30+ Masters

[spillers#1]

^^^^^ Yeah Batey,Bancroft,Mapp mixin' it up for one race on the Old Skool,Flats n 1" headsets...lets see em then!! 

How f**kin cool would that be  get a gate full of the best racers at the mo on old skool bikes for a one off race 

[Zippy]

Can you imagine them riding round a track in anger on your Burner. 

[THIRSTYKIRSTY]

ELLO SI ,,,HOWS YA DOIN AFTER OUR RACIN SESH ON SUNDAY

ME WAS ACHIN ALOT ON MONDAY,,MAINLY CAUSE I HAD NOT RODE A BIKE FOR A WEEK

I DO AGREE WITH YA THOUGH MATE IM GOIN TO STOP RACIN SO MUCH OLD SCHOOL JUST SO THE OTHERS CAN BETTER THERMSELVES AND I CAN ALSO BY RACIN A MORE DIFFICULT CLASS LIKE ME CRUISER OR THINKIN ABOUT RACIN ME HYPER ON SUNDAY IN THE 30+CLASS JUST TO SEE HOW I GET ON

WE WERE VERY CLOSE ON SUNDAY AS YOU CAN SEE IN THEM PICKIES BUT IF WE PUT A BIT OF EFFORT IN AND GOT FIT WITH A NEW SCHOOL BIKE ,,WHO KNOWS HOW WE COULD GET ON IN MASTERS ,,IM CERTAINLY THINKIN OF IT

OUR REGION DOES NOT RUN A 30+IN THE SUMMER REGIONALS THOUGH AND WOULD HAVE TO RACE IN THE PAYBACK CLASS ,,WHICH IS FULL OF CLASS RIDERS LIKE FLEM ,,CAL,,IVESY,,SPEEDY REIDY AND THE LIKES ,,BUT WHO KNOWS THEY MIGHT DRAG ME UP A BIT

THANKS TO YOU ALL ON SUNDAY FOR A GREAT BAY ,,BRILL MEETIN YA ALL

TILL NEXT TIME SI

RUSS  NO2,,,BOO HOO

[dialledbikes]

The way i see it mike everyone can race new and old skool  i raced my old skool at braintree and it was brilliant  what i want to see is people who came back to the sport riding the bikes they rode 20 odd years mixing it with new school and showing that you can still be fast and competitive being middle aged  all 8 finalists in old skool on sunday looked very fast and rode with a lot of skill  wouldn't it be great to get some of the young hot shots to do a one off race on old skool bikes  i would love to watch guys like dan whyte,micheal pinnock etc having a laugh and racing our old skool bikes. 

That's a brilliant idea Lee.  I'd love to watch those guys ride old school bikes.  Not sure whether they would though.  Dan and Big Mike had a go on my old Ripper a while back and they said it felt well sketchy.

[dialledbikes]

I think the upper level of old school riders have now perhaps become too fast for the rest of the guys and it may even be a little intimidating to get up on the gate with some of us. I don't want that to sound big headed or arrogant because I don't mean it that way but there's a lot of guy's that would love to race that may be put off by only being beginners.

Very fair comment, Si, and not arrogant at all.  I was gonna put in my previous post that because guys like you, Aaron, Jason Harvey, Ratty, Gary Porter, Hooga and Sam are so quick, some of the other guys or potential old schoolers might be put off racing, but I didn't want to sound condescending to the guys who aren't as fast as you.

Hopefully we'll see some new blood coming into OS.

[Flying_fox]

........ i would love to watch guys like dan whyte,micheal pinnock etc having a laugh and racing our old skool bikes. 

I'd love to Pinnock on an OS bike too, just to see how far he got round before he snapped it in half. I was with him at Peterborough a few years ago when he tore the front end clean off a new school ripper, imagine what he'd do to an OS one....

[Flying_fox]

I think the upper level of old school riders have now perhaps become too fast for the rest of the guys and it may even be a little intimidating to get up on the gate with some of us. I don't want that to sound big headed or arrogant because I don't mean it that way but there's a lot of guy's that would love to race that may be put off by only being beginners.

That's more or less what I thought, after I won the first couple of Alans OS nationals in Warrington and the Winnie Wright memorial race at Slough I wanted to push myself. Why I started racing OS in the first place was just wanted to see if I could ride a 20", I could, so I started back in what was then 25+.

I can't ride an OS bike for shite now, I used to be fast on them until I got used to NS bikes. I have to say for riding I'm 100% NS now.

Go for it Zippy.

[spillers#1]

........ i would love to watch guys like dan whyte,micheal pinnock etc having a laugh and racing our old skool bikes. 

I'd love to Pinnock on an OS bike too, just to see how far he got round before he snapped it in half. I was with him at Peterborough a few years ago when he tore the front end clean off a new school ripper, imagine what he'd do to an OS one....

I was thinking earlier about mike pinnock,there were a few of us on sunday who thought mike was the b*ll*x he took no prisoners, for a big fella he is so fast and powerfull  i think he's the new delbert husband of 2008   

[dialledbikes]

Pinnock is a great rider.  So fast and smooth for a big lad.  And a really nice lad off the track as well (gentle giant).

He's really unlucky with injuries though.  I've known him about 3 years now and every year he mullers himself and ends up missing at least 2 or 3 months of the season.

Wait until some of you guys see Lee Baker ride (he's been injured for most of the last 18 months).  Before he got injured, he was as fast and smooth as Dan Whyte.

[beard1973]

I was inspired by Pinnocks riding on Sunday... absolutely awesome!!!

I think it was the Qtr Final he was battling to the line with another rider and they both nailed it for the finish and ended in a heap at the bottom of the hill....

I just had to stand there and applaud the lad....  top rider...

But would I let him ride one of me Burners...? would I buggery... 

[thecrooch]

ill be starting as a newbie in the Masters this year - will have a go in OS when my JMC arrives from over the pond.

Crooch

[wussy67]

i"ll ba having ago at a few nationals in masters this year as well as 40+, much more fun on a 20" bike