Aaron

Was that the front letting go?

Thanks for that. I don't think they had the whole thing on the BBC (might have done on the red button).

Marco was one of the best bits about watching MotoGP. When I was looking for the race start time to see if i'd missed the start and needed to use iPlayer or not, and discovered that he'd died, my girlfriend burst into tears and I certainly struggled not to. So i think there's a difference between people sharing their grief together, and people offering token signs of respect. I hate the minute's silence at football matches for some earthquake, or whatever. Noone really cares; it's just a sign of respect that people feel duty bound to pay. On the otherhand I feel that all of the Simoncelli tributes honestly help people feel less sad about the whole thing. I reckon the race winner should take Simoncelli's bike bike on a victory lap with a monster wheelie down the finish straight !

Bedford was good because all the run-offs were grass. I chickened out on one turn and aimed for the grass. Didn't need it in the end.

I woke up on Sunday with a little buzzing feeling from the day before. Then I watched the MotoGP and felt sick ever since .

Snetterton is just down the road from me, so I intend to get there next year.

I assume Nman won't have internet until monday, but I think he got a pictire of us posing. No action phots. I don't know if we learnt much in only 1 session, other than what it's like and how much fun it is to ride your bike like it was built for without having to worry about tractors, or cowpats round the bend! I was a little nervous, and I think neil was quite nervous. But at the end both of us were well pleased so it was definitely worth while. Someone crashed and got the session red-flagged, but it was right at the end so we didn't really miss much

Awsomness. Cheers Neil.

Isn't it?. No If someone has no alternative but to rely on the NHS to patch them up, because the state steals the fruits of their labour from them at gunpoint (albeit thinly veiled) which they could otherwise be free to spend on medical insurance of their own free choice, then cost implications to the NHS can hardly be of any legitimate concern to them. One surely can't use use violence, or the threat of violence, to force their preferences upon someone else against their will and then righteously complain when the consequences of using said violence incurs a cost Now thats not to say that I don't think there shouldn't be any rules for the road, although setting those rules is not the job of the state. But that's besides the point. The point is that institutions like the NHS are fundamentally immoral and as such any arguments based upon them should be, for anyone who wouldn't like to think of themselves as a bully, self contradicting.

FYI, The website FAQ says there is a small charge for spectators at Bedford Autodrome.

Many people would never dream of using violence, or the threat of violence, to coerce you into doing, or not doing, what they want. I suspect that all they would ask in return is that you extend them the same courtesy.

According to google, A14 = 55 mins, via backroads = 1 hr 15 mins, so in reality i'm quicker than that. Also... did you get the paperwork I emailed you? Nothing important really, but don't forget you need your license. Presumably both parts.

I wouldn't be too nervous. I'd imagine it's the safest place to ride! Although being uninsured is a bit worrying I'm trying to calculate how i'm going to get there at the moment. It'd be nice to avoid the A14 to keep my new tyres round, but that makes it an earlyish start.

Booked. You should get emails (i'm guessing).

Ok neil, looks like Darren is stumped by not having 'proper' leathers. So i'll just book up the two of us this morning if that's still the plan?