just got back today totally rooted
had a unreal experiance
the meeting was huge works bikes everywhere swap meet parts
that you would not believe more motorhomes than a motorhome show
the track what can i say it was unreal very rough long 20 min races
full gates 48 to 50 riders all classes
i rode the over 50s as well you got 3 laps practice 1 sighting 2 timed for gate pick
i was in first practice they watered the piss out of the track all night so it was greasy
as an eel in a bucket of grease paul is right coming down those steps its nearly verticle
and with water on it
i posted 13th fastest in the slime so i was happy with that
by the time we got out for des nations practice the track had dried so it was quite good
john siezed his cr480 on second lap so got a shit pick on gate
we all had a bit of bike set up issues but we just kept riding and working through them
overall we all went ok very fast riders and you are allowed 1 rider 35-40 year old
lots of ex gp riders in nations cup and long motos german and belgiums were on
bikes bristling with works parts very trick overall we circulated and didnt crash
although on the last few laps i think my hands nearly came off the bars 4 times a lap
having seen and ridden the track to do it again i would ride my own bike and i would know what to expect had a good run in second over 50s race got holeshot and was circulating in sixth till i stalled on last lap :'( ended up dropping this class too many races still ended up doing 4x20min
and 2x15min so i was rooted had trouble hanging on in last moto blisters on hands
brad john and chris all rode well and we had a awesome time thanks to dave king
and andy gregory for the bikes highlight of the weekend apart from racing
was jeff leisk riding and josh coppins on maico 490
and just meeting everyone
anyway enough for now i am going to bed zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
cheers rusty