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Heading south on back roads slipped to him covertly by Franz was our very own TMS team,
and standing in first place after the first round earlier this year
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Team Trans Moto Sport
One team member was wearing apparel with a wish that the Pit Boss was expected to fulfill :shock:
It was an unearthly & allegedly early start planned for Sunday morning at 9am.
Team Leader & legendary motor racing Ace, Happy Feet, was sent to bed by his self promoted Pit Boss aka B&T/SP/SF et al,
who was concerned about HF's earlier overexertions having worn the skin of his palms out.
PB/SP/SF/B&T then proceeded to induct the youngest present on a tour of Walking Street.
This lamb was aghast at the debauchery that can entice men of less mettle but more paper;
but it was the urinal massage & accompanying pick-pocketing in Lucifer's that drew stumps on the lad's nocturnal learnings.
The next morning the Pit Boss - for he shirley earned his Monica this day,
as any Governor of Arkansas would attest - was up and at the trackside in time for the off.
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Making the Jackie O[lala] fashion statement!
Someone needs to ask where Penelope Pitstop got those shades!
The bikes lined up on the "grid"
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Mark was soon warming up.
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Peter from Pai was instructing his riders on the second corner - a recently watered sludge.
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Some teams had high quality race parts giving them an unfair advantage.
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As the minutes counted down the tension grew
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This was to be a Le Mans sprint start
Some of the spectators were armed
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HF was spying out the ground - looking for every bump in the ground
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He had been denied a sighting lap and was determined to gain any advantage...
Finally The Off
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The Sprint
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The Leg-Over
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The Gas
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After the first tight corner & jump Mark was in the lead by a narrow margin
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Coming into the second corner Mark was wide but aiming to use the small bank
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This is going to be close...
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Stuck...whilst Happy feet speeds away...
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Meanwhile the second row were readying for their start
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Some spectators were picking off the riders
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Clear in front Happy Feet was making them eat his dust
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Mark led for the first hour in spite of his now bloody hands
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Sadly my lad was hors de combat from the previous evening's revelry, entailing an early our departure & no more pix.
I am hoping the Pit Boss has some further pix to add...