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Offline doordie

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Gotland Grand National 2008
« on: November 09, 2008, 05:30:46 AM »
Hi,a race report from this year of GGN 2008.
We were 600 racers in my class (40-50 years) and we started last of three starts.
Total racers were 2300 on a 2.2 swedish mile circuit at the same time.
Total racetime were 3 hours of muddwrestling with much fun.....
I got a very good start and got fourth out of turn 2(look at pic for nr 1864). :evil:
Started at 4th gear with my Rekluseclutch with shout-off engine before start.
Never shifted gear at straight,used overrev at last part of straight and gained
many meters before turn 1.
Holeshoot man crashed at turn 2 and I passed him and went on for my first lap.
BUT I got stocked at a deep muddhole,because a bad dissicion for one second when we were
5 racer in the same turn and I got the worst track,bad luck! :x
Digging mudd for 40 minutes with bare hands,but could start again very tired and exhausted of course.
Riding total 4 laps with one pitstop for new glasses and refueling.
My 3 last laptimes were in the range for a 50th place without the muddwrestling lap,but I ended 284 of 600. :cry:

BUT NEXT YEAR I WILL HOLESHOOT AND MAKE NO MISSTAKES FOR SURE! :-D

Movie,see my start,look for "green mean machine" at middle of picture.... 8-)

http://svt.se/svt/play/video.jsp?a=1301200

//Doordie

« Last Edit: November 09, 2008, 07:25:39 AM by doordie »
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Re: Gotland Grand National 2008
« Reply #1 on: November 09, 2008, 08:38:04 AM »
magnificent pics  :-o \\

the lowest pic is just a piece of art ,could be painted
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Re: Gotland Grand National 2008
« Reply #2 on: November 12, 2008, 03:02:43 AM »
I guess you just have to love the Mud to ride in races like that!  :-o :-o :-o
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Re: Gotland Grand National 2008
« Reply #3 on: November 12, 2008, 03:30:08 AM »
I've seen clips of this race on UTUBE. It almost looks like part of the track is in a swap.?. Also, if you not one of the first bikes out of the gate, there seems to be zero vision. Anyway, not my cup of tea, but cool stuff.

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Re: Gotland Grand National 2008
« Reply #4 on: November 12, 2008, 04:39:27 AM »
Yeah, not my cup of tea either but if memory serves me well doordie tortures himself like this every year. He's hard-core  :evil:. Every picture or clip of this race I have ever seen looks like a muddy swamp.


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Re: Gotland Grand National 2008
« Reply #5 on: November 12, 2008, 05:28:00 AM »
Very Hard-core, awesome clips on utube. The local track in my area (Argyll MX) will cancel practice or races if we get any heavy during the week (back in the day, it was rain or shine). I guess we're a little "light in the loafers" in my area. Hats off to the Swedes!

 

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Re: Gotland Grand National 2008
« Reply #6 on: November 13, 2008, 07:59:28 AM »
Hej!

Congratulations! Don't know how (or why) you do it...

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Re: Gotland Grand National 2008
« Reply #7 on: January 20, 2009, 06:09:19 AM »
Hej!

Congratulations! Don't know how (or why) you do it...

//John

I don?t either! :-D
Mud,tarmac or ice,that?s my cup of tea! :lol:
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Re: Gotland Grand National 2008
« Reply #8 on: February 06, 2009, 02:19:34 AM »
Must be fun cleaning the bikes after that last pic  :-o