Another excellent event, thanks to all who organised it & those who set it all up.
I did over 30 laps (stopped counting after 20 ) with only one badger type thing.
On a plus side though I tried a 'Noel' & managed several laps without putting a foot down. I also did a lap sat down all the way round, again without putting a foot down.
I've tried this before but never managed it so i'm well chuffed . You have to go slowly, it's amazing how much the bike moves. Sorry to those who ended up behind me while i was doing this.
I tried out my new camera (& have uploaded 122 photos to webshots plus 8 pics & 5 short video clips taken with my phone).
I'm pleased to say there is quite a difference in quality. I played around with the settings a bit but most came out really well .
Thanks to all those who laid the course out, manned the tills and generally organised things so the rest of us grateful bunch can ride round until we fall off.......not long in some of our cases
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I think I accidentally deleted my post from yesterday so I will repeat it today - a sincere thanks to Farmer Hingston and son. Also to Martin for setting it up and all the other organisers and helpers
I only took one pic of my brother Trev and his TTR. It was good to get him out on his bike and hopefully he will come laning again now - once we have fixed his fork seals
Well ive looked high and low for pics of me me me me meeeee aha found two and its ok i look ok in one tottering around on yzzzzzz and and the second pic i look gooood lol and the hill of tears no problem just lots and lots of clutch slip reving engines flailing legs cussing loads of body langaudge one or two ktms and hondas for extra gripe a little skill tons of luck and a bit of momentom saw me clean it every time almost ahem well people kept lying down for a rest half way up lol . must add the yellow goggle lense made the forest a really bright place felt like i was on crack my eyes were so big lol anyway thankyou for exellent pics peeps. lost
I cant take the P*** you should have seen Clayton & myself ( Ok not clayton just me), on the first lap around to find the new route.
We couldn't find the correct route so i pulled up to the marker tape with out realising we had to go sharp left and up, so without a bit of forewarning/momentum the Orange beastie may have had a little lie down upon said hill.
Clayton being the most proffesional dtrf marshal was full of sympathy regardless of the fact he appered to be laughing.
I cant take the P*** you should have seen Clayton & myself ( Ok not clayton just me), on the first lap around to find the new route.
We couldn't find the correct route so i pulled up to the marker tape with out realising we had to go sharp left and up, so without a bit of forewarning/momentum the Orange beastie may have had a little lie down upon said hill.
Clayton being the most proffesional dtrf marshal was full of sympathy regardless of the fact he appered to be laughing.
Sorry Steve but you know the TRF rules, in the event of a rider falling off certain protocol must be observed;
1. Get as many incriminating photo's as possible. 2. Laugh your socks off and generally take the Micky. 3. Try to keep a straight face whilst you ask them if they are OK.
So as I didn't have a camera, and you were up like a shot, a quick giggle was my only option
On a serious note, I would just like to add a big thank you to the Landowner, and all those envolved with organising another brilliant DTRF event.
I learnt along time ago that if capn badger comes a callin, you get the bike up and on it pretty quick, cos theres always one of yer trf MATES! rushing to get a camera out