The day I lost the race!!

Now this is a typical "George" story!! And its a good job I can laugh at myself!! It happened on Phillip Island on the Sunday of the world super bike race. I had been camping in the camp site for two days expecting it to be the same as Brands Hatch in the UK. Lots to do and see etc etc but it was nothing like it!! Only small local bands playing no big fairground (not that I like fairgrounds) and hardly any attractions especially in the evenings. the weather was the usual Phillip Island mix, one day was cold and wet and the next very very hot!! By the time I spotted my friends from the hostel Scott and Viv the first race was starting. I had followed the qualifying and the superpole properly and was very pleased with my new knowledge of the racing etc. Let me point out that I had awoken in the morning to rain and wind and had decided to not camp another night at the track but to head back to "Amaroo" (backpacker hostel) and shower etc. So I had packed the bike up and was ready to go straight after the last race. We watched the first race and afterwards walked around the track for a while in the ever increasing wind. Scott and Viv had to be back at work before 5.00 and the second race was at 4.00. The wind was getting very strong and blowing over nasty looking clouds. I decided to head back to the hostel with Scott and Viv, get washed and changed and watch the second race from the comfort of the lounge. Sounds crazy I know but I find it easier to follow the race from a TV screen and the weather didn’t look good at all. I headed back to the campground where all the tents had blown flat!!! But the FJ stood waiting patiently to go home. So I rode back to Cowes and "Amaroo", had a well needed shower and a shave. I went down to Scott and Viv's trailer and sat watching the TV, lots of car racing on and just waited for it to turn to the bikes. Hmmm got to 3.30 and still no bikes!! So I wandered up to the main building and asked if they would put it on the TV. Arrrgggg it was on Fox TV (cable) and not available at the hostel!!! They very kindly phoned a few places but no one had it. "Now" I hear you say why didn’t you jump on Fanny and ride back?? Well I had a few glasses of wine after my shower and chilled out ready for the race. So there I was running down the deserted high street in Cowes hunting for a screen with it showing!! No such luck and after a pretty thorough search of the town I gave up and wandered into the Irish pub for a pint. Bless them they tried in there as well to get it on their TV but no way was it happening :-(   it did make me laugh tho, for ages!!!
 

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