INDY SOCIAL EXPERIMENT 09

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jumkie @ Aug 27 2009, 08:30 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>I will tell you guys a crazy story if it all turns out well regarding GaterDuc. Don't want to mention it yet incase it blows up in my face and will be too embarrassed to tell it.

Really this thread doesn’t do justice to all the crazy fantastic lucky fun .... that happened Indy weekend. Anyway, I told you guys I would tell you a good story.

Ok, this story is a bit long, but I think you will discover that it says something about this forum and the people who are its members.

Well before we went to Indy, CK and I were in charge of getting the tickets. It was a bit difficult to get 4 premium seats together as most people were selling 2s only. (Let me back up, CK’s system is to wait until last minute to buy tickets from poor souls who can’t make the trip and are desperate to sell them last minute to recoup their investment.) So it’s about a few days before Indy and no tickets yet. I start to get worried and call CK repeatedly to get his .... moving on some tickets. Funny thing is every time I called he seemed un-phased.

Well about 5 days before Indy weekend I tell him if he doesn’t get tickets by tomorrow then I will pull the trigger on some .... I found (considering that if you buy on eBay the seller still needs some time to mail them overnight). He finally gave in and I get the green light. So I log on to eBay and I’m about to click on the ‘by it now’ when in that split second (no ........, it was like a movie) CK texts me: “Do NOT buy anything yet, I’m working on a deal!” Holy ...., I pull back the trigger but still a little skeptical. Next text I get (about an hour later) was “Call this lady # xxxx, she is an owner of a suite, cool as hell, work out the details with here”. So I call her up, we work out a deal and I tell here I want 4 VIP tickets. Cool, and she tells me, I have more seats for your friends too.

Anyway, I get a PM from GatorDuc that he is coming to Indy and is interested in some VIP seats. (At this point I have never actually spoken with the dude.) So I call him up as we had exchanged cell numbers. I tell him the deal and he’s like hell yeah get me some tickets. So I call back the suite owner and tell here we need three more.

Here is where the story gets good. I was gonna fly in late and the lady didn’t want to meet at midnight so she was going to meet me in the morning, Gator was gonna be there early Friday to get his tickets. So I tell Gator, hey, I’m gonna fly in late and I don’t want to wait for the morning to get my tickets (because I was still skeptical and didn’t quite believe it all, as I grew up in a neighborhood where scams were the norm not the exception, many time hustled by mua). So I ask him, “can you get them for me at the same time you get yours?” He says, “sure, I’ll give her the money and get them for you!” (Keep in mind I have never met Gator and he has never met me, we had only spoke on the phone once!) So this dude thought I meant when I said ‘could you get them for me’, that I meant ‘pay’ for them for me. Well I placed an equal confidence in him (unbeknownst to him at the moment); since when I said ‘could you get them for me’, I had already ‘paid’ for them! So he would be holding 4 VIP tickets paid and clear, and I have never met him either! So he was willing to pay close to a grand for my tickets and I was willing to let him hold my tickets valued a t close to a grand while I flew in. How many of you would have done that?

I know my momma would not have approved of me putting such trust in somebody I had never met and only spoke to once on the phone. For a moment I thought, holy .... I better download this Gator’s pic he posted of himself and his girl and keep it incase this .... blows up in my face. I’m thinking I may have to walk around Florida with this dude’s picture in my hand trying to get back my money.

Well as you can see, it all worked out!

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Nicky Hayden--making life long friends out of complete strangers the world over!

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jumkie @ Sep 2 2009, 03:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>8086:Jum___Gator.JPG]

Nicky Hayden--making life long friends out of complete strangers the world over!

I'm curious to know what you guys have in your hands . They look like cigar shots.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (chopperman @ Sep 2 2009, 09:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'> be pretty hard to miss him in a crowd.
Coming from a man sporting Curvey's straw stetson, a bright yellow rain poncho, bin liners for jeans and brandishing half a litre of pirate juice

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Arrabbiata1 @ Sep 2 2009, 03:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Coming from a man sporting Curvey's straw stetson, a bright yellow rain poncho, bin liners for jeans and brandishing half a litre of pirate juice

Don't forget the million dollar mouth.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (SackWack @ Sep 2 2009, 06:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>I'm curious to know what you guys have in your hands . They look like cigar shots.

Just Jager floater shots Sacky..........it's hard to hold them with out looking like a champagne drinking bitch though. (Check out my gay pinky finger trying to poke out sideways; I didn't realize this until after the pics were posted......thanks Jumkie )

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (chopperman @ Sep 2 2009, 04:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'> be pretty hard to miss him in a crowd.

If you get 70000 out of a bike povol, you ride like a pussy

Come on down,i will show you how we ride With a 175 hp on tap,you dont have to abuse .... to ride fast. I am a maintainence freak,synthetic oil change every 2k and i lube my chain after every ride.I even took a can of chain wax with me on the trip and used it every couple hundred miles. My friends laugh at me, but i just laugh back when they are dropping 200 bucks every 10k for new chain and sprockets and im getting 40k.The guy Jumkie met with me [Kirk} is the same way,he has an 04 R1 with 60k+ and it looks brand spanking new. He is one of the best riders you will come across,very fast,just not abusive.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (povol @ Sep 2 2009, 08:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Come on down,i will show you how we ride With a 175 hp on tap,you dont have to abuse .... to ride fast. I am a maintainence freak,synthetic oil change every 2k and i lube my chain after every ride.I even took a can of chain wax with me on the trip and used it every couple hundred miles. My friends laugh at me, but i just laugh back when they are dropping 200 bucks every 10k for new chain and sprockets and im getting 40k.The guy Jumkie met with me [Kirk} is the same way,he has an 04 R1 with 60k+ and it looks brand spanking new. He is one of the best riders you will come across,very fast,just not abusive.

What are you riding? Did you say a ZX12

I got my tickets from the same lady.
She actually dropped them off at the Omni in an enveloppe while I was out.
She told me over the phone that I can just pay her when I get to the suite.

Very cool woman, and not bad looking either

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (povol @ Sep 3 2009, 01:28 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Come on down,i will show you how we ride With a 175 hp on tap,you dont have to abuse .... to ride fast. I am a maintainence freak,synthetic oil change every 2k and i lube my chain after every ride.I even took a can of chain wax with me on the trip and used it every couple hundred miles. My friends laugh at me, but i just laugh back when they are dropping 200 bucks every 10k for new chain and sprockets and im getting 40k.The guy Jumkie met with me [Kirk} is the same way,he has an 04 R1 with 60k+ and it looks brand spanking new. He is one of the best riders you will come across,very fast,just not abusive.
If i get state side again ,your defo on my hit list Im the same with bikes ive had. Top quality oil changes every 1500-2000 miles. My old zed street/drag bike was every 1000 miles religiously.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (JohnnyKnockdown @ Sep 2 2009, 09:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>What are you riding? Did you say a ZX12
Yep, 02 zx12r with 70000 miles. At my size,it was the only bike that had sport bike characteristics and the performance i was looking for. If i was a foot shorter and a hundred pound lighter,i would have a litre repli racer, but i look like a monkey ....... a football on one. The 12r is a great bike that handles incredibly well with the right tires and some muscle, and mechanically it has been flawless.I have looked at the 14 a thousand times but something about it keeps me from pulling the trigger [my wife] on one.I have considered looking for a left over last model year 12r to replace this one but this damn thing just keeps going and going.It did throw me a curve on the Indy trip.When we stopped for our first fill up on the way up,the gas gauge quite working. No biggie,after 7 years and70k,i know this bike like the back of my hand and used the odometer as my gas gauge. I came up with a brainstorm while at Indy to overcome the wifey's objections to a new bike in these economic times but decided against it.I was going to tell her the damn thing blew up and i just went ahead and hooked on a new one but there really isnt anything out there that really gets my attention.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jumkie @ Sep 1 2009, 06:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>8042:KS.JPG]

So Boots and I are walking back from the pit toward the rider Q & A when Boots tells me he has to go to the bathroom. (Probably to wack off after seeing all those badass machines in the garages). I tell him I'll meet him at the Q&A since I did NOT want to miss Nicky. So I'm strolling along in a daze when I hear this "beep beep" behind me. (I was walking in the middle of a parking lot and apparently not paying attention there was a truck behind me). So startled by the honk, I wave not looking back and start to moving my ass aside a bit faster. Then as the truck pulls up I look in and jaw proceeds to go directly to floor. Holy .... Mr. Schwantz! He's laughing his ass off. I start to laugh back and I say, "you could have ran me over and I wouldn't have minded as it would have made a fantastic story worthy of making a few friends jealous." Hahaha, we both laugh and I take advantage of the moment to take a pic with him. So I wait for some dude to pass by and ask him to take the shot and of course asked him for his autograph.

As he drives off Boots rejoins me, ....... guy missed the whole thing. I hope the jerk-off was worth it. Hahaha


holy .......I saw that pic being taken....didnt know it was you...the guy we were with was parked in that lot and we were dropping stuff in his car before going to rider Q&A...saw Schwantz with people at his car taking pics....

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Thom @ Aug 29 2009, 06:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Rossi was just standing out there smoking a cigarette,

Seriously he was smoking wouldnt have thought he'd be allowed by Yamaha?


Actually when he came over to Yam they were sponsored by Camel!

I'm only half way through this thread and that's the end of my lunch hour! it's gonna take me days to catch up..... Great stuff guys you looked like you had a load of laughs!

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (bonnielass @ Sep 3 2009, 02:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Actually when he came over to Yam they were sponsored by Camel!

I'm only half way through this thread and that's the end of my lunch hour! it's gonna take me days to catch up..... Great stuff guys you looked like you had a load of laughs!
close .

they were sponsored by Gauloises, camel came later.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (jeff in ohio @ Sep 3 2009, 06:20 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>holy .......I saw that pic being taken....didnt know it was you...the guy we were with was parked in that lot and we were dropping stuff in his car before going to rider Q&A...saw Schwantz with people at his car taking pics....


Haven't you visited the 'Rog & Jumkie's excellent adventure' thread? I'm not that hard to pick out of a crowd. I'm usually the dark short one.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jumkie @ Sep 3 2009, 12:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Haven't you visited the 'Rog & Jumkie's excellent adventure' thread? I'm not that hard to pick out of a crowd. I'm usually the dark short one.

You Mexicans all look the same .

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (povol @ Sep 3 2009, 09:33 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>You Mexicans all look the same .
That was my point genius, there weren't many Mexicans running around Indy, so I would have been easy to pick out. Just like you. All one had to do is look for the grizzle bear walking amongst the normal sized people.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jumkie @ Sep 1 2009, 10:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>I noticed Albertito (that's how Puig asked me to address him--you'd understand if you spoke Spanish) was drinking redbull, so on his recommendation I just had one. It didn't give me wings, but apparently it did give me enough energy to continue my mocking of the man and his diminutive stepchild.

Ok, forum poll, which of these pics should be my new forum avatar?



Exhibit C
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Jumkie it's gotta be this one!
How do you get away with it!

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jumkie @ Sep 3 2009, 01:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'> That was my point genius, there weren't many Mexicans running around Indy, so I would have been easy to pick out. Just like you. All one had to do is look for the grizzle bear walking amongst the normal sized people.
Are you kidding me, thats how you are able to crash the areas you access on a regular basis.They see a five foot Spainard running around and just assume you are a rider or crew member.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jumkie @ Sep 3 2009, 06:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'> That was my point genius, there weren't many Mexicans running around Indy, so I would have been easy to pick out. Just like you. All one had to do is look for the grizzle bear walking amongst the normal sized people.
you and povol walking about would look like Frankenstein and Igor

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (povol @ Sep 3 2009, 07:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Are you kidding me, thats how you are able to crash the areas you access on a regular basis.They see a five foot Spainard running around and just assume you are a rider or crew member.
now i reckon there is truth to this. When me ,jumkie and a few of his hispanic mate's all crashed the laguna pit lane . me the only 6 foot white man was the only one to get thrown out