Topic: Victorian Historic Road Racing Titles (A Race report of sorts)

[Bill/BentON Racing]

So cool!! Keep it up, big inspiration to me! Bill

[Retro Rocket]

Yes, definitely inspirational...   Great pics too....

[SBR-CB400F]

Hi Brian,
How did you go on the 11th - 12th May?
We had the second nostalgia drag meet at Willowbank the same weekend.
Got two qualifying runs in than the rain came in.

Great to hear your back on the track

Cheers Adam

[bear]

Hi Brian,
How did you go on the 11th - 12th May?
We had the second nostalgia drag meet at Willowbank the same weekend.
Got two qualifying runs in than the rain came in.

Great to hear your back on the track

Cheers Adam

G'day Adam,
Good to hear from you, I hope your dad's going well.
Sorry to hear Willowbank was rained out.
Any progress with the 750 at this stage?
PM me if you think I may be able to help.
As for Mount Gambier, we didn't make it I'm afraid.
It was a masters meeting. You had to be over 45 to qualify.
No worries at all for me, but Newmo my passenger missed the cut by six weeks so they bumped our entry.
We did race at the Winton historic meeting a fortnight later though.
With mixed results.
I broke my foot in the second race on Saturday but we managed to win both of our races on Sunday and take out enough points overall to lift the trophy. First win since my accident. But more importantly our times are getting closer to what they need to be if we want to be competitive at the major title meetings.
So it's more work at the gym and maybe a couple of practice days to try out some mod's to the bike along with what I hope will be our best motor yet and we will see what happens come October, then the Nationals at Perth in November.



Ev's camera is still in the van, I will post some more pics when I retrieve it later today.

Cheers,
Brian

[Tintop]

Congrats Brian, well done.

Trophy looks great....foot not so much.

[bear]

Congrats Brian, well done.

Trophy looks great....foot not so much.

When's your next start mate?

Cheers,
Brian

[Tintop]

Early July, I've got about 5 weeks to get things ready.  The race after that is at Mosport, which is where this engine should shine.  

[johno]

Good action news mate, 
 if you finish you tell yourself its all about being there , when you win you have to be telling yourself " everyone loves a winner baby" at least thats what you should be telling the missus Bear

Bear I've been thinking about your chair    I'm thinking a roll cage and seat belts along with a couple of air bags mate 

Well done mate.........your da man 

[RAFster122s]

Bear, congrats on the finish and the fact you are in there racing. Keep up the work on rebuilding the strength you need for the racing and take care of that ankle. That ankle is going to be a problem for a while. Hope you don't lose any more strength in that leg than the minimum. Hope you aren't on crutches too long, they are a pain, not to mention the muscle loss in that limb they cause.
I developed plantar fasciatis in my load bearing foot when I ws on crutches, real pita.

David.

[Sam Green Racing]

Well done Yogi, yaba daba dooooooo 

Sam.

[bear]

Bear I've been thinking about your chair    I'm thinking a roll cage and seat belts along with a couple of air bags mate 

The way I've been riding lately it's pretty hard to argue with you on that one Johno.

Cheers,
Brian

Still need to give you a ring.

[bear]

I developed plantar fasciatis in my load bearing foot when I ws on crutches, real pita.

David.

Jeez Dave, I'm not shore what that is but it doesn't sound real flash.

Cheers,
Brian

[bear]

Well done Yogi, yaba daba dooooooo 

Sam.

Cheeky Bastard.

[RAFster122s]

Bear,
Plantar fasciitis is a condition caused by tears to the tendon sheath of the arch connective tissue that spans from the heel to the toes. It is very painful, the tears are really micro tears. It is difficult to heal and makes your first few steps in the morning to be very painful. The tendons don't have traditional inflammation because they don't have blood flow like muscle. Took me over a year to get over it.
So, hope you don't end up with complications from the break and hope it heals well/quick.

I developed plantar fasciatis in my load bearing foot when I ws on crutches, real pita.

David.

Jeez Dave, I'm not shore what that is but it doesn't sound real flash.

Cheers,
Brian

[SBR-CB400F]

G'day Adam,
Good to hear from you, I hope your dad's going well.
Sorry to hear Willowbank was rained out.
Any progress with the 750 at this stage?
PM me if you think I may be able to help.
As for Mount Gambier, we didn't make it I'm afraid.
It was a masters meeting. You had to be over 45 to qualify.
No worries at all for me, but Newmo my passenger missed the cut by six weeks so they bumped our entry.
We did race at the Winton historic meeting a fortnight later though.
With mixed results.
I broke my foot in the second race on Saturday but we managed to win both of our races on Sunday and take out enough points overall to lift the trophy. First win since my accident. But more importantly our times are getting closer to what they need to be if we want to be competitive at the major title meetings.
So it's more work at the gym and maybe a couple of practice days to try out some mod's to the bike along with what I hope will be our best motor yet and we will see what happens come October, then the Nationals at Perth in November.

Cheers,
Brian
[/quote]

Hi Brian,
Yes, Dad is well, his 750 is going well also. 13.6 @ 94mph at the rained out event. Not much progress with my 750, bought some more parts that's about it  (having too much fun on the 400f) yeah think I'll need all the help and advice I can get 
Congrats on the win, Honda's on the podium that's what we want  good stuff made up for the broken foot, hope it heals fast. Hope all goes well and good luck for your upcoming meets.

Our next meet is back at Willowbank on the 10th-11th August then weekend after head up to Benaraby for the All Bike meet.
Cheers Adam
ps. No more broken bones, think you've had enough for a while 

[bear]

G'day Adam,
Good to hear from you, I hope your dad's going well.
Sorry to hear Willowbank was rained out.
Any progress with the 750 at this stage?
PM me if you think I may be able to help.
As for Mount Gambier, we didn't make it I'm afraid.
It was a masters meeting. You had to be over 45 to qualify.
No worries at all for me, but Newmo my passenger missed the cut by six weeks so they bumped our entry.
We did race at the Winton historic meeting a fortnight later though.
With mixed results.
I broke my foot in the second race on Saturday but we managed to win both of our races on Sunday and take out enough points overall to lift the trophy. First win since my accident. But more importantly our times are getting closer to what they need to be if we want to be competitive at the major title meetings.
So it's more work at the gym and maybe a couple of practice days to try out some mod's to the bike along with what I hope will be our best motor yet and we will see what happens come October, then the Nationals at Perth in November.

Cheers,
Brian

ps. No more broken bones, think you've had enough for a while 
[/quote]

Your right Adam.
I'm just to old for that #$%*.

Cheers,
Brian

GO THE MIGHTY BLUES

[bear]

Found a Youtube clip of the accident at Winton and a race report in a newspaper.
Thought you blokes may be interested.

Cheers,
Brian


http://youtu.be/cSLfdsIXSEs

http://www.irrigator.com.au/story/1570843/leeton-trio-snares-podium-finish/?cs=1650

[Tintop]

That answers the question of how the foot got banged up.  Seems out braking one's self is not limited to over here.

[bear]

That answers the question of how the foot got banged up.  Seems out braking one's self is not limited to over here.

Very true Brian. The only difference being that after 31 years doing this stuff I should know better.

Cheers,
Brian

[Tintop]

That answers the question of how the foot got banged up.  Seems out braking one's self is not limited to over here.

Very true Brian. The only difference being that after 31 years doing this stuff I should know better.

Cheers,
Brian

Not sure that makes me feel any better Brian.  Does that mean it's going to take another 29 years to figure this out.  Not sure I have that much time.

[FuZZie]

Damit Bear no more breaking shat, pull it together buddy! 

[bear]

Damit Bear no more breaking shat, pull it together buddy! 

I'm try'in Doug. I'm try'in.

Cheers,
Brian

[bear]

Well done Yogi, yaba daba dooooooo 

Sam.

Come one Sammy you can't go around misquoting Yogi.
That's Fred's monica.

Cheers,
Brian