Battle of the buckets 2006

**dangerous** · 9th May 2006, 22:32

Bucket Motorcycle Racing Club Inc
A date has been suggested for the 2006 battle of the Buckets, nothing is confirmed, but we are looking at having this event in the morning of 24th Sept on B track Ruapuna.

In the Afternoon the B.E.A.R's club will be running round 5 of the winter series, so Buckets will be welcome aswell, means all day racing.

What we need to know and this is mainly a notice to you lot in the North Island... who would be interested as we need to get a rough idea of numbers to make the event viable and to work out the cost.

The BOB will be practice and 1-2 races with the main event being a 55min enduro.
Bears meet is practice and 3 races.

So speak up... who wants to do this shit

**Buddha#81:Me** · 9th May 2006, 22:37

GO EL PRESEDENTAY. Im not worthy.

**vtec** · 9th May 2006, 22:48

Sounds awesome. I love the idea of endurance events. But I'm doing streetstock in the North Island, and that's more than I can afford really.

**gav** · 9th May 2006, 23:12

Would the track be available on the Saturday the 23rd and race Bears on Sunday as well? Be more worthwhile for the North Islanders who want to come down if they could get a whiole weekends racing, rather than a morning with a few extra racxes in the afternoon. Just a thought el presidente.....

PS. What time can you start racing on a Sunday, its later than a Saturday isnt it?

**dangerous** · 10th May 2006, 06:02

Originally Posted by gav

Would the track be available on the Saturday the 23rd and race Bears on Sunday as well? Be more worthwhile for the North Islanders who want to come down if they could get a whiole weekends racing, rather than a morning with a few extra racxes in the afternoon. Just a thought el presidente.....

PS. What time can you start racing on a Sunday, its later than a Saturday isnt it?

It might be and if people would prefer... however its a cost thing Gav a whole day track hire is not cheap, with doing as sugested above we get to do the BOB in the morning and the BEARs meeting in the arvo... just one set up in the pits not two days and it gives an extra day traveling for those visiting.
Now in order to be able to pay for the track hire/fees/ambo etc we are looking at sharing the track during the BOB with the 150 trainies (not at the same time)... don't worry there will be pleanty of time for us all.

Originally Posted by spud racer

Im not worthy.

Well we all bloody well know that

**steve k** · 10th May 2006, 07:15

Is the Greymouth street race going to happen this year? If so what abot running the BOB on the saturday of Labour weekend and then people have the option to do the greymouth event as well. Could be more attractive to the people that have to cross the ditch

**ajturbo** · 10th May 2006, 08:26

Originally Posted by steve k

Is the Greymouth street race going to happen this year? If so what abot running the BOB on the saturday of Labour weekend and then people have the option to do the greymouth event as well. Could be more attractive to the people that have to cross the ditch

now that IS a good idea.... but i would be interested, my van can fit 3-4 buckets in it....tinted windows mean we could fit a couple of bodies in back and they wouldn't have to pay the ferry man.....

**F5 Dave** · 10th May 2006, 11:13

ARRRGH! Choose my 1st wedding aniversary why don'tcha?

[the pitch] So love, instead of spending the sat night before our aniversary at the venue we had our wedding & stay in the same room of the lovely old hotel like I promised. . . how about I take you on a roadtrip to sunny Christchurch, to a windswept racetrack where you won't have anything to do except cheer on a spec in the distance or avoid flying spanners in the pits, with lots of driving either end & to top it off I'll probably want to get on the piss with the lads instead of a romantic dinner.

Hmm. Might have to dress it up a bit.

**Buddha#81:Me** · 10th May 2006, 18:07

Originally Posted by F5 Dave

ARRRGH! Choose my 1st wedding aniversary why don'tcha?

[the pitch] So love, instead of spending the sat night before our aniversary at the venue we had our wedding & stay in the same room of the lovely old hotel like I promised. . . how about I take you on a roadtrip to sunny Christchurch, to a windswept racetrack where you won't have anything to do except cheer on a spec in the distance or avoid flying spanners in the pits, with lots of driving either end & to top it off I'll probably want to get on the piss with the lads instead of a romantic dinner.

Hmm. Might have to dress it up a bit.

Why dress it up, sounded sweet to me wanna get married. (I wont put out though)

**Ivan** · 10th May 2006, 18:11

Fuck I'm keen aye just got to get the TF running for that why not a Battle of buckets in north island as well like a new zealand championship

National buckets?

**F5 Dave** · 10th May 2006, 18:14

Originally Posted by spud racer

Why dress it up, sounded sweet to me wanna get married. (I wont put out though)

Youse SI guys are a queer bunch aren't cha?

Originally Posted by Ivan

why not a Battle of buckets in north island as well like a new zealand championship

National buckets?

Erm that's the GP, we already have one. In the old days when it was held at Ohakea the SI guys & the far north guys would all travel.

**Ivan** · 10th May 2006, 18:24

Originally Posted by F5 Dave

Youse SI guys are a queer bunch aren't cha?

Erm that's the GP, we already have one. In the old days when it was held at Ohakea the SI guys & the far north guys would all travel.

Yes I just read your auckland gp post after I posted that my bad

**dangerous** · 10th May 2006, 18:35

Originally Posted by spud racer

Why dress it up, sounded sweet to me wanna get married. (I wont put out though)

LMFAO... thats not what I heard

Originally Posted by F5 Dave

ARRRGH! Choose my 1st wedding aniversary why don'tcha?

Ohhhh crap man, work on ya lines a little and see if ya can't move ya plans to another w/e... just another aniversary aint it, on 2nd thoughts... that will never work will it

Poll now added, please regester interest

**Kickaha** · 10th May 2006, 18:47

Originally Posted by steve k

Is the Greymouth street race going to happen this year? If so what abot running the BOB on the saturday of Labour weekend and then people have the option to do the greymouth event as well. Could be more attractive to the people that have to cross the ditch

Saturday we normally run the buckets at the Coal Creek Kart track just out of Greymouth and then head off to scrutineering

**k14** · 10th May 2006, 19:27

Originally Posted by Ivan

Fuck I'm keen aye just got to get the TF running for that why not a Battle of buckets in north island as well like a new zealand championship

National buckets?

Dammit, and here was I thinking that it would be easy to win.....