Litespeed

The portly rider thing is often true. I think because they do bugger all except sit "in" their spot and just move the bars a tiny bit, the throttle a lot and brakes heaps. The rider is sitting in the bike and it holds them in place. So fitness is less of a issue than solo bikes. Also they tend to be lot more social than solo racers are between teams. Possibly due to the consumption of vitamin Beer amongst fellow comrades who may or may not be still viable after a race weekend. A bit like fighter pilots after a campaign they survive- lots of drinking. A fatalistic approach to life helps a great deal- why look after yourself if today might be the last. Us poor monkeys only got mega doses of brave pills, get thrown around by a G gorilla and hang on literally for life. So you have to be nimble, fit, not care about losing litres of sweat, have a spouse that understands you have not been in a boxing ring nor a S&M dungeon and a very high degree of invincibility/stupidity. Also a driver to get you home is needed- your body is almost jelly once the adrenaline wears off and the pain starts. For those unaware, the only thing keeping the outfit on the track is the movement of the monkey to balance the forces. Loose the monkey or failure to manage the forces means leaving the track very quickly and spinning like a top- until you smack something. Normally there is no such thing as a little off, not like the solo bikes- pansy's. My time as monkey was short enough to still walk on the earth and not be a Bionic Barry Sheene. Yes, I was young and full of ...... It was a rush though.

Meanwhile back in the bubble................... Sco mutt has decided to "rescue" Aussies in China and send then to Christmas island as quarantine. But also insist that those "rescued" have to pay $1000 for the air fare. Next he will charge to see a politician............................. Oh, thats right he already does.

According to some, That would make you a half wit.

Whitlam was considered a enemy of the state as far as the CIA was concerned. And a communist cum pinko Lefty. Which just meant he did not agree with all the way with LBJ. The yanks had a very big background influence on our elections and really pushed with the right wing news (Murdoch) to keep him from power. Anything was considered far game. So did ASIO, who actively tried to harm the labor party and anyone who was critical of the lib government. Even today they are very much part of the right wing might. Lots of us got special attention from them and special branch. To have a ASIO file was a badge of honour, it means they were worried. If you don't believe it- just look at press freedom today and how whistleblowers are treated.

If you did not believe you were a Heretic and liable for a nasty death. So you towed the line. AS per my tagline........ read below

Simple really, Just trust Bruce, he knows everything. Obviously if you had a accident you must be a dumb f..k , if not your a genius.

What your talking about is true to a point but it is a function of under resourcing in both the uni, the hospital and cost shifting. As a teacher I learned on the job every year as well as at uni. Theory and practice is the idea. But guess what? The govt and uni were just money hungry and took every opportunity to save money, push costs onto student teachers. Practicums, even though in a classroom, taking a full teaching load and with minimal supervision, and relieving a teacher for other duties etc....cost big hecs debts as it was charged to the student . You felt screwed by the system as they made you a focus of savings. The nurses also get screwed big time in training, massive numbers pushed through just to get bums on seats and govt funding. Lectures of hundreds of students and using tutors that are almost slave labour does not help. Student nurses are just treated like cattle and get very little attention in the wards, when hospitals are squeezed, they don't have the time,money or inclination. Most uni lecturers and tutors have zero job security, are casual and have no career opportunities. That is the capitalist system at work. Why would you expect greatness when you pay peanuts and constantly devalue training. When we constantly attack educators, reduce their real pay, remove career progression and treat them as sausage makers......you get what is natural. No top chef wants to work on a sausage machine. If employers committed to trai ing and apprenticeships rather than just importing skills or expecting students to magically become experts, you would see improvement.

If your helmet is not almost touching the road- you need to lean more. Yes Mad as a hatter. Horrific accidents were common at Bathurst.

Since when does a local mayor have anything to do with a school canteen? I call bullshite.

Side car racing used to be great fun at Oran park. Being the swinger- monkey is a extreme sport. I learnt very quickly that you hold on or a very short and hard landing will occur. A real lesson in g forces that is impossible to forget. And you have to hang off like a monkey to make it go around corners. A real blast on a tz powered long bike. It is brutal on the body though, like been mauled by a gorilla. And that is if you do it right. If not, an ambulance is a real good outcome. A friend still builds race chassis for the racers. His body is no longer race fit but he lived. Slightly less dangerous than six rounds of Russian roulette. But a lot more fun.

A saying used often by those that either have a low IQ or blinded by one experience. Such comments are exactly why we are a dumb country. Want to see a clever innovative country? Pay , resource and respect educators. Even little children understand that.

You know the writings on the wall, when the bankers flee. But the gov scream how good is Adani.

Gravity is a very cruel mistress.

I can see it now....... How good are choppers?

Latest fire in Canberra,.... Started by the genius defence force helicopter landing with mega power lights on. Heat started fire and also damaged aircraft. Does not take a big brain to see that happening, long grass, massive hot light under helicopter........ Like sending live shells into the bush in fire season....starts fires. Now over 7,900 hectares and growing fast.

Anyone think of the potential problems a truck sized nuclear container has? A very very juicy target for bad actors ie terrorists or foreign armies. Is it likely? who knows but we spend billions on things that have very low impact but seem scary.

Never let facts get in the way of belief.................. Until your smashed in the face by the hammer of reality.

Nice rock work. We always seem to forget that building big is a very old idea. Just using simple maths, levers, bearings and gravity. Seeing how they did the massive cathedrals, is also interesting. A master mason was a very special job and prestigious.

If you want to find a scientist (a purported one) getting in the bandwagon of making money...... Bjorn Lomberg is your man.

The big problems still exist. These reactors do not yet exist and are at last 9 years away.

That's a peak doggy moment. Its all good, next will be cavier for Xavier the poodle.

I think you will find the price is a smallish donation to your favourite politician and their party. Followed by expectations of great returns on purchase. Networking among the well connected folk provides easy bounty.

Send in the army to track and shoot every feral animal. We spend huge billions giving them deadly force, about time to use it to our benefit. Also the best possible training to defend our actual country not fight in offensive overseas missions. We should have this as part of normal mission and training. Any feral horse or camel or goat or cattle or buffalo farmer cum exporter your time is up. Either farm them in a controlled area you own or f..k off. The environment pays the price for the ferals not the harvester/ exporter. A fully funded long term indigenous ranger program that does not get played as a budget saving or football would help immensely. A actual real account of species and their level of endangerment would help. Govt priorities and funding cuts seem to make the problem disappear. Three simple things, none hard nor very expensive. If you say we can't afford it, you need to learn actual economics.

Very common in the day to capture a 'prize' and it would either be sold and shares were to crew, captain and navy. Or they kept it and renamed it. Some ships changed hands many times. The Patrick O Brien series of 24? Books are like a true history and very detailed. Some might remember the movie Master and Commander.

The works of Patrick Obrien will suffice. Maybe some Hornblower.