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wari

15th April 2005, 08:14

The NZ Motorcycle Distributors "300" NZ Endurance Race Title

Track Time presents the first inaugural New Zealand Endurance Race Title at Pukekohe Park Raceway on 7th / 8th May 2005.
The 300 km race is the feature race of what is set to become the glamour event of motorcycling in New Zealand. The race will start on Sunday 8th May at 1.45pm and is Motorcycling New Zealand approved as the 300 km New Zealand Endurance Race Title.

The event offers much more than the feature race and fast bikes. Also included in the two day schedule are stunt riders,brollie dollies and musical entertainment.

This dynamic weekend will include:
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125cc Grand Prix Races
Post Classic Races
Stunt Riders
Rider Profiles
Rider Interviews
Bike Specifications
Musical Entertainment
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nicko

27th April 2005, 17:54

Hey fella's,

For those that don't know there's a 300km endurance race coming up on the 7th and 8th of May at Pukekohe. There's practice/qualifying on Saturday and support races/stunt riders and the endurance race on the Sunday.

Check out www.vktracktime.co.nz for more info. Vince Sharpe has done a great job of organising the event so spread the word and get along to watch what's sure to be an awesome event. And as a bonus MNZ race licence holders get in for free.

I'm entering with Ross King (who rode for Brian Bernard in Summer) on a K4 GSXR 600. So far we've got on board Metzeler helping with discounted tyres, Vesrah with brake pads, Fredco Motors (Union St, Auckland) with a pit crew and V Black with some energy drinks! The race will be televised live and will get repeats on Sky Sport so will be a great opportunity for us to get some exposure on TV. It's gonna be pretty bloody expensive to race at the meeting so if you know of any potential sponsors who'd like to come on board, even if it's just for this one off meeting then let me know. We've got a fresh layer of paint going on the bike and the team will look real sharp.

Look forward to seeing you guys there.

Cheers,
Nicko

p.s. we're still trying to track down a quick-filler for gas, a lap-board and some brolly dollies if anyone knows where we can get a hold of these

Two Smoker

27th April 2005, 18:03

Will try and make it there!!! I would sponser you, but as you well know im poor as fuck... Good luck for the race!!!

dickytoo

27th April 2005, 19:49

I'll be there as well, helping Derek McAdam on his ZX6RR. They'll probably have me polishing the bike or something! Derek rides for the Museum Racing team out of Wellington.

Motu

27th April 2005, 20:17

Eric Bone was in to see me the other day waving a Kiwi Rider under my nose - ''read that '' he says,''read THAT!'' I read the whole artical until at the end it said that the race will be started by ''The Legendary Eric Bone''.Bloody hell,some guys just never get tired of seeing their name in print eh?

k14

27th April 2005, 21:00

Yeah heard about it the other night while watching the superbikes. Sounds like a fairly well arranged event. Hopefully if its successful they might take it somewhere else next year (ruapuna, yeehaw).

Think they said that there is a highlights of the qualifying from 5-6 on the sat nite, then its live from 12:30 on the sunday with racing from 1:45. Can't wait, no racing on down here that weekend either.

FROSTY

27th April 2005, 21:06

scroter

28th April 2005, 02:15

yeah, vince even gave you a free plug on the superbike show there nicko. anyway go hard and kick some arse, you got a real good shot at winning your class and you never know maybe the whole thing.
did anyone else get a letter from suzuki inviting you to this event. my tickets in the mail. see you all there

Two Smoker

28th April 2005, 03:06

Woohoo, im sort of sponsering Nicko now...

28th April 2005, 05:21

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Me and Hamish will be there, flying up Sat @7am and back Sun night.

Should be a good event.

They are calling for flag marshalls (free entry, free lunch) so if anyone wants to volunteer, contact the organisers through the website.

Nicko, I heard you get a mention on Sky Sport too!!

I could bring my Ducati brolly up if you like.......
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chris

28th April 2005, 08:56

We will be there with our crack Kiwi Rider team. Look out for us at the front.....................................of the queue for burgers!!

White trash

28th April 2005, 09:09

Anyone need a second rider? :ride:

Big Dave

28th April 2005, 09:27

We will be there with our crack Kiwi Rider team. Look out for us at the front.....................................of the queue for burgers!!

For which I shall gladly pay you Tuesday.

White trash

28th April 2005, 09:51

For which I shall gladly pay you Tuesday.

You ever fucken sleep?

Maximus

28th April 2005, 09:53

Ill be there too as Ambo for the day, so hopefully wont be helping any bastard... except the brollie dollies.. why do they never bloody fall over?

I hear it has something to do with bloody "murphy" . . . the cunt :whistle:

chris

28th April 2005, 10:33

For which I shall gladly pay you Tuesday.

:D.....................

Motoracer

28th April 2005, 10:38

Anyone need a second rider? :ride:

Yea I do, I do! Can you provide the Gixxer 1K as well while you are at it?

I was thinking about doing this race but I can't afford it as my bike needs some money spent on it to last through the 300kms. At the moment, I am barely being able to do the Manfield rounds so I am happy with that.

Go kick some arse Nick. Good luck to both of you!

FROSTY

28th April 2005, 11:15

its a real bugger for me. I'm not good enough to enter the race and my bike ain elligable. To cap it off -the final round of the pacific MCC series is on the same day -(8th)
I'd like to support my club but i also want to race myself.

nicko

28th April 2005, 12:18

p.s. we're still trying to track down a quick-filler for gas, a lap-board and some brolly dollies if anyone knows where we can get a hold of these
Nicko ---Give me a holla --I have just the thing for ya --You're welcolm to use it

Awesome thanks Frosty!!!!! - have PM'd you.
Thanks for the support guys and thanks to 2 Stroker for lending me some bits for the 'Just in Cases'.

Damn, I fell asleep during the superbikes so missed the mention on TV - ah well.

WT, I'll keep my ears open but think all entries are all closed now.
Stink that the Pacific club round clashes but them's the breaks.

White trash

28th April 2005, 12:28

WT, I'll keep my ears open but think all entries are all closed now.
Stink that the Pacific club round clashes but them's the breaks.

Nah, she was togue in cheek mate, I got no MNZ licence for this one 'cause I'm slack.

Next year.

nicko

28th April 2005, 12:51

Nah, she was togue in cheek mate, I got no MNZ licence for this one 'cause I'm slack.

Next year.

Firstly I wanna know what a togue is and secondly I wanna know what it's doing in your cheek?! Is this some new performance enhancing drug I haven't heard about yet? Oh and thirdly, get your licence and come racing you slack bugger!

White trash

28th April 2005, 12:58

Firstly I wanna know what a togue is and secondly I wanna know what it's doing in your cheek?! Is this some new performance enhancing drug I haven't heard about yet? Oh and thirdly, get your licence and come racing you slack bugger!

What? And get beaten by you?

Fuck off son, I'll stick to burgling track days and telling everyone how great I am if it's all the same to you....... :niceone:

If my bikes going mate, I'll come and keep you honest for the 2nd round of the winter series, how's that sound?

nicko

28th April 2005, 13:02

What? And get beaten by you?

Fuck off son, I'll stick to burgling track days and telling everyone how great I am if it's all the same to you....... :niceone:

If my bikes going mate, I'll come and keep you honest for the 2nd round of the winter series, how's that sound?

Would have worked but I'm probably racing at Taupo on the 21st of May as there is another race date clash!!! This countries too small to have clashing race dates....wish the clubs would talk to each other a bit more!

Till next time Trashy!

White trash

28th April 2005, 13:18

Would have worked but I'm probably racing at Taupo on the 21st of May as there is another race date clash!!! This countries too small to have clashing race dates....wish the clubs would talk to each other a bit more!

Till next time Trashy!

Now who's the burgler............

loosebruce

29th April 2005, 00:13

I'll be ya brolly dolly nicko, but alas ya be unlucky i'll be in aussie for that weekend, ah well next time mate, i'll even shed a few kgs for ya :niceone:

All the best though nick, can someone tape it for me so i can watch it when i get back, pleeease.

nicko

30th April 2005, 09:46

I'll be ya brolly dolly nicko,

So that's why they call you loose bruce! :msn-wink:

By the way, gonna give you a yell about a promo idea through your work - will flick you a PM bro.

Ghost Lemur

30th April 2005, 11:15

Just had a look at the website...

$10 for an adult for the whole freakin weekend.
Free for MNZ members.
Under 10's free.

That is seriously brilliant value. Hope all you guys up there show your support so we all get more events like this.

Good luck on the day Nicko. Look foward to the write up *hint*hint*. :niceone:

gpercivl

30th April 2005, 23:55

Me and Bob will be out there too! So look out for Slow & Slower every 6 laps or so Nick :laugh:

nicko

2nd May 2005, 12:06

That Guy

2nd May 2005, 13:34

Just been speaking to my Timaru mate - apparently John Hepburn is going to do the whole race by himself on his new kwaka 600 (didn't know you could do the whole thing by yourself?). He reckons the time it takes getting up to speed with a new rider after a change isn't worth the change for 'only' a 2 hour race. Guess we'll see if the ironman strategy works but if you're fit enough perhaps he has a point? 2 hours with only a a few quick fuel stops doing 62sec laps at Puke seems pretty mental to me :no:

Eyetie

2nd May 2005, 13:50

Wicked Greg - seeya there, gonna be an awesome meet - got a new paintjob for it and everything so the bike's looking mint as.

Yeah about time I wrote a report Ghost....don't worry - will be plenty of to tell after 2 hours of racing (and some legend stories to make up!).

Thanks to MLcrisis for helping out - you're a legend mate.

Wish I could be there to watch but its the debut of Quasie at Taupo on our bike so am going down to help him out in the pits, but will definitely record the coverage. Catch up with you this week.

Motoracer

2nd May 2005, 13:55

Ivan

2nd May 2005, 15:43

I'll be there as well, helping Derek McAdam on his ZX6RR. They'll probably have me polishing the bike or something! Derek rides for the Museum Racing team out of Wellington.

Will you be helping Jay as well or are they going solo

k14

2nd May 2005, 16:00

I second that!

He would have to fuel up etc anyway so when he came into the pits, why not do the rider change?

Its not that extradonary, tony rees is doing it solo aswell. This isn't even an endurance race, its just a slightly long race. An endurance race is a 6 hour, 12 hour or 24 hour race. In those races you use either 2 or 3 guys and each person does up to 3 hour stints. These guys have probably done the longer races before so this is pretty short for them.

All will be revealed on sunday, but i can't see why not so long as each guy doing it solo is fit enough.

Big Dave

3rd May 2005, 00:31

I'm looking forward to this one. Just from the people i work with, McKay and Todd Sutherland are running a 'Kiwi Rider team R6', Bruce Saunders AMPS riding a daytona 955i and triumphnz are entering the Daytona 650 - and i have a press pass :tugger: - not that you really need one at Puke - Should be a huge day.

3rd May 2005, 02:54

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Yep, I'm looking fwd to it too.

Let's hope it stays dry for it.
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What?

3rd May 2005, 07:14

I seem to recall Croz winning the first two NZ Castrol 6 hour races solo...

dickytoo

3rd May 2005, 08:11

Will you be helping Jay as well or are they going solo

Not sure about Jay. He's riding Derek's old ZX6RR and Derek has got the brand new one. Jay seems to have his own guys helping him out anyway.

I think derek was going to partner with someone called troy for the race.

He was riding pretty fast at Mansfield the other weekend. I thought he would have found the transition from a 125 to a 600 a bit much but he's doing pretty good.

So far, all i know is that a bunch of guys are coming up from Wellington and crashing at my place and we'll go out to the practice on saturday and work out the team duties.

TonyB

3rd May 2005, 08:43

Wari- I can understand you!!
Seriously though, looks like just what the racing scene needs. Lets hope it goes well.

wari

3rd May 2005, 09:15

Wari- I can understand you!!
Seriously though, looks like just what the racing scene needs. Lets hope it goes well.

CUttin pay-ste issa won-durrfull thing ... :wari:

TonyB

3rd May 2005, 09:37

CUttin pay-ste issa won-durrfull thing ... :wari:
cuRse-ez!!!. dAmmm. tHort i had u thEree :-p

Joni

3rd May 2005, 10:21

cuRse-ez!!!. dAmmm. tHort i had u thEree :-p

I dont think its that simple mate... :D

scroter

3rd May 2005, 15:45

Its not that extradonary, tony rees is doing it solo aswell. This isn't even an endurance race, its just a slightly long race. An endurance race is a 6 hour, 12 hour or 24 hour race. In those races you use either 2 or 3 guys and each person does up to 3 hour stints. These guys have probably done the longer races before so this is pretty short for them.

All will be revealed on sunday, but i can't see why not so long as each guy doing it solo is fit enough.

and tony has some considerable time in the seat when it comes to 24 hour races etc. Still one problem for him tho, as hes doing the aussie superbikes and the last round was on the weekend just gone theres not enough time to get the bike back. So if any of you remember that pre-production thing he did some demo laps at paeroa a couple of years ago, well thats being turned into a race bike as we speak, and the big problem with that is the only mods its gonna have is suspension, exhaust, power commander and a dyno run on the way up to the race. hes even having to borrow his parts guys wheels for the race. anyway hope to see you all there, i got my ticket on the weekend so hopefully the weathers all good.

Big Dave

3rd May 2005, 16:09

You ever fucken sleep?
In the afternoons.

4th May 2005, 06:02

I think derek was going to partner with someone called troy for the race.

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Troy O'Donohue is partnering with Derek. Troy was riding Dave McDonald's 900SS at Manfield last weekend, and sometimes rides the "Steadman Special". He's no slug.
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4th May 2005, 06:06

I seem to recall Croz winning the first two NZ Castrol 6 hour races solo...
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Back in the "old days" a few guys did the Six Hour solo. I think from memory Ginger Molloy won on his own one year - was he on an H2? Or was it a Z1? (most likely not an H2 - it'd have to refuel every three laps!!)

Then they changed the rules after a few years to make two riders mandatory, and the second rider had to ride for a minimum time ( 1½ hours?)
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What?

4th May 2005, 07:03

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Back in the "old days" a few guys did the Six Hour solo. I think from memory Ginger Molloy won on his own one year - was he on an H2? Or was it a Z1? (most likely not an H2 - it'd have to refuel every three laps!!)

Then they changed the rules after a few years to make two riders mandatory, and the second rider had to ride for a minimum time ( 1½ hours?)
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Ginger Molloy won the inaugural event in 74. Croz won the next two solo, then won it again in 77 teamed up with Tony Hatton under the new rules.
Then came Dave Hiscock & Neil Chivas..
Oh, yeah - Ginger rode a Z1, as did Croz in 75, then Z1000 in 76/77.

ajturbo

4th May 2005, 22:36

shit you guys are showing your ages!!!!

i used to go up and watch the "castrol 2hr" and the 6hr on the sunday(?)
always wanted to be out there with them....:ride:

5th May 2005, 05:04

shit you guys are showing your ages!!!!

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I only know about all this old stuff cos I read it somewhere..... :whistle: :whistle: :whistle:
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Milky

5th May 2005, 23:52

Just heard an ad on the rock for the endurance race, so there should be a few more of the general public down there than usual. It will be good to get the extra exposure for M/C racing in general, hopefully people will enjoy it and head down to the AMCC meets/Nats etc...

What?

6th May 2005, 06:46

shit you guys are showing your ages!!!!
Aye, lad, them were the days... (rose-tinted prescription lenses)

nicko

6th May 2005, 13:50

Stage one complete.

Got the new paint job thanks to Ross King for the brush skills and Wairau Paint Centre for the paint :niceone:

Stickering up the bike tonight with the rest of the sponsors stickers and will be at Puke tomorrow for practice/qualifying. Will be number 80 (of course) so come & say hi.

Thanks to Ross & my sponsors for this event:
SDV International Logistics, Fredco Motors, Atomic, Holeshot, Wairau Paint Centre, Metzeler, Vesrah, FFM, 'V Black', XJ/Frosty Lapboards Inc, 2Smoker K4 Spares Ltd

Ghost Lemur

6th May 2005, 14:41

Bike's looking mighty fine there Nicko. :niceone:

nicko

6th May 2005, 16:27

Following are the times the 300km Endurance race features on Sky Sport over the next few days.

Saturday 7th SS1 6-7pm
SS3 11-12pm
Sunday 8th SS1 12.30-4.30pm LIVE
SS1 8.30-9.15pm
Monday 9th SS3 10-11.30pm

and...
Sunday 15 Prime 11.30pm

Two Smoker

6th May 2005, 17:50

Stage one complete.

Got the new paint job thanks to Ross King for the brush skills and Wairau Paint Centre for the paint :niceone:

2Smoker K4 Spares Ltd

FARKEN MNT!!! Hope you dont mind if I copy you paint job....
No worries about the parts :niceone:

Have you tested the brakes???