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RubyRS4 Grand Master

RubyRS4

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Got out on the weekend to blow away the cobwebs since my crash and broken shoulder.

I'm off the pace a bit by 2.5seconds (normally 1m17s), but it felt good to be carving up the slower guys :P

Up front and "in the groove"

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Passing a slower rider (and pulling a gap on the guy behind)

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Next turn

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Did I lose them? :D

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Now for the slower guys again

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It was funny because my GF was freaking out ... worried I'd crash and injure myself again! :P

She even imposed a rule: Crash and break any bones, and its no sex for a year! ;)

I'll blame her for my 2.5 second loss :rofl:

:P

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DR 180 Apprentice

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Hello guys,

New to this forum, from a motorcycling background had a nasty crash at Oran Park.

Hurt my confidence alot :-(.

So i thought ill see how much fun a r32 GTR would be but nothing comes close to bikes the rush is just so unreal.

Love the R32 GTR great car, alot safer too.

Race bike NC30 VFR400 btw, great on track have a ball all the time.

RubyRS4 Grand Master

RubyRS4

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pretty awesome stuff right there! bet it felt good to be blasting away in a controlled environment again! i take it the shoulder is 100% now? if so good to hear.

:P

It feels 100%. But I'm still out of racing for the rest of the year. Track days only for me :P

Feels fit and good, but wouldn't want to crash in any case

;)

RubyRS4 Grand Master

RubyRS4

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So i thought ill see how much fun a r32 GTR would be but nothing comes close to bikes the rush is just so unreal.

Race bike NC30 VFR400 btw, great on track have a ball all the time.

I've raced an RS250 around the track (including Phillip Island) and track day with a VFR400 and they're lots of fun. Not as fast, but far much more fun! :D

Yeah, the rush of lapping the track on a bike is uncomparable to anything else ... maybe even sex ;)

how much did ur heart drop when she told ya that rule lol

I knew she was joking ... to a point. :P She was swell about it. Even encouraged me to get it out of my system. She was there where I crashed at the start of the year and broke my shoulder, and was there all the way through the rehab/physio, so she's been totally swell about it.

:P

BTW, the other guys in the pics above are on 1000ccs. Goes to show that a 600 is better suited to the Mallala circuit. Carries better entry and exit speed.

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Nightcrawler Grand Master

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I take it you were at Mallala on Monday? If so, did you check out Munro's street GTR on the track - he was pulling 1:17s - keeping up with Keir in his Lambo Gallardo :ermm: - unfortunately I was crook so didn't make it out there to watch. :geek::huh::cool:

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I take it you were at Mallala on Monday? If so, did you check out Munro's street GTR on the track - he was pulling 1:17s - keeping up with Keir in his Lambo Gallardo :wacko: - unfortunately I was crook so didn't make it out there to watch. :):D:)

Nah Andrew, they never have Cars and Bikes out there on the same day, Bike prac was on Saturday before all the dwiptas.......

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Damo_R34

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^^^ since when is that Darren? Last 2 times I took the S15 out for a public day they had 3 different sessions for 3 different vehicle classes. Don't they do that anymore?

Yeah they do, last time i went there was go karts, then the mini clubmans/formula 4's and then normal cars

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^^^ since when is that Darren? Last 2 times I took the S15 out for a public day they had 3 different sessions for 3 different vehicle classes. Don't they do that anymore?

The S15....... Christ that going back........lol

Yeah they do, last time i went there was go karts, then the mini clubmans/formula 4's and then normal cars

They never have Cars/open wheelers AND Bikes on one day, because if a car comes off at the kink it will smash the airbags to bits.......

So on a Prac day it goes like this:

Go Karts

Open Wheelers / Clubmans

Tin Tops (CAMS holders)

Tin Tops (Day licence holders)

Unless you have a private prac day which is what i think was on that monday......... hence why the bikes were out on the Saturday during the day and drifters were out at night!!

RubyRS4 Grand Master

RubyRS4

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thats awsome man! let us know when ya out again and we will come have a squizz!!

good stuff!

I'll be out there Sunday watching the racing. Its gunna hurt watching knowing I'm missing out :) No racing for me until next season.

I might be out on the track next on Saturday 19th July from 10.00am, depending upon the weather of course.

:)

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