back from assen!

[harriebird]

and OH. MY. LORDY. LORD. IN. HEAVEN. ABOVE.

the track is AMAZING, very fast and basically i didnt have the balls to make full use of the opportunity, but it was a brilliant circuit with plenty of lovely lovely left handers to take advantage of!

it was a brilliant weekend, but slightly overshadowed by 3 broken collarbones and a concussion :( - upsetting as two of my mates collided and Bob was face down in the gravel as we went past :(

anyway. i dont have any track photos yet but i can feel the improvements i've made to my body positioning since spending a few minutes with CSS and putting everything into practice. i came second from last in the race (but beat a 620 so not a bad day reall!) but was gutted because i'd managed to get past Gilps, a team mate, but then hit neutral 3 times coming out of a hairpin and of course he went steaming past me. i was 0.3 seconds behind him on the line :mad:

here are some piccies all the same!

the best bit was after the race, all the marshalls were waving and clapping and waving their hats and flags etc at us, giving us the thumbs up, evyerthing, i really felt very important! a really nice touch and a lasting memory of the weekend.

on the start finish line on Friday night

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v285/essexbikers/desmodue%20pics/DSCF0031.jpg

team photo - from left - Bob (bust collarbone, concussion, black eye, night in hospital, top chef though), me, Graeme, Rob/Slob (team mechanic)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v285/essexbikers/desmodue%20pics/DSCF0106.jpg

an addition to the bike for the weekend - courtesy of Rob and a bottle of my red sparkly nail varnish - a reflection of my status as back marker!


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v285/essexbikers/desmodue%20pics/DSCF0066.jpg

BSD developments were racing a 1098 in Sound of Thunder for a feature in RiDE magazine, and their bike needed babysitting overnight......BRAVE!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v285/essexbikers/desmodue%20pics/DSCF0046.jpg

Friday night track walk - definitely a 2-3 beer circuit - at 3+ miles it is a long walk especially given how hot it was!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v285/essexbikers/desmodue%20pics/DSCF0034.jpg

i think this must mean soemthing different in Dutch but we had to get a photo all the same!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v285/essexbikers/desmodue%20pics/DSCF0048.jpg

one of the other racer's wives, Kimberley, is a nail technician and had her kit with her so i took advatnage of her advantageous rates in a pathetic attepmt to improve my lap times!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v285/essexbikers/desmodue%20pics/DSCF0109.jpg

we couldnt work out what these yellow flags were so assumed they must be GATSOs!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v285/essexbikers/desmodue%20pics/DSCF0039.jpg

[gixer400]

ncie pics. looks like you had the weather for it!! cant wait for track pics.

[Perilous]

Did you see Sarah (Speedy) Jordan while you were there.

Forget the blokes, any advice you want on riding a twin ask her.;)

Second from last. Well thats one place better than last time.:)

The only way is up baaaaayybbeee. (No I'm not gonna sing it in person, think your self lucky:grin2)

Ha one more and you'll be doing better than I do on the bloody Rupture. :grin2:grin2

but then hit neutral 3 times coming out of a hairpin

Racer excuse #38. :grin2:grin2:grin2

[Perilous]

I see from the hand shot your not a proper club racer yet. There's no dirt under your finger nails.:grin2

[Perilous]

the best bit was after the race, all the marshalls were waving and clapping and waving their hats and flags etc at us

Don't they normally do that at New Era meets then?

Mind you have a jodb to beatr the enthusiasm of the Dutch where bikes are concerned anywhere.

[harriebird]

a few pics on here - i've emailed a couple of places to ask for some track pictures and i'll put them up asap.

http://www.ducatisportingclub.com/showthread.php?t=48166

[gixer400]

big crowds there!! looks like great fun!!

[Shorty]

looking good harrie! :D