This You tube video shows David at training, and his friend filming. David is the bike out front, and is pulling away from the group, when his front tyre scrubs out and he crashes.
We are fortunate that no one was injured. His bike is a "write -off," and other bikes sustained damage as well.
Rider 55, who's Yamaha flies through the air, is not happy that David passed him earlier and lets him know in no uncertain terms!
Clearly, he should join a pensioner team or watch television.
David is very upset that he has ruined a bike that we have just spent thousands on.
I am just happy he, and everyone else walked away. I am also happy that rider 55 did not "go on" with it, as the outcome would have been poor for him.
If you are offended by bad language ( swearing) then don't watch.
Sunday, March 30, 2014
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
What have we done?
Well, the first national East Coast Series race Dave did was in Canberrra on an overcast drizzly day. The track has received 30mm of rain and was an utter bog. The junior riders had certainly churned the track up the day before, and even with the tractor out, the race was borderline cancelled.
Eeeek! Just look at that track
Experienced contenders, (read- with plenty of money too), had pressure cleaners, changes of clothes, and some even had two bikes. The idea being that, once covered in mud the rider simply got into clean, dry outfits, on a clean and dry bike. Pit crews in the meantime cleaned the bike just ridden ready for the next race.
We are not in that position and so Dave spent the day covered in mud and we did our best to remove any mud from the radiators and drive train.
Dave looking clean.. but not for long!
Basically ridding in these conditions is a bit of a lottery, especially with the inexperienced and there were plenty of falls/crashes to see. The good news is- its a soft landing. The bad news is- as the bikes go around they collect mud at such a rate they get heavier and heavier, so if you crash late in the race its very difficult to even pick the bike up.
Mud monster!
Overall, we had an enjoyable day albeit a tiring one. Dave raced in Senior Lites for 3 races and came 6th overall. A great result as there were about 30 other rider in his class.
The bike? Well, you can see the result. Mud gets into everything. We have to rebuild the rear swing arm and wheel axle bearings need to be removed and re-packed. The bikes really suffer. However, that's racing.
Grub!
We are looking forward to the next round!
Eeeek! Just look at that track
Experienced contenders, (read- with plenty of money too), had pressure cleaners, changes of clothes, and some even had two bikes. The idea being that, once covered in mud the rider simply got into clean, dry outfits, on a clean and dry bike. Pit crews in the meantime cleaned the bike just ridden ready for the next race.
We are not in that position and so Dave spent the day covered in mud and we did our best to remove any mud from the radiators and drive train.
Dave looking clean.. but not for long!
Basically ridding in these conditions is a bit of a lottery, especially with the inexperienced and there were plenty of falls/crashes to see. The good news is- its a soft landing. The bad news is- as the bikes go around they collect mud at such a rate they get heavier and heavier, so if you crash late in the race its very difficult to even pick the bike up.
Mud monster!
Overall, we had an enjoyable day albeit a tiring one. Dave raced in Senior Lites for 3 races and came 6th overall. A great result as there were about 30 other rider in his class.
The bike? Well, you can see the result. Mud gets into everything. We have to rebuild the rear swing arm and wheel axle bearings need to be removed and re-packed. The bikes really suffer. However, that's racing.
Grub!
We are looking forward to the next round!
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