yes, that's your mission aussies

Dont' worry Lux.............we'll succeed..........2007 will just be a fading memory soon

Mwaaaaaah!

Paddock "OFFICIAL" thank you very much. Marshall Smarshall.

Gawd, and I thought Tassie and myself were doing a "long" weekend... Maree, you should buy property there!

I'm leaving Sydney at about 3am Wednesday morning, to get to Tassie's hopefully mid afternoon. (I hear a horrible rumour that it's school holidays... bastardos!) Once there, I intend to be fed and watered and shown around the estate, razz the child a bit and make him cry, fall asleep in the big fluffy bed Tassie is gonna make for me, then up at the crack of dawn to be at the island thursday morning at 6.30... about a 2 hour drive which I'm putting on Tassie to do whilst I sleep, and she's the local, so I'm hoping we'll make better time that way.

Then the same, over and over... till Monday...

I'm staying with Tassie, the girly girl who can't stand the thought of camping... (though it didn't take much convincing to dissuade me, either, lol) so we're commuting every day from somewhere...

Now, for anyone that lines up meeting me, be warned: I've bought steel capped work boots to go with my death row orange overalls, and I'm prepared to use them! (My concession to comfort is my lambs wool insoles already inserted and waiting for my hot foot.)

Apparently paddock officials are in the racing paddock, so I'll be armed with digital camera... so don't be surprised if you find dirty photos of Tassie and Nicky Hayden...

As for Valentino... I'll try and give VicVale46 a run for her money, but no promises! There will be work to do. Just hope noone asks for directions...

(And we're told as track workers not to harass the riders for autographs and photos... WHILST WORKING. I smell a loophole!)

Apparently part of Tassie and my job will be keeping drunkards and similar assbandits from getting into the paddock area. I intend playing the helpless female card as much as I can to make sure I don't get put in siberia...

Apparently hardly any females do the officiating (oops, nearly said "marshalling"), and really don't know why... so I'm hoping for nice, cushy, race paddock jobs. Get Rossi a cool drink, you know, that sort of thing. Get Rossi something from the hospitality tent... you with me?

Anyway, I'm keen as mustard to hear those bikes in the flesh... never been to a race before. Wanna smell the petrol and get a carbon monoxide headache, wanna get sore ears from screaming engines. Wanna get blocked sinuses from burnt rubber. Bring it on, I say!

And obviously, all us YCers... we'll have to do lunch!

Nah. Im not at turn 7, i read my notice and it said, 07 track marshall so i thought it might have meant turn 7 but not to be.

I dunno where I am, they said that they will send out a list once they have organised everyone.

I dont know about camping either. Im think of chucking a matress in the back of the car. But then i dont think I would be able to stay in the camping ground.

Maree I dont know whether I will be able to get the sig if I carry the helmet round all day. I think the only way i can get it is after hours. So i might have to mug him after the race to get him to sign it.
I might be able to get it after the conference on thursday... Hopefully.

I reckon Vale will arrive at The Island about Tuesday from Japan!! So serious stalking will take place from then on!!!

@ Catty.. If I "accidentialy"get into the paddock area you might "look" the other way then.. Mel where are you, as you are good at this.....

Well, i'm with you Maree.........I think Catty (and Tassie) should "look the other way"

As for last year, I must admit I had a bit of an advantage...........because I had a Pit Roof VIP tix, it was a simple matter of secretly slipping down one set of stairs...........which I managed various times on the Sunday (honestly it was like a revolving door.......1 hour in the paddock, next minute out, until I snuck back in again!!!!!) I'll be trying AGAIN this year, but somehow I don't think i'll have much luck

even all the rest was funny, but I don't like quoting long posts, it ruins the thread



don't wear him out to the point he will perform poorly on track though

Mitch, Catty and I are stuck wearing some horrid orange colour, i can't even break out the rossi t-shirt..

I need a dump truck to bring all the crap i'm planning on bringing to get signed..

Oh Tassie you don't have to go to the trouble of hiring a dump truck to put in all the stuff you're wanting to get signed. I don't want you going to so much trouble on my behalf really Just the 1 autograph off Valentino will do for me, honestly

Just give him a big kiss for me Tassie. If you have any strength left after Nicky of course!!!