+1toolonglegs wrote:Heal up quick.
Bummer ft_ because it sounds like you're going well at the moment.
Postby Chuck » Tue Mar 23, 2010 9:45 pm
+1toolonglegs wrote:Heal up quick.
Postby mikesbytes » Tue Mar 23, 2010 10:29 pm
Postby ft_critical » Wed Mar 24, 2010 5:47 pm
Postby ft_critical » Thu Mar 25, 2010 9:25 pm
Postby eon » Thu Mar 25, 2010 10:59 pm
ouch !!!!!!! ........ ok i'm taking a break and stick with the M7 footpath riding instead of racing.ft_critical wrote:My 4.5 year old daughter has the following advice:
"Go fast, use the brake."
Postby aeroslave » Tue Mar 30, 2010 3:12 pm
Postby Spiza » Tue Mar 30, 2010 3:23 pm
Postby ft_critical » Tue Mar 30, 2010 9:49 pm
Yep that was it. This was from Ernie Smith - you can see how far my bike and I have slid apart. Yep, I felt the burn of the road, so it was a long slide.aeroslavebigbelly wrote:There was a crash near the finishline FT...was that it?
I don't think that is actually pus, I think it is the exposed fat cells... but what do I know.Spiza wrote:Major ouchies Love the pics though. Great pus definition Must be getting itchy now.
What was the surgury you had below the knee? Plates and screws due to a broken leg?
Postby aeroslave » Tue Mar 30, 2010 10:23 pm
Postby Redbull » Tue Mar 30, 2010 10:25 pm
Postby ft_critical » Thu Apr 01, 2010 10:02 pm
Hi Redbull.Redbull wrote:ahh...most important question. How's the bike?
Postby toolonglegs » Thu Apr 01, 2010 10:46 pm
Postby philip » Mon Apr 05, 2010 1:44 pm
Postby Alex Simmons/RST » Mon Apr 05, 2010 1:58 pm
Postby 531db » Mon Apr 05, 2010 2:22 pm
Yep, 220 riders on a 3.67km circuit at the same time. I went around in 'D Grade' for 13 of our 16 laps before calling it a day. Average speed for 'D' which as a masters grade is supposed to be the equivilent to 'E' grade in other 'senior' clubs was 36.5 kph over 59 km, hmm, there were more than just a few riders wearing 'burglar masks' today.Alex Simmons/RST wrote:Anyone do the Waratah enduro today at the Western Sydney dragway?
Big fields. My first time racing on the drag way circuit. That's a pretty cool circuit.
I raced A grade. Got through OK but it was 'ard. Got a team mate (and client ) into a small break after about an hour and played policeman after that, when I could.
Break survived, just! Eddie Salas took the bunch gallop. Happy for my mate to get a result.
Postby NotFlyingScot » Mon Apr 05, 2010 3:38 pm
Pete, sorry I did not spot you out there this morning but there was rather a crowd to get lost in! Funny I was thinking a bit like you but I thought "don't be a bad sport NFS"531db wrote:hmm, there were more than just a few riders wearing 'burglar masks' today.
Postby Zujan » Mon Apr 05, 2010 3:57 pm
Yes, I was in A grade today. Alex, I rode past you couple of times; you had strong finish hah...Alex Simmons/RST wrote:Anyone do the Waratah enduro today at the Western Sydney dragway?
Postby Alex Simmons/RST » Mon Apr 05, 2010 4:38 pm
Zujan wrote:Yes, I was in A grade today. Alex, I rode past you couple of times; you had strong finish hah...
Postby Alex Simmons/RST » Mon Apr 05, 2010 4:48 pm
Yeah - all that happened behind me, I heard what sounded like crashes but was as much as possible up/near the front keeping my nose clean. Some interesting cornering skills on display, so I'm not all that surprised.Zujan wrote:There were 3 crashes, one big one with about 7 to 8 riders hitting deck hard, there was sparks everywhere, lots of carbon, skin and egos broken there. And there was one solo crash and 3 riders hitting deck in that nasty crash on bell/last lap.
Postby Burt 'Pigeon Racer' Jones » Mon Apr 05, 2010 5:00 pm
I think Jayson Austin played the better copper. He rarely left the top 5 once the break was made.Alex Simmons/RST wrote:Got a team mate (and client ) into a small break after about an hour and played policeman after that, when I could.
Postby 1q2w3e4r » Mon Apr 05, 2010 5:08 pm
I went out there for a run in B Grade, although I haven't raced out there in over a year. I remember why, the pace out of the turns is horrific.philip wrote:Beaumont Rd today:
It was an absolutely massive turnout, there were more riders than there have been up there for a long time apparently. A couple of mates convinced me to give A grade a go and I figured today was probably a good day to try it because A grade was big enough that I hoped to be able to just sit in and B grade was so huge I thought it was probably going to be pretty crazy.
A grade pace was FAST, probably about 30 riders. Attacks from the get go. I was quite near the back so at each corner there was a long sprint, then the pace stayed high so I'd only just recover by the next turn - wash and repeat. There was a crash a few laps in, not sure what happened. I hung on for about 20-30 minutes I think, until I found I was just redlining it the whole time and never recovering. A handful of others had already pulled out so I didn't feel too bad about it so I dropped off the main bunch. A couple of other A graders who had been dropped earlier went by so I jumped on with them and we rolled around for a few more laps.
A good experience but I'm not sure I'll give A grade a go again for a while - I think to train for that race the best thing is probably short sprinting intervals.. something I just never get around to doing.
Postby toolonglegs » Mon Apr 05, 2010 5:54 pm
Postby 1q2w3e4r » Mon Apr 05, 2010 6:23 pm
Hehe mate I'm a lightweight/featherweight a slight breeze would blow me over. Usually clock in between 60-62kgtoolonglegs wrote:Some good racing in Sydney this weekend .
Are the enduro's becoming a regular thing for Waratah's these days?...certainly getting the numbers!.
1q2w3e4r how much do you weigh?...not much .
Postby Alex Simmons/RST » Mon Apr 05, 2010 6:43 pm
Yeah, Jayson wouldn't have been overly stretched, although he's coming back from injury. There was only 4 of us, including the one in the break, so not sure about a sea of usBurt 'Pigeon Racer' Jones wrote:I think Jayson Austin played the better copper. He rarely left the top 5 once the break was made.
Once your man was away it was a sea of RST jerseys stiing on the front.
That's racin' I s'pose. I wasn't sure how my engine would be running today, so just went with it. Coming back from illness and injury myself. Didn't feel too flash after 30-min but seem to get better.Burt 'Pigeon Racer' Jones wrote:The thing that sh*ts me is that for the first 90 mins everyone wants to come to the front and push the pace, then for the last half hour, when you need people at the front to push the pace to catch the break, no one want's to work.
I didn't even realise he was there until after the race - we had a brief chat.Burt 'Pigeon Racer' Jones wrote:It was very weird (in a nice way) having Eddie in the group till the finish.
He was a marked man though. As soon as Eddie moved, so did the whole group.
Postby stevecassidy » Mon Apr 05, 2010 7:06 pm
That's a little reassuring, I got dropped after the big split that happened when everyone passed each other. The B grade break passed us calling 'go right' then the bunch called 'go left', with that and us passing E grade I came out of the other end on the back of a much smaller group not knowing whether it was the front or back half of the pack. After a lap and a half trying to catch them and not getting closer than 5m I decided it wasn't going to happen and dropped back. I was blaming the cold I had over the weekend but it was a bit faster than normal. Everyone chasing the sprint dollars I guess.531db wrote: Yep, 220 riders on a 3.67km circuit at the same time. I went around in 'D Grade' for 13 of our 16 laps before calling it a day. Average speed for 'D' which as a masters grade is supposed to be the equivilent to 'E' grade in other 'senior' clubs was 36.5 kph over 59 km, hmm, there were more than just a few riders wearing 'burglar masks' today.
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