Racing Omissions

[Mrs oOple]

Jimmy and I took the Truggy to my parents house yesterday to see if we could get it started after it being totally stripped down, cleaned, and not run for ages. So on our arrival I was about to get the fuel dispenser filled up, while Jimmy prepared the truggy... when he realised that he had forgotten the glowstart :o.

Reminds me of that awkard feeling I always get after we have packed the car for a national or any race event far away from home... 'what have we forgotten'.

So the question is, that is worst omission you have ever made, when did you realise that you have left something really important at home?
What's that I hear about tent poles?

:flower:

[Chris Doughty]

What's that I hear about tent poles?

:flower:

Tricky! damn it was hot that day!! just glad it was not Telford when he forgot them.

[DCM]

Transmitter, when I got there, and I couldn't be arsed to go home to get it... I did have the kids cars to sort too... thats my excuse...

[BenG]

I almost forgot my Car once. :D

[Bathy]

I once went racing and forgot myself, I woke up still in bed!

[Southwell]

Tricky! damn it was hot that day!! just glad it was not Telford when he forgot them.

It was hotter in the damn tents!

[losixxx]

I once went racing and forgot myself, I woke up still in bed!
bet that was your best result as well dave!

[Chrislong]

I went to Southport national in 2003 and forgot my sleeping bag, it was bloody cold! Lucky for me, one of the guys who stayed over Friday night wasn't racing 4wd, so when he went home I kept his duvet.

The one thing I forget regular is a torch, and its suprising how much it is missed when camping.

Never forgotten any of my racing gear, but now I say it, it'll be the kiss of deaf!

[DCM]

There was me thinking you were going to say that you shared his sleeping bag, Chris :D

[telboy]

i once forgot my transmitter too. i was on my way to snetterton from chesterfield (about 3 hrs). i'd been travelling about an hour when.....PING! that feeling crept into my head. i had to stop driving cos i knew i'd forgot something but couldn't think what. so i looked through the car and there was no transmitter. so i went back for it.

[PaulRotheram]

Forgot my 12volt and transmitter at the same meeting.. got about 3/4 the way there and had to turn around :(

[buzz]

I once went racing and forgot my tyres! :P :D

[emzy]

I remember having to turn back after about 30, 45 minutes because we'd forgotten the forks. I kid you not.

[Spencer Mulcahy]

I remember a few years ago Tricky forgot his car at a southport regional went home to get it and never came back. The amount of times I thought I have left something and stopped to check but havent I have lost count.

[Oscar]

I think for 3A a couple of years back, I forgot to put in the spare sleeping bag for Jimmy, so we had to buy one on the way down, then when we got there I remembered I hadn't put the 12v 's in :mad:
I think Dan bailed us out with a loan of his genny in the end

[Lew]

my dad :P forgot the extension lead for the genie. So we got to the meeting, then had to go home to get it. Uhm.. Also we forgot petrol for the genie, so that run out :o

[Yardeeee]

I once went to the juniors in the year 2000 and forgot my talent! :( lol

[Mrs oOple]

Just as long as no-one forgot who you were Yardy :cool:

[jimmy]

:eh?:

[_sleigh_]

Best one I know of is, from when my brother used to race (many moons ago) We'd gone to our local club at Shrewsbury and he forgot his tranny, so we unloaded and he set off back home to pick it up (only about 30 mins there and back)

After about an hour and no sign of him returning, I asked one of the other racers to give me a lift back to see what the problem was. About 2 mile into the return journey we found my brother safe and well standing at the side of the country lane talking to his mate who lived near by.

And then I spotted his car upside down in a gateway to a farmers field (perfectly parrallel parked, but the wrong way up). All he said to me was "I was only doing 30mph.. honest"

Mum & Dad weren't best pleased!!!

[bretts]

I forgot all my spare tyres for the Batey Indoor Regional the other week. I had to run on worn minispikes all day :mad: :mad: !!! (that's my excuse and I'm sticking too it )

[super__dan]

I forgot my tranny years ago but someone had this fancy Futaba FF3 (I think) so we set up a different model memory for me and used it all day. Fortunatley I out qualified him (think he poled the B ironically) which was handy as if we had been in the same final I would have been shafter.

I regularly forget little things which is also ironic as I think I take more stuff racing than just about anyone! Lucky for John and Jimmy at 3A Vermin and myself had a generator each which was a little indulgent.

[wouter.z]

I ones went to a Rock am Ring and i thought that i had packed my inflatable bed. Then it turned out to be a inflatable swimming thing. So i had to sleep on the ground for 3 days :-). Problem was that i had to piss all the time because of the cold.