{"id":14979,"date":"2016-04-18T10:18:54","date_gmt":"2016-04-18T00:18:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bikeme.tv\/?p=14979"},"modified":"2016-04-18T12:40:13","modified_gmt":"2016-04-18T02:40:13","slug":"2016-asbk-round-three-pictures-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bikeme.tv\/index.php\/2016-asbk-round-three-pictures-words\/","title":{"rendered":"2016 ASBK ROUND THREE \u2013 PICTURES & WORDS"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Saturday I took myself off to Sydney Motorsport Park for the third round of the YMF ASBK Superbike races.<\/p>\n

Motorcycling Australia (MA) had very kindly provided me with a press pass and an invitation to the event, possibly in the hope that I would be one of seven million people who might be lured away from watching the other series.<\/p>\n

Or maybe MA just had some spare passes and figured \u201cWhat the Hell, perhaps the tattooed swine will cease his anti-social perambulations about God\u2019s green earth and come and watch the racing\u201d.<\/p>\n

So I did just that.<\/p>\n

I wandered around, I spoke to lots of people, I took lots of photos and relied upon the genius of Nick Edards to take the racing shots, which he did, and you may see them HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you want an excellent breakdown of the races, go HERE<\/a> and read Hedgie\u2019s always comprehensive coverage.<\/p>\n

I was just there to suss the vibe of it all. Because I am all about the vibe of things. And the vibe was interesting. And different.<\/p>\n

There is a palpable sense that things are progressing in the right direction in terms of road-racing. And about time, too.<\/p>\n

Are there still problems in terms of live-streaming? Sure. But that in no way detracts from the actual racing. And it\u2019s an issue really best sorted out in an alley with straight razors.<\/p>\n

Yes, I know MA seem to be changing bosses at the moment like a stripper changes G-strings.<\/p>\n

Once again, it\u2019s a matter for MA and men who fight with blades.<\/p>\n

I only care that the race meetings it stages are professionally run and that I get to see the best riders, all of them, carving each other up like hams.<\/p>\n

And that is what I got. It is always a delight to see Allerton, Halliday, Herfross, Jones and Stauffer up in each others\u2019 shit, and it was especially beaut to see young Daniel Falzon shining as the fastest privateer.<\/p>\n

I was there on a Saturday, and the crowd was small, but bigger than I expected. It was a larger assembly on a slightly rainy Sunday, but it\u2019s still not what it should be. You\u2019d think the plethora of social media-based motorcycle groups would be interested in seeing the fastest riders in Australia gnaw on each other, but since there isn\u2019t a gelataria on the track \u2013 and Sydney Motorsport Park is like, you know, a fair way away from the Old Pacific Highway and the Royal National Park \u2013 their non-attendance is perfectly understandable.<\/p>\n

For those who didn\u2019t go, I offer up the following images (the on-track stuff is all Nick Edards) so that you may also feel a bit of the vibe\u2026<\/p>\n

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“It’s one up and five down, right?”<\/dd>\n

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Steve Martin putting the fear of the Baby Jesus into a passenger.<\/dd>\n

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Mr Bayliss was also on hand to fill undies and incite prayers.<\/dd>\n

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And they had seen what they had done, and they were happy.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Three thugs, actually.<\/p><\/div>\n

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“Maybe I am facing the wrong way…”<\/p><\/div>\n

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“If I don’t win, my father beats me and my mum puts the boot in.”<\/p><\/div>\n

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Bracksy was on hand to provide commentary and tyre-selection advice to the youngsters.<\/dd>\n

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This one seems to be bedded in nicely.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Who’s the fastest privateer?<\/dd>\n

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Daniel Falzon, that’s who.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Always great to see the great ones at the track.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Men with rubber products.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Yes, promo girls. Always have promo girls.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Glenn ‘The Alligator’ Allerton…<\/p><\/div>\n

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…and his new set-up.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The lovely Allana Barrato and Don Ezio from Aprilia brought quality Italian bike pornography to the track.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Ben O’Connor from Bike Me’s! Team SCR racing bringing class and sophistication to the field.<\/p><\/div>\n

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And hoping he can find a front wheel at some stage. Good work, Ben.<\/p><\/div>\n

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So full of menacy goodness.<\/p><\/div>\n

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With Giles and Tainton in his corner, Brayden Elliot is going places.<\/p><\/div>\n

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“Lorenzo has people to do this, doesn’t he?”<\/p><\/div>\n

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“Hello, ladies!”<\/p><\/div>\n

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Up in the media room, Mr Colvin surfs the Net for exciting images.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Me? I just drank the free coffee and asked pretty girls to smile.<\/p><\/div>\n

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“That Turn Four can piss right off!” AMCN’s editor Chris Dobie (right) at the commencement of his doubtlessly stellar racing career.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Fastest sticker collection on earth.<\/p><\/div>\n

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“This is my beloved dinosaur.”<\/p><\/div>\n

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“This potato has a strange flavour…”<\/p><\/div>\n

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No, it’s not Stoner. Relax.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Superb race face.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Good day at the office.<\/p><\/div>\n

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It’s not pink. It’s blurple.<\/p><\/div>\n

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All the colours. Every damn one of them.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Faster, until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Daniel Falzon and the BikeMe! sticker that makes all the difference.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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