Bandit Alley

REGIONAL FORUMS => OHIO, U.S. => Topic started by: gnip on June 19, 2007, 01:56:04 AM

Title: Yeah! Who's Going???? 2007
Post by: gnip on June 19, 2007, 01:56:04 AM
It was Mid-Ohio where I drooled over my first Bandit...
Now I have one, I'm going, (I think it's), Aug 3rd, who else?
Title: Yeah! Who's Going???? 2007
Post by: FlyingTurtle1 on June 25, 2007, 10:34:37 PM
I'll be there Gnip...both weekends. Vintage (July 27-29) and Superbike(Aug. 3-5) Staying at the Yogi Bear campgrounds both weekends.
Title: Yeah! Who's Going???? 2007
Post by: gnip on June 26, 2007, 02:11:25 AM
We always stay at the camprounds at Mid-Ohio.  This past year it got pretty crouded and CRAZY  :shock:

Hopefully some other board members plan on attending at least one of the weekends  :wink:
Title: Yeah! Who's Going???? 2007
Post by: RedBandit1250S on June 27, 2007, 05:09:55 PM
Depending on my schedule, I might be able to make it out.  I heard it's a great time, but I've never been.
Title: Yeah! Who's Going???? 2007
Post by: gnip on June 28, 2007, 01:23:32 PM
I used to do the double weekend pass, maybe next year time will allow for it.

Vintage days have motocross in addition to the track events.  Swap stuff, find what you need.
 Older, laid back, relaxing.

Super Cycle is mostly crotch rockets with manufacture race teams and infield venders.  See Speed Vision to get a taste.
 Younger, party crowd.

Enjoy both if you can!
Title: Yeah! Who's Going???? 2007
Post by: SmokeyAndTheBandit on June 29, 2007, 08:29:30 PM
I'll be going to the super bike race! Don't know if I'll have the bandit there though.
Title: Yeah! Who's Going???? 2007
Post by: gnip on June 30, 2007, 02:49:02 AM
I don't think I'll have my bike either.  

You'll recognize me though,  I'll be the Dad with two boys down by the gauntlet.  The 8 year old will be yelling "chug! chug! chug!" at the guys with the bear-bongs.

Don't ask what he says to the girls!
Title: Yeah! Who's Going???? 2007
Post by: FlyingTurtle1 on June 30, 2007, 09:40:38 AM
Well I'll be there with my bike..'06 FJR with a Givi trunk with Deals Gap Dragons on the trunk. If you guys should see the bike(probably in the infield in the trees by Thunder Valley) and a long haired, grey bearded guy around it come on over and say HI. That'll most likley be me! :welcome:
Title: Yeah! Who's Going???? 2007
Post by: SmokeyAndTheBandit on July 04, 2007, 09:48:46 PM
If I have my B6 there it'll be parked over by where the campers park. It'll be the black 1G B6 with a buell headlight.
Title: Yeah! Who's Going???? 2007
Post by: gsxr400 racer on July 09, 2007, 09:07:17 AM
Im racing there in september with wera for the ama grand champion thingy
Title: Yeah! Who's Going???? 2007
Post by: speedytriple on July 19, 2007, 02:53:58 AM
i am gonna see if i can make the superbike races. i will have my bike gonna ride down and then ride home, seeing as i work sat so i will be there sunday only. its the green speed triple deals gap stickers on it. hope to see some members there. we could plan a ride for later this year in ohio somewhere. could meet around columbus and do a day ride?
Title: Yeah! Who's Going???? 2007
Post by: SmokeyAndTheBandit on July 28, 2007, 12:06:42 PM
Well I ordered my tickets yesterday. Gonna be taking a pop-up camper. We should have a meet somewhere. Maybe even grill up some hot dogs or something?
Title: Yeah! Who's Going???? 2007
Post by: gnip on July 31, 2007, 02:16:41 AM
Yeah,

Get Your tickets before 5:00pm if your gonna pre-pay.

Mike,

I got the olive green Jeep Liberty w/the family on the back, 2 kids with footballs and a dog.  I'll keep an eye out for your bike.

Stop by,

Mike
Title: Yeah! Who's Going???? 2007
Post by: FlyingTurtle1 on August 01, 2007, 11:02:25 PM
Spent last weekend at Vintage Days, had a ball as usual. Leaving tomorrow after work to head up for Superbike so I won't be able to check the 'puter but if you all decide to meet somewhere Sunday Kent has my cell number give me a hollar! You all be careful getting there and we'll see you there.
Title: Yeah! Who's Going???? 2007
Post by: SmokeyAndTheBandit on August 05, 2007, 05:03:29 PM
Well I had a killer time! Saw a couple other bandits there. Saw one with a firebolt fairing! Looked pretty sick! Got my first glimpse at the 1250 and I loved it! Lots of people were checking mine out now that I have it fightered out! Even with the rain today it was still a great weekend!
Title: Yeah! Who's Going???? 2007
Post by: FlyingTurtle1 on August 07, 2007, 12:38:31 AM
Well sure was a good time Saturday, but Sunday :taz: man what a mess!! Started raining at 2am was still raining when we left the campgrounds at 11. I figured they would call the races as it looked like NO letting up and they were calling for severe storms later in the afternoon. So I headed home. Jumped on the 'puter to find out if they were gonna run on Monday and maybe go back but couldn't find out anything, then called Mid-Ohio at 7pm to find out they were sending the Superbikes out for thier warmup lap as we were speaking....BUMMED. But gotta say Friday and Saturday were OK, saw Kent and his wife and looked for a new 1250 but didn't see any. Hope everyone else got home OK in that Nasty rain Sunday.
Title: Yeah! Who's Going???? 2007
Post by: gnip on August 07, 2007, 02:06:51 AM
Mike,

I asked about your bike and some guys said you were camped between the gauntlet and the dirt track.  The next day they said you moved to another site.  Sorry I missed you.

The only older Bandit I saw was a silver 1200S on Sunday.

I hope they do the MX thing next year because I got 2 boys that want dirt bikes.

Gnip
Title: Yeah! Who's Going???? 2007
Post by: gnip on August 07, 2007, 02:16:33 AM
Turt #1,

Where were you at the campgrounds?  We were 1 row over from the person who got hit Saturday nite.  The next row over from us was the last row and they started doing burnouts about 6:00pm Saturday night, (so we were between those two rows).  Saturday night I walked down to where I thought Mike was and stopped some kids, (21 -26 year olds) from fighting.  We had the old fashion Gassebo, light blue with white stripes, screeend in.

Gnip
Title: Yeah! Who's Going???? 2007
Post by: speedytriple on August 07, 2007, 02:57:58 AM
i did not get down this year. work held me up sat and sunday i woke up to rain so i stayed home. 68 hours last week, and looking to do the same this week. i needed to get out but just couldnt. from the rain we got sunday kinda glad i didnt have time to go?! sorry guys must be another speed triple down there? maybe i i ever get some time off work i can get my bike out before it snows? next month or two looks real slim for me to ride at all. sucks but i am filling in for a guy at work who had to take medical leave due to some stomach problems. he is gonna be gone for atleast a month, then on light duty for one more month. lots of 12 hour shifts, and in this heat it is not fun at all. if i keep dropping weight i am gonna need new leathers soon. my jacket is already loose on me and my leather pants slide off? wellwith the overtime pay maybe i can just buy a nice race suit and enjoy looking at it hanging in my garage  :annoy:
Title: Yeah! Who's Going???? 2007
Post by: SmokeyAndTheBandit on August 07, 2007, 06:08:20 AM
Yeah that's where my friends were camped so I hung out there long enough to eat then I headed back to our camper on the other side of the track. I'm not a big fan of the crazy stuff that happens in the campgrounds so it was worth it to bring a pop-up camper and stay in the rv parking. I didn't want to ride my bike drunk so I left my bike at the camper friday night. I had to walk all the way from my friends campsite back to ours drunk! Longest walk of my life! Gnip, are you talking about the guy who got hit with the beer bottle saturday night?
Title: Yeah! Who's Going???? 2007
Post by: FlyingTurtle1 on August 08, 2007, 01:51:14 PM
Naw Guys I stayed at Jellystone Campgrounds about 10 miles from the track. They got a pool which was REAL nice saturday after we left the track! I won't stay at the track with my wife with me...Don't want Mama unhappy donchaknow. It's a nice campgrounds,clean showers,pool, fishing lake. We had 8 folks there for Vintage weekend and just 3 for Superbike but both weekends we met a lot o people with bikes there. Had a good time. Now I can't wait for the end of the month when I'm riding down to my sons place in Dawsonville Ga. and my daughter and son-n-law are going to meet us and we're taking in Superbikes at Road Atlanta! Gotta see if Maladin can pull off another win. Did any of you guys hang on 'til 7pm and see the race Sunday?
Title: Yeah! Who's Going???? 2007
Post by: SmokeyAndTheBandit on August 08, 2007, 07:45:01 PM
Nah I didn't feel like waiting around all day in that crap. We packed up and left right after they made the announcement.
Title: Yeah! Who's Going???? 2007
Post by: gnip on August 10, 2007, 03:20:22 AM
They said someone got hit by one of those kids riding without a headlight.  It was down by the woods.