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Ta Brian.

Early days but it looks like I'm coming to the UK on business. Naturally my trip has been planned to co-incide with the UK round. I hope the boss doesn't shift it round too much but It does fit in with the people I need to see. I'll be in Swindon or there-abouts, so how difficult will it be to travel from Swindon to Hawkstone assuming I'm in a rental?

Evil Bay

Oh, OK sorry I can't help.

Can you tell us which model? It will help. If it's a pro, can you wait until I get home?

A guy goes to the supermarket and notices a very attractive woman wave at him and say hello. He's rather taken aback, because he can't place where he knows her from. So he says, "Do you know me?" To which she replies, "I think you're the father of one of my kids." Now his mind races. He racks his brain and travels back to the only time he has ever been unfaithful to his wife and says, "My God, are you the stripper from Fred's stag night that I shagged on the pool table with all my buddies watching, while your partner whipped me with wet celery???" She looks into his eyes and calmly says, "No, I'm your son's Grade 3 teacher"

You want cool? How's this for cool: ?

For gawds sakes don't show that pic to Al Gore.

Some familiar names in there: Arcarons & Barrag

Technically trivial. Tait make a nice 2.5 Gig S/S module which will get rid of eavesdroppers. However I have different thoughts about minding.

See how long this one lasts (Andy/Ian enjoy it..) The boss had to fire somebody, and he narrowed it down to one of two people, Debra or Jack. It was an impossible decision because they were both super workers. Rather than flip a coin, he decided he would fire the first one who used the water cooler the next morning. Debra came in the next morning with a horrible hangover. She went to the cooler to take an aspirin. The boss approached her and said: "Debra, I've never done this before but I have to lay you or Jack off." Could you jack off?" she says. "I feel like *&^$#@.

I never said that I could! Read my posting again. It's the only logical explanation. Push the clock back even further, back to Gordon Jacksons day, bikes were modified road bikes and the sections were the same for him as they were for Joe Clubman. Now the bikes are highly specialized and the improvement in machinery has widened the gulf. Why would that be? Is it, possibly, because contemporary machinery and techniques need so much time to perfect and only the very gifted can persevere and are afforded the time neccessary to perfect those techniques? Lagnaha wasn't a cutting edge section by any means but it still took marks off riders of Morris' calibre and it was good to see Murray Whittaker get through for a three.

Sounds a bit better. I await the vids with baited breath..(IMO pics don't rally do a trial justice anymore, spoiled aren't we?)

I don't have a problem with the occasional splat section. But the videos I've seen have been splat after splat (I haven't seen a world round in the flesh so I suppose you could take my opinions with a pinch of salt). I few months ago I was watching some old vids of Jordi in '89 (I think) and they were sections I could aspire to ride. Possible 3 them but most likely 5. I know it was nearly 20 years ago but something changed during Jordis reign. The upper echelons got away from us mere mortals. Andys videos showed me that it's not an impossible ask, to have a section that will take marks off the top boys but still be possible for us clubbies.

I thought about mentioning that but I didn't want to be accused of being an anorak! I have a pic at home (somewhere) of me sitting on my dads new bult of the same vintage. The tyres are blindingly obvious. The tread pattern is so different to what you're used to.

Personally I would have taken great pleasure (and a large stick) and stood at that gate all day. Pricks!

Russian brides?

I've watched a few of the many videos that have been supplied by "generous" sources and I had a thought, I was watching Shaun Morris on Lagnaha and there was a top ten in-the-world guy struggling (well for a one) when Murray Whittaker struggled through for a three. The point I'm trying to make is: is it necessary for every world championship round to have 15 rev & splatter sections when a decent stream can challenge all and desist none? BTW kudos Murray, good ride.

Oy! I'm now a reformed and placid kiwi...

Hey Easy, check out this: http://www.arboristsite.com/archive/index.php/t-8052.html

You'll notice, consumate professional that Grimbo is, he's taken a dab BEHIND the marker thus ensuring that the observer misses the dab

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Hey DabDab Rather can you scan them and post them here? I'm sure a lot of folk would appreciate them. Easytiger, all will become clear. Bail in the semis? Pah! Lessee who makes the super 14 finals. I'm all a bit confused in matters sporting. Half supports SA the other NZ. I keep telling people I'm persona-non-grata in Aus (I get some weird looks at Sydney airport). I was born in the UK, raised in SA and emigrated to NZ. TFT

OK, I've dug pics out of my archives, anybody got copies of the above adverts. If you have you'll know what I'm taliking about.

I suppose I asked for that..