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Events => Old School Series Racing => Topic started by: thecrooch on August 27, 2008, 11:19 AM
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Anyone fancy Braintree Summer Series this saturday??
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i do!!! don't think the wife will let me though :crazy2: may try some persuasion, but still wanna work on permission for daggers on the 7th, who knows, initial feeling will be no to both, cos she only originally agreed for me to ever race Hersden, so i've been pretty lucky so far.
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Hmmmmmm i shall have to see if the Mrs has any plans :daumenhoch:
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can someone give me the post code, or club webb address, so i can get my facts for petrol cost etc before I see if its a possibility...Cheers, Neil
Pickle, be nice to meet you, if either of us get there.
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i wont lie to you neil - itll be a trek for you.... bit like the Essex Contingent coming to Hersden.... Sam will no best as he lives near the track!
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Cheers Crooch, from look of map quite close to Stansted, bout an hour and a half, more fuel costs???
we'll see what she says, have to be a good lad for a few days and do some cleaning around house :LolLolLolLol:
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yep thats about right.... quickest way is up the M11 then onto the A120 - its a pretty direct route then about 10 mins from the Braintree turn off.
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Not sure, initial response was.....tank of petrol.....can't justify that.....then she asked my lad if he wanted to come with me if i go?....in the ballance??? women simple yes or no....still think its gonna be a no, fingers crossed.
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So far so good,has said yes, although i did have to scrub bathroom and kitchen yesterday, then after a couple of hours at the bay last night i then stayed up till 4AM polishing the Parkay flooring....took me 6 hours.....today tis front and back gardens..tomorrow both cars inside and out!!!!!
But still waiting for that lovely moment when a woman uses her perogative and changes her mind and says NO (sorry wrong subject forgot talking about BMX)
So all being well and good Cinderella will come to the Braintree ball.
Hopefully see you Saturday...hopefully have a little energy left. (great having a week off to relax!!!) 8)
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So far so good,has said yes, although i did have to scrub bathroom and kitchen yesterday, then after a couple of hours at the bay last night i then stayed up till 4AM polishing the Parkay flooring....took me 6 hours.....today tis front and back gardens..tomorrow both cars inside and out!!!!!
But still waiting for that lovely moment when a woman uses her perogative and changes her mind and says NO (sorry wrong subject forgot talking about BMX)
So all being well and good Cinderella will come to the Braintree ball.
Hopefully see you Saturday...hopefully have a little energy left. (great having a week off to relax!!!) 8)
and all i get is 'when is my bike going to be ready so i can have a go.....' :LolLolLolLol:
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no, i keep trying that one, was hard enough to get the kids involved, especially after i took 'em to the bay last autumn.
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Braintree no go for me this week-end, spent too much money this week, and she wants a family day out on Saturday, cos i've gotta work Sunday (even though still on holiday!!!!) but trade off was allowing me to Daggers on the 7th. Lets hope i can keep that date free at work :knuppel2:
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Krieky Neil, I just tell the wife I'm going and say see ya. :LolLolLolLol:
She's even said she'll come and race now as well.
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So far so good,has said yes, although i did have to scrub bathroom and kitchen yesterday, then after a couple of hours at the bay last night i then stayed up till 4AM polishing the Parkay flooring....took me 6 hours.....today tis front and back gardens..tomorrow both cars inside and out!!!!!
But still waiting for that lovely moment when a woman uses her perogative and changes her mind and says NO (sorry wrong subject forgot talking about BMX)
So all being well and good Cinderella will come to the Braintree ball.
Hopefully see you Saturday...hopefully have a little energy left. (great having a week off to relax!!!) 8)
Fook me, you done all that and she still said no, I think it is time to "smack ya bitch up" :LolLolLolLol:
I might be there Saturday, I am djing friday night and working saturday morning which is a really bad combination. If I dont get too mashed friday night I will come after work, as Braintree is only down the road for me
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Guys, I hear what yer sayin!!!
Yes i'm under the thumb, but, this is the third wife, and if thats how it has to be, so be it.
Didn't say no, said do what yer want, in that no tone of voice!!!
Had a week off, spent so much time catching up with all the things i used to do before BMX haven't had time for family, so she wants a family day out saturday...fair enough.
One big factor....about four months ago i made some "men" promises to my wife
1. i will only race Hersden
2. i will not be competitive, only for fun
3. i will not let BMX take over my life
so you can see her point HMMMMMMM. But love her to bits, and given the deadly ultimatum....and the Hyper would be up for sale :smitten:
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Can someone post up details of the event on Saturday please as it's listed as a "Fun Day" on their website and no-one's posted on their Forum. Anyone in the know?? Times, etc. Where's Jools when you need him. Humps
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local paper says it starts at 2pm with racing , bunny hop compettion and a dads race :daumenhoch:
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im aiming for getting there about 12.30......
You thinking of popping along humps?
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Guys, I hear what yer sayin!!!
Yes i'm under the thumb, but, this is the third wife, and if thats how it has to be, so be it.
Didn't say no, said do what yer want, in that no tone of voice!!!
Had a week off, spent so much time catching up with all the things i used to do before BMX haven't had time for family, so she wants a family day out saturday...fair enough.
One big factor....about four months ago i made some "men" promises to my wife
1. i will only race Hersden
2. i will not be competitive, only for fun
3. i will not let BMX take over my life
so you can see her point HMMMMMMM. But love her to bits, and given the deadly ultimatum....and the Hyper would be up for sale :smitten:
HAPPY WIFE - HAPPY LIFE!
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You thinking of popping along humps?
Nothing else planned as yet so may well do. Waiting for more details though from the Club. You'd think they'd promote it a bit if they want peeps to turn up!! Humps
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You thinking of popping along humps?
Nothing else planned as yet so may well do. Waiting for more details though from the Club. You'd think they'd promote it a bit if they want peeps to turn up!! Humps
As far as i can tell its a fun day as its the end of their summer series - usual races alongside some jump comps, mums and dads races... usual promotional 'get the kids in' type of thing....
I've never raced Braintree and havent raced since MK so thought as nothing else was planned for this weekend ........ get a few of the old school down to show our support.... just backs up Sam's campaign to get EA back on the map for OS racing. They normally only have one or two riders for OS and i know some of the guys who are doing the work over at woodham are popping over.
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Action it certainly was today but unfortunately we had two rather nasty stacks, one involving Crooch and the other Scott Vogel. Crooch will no doubt give us an update but he certainly mashed two of his fingers up badly. Scott Vogel went down HARD and was rendered unconscious for an unhealthy length of time. He sustained a cut above his eye which may have been caused by his sunglasses. He was stretchered off to hospital and was coherent at that time. If anyone knows how he is please let us know on here.
Good to meet Sam's brother Tony Wonfor who put Sam's Robinson through it's paces. Well, more stress tested it actually after stacking twice and it's just possible there's a video clip of his second stack to look at later courtesy of his mum - though she did throw the camcorder in the air emulating what Tony had just done with the Robbo :D If that's Tony's style I hope I don't get him on the gate at Hersden!! Humps
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That doesn't sound too good, lets hope Crooch and Scott are both ok, thanks for info Alan.
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Fingers crossed Crooch is ok for Hersden. :LolLolLolLol:
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Fingers crossed Crooch is ok for Hersden. :LolLolLolLol:
would love to cross my fingers but they are all strapped together so thats wont be happening for a few weeks i would think..... they had to cut the side of my nail off which was particularily un pleasant but im sitting here in a nicely doped up state (typing with one hand aint so bad)
cant see me doing hersden, hoping southern champs will be a possibility.
trashed my lid and kashi too.... :'( oh and have a nice crack in the knee of my leg armour so dont want to think what would have happened otherwise.... ???
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glad to hear you're okay Si..........hope the other bloke is okay too!
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Let me guess, you was wearing your new BAD top, Loads of people seem to do this, race in a new kit and wham. Hope you are OK.
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never good falling off hope your ok m8
hopefullly your make the southern champs :daumenhoch:
how do you like the track then si ? and where did you come off ?
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gaz - yep brand new on......
ian well i managed 50 feet of racing so cant really comment... but if im honest..... all the berms need resurfacing and that bloody step up/whoops need turning into a step/table top - the evidence speaks for itself......
but generally i thought the day was ok, think they were a little understaffed but everyone i met was really nice and they have a great nurse!!!
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Re Scott Vogel, I've just had this update on his condition and although he is OK, he's not out of the woods yet. The local hospital sent his scan pictures to London to get a second opinion as he is still confused and has limited sight in his right eye. They say there is bruising in his brain and that it should subside. I'm sure everyone on here wishes him a speedy and complete recovery. Humps
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That's awful alan, not sure if scott was a rad member but healing vibes go out to him.
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Bad news for the guy to have his first race end so badly. :(
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Deffo healing vibes all the way, poor guy. (don't let my wife know ffs) she's already going loopy about Crooch's injurys!!!
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Deffo healing vibes all the way, poor guy. (don't let my wife know ffs) she's already going loopy about Crooch's injurys!!!
dam my wife said how come that dont happen to me !!!!!! :'( :tickedoff: prob becuse brain is needed to bruse :D
hope he s all super fine after a day or 2 s rest
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Get well soon Si & Scott ;) .
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Deffo healing vibes all the way, poor guy. (don't let my wife know ffs) she's already going loopy about Crooch's injurys!!!
:LolLolLolLol: its ok it only hurts when i laugh.....
what the hell are you lot telling the home office about my injuries.... thats not going to hlp you at all is it... i wont post piccys then..... itll put you off sausage meat for ever..... :buck2:
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i wont post piccys then..... itll put you off sausage meat for ever
Go on, I need to go on a diet anyway!! Humps
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thanks for the update alan :daumenhoch: healing vibes to scott
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i wont post piccys then..... itll put you off sausage meat for ever
Go on, I need to go on a diet anyway!! Humps
thought you saw them anyway??? ill try and sneak a piccy when they change the dressing on thursday. my missus wouldnt let me on saturday.....
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slightly off subject, when my body armour came through the post my other half went mental about me spending more on BMX etc etc.
When i came off at Hersden and she saw the damage to my armour, it was all "lucky you had that, imagine how it woulda been with out it"
Now been using Crooch's off to try to turn that around to positiveness to get her to let me get a cruiser, have put the idea into her mind that cruisers are safer...Haven't told her i can go a hell of a lot faster on one, and will probably want to jump more :LolLolLolLol:
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1st time ive been on the old computer since my smooth riding brother made his return on Saturday, they say the craitor he left behind will take 5000 years to fill :LolLolLolLol:
Sorry to hear about your kashy mate........................oh and your fingers, if it makes you feel any better my front wheel is buggered too so the robby is sporting a new look for hersden, so be afraid, be very afraid.........I am coz my brother is gonna be there too :2funny:
Also dont know if many of you know about Scotts past in BMX but I do first hand, I use to race against Scott back in the early eighties with Sam Jarvis and Louis Meres (bugger I said his name!) and I have gotta tell you he was an incredible rider, he was a full factory sponsered Robinson rider and boy could he shift! Our age group has never really got a lot of attention coz we were so young back then but he was probably one of Alans best riders :4_17_5:
Get well soon Scott and get in touch fella :daumenhoch:
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1st time ive been on the old computer since my smooth riding brother made his return on Saturday, they say the craitor he left behind will take 5000 years to fill :LolLolLolLol:
Sorry to hear about your kashy mate........................oh and your fingers, if it makes you feel any better my front wheel is buggered too so the robby is sporting a new look for hersden, so be afraid, be very afraid.........I am coz my brother is gonna be there too :2funny:
Also dont know if many of you know about Scotts past in BMX but I do first hand, I use to race against Scott back in the early eighties with Sam Jarvis and Louis Meres (bugger I said his name!) and I have gotta tell you he was an incredible rider, he was a full factory sponsered Robinson rider and boy could he shift! Our age group has never really got a lot of attention coz we were so young back then but he was probably one of Alans best riders :4_17_5:
Get well soon Scott and get in touch fella :daumenhoch:
No worries
Kashi can be replaced (though i like the battle wound....) and the fingers will heal (though not in time for hersden....) I did wonder if you had sent your bro down just to take me out for a split second because as soon as i was out of action - he gave up :LolLolLolLol:
Seriously though - your brother will be a great addition to the OS family once he gets his own bike to ruin, must say i was impressed with his outlook - hadnt ridden a bike for 25 years and goes for it on the doubles first run.... ok he crashed and took the skin off his elbows, but he got up and had another go err and crashed.... :LolLolLolLol: maybe it was that amazing brake of yours sam....
anyway i hope he is ok as i think he was feeling a little sore.... see if you can get the video up - i'd like to see what actually happened as i still dont really know...
as for Scott Vogel - Scott Weeks went to see him on monday night and he is doing nicely, still has some sight problems but the docs are confident in a couple of weeks he'll be fine. I remember him well, he was a major star for Woodham Ferrers... im hoping his mum lets him out to play... (was spooky as Tony brought some pics down of you two and scotts mum was in the background of one watching.. just as she was on saturday....)
And mate you are welcome to lead the OS out of Braintree - i think ill stick to Daggers!
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5000 years to fill eh Sam. I'll be the one who is laughing once I've learnt how to post these incredibly embarrassing old school pictures of you when you were little! :LolLolLolLol:. As far as the doubles at Braintree go, my little bruv will tell you I would have a go at jumping anything when I was 15. Thought I was a little older and wiser than to try that at my age. But it was like something out of a film. I got on an 80's bike and was transported immediately back to the 80's. The only problem was I wasn't the 80's weight! I took off, and was like the coyote in road runner. You know where he runs of the edge of the cliff at full pelt then stops, looks down and just disappears in a cloud of dust? Yep, that was me. Must say though, 18 stone of lard is better than body armour any day. Apart from the grazed arms, I came out unscathed both times. Will be looking out for some more meaty jumps at Hersden so look out! (especially you Sam, I have a little bone to pick with you. If you think Ratty was bad back in the day, You ain't seen nothin' yet)
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Bring it on bruv! :2gunsfiring_v1: :knuppel2: :tickedoff:
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Now, now brother Sam, Tony's older than you so show some respect!! Or he'll tell everyone how you got the nickname "Sam" :shocked: Humps
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Thanks for that Humps! By the way, I've got some cracking photos of your boys jumping the doubles at Braintree if you want them. I e-mail them to you if you like or I can post em on here.
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Post any racing pics from the meeting up here Tony as they're always appreciated (especially ones of my boys playing up to the camera). But please get that footage of your second spectacular stack up on here to prove it wasn't just ET that could make a bike fly!! ;) Humps
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spill the beans tell us why daniel is called sam tony :daumenhoch:
i did ask him but he just replied theyve always called me sam :D :LolLolLolLol:
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Well you see it goes like this, when mummy was pregnant with the little sprog, if it was a girl, she was going to be called Samantha. ;D ;D ;D ;D. They liked the name Sam anyway so it just stuck. Why the hell they couldn't call him Sam instead of Daniel I don't know. That's just the kind of loopy parents we have I'm afraid.
I think Daniel was because my mum is a big Elton John fan.
I think my mum maybe wanted girls all along 'cos apparently when I was a baby she used to dress me in dresses and everyone looking in the pram used to say "aah, isn't she lovely" (couldn't let Sam take all the credit could I?)
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Also, if that wasn't bad enough, my mum entered us in the easter bonnot parade at Redditch track around 1982/3. I have the phots to prove it! Sam looks so cute with ribbons and bows stuck to his lid! Funnily enough I haven't got any of me (though I'm sure now I've destroyed any street cred Sam had he will find some. ;D ;D ;D ;D
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I think Daniel was because my mum is a big Elton John fan.
So, Dan or Sam, or is it Sam or Dan, has been outted by his brother. There'll be hell to pay at Hersden!! I feel some serious action coming on!! :knuppel2: Humps
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New candidate for the Senior Ladies race at Hersden next week?? :D Humps
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