BT101 to TLD Honda

[scott411]

http://www.racerxonline.com/article/ben-townley-to-troy-lee-designs--lucas-oil--red-bull--honda-team-for-2010--.aspx

[scott411]

weird, the offical post has now been pulled, still showing on racer x 's facebook page tho

[takitimu]

weird, the offical post has now been pulled, still showing on racer x 's facebook page tho

Indeed weird, this link works saying the same thing http://www.racerxonline.com/article/ben-townley-officially-to-tld-honda.aspx

Posted 30,000 feet above California :)

[Pierce]

Freakin awesome. I hope he stays fit and healthy over there. Had a bad run with Factory Red Bull Honda unfortunately. The dude has got serious talent and is still pretty young.

[peadub]

Heard a rumour he's lining up against our other US champion -Paul Whibley in the Bel-Ray X-country next weekend! Any bets?

[chop]

Whibs.. Its his game after all

[takitimu]

Whibs.. Its his game after all

Mmm, I dunno if it was technical I'd agree, but Bel-Ray is pretty open ( from what I've heard ) and BT was seriously fast in the first one.

Ok, on reflection Whib's, but it'll be helluva close.

[chop]

its open and fast but its not a moto x track thats for sure, there were some tricky bits last time. If both go for gold itll end up real messy

[takitimu]

its open and fast but its not a moto x track thats for sure, there were some tricky bits last time. If both go for gold itll end up real messy

I don't see either of them backing down :), going to be one heck of a race.

[camchain]

I don't see either of them backing down :), going to be one heck of a race.
Well put, I hope it doesn't end in injuries & tears. I'd probably put money on BT (but then I blew $100 betting on Shane Cameron against Tua in the 'farce' of the century).

heard of snakes on a plane but not internet on a plane Takatimu?

[takitimu]

Well put, I hope it doesn't end in injuries & tears. I'd probably put money on BT (but then I blew $100 betting on Shane Cameron against Tua in the 'farce' of the century).

heard of snakes on a plane but not internet on a plane Takatimu?

United have installed wifi for some domestic flights in the USA, they have seat power in economy as well, it was free for first use so figured I'd give it a shot. Was kinda cool, but really only for the novelty value.

I actually think the one who'll benefit most from the race is Whib's, racing BT could be just what he needs in his quest to get back to back GNCC titles. Rumour is he's changing brand as well, BT's CRF450 vs a '10 YZF450 maybe :)

[camchain]

United have installed wifi for some domestic flights in the USA
That seems pretty damn cool to me. Thought coms stuff caused panic re possible interference with avionics.
MX versus XC guys, MXers frequently seem to have an edge in pace. Maybe a an extra bit of agression mojo maybe. Shane King was amazing in NZ ISDE. Will be very interesting. I hope its close, whatever happens!

[takitimu]

That seems pretty damn cool to me. Thought coms stuff caused panic re possible interference with avionics.
MX versus XC guys, MXers frequently seem to have an edge in pace. Maybe a an extra bit of agression mojo maybe. Shane King was amazing in NZ ISDE. Will be very interesting. I hope its close, whatever happens!

I reckon it'll be v. close, if I was to bet, my money would be on a last lap pass by BT on Whib's.

There are no proven cases of wireless interference with Avionics that I know of, either cell phone or wifi, both of which are coming to a plane near you soon :).
I'm guessing takeoff/landing you've got critical wireless communications occurring between the tower & the plane which it'd be wise to not interfere with.
The wifi connection was fast on the plane I have to say, 3g mobile broadband speed at a guess, I never tried streaming video & speedtest.net appeared suspiciously like it was blocked.

[vazza]

I'm gonna head down to watch, should be very interesting..

[vazza]

Can anyone confirm that both BT & PW are racing in the belray this sunday?

[FlangMasterJ]

Can anyone confirm that both BT & PW are racing in the belray this sunday?

Someone?

Where is it exactly?

[scott411]

is Paul back in the country???m i see he was at the GNCC awards on saturday night in the USA,

it is on tikitiki road, glen murray,

[FlangMasterJ]

Dammit! That's damn near Auckland.

How are these races for spectators?

[little.whittle]

Dammit! That's damn near Auckland.

How are these races for spectators?


Theyre good you can normaly see alot of the track

[vazza]

I hear Paul isnt able to get hooked up with a bike? Or struggling to? Not sure.. Want to know whether to go on Sunday or not!!

[takitimu]

I hear Paul isnt able to get hooked up with a bike? Or struggling to? Not sure.. Want to know whether to go on Sunday or not!!

Scott to the rescue ( again ) ????, though Whib's suspension is not quite stock standard from the look of it.

[Ktmboy]

Whibley on Scotts 125 against BT on the 450...should be just about even.

[Shorty_925]

is Paul back in the country???m i see he was at the GNCC awards on saturday night in the USA,

it is on tikitiki road, glen murray,

He was at the Bushriders 4 hour about 3 weeks ago. Marked out part of the track like a GNCC woods section.

[secondfield]

Sounds like he's all over the place ... like a mad womans shit..:Oops:

[chop]

He was home, scotty you should be able to find out?? i'll do some digging and see what i can find out

[takitimu]

He was home, scotty you should be able to find out?? i'll do some digging and see what i can find out

Whibs was going back for the GNCC prize giving, he got rider of the year & well deserved to.