Saturday, July 21, 2012

2 Tickets to Paradise

I finally did it. I went online and booked tickets to this years MotoGP at Phillip Island. There's been lots of things said about Phillip Island but I think Barry Sheene said it best with this classic line - "Welcome to sunny Phillip Island, gateway to hypothermia". It's still a crack up, god bless Barry. Looks like this time round though Mrs Chiller and myself will be flying down and staying in Melbourne. The missus has been at me for years to take her to Melbourne, so it looks like I can do the two things at once. I get to go see motogp and the last time we will get to see Casey Stoner racing and she will get to see the city of Melbourne, it's win win in my books. This will also allow me to go on the annual Snowy ride a couple of weeks after the GP. I think i'd be hard pressed getting 2 trips away on the bike in a couple of weeks especially seeing as both trip would be multiple over nighters.

When I was booking the tickets Siberia stand had already sold out within a couple of days of Casey annoucing his retirement. So I decided on Bass Straight stand instead. On every other trip I'd been to the Island we had watched the race from Siberia from either slumming it on the fence or upgrading to the grandstand. Hopefully the weather will give us a break this year. I've seen some dodgy weather in my time at the island and it would be great if the weather gods shine down on this years MotoGP. I can only hope and pray.....

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    1. Come on my kiwi friend, there's no need for profanities. What's that? oh your not going. Well I guess that's ok then.

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    2. After that you are sooo going to get rained on now. Lucky bars..tool.

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    3. P.S. When is the Snowy Ride?

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  2. Good stuff! We don't buy grandstand seats so just buy our ticket on the day. It's only 3.5 hrs to PI from our place. If the weather forecast looks terrible, then we don't go. Mind you, we've been caught out more than once!

    Hopefully we can meet up and have a beer at this year's event!

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    1. I think we've only done the grandstand once before come to think of it, we usually slum it on the fench and walk around for the rest of it. Sounds like a beer is on the cards Jules, looking forward to it.

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  3. On my bucket list Steve.... (you lucky dog)

    The comment about the climate is right - I remember Tarsnake's comments about freezing his balls off. I'd be keeping your wallet away from your wife's hands in Melbourne with all the great shops and eateries! Mind you, some great bike shops right in town too. My current Shoei came from one of them. Great city, our eldest son lived there for 5 years and we visited a fair bit.

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    1. I think everyone that's been to Phillip Island has frozen their balls off at some point. It has some crazy weather at times. One year I remember we got sun burnt, wind burnt and dehydrated all in the one day. That was probably the best weather we ever had.
      Maybe the wife will have to keep my hand out of my wallet if we hit up the bike shops in melbourne.

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