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Lano time trail area.
Report by Col Mac
With temps predicted for today at up to "nearly a warm day in hell" levels, there was only one place for a ride and only one time to do it, so 7 players rocked up early doors for a quick blast to Lano and back. The group was off by 7.45, even if the Rockingham bingo society almost ran late (t was nearly past their bedtimes, see but slamming!) (that's a Welsh Valleys dig by the way). There was a bit of breeze, so the dust was not so bad on the run out, although anytime we turned to face the sun, it was difficult to see with it still being low in the sky. The turn off to the new inland trails saw Choko make a first dive for SOTD, right in front of everybody, at the bottom of the nominated lookout hill. What a schoolboy error and he was lucky another player nabbed the award off him, cause those stoopid ones are the most embarrassing. Those new trails again provided some great riding and H being the lead, decided to plough a new furough and took us off down an unused trail that led out onto another part of the TT course. There was no question we would head out towards Cataby and all players got the cables stretched out good and proper. Poor Lindsay was not best pleased tho, as the 1 tooth sprocket on the front and 413 teeth on the back combination had the little KTM screaming for murder (or was it screaming to ensure he didn;t let that big fat bloke back on it???). The trip out to Wedge was fairly uneventful, until Big Col invented a new Freestyle MX move, whilst trying to get back to the front after a corner-man. A 400mm stoopid little dune turned out to be firmer than he thought and resulted in a "Fatass superman to no footed ball breaker", as the back of his bike launched him into orbit (no that wasn't a total eclipse today, that was me in a geosynchronous orbit over Wedge). Thank christ for steering dampers, as the landing was a bit wobbley. The beach at Wedge was empty and the usual round of bullshit and banter was had, as well as the by now usual refuel from various shapes an sizes of container. Then we were off for the run back, which started gently enough, but by the end of the worst of the caprock had begun to move into "charge of light brigade" mode. It was here that Hayden came to grief, in the fast whoopy section just short of the sentry post. He claims his front break jammed on and pitched him off, but i reckon he stopped for a lay down to reconsider his options in trying to keep up with the "Over 40's club". But the fall resulted in him having a very sore shoulder and may result in a trip to the hospital to get it checked out. Hayden, fingers crossed its just bruised. A slow trip was had then back to the cars, as Haydens front brake lever had to be removed to unlock the brake. Big Col tried to make him feel better by assuring him its a known problem on Brembo master cylinders, and it wasn;t rider error, but Hayen didn't seem convinced! Back at the cars and Hayden was having bother getting himself undressed. So either he was hurt, or as his wife had suggested, maybe the CQ'ers are all a bit bi-curious and he just enjoys having men undress him! Anyway we all hope its ok Hayden. Lastly what would a trip to Lano be without pies. The boys came to a conclusion today that riding expensive bikes, in all that expensive gear is really worth it, just so we can justify stuffing our pie holes at the bakery. How can a man argue with that logic!!        |
