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Title: Viper at Ravonswood today
Post by: mxmaniac on May 17, 2009, 07:15:13 pm
Ravonswood today was bloody awsome, big turnout of riders and spectators and some great racing!
Thanks to all involved, i really liked the jumps you added in, kept the blood pumping for the whole lap..
Title: Re: Viper at Ravonswood today
Post by: caps 999 on May 17, 2009, 07:23:52 pm
geeez that was a bloody fast write up
Title: Re: Viper at Ravonswood today
Post by: Yamahaha on May 17, 2009, 08:19:47 pm
My arm pump still hasnt gone down... great day. except maybe those stutters lol
Title: Re: Viper at Ravonswood today
Post by: yzhilly on May 17, 2009, 08:41:13 pm
Well that was the perfect day racing .Awesome well done to mick and the Bendigo club and Viper .Huge fields and fast racing ,weather was good and the track was great and the best hamburgers around . i hope someone got some pics .???
Title: Re: Viper at Ravenswood today
Post by: Billet YZ on May 17, 2009, 08:49:46 pm
Same here with a big thanks to the Bendigo club and the Viper crew that put the meeting together, race after race ran like clockwork with no hanging around in between.

Bloody awesome track with no dust and good preparation, it`s only my 2nd Viper meeting and i love it.  Peter. :)
Title: Re: Viper at Ravonswood today
Post by: mxmaniac on May 17, 2009, 08:52:27 pm
here is a couple mum took from that awsome loamy corner down the back.. it was a sweet feeling!
(http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll133/mxmaniac05/ravo0509200041.jpg)
(http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll133/mxmaniac05/ravo0509200031.jpg)
(http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll133/mxmaniac05/ravo0509200081.jpg)
Title: Re: Viper at Ravonswood today
Post by: gator on May 17, 2009, 09:00:35 pm
How cool does Ken look on that big maico :D ::) :D
Title: Re: Viper at Ravonswood today
Post by: mxmaniac on May 17, 2009, 09:03:15 pm
he sure is photogenic ;D
Title: Re: Viper at Ravonswood today
Post by: gator on May 17, 2009, 09:06:27 pm
Looking good jimmy boy :o
Title: Re: Viper at Ravonswood today
Post by: mxmaniac on May 17, 2009, 09:10:43 pm
i think the photographer was just in the right place at the right time.. seized the moment as it didn't last long :-[
Title: Re: Viper at Ravonswood today
Post by: motomaniac on May 17, 2009, 10:19:28 pm
Yer in my opinion it was the best its ever been . 1976 -2009.
Title: Re: Viper at Ravonswood today
Post by: maico girl on May 18, 2009, 06:53:59 am
they have to name that 54 Maico "pin-ball". it bounce from one bike to the next, to the next, to the next...... :D
Maico Girl go to meeting and enjoy very much. many, many riders go very, very quick. I like them boys on the Maicos very much. I thenk of them at bed time.....
Title: Re: Viper at Ravonswood today
Post by: NR555 on May 18, 2009, 09:59:00 am
So what's the story Jimmy?  Did you get that big Maico up front or what?   :)
Title: Re: Viper at Ravonswood today
Post by: Tex on May 18, 2009, 10:28:09 am
Despite a series of disasters I had a great day at my favourite track. A big thanks to all those who make things like this happen, especially the Bendigo MC.

I took some photos with my crappy little camera, including one of you Hilly. I'll add them to Flickr and post the links up in the next day or so.

Tex
Title: Re: Viper at Ravonswood today
Post by: All Things 414 on May 18, 2009, 06:08:20 pm
Andrew Hill, trophy hunter.......
Title: Re: Viper at Ravonswood today
Post by: mxmaniac on May 18, 2009, 06:21:16 pm
So what's the story Jimmy?  Did you get that big Maico up front or what?   :)

Had a blast mate, got second in the first race, but there was a bit of pinball goin on in that race, i tried a bit of speedway up the inside of the uphill fast sweeper on the first lap and clipped the tyre wall with my right hand... it threw me straight across the track into a guy on a jap bike.. i know why they make jap bikes now... to keep european bikes on the track ;D i didnt know who it was to go apologise too :-[

i took a dirt sample in the firs pre85 race after t-boning an RM500 that i was trying to get around coming onto the straight, he got all out of shape and i had nowhere to go. i ended up going down and hurt my hand and tested out the strenght of the recently healed shoulder! that was my day done as like most of us, we have work first thing this morning and didnt want to make it worse than it was.
Bring on monza, had a ball yesterday on that mighty maico ;D
Title: Re: Viper at Ravonswood today
Post by: Hoony on May 18, 2009, 06:29:33 pm
Andrew Hill, trophy hunter.......

please explain....

how did he go.
Title: Re: Viper at Ravonswood today
Post by: 2 shocks on May 18, 2009, 06:31:57 pm
Good to see you at Ravenswood Maico Girl. You obviously are a well travelled spectator of VMX, how do you think Viper stacks up against Heaven & the other VMX codes in Australia  ??? And, can you also enlighten us to the public showing of affection between yourself & that cute little Montesa girl in your pit area  ;D ;D

Mr Maico #54
Title: Re: Viper at Ravonswood today
Post by: paul on May 18, 2009, 06:42:12 pm
(http://i382.photobucket.com/albums/oo263/ozmaico/IMG_4127.jpg)
Title: Re: Viper at Ravonswood today
Post by: paul on May 18, 2009, 06:43:44 pm
(http://i382.photobucket.com/albums/oo263/ozmaico/IMG_4119.jpg)
Title: Re: Viper at Ravonswood today
Post by: maico girl on May 18, 2009, 06:54:27 pm
Good to see you at Ravenswood Maico Girl. You obviously are a well travelled spectator of VMX, how do you think Viper stacks up against Heaven & the other VMX codes in Australia  ??? And, can you also enlighten us to the public showing of affection between yourself & that cute little Montesa girl in your pit area  ;D ;D

Mr Maico #54
Yes. Nice to meet yoiu Mr and Misses Maico. being as well travelled as i am i see many such motocross races. However in homeland of Bulgaria what you people call vintage motocross, we call modern.  ???
Whilst waiting for new hesband Mr Paul to show up at the airport, I travel to many parts of Oztrailer to watch such events. I very lucky now that Mr Ross lease out chicken coup to me in return for bouncy-bouncy so I go to first Viper meating at Ravenswood. Holly Goats. Cars and bikes as far as eyes can see!! Many many sleek Evolution and Pre 85 bikes! Full starting gates! Ground shake like Bulgarian netball team coming off at half time when start gate drop! Best racing I see in these country by a mile. Many heppy faces and much laugh. No body bitch about size of shafts or lubrication.
You not even bring a flagpersons with you! As soon as I strap three Mega 2's together, I go VIPER RACING!! Yay. Much fun!
PS - Maico Girl have no affections for species of same sex (however I see some pretty cute goat since arriving in Ozzy). :)
Title: Re: Viper at Ravonswood today
Post by: All Things 414 on May 18, 2009, 07:01:43 pm
Andrew Hill, trophy hunter.......

please explain....

how did he go.

I'm sure he walked away with four trophys under his arm. Hurricane Hilly's blowin' a storm! ;)
Title: Re: Viper at Ravonswood today
Post by: paul on May 18, 2009, 07:08:46 pm
thats great
Title: Re: Viper at Ravonswood today
Post by: FDR on May 18, 2009, 07:47:34 pm
Congratulations to the Bendigo mcc and Viper committee, what an awesome meeting.
Had a blast on my 79 KX250, first time out racing the bike since resto.
 
Title: Re: Viper at Ravonswood today
Post by: All Things 414 on May 18, 2009, 08:44:23 pm
Yes indeedy. It went well, unfortunetly there were a lot of fellas going weller. I thought my day was over when it started to cough and splutter on the last lap of a race and it died right on the finish line (I pushed it across for the points). However Steve (VIPER 42) pointed out that a wire had come off the Motoplat  ??? and she was crackin' again in no time! Cranking the compression up on those shocks seems to have stopped the stoppers getting a flogging and all is good in the suspension dept Walter.  :)
Title: Re: Viper at Ravonswood today
Post by: mxmaniac on May 18, 2009, 08:49:41 pm
Yes indeedy. It went well, unfortunetly there were a lot of fellas going weller. I thought my day was over when it started to cough and splutter on the last lap of a race and it died right on the finish line (I pushed it across for the points). However Maico Steve pointed out that a wire had come off the Motoplat  ??? and she was crackin' again in no time! Cranking the pre-load up on those shocks seems to have stopped the stoppers getting a flogging and all is good in the suspension dept Walter.  :)

i observed your 2nd evo 300+ race rossco, u were killin it! you end up 2nd in that one?
Title: Re: Viper at Ravonswood today
Post by: All Things 414 on May 18, 2009, 08:55:16 pm
Yes second. I finished very close behind Simon Healy. About ten minutes :-[ ......
Title: Re: Viper at Ravonswood today
Post by: holeshot buddy on May 18, 2009, 09:19:05 pm
you guys crack me up was this the
maico nationals ;D ;D
did the maicos win
who was tearing it up ???
come on more information :o
Title: Re: Viper at Ravonswood today
Post by: mxmaniac on May 18, 2009, 09:25:31 pm
Yes second. I finished very close behind Simon Healy. About ten minutes :-[ ......

thats not a bad margin considering.. i finished 2nd to him in the 1st one. I had him insight though..... :-\ about 3 straights over! :D
he is fit, fast and determined, got to hand it too him, he dont do things in halves. Unlike me, never do anything in full.. i like to be different ;D
Title: Re: Viper at Ravonswood today
Post by: mxmaniac on May 18, 2009, 09:29:48 pm
it was Team Healy Kawasaki doin the business as usual. Hopefully there will be more competition for him in the near futue to make for some good racing!
 I was on a maico, but certainly not tearin it up, just out there having fun! first race in over 12months on it
Title: Re: Viper at Ravonswood today
Post by: holeshot buddy on May 18, 2009, 09:31:55 pm
simons getting serious he might be doing the nats :D

good to see a bit of green out there in front ;)
Title: Re: Viper at Ravonswood today
Post by: classic 26 on May 18, 2009, 09:52:08 pm
ITS TIME TO GET STUE BACK AT TEAM BAKER GIVE SIMON A REAL RACE. 
Title: Re: Viper at Ravonswood today
Post by: mxmaniac on May 18, 2009, 10:03:31 pm
hope we can recruit a rider to put the maico back out in front where it belongs  ;D...  never really had to clean roost off that front number plate before..
we have just signed Maico girl to hold the umbrella in the rain, its cost us 153 hotdogs, 96 slabs of coke, 386 sherbert bombs and a chalk yellow holden Camira ;)
BARGAIN.. 10 yr contract.
Title: Re: Viper at Ravonswood today
Post by: All Things 414 on May 19, 2009, 07:25:19 am
If I could get former Montesa factory rider, Luis "Jesus Mary & Joseph" Gonzalez on one of my bikes, he might have a chance of winning.
He's just gotta beat these couple of murder charges first :-[..............
Title: Re: Viper at Ravonswood today
Post by: Tex on May 19, 2009, 10:11:03 am
A few photos from the day can be viewed here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/94704762@N00/sets/72157618348492869/

Hurricane Hilly: http://www.flickr.com/photos/94704762@N00/3543552201/in/set-72157618348492869/

Cheers
Tex

Title: Re: Viper at Ravonswood today
Post by: NR555 on May 19, 2009, 02:39:46 pm
Yes second. I finished very close behind Simon Healy. About ten minutes :-[ ......

thats not a bad margin considering.. i finished 2nd to him in the 1st one. I had him insight though..... :-\ about 3 straights over! :D
he is fit, fast and determined, got to hand it too him, he dont do things in halves. Unlike me, never do anything in full.. i like to be different ;D

Mate, you did well.  The big Maico would definitely help at the starts....

I can't even be arsed practicing. My strategy the last couple of years has been; turn up, scare the crap out of myself 'coming up to speed' in practice, race all day and be safe in the knowledge I'll have a great sleep due to extreme lack of fitness.   ;D
Title: Re: Viper at Ravonswood today
Post by: maico girl on May 19, 2009, 07:18:34 pm
we have just signed Maico girl to hold the umbrella in the rain, its cost us 153 hotdogs, 96 slabs of coke, 386 sherbert bombs and a chalk yellow holden Camira ;)
BARGAIN.. 10 yr contract.
in home town of Rakovski, Mayor drive chalk yellow Holden Camira!
Title: Re: Viper at Ravonswood today
Post by: paul on May 19, 2009, 07:34:45 pm
ive seen the renault  at the yss headquarters car park . near the cement pond :P
near the emu enclosure
Title: Re: Viper at Ravonswood today
Post by: mxmaniac on May 19, 2009, 08:08:33 pm
NR555.. i know the feeling. It would be great to have the time to practice and get bike fit, but its not easy while working so many hours all the time. Too turn up and race with only the 3 lap practice on the track after not riding for months is always going to be a gamble for anyone!
Too finish a race with consistent laps and have some fun is what i aim for, last or 1st doesnt bother me..
Title: Re: Viper at Ravonswood today
Post by: yzhilly on May 19, 2009, 09:14:40 pm
Now Rossco i  have told you 10 million times to stop exaggerating. i picked up a couple from round 2 and a 3 place in the middle old blokes class and i was very happy with the way i got around the excellent track.Thanks for the pics Tex.
Title: Re: Viper at Ravonswood today
Post by: Hoony on May 20, 2009, 09:16:12 pm
well done Hilly !