Pics from the SMHooligans trackday 7.30.06

All pics here: http://photos.sixfivepony.com/bikes/smh/

Today was my first trackday, first experience at Stockton, and first really hard riding since getting the 17s swapped onto my DRZ. Good times.

Our wonderful host Dion at lunchtime


The MC and track-opener-guy, MattM


OMG PICTURED00D!


Just stand back and let da man work, peeps.

Hey... I know that azn profile...


CELEBRITY SIGHTING!


Gearing up? (note the leathers, borrowed from a chick)


Then, he took my boots. And my bike.


One of the better shots I took today. Cute goggles, L (again, female-borrowed)!

Interlude: Liam is cool as fuck, and it was a pleasure to let him take my DRZ for a spin. He layed it down, but the wonderful thing about 'tards is that you just pick it up and keep riding. Liam hooked me up with some stickers and stuff. Good times all around.

In the words of Antipathy: "Sharing is Caring!"

Ok, back to some pics. Lets see the future!

In front, Elena. Trailing her, a ridiculously fast little guy #990 (anybody know the name?)



More fast kid:


OMG SQUID!


Another very fast youngster:

:boobies :boobies :

OK, so I got my brother to take a couple pics of me.

Yes, I'm slow and have bad form and a gut kthxbye

Mike, you're killing me!

Nice meeting you today and I can't wait to lap you at the next supermoto trackday!









just kidding, i'm too slow. /shrug

Look! That guy's wearing Pink Googles!

Mike,

That was great! Thanks for loaning me your bike and your boots. I don't remember the name of the super cool girl who loaned me her leathers (apparently I'm a size 6/8), her helmet and her googles, too, but special thanks to her as well! Everything fit almost just right (some masculine constraints notwithstanding) and once on the bike, I never gave the gear a second thought. I didn't think I'd feel that rusty out there, but time away from the track really kept me from finding my groove in most of the corners, and the plush front end made it difficult to transition quickly for me, but overall, it was the perfect way to spend a Sunday - Sliding the rear over and over again! It felt really good to just hang out at the track again, with no pressure to get anything done, no pressure to impress the media or the sponsors, no pressure to do anything but relax and have a great time with my friends. I haven't ridden Stockton in two years (two summer's ago I broke a bone in my wrist in the fast corner) but while times have changed (a week ago I was working the USGP), the ambience, friendship, and comraderie that I knew in the Supermoto and Mini scene is still in place. Home is definitely where the heart is, and all you guys really helped make today a fantastic time. Thanks everyone for being so friendly and welcoming, and sharing your kick-ass SM Hooligans trackday with me! Pics of my "bobble" HERE.

Here are a few of mine:

VAL LOVES SUPERMOTO THIS MUCH!!1

rad pics! and liam...i almost ran yer ass over through the chicane. i thought you were zoey at first, and she takes the chicane at a pretty decent clip, so i was prepared for that... then you checked up, and i was like [insert squealing tires sound] "WHOA NELLY!"

i'll add a pic of my own...

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com3 said:

i'll add a pic of my own...

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OMG.

I look like I know what I'm doing!

com3! You should double your prices!


(that prices part was a joke.)

antipathy said:

Nice meeting you today and I can't wait to lap you at the next supermoto trackday!

just kidding, i'm too slow. /shrug

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Heh - I think I win the award for the slowest but I don't care. I had an *awesome* time, met a lot of very cool people, and saw some incredible riding! Maybe next time I will be a little faster. I must say that I am totally hooked!

Thanks to Dion for letting me help. What a kick-ass event! You rock, honey!

And thanks to Val for letting me ride one of his bikes

Nursing a bit of a sun burn and sore limbs but it was all worth it. I can't wait to do it all again!

CeruleanSkye said:

Heh - I think I win the award for the slowest but I don't care. I had an *awesome* time, met a lot of very cool people, and saw some incredible riding! Maybe next time I will be a little faster. I must say that I am totally hooked!

Thanks to Dion for letting me help. What a kick-ass event! You rock, honey!

And thanks to Val for letting me ride one of his bikes

Nursing a bit of a sun burn and sore limbs but it was all worth it. I can't wait to do it all again!

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you're only allowed to call him honey if I get to call him honey too.

com3 said:

you're only allowed to call him honey if I get to call him honey too.

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I'll fight you for it!

CeruleanSkye said:

I'll fight you for it!

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deal! dion and i are already gonna bench-for-pinks... so we'll throw down too.

CeruleanSkye said:

Nursing a bit of a sun burn and sore limbs but it was all worth it. I can't wait to do it all again!

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No worries on being slow; I was right there behind you! Maybe we can team up at the next trackday & roadblock so no one will be able to pass either of us in the chicane!

I'm a bit sore too, but I can't figure out if some parts are sore because of water polo/cannonballs at OFG's or because of the trackday.

I'll just have to sign up for the next one!

CeruleanSkye said:

Heh - I think I win the award for the slowest...

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YES! winnar!

hehe. i was the one that passed you, and then slowed way down in front of ya and was motioning on pushing the bike under you and stuff... blue leathers, red helmet? i'm also the guy that was carrying around the camera with the yellow visor and bright yellow shirt.

com3 said:

YES! winnar!

hehe. i was the one that passed you, and then slowed way down in front of ya and was motioning on pushing the bike under you and stuff... blue leathers, red helmet? i'm also the guy that was carrying around the camera with the yellow visor and bright yellow shirt.

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EVERYONE passed me!

Fortunately I plan on this being a temporary problem and soon enough I will be doing some passing of my own!