2014 Island Classic.

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SteveD
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2014 Island Classic.

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Grant & I are going on Sunday. This year there's a few I.o.M. racers including John McGuinness tootling around.
Should be fun!

http://islandclassic.com.au/island-classic-home.html

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Cheers, Steve
Victoria, S.E.Oz.


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Gidday Fellas,

yep should be a good day over there Steve, 28c degrees with the Bass Straight views and cool sea breeze.

Dilemma:

Since bikes and cars are allowed in to park around the track for this meet, do I:

Take the "K" to give it a run and then stand all day on the fence and watch - travelling time each way 1.5 hours

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Or being a vintage race meet do I take the old 28 chev then we have relocatable trackside "lounge chair" seating with eski and bbq attachment plus shady market umbrella tired to the running boards :) travelling time each way 2.30 hours

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Will wait and see.....
Cheers, Grant
Gippsland - Australia

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May bump into you there. Taking the scenic route down from sunny Beechworth on Saturday, back Monday. No question about what I'll be taking: the R65. Look for it parked next to a waterbottle and '69 Triumph.

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If Grant drives the Chev, I'll think we'll be easy to find Ray. Otherwise the bikes will be his green K1100LT, my black R100RS and Pauls yellow Yammie TDM.
There's a parade lap @ 1300 which I might see if I can do. I think it's for pre 1990 bikes. To do it... http://islandclassic.com.au/shannons-parade-lap.html
Cheers, Steve
Victoria, S.E.Oz.


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grant81rs wrote:...

Or being a vintage race meet do I take the old 28 chev then we have relocatable trackside "lounge chair" seating with eski and bbq attachment plus shady market umbrella tired to the running boards :) travelling time each way 2.30 hours

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Will wait and see.....
I think you might have answered your own question there, Grant.
(Pics or it didn't happen)
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Gidday Fellas,

Is going on the bike now cause I get to sleep in and stay at the island longer, plus the Chevy now has an issue with the front brake grabbing at slow speeds and I am running out of time today to fix it up...

See you at 9.30 Steve at the Lang Lang / Sth Gippsland hwy round-a-bout
Cheers, Grant
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Have fun. Looking fwd to seeing the pics!
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Oh there'll be pix!

I'm gunna see if John McGuinness will share the viewfinder with us! What are my chances?

0930 Grant. See you there. Forecast is excellent.
Cheers, Steve
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BIG news!

I got pole position......



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...on the parade lap!
:lol: :lol: :lol:
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Cheers, Steve
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Grant and Paul looking down pit lane from the entry end.Image

Paul ignored the sign.
:D
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Cheers, Steve
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