Well
well well, (yes I know, three holes in the ground) what a beautiful
place! The mood was very positive and very friendly, so much so
that we dubbed it the "Good Times" meet. You just had
to be there!
Everyone was so pleased to be there and there was no agro, no big
egos, no problems at all. Well maybe some minor ones, technical
issues and freezing cold overnight temperatures but other than that,
if could not have been better.
A big thanks to our hosts Carol and Andrew (and kids) for being
excellent hosts and going out of their way to make sure we were all
being looked after and the feedback I got from everyone was that
"you guys rock!".
The Track was very technical, tight and twisty and some very tricky
corners and some very good ones too. Although only 282 Metre's
in length (we measured it out) it made for a very fast and competitive
2 hour race. It's kind of like a very short version of Eastern Creek
that loops back to the main straight at turn 7. Everyone had
sore hips by the end of the day, you can see why in the pics!
Ok, well what happened in the 2 hour then? Well it started off
with the local Chapman boys (bike 77) and Noel & Michael (bike 08)
battling it out for the lead, these bikes were a league above the rest
of us. (125cc bikes running methanol and who knows what else!) Next
was me and my team (Dave P, Jason & Chris R) and on my 105cc
Methanol/Nitrous Oxide Powered Number 3 bike. Then there was the
rest of the field, about 7 or 8 bikes in total. We call these guys
also-rans because we cant remember all the names! (only joking boys!)
The Ending was like this, The Chapman's 125 chonda died out of the
race close to the end, leaving Noel and Michael on 08 well out in
front and in 1st PLACE. 2nd was a bit contentious because bike
28, Rohan and newcomer co-rider Josh think they got 2nd but
discussions later on suggested that it was
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actually
my team on bike 3 (Warren, Dave, Chris & Jason) that came in 2nd
PLACE. 3rd? Well that goes to whichever one of us wasn't 2nd but
most likely Rohan & Josh. <big grin boys> Better luck
next time eh!
Some other good shows of the day...
the Team Spence JPS special (bike 15) went Methanol and boy were they
impressed with themselves. They reckon they came 4th. Bob! the
only way to win is not to crash all the time mate - and hey, let Blake
have a go, you hog! <grin>
Young Hessam and James turned up but left just as the 2 hour got
started.... I think they knew they had no chance. <good one
lads> Lucky you didn't stay the night, you would have frozen like
the rest of us!
It was also good to see Andrew (and his mate Simon) having a go on his
Team FART (Fresh Air Ram Technology) bike.
Who else was there? Pete! cant forget you...on the CT110 powered
YZ80 frame, love your work mate...hey Pete, get a Team it's a lot
easier to win and stay out for 2 hours that way.
Dave Clist! Get a bike that works mate and you might have a
chance. You should leave the Bruce Speight Memorial (Green
Hornet) bike at home as a memorial. I can't remember who you
were riding with (was it Ray?) but you were shithouse dude,
you're the reason why they lost pal. <smile>
Great Work everyone! You all won! And so did Postiebike
racing!
NEXT MEETING SAT 17th JUNE 2006 AT HALLWOOD! YEAH!!!! The
weekend AFTER the Queens Birthday Long weekend (QB Mon 12th). It will
be very dark and very cold...brrrrr! Might have to have a
Magnificent sparkling rocks tour for old times sake to warm everybody
up, and a nice big bonfire! What you reckon Dave and Andrew?
Regards, Warren L.
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