Bike Rider Magazine Summer Series Round 2

[nigela]

It’s time to get your entries in for round two of the Bike Rider Magazine Summer Series.
Round 2 is on the short track at Manfeild
Entries close on Saturday 24th January 2010 for the race day on Sunday 31st January.
The entry form is available by clicking on the link below.
http://pacclub.co.nz/press/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/BRMSS-Entry-Form.pdf
or by going to the road racing page at www.pacclub.co.nz

There is also a Practice/Have a Go Day on Saturday 30th January anyone may enter this day.
There will be 5 classes running
Slow
Medium
Fast
Race (competition licence holders only)
Supercarts

You can enter this on the day but, I recommend booking in as the spots are filling up fast and I am holding positions open for all the volunteers who help on the weekend

We are camping at the track Friday and Saturday nights come and join us for a BBQ on Saturday night

Contact me if you have any questions

[CHOPPA]

Thats good timing!

[nigela]

Thats good timing!

Yeah, when I booked it that was a spare weekend, the dates for the nats changed after I had everything booked.:weep:
At least it will give the riders a chance to score some points before the top riders come back :whistle:

[Shaun]

Would love to support the Bike Rider Magazine series mate, but as you already know, wrong timimg bugger it.

Thanks for your efforts any way though

[nigela]

Would love to support the Bike Rider Magazine series mate, but as you already know, wrong timimg bugger it.

Thanks for your efforts any way though

Never mind, Hope to see you 13/14 March on Track 1 at Taupo for round three

[Whitebait]

Hey Nigel,

Do you need any more flag wavers for the race day in exchange for a free track day on the saturday???

[t3mp0r4ry nzr]

Hey thats a good idea Whitey! I would be keen for some track time in exchange for flag waving too Nigel.

[nigela]

Hey Nigel,

Do you need any more flag wavers for the race day in exchange for a free track day on the saturday???


Hey thats a good idea Whitey! I would be keen for some track time in exchange for flag waving too Nigel.

I will have to get back to you on that. I have to give first option to the experienced marshals who do all of the summer series and the VMCC winter series.
If you would like to be listed for a regular spot as a marshal, it can be arranged.
I will also be putting the list together of marshals for the VMCC round of the National Champs.
I will PM you as soon as I can confirm.

[Shaun]

Good reply mate, it is NOT as easy as many think to be a marshall, the write actions need doing NOW, Not after some chit chat as such.

I have seen some very dangerous actions from fill in marshalls mate, stick to the trained experienced ones if at all possible, or 2 experienced and one learner for the future if possible.

Go chase ACC for some funding for safety training of marshalls ha ha, Fact, it could be justified in reducing injuries?

[quickbuck]

Good reply mate, it is NOT as easy as many think to be a marshall, the write actions need doing NOW, Not after some chit chat as such.

I have seen some very dangerous actions from fill in marshalls mate, stick to the trained experienced ones if at all possible, or 2 experienced and one learner for the future if possible.

Go chase ACC for some funding for safety training of marshalls ha ha, Fact, it could be justified in reducing injuries?

Excellent points there Shaun.
I remember back in the good old days... Well, actually only 15 years ago, we used to get a bit of a brief, and then "Let Loose"!

Were a few incidents that could have been done so much better!!!

I designed a bit of a mock training course as a Training Brief at work, and the instructor was extremely surprised to learn that there was no real course for Flaggies at all...
In his words, "You can't just send them out there, they might be an idiot and you would never know!"

From what I have seen at the track and read on here, we are actually a long way forward with the experience level of the flaggies.
They do a pretty good job.

Maybe i should design a full course, and get ACC to subsidise the traning of Flaggies??

[nigela]

Excellent points there Shaun.
I remember back in the good old days... Well, actually only 15 years ago, we used to get a bit of a brief, and then "Let Loose"!

Were a few incidents that could have been done so much better!!!

I designed a bit of a mock training course as a Training Brief at work, and the instructor was extremely surprised to learn that there was no real course for Flaggies at all...
In his words, "You can't just send them out there, they might be an idiot and you would never know!"

From what I have seen at the track and read on here, we are actually a long way forward with the experience level of the flaggies.
They do a pretty good job.

Maybe i should design a full course, and get ACC to subsidise the traning of Flaggies??

Yes I would be all for getting some formal training for the Marshals
We are building a base of really good marshals between PMCC & VMCC but will always need extra training. Even just "socailising" and discussing different ideas is a start. We will be doing that on the Saturday night.
I was surprised recently to find that a lot of people have never been shown how to use an extinguisher.
When I first started Marshalling (back in 1975) we were all sent on fire fighting courses and we all had ID cards that graduated from grade three through to grade one. You only went up a grade once you had enough signatures proving experience.
I want to look at getting some kind of formalised system in place for all volunteer training, but, at the moment all my time is going to trying to improve the Summer Series.

[sharky]

What time is kick off on the Saturday?

[nigela]

What time is kick off on the Saturday?

Check in starts about 8:00am and Riders briefing about 9:00am
See ya there

[lukemillar]

Stuck my entry in the post this afternoon. :niceone:

Anyone want to share a garage?

[woodyracer]

sorry i havnt posted my entry yet nigel, ive been on holiday. Ill post it tonight. -max

[I14]

Check in starts about 8:00am and Riders briefing about 9:00am
See ya there
Nigel if I make it from Auck before lunch Sat could I do the afternoon? Even if you're full someone would've crashed by then?

[nigela]

Nigel if I make it from Auck before lunch Sat could I do the afternoon? Even if you're full someone would've crashed by then?

Yeah I'll fit you in somewhere
We don't usually get a lot of crashes but some people get bored early

[woodyracer]

Bored?? man how can you get bored when you have a bike and a race track??........

Looking forward to it!, should be a great weekend.

[nigela]

Bored?? man how can you get bored when you have a bike and a race track??........

Looking forward to it!, should be a great weekend.

One comment I have recieved when somebody finished after half a day was "I have done enough damage to my tyres for one day"
and that I can understand

[froggyfrenchman]

Hi Nigel,
Been draging the chain a bit trying to find the dollars involved. Will have sorted by the deadline though. (Paeroa's cut off is the day after ours)
My wife has bought Max and Andy's RG150 so she can have a crack at street stock. She will need to join the club. Is there a form for joining the club online anywhere? I cant find one on the website.
Dan

[nigela]

Hi Nigel,
Been draging the chain a bit trying to find the dollars involved. Will have sorted by the deadline though. (Paeroa's cut off is the day after ours)
My wife has bought Max and Andy's RG150 so she can have a crack at street stock. She will need to join the club. Is there a form for joining the club online anywhere? I cant find one on the website.
Dan

Hi Dan,
Yes it is on the website, just cut and paste the link below and you will go straight to it.

www.pacclub.co.nz/press/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/PMC-NEW-Memberapplication.pdf

If all else fails we can do it on the Saturday during the practice day

[RDjase]

Hi Nigel,
Been draging the chain a bit trying to find the dollars involved. Will have sorted by the deadline though. (Paeroa's cut off is the day after ours)
My wife has bought Max and Andy's RG150 so she can have a crack at street stock. She will need to join the club. Is there a form for joining the club online anywhere? I cant find one on the website.
Dan

A RG150 with pink wheels is on the cards then Dan?

Sam will have a blast in ss ;-)

[woodyracer]

im taking it your going jase??, might bring my cbr125 for the "have a go day", if tylers keen.

[froggyfrenchman]

A RG150 with pink wheels is on the cards then Dan?

Sam will have a blast in ss ;-)

Oops, that was a typo, its just a rgv150. Spoked wheels so thats off the cards, but the has already hit me up to have the bike painted pink, and to get the graphics on the leathers i gave her changed to pink.
Yeah, im sure she will have a blast - good thing its a two day event, so she has the chance to get the hang of the bike and the track before lining up on the grid.

Posted my entry for Paeroa this morning - yeehaa bring it on!

[et al]

Race Day Format?
Nigela - are you able to tell us how many laps each race will be? I am doing Clubmans and would like to know how knackered I am going to be afterwards. Thanks.

[nigela]

Race Day Format?
Nigela - are you able to tell us how many laps each race will be? I am doing Clubmans and would like to know how knackered I am going to be afterwards. Thanks.

There will be 1 practice and 2 x 8 lap races per class on the Sunday.
And on the Saturday you should geta minumum of one and a half hours (probably more) on the track if you want that much

[RDjase]

How many entrys are you up to Nigel?

My engine is going back in tonight :ride:

[woodyracer]

check the enrty list, theres a few

[nigela]

check the enrty list, theres a few

The entry list is out of date now there is 167 entries

[RDjase]

The entry list is out of date now there is 167 entries

Way to go Nigel:2thumbsup

standing room only

[woodyracer]

Way to go Nigel:2thumbsup

standing room only

jase you got a pit tent i can take reffuge under for the weekend??,

[RDjase]

jase you got a pit tent i can take reffuge under for the weekend??,

I will be taking my gazebo, heaps of room mate, Will be camping both nights too

[woodyracer]

me too, should be as good or better than the TRRS, Weather is looking very hot.

[lukemillar]

Have you got my entry? I'm not on the list... (Luke Millar #124 Clubmans)

Cheers
Luke

[lukemillar]

Just rung Nigel - Sorted!

Cheers
Luke

[neil_cb125t]

hey there peoples i will be there but will miss out on Sat's practice day DAMMIT!!

see you all on sunday

PS i have a 160/60/17 Dunlop 209rr for sale, used at wangas and the one dry race at Rnd 3 of tri series, hardly any wear at all. $150.00

and will be displaying the wave rotors i can source. come say hi

[CM2005]

has anyone got a link to pictures from the last round ?? saw a photog there.

[pipson]

Check out these thread (BRM Rnd2 Photographer?) I am not sure how to link them but if search you will find it.