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| MarcBC wrote: | An awsome trackday at Brands GP today. I did this as a tester to see how the old ticker held up and it did fine, although I was more exhausted than any other day I have been on. I could only do four sessions.
Why was this so good? I was bumped up into the fast group and normally I would say no, but I thought this time go for it. The speed of the guys was magnetic and pulled me around. I can honestly say I could hold my own amongst them, albeit I was probably in the bottom third of the group for pace. For evey three that overtook me, I would overtake one other.
Right hand knee slider is no longer a virgin and was regularly touching down in Druids, Clearways and a couple of times at Hawthorn. It was like busses, I wait three years and then several hits come along at once. Every time the slider touched down, I picked it up very quickly wondering WTF was happening!
A couple of wheelies (also my first) coming out of Surtees up the hill and I was was a happy and very tired bunny.
I have never ridden so fast before and whilst this may still be behind the quick guys and gals on here, I don't care, today I was a riding God! 
I can happily retire from track days now. |
Im well chuffed for you, i know 1st hand how hard track days are when your not at full health, GYKD is on my list of things to do this year after i came so close on the last track day.
Cant wait to watch you round the track again Marc  ....you sexy riding dog! 
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A bit of silliness and laughter with someone close - a real tonic. Puts everything else into perspective 
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Woohoo i got the GPS to work on my N95
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| Tinks wrote: | | Woohoo i got the GPS to work on my N95 |
Is that a road in france? 
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Never mind, Tinks - it's that big place on the other side of the Channel
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my other half was about to put a bid in for a grade 2 listed barn that's up for auction in shoreham with full planning permission............................
Until she got a £300,000 quote to replace the knackered roof!
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I went to the pub for lunch today it was great. I could've spent all afternoon in there. No smoke! twas great.
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| Windy Ninja wrote: | | I went to the pub for lunch today it was great. I could've spent all afternoon in there. No smoke! twas great. |
Shut it and get on with some work.
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The Dr getting his blue card back for work
Will take some getting use to his shift work again but its one of them steps forward to getting our lifes back on track
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| Tinks wrote: | The Dr getting his blue card back for work
Will take some getting use to his shift work again but its one of them steps forward to getting our lifes back on track |
Thats great news, look forward to bumping into him out and about in Londinium town. Pass on my congrats.
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| Chuffster wrote: | | Windy Ninja wrote: | | I went to the pub for lunch today it was great. I could've spent all afternoon in there. No smoke! twas great. |
Shut it and get on with some work. |
I dangled the bait and woohoo, the first bite cometh! 
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| MarcBC wrote: | An awsome trackday at Brands GP today. I did this as a tester to see how the old ticker held up and it did fine, although I was more exhausted than any other day I have been on. I could only do four sessions.
Why was this so good? I was bumped up into the fast group and normally I would say no, but I thought this time go for it. The speed of the guys was magnetic and pulled me around. I can honestly say I could hold my own amongst them, albeit I was probably in the bottom third of the group for pace. For evey three that overtook me, I would overtake one other.
Right hand knee slider is no longer a virgin and was regularly touching down in Druids, Clearways and a couple of times at Hawthorn. It was like busses, I wait three years and then several hits come along at once. Every time the slider touched down, I picked it up very quickly wondering WTF was happening!
A couple of wheelies (also my first) coming out of Surtees up the hill and I was was a happy and very tired bunny.
I have never ridden so fast before and whilst this may still be behind the quick guys and gals on here, I don't care, today I was a riding God!
I can happily retire from track days now. |
Nice one  can't wait to go on ours now
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Pink!!
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Mrs Moos
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whats made me smile is my nutty little boy ( kitten) has a hoover fetish and loves his tail hoovered by the pipe pmsl and he sticks his paws out for them to be done lol but one sight of the mop bucket he scarpers  strange cat
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| Divvycat wrote: | | Pink!! |
Certainly is!!!
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Getting back on track with my diet.
Having come off of the lighter life programme before going into hospital then the wedding and France, i gained over 2 stone, i started back on the programme 2 weeks ago lost 16lbs in 4 days then lost 7.5lbs in a further 3 days and now another 4.5lbs that's 2 stone in 2 weeks, almost back to my lowest weight so far.
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CHILLI
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Well that's determination for you - well done x
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Saw a Spitfire take off and do some flypasts whilst I was at Goodwood yesterday - awesome 
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| Roughie wrote: | Getting back on track with my diet.
Having come off of the lighter life programme before going into hospital then the wedding and France, i gained over 2 stone, i started back on the programme 2 weeks ago lost 16lbs in 4 days then lost 7.5lbs in a further 3 days and now another 4.5lbs that's 2 stone in 2 weeks, almost back to my lowest weight so far. |
Smug cow 
Brilliant, that's fantastic Christine 
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Meeting up with Slappy, Chuffster, Windy and more Nikon equipment than Jessops at Brands for the classic racing.
Nerds? Not us
Full story and some action pics when I get time over the weekend. |
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ScattyMare
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| Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 11:43 pm Post subject: |
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found my glove (top of the garden and under a bush) and had a great ride out
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| ScattyMare wrote: | | found my glove (top of the garden and under a bush) and had a great ride out |
.....ooh that could be taken in so many ways......so to speak |
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