Three cheers for Alex Ferrier

"For pushing the race bike harder than anyone"

 

Pushing as in lap times?

 

Judging by a post up there ^^^ I'm thinking, as in lack of fuel.

 

ogden says...

Aye, he was certainly running well.

 

Absolutely - a heroic effort. I'm sure that Alex/Champ will be along
shortly to give chapter & verse of what happened, but it's safe to say
that we had a few fuelling problems during the day.

Oh, and many thanks to whoever brought along those delicious little
Cornish pasties. Very nice. Thank you.

nr.

 

Too knackered now. Didn't get home till gone 1:30am.
I've got just one question though...

Whose idea of an amusing jape was it to connect the
fuel pump up back to front, leaving me to push a dead
(and heavy) bike about a mile across a ploughed field,
on a hot day, wearing full leathers and a motorcycle
helmet. Hmmm?

The day was meant to be about endurance, as a motorcycle
sport. Not, Endurance, the Japanese game show.
;o)

But we finished! I was determined that come what may, that the
bike was going to make the chequered flag and it did. It was
a fantastic performance from all concerned. The result may have
been poor in terms of position, but I for one was on a big high,
taking the flag at the eighth hour and shaking hands with everyone
in the parc ferme afterwards.

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

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Alex Ferrier

Oh you do make a fuss. I mean, *I* pushed it all the way from parc ferme
back to the pit garage. I had to have a little lie down afterwards, but
I think I've made my point.

That you did. Well batted.

 

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

Sorry I didn't introduce myself Oggers. And the ignorant bastards you
were with certainly weren't going to do it either, were they?

 

Oh, that was you?

And there was me wondering when Judge had joined the team!

 

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

You're a dead man. And you're not even getting 28 days notice.

Actually, I thought you were SteveH for a while.

 

Who knows who knows who? This isn't the Ambassador's evening party. Were you
shy?

 

Nope.

 

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

Where's my fucking Fererro Rocher, you ****?

<blushes, stares at feet>

 

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

Heh. You improved as the day went on.

As I said, after your first stint I was trying to remember the correct
ratio for chest compressions to breaths.

 

Champ says...

Heh, I came over to say hello during your second stop and the mechanics
were swarming all over the bike and you were sitting outside the pits
looking totally knackered and utterly pissed off. I thought it best if I
came back later...

 

You mean like this?

http://www.pre.org/happychamper.jpg

 

He seems to look more like Jack Hargreaves every day.

 

On Mon, 16 Aug 2004 11:33:53 +0100, nr blathered on about:

[snip]

Heh, technically, that was I, but Suze bought 'em and organised most the
nutrition-related stuff.

Neither she or I remembered to earhole the assembled masses for their
"dinner money" though and along with the general failure to communicate
experienced elsewhere, yesterday, it'll have to wait 'til next time.

Good effort everyone and a big thanks to Neil, Mark and Scott for their
assistance; best of luck starting your own team, guys.

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|# You don't believe me | "Experience is the worst teacher.
|That the scenery | It always gives the test first
|Could be a cold-blooded killer. | and the instruction afterward."
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