One week to go!!!

sbutler · Post by **sbutler** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 2:12 am

Yes with a week to go & we'll be down at Oran Park for practice & qually for the 6 Hour support races.
Starting to get a bit excited, its gonna be a huge weekend, & of cause a sad Sunday afternoon, as we leave that place for the last time.. :sad

Mike_SS · Post by **Mike_SS** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 2:37 am

Sort of sorry to miss it but it was a long shot for me anyway. Have fun.

I'm off downstairs now to load up for 3 days at Morgan Park for the the last round of racing up here this year.

sbutler · Post by **sbutler** » Sun Nov 15, 2009 11:37 pm

UPDATE

Should be an awesome weekend over 550 corporate tickets sold and already 1200 early bird pre-sold though ticket direct ,so hopefully a crowd of 5000-7000 will see History in the making!!

hotcam · Post by **hotcam** » Mon Nov 16, 2009 1:58 am

WOOT good luck, wish I could be there but there ain't a snowballs chance.

sbutler · Post by **sbutler** » Mon Nov 16, 2009 5:16 am

Things are looking up. I think this will be a good day.
Dont worry Cam its gonna be on ONE HD !!

MCNEWS
Races: 1-2-3
Event: RETRO UNLIMITED
Laps: 6
No Name Entrant Grade CC’s Make

4 MARTIN D 750 Suzuki Katana 1981
10 JOHN TWEEN Bike Wreck C 750 Yamaha YZF750 1994
15 RUSSELL DOWNIE D 600 Yamaha YZF600R 1994
20 STEVE BUTLER Motortech D 1000 FZR1000 Peter Jackson
36 MURRAY CLARK A 1000 Kawasaki
41 ZOLTAN PETRI C 750 Yamaha FZ750 1984
43 DAVID GILYEAT R 750 Kawasaki ZXR750
44 STEVEN GREEN D 750 Kawasaki ZX750
47 CHRIS MUNN D 1000 Kawasaki Z1000J 1980
63 TROY LOVEDAY Gowanloch Ducati D 880 Ducati 880
72 IVAN HOEY Bike Wreck D 750 Yamaha YZF750
84 ASHLEY D 919 Honda CBR900 1995
Superstock
84 THOMAS BRYDEN D 750 KAWASAKI
11 THOMAS VROOM D 600 SUZUKI

spook · Post by **spook** » Mon Nov 16, 2009 5:41 am

Keep us posted Steve. Have fun:) Cheers.

sbutler · Post by **sbutler** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 2:14 pm

spook wrote:Keep us posted Steve. Have fun:) Cheers.

Heres the first scoop..
Its gonna be bloody HOT!!!
40+ out at Oran park all weekend.

This will be a pretty strange weekend for me.
The place I started racing there way back in 1978. So its the last time I'll ever race there. I came back to racing last year after almost 20 years to have one more go & have some fun. Now its time to do the last ever laps of this great track.
The promoter has put together a great program>>> http://www.the6hour.com.au/index.html

While Im to old to be banging around for 6 Hours, I am doing the support races. Its not a big grid, but there will be some interesting bikes there. I will have a think about what im doing next year. But at this stage I want to have a great weekend, catch up with some very old friends, & then I might hang the leathers up for the last time. [Maybe]

spook · Post by **spook** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 4:36 pm

sbutler wrote:& then I might hang the leathers up for the last time. [Maybe]

That doesn't sound like much fun

sbutler · Post by **sbutler** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 7:44 pm

Yeah its still fun spook.
But its a funny feeling. Ive done all this before & at a pretty high level. Now Im banging around in club racers.

Maybe Im feeling a little low ATM. dunno?. I'll snap out of it.

It could be just that Oran is sort of closing the chapter of memorys.? and is the sole reson I came out of retirment will soon be over.
I'll see how I feel in the next couple of months/in the off season.
I do like Eastern creek though, & we are heading to Brordford next year, that could be good?
New challangers, something new to learn, etc.
One thing that has come out of doing this again, is that
Ive cought up on bike/tyre technolagy[spelling]
Know I can still get out there with the young'ns & give them a shake [at my age.]

Met some great new friends, like the EXUP team guys on here.
Heaps of new race buddies, & formed friendships that wouldnt have happend.
Got to meet heaps of old friends at the tracks that still enjoy racing.

If the fire is still there after this weekend, I'll keep going & having fun. If the fire is starting to look like ambers, I think I'll give it away.
Who knows??

spook · Post by **spook** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 8:27 pm

See you at Broadford

sbutler · Post by **sbutler** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 9:37 pm

Most likely