Who's coming to the Carterton Sprints on the 22nd Nov? [Archive]

Str8 Jacket

15th November 2009, 17:31

OK, so you know what speed your speedo says, who's man enough to come see what speed their bike can really do?!

Also, if anyone wants to volunteer you'll go into the draw for a cash prize! PM me or Deano

Sidewinder

15th November 2009, 17:59

hock me up with a bike hels and ill be keen as merrys little lamb

quickbuck

15th November 2009, 18:03

Str8 Jacket

15th November 2009, 18:05

Well,
Actually, I will be at the HRC Training Day at Manfeild.....

For me it's more about seeing how fast I can go round a corner. Top speed is irrelevant.

Good to see a motor sports event like this is organised though.
Have fun.

Yes well not all of us are racers! The thrill of the track is very very different to the thrill of the sprints! I love BOTH! ;)

koba

15th November 2009, 18:42

Should be a great day.

www.cliffhanger.org.nz is the website.

Deano

16th November 2009, 11:47

Str8 Jacket

16th November 2009, 15:13

So we'll see you at the Hillclimb in March then ?

Don't be so silly Deano, that's much too dangerous!

So anyone else thinking of coming along to the sprints? They even give out prizes just for wringing the shit out of your bike!

C'mon people leave your excuses at the door and get your 'A-into-G'!!

Don't make me get out my stick.... :spanking:

sil3nt

16th November 2009, 15:19

That hillclimb looks awesome. Don't think a flying mile on a 250 would be terribly exciting!

If i lived closer i would give it a go though :yes:

Crazy Steve

16th November 2009, 15:21

Don't be so silly Deano, that's much too dangerous!

So anyone else thinking of coming along to the sprints? They even give out prizes just for wringing the shit out of your bike!

C'mon people leave your excuses at the door and get your 'A-into-G'!!

Don't make me get out my stick.... :spanking:

Yip I would like to come. Can I pay on the day ?

And can I wear mr Draggins and leather jacket/boots/gloves and Helmet ?

Crazy Steve.

Laxi

16th November 2009, 15:27

So anyone else thinking of coming along to the sprints? They even give out prizes just for wringing the shit out of your bike!

dont suppose 1 of those prizes would be a new 250 mtr would it?:laugh:

Str8 Jacket

16th November 2009, 15:36

That hillclimb looks awesome. Don't think a flying mile on a 250 would be terribly exciting!

If i lived closer i would give it a go though :yes:

You see its one of those things that you dont how much fun you've been missing out on until you do it!!! And for the record there have been:

Inline 4 250's
Twin 250's
RG150's, and
heaps of other smaller bikes

All have competed and found out what their bike can really do. Also, if you are the only small bike to run up then your chances of winning a prize is alot better!! :devil2:

Yip I would like to come. Can I pay on the day ?

And can I wear mr Draggins and leather jacket/boots/gloves and Helmet ?

Crazy Steve.

You can pay on the day.

Not sure about Draggins, all you other gear is sweet but you will also need a back protector which you can rent on the day.

dont suppose 1 of those prizes would be a new 250 mtr would it?:laugh:

You never know unless you come along!! ;)

Laxi

16th November 2009, 15:45

hock me up with a bike hels and ill be keen as merrys little lamb

you can use the kids pocket bike:shifty: would be worth the ride for a laugh:rofl:

Str8 Jacket

16th November 2009, 15:47

you can use the kids pocket bike:shifty: would be worth the ride for a laugh:rofl:

Someone has already done one on a pocket bike. NEXT.....

Cloggy

16th November 2009, 16:10

If it didn't require full leather gear I'd be keen as mustard to see how fast the 675 will go.
But I'll be there to watch.

Str8 Jacket

16th November 2009, 16:11

If it didn't require full leather gear I'd be keen as mustard to see how fast the 675 will go.
But I'll be there to watch.

You don't, if you have full coduras then you'll be sweet....

Cloggy

16th November 2009, 16:21

You don't, if you have full coduras then you'll be sweet....
Are you sure?
The entry form states minimum safety gear must be worn as per MNZ manual.
Reading through that for speed events it say leather or kevlar for jacket, leather, nylon motorcross or heavy worsted (eg army type) for pants as well as gloves, helmet etc.
That kinda put me off.

Str8 Jacket

16th November 2009, 16:24

Are you sure?
The entry form states minimum safety gear must be worn as per MNZ manual.
Reading through that for speed events it say leather or kevlar for jacket, leather, nylon motorcross or heavy worsted (eg army type) for pants as well as gloves, helmet etc.
That kinda put me off.

Trust me, I and many others have done it in full coduras. You will need a back protector which you can hire on the day...

EDIT, actually mate things may have changed.... What size are you? Me and Koba have a few pairs of leather that you could borrow and a back protector actually...

16th November 2009, 17:12

If it didn't require full leather gear I'd be keen as mustard to see how fast the 675 will go.
But I'll be there to watch.

249.6kph actual with 267kph showing on my speedo at the 2007 Sprints. but that was when the 675 was near new. The motor has come into it's prime since then, so if I can get there I will

merv

16th November 2009, 17:27

MD what are you doing with a bike over a year old. Did you get reminded you had to renew the rego?

Str8 Jacket

17th November 2009, 05:55

249.6kph actual with 267kph showing on my speedo at the 2007 Sprints. but that was when the 675 was near new. The motor has come into it's prime since then, so if I can get there I will

Awesome. Hopefully the weather holds out!!

White trash

17th November 2009, 07:44

249.6kph actual with 267kph showing on my speedo at the 2007 Sprints. but that was when the 675 was near new. The motor has come into it's prime since then, so if I can get there I will
That's quite interesting Mark,

My K3 600 did 252 (real) 285 indicated with 700kays on the clock on the old track. I woulda thought the Triumph would be substantially quicker

White trash

17th November 2009, 07:44

I'll come if I'm allowed to do a run in my car ? :)

Str8 Jacket

17th November 2009, 07:55

I'll come if I'm allowed to do a run in my car ? :)

We could lend you an AX100. Not sure that you'd be able to handle the power though...

White trash

17th November 2009, 08:03

We could lend you an AX100. Not sure that you'd be able to handle the power though...
Fuck that, I'd rather ride my PeeWee 50..... Thanks anyway luv :D

17th November 2009, 09:37

That's quite interesting Mark,

My K3 600 did 252 (real) 285 indicated with 700kays on the clock on the old track. I woulda thought the Triumph would be substantially quicker

Hi ya Jimmy,
yeah I was disappointed because most of the Magazines were claiming they could get around 252 to 255 kpm at the time, and it's not like I'm a heavy fat bastard. I was at the limiter so I can't see much point in trying again really. See if I can sneak over though. Can't be beaten by some Pommy Writer.

hang0ver

18th November 2009, 10:53

Hey all,

I'm super keen to do the sprint, and I've had a browse through some of the MNZ technicalities but got distracted by my hot flatmate whilst doing it, and to boot I'm kinda ADD...

So if anyone could help clarify these points, that would be awesome:

Bike: Does it need a WOF? (I've let mine lapse, but should be able to hook one up by Sat anyways...) Is road stock OK? Nothing special to do?

Licensing: I understand you purchase (if not already a race license holder) a race license for the day? Does your road license have any relevance? (IE I'm on a restricted with a 919cc)

I think thats pretty much it...

Haven't been able to get a map off the cliffhanger website though, so If anyone could flick me a copy that would be magic.

Thanks heaps,

Hamish

Deano

18th November 2009, 11:39

Bikes do not need a warrant but will have to pass scrutineering.

No licence is required as the road is closed.

denefoster

18th November 2009, 16:50

I should be there with the SM610, though doubt I'll try a run. 576cc single. motard. meh really. Trying to convince a friend with a Monster S4 to run, and another ZX-10 though !

Str8 Jacket

18th November 2009, 16:53

I should be there with the SM610, though doubt I'll try a run. 576cc single. motard. meh really. Trying to convince a friend with a Monster S4 to run, and another ZX-10 though !

At least give it a go and then give the standing a go. You have a blast doing the standing and if you do the flying then at least you know how fast your bike *really* goes without the risk of a ticket!! Go, on its worth it and if your mates are running you'll wish you were to!

denefoster

18th November 2009, 16:58

At least give it a go and then give the standing a go. You have a blast doing the standing and if you do the flying then at least you know how fast your bike *really* goes without the risk of a ticket!! Go, on its worth it and if your mates are running you'll wish you were to!

I'll try stealing the ZX-10 instead :) If not, I might have a go for a giggle. The SM is geared for ~200, it starts getting scary above 160, and 180+ is fearsome. What's the run up distance for a flying quarter ?

Str8 Jacket

18th November 2009, 16:59

I'll try stealing the ZX-10 instead :) If not, I might have a go for a giggle. The SM is geared for ~200, it starts getting scary above 160, and 180+ is fearsome. What's the run up distance for a flying quarter ?

Cant remember off the top of my head but its a down hill incline with plenty room enough to 'fly'! ;)

Deano

19th November 2009, 08:09

. What's the run up distance for a flying quarter ?

Only a measly 1.2km.

Enough for most 1000 sportsbikes to peak.

Deano

21st November 2009, 19:01

Weather forecast looks pretty good.

glegge

23rd November 2009, 08:04

glegge

23rd November 2009, 08:07

Str8 Jacket

23rd November 2009, 10:47

What an awesome day! thanks to everyone involved for an incident free and adrenaline filled 5 hours, wicked! 241k's for me - and happy as Larry, with 11's in the standing 1/4. A really great day, what more can i say.
cheers

Awesome stuff mate. You should've stuck up a photo showing your stunning 'hair-by-shoei' do that you had all day!!

Love the sound of the V4's. See you at the Hillclimb!! :niceone:

glegge

23rd November 2009, 11:52

Awesome stuff mate. You should've stuck up a photo showing your stunning 'hair-by-shoei' do that you had all day!!

Love the sound of the V4's. See you at the Hillclimb!! :niceone:

Ha, yeah i never thought about that. it's quite a dag, i get to work every day lookin like that. Its funny how many people comment on it.
time to shorten the hair... again.. grumble.

I'm pleased to hear the bike was sounding OK, i couldn't hear it (being the rider of course). it would have been great to have someone do a run so i could see how she sounds. I've always loved the VF sound. especially the NC24's and the like. freekin great sounding machines. i wondered if you could hear the vtec kick in on the 800, you sure can feel it!

hang0ver

23rd November 2009, 12:52

Ha, yeah i never thought about that. it's quite a dag, i get to work every day lookin like that. Its funny how many people comment on it.
time to shorten the hair... again.. grumble.

Haha, for real? I thought that was just your kick-ass haircut!

Thanks to all the people who helped run & marshall the event, I had a ball & it seemed so did everyone else!

Did anyone get any good photos of the event??

Hamish

hang0ver

23rd November 2009, 12:53

What an awesome day! thanks to everyone involved for an incident free and adrenaline filled 5 hours, wicked! 241k's for me - and happy as Larry, with 11's in the standing 1/4. A really great day, what more can i say.
cheers

Damn you and your 241!! Making my 240 feel inadequate :pinch:

glegge

23rd November 2009, 13:10

Haha, for real? I thought that was just your kick-ass haircut!

Thanks to all the people who helped run & marshall the event, I had a ball & it seemed so did everyone else!

Did anyone get any good photos of the event??

Hamish

Haha, yeah i get a bit of that when it gets a bit long. damn helmet. nah, i'm not complaining really.

yep - lots of pics/vid. i'll be busy uploading to my (slow) server soon. theres a few there of most people, standing/flying and just hangin about.

glegge

23rd November 2009, 13:12

Damn you and your 241!! Making my 240 feel inadequate :pinch:

awwww, come on, i think I only got 1 extra Km/hr because i had one sausage less at lunch time..

Sterling effort by all some great times/speeds (pha - who cares about 1km/hr...)

glegge

23rd November 2009, 13:27

stills and moving pictures to appear magically here soon. uploading as i type..
http://gavweb.dts.net.nz/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=145
sorry for the speed of the server, it's on a great connection, but it's a very slow old processor driving the show.

oh, if you can not be bothered waiting for the slow server gallery scripts, go here for the raw files.. http://gavweb.dts.net.nz/Cliffhanger/

you'll just have to 'click n guess' to see what each one is of i'm afraid.

hang0ver

23rd November 2009, 13:34

awwww, come on, i think I only got 1 extra Km/hr because i had one sausage less at lunch time..

Sterling effort by all some great times/speeds (pha - who cares about 1km/hr...)

Haha, yeah man I'm just kidding ya! Looking foward to seeing some of the flicks...

glegge

23rd November 2009, 15:49

Right i am posting far too much but oh well.. everything i have is uploaded to my server at the links 2 posts up, but also i am uploading the vids to youtube. i have put them down as "Cliffhanger 2009", no doubt if you search for that, you should find them. (there about 1/4 way done uploading and will probably be another hour before there all up)
cheers

Str8 Jacket

23rd November 2009, 16:08

Ha, yeah i never thought about that. it's quite a dag, i get to work every day lookin like that. Its funny how many people comment on it.
time to shorten the hair... again.. grumble.

I'm pleased to hear the bike was sounding OK, i couldn't hear it (being the rider of course). it would have been great to have someone do a run so i could see how she sounds. I've always loved the VF sound. especially the NC24's and the like. freekin great sounding machines. i wondered if you could hear the vtec kick in on the 800, you sure can feel it!

Yep, could definately hear the Vtec kick in during the standings. It was too loud to hear much of anything up at the start of the Flyings.

Awesome day. Anyone else get sunburnt?!?

And 318 for Dean Van Ingham (sp?) fucken awesome! He only ended up doing about maybe 3 or 4 timed flying runs but they were all over 300kph. Think I remember something about some bird that flew into his helmet and made a huge mess on one run?

hang0ver

23rd November 2009, 17:25

Awesome day. Anyone else get sunburnt?!?

And 318 for Dean Van Ingham (sp?) fucken awesome! He only ended up doing about maybe 3 or 4 timed flying runs but they were all over 300kph. Think I remember something about some bird that flew into his helmet and made a huge mess on one run?

Yeah, check another for sunburn...

Yeah that guy on his turbo Hayabusa had an intense look in his eyes that said he was there for business. And he sure was!

Thanks for your help on the line!

H

denefoster

23rd November 2009, 17:33

Cheers for the good show ! I er, had fun kind of. Cheers to Kerry for the tools if he's listening as well. Bike is mostly sorted now.. and I have some grumbling to do at the dealer tomorrow.

Str8 Jacket

23rd November 2009, 17:40

Yeah, check another for sunburn...

Yeah that guy on his turbo Hayabusa had an intense look in his eyes that said he was there for business. And he sure was!

Thanks for your help on the line!

H

No probs! Glad to see that you had fun! you were going well out there and I have to admit to admiring your bike a few times!

Cheers for the good show ! I er, had fun kind of. Cheers to Kerry for the tools if he's listening as well. Bike is mostly sorted now.. and I have some grumbling to do at the dealer tomorrow.

Ya poor buggar. I felt real bad for you. Glad you had a bit of fun though!

Oh yeah, just got told that it wasnt Dean that took out the bird it was Sid, the guy on the BMW.

A few biikes lost there baffles over the day, must've been a full moon or something! :yes:

glegge

23rd November 2009, 18:12

And yes, even more sunburn, felt like sand in my helmet where it rubbed on me forehead..

hang0ver

23rd November 2009, 20:08

No probs! Glad to see that you had fun! you were going well out there and I have to admit to admiring your bike a few times!

I'm glad that someone is actually admiring my bike rather then pushing it over or reversing into it! That was amusing when you said '250 or 400?'!

Good job on the vid uploads Gavin, I've been perusing them instead of working which is fine by me cause its a Maori TV mix & I have no idea what they are talking about! Thank your mate for catching the action on cam.