Grampa Joe Joe
05-12-2008, 01:38 AM
Well, it was a good day at the track. The morning and early afternoon were
good, then the rain came in. I was working with three hours sleep BTW. Even with the rain there were a lot of glowing faces everywhere. One hard crash to report!!!!, Matt Gurkie took a header out of turn 9. He is fine, but his Duck is toast. I think it was an equipment failure, but that is my opinion...I never seen a swingarm twist and break like the one on his bike, even in all my years of desert and motocross racing. There were several other misshaps, but they were in the practice sessions, and I don't know how anyone could crash in PRATICE....MIO
Eric Iverson is a stud. He was out there for four days riding and having fun. He got his license and race. We are talking about a guy with a broken ankle on crutches sucking it up..:bow: Race Gods and orthopedic surgeons like people like him, ....LOL
I must say, I enjoy everytime I'm out at the track. I have yet to meet someone, or anyone as a matter of fact.... with a sour attitude, or seen a disagreement...What a sport. The Funny item of the day was when Amy (She from Canada A) passed another rider(in the rain and in the short shoot, between turn two and three) after passing the rider, she took her hand off the bars while entering turn three and waved goodbye to the guy!!!It was like, "Astalavista-baby." In the rain and on a wet track..Now that's female bravado. And it look cool too. And yes I was behind them, I hate the rain and wet track.
NOTE TO ALL..., If you get a chance to run on a wet track day, or race do so...You get to see the solid line. During the race you run your line, the one you think, or you can maintain, right!!!. You might look at the tire marks, but they go everywhere. In the rain, or wet track you get to see every-ones lines and let me tell you, it will be a lot different then yours. I noticed the lines when it started to dry out and ithey were a lot faster then the line I was runnig when I hit 1:18....Can't wait to get out there when it's dry.
On a personal note, I broke the 1:20 and hit 1:18 with heavy change...Good day for all I must say...When Eric saw my time he said he was not my friend any more.. But I was kinda happy I got back to the times I was running before my accident...I think Erik was happy too and with his exzuberance for me getting back to form, he said, "I'm going to hold a BBQ in tribute and celebrate your return to the old self..." He mentioned something about a BBQ at the track. I said, "gee...not for me," but he was insistent. He will cook anyone (that will come over to our pits next race) Burgers and Hot dogs. I was thinking Lobster, but that was another story.. He just needs just one thing from everyone...,(His name is Eric Iverson. You can reach him on all the local sportbike forums) he will need to know who is coming over to eat all the food he is going to buy. Send him a e-mail/PM message, carriour piggion, any type of a notice, so he can keep acount. He needs to know who is going to come and celibrate. I guess that's his way of a RSVP, that way the food can be on hand.
Well my work is done her, I sold Erik out to the peoples, told everyone I ran under 1:20. and thanked everyone for good times. Gosh if Eric takes up donations, I can get a new rear tire for next race day. Later..... Joe (I'm not Eric's friend anymore) Felix. OMRRA#746:nutkick :lol: :yes:
good, then the rain came in. I was working with three hours sleep BTW. Even with the rain there were a lot of glowing faces everywhere. One hard crash to report!!!!, Matt Gurkie took a header out of turn 9. He is fine, but his Duck is toast. I think it was an equipment failure, but that is my opinion...I never seen a swingarm twist and break like the one on his bike, even in all my years of desert and motocross racing. There were several other misshaps, but they were in the practice sessions, and I don't know how anyone could crash in PRATICE....MIO
Eric Iverson is a stud. He was out there for four days riding and having fun. He got his license and race. We are talking about a guy with a broken ankle on crutches sucking it up..:bow: Race Gods and orthopedic surgeons like people like him, ....LOL
I must say, I enjoy everytime I'm out at the track. I have yet to meet someone, or anyone as a matter of fact.... with a sour attitude, or seen a disagreement...What a sport. The Funny item of the day was when Amy (She from Canada A) passed another rider(in the rain and in the short shoot, between turn two and three) after passing the rider, she took her hand off the bars while entering turn three and waved goodbye to the guy!!!It was like, "Astalavista-baby." In the rain and on a wet track..Now that's female bravado. And it look cool too. And yes I was behind them, I hate the rain and wet track.
NOTE TO ALL..., If you get a chance to run on a wet track day, or race do so...You get to see the solid line. During the race you run your line, the one you think, or you can maintain, right!!!. You might look at the tire marks, but they go everywhere. In the rain, or wet track you get to see every-ones lines and let me tell you, it will be a lot different then yours. I noticed the lines when it started to dry out and ithey were a lot faster then the line I was runnig when I hit 1:18....Can't wait to get out there when it's dry.
On a personal note, I broke the 1:20 and hit 1:18 with heavy change...Good day for all I must say...When Eric saw my time he said he was not my friend any more.. But I was kinda happy I got back to the times I was running before my accident...I think Erik was happy too and with his exzuberance for me getting back to form, he said, "I'm going to hold a BBQ in tribute and celebrate your return to the old self..." He mentioned something about a BBQ at the track. I said, "gee...not for me," but he was insistent. He will cook anyone (that will come over to our pits next race) Burgers and Hot dogs. I was thinking Lobster, but that was another story.. He just needs just one thing from everyone...,(His name is Eric Iverson. You can reach him on all the local sportbike forums) he will need to know who is coming over to eat all the food he is going to buy. Send him a e-mail/PM message, carriour piggion, any type of a notice, so he can keep acount. He needs to know who is going to come and celibrate. I guess that's his way of a RSVP, that way the food can be on hand.
Well my work is done her, I sold Erik out to the peoples, told everyone I ran under 1:20. and thanked everyone for good times. Gosh if Eric takes up donations, I can get a new rear tire for next race day. Later..... Joe (I'm not Eric's friend anymore) Felix. OMRRA#746:nutkick :lol: :yes: