Hampton Downs Ride Days & California Superbike School

**Duke girl** · 24th March 2009, 15:05

I thought they were having trouble with the foundations at Hampton Downs and that is the reason why the track hasn't even been started with having tarmac being put down on it.
If thats the case then there is no way it will be ready in June.

**Devil** · 24th March 2009, 15:15

They want 60 days after laying the asphalt before anyone uses it.

Yes, 4 groups.

Superbike school dates start in September.

Other trackday companies are shit outta luck as far as i'm aware.

**Tank** · 24th March 2009, 15:29

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They want 60 days after laying the asphalt before anyone uses it.

Can you imagine being there and looking at all the beautiful fresh smooth tarmac and not being able to use it for 60 days.

It would be hell.

**kiwifruit** · 24th March 2009, 15:50

It will be awesome if it all goes ahead!

**Devil** · 24th March 2009, 17:00

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It will be awesome if it all goes ahead!

It is all going ahead. The ride day dates have been set given the information provided to them by track management.

**chrispy121** · 24th March 2009, 17:54

so they will be letting bikes on for a couple of months before cars
something we get over the cars for a change

**Toot Toot** · 24th March 2009, 22:35

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so they will be letting bikes on for a couple of months before cars
something we get over the cars for a change

Excpt it will be slippery as all buggery untill there is some rubber on the track.. and that means cars

**Marknz** · 31st March 2009, 07:11

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Excpt it will be slippery as all buggery untill there is some rubber on the track.. and that means cars

Agreed... remember the early problems at Taupo before some decent rubber was laid down. It's not till they have a few good car meetings that the track will be of any great use to bikes, but then you don't want V8's going out there too early as they'll just ripple the surface up and make it virtually one line in every corner for us.

I've done a number of CSS ride days at both Eastern Creek and Philip Island... these guys are very good and have a great operation going. I'm really looking forward to giving Hampton Downs a go on a ride day, and then doing the four levels of training at with the CSS.

Hiring a bike and all the gear for a day is roughly $400AU. There is a big wedge that they 'hold' on your credit card for the day just in case you ditch the bike... but no one is going to wreck one of those nice new Gixxer 6's.

**Peter Smith** · 1st April 2009, 07:05

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Do you think their race prepped gsxr's will be running a full knobly or a trials pattern tyre?

Can I get a 180 knobly for my 1100???

**Chrislost** · 1st April 2009, 11:10

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From the www.hamptondowns.com website re construction update:

Clayton Reid of Ross Reid Contractors and Dr Peter Goldsmith of Fraser Thomas Ltd (Consulting Engineers and Project Managers) have mobilised all their respective staff to complete the 2.8km International Track by June 2009. Clayton and Peter said "It's a big challenge but given reasonable weather we can do it."

- No bull they think they can do it! They were surposed to have it finished in January! I would love to see the penalty clauses being paid out on this contract!

Also good to see that the pictures from December 2008 onwards truely reflect the status of the track (i.e not there!).

Its just easier to see how they are progressing as i drive past on my way to taupo to a track which exists!

Went past last weekend.
it was a sunday and there were only 2 bulldozers working.
looks like they have built the cement plant they needed. and the bridge looks like its finished, just not assembled yet.

im hoping that the track is not more expensive then the gas, tyres and entry fees to travel to a taupo track day and back!

**discotex** · 3rd April 2009, 11:14

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but no one is going to wreck one of those nice new Gixxer 6's.

They're gixxers... There's no way they'll stay rubber side up for more than a week

**Kiwi Graham:Me** · 3rd April 2009, 11:26

Personally I cant wait to get an international circuit just down the road from me, the web site makes it look awesome. As for being ready in June.......no chance in hell from what I can see. Its taken contractors months to complete 400mtrs of new road of Lincoln road ,West Auckland and it still isnt open yet. What chance of a whole circuit in only a couple of months?