Had a very pleasant afternoon at Oulton Park watching Team UKRM brave the
elements.

I took some pics....
http://www.network-topology.co.uk/uk...ton/oulton.htm [1]

Thanks to everyone who made my son Ben so welcome. He had a great time and
was proudly telling his mum about 'our team'.

Anyone know how they did? (I had to leave 2 hours before the race ended)

p.s. Thanks to Statto/Jackie for hosting the pics.

[1] Sorry there weren't more of Alex & Andy on the bike.

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Sorby

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, Andy Bonwick
wrote...

> 26th overall, 4th in class.

Nice one.

Is that the team's best this year?

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ginge [at] stopthevoices.org.uk :: Kawasaki ZRX1200R, Yamaha SZR660

"Andy Bonwick" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Sat, 4 Oct 2003 22:41:28 +0100, "Sorby" <(E-Mail Removed)>
> wrote:
>
> >Had a very pleasant afternoon at Oulton Park watching Team UKRM brave the
> >elements.
> >
> >I took some pics....
> >http://www.network-topology.co.uk/uk...ton/oulton.htm [1]
> >
> >Thanks to everyone who made my son Ben so welcome. He had a great time
and
> >was proudly telling his mum about 'our team'.
> >
> >Anyone know how they did? (I had to leave 2 hours before the race ended)
> >
>
> 26th overall, 4th in class.

Nice one.

> Thanks for coming along in such **** conditions and thanks to
> everyone else who appeared over the day.

Enjoyed it thoroughly.

> I might post something more when I stop feeling so ****.

Didn't realise you were off-colour Andy. Or are you suffering from
post-race fatigue? GWS either way.

--
Sorby

On 04/10/2003 at 22:41:28, Sorby typed:

> Had a very pleasant afternoon at Oulton Park watching Team UKRM brave
> the elements.
>
> I took some pics....
> http://www.network-topology.co.uk/uk...ton/oulton.htm [1]

Some very good snaps there. Well batted.

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Abso [at] ukrm [dot] net - ignore header email address

CHI#1 WG*#3 PM#4 DFV#9 BOTAFOT#108

On Sun, 05 Oct 2003 00:27:41 +0100, Erik The Bee
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Paul Corfield wrote:
>
>> The last photo of Champ on Clay Hill is rather good.

>http://www.network-topology.co.uk/uk...n/Img_2480.jpg
>
>Indeed. Being a total tyre physics numpty, does pouring water on the
>rear tyre have any disadvantages? I assume you are using wet tyres with
>some grooving, which are meant to move water out of the way, but if they
>are already full of water what happens?

Wet tyres provide _so_ much grip in the wet (duh) that kneedown action
is easily attainable. Apparently - so a Fast Boy told me, before he
ran away.

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Pip, Hairy Gfedcker. RF 900RR, Ruff and Rattly.
WS* DFWAG#0 IbW#27* DIAABTCOD#15 GP#0 EKP FUB#4 MKA+E#3
ANORAK#8 MIRTTH#15 BOTAFOT/F#47/34a BONY#13 KotMIB# <space>
UKRMRM#14 TWA#2

Erik The Bee wrote:
<snip>
> OT: How poisonous is the coolant used in a 20 year old fridge, mine
> just burst and covered the inside of the fridge and freezer in red
> (might be green I'm colour blind) liquid.

The liquid will be the refrigerant oil, the gas will have boiled off.

If it is that old it could possibly be refrigerant R-12, very nasty,
carcenogenic stuff, no longer used, or it could be R-22, still nasty, but
not quite as bad (now discontinued). Have a look at the compressor (looks
like a black cannister with pipew and wires coming out of it), this will
normally have the refrigerant type stamped on it (not that it will be of any
use, as the appliance is now royally ****ed).

Either way, I would bin the appliance and all it's contents.

Oh, and either way, you will have contributed to the hole in the ozone
layer.

HTH

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Oldbloke

2000 Honda CB500
BOTAFOT #140
"He's like Robbo's chubby kid brother"

On Sun, 5 Oct 2003 12:38:51 +0100, Bear
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Pip wrote ...
>> On Sun, 5 Oct 2003 11:40:36 +0100, Bear
>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> This is why you see (especially car) racers swerving across the
>> straight (where a dry line appears earlier) into the wet areas to keep
>> the tyres wet and therefore cool.
>
>Cheers; I thought as much, but it's nice to have it confirmed by someone
>with a brain.

Heh. Dunno about that, but before I went spannering for the race
team, I thought it best to read and otehrwise absorb as much knowledge
and lore relating to bikes in general and racebikes in particular as I
could, to avoid having to ask a series of stupid questions when they
would be least welcome. IYSWIM.

--
Pip, Hairy Gfedcker. RF 900RR, Ruff and Rattly.
WS* DFWAG#0 IbW#27* DIAABTCOD#15 GP#0 EKP FUB#4 MKA+E#3
ANORAK#8 MIRTTH#15 BOTAFOT/F#47/34a BONY#13 KotMIB# <space>
UKRMRM#14 TWA#2