Well I hit the big 40 this year and have decided to become a card carrying member of this club. Look out for an old geezer riding a red Interceptor becuase only old guys ride them.
Well I hit the big 40 this year and have decided to become a card carrying member of this club. Look out for an old geezer riding a red Interceptor becuase only old guys ride them.
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Welcome fellow Interceptor rider.Originally Posted by dsantilli
Well I hit the big 40 this year and have decided to become a card carrying member of this club. Look out for an old geezer riding a red Interceptor becuase only old guys ride them.
Dirk
Formerly MRA #211 - High Precision Racing
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Congrats on making it to FOGdom.
John
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It was one of my goals to make it to FOGDOM with all my limbs intact desoite riding with a couple of numb nuts over the years!
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Congrats! You're over the hill....and picking up speed!
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-Theodore Roosevelt 1907
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Blu/Wht '01 Gixxer 1K, '91 KX500
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Tokin' SortaTalian
(Pronounced: Kind-A-Dago)
Yikes! At what age did your nuts go numb???????It was one of my goals to make it to FOGDOM with all my limbs intact desoite riding with a couple of numb nuts over the years!
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"...There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag. We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language...and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people."
-Theodore Roosevelt 1907
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Blu/Wht '01 Gixxer 1K, '91 KX500
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Tokin' SortaTalian
(Pronounced: Kind-A-Dago)
Oh shit. Was I supposed to register?Okay, 44 as of a couple days ago so I guess I belong in here also...
Just curious, do any of the FOG people over 45 race? Not just track days but race?
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While he is not a member here I think Ricky Orlando counts as a FOG...
Bueller does and so do I.
I wasn't aware of any age limitations.
Hell, I even have a replacement hip.
Go ahead, make jokes, I can handle them.
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I'll bet formula 40 this year has a few FOGs.. actually isn't that the requirement?Just curious, do any of the FOG people over 45 race? Not just track days but race?
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Too hip with the new hip. I just brought a cane back with me from Oklahoma, figured I might be able to put it to good use.
Actually there are a lot of +40 yo's, and I know of several +50's.
Probably the fastest guys i personally know, especially on the street, are older, some, a good bit older than me (older than dirt, essentially....).
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"...There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag. We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language...and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people."
-Theodore Roosevelt 1907
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Tokin' SortaTalian
(Pronounced: Kind-A-Dago)
Yes, the Formula40 class in the MRA has a minimum age of 40. Which includes most of the faster racers. Isn't Wyeth 40+? She's typically running in the 1:55's at HPR .
So not only can you have your ass handed to you by a bunch of older racers, but by an older chic racer as well...
MRA Racer No.427
I hit the big FOUR OH last month. I didn't realize that made me an FOG though. Sad, sad day
Haven't you heard, 40 is the new 20 only for the second time...
MRA Racer No.427
Dang, Where was Formula 40 when I was 40???? I had to race with all the kids!
While I agree alot of fast guys are in or would be in the over 40, I think there is a maturity that comes with that age where you know when and when not to push it. I think you also realize you are mortal.
Ricky Orlando is a different beast! That dude will be racing and doing well into his 60s and 70s.
Anyways, good to hear there are FOGs racing!!!!!
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Most folks don't decide to race motorcycles at age 40 plus. They have been riding for a long time, so excellent riders in that class.
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John
KTM Duke 690
Ultimately, I think a younger rider can be faster on the track in the extremes of MotoGP and the like, but on the street, experience with road conditions, how to read the surface for traction, when to go fast and when not to, how to judge where the corner goes, how to develop a rythym and string the corners together, and experience, to me, means that generally the older guys will be faster. On the street, I think experience counts for a lot more in the changing conditions of the street than on the more static conditions of the track where pure athleticism counts for more. I know personally I'm a LOT faster (though still slow) and a MUCH smoother, better, and smarter rider than when I was young, and have learned SO much more since I've lived here. Can't have too much seat time in enough different conditions. My $.02......
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"...There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag. We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language...and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people."
-Theodore Roosevelt 1907
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Tokin' SortaTalian
(Pronounced: Kind-A-Dago)
I guess I'm well on my way to FOGdom. I got my first bike in 1969. Had my first (and only) car-motorcycle "encounter" in 1972. Cutlass 442 score 1...Yamaha R5 score 0.
It's better to ride a slow bike fast than a fast bike slow.
most of the fast guys/gals other than galster/dimnick's are 40+
I'm the slowest over 40 here.
I just turned 50.
FOG? I think that since my sight has started to fade I see things a whole lot more clearly.
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