Reasons not to go to Australia, part 24753
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Re: Reasons not to go to Australia, part 24753
That’s a whole lot of Cornish Pasties sitting right there.
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Re: Reasons not to go to Australia, part 24753
Heard Jorja scream from the shower tonight, she had a little visitor
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Re: Reasons not to go to Australia, part 24753
On the plus side, there'll be no flies in your house.
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Re: Reasons not to go to Australia, part 24753
Haha no, but because I am the screen door nazi!! It’s the mossies that sh*t me more.
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Re: Reasons not to go to Australia, part 24753
Oh and for the record, I always catch and release these fellas, they are lovely spiders (huntsman).
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Re: Reasons not to go to Australia, part 24753
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Vast numbers of bluebottle jellyfish have been pushed ashore in Queensland, Australia, stinging thousands of people and forcing the closure of swim spots.
Surf Life Saving Queensland said over 2,600 people received treatment at the weekend. Bluebottle stings are painful but typically not life-threatening.
Unusually strong winds pushed the jellyfish colonies towards beaches.
About 13,000 stings were recorded in the past week - three times more than in the corresponding period last year.
Vast numbers of bluebottle jellyfish have been pushed ashore in Queensland, Australia, stinging thousands of people and forcing the closure of swim spots.
Surf Life Saving Queensland said over 2,600 people received treatment at the weekend. Bluebottle stings are painful but typically not life-threatening.
Unusually strong winds pushed the jellyfish colonies towards beaches.
About 13,000 stings were recorded in the past week - three times more than in the corresponding period last year.
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Re: Reasons not to go to Australia, part 24753
There's some photos of the aftermath kicking around. The bike that gets the bird strike does ok. it is a massive bird.
The second bike is totalled.
The second bike is totalled.
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Re: Reasons not to go to Australia, part 24753
It's a real shame, and a 1 in a million "true accident", however..Kwacky wrote:....The second bike is totalled.
..wouldn't we all apply the same logic (road rules & track) that the rider behind bears the responsibility for maintaining a safe distance .?
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Re: Reasons not to go to Australia, part 24753
He's on the track. He catches the other guy who is going much slower than the onboard biker. he has to overtake him at some point. To me that looks like a safe place to overtake and he does give him enough room.
Neither rider is at fault IMO.
Neither rider is at fault IMO.
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Re: Reasons not to go to Australia, part 24753
No-one at fault......no way to predict or plan for every possible situation, and a bird-strike is about as unpredictable & random as it gets.
Rider behind was at a safe distance so as not to 'crowd', but close enough to plan a pass.
Rider behind was at a safe distance so as not to 'crowd', but close enough to plan a pass.
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Re: Reasons not to go to Australia, part 24753
There was a video on the no limits page yesterday on facebook as they are running a few days over their atm, rider comes round the bend to must be about 20 gulls all just standing on the track, does well to slow down to be fair, screw that
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Re: Reasons not to go to Australia, part 24753
Who can afford to go to Australia just for a trackday? I would think the insurance costs must be a fortune.
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Re: Reasons not to go to Australia, part 24753
It's Phillip Island.....hardcore riders often want to try their hand at the places the pros race, I suppose. Get their wings, as it were...
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Re: Reasons not to go to Australia, part 24753
They are running it like one of their Euro trips, a few days on track and hotel etc, no idea what the costs were. I know one of the blokes arrived and realised a few days before track time started he'd left his key at home and had to get it posted to one of the staff that hadn't left yet. Muppetduke63 wrote:Who can afford to go to Australia just for a trackday? I would think the insurance costs must be a fortune.
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Re: Reasons not to go to Australia, part 24753
Imagine the cost of repatriation if you ended up on a stretcher.
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Re: Reasons not to go to Australia, part 24753
A track day at Phillip Island or Eastern Creek is run buy the same company and is $295 a day at each track.
Australia had a reciprocal agreement with many countries medical systems and NHS is included, so medical attention would be free in the public system.
But a clever man going overseas for a track day would be wise to take out extra travel/medical insurance.
Phillip Island has always been plagued with bird strikes by virtue of it hanging off the bottom of Aussie, it’s a first stop for lots of ocean bird life.
Australia had a reciprocal agreement with many countries medical systems and NHS is included, so medical attention would be free in the public system.
But a clever man going overseas for a track day would be wise to take out extra travel/medical insurance.
Phillip Island has always been plagued with bird strikes by virtue of it hanging off the bottom of Aussie, it’s a first stop for lots of ocean bird life.
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Re: Reasons not to go to Australia, part 24753
It’s the only track to ride in Victoria. Unlike the UK we have very limited tracks available here in Aussie.D41 wrote:It's Phillip Island.....hardcore riders often want to try their hand at the places the pros race, I suppose. Get their wings, as it were...
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