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*Liam's Wild Ride*

Okay, I'll ask for the rest of us:

MotoLiam said:
case in point . . . .

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In the pink, dress, not where the camera's pointing necessarily, but... well, anyway, WHO... Is THAT?!!! She's SMOKING Hot!
:sex

Also, I had the priviledge of talking with Mr. Hayden once last year and he said the same thing of Alex Barros: A complete gentleman and very helpful. I wish I'd have taken the initiative to meet him when I was in Rio in '01 in the VIP area. I didn't want to over step my welcome though. I should go back and read these posts. I only saw it when they first started and it's been about a year. Looks fun if not financially lucrative. Then again, we make money to have fun, right? So, you're just taking a short cut, like artists and professional athletes, right?;) Have fun! (Well, that was redundant) Oh, and who's going to win it all this season? I picked Loris C. last year and would have been right I think without Sete's help! This year though, not sure. It's hard to bet against Vale when he's on a mission. I do believe Colin will finally win one this year!
 
Not that I noticed, but your calves are bigger than Alexs'. Tell him to buy a stairclimber. :D

-jim
 
I think the expression for the pre-season is 'kicking butts and taking names.' Way to go Liam...love to see you guys at the top of the charts.
 
Re: Re: neat stuff

USARMworker said:
Liam, that's my pic!!!
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HAhaha, I knew I got it somewhere from Barf, just couldn´t remember which thread it was from. Thanks :)

And as for pimpin´ho´s, which is not really such a nice way to put it, let´s just say that I´ve made a lot of cool friends.

I´m in Madrid at the raceshop, about to leave on a seven hour drive to Jerez de la Frontera. We´re starting a day earlier than normal because we have a lot of new equipment to set-up, and I am pumped!
 
Ah yes, Bondi Beach

we were joined by my Australian family, the Staggards, and their niece, Vanessa.

I remember when I was there, not a gal on the beach, and there were many of them, had a top on. It's amazing the industry that's been created in the U.S. over breasts and pictures of celebs with partial slips. You could probably go to Bondi and see this woman in nothing but a G-String bottom and hold a conversation with her about motorcycle racing. Dang. Where's that passport?! She really is quite attractive. I'll leave it at that. Have fun Liam. I am curious as I haven't picked it up yet: Did you find your way onto a team prior to leaving the U.S. or did you go see races overseas and talk your way onto a random crew? What is your function with the team? Okay, I'll go back and read the posts if I have to.
 
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mjrydsfast said:
I am curious as I haven't picked it up yet: Did you find your way onto a team prior to leaving the U.S. or did you go see races overseas and talk your way onto a random crew? What is your function with the team? Okay, I'll go back and read the posts if I have to.
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Forget I asked, except the part about the "function" but I see now. Neat. I'll read more later. Oh, if you DO see her at Bondi, a photo would be very nice. It's work safe if it's part of the culture, right? :teeth
 
MotoLiam said:

This team. . . the Black Sheep Squadron . . . . we come to run like we always do, and when we have everything in place, we run with it! But, and this is the biggest issue I think we might face this season, who knows how it will go when the real racing starts?
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Liam will now be know as Pappy Boyington
 
Hey Liam,

Finally got around to reading your entire website. My work productivity this week was at an all time low. Hahahaha. Lots of good things on the website not on BARF and vice versa.

Good luck this year and (this is me being selfish) post more! It keeps me out of trouble.

Take care and see you at Laguna if not sooner (I wish),
Sherwin
 
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MotoLiam said:
Hiya Danc,

Yeah, it's not so much that I have a personal photographer, but I think a bunch of the guys around the paddock have always taken pictures and they've never had a way, or a reason, to put any of them out there on the web. I don't know if the US is a little ahead of the game concerning blogs/websites, but I've noticed that a lot of Euros are mystified by the whole process and this could be because computers/laptops are still regarded as a luxury item in parts of Spain and Italy. I didn't want to step on anyone's toes, so as a way to say thank you for the pictures, I list their names on photos they've taken and given to me. After all, it's not my work, and Andrea is a great guy. Plus, since I've been so busy lately, and my camera is sometimes on the fritz, it's nice to be able to fall back on someone else and holler out, "Hey Andrea, grab a shot of this, thanks," if he's got his camera out. And "Elder" is Mark Elder, the Marlboro Ducati Americano. He has been a great source of advice and comfort for me because he's been on the international scene since '02, with Ben Bostrom, and he understands quite a bit about how the Italians play the game.

Mark captured me at work swapping wheels with Q's at Phillip Island two weeks ago (was it that long/short ago?)

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this is a cool pic with the tool blurred because of the spinning.
 
No, this is NOT like the AMA. It's the riders' and teams' association. The AMA is part of the FIM - they are the sanctioning bodies for road racing in the US (AMA) and worldwide (FIM).
IRTA represents the teams and riders to improve safety for example.
Regards
Richard
 
I'm curious to see who can find out what about IRTA, because from what I know, the relationship between FIM/IRTA/DORNA is a little tricky. And as for everything else? My website is experiencing technical difficulties that I don't have time/knowledge to fix right now, so no posting there, haha.

This makes the third night in a row that I'm finishing up at the hotel near midnight, but the time to run strong is right now, so LET'S GET IT ON!

Here's an excerpt from something I meant to post on my site a couple days ago.

"I managed to get ahold of my missing bag by Saturday night, and as Sunday rolled around I tried to concentrate on completely disconnecting from the Motorcycle world by taking a nice little spin on my Haro and consciously avoiding the heavy workload that I knew would ensue as soon I as took off for Jerez de la Frontera. It didn't really work, as I spent much of my afternoon replying to various emails and getting my paperwork in order for the IRTA test, which for me would begin at dawn on Monday.

I flew out of BCN to Madrid, and then spent an hour at the team raceshop in Daganzo, Madrid, before loading up in a van with a couple teamates so that we could make the seven hour drive to Jerez. We stopped at a great roadside cafe/diner, Spanish-style, and then made it to the hotel by 9PM. For me, it was a little frustrating, because I wasn't able to get anything done while being jostled around in the back of the van, and aside from the rain, the only interesting thing to happen was a roadblock by the national police, which naturally led to us being pulled over and my bags being searched. Apparently, they're on the lookout for terrorists, and little ole' me was the only team member who fit the description, hahaha. We started working at the track on Tuesday, a full day earlier than most of the MotoGP teams, so that we could assemble our new pit box and get a headstart on prepping the bikes for the test. It has been a mile-a-minute since then, but on the plus side, I've got my own trailer to myself, and when it's quiet I can really go to town and get some work done. Except, there hasn't been a moment of peace since we parked the Semi's, and so my multi-tasking will have to improve even more. There's so much to learn, and so many ways I feel I can make my mark, that I'm pretty excited about everything and I've definitely got my goals in sight for this season. Another thing, and I've noticed it's affecting everyone, is that being around the Big Show has got us really psyched for the upcoming season, and it's really good to be surrounded by all the trucks and listening to the wail of the two-strokes as they make their test right now. The weather was pretty bad for riding on Tuesday, but today was much better, and I anticipate good temperatures this weekend. We've got a car on the line, and I'm sure The Hoff could use it. I just want what I always want - to perform to my full capabilities and continue growing.

We wrapped up our first two nights here at a nice restaurant called Esteban's, and it was always full of the paddock people. Spotted KRSR and Chuck, Rossi, a bunch of 125/250 teams, and a host of GP squads, and since it's been a while since we've all seen each other outside of the track (since November for most of us), we enjoyed teasing one another and catching up. Tonight we finished up at 11:30, but it's all worth it to know that you're giving it your all, and your team is right there with you.

At least I can say that I've got all my luggage this time around and the future is happening right now. I'm ready - because this is going to be another year where history is made, and my hands are in on it.

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