Thanks!  Mat and I have a long history...  of me passing him on the last lap of the race    I did it to him a bunch of times at Thill last year going into 14.  When I saw him up ahead with a lap to go I told myself I needed to try for it.

You'll notice I was courteous, too.  I left him almost a foot of pavement at the apex of 9. 

Quote from: DanTheMan on April 18, 2011, 04:28:31 AM
Nice pass there at the end tigre!

bummer about the get-off, but the rest of the day was a pretty good success I'd say!  We hadn't planned on staying for all three races, but our friend was having a really good time, so we reluctantly obliged.     Rounded out the event with a burger and too many margaritas at Zeitgeist.  What a great Sunday.   

Thanks to everyone coming out and showing support.  Obviously I'm majorly bummed about the crash..  but hey...

"that's racing"

awesome pass in 9.  too bad about the crash, but otherwise a great day!

Crash??

What happened? Results? Etc?

This thread is worthless with just pics.

Here, I'll do the race report for him.   

Open Twins.  After an uncharacteristically good start in which he held 3rd position, Tigre passed GoGo for 2nd place on lap 2 (I think) of Open Twins.  Coming out of 9 on Lap 3, he got on the gas, lost the rear and lowsided (same place where I shot myself to the moon and broke all of my shit).  I gotta tell ya, considering how most crashes happen at that spot, he was lucky.  GoGo--who was right behind him--avoided hitting him.  The tigerbike had really, really minor damage.  A little bit of scuffing on the fairing, the bar end and fork slider ground down a bit, and the rearset peg toasted.  Really minor. Tigre didn't look hurt, and said he was ok.  

Formula Pacific.  He was in the back and then passed a buncha people.  That video doesn't even begin to capture how banzai tigre's last lap T9 pass looked in person.  I've still got wood from it.  

I left before Race 11, which in which I assume tigre took 1st place, was offered a factory GP ride, and won $700,00 in prize money

Oh yeah, almost forgot.  No crash damage to Steve's helmet either. 

after awarding steve the prize money, all the umbrella girls stripped and poured cocaine all over their bodies.  that was pretty cool, except coke apparently turns steve into a giggling little girl.^

Bummer about the crash, but nice seeing that pass 

Quote from: Spidey on April 18, 2011, 01:30:45 PM
GoGo--who was right behind him--through a superhuman effort managed to heroically avoid hitting him and will post 8 pages of blather about it later.

There, I fixed it for you 

   Thanks, man.  That made my last two days.   

Quote from: Drunken Monkey on April 18, 2011, 03:29:16 PM
Bummer about the crash, but nice seeing that pass 


There, I fixed it for you 

We had a blast watching you race, Tigre, especially your crazy effing passes, you've got mad skillz!!  We had to run right after the third race, so we missed the podium bacchanalia, but I like your new look, especially the blue & green stickers - I'm guessing those came from Spidey's cargo shorts.

Hope to catch your next race too 

p.s. Z in the helmet is so freakin cute. As was the tiger pajamas boy.  Do you actually know him, or is he just a big fan of tigers?

Sorry to hijack

Woo ! there is Brian on our Aprilia RSV!
and Randolph came in second on the S100RR

go Southbay racing!