Road Racing: Professional: Discussion of Professional Motorcycle Road Racing, such as MotoGP, AMA, World SuperBike, etc.
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05-23-2005, 5:12 PM
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Join Date: 07-23-2001 Location: Motor City, Michigan
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| Tires n' Tampons Talk about a little creative ingenuity!
From the Soup "Due to water seepage on the track, the PPIR staff used tampons to absorb water that was rising through the surface. The feminine hygiene products were stuffed into holes drilled into the pavement and changed between sessions."
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05-23-2005, 5:21 PM
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Join Date: 02-10-2002 Location: Hoosierland, USA
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| Re: Tires n' Tampons For some reason I feel really fresh after reading that article... 
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05-23-2005, 5:39 PM
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Join Date: 02-28-2004 Location: Northampton, Pa
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Originally Posted by Red Rider "Due to water seepage on the track, the PPIR staff used tampons to absorb water that was rising through the surface. The feminine hygiene products were stuffed into holes drilled into the pavement and changed between sessions." | Ahhh, looks like SuperbikeGirl's best performance all year. Kawasaki's failed marketing ploy may have finally yielded it's first result all year!  |
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05-23-2005, 11:58 PM
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Join Date: 01-03-2004 Location: INDIANA
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Originally Posted by Baketech For some reason I feel really fresh after reading that article...  | Who pulled your string? |
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05-24-2005, 7:58 AM
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Join Date: 02-10-2002 Location: Hoosierland, USA
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| Re: Tires n' Tampons
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