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Posted: Fri Apr 20th, 2007 04:59 pm |
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fat boy wrote: After ready Lazydogs blog and then seeing a filthy pig winging around I thought Id better join incase I need to defend myself.
Do i know you?
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Posted: Fri Apr 20th, 2007 05:51 pm |
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I've explained myself in a PM, just seen you have pm'ed me, one day I'll know more about these here forum thingies.
Back tomorrow.
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Posted: Fri Apr 20th, 2007 06:46 pm |
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я не, чтобы сказать моему собственному неудачу , что я пробую излечить мои раны, и сделать улыбку других, все же все, что я заканчиваюсь с - бо
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Posted: Sat Apr 21st, 2007 09:12 am |
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lazydog wrote: karTER wrote: lazydog wrote: Flying Pig wrote: gLazy Dog you little tinker didnt know you did forums. Will watch with interest.Make sure them chains are hidden from me next time I turn up for a round wouldnt want to be held responsible for my actions.
Welcome to the fold, be sure to go to the nooby thingy so everyone knows you're in and can give you the abuse you so richly deserve. And i've never bin into forums but this one is populated by lovable nutters who make me laff out loud every day.
Especially that karTER blurk- he is well funny.
And good looking.
And stuff.
If you do have a fault karTER you're perhaps a touch modest.
ps Cockykneesy or somewhere Norf Larndon? ( Spurs )
'S true, I is well modest, innit. 
And again, no, although I am a Spurs fan and used to live in Essex, just outside of Sarfend in the posh part. (I sneaked in when no one was looking).
If you check around, there are plenty of clues as to my mix...
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lazzzydog
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Posted: Sat Apr 21st, 2007 02:55 pm |
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So you're a mongrel are you?
( it's more fun guessing )
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Posted: Sat Apr 21st, 2007 04:41 pm |
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| nice 1 LD, what about round 2?
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lazzzydog
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Posted: Sat Apr 21st, 2007 10:45 pm |
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The first half of the drive home from Brands was a very quiet affair, me driving, Fatboy ruminating on the days outcome. I've never seen him so gutted after a race before, and it brought home to me how important this year is going to be for his career. Better take action. Mirror, signal, manouevre and gracefully we negotiate the sliproad to Toddington services for mad cow on a bun washed down with coke on the rocks, ten quids worth of indigestion in a scene reminiscent of Delhi on market day.
Still at least it's done the trick, Fatboy's driving now and chatting away like a parrot on acid. Normal service resumed. He managed to get all the way from Toddington to Telford on cruise without touching the pedals once. Seems like a challenge to me.
It's Thursday morning , it's 05.30 and that bloody big red truck is on the drive again. We've only been home for two days and here we go again, quick cup of coffee then unplug the truck electrics and hit the road for Thruxton and more hi-speed frivolity.
Fatboy wanders down and ruins my day before i even got it into first gear, the back of his right hand is swollen up to twice its normal size and one knuckle looks really nasty. Shit on a stick!! Do we leave him here to see his own doc. or truck on down anyway and sort it out down there. My brain hurts, it's too early for big decisions.
But a big decision is made and Fatboy jumps in with us as we place our faith in the paddock medics and head for Hampshire.
Again we have an easy ride down with just one stop at the Little Chef on the A34 just south of the M40 junction. Full English then Krusty takes the wheel for the remainder of the trip to the circuit and that nasty narrow little tunnel into the infield. Again we're met by Jane and shown to our pitch down near the runway. The rest of the day is spent washing the truck, setting up the awning and prepping the bikes for free practice tomorrow.
Except for Fatboy. He wandered off to see the Quacks shortly after arrival and hasn't been seen for a couple of hours, nobody had missed him cos we'd been so busy. A quick call reveals that he's borrowed a car from a rival rider in Gearlink's team and gone into Andover to seek medical attention at the local NHS hospital. They were first rate and saw him straight away sending him back with anti biotics and strict instructions to rest it, then come back tomorrow!
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Posted: Sat Apr 21st, 2007 11:00 pm |
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Fatboy rests his hand by going out in free practice wearing his own left glove and the borrowed right one, setting some pretty good times considering his situation, marvelous stuff that adrenalin. A good day at the office, all things considered. Roll on tomorrow when his hand will hopefully be a little better.
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Posted: Sat Apr 21st, 2007 11:47 pm |
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Saturday. Glory boy arrived just before midnight last night bringing Mrs Lazydog with him. The weather is incredibly good again so our hopes are high of a good qualification if Ben's hand holds out. It is looking quite a bit better this morning but he still can't get his own right glove on, so thats me round to Gary May's awning again.
First qualifying we're going for race distance again to get some idea what tyre to use come raceday. He's getting round at a decent pace without setting the world on fire, given that his hand is still not right and we're on 20 lap rubber our provisional grid position is around 20 overall. We have brunch in a relaxed and confident mood.
A chat with Eddy at the Pirelli tyre fitting truck procures 2 sticky rears for the second session and a semi sticky rear for getting up to speed then finishing the time with. Excuse me for not quoting ref numbers and compounds but if i told you i'd have to kill you.
Now all we need is for Fatboy to get the best out of the rubber, something that at his own admission is not his forte, but we've got to stick at it til we get it down pat.
Out he went on the semi sticky to get warmed up and into the groove before coming in after a few laps for Krusty to fit the first qualifier.
Now you think your tyres don't last long, these buggers cost more than normal race tyres and have a useful lifespan of 1 lap or 2 at the most, so the out lap gets it up to full working temp then you've got 1 lap to get the best from it. If somebody gets in your way when you're on a flyer with one of these it's a lot of money wasted. It's a slightly different technique to get the full benefit from qualifiers and Fatboy hasn't quite mastered it but this is more promising, after both tyres are used he's got a best time of 1 minute 19. 1. only good enough for 22nd on the grid. Sugar, he'll have to make a cracking good start.
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Posted: Sun Apr 22nd, 2007 12:18 am |
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Sunday, last night Doo Dat, Anorak and Nice Anne arrived. We now number nine in total, in a race truck designed for five! Z-beds to the rescue and bodies sleeping everywhere, no pressure then Fatboy, but they're not here for the exercise.
Must mention Leon Morris, a local to Thruxton rider who we befriended last year at this meeting. Yesterday he and his dad came by to say hi and chew the fat. This year he's doing the Virgin Media R6 Cup series with a 4th at Brands and a 2nd here at Thruxton, losing out by a dick hair on the line to BJ.Toal. Bugger, i'd bet a quid on him with Webby's dad. Leon's a nice lad and a great rider for the future, remember you read it here first.
Ten minutes to kick off and you could fry eggs on the tarmac when we suddenly realise we don't have a brolly dolly to shade Fatboy on the grid while the media circus does it's stuff and beams pretty pictures to the nations households. Lazydog to the rescue. I jumped on the 'ped and trawled the paddock for some likely looking totty, all those years of kerb crawling would now pay dividends. To cut a short story even shorter one chap overheard me talking to some reluctant cuties and offered up his mates girlfriend "Hannah", who was watching the Superbikes somewhere in the bar area. One phonecall later and the young lovely was on the 'ped being carted back to the cave, sorry awning. Quick change into a spare race shirt and voila one brolly dolly. Thanks Hannah , lets hope you can make it to Silverstone.
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Posted: Sun Apr 22nd, 2007 12:40 am |
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The Race. Yesssss, he got a flyer and was running well, holding 2nd in the cup for a while until Jack Kennedy came past on a mission and started to edge away. Westy had already dissappeared into the distance so wisdom said consolidate and hold on to third. Getting near the end of the race and Youngy catches up dragging Fitzpatrick with him, then Youngy gets by, that means Fitzy is right on Ben's tail and challenging for 3rd, surely we're not going to miss the podium again. Ben responds to his pitboard and gives a push for the line, duffing up Youngy to put him back in Fitzy's way, and then pulling out a slight gap to ease our nerves on pit wall. Yesssssss, F*cking yessssssssssssssssssssssssssss, you could say we were pleased, but words just couldn't express the joy, relief, pride, call it what you will, we'd finally got one foot on the podium. Now then, just 2 more steps to go.
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Posted: Sun Apr 22nd, 2007 12:44 am |
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That old geezer in the grey top is "GO,GO,GO" Murray.
Fatboy received his trophy from him and didn't notice who he was. See, i'm not the only divvy in the team. Attachment: 2007 racing 032.jpg (Downloaded 122 times)
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Posted: Sun Apr 22nd, 2007 12:47 am |
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Proud or what?
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Posted: Sun Apr 22nd, 2007 12:53 am |
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thats Anne Haslem's arm that is.
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Posted: Sun Apr 22nd, 2007 09:31 am |
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OK people, following on from popular demand, lazydog and his crew will have a regular slot where he can update us on progress of Team Gypsy.
We'll be merging all his previous threads scattered around the board onto here and as the season and team (we hope) progress, he can give us the lowdown on antics in the pits.
Happy days.
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Posted: Sun Apr 22nd, 2007 10:42 am |
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lazydog wrote: OK we'll give it a go but just wind yer necks in a bit, i know fa about blogging or uploading pics or any techy stuff at all so anything i do will be dead basic unless fatboy lends me a hand.
The cast:-
Fatboy. Real name Ben but occasionally answers to Trevor. Began racing in Aprillia Superteens against the likes of Casey Stoner, Chas Davies,Craig Jones,Leon Camier.
Finished 11th in Championship, then spent 2 years in Junior Superstock, did 2 years in Superstock then went into World endurance with Phase 1 juniors for 1 season.Came back to BSB last year when this team was created from the ashes of previous teams.
Gloryboy. Real name Ross but also known as Shaggy or Goldenballs. My son. Earned current nickname for his unerring ability to turn up when the graft has been done.Tends to arrive at a meeting on Friday night in time to pose in front of paying masses at the weekend. Flew to Spain for pre season with Mrs. L. whilst me and Fatboy drove the truck, you get the picture. Has been fatboys techy since day one except for 1 season working for Leon Haslem in Team Renegade.
Krusty. Real name Roger. If you see somebody uni-cycling round the paddock it's probably our Krusty, nickname due to unfortunate hairstyle,clown trousers and unexpected circus skills. Has raced a bit. Last seen boarding a plane for Portugal but will be back for round 2. He's Fatboys uncle.
Doo Dat. Real name Cliff. Co-owner of bikeshop and race team. Ex world champion sidecar bod and several TT podiums, nearly won one but broke down on last lap when leading by 2 minutes. Once saved my life in IOM but thats another story.
Anorak. Real name Tom. Doo Dats son, runs the clothing dept at shop and has amazing knowledge of everything clotheing, GP or Rossi. Has more genuine Rossi items of kit than Rossi. Fledging kart racer.
Nice Anne. Thats her real name. Fatboys mum and co-owner of bikeshop and race team. My best friend and nicestest person in the world, thats a given fact and there will be no arguing.
Nathan. Noobie who joined last Sunday helping to pack truck for next weekend,( Gloryboy nowhere to be seen despite promises to show up) too early for a nickname but it won't take long.
Guest starring at numerous meetings:-
Richard from Maxton
Youngy
Shoey
James
Lee from Teknik
Kyle
Spannerface
The distant beauty
Eddy and the Pirelli gang
Anybody who drops in to say hi especially you nuts.
This idea was sparked by a chance remark to Lizzie.R in an earlier post so blame her.
So we know all this but how did you get the name lazy dog?
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Posted: Sun Apr 22nd, 2007 11:34 am |
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lazydog wrote: So you're a mongrel are you?
( it's more fun guessing )
Indeed- of the most unusal mixture.
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Posted: Sun Apr 22nd, 2007 02:15 pm |
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Greek Cypriot with a dash of Afghan?
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Posted: Sun Apr 22nd, 2007 02:57 pm |
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That was pretty much it for Thruxton, a good result, but ultimately not the one we're after, 3rd in Cup, 13th overall. 7/10.
Thanks to (in no particular order) :-
Jason Griffiths (now Pirelli)
Eddy & Pirelli boys and girls
Kat (for loan of mountain bike)
Gary May's mechanic (loan of glove)
Hannah (emergency brolly dolly)
Gareth (Lazy Bastard) loan of car)
Guy Sanders (loan of car) ( the word car here is used very loosely)
Sam Owens team (loan of race fuel)
Youngy (advice & support)
The staff at Andover hospital
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Posted: Sun Apr 22nd, 2007 05:11 pm |
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| Excellent stuff. Really enjoyed reading it. Keep it coming please.
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