How many Buckets at Taupo on the 1st

[Schrgd]

Just wondering how many buckets were planning on doing the trip to taupo,
Just seeing if there will be good racing at the back of ss150 or will it be a
lonely couple of races??

[sidwyz]

I'll be there as will my Dad,
On the racing forum Nigel has put up a list of entries, there isn't a whole lot but still enough for some close racing I hope (if I can keep up with fxr's at the top of 5th.
Roll on Sunday!!

[DELLORTO]

im doing it, there is 7 rdiers at the moment, and all of them are good riders. The thorps are fast so you aint going to get bored.

[Henk]

The thorps are fast so you aint going to get bored.

Schrged, I'll give you five bucks if you can beat that Jeremy fulla.

[Schrgd]

Schrged, I'll give you five bucks if you can beat that Jeremy fulla.

You're on!! :2thumbsup

That must be $100 for photo finish.:sweatdrop

I was wondering when someone would pick that up.
Should be a good weekend all going well. hope the weather is good and i don't finish last.
Last place in slowest grade:weep:
Still, at least i'm doing it now instead of wishing i was like the last 5 years.

[Henk]

Just slip Kierans camchain one tooth on the sproket when he isn't looking.
Have fun down there, would love to be going but I have to go and count zinc saturday morning and getting my wheels fitted with bearings that should work Sat afternoon.
Hoping like hell that the mods I made to the exhaust and the wiring I took away don't make it run like a bag of crap at the two hour. On thebright side I checked the valve clearances and they were spot on. I think the bike was previously owned by a couple of monkeys that couldn't ride 50 feet without falling off but thankfully weren't confident enough to thrash the thing.

[DELLORTO]

You're on!! :2thumbsup

That must be $100 for photo finish.:sweatdrop

I was wondering when someone would pick that up.
Should be a good weekend all going well. hope the weather is good and i don't finish last.
Last place in slowest grade:weep:
Still, at least i'm doing it now instead of wishing i was like the last 5 years.

Great that makes 8 of us!! should be nice tight racing.

[Schrgd]

Great that makes 8 of us!! should be nice tight racing.

Think there's still only seven but we'll have fun all the same.

[Henk]

Cut yourself in half to make up the numbers :lol::lol::lol:

[Schrgd]

Just slip Kierans camchain one tooth on the sproket when he isn't looking.
Have fun down there, would love to be going but I have to go and count zinc saturday morning and getting my wheels fitted with bearings that should work Sat afternoon.
Hoping like hell that the mods I made to the exhaust and the wiring I took away don't make it run like a bag of crap at the two hour. On thebright side I checked the valve clearances and they were spot on. I think the bike was previously owned by a couple of monkeys that couldn't ride 50 feet without falling off but thankfully weren't confident enough to thrash the thing.

Thats where I think I lucked in with mine, the 1st one I rode was f^&@#d, could't pull a greased stick out of a monkey's ass. I thought if this is what everyone is racing i'm buying a gokart, but rode another one, which I now race, din't even need to get it out of the driveway and i knew it was miles better.
And now we know what to do, as in Kieran's bike aka test bench, mine won't be to far away from that. Just gotta fit rearsets now and ready for Taupo.

Which reminds me......Charge the video camera, something I haven't managed to do thus far!!

[Schrgd]

Cut yourself in half to make up the numbers :lol::lol::lol:

What? and be half as good as I wish I was!! lol:wacko:

[DELLORTO]

Think there's still only seven but we'll have fun all the same.

hopefully we can show the streetstokers how its done aye?:2thumbsup im guna need my aerodynamic fairings for this one! im looking forward to using the entire gearbox not jsut 2&3 like kart tracks.

[Henk]

What? and be half as good as I wish I was!! lol:wacko:

Just leave the half that says "Ohshitohshitohshit" in the pits, wish I could.

[Henk]

If I get everything done in the next couple of weeks will only have rearsets and a GN carb to go before I can just park it and drag it out of the shed once a month.

[Schrgd]

Just leave the half that says "Ohshitohshitohshit" in the pits, wish I could.

Thats Kierans specialty. Although I'm getting better, as a great man once told me........"If you keep riding through the 'moments', they stop being moments and just become your riding style"

I'm still not quite used to the rear sliding around so much, not so much of a problem on dirt, but hard to get my head around on the tarmac. Feels farking cool though.

Bring on me new slicks :2thumbsup:2thumbsup:2thumbsup

[TZ350]

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Unfortunately no Team ESE bikes will be at Taupo, we have to work :cry:, we would have very much liked to see how our 2-strokers went against the CBR and FXR's on a long track.

If anyone can, please publish lap times for the buckets and what they think the max speed is down the main straight.

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[DELLORTO]

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Unfortunately no Team ESE bikes will be at Taupo, we have to work :cry:, we would have very much liked to see how our 2-strokers went against the CBR and FXR's on a long track.

If anyone can, please publish lap times for the buckets and what they think the max speed is down the main straight.

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ive got an accurate speed on bike, so ill tell you my best top speed.
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at mt wellington i was doing 80km/h on the straight so that was interesting.

The 2 smokers come into their own at taupo dont they......

[TZ350]

The 2 smokers come into their own at taupo dont they......

Sure hope so...........but Rick on his FXR won the GP last year and Tim won most F4 races the year before.

Should be a good day for you tomorrow, which Taupo track configuration are they using?

Let us know how it went and any pointers on speed and times would be welcome.

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[DELLORTO]

track 2....:eek: last time i did track 5 on a stock fxr150....man that was boring on the back straight.....

should be good close racing, looking forward to doing some late braking

[TZ350]

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track 2...........great, just had a look, that's the same track that they use for the Taupo Spectacular, I will be very interested in any times/speeds you get.

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[Rick 52]

I wish I could have made it but i'm on call for work
Your on to it TZ with the lap times it will be interesting for TRRS I did a 1:29.84
best lap for the GP

[TZ350]

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1:33 something is how I remember my times, could that be right or was it one of the other faster GP's???

This year will be interesting as every one seems to have become faster at Mt welly.

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[Rick 52]

Yep here are the results from last year with the fastest laps
but with your more powerful and now straight bike you could get your best time down lots roll on December

http://www.amcc.org.nz/results_bucket/BucketGP_2009.html