thailand round 1 2008

[shane]

well the time has come again :D :D round 1 of the Suzuki supermoto championship is on this sat at Seacon square in Bangkok 8) 8) 8) 8)

we will be running our new dirt section for the first time , no one has ridden it yet so we will see how its goes , last sat it dried up late in the afternoon and Ryan had about 4 goes just to see if the jumps where ok :shock: :shock: :shock: they came up great and very challenging :? :? :?

there will be 5-6 Aprilia's on the grid also a 2008 RMZ 450 plus the usual punters 8) 8) 8)
i hope the rain holds off so the dirt stays dry enough to run on race day

full report and pics to follow
http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z173/strattonmotorsports/Shane10LR.jpg

[tambi]

NIce one, good luck :up:

[shane]

there is a chance there will be a wild card rider on my spare Aprilia but you will just have to wait and see the pics to see who it is :-}}}}}

[albonator316]

hmm interesting ;)
good luck

[SM93]

i reckon its muzz!!

[shane]

No sorry, look closer to home :-}}}}}}}

[SM93]

gordon

[Joe]

It's DEVO !!

I picked up on another post of his haha... unless he is going to thailand for something else.

[MarkeeMark]

My guess was Gordon as well! But Devo you sly dog!

[SM93]

nice one brother!!!!! is this move full time????

[Joe]

I hope I'm right :? haha

[maico949]

I'd like to say it is me, but it's not :(
She who must be obeyed wouldn't let me go to Thailand on my own.
I don't why, once you get past 50 "it takes you all night to do what you used to do all nights"
My guess is it is Josh McFarlane
Best of luck at the weekend Shane
Maybe one day I'll get over for a "ride or 2" :P :P
Maico 949

[shane]

well a great day was had by all , i ended up with a 1st &2nd on the day to give me 1st overall :D :D :D :D ryan brown finished 2 nd , matt TYGA 3rd Aaron 4th and VMSR'S very own Devo finishing the day in 5th overall , there were 20 bikes on the grid , steve did throw it down the road in practice but it was only a small one :shock: :shock:
http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z173/strattonmotorsports/DSC06067.jpg
it was hot as you can see :D :D

the first corner
http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z173/strattonmotorsports/DSC06079.jpg

and on the box
http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z173/strattonmotorsports/DSC06083.jpg

more pics to follow 8) 8) 8)

my bikes
http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z173/strattonmotorsports/DSC06065.jpg

[Ozmoto]

You lucky International supermoto racer Steve.
Congrats to both of you.
Tell us what you thought of Shane's bike compared to yours ?
Any comparison ?
Where to next ? Bulgaria ???

[SM93]

nice work guys!!! Shane i think its rad you gave Steve that ride, u deserve the good karma that comes ur way.

Looking forward to the ride report steve!!

[MarkeeMark]

Well done Devo. Good to see you at the pointy end and not a Thai in the top 5.
Shane they must really like you over there, takin all the places in the top 5 with westerners you know!

[mjgriffo]

Nice work guys - congrats Devo - you'll have a factory ride in no time! (I haven't washed my hand since we shook - just in case)

[devo]

Haha.

First up big thanks to Shane for the invite, bike and great hospitality! I could think of worse things to do for the weekend. :D :D :D Just about to head out to another track to cut a few laps.

I'll do a bit of a ride report when I get back home... :D

[tambi]

Nice one fellas

[Flash]

Top stuff guys well done Steve!!

[Joe]

How good is that. Fly over to race, it would be awesome. Good on ya's both.

[Daws]

Nice one Steve - Lucky you didn't beat Shane otherwise you'd be looking for somewhere else to stay! :lol:

Shane - I think it's great that you gave Steve the opportunity to race and well done on the first place (is smiling not allowed on the podium? or was everyone trying not to fall over from heat exhaustion!).

[maico949]

Well done guys. Excellent stuff.
Good to see you standing on the top step of the podium Shane.
Another trophy to be dusted.
Devo, finally getting international recognition. You'll have to go back for round 2 now.
Good to see the Aprilia's at the front.
Well done, well done, well done. :up: :up: :up:
Maico 949

[shane]

Nice one Steve - Lucky you didn't beat Shane otherwise you'd be looking for somewhere else to stay! :lol:

Shane - I think it's great that you gave Steve the opportunity to race and well done on the first place (is smiling not allowed on the podium? or was everyone trying not to fall over from heat exhaustion!).

it was 37 degrees and about 90% humidity , so we were not feeling the best :o :o

but this morning was worse on the track as we sunk full bottle of vodka last night sitting in the pool , so we done it hard :shock: :shock:

[megahead]

Well done to all
and cool as fuck devo!
what a w/end.


8) 8) 8)

[devo]

Hectic. Been a long weekend, flight got in this morning and taxi straight to work. But you know this shit is good when you go 15000km's to ride 50km's on a motard. :D :D :D

Ripper track on saturday right in the guts of Bangkok. Pretty slippy and puddles in the run off areas that you could (and they did) lose a scooter in, and a great layout with lots of tight stuff. :D Had a small off in practice testing a wet patch for grip (it had none). Race 1 was a cockup after I didn't select 1st gear properly on the start line and "launched" in neutral. :oops: All good though, it was good fun rounding up a few bikes and managing to chase down Colrob and a Thai bloke battling up ahead. After finally closing the gap, the heat got the best of me, and mentally I had given up. Colin must have been feeling the heat too, as at the next corner he exited the track straight into one of the aforementioned swamp areas in spectacular fashion for a cool off. :shock: :D Gotta take it when it comes, and I lucked a spot on the front row for the 2nd race.

Race 2 was a lonely one and I held 5th from start to finish. I fairly well had my skirt on, and didnt do enough to keep up and mount a challenge on 4th. 1st through 3rd simply buggered off, with some really close racing between them.

Really glad we fought through the vodka the next morning and headed out to Bira, just a few minutes from Shane's house. Smooooth, grippy as hell, and we had the place to ourselves. I also finally started to work the bike properly and shit it really sings when you get it right and keep the revs up to it. It's a completely different animal to the 525 and 550, and I can see how a decent pilot would really get some pace out of it.

Geometry and the power were the biggest differences to my 550, and arguably both made it more difficult to ride for a mere mortal. I near landed on my head tipping it into the first corner it tipped in that quick. :D It really turns in, and remains eager whilst leant over to change line, switch back, or tip you on your head at a whim. Really responsive, but then you've gotta be able to use it I guess. The power was all up high in the revs. There was a decent hit as it came on, but if you kept it in the power it was linear the whole way. There's certainly no torquing it out of corners if you stuff up.

A really good experience, and a shit load of fun. New tracks, new people to ride with, and I was really keen to have a crack on a genuine race bike.

Thanks again especially to Shane and Colin.

[Ozmoto]

Thats fantastic, this adventure is only going to make you faster.
Thats a great story, Shane is a good bloke for doing that , and it could'nt happen to a nicer guy.
Go the Aprilia"s , go.....

[SM93]

good stuff devo, bring on round 1!!!

[tambi]

I want an Aprilia.
I want to go to Thailand.

[albonator316]

I want an Aprilia.
I want to go to Thailand.

Me too :cry:

[shane]

if you show you are as keen as steve travelling to every race meeting in aus last year in only his his season of racing , someone may give you a shot as well , thats why i offered him the ride as he is one of the only people keen enough to take it on 3 days notice .
thanks steve it was a great weekend

[Flash]

Fair enough mate too!
Wish there was someone like you into cars!! Would have been perfect for me when I was younger

[Wobbly]

Face it ash, you're past it :D

Excellent to see hard work and commitment paying off :up: :up:

[Flash]

My lap times would suggest otherwise! :D

[SM93]

when was the last time u even did laps.................

[Flash]

2 weeks ago but I'm talking 4 wheels

[tambi]

if you show you are as keen as steve travelling to every race meeting in aus last year in only his his season of racing , someone may give you a shot as well , thats why i offered him the ride as he is one of the only people keen enough to take it on 3 days notice .
thanks steve it was a great weekend

I agree, nobody deserves it more.

[Doogs]

or laps of the pool for me as arthritis starts to kick in..LOL