Thread: Official Dates for McAdx Days at Grattan 2009

Originally Posted by VeronicaSecret

I really hope I'll make it this year.....It was SO SO Hard not being there last year!
The timing might be good cuz it's low season in the travel agency...so I might be able to get some time off!!!

See because you were not there...... Jet B was not SO SO Hard.

Originally Posted by 08silvercbr

Besides... from what I hear I prefer skinny guys with mohawks.

Don't worry, Polar Bears are not that skinny.

Who ever told you skinny LIED... hahaha

Far from it, trust me.

But I should have a mohawk again.

I am still trying to figure out what to declare at the border this year?
Maybe some mash? or perhaps some antacid? hahaha

Originally Posted by NorthernRR

Who ever told you skinny LIED... hahaha

Far from it, trust me.

But I should have a mohawk again.

I am still trying to figure out what to declare at the border this year?
Maybe some mash? or perhaps some antacid? hahaha

How about a couple dozen hot buns?

Originally Posted by NorthernRR

I am still trying to figure out what to declare at the border this year?
Maybe some mash? or perhaps some antacid? hahaha

eggs and Hash

I wish I had a camera for the look on JBD's face for that one... hahaha

Originally Posted by 08silvercbr

I probably wouldn't even notice with MrsSilver there. Besides... from what I hear I prefer skinny guys with mohawks.

I wouldn't exactly call Northern skinny, but the mohawk is hawt.

Originally Posted by slickwill

I wouldn't exactly call Northern skinny, but the mohawk is hawt.

Oh... sorry. I have a disease called bigarxia.
Looked thin in the indy pics I thought

You going to use some of that $$ from the F4i and make to the track this year?

do ya have to do all 3 days? or can ya do just 1 or 2? and when and who do we pay? ..or is it tooo late to get in on it?..just try'n to get some info.. thanx...

Originally Posted by RR_MIKE

do ya have to do all 3 days? or can ya do just 1 or 2? and when and who do we pay? ..or is it tooo late to get in on it?..just try'n to get some info.. thanx...

Nope...not too late. Not time to pay yet but soon. This is the link to info on previous years.
FAQ for Grattan 2007

Originally Posted by 08silvercbr

Nope...not too late. Not time to pay yet but soon. This is the link to info on previous years.
FAQ for Grattan 2007

sweet... thanx man.. much appreciated...

Originally Posted by 08silvercbr

You going to use some of that $$ from the F4i and make to the track this year?

Money isn't really the big issue with me getting to Grattan this year. I don't get vacation time from school in my third and fourth years. I'll be in the middle of a Surgery rotation during Grattan. If it was on a weekend I could maybe do it but I can't do weekdays. Or for example this weekend I'm also on call so had to do rounds this morning and tomorrow morning so this weekend would be out for anything like that. I was also planning on going to the motorcycle show in Minneapolis on the 14th and 15th of Feb but I'm on call that weekend too

Originally Posted by RR_MIKE

do ya have to do all 3 days? or can ya do just 1 or 2? and when and who do we pay? ..or is it tooo late to get in on it?..just try'n to get some info.. thanx...

You can do one, two, or three. Last year I did two.

Originally Posted by RR_MIKE

do ya have to do all 3 days? or can ya do just 1 or 2? and when and who do we pay? ..or is it tooo late to get in on it?..just try'n to get some info.. thanx...

I have not herd of a pay plan yet but I expect soon (hopefully) There is some that do one day in the past and most do 3 (for some like me the travel distance would make one day silly).

Hopefully the announcement for where to send $$ will happen soon and we can sellout Or at least get more of you slackers this year. Every year I have attended there was a ton of track time and open track but last year it was almost to open (when have you ever said that on a track day?)

Originally Posted by SheepOfBlue

I Every year I have attended there was a ton of track time and open track but last year it was almost too open (when have you ever said that on a track day?)

No joke, there were times when as far in front of me as I could see, and quick peeks behind, and I couldn't see a single other bike on the track.

Originally Posted by SheepOfBlue

I have not herd of a pay plan yet but I expect soon (hopefully) There is some that do one day in the past and most do 3 (for some like me the travel distance would make one day silly).

Hopefully the announcement for where to send $$ will happen soon and we can sellout Or at least get more of you slackers this year. Every year I have attended there was a ton of track time and open track but last year it was almost to open (when have you ever said that on a track day?)

never enough time. I think I skipped one session last year but made it up by doing a couple of double sessions to film some in the street group.

Originally Posted by slickwill

No joke, there were times when as far in front of me as I could see, and quick peeks behind, and I couldn't see a single other bike on the track.

Lunch time does not qualify as track time

Originally Posted by slickwill

No joke, there were times when as far in front of me as I could see, and quick peeks behind, and I couldn't see a single other bike on the track.

In my sessions I frequently saw Jetbdude, Evl_Twn and NorthernRR, among others, quite a good distance in front of me, with me trying desperately (and ultimately in vain), to catch them, or alas, avoid being lapped by them.

You are so full of shit that your eyes are brown.

Originally Posted by Hammer

You are so full of shit that your eyes are brown.

I had to get out my waders . . .

And the sandbagers award goes to!

Originally Posted by slickwill

...I don't get vacation time from school in my third and fourth years. I'll be in the middle of a Surgery rotation during Grattan...

Enough with the excuses. If I can make time in protecting the lives of 300+million people, you can sacrifice one.

Originally Posted by Jetbdude

Lunch time does not qualify as track time

Depends on what you're riding...

Originally Posted by Jetbdude

Lunch time does not qualify as track time

It does if you're two-up...but my comment still stands. There were sessions where I never saw another bike anywhere near me. We didn't all run in a crazed pack like ya'll in the "fast" group.

Originally Posted by seamus

Enough with the excuses. If I can make time in protecting the lives of 300+million people, you can sacrifice one.

Hey, I'd be more than happy to let you get on the phone with my clinical coordinator and explain why I need three days off.

Originally Posted by CBR929RE

never enough time. I think I skipped one session last year but made it up by doing a couple of double sessions to film some in the street group.

I really can't imagine riding every session for 3 days. Really every other session would be fine. For me getting tired and trying to ride 100% is a bad combination.

Originally Posted by bwhip

In my sessions I frequently saw Jetbdude, Evl_Twn and NorthernRR, among others, quite a good distance in front of me, with me trying desperately (and ultimately in vain), to catch them, or alas, avoid being lapped by them.

Yeah...I've seen the videos. You are full of crap.

Originally Posted by slickwill

Hey, I'd be more than happy to let you get on the phone with my clinical coordinator and explain why I need three days off.

I'll talk to him if you want. Really though.. its a means to bettering yourself then it is what it is. Just a bummer. Next year maybe. By then you should have the motard all done up...

Originally Posted by 08silvercbr

I'll talk to him if you want. Really though.. its a means to bettering yourself then it is what it is. Just a bummer. Next year maybe. By then you should have the motard all done up...

Heck the motard will be all done up by the end of Feb, all the parts are either here or in transit.

As far as Grattan goes it could be quite a few years because after this year then I start residency, which could be even worse as far as free time goes. I knew it was last year or nothing. That's why I worked so hard to get there last year. But yes, it does come down to me bettering myself, med school blows but the work can be pretty rewarding.

After residency though, I'll be there. <---- remind me in a few years that I promised.

Originally Posted by bwhip

In my sessions I frequently saw Jetbdude, Evl_Twn and NorthernRR, among others, quite a good distance in front of me, with me trying desperately (and ultimately in vain), to catch them, or alas, avoid being lapped by them.

+1 on the sandbagger award... hahahaha...

Honestly will you will run every session in 3 days, trust me, I never thought that 3 days could hold that much track time but really it's pretty much open. run ,like you feel comfy and go from there... best track experiance possible. thanks frank.

Originally Posted by bwhip

In my sessions I frequently saw Jetbdude, Evl_Twn and NorthernRR, among others, quite a good distance in front of me, with me trying desperately (and ultimately in vain), to catch them, or alas, avoid being lapped by them.

I remember it a bit differently. there was one constant in pretty much every session and it went like this: some guys would come around me and I would think "ok there's Brian, E, Brian, where's... oh there's Rob" you can switch the names to any order you want but it was always the same, me getting lapped once per session by you guys. I'm happy it was only once a session though.

Originally Posted by 08silvercbr

I really can't imagine riding every session for 3 days. Really every other session would be fine. For me getting tired and trying to ride 100% is a bad combination.

well it wasn't every session. it was every other because of the half hour rotations. Sometimes I missed a few minutes at the beginning either because I was in no hurry to get out there or I was waiting for my gear to get back in from the track. I just ran for awhile and if I was tired I came in and rested for a session. My job gives me a "workout" that is actually perfect for keeping in shape for riding. Before I ever did a track day people always told me I'd be tired and sore after 3 days straight. not really. a little tired but that was mostly from being up different hours of the day than normal. If there are some days the weekend before the event I might try to do them too.