no footpeg deep ruts,the track drains so there is no huge sheets of water to contend with,there wasn't a bump on the whole track, from club level, some of you guys make it really hard to enjoy running a meeting for you's.
Moto-x is a tuff sport, so harden up or shut up.. As far as those stutter / rythem bit, rain stopped them being finished off, i am sorry about that, BUT it was the same for every body, they were slow, but safe.
the step up was great, good guys jumped up the hill and those of us that didn't have the balls rolled through it. no problem, ( still not as big a jump as the tripples were, at the early 80's Ravo Cups )
All shit aside it was a really good day.
Thanks Puppet
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who pulled your strings ? :D
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"Why all the bitching and crap that that SOME of you guys go on with"
"Moto-x is a tuff sport, so harden up or shut up"
"Good guys jumped up the hill and those of us that didn't have the balls rolled through it"
Thanks Puppet
So the people that questioned the track at breifing, that diddn't jump the step up are, Whinging, Soft Riders with No Balls.
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Ease up Puppet most riders are middle aged and hoping for perfect conditions, fact of life we whinge a little as we age. The group i pit with just simply got on with it and enjoyed the race meeting, we talked about the step up and wondered if anyone would have a crack.
Ravenswood is a mix of fast flowing sections then some slower technical stuff that i also enjoy.
The four whoops i hated as that section is normally a good part of the track.
Like any motocroos track full of challenges riders should ride to their ability.
FDR
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"Why all the bitching and crap that that SOME of you guys go on with"
"Moto-x is a tuff sport, so harden up or shut up"
"Good guys jumped up the hill and those of us that didn't have the balls rolled through it"
Thanks Puppet
So the people that questioned the track at breifing, that diddn't jump the step up are, Whinging, Soft Riders with No Balls.
Anyone who is 40 or 50 something and still racing motocross(and have to go to work on Monday) has definitely still got balls
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I thought the guys who were having a bitch about it at riders brief were on moderns. ???
Big call saying we've got no balls jumping your step-up. I guess if we practiced there all the time like your guy does then a few more of us would be jumping it too.
For the record I enjoyed the track. Yeah that bit over the back was weird and caused a few moments but everybody had to ride over it. :D
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Everybody should just calm down and remember the good point's about their day out at the races. Most tracks have at least one or two obstacles that someone hates. Blue Rock had a "rythym section" I couldn't get and hated, Wonthaggi had a set of mushy woops which I hated, although the rythym section there treated me OK (better than Rosco), and the step up at Monza is about twice the gap as the one at Ravo. I'm sure Granite Park will have something someone doesn't like. Yanakie is the only track I've been to in recent times which doesn't have a rythym/technical section and for me is the best track in the series at this point in time. Yep, in my opinion the "rythym section" down the back at Ravo is a total fu&k up, and has destroyed one of the best parts of the track, but I'm sure there are others who actually like it, just not us fat old bald pricks. But how about the 100mph straight & sweeping first turn, ski jump up the hill, the drop off down the hill, the next ski jump up the hill into the corner, followed by another down hill ski jump, the new table top where the track used to chop out and the new mods to the straight coming back to the finish line? These parts for me are pure old shool MX, twist the throttle, click gears and scream woohoo as you go past one of your mates! Even the start was OK and looked at lot worse than it was, that moist granite sand was deep yes, but very tacky, almost perfect. My highlight for the day was the race where I was last off the line by a mile, but was first at the top of the hill. Head down, hammer the throttle, ride the high line 2 inches from the tyre wall, fly pass everyone like they're going backwards, hell yeah! More good points than bad at Ravenswood.
Cheers,
K
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There will only be a few of times in your riding years that you will find the 'perfect' track. Be it motocross, enduro, desert or long distance, you will know when you find it.
It is the memories of these good tracks in comparison to the not so good tracks that make them stand out.
Use the bad sections of a track to practice the things you dont like and then just enjoy the rest.
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come on you lot all tracks have bad spots .we should be greatfull that these clubs host our events.not bag them. ;D
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What a great day i seen some top racing and great bikes make you feel lucky that this era of the sport is still alive and kicking well for now anyway by the sounds of some on this tread they are not happy with the conditions as i seen they were fine maybe we need to look at what they used to ride on back in the day big jumps faster tracks crazy stuff well the track was awsome for the weather conditions that were dished out in the last 2 weeks as for the jumps they looked safe and fun there was a guy doing the step up on a evo bike that was cool any way great to see and well done by the club and viper you really gotta thank the guys who take the time to get this kind of event going rather that bitch and discorage clubs from running vintage events as it is a sport that needs all the help it can get thanks to all the people that give up there time to make this happen cannt wait for the next 1
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What a great day i seen some top racing and great bikes make you feel lucky that this era of the sport is still alive and kicking well for now anyway by the sounds of some on this tread they are not happy with the conditions as i seen they were fine maybe we need to look at what they used to ride on back in the day big jumps faster tracks crazy stuff well the track was awsome for the weather conditions that were dished out in the last 2 weeks as for the jumps they looked safe and fun there was a guy doing the step up on a evo bike that was cool any way great to see and well done by the club and viper you really gotta thank the guys who take the time to get this kind of event going rather that bitch and discorage clubs from running vintage events as it is a sport that needs all the help it can get thanks to all the people that give up there time to make this happen cannt wait for the next 1
Any chance of some punctuation mate? That's bloody hard to read. ;D You sound very enthused about your day at Ravenswood. Did you happen to ride at this event, or did you go as a spectator?
From all accounts, it looks like a good day was had by most. Ravo is always a good track to ride at, and I've always been impressed with the track prep. Anyone got any pics of the racing, and in particular, this step up everyone's talking about? Sounds like it was a challenge. Wish I could have ridden there, unfortunately the missus smashed my tow vehicle a couple of weeks ago >:(
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I had an awesome time. Only problem was there were too many of those yellow bikes cluttering up the grid.... ;D
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THANKS TO ALL AT THE BENDIGO CLUB FOR ALL THE HARD WORK PUT IN TO RUN THE MEETING.
AS FOR THE TRACK , I WANTED TO GO BACK AGAIN ON MONDAY !!!!
IAN No711 :D
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Yeah, thanks to all at Viper and the bendigo club who helped get Ravo back on our race calender. Like a lot of other guys we would rate it as one of our favorite tracks. Just happy to get to ride there this year! Who's that poor old bugger in the background of Bahnsy photo? Looks like he never gets a chance to go for a ride, but he allways seems to be there!
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I had an awesome time. Only problem was there were too many of those yellow bikes cluttering up the grid.... ;D
Have to admit I was one of them too. Will have to get the butt into gear and bring a bit of green to the scene eh Steve. ;D
Dave #18