So there I was at Brands.........

[Esceptico]

bennyboysvuk said:

I lost the front going round the outside of a slower rider on the dirty part of the track at Clearways on my first trackday. The bike was mostly in one piece after the resulting crash, but scratched to hell and I'd bent the forks too. I got it repaired and then promptly wrote it off on the road about 2 months later.

Get back on and enjoy. You'll find that with more track time, when you make a mistake or mis-judge something, it's by far less and you usually just have a moment or run off track a little rather than have a crash like the one you just experienced. Good luck with getting it fixed up.

This thread is over 4 years old and I think he did get over it and repair it....but thread resurrection suggests he might have stuffed it again. Hopefully not but we await details.

[Tim85]

I don't think he ever got over it to be honest. His times seem to have suffered ever since ....

[StuB]

Sounds like a cracking story is about to spring up here, from Brno???

[bennyboysvuk]

Esceptico said:

This thread is over 4 years old and I think he did get over it and repair it....but thread resurrection suggests he might have stuffed it again. Hopefully not but we await details.

I must pay more attention.

[fergus]

bennyboysvuk said:

You'll find that with more track time, when you make a mistake or mis-judge something, it's by far less and you usually just have a moment or run off track a little rather than have a crash like the one you just experienced. Good luck with getting it fixed up.

I hope, given Neil's pace at Brno, he's OK and the bike is salvageable...

I'm not sure he needs *more* tracktime though

[mckeann]

I'm fine. This is more of a 4 year old payback/revenge bump

[LoonR1]

Oh no, what's he done?

[mckeann]

He's fine. Full story to follow. I have to upload the pictures first

[mckeann]

[bass gt3]

mckeann said:

ohhhh dear..

Has someone seen their arse again????

Hope you're ok Tony..

[LoonR1]

Oops

[Biker's Nemesis]

Fleegle ya muppet.

Excuse the pun.

[Biker's Nemesis]

Of course I am pleased to see my mate Tony is OK.

(The dithery old fool)

[LoonR1]

Having just read the thread through, I've seen that the reply I've quoted below, is more or less the exact words I used earlier when texting Fleegle.

R1 Loon said:

st. Gutted for you, but as others have said at least you're OK and the bike can be fixed. Get back on and you'll be fine.

[mckeann]

I'm just back from Brno. Pictures tell most of the story, I'll fill in the blanks tomorrow. Poor grumpy made a mess. I couldn't resist the opportunity to post a fairing in the bin picture of Tony though

[Andy XRV]

That's a proper "fk off with that camera" face

Do hope you're OK as your bike looks messy

[smack]

Andy XRV said:

That's a proper "fk off with that camera" face

Do hope you're OK as your bike looks messy

Ditto.

I hope you all filled him with loads of Czech beer to get him out of his grumpy mood

[Jazoli]

Ffs, unlucky Tony, so who hasn't crashed this year?

[mckeann]

Me (well that's me cursed then)

[Fleegle]

I'm okay.... Sh*t happens. I would have been totally unmarked as well if it wasn't for sliding into the rumble strip which then spun me into about three rolls before coming to a stop.

I went into the trackday with an already knackered knee. By day 3 I could only do a few laps each session before the pain got too much. The crash has made it a little worse which will need checking out. The bruises have started to appear now, both arms, back, left hand, right knee, left foot and left palm. Helmet was unmarked but the leathers need a bit of patching up.

I've got footage which I will post up when I get back.

As for the bike, well I'll tackle that in a week or two, but it's mainly superficial