8-19-13
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Oh my...Djinnie said:Race On!
Hope the race went well for you today Ron! Looking forward to the update!
Djinne x
Oh my, what a day..!! Hard to know how much detail you all want.. Overall it was near perfect.. the weather was great.. I got the racer in line to be checked over at 9 AM, and it passed just like it always has... put the bike in Park Ferme and it can not be touched until noon. My rider was glad that we get to race.. even though he only had one lap and we never sorted out the basics like gearing and suspension settings.. that did not deter us..!
Just after noon, I went up to the bike, took the cover off of it.. and started the last minute drill.. make sure the fuel tank was topped off, looked it over.. then fired it up to warm it up fully.. then shut it off.. At about 12:30 it was time to put the bikes in the street in the proper starting order.. being bike number 24 means we get to start early.. a bonus..!!! I wait until the first bike is off then fire it up.. Baroombah..!! Nice..!! Mark takes over from there.. and off he goes..! Mark got a great start.. no hesitation just accelleration..! All my pals commented on how good it looked and sounded...
Here I must try to explain the time keeping board here... they have this huge score board maybe 100 feet long.. or longer.. dunno for sure.. and it is all manual..! They use the Boy Scouts to work the board, this gives them their hand in the racing... cool..! So they manually move this little clock like device just above each rider's number. The clock is divided in to 4 parts, for quarter lap.. and after each lap the rider's time is hand written below the number. And the lap count is on paper tear offs... quite archaic yet cool at the same time..!
So, I am watching that little clock.. and the hand moves to the first course section... nice..! Then the half way mark... then the 3/4 mark.. Oh I forgot.. when they get close to the start line a light bulb gets turned on above the rider number to let the team know their rider is coming by... and the light went on. and here came Mark..! His first lap was just over 23 minutes, and I know this is FAST..! Oh I must also say we started in 24th spot, but by the end of the first lap we were up to 22... then as lap two progressed, Mark kept passing riders.. by the end of lap two he was 17th... then on lap three he got down to 13th spot overall..!
Down to that last lap... yes just 37 miles to go... the clock is moving... 1st section, then 2nd section... then... then.... then... nothing... what..???? I go to the electronic info board and see a retirement at about the half lap spot.. booooo.....
I get back to Mark's pit area to find that we are going to pick up the bike.. a difficult task with closed roads, have to take the long coastal route to get there...
Turns out, we had a fuel issue... sort of like running out of gas, but there still was enough in the gas tank to finish.. Mark had no idea he was in 12th place, and he also did not know he could of finished at a slower pace...
BUT, we did get a 99+ MPH lap... I think that is a record for a BSA single... I will check the record book later... And Mark was very pleased with my bike.. with almost no practice we were faster than some of the Pro teams and the big money teams too..! We did get noticed..!!
Mark asked me if we could go again next year... and of course I said yes..! I do plan to be around next year... just like all of you...
Ron
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IOMGSRon said:Oh my...
Oh my, what a day..!! Hard to know how much detail you all want.. Overall it was near perfect.. the weather was great.. I got the racer in line to be checked over at 9 AM, and it passed just like it always has... put the bike in Park Ferme and it can not be touched until noon. My rider was glad that we get to race.. even though he only had one lap and we never sorted out the basics like gearing and suspension settings.. that did not deter us..!
Just after noon, I went up to the bike, took the cover off of it.. and started the last minute drill.. make sure the fuel tank was topped off, looked it over.. then fired it up to warm it up fully.. then shut it off.. At about 12:30 it was time to put the bikes in the street in the proper starting order.. being bike number 24 means we get to start early.. a bonus..!!! I wait until the first bike is off then fire it up.. Baroombah..!! Nice..!! Mark takes over from there.. and off he goes..! Mark got a great start.. no hesitation just accelleration..! All my pals commented on how good it looked and sounded...
Here I must try to explain the time keeping board here... they have this huge score board maybe 100 feet long.. or longer.. dunno for sure.. and it is all manual..! They use the Boy Scouts to work the board, this gives them their hand in the racing... cool..! So they manually move this little clock like device just above each rider's number. The clock is divided in to 4 parts, for quarter lap.. and after each lap the rider's time is hand written below the number. And the lap count is on paper tear offs... quite archaic yet cool at the same time..!
So, I am watching that little clock.. and the hand moves to the first course section... nice..! Then the half way mark... then the 3/4 mark.. Oh I forgot.. when they get close to the start line a light bulb gets turned on above the rider number to let the team know their rider is coming by... and the light went on. and here came Mark..! His first lap was just over 23 minutes, and I know this is FAST..! Oh I must also say we started in 24th spot, but by the end of the first lap we were up to 22... then as lap two progressed, Mark kept passing riders.. by the end of lap two he was 17th... then on lap three he got down to 13th spot overall..!
Down to that last lap... yes just 37 miles to go... the clock is moving... 1st section, then 2nd section... then... then.... then... nothing... what..???? I go to the electronic info board and see a retirement at about the half lap spot.. booooo.....
I get back to Mark's pit area to find that we are going to pick up the bike.. a difficult task with closed roads, have to take the long coastal route to get there...
Turns out, we had a fuel issue... sort of like running out of gas, but there still was enough in the gas tank to finish.. Mark had no idea he was in 12th place, and he also did not know he could of finished at a slower pace...
BUT, we did get a 99+ MPH lap... I think that is a record for a BSA single... I will check the record book later... And Mark was very pleased with my bike.. with almost no practice we were faster than some of the Pro teams and the big money teams too..! We did get noticed..!!
Mark asked me if we could go again next year... and of course I said yes..! I do plan to be around next year... just like all of you...
Ron
Good stuff Ron! Glad you're having a good time.
People think of me as a bicycle rider (which I am), but I grew up on motorcycles. I'm looking at road bikes now as I consider getting back in to motorcycling.
I just spent 3 days at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway watching the MotoGP race. We also took in the Indy Mile on Saturday night. I've always wanted to see flat trackers on a dirt mile oval. Now I have!
Like you, all of the walking was tough but it was sure worth it. The big C does make you appreciate things!
David
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Heartfelt congratulations!DMike said:IOM
Good stuff Ron! Glad you're having a good time.
People think of me as a bicycle rider (which I am), but I grew up on motorcycles. I'm looking at road bikes now as I consider getting back in to motorcycling.
I just spent 3 days at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway watching the MotoGP race. We also took in the Indy Mile on Saturday night. I've always wanted to see flat trackers on a dirt mile oval. Now I have!
Like you, all of the walking was tough but it was sure worth it. The big C does make you appreciate things!
David
Whatever the record books say, you're a record-breaker in my book, Ron!!! Great day and well-earned success. So pleased that you and Mark will be a team to be reckoned with this time next year. Thanks for the narrative and I would have gladly read more. As you and David and Fox are currently demonstrating, it's absolutely on to have a great life, even with our diagnoses (and, as David says above, "The big C does make you appreciate things!").
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Thanks guys..! This is beenTexas_wedge said:Heartfelt congratulations!
Whatever the record books say, you're a record-breaker in my book, Ron!!! Great day and well-earned success. So pleased that you and Mark will be a team to be reckoned with this time next year. Thanks for the narrative and I would have gladly read more. As you and David and Fox are currently demonstrating, it's absolutely on to have a great life, even with our diagnoses (and, as David says above, "The big C does make you appreciate things!").
Thanks guys..! This is been a good year here overall.. wish all of you were here to celebrate with me..! And yes, for others reading this.. please take the time to get away from the constant Cancer crap.. fill your head with something else you love, and life gets a lot better, even if only for a short period of time. I get home to fresh scans and a new drug.. but that will be then..!
Be Well All..!!
Ron
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WOW!GSRon said:Oh my...
Oh my, what a day..!! Hard to know how much detail you all want.. Overall it was near perfect.. the weather was great.. I got the racer in line to be checked over at 9 AM, and it passed just like it always has... put the bike in Park Ferme and it can not be touched until noon. My rider was glad that we get to race.. even though he only had one lap and we never sorted out the basics like gearing and suspension settings.. that did not deter us..!
Just after noon, I went up to the bike, took the cover off of it.. and started the last minute drill.. make sure the fuel tank was topped off, looked it over.. then fired it up to warm it up fully.. then shut it off.. At about 12:30 it was time to put the bikes in the street in the proper starting order.. being bike number 24 means we get to start early.. a bonus..!!! I wait until the first bike is off then fire it up.. Baroombah..!! Nice..!! Mark takes over from there.. and off he goes..! Mark got a great start.. no hesitation just accelleration..! All my pals commented on how good it looked and sounded...
Here I must try to explain the time keeping board here... they have this huge score board maybe 100 feet long.. or longer.. dunno for sure.. and it is all manual..! They use the Boy Scouts to work the board, this gives them their hand in the racing... cool..! So they manually move this little clock like device just above each rider's number. The clock is divided in to 4 parts, for quarter lap.. and after each lap the rider's time is hand written below the number. And the lap count is on paper tear offs... quite archaic yet cool at the same time..!
So, I am watching that little clock.. and the hand moves to the first course section... nice..! Then the half way mark... then the 3/4 mark.. Oh I forgot.. when they get close to the start line a light bulb gets turned on above the rider number to let the team know their rider is coming by... and the light went on. and here came Mark..! His first lap was just over 23 minutes, and I know this is FAST..! Oh I must also say we started in 24th spot, but by the end of the first lap we were up to 22... then as lap two progressed, Mark kept passing riders.. by the end of lap two he was 17th... then on lap three he got down to 13th spot overall..!
Down to that last lap... yes just 37 miles to go... the clock is moving... 1st section, then 2nd section... then... then.... then... nothing... what..???? I go to the electronic info board and see a retirement at about the half lap spot.. booooo.....
I get back to Mark's pit area to find that we are going to pick up the bike.. a difficult task with closed roads, have to take the long coastal route to get there...
Turns out, we had a fuel issue... sort of like running out of gas, but there still was enough in the gas tank to finish.. Mark had no idea he was in 12th place, and he also did not know he could of finished at a slower pace...
BUT, we did get a 99+ MPH lap... I think that is a record for a BSA single... I will check the record book later... And Mark was very pleased with my bike.. with almost no practice we were faster than some of the Pro teams and the big money teams too..! We did get noticed..!!
Mark asked me if we could go again next year... and of course I said yes..! I do plan to be around next year... just like all of you...
Ron
Way to go Ron! It sounds like a spectqcular trip with a terrific finish!
Meanwhile, I'm still trying to find a live feed from Manx Radio!
Conratulations!
Michael
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AS EXPECTED!!!GSRon said:Oh my...
Oh my, what a day..!! Hard to know how much detail you all want.. Overall it was near perfect.. the weather was great.. I got the racer in line to be checked over at 9 AM, and it passed just like it always has... put the bike in Park Ferme and it can not be touched until noon. My rider was glad that we get to race.. even though he only had one lap and we never sorted out the basics like gearing and suspension settings.. that did not deter us..!
Just after noon, I went up to the bike, took the cover off of it.. and started the last minute drill.. make sure the fuel tank was topped off, looked it over.. then fired it up to warm it up fully.. then shut it off.. At about 12:30 it was time to put the bikes in the street in the proper starting order.. being bike number 24 means we get to start early.. a bonus..!!! I wait until the first bike is off then fire it up.. Baroombah..!! Nice..!! Mark takes over from there.. and off he goes..! Mark got a great start.. no hesitation just accelleration..! All my pals commented on how good it looked and sounded...
Here I must try to explain the time keeping board here... they have this huge score board maybe 100 feet long.. or longer.. dunno for sure.. and it is all manual..! They use the Boy Scouts to work the board, this gives them their hand in the racing... cool..! So they manually move this little clock like device just above each rider's number. The clock is divided in to 4 parts, for quarter lap.. and after each lap the rider's time is hand written below the number. And the lap count is on paper tear offs... quite archaic yet cool at the same time..!
So, I am watching that little clock.. and the hand moves to the first course section... nice..! Then the half way mark... then the 3/4 mark.. Oh I forgot.. when they get close to the start line a light bulb gets turned on above the rider number to let the team know their rider is coming by... and the light went on. and here came Mark..! His first lap was just over 23 minutes, and I know this is FAST..! Oh I must also say we started in 24th spot, but by the end of the first lap we were up to 22... then as lap two progressed, Mark kept passing riders.. by the end of lap two he was 17th... then on lap three he got down to 13th spot overall..!
Down to that last lap... yes just 37 miles to go... the clock is moving... 1st section, then 2nd section... then... then.... then... nothing... what..???? I go to the electronic info board and see a retirement at about the half lap spot.. booooo.....
I get back to Mark's pit area to find that we are going to pick up the bike.. a difficult task with closed roads, have to take the long coastal route to get there...
Turns out, we had a fuel issue... sort of like running out of gas, but there still was enough in the gas tank to finish.. Mark had no idea he was in 12th place, and he also did not know he could of finished at a slower pace...
BUT, we did get a 99+ MPH lap... I think that is a record for a BSA single... I will check the record book later... And Mark was very pleased with my bike.. with almost no practice we were faster than some of the Pro teams and the big money teams too..! We did get noticed..!!
Mark asked me if we could go again next year... and of course I said yes..! I do plan to be around next year... just like all of you...
Ron
What a great story/run. That can-do survivor attitude shines through, way to go RON!!! BTW, I think you should keep the hair permanently.
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Eims's legsgarym said:Short???
They can't be too short...they make it all the way to the ground
Gary! I thought you were a man for evidence - from the new pic we can't actually see that they make it all the way to the ground!
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True...Texas_wedge said:Eims's legs
Gary! I thought you were a man for evidence - from the new pic we can't actually see that they make it all the way to the ground!
I "stand" corrected
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sure whats they point if youGSRon said:Thanks
Thanks Eims.. and all the other women here... you make life a LOT better when we get to banter with you..! Glad you are here.. sad you need to be here..!
Thanks..!
Ron
sure whats they point if you cant have a bit of banter ron...now tell us how is that MASSIVE dent in your tank
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