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Clubroom => General Discussion => Topic started by: pirie593 on January 30, 2012, 06:32:08 pm
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Entries for Farleigh Castle 2012 have opened.
The event will be held 14, 15 & 16 September and this year will host an Evo MXdN as well as the Twin Shock Veterans MXdN. In addition, for all those sewing machine fans, there is an International pre' 83 event which will see many entrants from mainland Europe (especially France).
For details of events and registration, go to http://www.vetsmxdn.co.uk/
Now is the time to make a commitment so that you can save the necessary readies and organise a bike over there. In addition, we will need time to sort out teams, uniforms etc etc.
Any interested riders should post here and make contact with Oz riders who attended the previous events (Rusty, John, Brad etc) to discuss the mechanics of getting there, motorhome hire, arranging bikes etc etc.
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I've got my entry in Chris.. are you going back this year?
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i am in fug 3 years in a row
you can get help for that cant you ;D
very addictive bike meeting ;)
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Put mine in yesterday ;D now to sort out a ride :-\
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no black jerseys or footy jumpers ;D ;D
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What class did you enter Bill?
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40+ twinshock John :) i miss out on 50+ by a few months :)
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40+ twinshock John :) i miss out on 50+ by a few months :)
Cool.. I entered the 50+ this year, the over 40 guys are too fast!
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im sure my attendance will reduce the average lap times ;D
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hate to tell you this but the over 50s lap times in general
were quicker than the over 40s except top 5 ;D ;D
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i'm in plus a mate of mine as well
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JohnnyO.
Lovely avatar pic (is that the right word?)
She looks lovely. Will she be accompanying you to Farleigh, I would very much like to make her acquaintance.
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I'm still weighing up whether to go this year. I reckon the organisers missed a gold mine by scheduling this event on the SAME weekend as the Goodwood Revival.
For a short period of time it seemed that the 2 events would be on consecutive weekends which would have made the trip a no brainer.
I'm not having a go at the organisers, but I am just disappointed that this golden opportunity didn't come together. I reckon both events would have benefited from more overseas visitors if the events were on separate weekends.
Oh well, maybe next year... BUGGER!!
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I am planning a trip to England next and Farleigh is no my list, and goodwood would have be another to do list if they where closer together, good point Ali.
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Yes, John, I'm entered (over 50's).
The Farleigh date was carefully chosen to maximise attendance for mx enthusiasts. The clash with Goodwood is unfortunate but insignificant in relation to attendance loss from overseas.
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I'm still weighing up whether to go this year. I reckon the organisers missed a gold mine by scheduling this event on the SAME weekend as the Goodwood Revival.
For a short period of time it seemed that the 2 events would be on consecutive weekends which would have made the trip a no brainer.
I'm not having a go at the organisers, but I am just disappointed that this golden opportunity didn't come together. I reckon both events would have benefited from more overseas visitors if the events were on separate weekends.
Oh well, maybe next year... BUGGER!!
I think they are generally different target markets ;) last year i was in the uk 30 miles from Goodwood on that weekend but choose to visit my daughter instead :-* Still giving myself an uppercut daily for missing Goodwood ::)
Jeff you need to get to Farleigh ;D dont put it off just do it ;) Be a nice wind down after CD 9 . Go on you know you want to .
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I'm still weighing up whether to go this year. I reckon the organisers missed a gold mine by scheduling this event on the SAME weekend as the Goodwood Revival.
For a short period of time it seemed that the 2 events would be on consecutive weekends which would have made the trip a no brainer.
I'm not having a go at the organisers, but I am just disappointed that this golden opportunity didn't come together. I reckon both events would have benefited from more overseas visitors if the events were on separate weekends.
Oh well, maybe next year... BUGGER!!
I think they are generally different target markets ;) last year i was in the uk 30 miles from Goodwood on that weekend but choose to visit my daughter instead :-* Still giving myself an uppercut daily for missing Goodwood ::)
Jeff you need to get to Farleigh ;D dont put it off just do it ;) Be a nice wind down after CD 9 . Go on you know you want to .
Hey Bill,
Good to hear you are going back and gettin' dirty this time...
I will make up my mind later in the year, but I totally disagree that Farleigh and Goodwood are totally different markets. Sure they are TOTALLY different events, but as celebrations of of the past, of golden eras, they have more in common than they have differences.
I for one [and of course I could be the only one] really would love to see both. If pressed I would choose Farleigh, but having never seen Fangios Merc, or real Spitfires, classic open wheelers etc I know I would be missing out by not seeing Goodwood as well.
Dave King says that they are only 2 hours apart, so if I go I reckon Goodwood on Friday and Farleigh Sat/Sun would be the go. But in a perfect world, separate weekends* would only be better.
But before that I am off to Melb for the F1...
*sorry if in my ingorance there is a specific reason for both events being on the same weekend. I am only speaking of my selfish motive of wanting to 'see it all'. :D
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I'm with you Jeffery
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Regarding the date of the VMXdN event, goodwood is not even on the radar for me i am afraid . We are dictated to by the MXGP and US outdoor dates and MXoN dates. we cannot clash with them as some of our competitors work within these events. As far as i have seen the goodwood event is focused on the 60s and early 70s. We most definatly are not intrested in this era of racing or bikes, sorry but times change and those events have there customers and we have ours.
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Regarding the date of the VMXdN event, goodwood is not even on the radar for me i am afraid . We are dictated to by the MXGP and US outdoor dates and MXoN dates. we cannot clash with them as some of our competitors work within these events. As far as i have seen the goodwood event is focused on the 60s and early 70s. We most definatly are not intrested in this era of racing or bikes, sorry but times change and those events have there customers and we have ours.
Hi Dave,
As I said, I was sure there was a good reason why you chose the dates you did - your explanation makes perfect sense.
I was only expressing a single opinion and wishing that the stars would align and allow me [and] others to enjoy two great events in the one trip. If it not to be, then so be it.
No need to be sorry, that wasn't my point at all.
Thanks again for the info,
VMX42
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Goodwood was live on TV last year, they showed and interveiwed most of the all top riders and rode the race track on there mx bikes and sidecars, classic cars and gp classic cars and the mustang plans
is was great to watch.
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Regarding the date of the VMXdN event, goodwood is not even on the radar for me i am afraid . We are dictated to by the MXGP and US outdoor dates and MXoN dates. we cannot clash with them as some of our competitors work within these events. As far as i have seen the goodwood event is focused on the 60s and early 70s. We most definatly are not intrested in this era of racing or bikes, sorry but times change and those events have there customers and we have ours.
Hi Dave,
As I said, I was sure there was a good reason why you chose the dates you did - your explanation makes perfect sense.
I was only expressing a single opinion and wishing that the stars would align and allow me [and] others to enjoy two great events in the one trip. If it not to be, then so be it.
No need to be sorry, that wasn't my point at all.
Thanks again for the info,
VMX42
Best thing you could do would be to go to Farleigh and see for yourself, it's the biggest and best vmx meeting on the planet. Once you get there you won't even be thinking about goodwood. :)
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Regarding the date of the VMXdN event, goodwood is not even on the radar for me i am afraid . We are dictated to by the MXGP and US outdoor dates and MXoN dates. we cannot clash with them as some of our competitors work within these events. As far as i have seen the goodwood event is focused on the 60s and early 70s. We most definatly are not intrested in this era of racing or bikes, sorry but times change and those events have there customers and we have ours.
Hi Dave,
As I said, I was sure there was a good reason why you chose the dates you did - your explanation makes perfect sense.
I was only expressing a single opinion and wishing that the stars would align and allow me [and] others to enjoy two great events in the one trip. If it not to be, then so be it.
No need to be sorry, that wasn't my point at all.
Thanks again for the info,
VMX42
Best thing you could do would be to go to Farleigh and see for yourself, it's the biggest and best vmx meeting on the planet. Once you get there you won't even be thinking about goodwood. :)
Johnny,
I don't doubt that, but don't crucify me for dreaming of seeing both. If I am going half way round the world I reckon seeing 2 world class events would only make the trip more worthwhile.
And I never once tried to compare the 2 events. I don't care which is better, I am 99.999% sure they are both great which only fuels my dream...
But if the reality is that I have to choose then so be it, but that is my problem. ;D
VMX42
Acutally the biggest hurdle is that both events are on the weekend of my wedding anniversary. Doh!!! :D
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Don`t for get the Isle of man, that also on my to do list, but is the best time and meeting to see.
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Hi, i would love to ride at Farleigh Castle but where does a newby dreamer type like me start ??? i am 50 and live in S.A. cheers
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Shelpi, give me a call on 8331 2369 or 0407 715 135. Chris
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pressed flesh with Hiekki Mikkola yesterday, hiekki wil be with us at farleigh in september along with SA multi champion Greg Alybertyn.
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That's great news Dave.. I assume Albee will be racing?
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yes greg wants to ride.
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Locked in. Flights booked, arriving Wednesday 12th. Better dust off the Maico, Dave.
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he sold it got 2000 quid for her
its gone to the retirement fund ;D
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JohnnyO.
Lovely avatar pic (is that the right word?)
She looks lovely. Will she be accompanying you to Farleigh, I would very much like to make her acquaintance.
John,
Can you please make your avatar larger, as all this squinting and eye straining is hurting my head.
Kevin
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John,
Can you please make your avatar larger, as all this squinting and eye straining is hurting my head.
Kevin
Ha ha now you know how i feel.. ;D
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Any news JohnnyO ?
cheers A
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Rusty tells me the track is good, they had some rain thru the week. Racing would've just started so hopefully will get an update before too long.
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Things not going tooo bad for the ausies. Some bloke called Ballard had a bit of a tussle with someone called Chuck Sun in the first race. He must have heard the beer tent was open because he was first across the line in the first race of the day. Chuck retired shortly after being overtaken with slight rear wheel problem. For the first MXDN race Mr Ballard crashed out at the start of the first lap but rejoined a lap down. He was pulling away from the leaders so who knows what might have happened :'(. Heres a few picks of the first race. I will post a load more later.
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A few more. As ever the event gets bigger and better every year. The track was perfect. The guy standing next to the Cheney BSA is Andy Roberton. He is still mega quick considering he must be well over 60.
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A few more.
(http://i865.photobucket.com/albums/ab212/derekksi/P1020402.jpg)
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WOW what a day. Awesome in every respect. So much to see and not enough time..... Last race of the day was the EVO VmxDesNations. Some of the closest, fastest, most spectacular I have seen. All came down to the last corner and it was won by a gnats whisker. I thought the commentator was going to either pass out or wet himself or both. It was a great end to a great days racing.
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Great pics Derek, some awesome bikes there.
Any results on the Twinshock and Evo des nations races?
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yeoooowww beauty......thanks for report and photos much appreciated. 8)
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How bloody good is GB!
way to go!
there's some awesome looking bikes in that lot of pics for sure :)
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How bloody good is GB!
Legend enough to win over 50 support class.....wicked 8)
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I didn't get any results at the end of the day and I'm sad to say I missed the last race. I had to leave early as I had to get ready for a shooting comp at Bisley today. Two welsh lads I was chatting to summed up the first race quite well for me. "half way around the world and he wins the first race, f*****G jammy b*****d. ;D
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http://www.mylaps.com/results/showevent.jsp?id=838647
Some familiar names in the over50's class 8)
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Yes it was an excellent weekend as usual, enjoyed the racing and I did the the back end of that XL during my race it was after the big downhill in the orchard. Not the best one ever but will up load more once they are on my PC.
(http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll14/neilios_photos/IMG_7384.jpg)
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Check this vid, pretty intense last two corners in the second race.
http://www.motocrossactionmag.com/Main/News/VIDEO-EVERYTHING-YOU-EVER-WANTED-TO-KNOW-ABOUT-THE-9390.aspx
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Check this vid, pretty intense last two corners in the second race.
http://www.motocrossactionmag.com/Main/News/VIDEO-EVERYTHING-YOU-EVER-WANTED-TO-KNOW-ABOUT-THE-9390.aspx
Ryan Hughes and Werner DeWitt hard at it... Ryno won 7 out of 8 motos!
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haha check out the big homo at 3.28 :-* :-*
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Yep saw that,great footage :D
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come on nigmax we really know who the gaylord is ha
check out dereks shot of me you can see i had my soil
sample in practice number 37 still sore
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come on nigmax we really know who the gaylord is ha
check out dereks shot of me you can see i had my soil
sample in practice number 37 still sore
Yeah you looked good enough to grow pansies :D haha
Well done ya big prick have a blast or what.
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yeah its always a unreal event and track the aussie team had
a few bike issues i had a faulty gearbox and clutch ,ballard had jetting issues then gearbox
chris hall did a gearbox bearing but they fitted another motor thanks to maico matty
my cr500 ran well was a blast to ride track was rough on saturday and rougher on sunday
big crowd again lots of carnage everyone was on the gas geoff ballard would have smoked the over 50s
if the bike didnt fail he was riding great i ended up doing 2 practices and 8 motos over 2 days
i think i know my way around there now ha was sore though came off in practice on the downhill
in the field and landed on my side and shoulder ,still sore took painkillers all weekend but that wasnt going to stop me, full on races all classes 60+ riders with 2 gates one behind the other
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Sounds feckin awesome,
looked feckin awesome,
the 40th trip next year :o
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yeah its always a unreal event and track the aussie team had
a few bike issues i had a faulty gearbox and clutch ,ballard had jetting issues then gearbox
chris hall did a gearbox bearing but they fitted another motor thanks to maico matty
my cr500 ran well was a blast to ride track was rough on saturday and rougher on sunday
big crowd again lots of carnage everyone was on the gas geoff ballard would have smoked the over 50s
if the bike didnt fail he was riding great i ended up doing 2 practices and 8 motos over 2 days
i think i know my way around there now ha was sore though came off in practice on the downhill
in the field and landed on my side and shoulder ,still sore took painkillers all weekend but that wasnt going to stop me, full on races all classes 60+ riders with 2 gates one behind the other
Ballard was in fine form at CD9 I must say!!
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As good as Ballard is his moto scores in the des nations were 17th, 18th and 2 dnf's. Unless you've been there you've got no idea of the competition...
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What are you saying JohnnyO? I would say he's the fastest ozzie there??
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He was the fastest Aussie there but still not competitive in the des nations race. Was my post that hard to understand?
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Maybe for a bloke that hasn't been there ;) Thought he would of been the fastest there
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Haha you've got no idea of the level of conpetition. We don't have an Aussie that could win over there..!
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As good as Ballard is, he would be at least 15 seconds A LAP off the pace. I keep saying it, those guys would run up the front at our nationals.
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GB's lap times around 2:31 in the over 50 class. Believe me, that is fast. Good clubmen are in the 2:50s.
Best twinshock times however were in the 2:15 range :o
Best evo (pre-89 mono shock, disc brake) times were around 2:09
All from the Sunday morning block of racing.
Some fast guys there? Hell yeah.
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Hard to believe eh guys. We were 10secs a lap off the best outfit riders back when we were there and I kept asking "so where is 10secs in a lap going?"
Corner speed is where you pick it up-or so I've been told ??? ??? ??? :D :D :D
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Having considered the previous comments
Imagine how quick GB would be if he was 20 years younger and a specialist MX rider rather than a specialist enduro rider with one of probably the most envious records in the world in respect to ISDT / ISDE rides.
He's still consistantly mighty quicker than most , a champion bloke and he's over 50
One thing can be said sometimes in Aus. , geez its a hard crowd somedays when your at the top of the game in your arena of choice , even when your over 50.
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yeah the depth is amazing my best lap was 2.37 and
i was floating around mid 30s to 40 in the race over 60 riders in the race
this was my third year and one thing i noticed was riders who were
in the top 20 2 years ago are now in the mid twenties the speed the top 20
are running at was amazing as the track was rough and rutted but good ;)
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Having considered the previous comments
Imagine how quick GB would be if he was 20 years younger and a specialist MX rider rather than a specialist enduro rider with one of probably the most envious records in the world in respect to ISDT / ISDE rides.
He's still consistantly mighty quicker than most , a champion bloke and he's over 50
One thing can be said sometimes in Aus. , geez its a hard crowd somedays when your at the top of the game in your arena of choice , even when your over 50.
We are not having a go at Ballard at all, I respect him, just using his speed as a comparison as to how fast the Euro's and Yanks are. I don't think people realise how good the rest of the world is...
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Having considered the previous comments
Imagine how quick GB would be if he was 20 years younger and a specialist MX rider rather than a specialist enduro rider with one of probably the most envious records in the world in respect to ISDT / ISDE rides.
He's still consistantly mighty quicker than most , a champion bloke and he's over 50
One thing can be said sometimes in Aus. , geez its a hard crowd somedays when your at the top of the game in your arena of choice , even when your over 50.
We are not having a go at Ballard at all, I respect him, just using his speed as a comparison as to how fast the Euro's and Yanks are. I don't think people realise how good the rest of the world is...
Which leads us to ask "how good have the last few generations of Kiwis been?? King Bros, Coppins, Townley and co. have been at the fore -front of world motocross for some years now."
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Carefull EML ;) you will be accused of bagging the entire Australian off road fraternity if your not carefull ::)
Quote "One thing can be said sometimes in Aus. , geez its a hard crowd somedays when your at the top of the game in your arena of choice , even when your over 50."Quote
FFS if you really think that any of the comments posted re Geoff Ballards times at Farliegh were in anyway critical then you have my deepest sympathies as you are indeed a victim of the bullshit PC world ::)
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intermission
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTWcRael8u8&feature=related
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Carefull EML ;) you will be accused of bagging the entire Australian off road fraternity if your not carefull ::)
Quote "One thing can be said sometimes in Aus. , geez its a hard crowd somedays when your at the top of the game in your arena of choice , even when your over 50."Quote
FFS if you really think that any of the comments posted re Geoff Ballards times at Farliegh were in anyway critical then you have my deepest sympathies as you are indeed a victim of the bullshit PC world ::)
Exactly. FMD.
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Had a bbq with Geoff and the rest of the Australian Team on Sunday night. PMSL at Geoff, funny bloke, looks like John Cleese too 8-)
Worth a watch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGu4iDspxKw
FWIW Mike Bell was in the over 50's and posted consistently at 2:21 on a 250 Yamaha.
Geoff won the 1st race.
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Did you get your money Simon?
Regards Steve
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Up your's too Bill
;D
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Rusty have your times improved as well,given its your 3rd time there?Do they run the same track every or are there changes in layout?Did you get the same bike you rode last time?
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In a bid to compare apples with apples can anyone elaborate on who was faster and on what?
As far as I know Ballard was on a twinshock Maico and seems to have been on the pace in the over 50’s class when the bike was running.
So if guys were 15s a lap quicker were they younger guys (mid thirties?) and were they on Pre 89 bikes or were they also on twinshock bikes?
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In a bid to compare apples with apples can anyone elaborate on who was faster and on what?
As far as I know Ballard was on a twinshock Maico and seems to have been on the pace in the over 50’s class when the bike was running.
So if guys were 15s a lap quicker were they younger guys (mid thirties?) and were they on Pre 89 bikes or were they also on twinshock bikes?
Yes Twinshock bikes and pretty much everyone is in their 40's and 50's.
Each team of 4 is allowed 1 rider over over 35 and the rest over 40.
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Geoff, funny bloke, looks like John Cleese too
;D ;D ;D So true....I've always kept the John Cleese likeness to myself thinking nobody else could see it, dismissing it as yet another quirk of my obtuse version of reality. Thankfully someone else finally sees it......Basil Ballard OAM ;D ;D
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Did you get your money Simon?
Regards Steve
Yes thanks Steve. Love to Ray and Tanya. Missing my new buddies already :'(
Geoff, funny bloke, looks like John Cleese too
;D ;D ;D So true....I've always kept the John Cleese likeness to myself thinking nobody else could see it, dismissing it as yet another quirk of my obtuse version of reality. Thankfully someone else finally sees it......Basil Ballard OAM ;D ;D
I told him I thought he looked like Cleese and he just laughed and said that he was a big fan ;D
In a bid to compare apples with apples can anyone elaborate on who was faster and on what?
As far as I know Ballard was on a twinshock Maico and seems to have been on the pace in the over 50’s class when the bike was running.
So if guys were 15s a lap quicker were they younger guys (mid thirties?) and were they on Pre 89 bikes or were they also on twinshock bikes?
Geoff was more or less on the pace, certainly top 10, the field was closing in with Bell visibly the fastest rider on the track in the over 50's.
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Now you all have lots of reasons to come and visit us down under next year?
Who did you give the stickers to?
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Looks like there's not many excuses left 8)
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Who did you give the stickers too?
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Who did you give the stickers too?
Stickers are you trying to look fast?
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Ooops :-[ they're still on my desk. I'll put them in the parcel with Rays stuff far ya Steve. There's some extras in there too.
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I thought if I brighten the bike up ,you might be able to see me through my dust up ahead!
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;D
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heres a couple of laps around farleigh on the saturday
http://youtu.be/BJfKlBm8dhI
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heres a couple of laps around farleigh on the saturday
http://youtu.be/BJfKlBm8dhI
Yep that downhills an abyss. :o
Interesting concept with the tree in the centre track/slip lane :P
Whats the length of the FC track ?
cheers A
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There's a bloody tree in the middle of the track!
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There's a bloody tree in the middle of the track!
You get a choice now.. high line or low line!