second VRRA round of 2013
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- alexanderdraper
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second VRRA round of 2013
hey hey hey,
so about a month ago we had our second round at shannonville motorsports park. my rz was looking pretty with its new clothes and i was feeling good about my chances on the small nelson configuration.
Given my fairly crappy starting positions on the saturday being gridded pretty much right at the back i was going to have my work cut out to get a decent finish to get good grid spots for the final on sunday.
i signed up for three classes this time P4 f3, f2, and f1.
saturday finishes were as followes
f3- 6th of 22riders
f2- 10th of 29riders
f1- 10th of 26riders
sooo i managed to make up a lot of spots and get decent start spots on the 2nd and 3rd rows.
sunday came round and in the morning practice a fellow 2-stroker by the name of Bill McKean riding his rd350lc had a massive off in corner 1 and was taken to hospital. i dont know too many details but he ended up succumbing to his injuries later that week. A sad turnout indeed.
anyhow.
after a very long delay with no one knowing the condition of bill it was announced that racing was to start at 1:00.
I switched my tire warmers on and geared up; I was on track 20 min later. after the warmup i lined up in my spot in the middle of the second row. the flag dropped and into the fist corner i was in 6th or 7th i passed a guy in the 2nd corner and just coming out of corner 4 I half-assed high-sided and slammed back down on my left shoulder. I have a video ill post as soon as i get it edited and posted to the youtube.
the off broke my left collarbone and 2 bones in my right hand. (thus why it took so long for me to post anything up about the weekend)
now here are some pics!
this is from the saturday
so about a month ago we had our second round at shannonville motorsports park. my rz was looking pretty with its new clothes and i was feeling good about my chances on the small nelson configuration.
Given my fairly crappy starting positions on the saturday being gridded pretty much right at the back i was going to have my work cut out to get a decent finish to get good grid spots for the final on sunday.
i signed up for three classes this time P4 f3, f2, and f1.
saturday finishes were as followes
f3- 6th of 22riders
f2- 10th of 29riders
f1- 10th of 26riders
sooo i managed to make up a lot of spots and get decent start spots on the 2nd and 3rd rows.
sunday came round and in the morning practice a fellow 2-stroker by the name of Bill McKean riding his rd350lc had a massive off in corner 1 and was taken to hospital. i dont know too many details but he ended up succumbing to his injuries later that week. A sad turnout indeed.
anyhow.
after a very long delay with no one knowing the condition of bill it was announced that racing was to start at 1:00.
I switched my tire warmers on and geared up; I was on track 20 min later. after the warmup i lined up in my spot in the middle of the second row. the flag dropped and into the fist corner i was in 6th or 7th i passed a guy in the 2nd corner and just coming out of corner 4 I half-assed high-sided and slammed back down on my left shoulder. I have a video ill post as soon as i get it edited and posted to the youtube.
the off broke my left collarbone and 2 bones in my right hand. (thus why it took so long for me to post anything up about the weekend)
now here are some pics!
this is from the saturday
Porting&pipes by GPL racing, hotrods 4mm crank,
mikuni36mmTM, zeel ignition, V-Force4, gusseted 86frame, Fz600 swingarm, 89gsxr750 wheels&brakes, Elka shock, fzr600 forks with r6 internals fitted by accelerated tech
mikuni36mmTM, zeel ignition, V-Force4, gusseted 86frame, Fz600 swingarm, 89gsxr750 wheels&brakes, Elka shock, fzr600 forks with r6 internals fitted by accelerated tech
Re: second VRRA round of 2013
that sucks, hope you heal fast. Collar bones were definitely not designed for motorcycle riders or racers. Too sad about the other rider too, lost a good friend 20 years ago racing
75 RD350
83 RZ350
87 RZ350
03 KX250
78 DT175
83 RZ350
87 RZ350
03 KX250
78 DT175
Re: second VRRA round of 2013
I love your racing posts but not this one
RIP rider
and you heal up well
RIP rider
and you heal up well
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Re: second VRRA round of 2013
Sorry to hear about your bad luck at Shannonville, and saddened to hear about Bill McKean.
Don't know if you're planning to be at Mosport (either racing if you're healed-up or spectating if you're not), but I'll have a few extras in the cooler just in case. Got my fingers crossed for your speedy recovery.
Cheers,
-chris
Don't know if you're planning to be at Mosport (either racing if you're healed-up or spectating if you're not), but I'll have a few extras in the cooler just in case. Got my fingers crossed for your speedy recovery.
Cheers,
-chris
They tell me not to sweat the small stuff,
and not to worry because it's all small stuff.
The issue is that I don't sweat the big stuff, but the small stuff drives me nuts.
and not to worry because it's all small stuff.
The issue is that I don't sweat the big stuff, but the small stuff drives me nuts.
Re: second VRRA round of 2013
Always enjoy your posts, I must get to Mosport to see one of these some time. Good luck with the injuries, the shoulder especially looks painful. It's a shame medical science hasn't developed a replacement collar bone, it seems to be the upper body's 'fuse'. How did the bike fare in the off?
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Re: second VRRA round of 2013
I've got two of them funny lumps lol.
Shame the weekend didn't go to plant...........................that's racing for ya.
That's really sad to hear about your fellow racer.
Shame the weekend didn't go to plant...........................that's racing for ya.
That's really sad to hear about your fellow racer.
- alexanderdraper
- Posts: 654
- Joined: Tue Jan 09, 2007 9:03 pm
- Location: Whitby Ontario canada
Re: second VRRA round of 2013
Porting&pipes by GPL racing, hotrods 4mm crank,
mikuni36mmTM, zeel ignition, V-Force4, gusseted 86frame, Fz600 swingarm, 89gsxr750 wheels&brakes, Elka shock, fzr600 forks with r6 internals fitted by accelerated tech
mikuni36mmTM, zeel ignition, V-Force4, gusseted 86frame, Fz600 swingarm, 89gsxr750 wheels&brakes, Elka shock, fzr600 forks with r6 internals fitted by accelerated tech
Re: second VRRA round of 2013
Man that looks brutal! I've got aches and pains just from watching it.. Glad that was the extent of your injuries. You were really ripping till you went down, hope you have a speedy recovery. My condolences for the rider that passed away....
1984 RZ350 - 421cc Athena Kit , V-Force III, 34mm Keihin's, K&N's, Billet Intake, Wicked Pipes
Re: second VRRA round of 2013
Ouch! Sorry about your off and the loss of a fellow racer. Heal up soon.
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