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Date: 27 Jun 2007 13:25:16
From:
Subject: Saturday morning sillyness
The boys were out early saturday morning, sun not quite up, on a quiet
road in South West Aussie... We had a ute with a bloke in the back
taking some video so it seemed like a good idea to do a bit of motor
pacing behind it. As the pace picked up the group got smaller until
there was only 5 left hammering along at about 50 ks - then the ute
went over a dead kangaroo - the driver didn't see it. One of the guys
stayed up, the rest hit the kangaroo and landed in hospital with
various injuries and lots of wrecked lycra, bent wheels, shattered
carbon and dented alloy. One of them had brought a new tt bike the day
before. He was badly concussed and lost all memory of buying the bike
or ever riding it. At the hospital they told him he'd trashed his new
tt bike and he said "what new tt bike?" That really upset him!
Don't motor pace in the dark boys and girls. Stay safe.





 
Date: 28 Jun 2007 06:11:35
From: Richard McBeef
Subject: Re: Saturday morning sillyness
On Wed, 27 Jun 2007 13:25:16 -0000, roger.618034@gmail.com wrote:

> The boys were out early saturday morning, sun not quite up, on a quiet
> road in South West Aussie... We had a ute with a bloke in the back
> taking some video so it seemed like a good idea to do a bit of motor
> pacing behind it. As the pace picked up the group got smaller until
> there was only 5 left hammering along at about 50 ks - then the ute
> went over a dead kangaroo - the driver didn't see it. One of the guys
> stayed up, the rest hit the kangaroo and landed in hospital with
> various injuries and lots of wrecked lycra, bent wheels, shattered
> carbon and dented alloy. One of them had brought a new tt bike the day
> before. He was badly concussed and lost all memory of buying the bike
> or ever riding it. At the hospital they told him he'd trashed his new
> tt bike and he said "what new tt bike?" That really upset him!
> Don't motor pace in the dark boys and girls. Stay safe.

I'm not calling you a liar, but I notice you didn't include a youtube link.


  
Date: 28 Jun 2007 09:38:54
From: Roger Zoul
Subject: Re: Saturday morning sillyness
Richard McBeef wrote:
:: On Wed, 27 Jun 2007 13:25:16 -0000, roger.618034@gmail.com wrote:
::
::: The boys were out early saturday morning, sun not quite up, on a
::: quiet road in South West Aussie... We had a ute with a bloke in the
::: back taking some video so it seemed like a good idea to do a bit of
::: motor pacing behind it. As the pace picked up the group got smaller
::: until there was only 5 left hammering along at about 50 ks - then
::: the ute went over a dead kangaroo - the driver didn't see it. One
::: of the guys stayed up, the rest hit the kangaroo and landed in
::: hospital with various injuries and lots of wrecked lycra, bent
::: wheels, shattered carbon and dented alloy. One of them had brought
::: a new tt bike the day before. He was badly concussed and lost all
::: memory of buying the bike or ever riding it. At the hospital they
::: told him he'd trashed his new tt bike and he said "what new tt
::: bike?" That really upset him!
::: Don't motor pace in the dark boys and girls. Stay safe.
::
:: I'm not calling you a liar, but I notice you didn't include a
:: youtube link.

Too funny! So, what exactly are you doing? Indicating that he might be a
liar? :)




 
Date: 28 Jun 2007 03:04:43
From: me
Subject: Re: Saturday morning sillyness
On Wed, 27 Jun 2007 13:25:16 +0000, roger.618034 wrote:

- then the ute
> went over a dead kangaroo -


Ow! And I get worried about a gopher or 2!


 
Date: 27 Jun 2007 15:29:16
From: joseph.santaniello@gmail.com
Subject: Re: Saturday morning sillyness
On Jun 27, 3:25 pm, roger.618...@gmail.com wrote:
> The boys were out early saturday morning, sun not quite up, on a quiet
> road in South West Aussie... We had a ute with a bloke in the back
> taking some video so it seemed like a good idea to do a bit of motor
> pacing behind it. As the pace picked up the group got smaller until
> there was only 5 left hammering along at about 50 ks - then the ute
> went over a dead kangaroo - the driver didn't see it. One of the guys
> stayed up, the rest hit the kangaroo and landed in hospital with
> various injuries and lots of wrecked lycra, bent wheels, shattered
> carbon and dented alloy. One of them had brought a new tt bike the day
> before. He was badly concussed and lost all memory of buying the bike
> or ever riding it. At the hospital they told him he'd trashed his new
> tt bike and he said "what new tt bike?" That really upset him!
> Don't motor pace in the dark boys and girls. Stay safe.

At the very least they got it on video.

Joseph




 
Date: 27 Jun 2007 09:29:46
From: Just A User
Subject: Re: Saturday morning sillyness
roger.618034@gmail.com wrote:
> The boys were out early saturday morning, sun not quite up, on a quiet
> road in South West Aussie... We had a ute with a bloke in the back
> taking some video so it seemed like a good idea to do a bit of motor
> pacing behind it. As the pace picked up the group got smaller until
> there was only 5 left hammering along at about 50 ks - then the ute
> went over a dead kangaroo - the driver didn't see it. One of the guys
> stayed up, the rest hit the kangaroo and landed in hospital with
> various injuries and lots of wrecked lycra, bent wheels, shattered
> carbon and dented alloy. One of them had brought a new tt bike the day
> before. He was badly concussed and lost all memory of buying the bike
> or ever riding it. At the hospital they told him he'd trashed his new
> tt bike and he said "what new tt bike?" That really upset him!
> Don't motor pace in the dark boys and girls. Stay safe.
>
And more important beware of large roadkill.


  
Date: 27 Jun 2007 12:13:03
From: catzz66
Subject: Re: Saturday morning sillyness
Just A User wrote:
>
> And more important beware of large roadkill.

Having dug so much glass, rock chips and who knows what else out of my
skinny tires, I avoid all roadkill, if I can.