| KwH |
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| 29/08/2008 12:16 |
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Re: Team MLC does Pembrey - a Photo Essay...
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I didn't even know the dozy prawn (sorry, esteemed editorial unit) had fallen off, unfortunately....
I'd turned up bright and early-(ish) to offer my services, but it was made abundantly clear to me that they were not required...
Pity, I reckon a quick run down the road to M&P (open Sundays) for a cheapo screen - and a bit of creative hackery on the quickshifter rod, half a tube of chemical metal for the genny cover (or another flex of the credit card - and a roll of gaffer tape for the plastics and he'd have been signed off by the scrutes and back out in race 2. Clocks (and lap timers) are for gurls.
One observation: ThundersportGB may be excellent racing, but by god the racers in all classes are a bunch of miserable self-absorbed feckers.
Amazing. You don't actually see the crash, you don't see the extent of the damage, but you reckon it could have been fixed? You don't see the state of the 'dozy prawn' but somehow your analysis is that he should have been back out there later in the day?
Oh, and racers are all self-absorbed fuckers? What's that? Sour grapes because "it was made abundantly clear" your services were not required?
Glad nobody was really hurt, apart from your feelings, eh?
No, as I said, they were clearly all self-absorbed fuckers because not one of them in any class could be arsed to so much as acknowledge the cheerfully waving marshals on the slowing down lap at any point during the day. Prawnus Editorialis can't be blamed for that because he unfortunately didn't actually get as far as the slowing down lap.
As I said, I didn't see the crash, I would have gone and enquired after his welfare if I had, and offered my services again, but I have seen the pictures of it. As for whether he could have got out in race 2 or not, I've no certain knowledge. I've also no idea whether he actually wanted to or not, of course. But given the damage as described, I'd say that the odds are that yes, he very likely could have got the bike onto the grid in race 2. It would certainly have been worth trying! I've seen and indeed thrown spanners myself at bikes with far more extensive damage than that described and had them made race or trackday-session ready in far less time than Kenny had between races.
As for any hurt feelings I may have experienced, I'm sure I shall learn to come to turns with them, given sufficient time and trauma counselling. I'll admit to fleetingly thinking 'miserable ungrateful tosser' at the time, but that's only because I am a precious and emotionally fragile flower. It passed quickly.