Phillip island long weekend

[gibbo]

Who's getting down to the Island for the classics over the weekend? Looks like we will be there for the whole weekend[8D]:D

[scotty]

A mate is gettin a house down there for a birthday bash so we'll be heading over on sunday

[TurboKat]

Yep, I'll be there on Sunday.

[Gsxar]

Going ova Sunday boys...... Then u should both becoming to Confusion on Friday night:D:D I'm even taking the Z50 chopper [:p]

[scotty]

What do you reccon turbs? are you gettin confused?

[TurboKat]

I thought about it & disgusted it with Timbo & Jo but realistically -> [V]
Last time I went to Confusion it took me several days to get sober again so I'd rather not ride from Licola to P.I. in any state but wide awake - going the back way is an awesome ride & I'd rather give it a bit of a nudge & enjoy it rather that be thinking 'Are we there yet?'
I've got the option of a house @ P.I. for the Satdy night with a bunch of Racer types so that's an option for me (weather permitting of course ;))
It's a Cuntasourus Rex that Confucious & the Classic are on the same weekend every year but life wasn't meant to be easy eh? :(

[Booster]

Be there sat eve, and staying for the trackday monday.

Hope the weather is a little better than forcast for the classic..

[TurboKat]

Got a few pics of bikes of interest yesdy...
Barry Sheene replica RG 500 Suzuki. [:p]
http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/62436138875396.JPG

[TurboKat]

This is called "The Beast"
It's a CBX 1000 6 cylinder, a few of us were wondering how the fuck it got around corners without its wide-as-a-block-of-flats engine dragging along the track.
There was another one racing which was finishing in the top 8 or so & my mate Laurie reckons it was near impossible to pass him because the bike was wallowing so much in the corners that you didn't know where it would end up on the track - heaps of poke in a straight line though & very well ridden.
http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/62436138875944.JPG

[TurboKat]

GSX 1100 powered Mc Intosh.
I'm fucked if I'd be racing this, I'd have it in the loungeroom.
http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/62436138875611.JPG

[TurboKat]

Beautiful Gee Pee Zee 900 in the pits, I think it's owned by the bloke that runs Manta Engineering - purveyors of fine billet sexyness for race bikes & other bespoke bits
http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/62436138876088.JPG

[TurboKat]

Who needs Viagra when you've got a pair of horn inducing Z900s like these?
http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/62436138876107.JPG

[TurboKat]

[:p]:D;)[8D][8D][8D][8D][8D][8D][8D][8D][8D][8D]
http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/62436138876457.JPG

[TurboKat]

Nuther Zed & a Z1R MK II
http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/62436138876257.JPG

[yoda]

Nice pics mate.
love that CBX, thatd make some interesting riding!
Spewing i couldn't get down there, had some mates racing P5 sidecars but lucky me had to work

[TurboKat]

Got enough fuel there mate?
http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/62436138877212.JPG

[TurboKat]

This is Kiwi Craig 'Smithy' Smith's spare engine (regular visitors to Oldskool Suzukis Aircooled section would be familiar with Smithy's exploits, he has developed & built one of the worlds most powerful 2 valve Suzi engines)
The "Armageddon" engine in his racebike makes over 160 HP & the one in the pic has a piddly 135 [:0]
http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/62436138876078.JPG

[TurboKat]

A good day all told, got a bit sunburnt, caught up with Booster, Timbo, Gibbo & a few others, the day was seriously spoiled when the last race of the day (Forgotten Era International Challenge) was red flagged halfway through the last lap due to someone falling off & not getting up.
That race saw Wayne Gardner get a 4.5 sec lead over the rest of the field by lap 2 (8 lap race) on his T Rex built CB 900, Malcolm "Wally" Campbell on an RG 500 got a shit start (the smoker didn't get off the line well all day... because it's a 2 stroke) & had to get past 4 or 5 guys to get into second - which he did with 4 laps to go, he chased WG down to the tune of a second a lap & was less than half a second (1/2 a dozen bike lengths) behind him going through the fast turn 3 kink on the final lap when the red flag came out [V] general consensus was that Wally would have undoubtably got him & won it [8D] It was a massive letdown for what was a classic David & Goliath battle of 2 former Aussie racing greats - shit happens I spose. :(

[TurboKat]

Kwaka 2 stroke triple racer [:p]
http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/62436201875532.JPG

[Hagarr]

Mate who was pitting for Peter Guest had a heart attack whilst helping push and doing shit.

Luckily Peter is a full on Ambo and has been for years and sorted it out and took him to Wonthaggi hospital.

He's held up in Monash at the mo' looks like everythings OK fucken lucky boy to have Pete sort him out.

He'd be spewing he missed the racing though.

I must get down to one of these events they have some awesome bikes and ex champion riders there.

[davio]

noice turbo , ta for the pics mate, poor ol wal cant take a trick can he? saw him cross the entire infield from m.g. the the end of turn 12 once,goin lock to lock all the way and negotiating the drainage ditch ,it was fuckin awesome bit of ridin and he got back to the track and it spat him off as he tried to rejoin 10000 people screamed fuck at the same time

[scotty]

Missed ya there Turbs, Got really fuggin sun burnt toooo,
Booster, hope ya feelin all right mate.

[gibbo]

What happened to Booster?

[scotty]

hit the wall @ lukey(think it was there),
bike o.k
booster was in a sling(torn somthing in his sholder), in good spirits though

[latheboy]

Shit ... Hope you get better greg

[gibbo]

Bad luck Greg, hope you get a sympathy root! Make you feel better for a little while at least;)
Heal fast mate.

[timbo]

Not good to near things like that mate. Speedy recovery

[Booster]

Yep Lukey.. doing something stupid and ran out of track
can move my arm a bit more today and ditched the sling this arvo
Don't bounce like i used too..
Thanks for your concerns guys...:)
May have another trackday convert, Live Wire ran the Kat for a few laps then took my 750 out for a few sessions, He seemed to be having a heap of fun ..

[sickboy]

good to hear you'r doin ok dude.

[Gsxar]

Some nice pics Turbs :D
Hey Booster hope your arm heals fast chicki. How is your bike?

[Booster]

Ken So am i ;) Kim did ok, sorted her clutch problem, but the bike was breaking down a little on the straight.

Bike just needs a bit of glass on the nosecone and bellypan.., got off real lightly realy, would have been quite pissed off at myself if i did more damage, only 5 weeks till the salt, and need 2 arms etc to prepare..

[sickboy]

besta luck on the salt mate,what about kim is she doin the salt?what are the dates? cheers.

[Booster]

9-13 March,
Kim is trying to work out holidays, as there doing Iceland in June and probably Bonneville in Sept ,
Uncertanty of the landright agreement and how dry or not the salt is makes it hard to plan .

[sickboy]

Iceland sounds erm pardon the pun cool,if the salt lake is anything like my back yard at the mo you could land a jumbo full of the Biggest Loser contestants on it no probs;)

[Booster]

Couple of weeks ago you could leave footprints in the salt.
my yard is beyond hard getting to dustbowl

[Gsxar]

On ya Kim :D:D Keep us posted Booster:D