TT-assen 2007

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Louise @ May 9 2007, 09:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>I live near London
Ok..
Is that why you're an Arsenal fan?? If I remember correctly that is..


<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Tom @ May 9 2007, 09:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>No doubt about that, Jerez was my first time, and when Rossi rode past me on Friday morning on the home straight every single hair on my body stood on its end, and i know i will never forget that day.
Now I'm even more excited man!!!!!

Hopefully I won't pass out..

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Franco Fangio @ May 9 2007, 08:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Ok..
Is that why you're an Arsenal fan?? If I remember correctly that is..

Yes

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Louise @ May 9 2007, 09:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'> Yes
Cool
What you think of van Persie??? I know he's still injured, but he really did a good job imo. And you probably also like Dennis Bergkamp I think he was GREAT!!!!

You should support Ajax as well!!! And Barçelona too!!!!! Or not..lol

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Tom @ May 9 2007, 09:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>No doubt about that, Jerez was my first time, and when Rossi rode past me on Friday morning on the home straight every single hair on my body stood on its end, and i know i will never forget that day.
I know exactly what you mean, you described it very well!! every year the 1st day of free practize is just amazing, especially when you're on the main grand stand in assen, you just feel the noize in the concreet bellow you and ego-ing in the roof and come back. everything seems to shake a bit

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Franco Fangio @ May 9 2007, 08:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Cool
What you think of van Persie??? I know he's still injured, but he really did a good job imo. And you probably also like Dennis Bergkamp I think he was GREAT!!!!

You should support Ajax as well!!! And Barçelona too!!!!! Or not..lol

Yeah I love Barcelona too

I don't mind going on my own, in fact in some ways I prefer it, I have certain places at the track I like to sit and stuff like that, and if I went with anyone else im pretty sure we wouldn't be sprinting to see the podium either

Tom, good description of it mate, I know the feeling. I think its the fact that you could travel round the world, and yet nowhere could you find motorcycles like these, and nowhere could you find the men riding them. Thats what I meant by 'in the prescence of greatness' bit...

I was there in 2005, when Rossi blew em to bits in the wet. I was up at Craners. He came round on their tail one lap, and on the next lap, he had a lead of about three or four seconds. Bam, just like that. Everyone in the crowd just shut up. Almost as if they couldn't believe what they were seeing. The lead grew for a few laps, then he put the cruise control on and that was it. All of a sudden I found my brain drifting off to 12 years earlier, and Ayrton Senna pulling similar miracles in the wet, at the exact same bit of tarmac. I realised then how lucky I was, to be able to view this genius at work, someone who will be talked about for years to come, probably after I'm dead and buried. I was there.

I guess its like what an artist must feel when he visits the Sistene Chapel. Anyway im waddling on a bit now, I'm off ter 'mek a cuppa

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Orrmate @ May 9 2007, 11:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>I don't mind going on my own, in fact in some ways I prefer it, I have certain places at the track I like to sit and stuff like that, and if I went with anyone else im pretty sure we wouldn't be sprinting to see the podium either

Tom, good description of it mate, I know the feeling. I think its the fact that you could travel round the world, and yet nowhere could you find motorcycles like these, and nowhere could you find the men riding them. Thats what I meant by 'in the prescence of greatness' bit...

I was there in 2005, when Rossi blew em to bits in the wet. I was up at Craners. He came round on their tail one lap, and on the next lap, he had a lead of about three or four seconds. Bam, just like that. Everyone in the crowd just shut up. Almost as if they couldn't believe what they were seeing. The lead grew for a few laps, then he put the cruise control on and that was it. All of a sudden I found my brain drifting off to 12 years earlier, and Ayrton Senna pulling similar miracles in the wet, at the exact same bit of tarmac. I realised then how lucky I was, to be able to view this genius at work, someone who will be talked about for years to come, probably after I'm dead and buried. I was there.

I guess its like what an artist must feel when he visits the Sistene Chapel. Anyway im waddling on a bit now, I'm off ter 'mek a cuppa


This post sums up what the score is for me, and probably all of us.

We may slag the .... out of each other and our fave riders, but we are all fans at the end of the day.

Pete

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Franco Fangio @ May 9 2007, 08:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Hopefully you will find a solution amigo!!
Cause you just have to go man, even if that means going alone..cause in the end you're going to watch the race.
Can't say I know the feeling, but soon enough I will..

Damn, I'm really excited!!!!! I can't stop looking at the tickets


I was exactly the same before my first F1GP. It was 2000, I'd saved my pocket money for quite a while to go (I was only 10 at the time) but realistically I needed someone to take me.. And then on Christmas morning I opened an envelope from my grandparents, two tickets to the Grand Prix, one for me and one for my dad.. Insane doesn't even begin to describe how I felt at that moment, it was the only time I came close to swearing with joy in front of my grandparents

Unfortunately, we woke up at about 3am to go, and instantly I felt sick. I threw up quite a few times, but I wasn't missing this for anything. We set off, I kept being sick in the car on the way (luckily we took blenty of bags ). Thankfully, as soon as we got to the circuit, it went away. But I can remember the first time the cars went passed, indescribable..

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Orrmate @ May 9 2007, 11:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>I realised then how lucky I was, to be able to view this genius at work, someone who will be talked about for years to come, probably after I'm dead and buried. I was there.

That was what did it for me, and thats what made seeing Rossi in particular so special.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Tom @ May 10 2007, 12:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>That was what did it for me, and thats what made seeing Rossi in particular so special.


Bump,thats what it's all about.

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how lucky I was, to be able to view this genius at work, someone who will be talked about for years to come, probably after I'm dead and buried. I was there.

That sums it up for me.

looks like we're in for a cold and wet 3 days again see: http://www.buienradar.nl/tekst.aspx?tekst=verwachting

15 to 18 degrees on thursday with 90% of rain!! race day looks to be a bit better... I'm keeping my fingers crossed, and just to be sure I'll bring my umbrella

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Marijke @ Jun 25 2007, 03:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>looks like we're in for a cold and wet 3 days again see: http://www.buienradar.nl/tekst.aspx?tekst=verwachting

15 to 18 degrees on thursday with 90% of rain!! race day looks to be a bit better... I'm keeping my fingers crossed, and just to be sure I'll bring my umbrella
(KLOTEWEER!!! )

I don't want it to rain!!!! I just want to see a dry race.
Hopefully the weather will be ''ok'' on sunday..
If not, I shouldn't be surprised, it's Holland after all

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Franco Fangio @ Jun 25 2007, 07:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>(KLOTEWEER!!! )

I don't want it to rain!!!! I just want to see a dry race.
Hopefully the weather will be ''ok'' on sunday..
If not, I shouldn't be surprised, it's Holland after all
you mean saterday, right!!! it's on saterday, not sunday yeah bring your umbrella just in case... I'm already mentally prepairing for 2 days of soaking wet clothes atm

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Marijke @ Jun 25 2007, 07:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>you mean saterday, right!!! it's on saterday, not sunday yeah bring your umbrella just in case... I'm already mentally prepairing for 2 days of soaking wet clothes atm
I was thinking about saturday while typing, dunno why I said sunday

Wet clothes?? Ja, definitely. I will definitely bring my umbrella with me.
Might be dry though, they usually say stuff, and then the opposite thing happens, let's hope that will be the case!!!!

Either way, it should be fun fun fun!!!!!