Team UKRM crash a lot...

....according to Darren Eyre [1] anyway.

I picked the engine up tonight and the guy introduced Darren (who was
hanging about) as a KRC rider. I mentioned I'd be racing with Team
UKRM and he said "I hope you don't crash as much as the rest of them!"

Now I was about to leap to the team's defence but then realised:

a) I know there have been a few crashes
b) I'm not sure of the exact number

So I simply said "maybe, but they're out there giving it a go." He
agreed.

[1] Team Hottrax who I believe are just a little bit quick.

 

Indeed they are.

BTW, good luck mate.

 

Daz says...

I know Darren, he's the parts manager at Street Machine in Aylesbury. He
bought some really nice MJK leathers made to the same design as the
Suzuki World Endurance team riders have. Nice bloke, and seriously quick
on the road, also does a bit of track-day instruction. I thought he was
with No Limits, not Hottrax.

 

True, we haven't had the most auspicious of starts to the season.
Champ getting skittled at the first round could hardly be put down
to us though. Bishopscourt, hmmm, fair cop. We (I) had a minor off
in the 1st hour, before our new 'star' spectacularly lunched both
the bike and himself, in the 5th hour.
I thought we did pretty damn well at Pembrey though, we kept it clean
and consistant for the whole six hours, between the two of us.

Indeed we are, the whole idea was to just get out there and enjoy it.
This we do. Personally speaking, I, as a road rider who's only experience
of track riding has been two track days and 4 races where I got some
meaningful track time (I didn't start in either Snett or Pembrey, last
year and had about 20 mins on a sickly bike at Oulton, this year), am
only really just beginning to get to grips with this malarkey.

I'm finding it very hard to counteract twenty odd years of programmed riding
styles and responses in order to get the best out of myself and the bike.
However, I'm beginning to hopefully see some light at the end of the tunnel.
I'm now much more focused and less 'hurried' on the track and I'm beginning
to be able to adapt my riding style.

Looking forward to the 8 hour at Snetterton on Aug 15th, hugely. )

--
Alex
BMW R1150GS
DIAABTCOD#3 MSWF#4 UKRMFBC#6 Ibw#35 BOB#8
http://www.team-ukrm.co.uk
Windy's "little soldier"

 

OK, here goes:
2002
Snet1 : NC crashed out in the 5th hour. Race over
Pemb1 : NC & AG had minor offs in practise. AB crashed in race -
repairs made, race finished
Snet2 : AG crashed in race. Repairs made, race finished
Pemb2 : No crashes !

2003
Snet : Blow up in first hour
Bishopscourt : Minor oil leak, repairs made, race finished
Donington : AF slipped off on worn front tyre - repairs made, race
finished
Pembrey : Gearbox blew in practise
Oulton : Despite pissing rain, no incidents

2004
Oulton : NC punted off by other rider. Repairs made, but retired.
Bishopscourt : JD threw it away fast in 5th hour. Race over
Pembrey : No incidents

So, now you know!

 

Oops, forgot that one!

 

AG crashed own bike the Friday before practice. So not technically a
UKRM crash.

Pemb 2 AG got shunted in practise at hairpin but brought the bike in
then we had fueling problems.

To be honest Champ, it's probably not a bad as quite a few others.

 

In message <>, Champ

Are all these results available at http://www.team-ukrm.co.uk ?

 

IMO it's not bad at all given the number of hours you're out there. I
was just curious to see whether the team agreed with Darren that they
tend to crash a lot.

 

Only this year, I'm afraid.

It's pretty much a full time job looking after the bike and organising
everythig reqd <thinks: must order some brake pads> - I just don't
have time to keep the web site up to date too.

 

Any crash is one too many, really. We could do better, but that's
racing.

 

Stick a barcode on the front of the bike, barcode reader on the pitwall, add
somefiddlysoftware stuff and hey presto real time updates. You could even
employ someone to walk up and down in sub record lap times carrying the
barcode.

 

Also, a lot of the team's crashes were repairable and most on site but
some of the other teams needed all the kings horses and men just to
collect the pieces. I remember that team [1] at our first race
launching itself like a motar bomb and exploding at the end of Revett.

[1] Alfs racing?

 

And do away with Suze in tight jeans on tip-toes bending over the pit
wall? I think not!

 

Nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnngh!

 

Look mummy, someone's stolen the European tissue mountain

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Pip

So, in other words, you not being at Snetters is worth a couple of laps?

"Pip! The wheels! Pip! PIP! PIP? PIIIIIIIIP??? Oh ferfucksake..."

<Thud of spanner bouncing off erection>

"The wheels? Now, please?"