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doordie:
Hi,a race report from this year of GGN 2008.
We were 600 racers in my class (40-50 years) and we started last of three starts.
Total racers were 2300 on a 2.2 swedish mile circuit at the same time.
Total racetime were 3 hours of muddwrestling with much fun.....
I got a very good start and got fourth out of turn 2(look at pic for nr 1864). :evil:
Started at 4th gear with my Rekluseclutch with shout-off engine before start.
Never shifted gear at straight,used overrev at last part of straight and gained
many meters before turn 1.
Holeshoot man crashed at turn 2 and I passed him and went on for my first lap.
BUT I got stocked at a deep muddhole,because a bad dissicion for one second when we were
5 racer in the same turn and I got the worst track,bad luck! :x
Digging mudd for 40 minutes with bare hands,but could start again very tired and exhausted of course.
Riding total 4 laps with one pitstop for new glasses and refueling.
My 3 last laptimes were in the range for a 50th place without the muddwrestling lap,but I ended 284 of 600. :cry:

BUT NEXT YEAR I WILL HOLESHOOT AND MAKE NO MISSTAKES FOR SURE! :-D

Movie,see my start,look for "green mean machine" at middle of picture.... 8-)

http://svt.se/svt/play/video.jsp?a=1301200

//Doordie

KX500freak:
magnificent pics  :-o \\

the lowest pic is just a piece of art ,could be painted

alan:
I guess you just have to love the Mud to ride in races like that!  :-o :-o :-o

dans89kx500:
I've seen clips of this race on UTUBE. It almost looks like part of the track is in a swap.?. Also, if you not one of the first bikes out of the gate, there seems to be zero vision. Anyway, not my cup of tea, but cool stuff.

Daniel in sunny California

GDubb:
Yeah, not my cup of tea either but if memory serves me well doordie tortures himself like this every year. He's hard-core  :evil:. Every picture or clip of this race I have ever seen looks like a muddy swamp.


-G

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