# 2012 Austral Wheelrace 17th March 6:30pm **URL:** \ **Category:** Melbourne\ **Created:** [February 24, 2012, 11:24pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/2012-austral-wheelrace-17th-march-6-30pm/55562 "2012-02-24T23:24:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![brendan](https://fixed.org.au/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@brendan](https://fixed.org.au/u/brendan)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2012, 12:00am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/2012-austral-wheelrace-17th-march-6-30pm/55562/81 "2012-03-18T00:00:02Z")
> [@Blakey](#): > > “Switzerland’s Franco Marvulli, continuing his rice vein of form, came home in a rush to take out third.” > > recent? oops. glad he isn’t asian. that woulda been fucked. fixing it now. ---
**Author:** ![brendan](https://fixed.org.au/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@brendan](https://fixed.org.au/u/brendan)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2012, 12:09am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/2012-austral-wheelrace-17th-march-6-30pm/55562/82 "2012-03-18T00:09:10Z")
> [@posthaze](#): > > yeah that was me. seen you around a few times now. i’m the guy with the bodgy tattoos. come say hi next time. ---
**Author:** ![posthaze](https://fixed.org.au/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/67e7ee/32.png) [@posthaze](https://fixed.org.au/u/posthaze)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2012, 1:16am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/2012-austral-wheelrace-17th-march-6-30pm/55562/83 "2012-03-18T01:16:25Z")
> [@brendan](#): > > seen you around a few times now. i’m the guy with the bodgy tattoos. come say hi next time. no worries, will do man. ---
**Author:** ![Jear](https://fixed.org.au/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/94ad74/32.png) [@Jear](https://fixed.org.au/u/Jear)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2012, 7:03pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/2012-austral-wheelrace-17th-march-6-30pm/55562/84 "2012-03-18T19:03:31Z")
To all who came and supported Steve and I (plus the other Brunswickians (even though they insist on saying I’m from Launceston City! (did they call me a Tasmanian again?)) Ollie and Ben) thankyou very much. It’s pretty rad riding in front of a sell-out crowd but even more radder when you’ve got some friends heckling/supporting. It is very much appreciated Sorry I didn’t put on much of a show, I think form has been slipping since the end of Jan and I’m just raced-out at the moment (sorry to Steve & Brendan for going on about myself most of the night too = tres boring). I’m going to take a bit of a break now but I happy to come down Tuesday nights and man the desk (Dave I’m more than happy to take your spot on the desk tomorrow night especially after seeing the photos you took, including the most awesome photo taken of me of all time which has since be made into facebook profile & bedsheet print) ---
**Author:** ![SteveZero](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/stevezero/32/480_2.png) [@SteveZero](https://fixed.org.au/u/SteveZero)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2012, 7:58pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/2012-austral-wheelrace-17th-march-6-30pm/55562/85 "2012-03-18T19:58:07Z")
> [@Jear](#): > > Sorry I didn’t put on much of a show That’s bullshit, Jear. You rode very well! Here’s a pop quiz: Q: What’s different about this photo of you when compared to Tuesday night racing? ![](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7196/6991907377_52a7204d68_z.jpg) A: You’re getting boxed in by a member of the Malaysian national track team! ---
**Author:** ![Jear](https://fixed.org.au/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/94ad74/32.png) [@Jear](https://fixed.org.au/u/Jear)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2012, 9:04pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/2012-austral-wheelrace-17th-march-6-30pm/55562/86 "2012-03-18T21:04:02Z")
Your too kind. Ps. Is it weird that not only do we have matching kit but our bike’s colourway is quite similar also? ---
**Author:** ![SteveZero](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/stevezero/32/480_2.png) [@SteveZero](https://fixed.org.au/u/SteveZero)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2012, 9:22pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/2012-austral-wheelrace-17th-march-6-30pm/55562/87 "2012-03-18T21:22:13Z")
Not weird. fuggindope ---
**Author:** ![HeavyMetalCyclist](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/heavymetalcyclist/32/209_2.png) [@HeavyMetalCyclist](https://fixed.org.au/u/HeavyMetalCyclist)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2012, 10:14pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/2012-austral-wheelrace-17th-march-6-30pm/55562/88 "2012-03-18T22:14:04Z")
You two make a handsome couple. ---
**Author:** ![Markee](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/markee/32/269_2.png) [@Markee](https://fixed.org.au/u/Markee)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2012, 11:02pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/2012-austral-wheelrace-17th-march-6-30pm/55562/89 "2012-03-18T23:02:30Z")
> [@HeavyMetalCyclist](#): > > You two make a handsome couple. I was thinking this too. ---
**Author:** ![SteveZero](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/stevezero/32/480_2.png) [@SteveZero](https://fixed.org.au/u/SteveZero)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2012, 11:24pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/2012-austral-wheelrace-17th-march-6-30pm/55562/90 "2012-03-18T23:24:16Z")
Say the “P” word, James. Do it. ---
**Author:** ![nikcee](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/nikcee/32/123_2.png) [@nikcee](https://fixed.org.au/u/nikcee)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2012, 3:46am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/2012-austral-wheelrace-17th-march-6-30pm/55562/91 "2012-03-19T03:46:02Z")
My voice is still coming back after yelling so much that night. One of the highlights was hearing BWK mentioned as the most aggressive club out there (or similar). Another was Steve’s showboating to our cheers as he rolled off the track each time. If the Junior races were anything to go by, the future of australian track (and likely road) cycling is looking good. [Previous page](https://fixed.org.au/t/2012-austral-wheelrace-17th-march-6-30pm/55562.md?page=4)