CDMTCI Manfeild Track Day, 9 January 2010

[Beemer]

CDMTCI Manfeild Track Day, 9 January 2010

Yes folks, it's that time again, time for another blat around the track at Manfeild.

Just $50 per person. Slow, medium, fast and race sessions.
All glass to be taped, bikes to be of WOF standard.
Full bike gear (gloves, helmet, boots, riding pants and jacket) to be worn.
Valid driver's licence to be produced on the day.
One bike/one rider.

Scrutineering starts at 8.30am.
Maximum number of 120 bikes, first in first served. NO prebookings.

This is arguably New Zealand's cheapest and best-run track day, just ask anyone who's been to one in the last 20 years!

For more information, please contact club president Andrew Pugh on 0274 463 870.

[roogazza]

That'll be me ! Just need a nice fine day. G.

[Beemer]

Best you start praying for one then - we can organise everything except the weather!

[cowboyz]

is it going to be sign up for a particular group and first 30 in each group and group is closed or first 120 through the gate and switch groups throughout the day?

Awesome trackday. fun every year, last year it was very popular..

[Hawkeye]

WHOOOOOHOOOOOO! :wari: been waiting for this to be posted. With Bells on.

[Beemer]

is it going to be sign up for a particular group and first 30 in each group and group is closed or first 120 through the gate and switch groups throughout the day?

Awesome trackday. fun every year, last year it was very popular..

We usually do it first 120 through the gate and then that's it - otherwise we could end up with say 30 in the fast session immediately and only 5 in the slow and no more slow group riders turn up, meaning another 25 riders in other groups would potentially miss out. If we get a large number in say the medium group (which is what often happens), it would be split into two sessions.

As for switching groups throughout the day, I assume you mean we run a slow, then a medium, then a fast, then a race and so on during the day rather than riders switching between groups? We do allow you to change from one class to another ONCE - so if you get in a slow or medium session and find it's too slow for you, we are happy to allow you to move up a class - or down if you find the one you're in is too fast for you. What we do NOT allow is for riders to go out in a medium then whip back into the pits and line up for a fast or race session. We DO keep an eye on this and anyone trying to get around this rule could find themselves asked to leave - with no refund either!

[Duke girl]

What time will the gates be open?.

[Beemer]

What time will the gates be open?.

Scrutineering starts FROM 8.30am. We do NOT welcome riders turning up any earlier than that while we are trying to organise our members and volunteers. If you DO arrive before 8.30am, please be aware we will NOT deal with you or your bike BEFORE 8.30am and you will be standing around waiting.

[cowboyz]

We usually do it first 120 through the gate and then that's it - otherwise we could end up with say 30 in the fast session immediately and only 5 in the slow and no more slow group riders turn up, meaning another 25 riders in other groups would potentially miss out. If we get a large number in say the medium group (which is what often happens), it would be split into two sessions.

As for switching groups throughout the day, I assume you mean we run a slow, then a medium, then a fast, then a race and so on during the day rather than riders switching between groups? We do allow you to change from one class to another ONCE - so if you get in a slow or medium session and find it's too slow for you, we are happy to allow you to move up a class - or down if you find the one you're in is too fast for you. What we do NOT allow is for riders to go out in a medium then whip back into the pits and line up for a fast or race session. We DO keep an eye on this and anyone trying to get around this rule could find themselves asked to leave - with no refund either!


Its all good. I dont do as many trackdyas as I would like to so like to start in med group to get used to the track agian and then do the fast group in the arvo if the weathers good. (mainly cause I am incredibly shite rider in the wet)
but last year we were lining up for the med group when the fast group was being called up and still missing out and being thown back to the slow group. Have to practice the getting gear on and getting to the dummy grid faster.

[scracha]

I can't argue about the value and sheer amount of hard work you guys & gals put in organising this

BUT

So let me get this right. I've to risk a 5.5 hour drive, not arrive too early but I'll be told to fuck off if I'm not one of the first 120 bikes.


I would have thought after the chaos last year with so many bikes on the track that you'd be taking pre-bookings this time?

Why not take the $50 bucks and then if a rider isn't there by 9.30 give their place away?

[cowboyz]

So let me get this right. I've to risk a 5.5 hour drive, not arrive too early but I'll be told to fuck off if I'm not one of the first 120 bikes.


I would have thought after the chaos last year with so many bikes on the track that you'd be taking pre-bookings this time?

its fine, as long as your within the first 180 bikes that show up.

[Beemer]

I can't argue about the value and sheer amount of hard work you guys & gals put in organising this

BUT

So let me get this right. I've to risk a 5.5 hour drive, not arrive too early but I'll be told to fuck off if I'm not one of the first 120 bikes.


I would have thought after the chaos last year with so many bikes on the track that you'd be taking pre-bookings this time?

Why not take the $50 bucks and then if a rider isn't there by 9.30 give their place away?

Sign on and scrutineering starts at 8.30am. You can arrive early but please DO NOT come and hassle us to take your entry then. As explained many times, it's $50 and first in, first served. We do not want to go down the route of prebooking again - the years we did, we only got about 20 bookings in advance and it wasn't worth the extra effort on our part. Most people wait to see what the weather is doing on the day.

[roogazza]

Sign on and scrutineering starts at 8.30am. You can arrive early but please DO NOT come and hassle us to take your entry then. As explained many times, it's $50 and first in, first served. We do not want to go down the route of prebooking again - the years we did, we only got about 20 bookings in advance and it wasn't worth the extra effort on our part. Most people wait to see what the weather is doing on the day.
You guys do a great job . I personally prefer the way you don't pre book and for that reason I flag attending any other trackdays.
As far as the weather is concerned, apart from a couple of years when I was younger and found I was ok in the rain, I have grown to hate the stuff as far as bikes are concerned. G.

[ajw_888]

Did the March session last, I must have be one the last in...good fun.

I'm going to rnd 2 of the Pacific in a couple of weeks, any chance of a session or area for practise starts? given the history of fast bikes and stationary bikes on the start line.

[Beemer]

Did the March session last, I must have be one the last in...good fun.

I'm going to rnd 2 of the Pacific in a couple of weeks, any chance of a session or area for practise starts? given the history of fast bikes and stationary bikes on the start line.

Sorry but we have enough on our plates with trying to keep an eye on the track, pit lane and the dummy grid without trying to organise practice starts. No matter how many sessions we manage to fit in during the day there are always people who want more, so timewise it wouldn't be possible either. I'm afraid you'll have to get your practice on the grid and track along with the others.

It's designed as a track day for people with road bikes and the fact we let race bikes in is incidental. We do NOT operate the race sessions as a race - they are called that to indicate they are for race bikes only - so we would not be interested in having participants practice their race starts in any case.

[rapid van cleef]

i must agree with 'scracha', a five hour ride and camp over night or very very early morning start for the mere 'possibility' of getting through the gates is bollox. id rather pay cash up front to secure my place, if im not there, then its my tough shit isnt it.

im sure many other people would feel the same.

[SuperSonic]

CDMTCI Manfeild Track Day, 9 January 2010

Yes folks, it's that time again, time for another blat around the track at Manfeild.

Just $50 per person. Slow, medium, fast and race sessions.
All glass to be taped, bikes to be of WOF standard.
Full bike gear (gloves, helmet, boots, riding pants and jacket) to be worn.
Valid driver's licence to be produced on the day.
One bike/one rider.

Scrutineering starts at 8.30am.
Maximum number of 120 bikes, first in first served. NO prebookings.

This is arguably New Zealand's cheapest and best-run track day, just ask anyone who's been to one in the last 20 years!

For more information, please contact club president Andrew Pugh on 0274 463 870.

What track are you using???

[quickbuck]

What track are you using???

The short one (3.033k) me thinks... as has always been the case.

Now for my main reason for posting:

Sadly I won't be at this one, as I have to be somewhere else!

You guys do a great job, and it is always chaos on the very sunny days due to fine weather riders.

The thing is Manfeild actually offers a very high amount of grip in the wet.
It is the perfect opportunity to learn to ride (Improve your riding) in the rain, BEFORE you get caught out in the wet on the road. Very dangerous on the road if you have a phobia and tense up while getting wet.
Brings me to a Billy Connolly quite: "There is no such thing as bad weather, just WRONG CLOTHES!"
Otherwise all of scratcha's clan back home would be living a very miserable life indeed...

[Beemer]

i must agree with 'scracha', a five hour ride and camp over night or very very early morning start for the mere 'possibility' of getting through the gates is bollox. id rather pay cash up front to secure my place, if im not there, then its my tough shit isnt it.

im sure many other people would feel the same.

That's fine - there are other track days where you can prebook and it is your choice if you want to ride five hours to attend ours. It is our club's choice to not take prebookings and we never have a shortage of people turning up on the day from the lower North Island. We are NOT interested in taking prebookings and finding half the people don't turn up and we have to try and match bookings with those who turn up before we can offer places to those who came anyway.

It has been our policy for the majority of our track days to NOT take prebookings. Moan all you like, but that policy won't change. There are some people who will only turn up if the weather is fine and some who will turn up regardless and we take the risk of losing money by not offering prebookings. But so far we haven't had any problems so we're happy to carry on the way we are and please those who do come along.

[scracha]

That sounds a tad arrogant. I hope you do please everyone who comes along and that nobody is turned away. Hope everyone has fun at the trackday and there's not too many crashes :-)

[cowboyz]

to be fair. your allowed to be arrogant when you get the turnout these guys get. Its always packed and really well run. my only complaint (as with others) is the chance of missing out.

[Little Smurf]

to be fair. your allowed to be arrogant when you get the turnout these guys get. Its always packed and really well run. my only complaint (as with others) is the chance of missing out.

Sorry dude, I disagree with you there, there is not need to be arrogant regardless how successful our track days are!

I have 2 words for everryone who is coming....... BE EARLY!!

[cowboyz]

well, I was using "arrogant" in the same context that scratca was. I am not sure its the right word TBH. but arrogant in the sense that.. we make the rules.. like it or lump it cause everyone is going to show up anyhow.

For the record, Last year I arrived just after 7am, and the queue was already out Rata st. i was the second bike to be scruniteered at 8.35am. It was worth the wait.

[sinfull]

I'll be on my way to palmy shortly !!

[Little Smurf]

well, I was using "arrogant" in the same context that scratca was. I am not sure its the right word TBH. but arrogant in the sense that.. we make the rules.. like it or lump it cause everyone is going to show up anyhow.

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yea yea so I was :) don't you worry about that :lol:
See you tomorrow at the gates dude bright and early!

[cowboyz]

frik sinful............. its not on till tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!

umm. I have to milk them there cows in the morning so all policeman please stay away from roads between himitangi and fielding about 8am tomorrow morning............................

[Beemer]

That sounds a tad arrogant. I hope you do please everyone who comes along and that nobody is turned away. Hope everyone has fun at the trackday and there's not too many crashes :-)

I wasn't trying to be arrogant, I was just stating the facts. We can't please everyone and we'd go mad trying. If we take prebookings we upset those who want to decide on the day if they are coming and it means a lot of extra work for us. We're all club members and as such volunteers - we don't get paid for all the hours we put in so if we don't want to arse around trying to please everyone, that's not being arrogant, that's being honest! I also hope there are no crashes! (Because if there are, we'll hear all the moans about less track time...)


Sorry dude, I disagree with you there, there is not need to be arrogant regardless how successful our track days are!

I have 2 words for everryone who is coming....... BE EARLY!!

I agree with you about the BE EARLY part but again, this isn't being arrogant, it's stating the facts. You know I am not one to ride roughshod over people and I'm disappointed you think that's what I was trying to do. As a committee member - like you - this was run past the committee member I live with and his wording was probably even stronger. He's been doing this for more than 20 years so he's heard it all before. Every year we get a huge turnout and unless we want to start running this as a business, taking prebookings and hiring someone to deal with all the shit, then everyone who wants to take part has to put up with how the club decides to run it.

[7mmWSM]

Just checked the forecast and its shit! Horizontal rain and galeforce winds expected. I think everyone should just stay at home ;)

[Beemer]

Just checked the forecast and its shit! Horizontal rain and galeforce winds expected. I think everyone should just stay at home ;)

Methinks you jest, in the hope of getting the track all to yourself! Just saw the TV1 weather forecast for tomorrow and it's looking bloody brilliant. Highs of about 20 for the Manawatu (although we all know Manfeild has a microclimate all of its own!) and the southerly dying out and being replaced by a westerly. Strong winds forecast for Wellington and Wairarapa though, so take care those of you travelling up from there.

Don't forget your sunscreen!

[roogazza]

Thanks Beemer, great day as usual ! Gaz.

[cowboyz]

awesome day out. work on getting a report and vids up today

[BALZYBUELL]

well cj and i were the first at the gate at 6.15 as we didnt want to miss out.thats after stopping for takaway coffee at bp,and she didnt spill a drop..
cheers cdmc i had a blast,well organised as usual.got out for 5 sessions well worth the dollars and we even had good weather.

[cowboyz]

well cj and i were the first at the gate at 6.15 as we didnt want to miss out.thats after stopping for takaway coffee at bp,and she didnt spill a drop..
cheers cdmc i had a blast,well organised as usual.got out for 5 sessions well worth the dollars and we even had good weather.

good day alright. I wrote a bit of a report here (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/116641-cd-trackday-report?p=1129604789#post1129604789) and photos in my sig.

[cowboyz]

does anyone know the camera who was standing on the exit of toyota and where/when the pics will show up?

[SuperSonic]

does anyone know the camera who was standing on the exit of toyota and where/when the pics will show up?

It was ME!!!!!!














Ha he ha he not:rolleyes:

[ajw_888]

Cheers CD team, good job. Good mix of people and bikes.

It was quite tiring sitting back in my chair watching Glen & co tearing his bike to bits after every session, as they prepared for the nationals later this month. good luck.

My hard luck thoughts must go to Mike (I think), one of the three supermoto bikes, who brought his Husky SMR up and on the sighting lap had (what appeared to have been) a clutch basket finger break and punch a fist size hole in the crankcase...bugger to say the least, packed up and ready to go home before 10 AM. 10 points to CD for a refund after one lap or so, even though he said he didn't expect it, but did say it would pay for the beer to drown his sorrows as he contemplated the cost of repairs.

[Beemer]

Pleased to hear that everyone seemed to have a lot of fun and it sounds like the day was relatively incident-free - well, nothing that involved serious injury to bike or rider anyway. It was great to have a fine day after a week of dire weather forecasts.

We're usually pretty fair when someone has mechanical problems early on, especially when it's a case of something that couldn't really have been foreseen. We don't normally give refunds to anyone who crashes due to pushing themselves too far, but if there is a major bike problem within the first session, then we are prepared to look at offering a refund.

[robertydog]

Cheers Guys for the day. Just good to have a nice cruise going around in circles. Good to catch with the locals again.

[Str8 Jacket]

Yes, CDMC has refunded me after I failed to complete one lap before seizing. 2 of us were sharing one bike and they refunded one of us completely which I thought was awesome of them and totally unexpected. Shame my bike needs a new head and piston after Taupo or I would've been out there. what was the weather like?

[froggyfrenchman]

does anyone know the camera who was standing on the exit of toyota and where/when the pics will show up?

Im asuming this flyer that i picked up has something to do with it......
" Photos from this weekend will be online at www.eventphoto.fotopic.net"

At points of the day where i wasnt giving the speed triple a sound thrashing, i spent a bit of time on entry to toyota with a camera. was only taking pics of three bikes though (crappy small memory cards)

[cowboyz]

thanks. I missed that flyer.

[BIG DOUG]

Yes this was my second cd track day and it was all good ,interesting how some people ride though lol,thanks again will be back next year for sure.

[Little Smurf]

well cj and i were the first at the gate at 6.15 as we didnt want to miss out.thats after stopping for takaway coffee at bp,and she didnt spill a drop..
cheers cdmc i had a blast,well organised as usual.got out for 5 sessions well worth the dollars and we even had good weather.

u guys are legends for being tthe first to get there and the first to sign in.
It didn't take long for the line to full up both at the gate and desk. Ive got a photo somewhere of you two ratbags beign first :lol:


Cheers Guys for the day. Just good to have a nice cruise going around in circles. Good to catch with the locals again.

Your are very wlecome glad you had a good time out and about going around in circles :lol:

It was good to catch up with the regulars and good to see new faces. Watch this space next one coming up in another few months :msn-wink:

[eelracing]

Another well organised trackday by the CD crew...it's always a pleasure to partake and always good value.

Can't wait for the next one,keep them coming.

[Beemer]

well cj and i were the first at the gate at 6.15 as we didnt want to miss out.thats after stopping for takaway coffee at bp,and she didnt spill a drop..
cheers cdmc i had a blast,well organised as usual.got out for 5 sessions well worth the dollars and we even had good weather.

As for being legends for turning up early, guys, get a life! If you want to spend nearly two and a half hours sitting around waiting for us to get our shit together, you need to get out more!


Another well organised trackday by the CD crew...it's always a pleasure to partake and always good value.

Can't wait for the next one,keep them coming.

Well, you only have to wait until Easter this time!

[carbonhed]

Thanks guys for a very professionally run days entertainment.

I was a bit worried about not being able to pre book and doubly so when we turned up at 8:00am and saw the size of the queue but things turned out OK.

Good value.

[chanceyy]

As for being legends for turning up early, guys, get a life! If you want to spend nearly two and a half hours sitting around waiting for us to get our shit together, you need to get out more!


Being that the trackday is so popular and ppl missed out last time, when your travelling distance I guess ppl want to ensure they do not miss out, from what I understand there was quite a crowd lined up waiting before 7am .. At least it shows dedication and determination not to miss out ..

And from Balzys grin that evening I would say he would deem it totally worth it

[BALZYBUELL]

as for being legends for turning up early, guys, get a life! If you want to spend nearly two and a half hours sitting around waiting for us to get our shit together, you need to get out more!


W
ell, you only have to wait until easter this time! for your information we do have a life,how ever we look foward to these events and have to travel some distance to the track.unlike some we can get up early...after all you were a no show anyway.i think you need to get a life if you have time to go on line and criticize other people for having fun..

[Beemer]

Being that the trackday is so popular and ppl missed out last time, when your travelling distance I guess ppl want to ensure they do not miss out, from what I understand there was quite a crowd lined up waiting before 7am .. At least it shows dedication and determination not to miss out ..

And from Balzys grin that evening I would say he would deem it totally worth it

Yes, but 6.15am is a tad early when nothing happens until we start dealing with the public at 8.30am. People certainly didn't miss out at our last track day as that was the one where the person doing the counting had a memory lapse and more than 120 got entered.


for your information we do have a life,how ever we look foward to these events and have to travel some distance to the track.unlike some we can get up early...after all you were a no show anyway.i think you need to get a life if you have time to go on line and criticize other people for having fun..

I wasn't criticising you for having fun, I was pointing out that turning up at 6.15am for an event that doesn't get underway until 8.30am is a little overenthusiastic. As for me being a no-show this time, I've been at virtually every one of our track days since 1999 and due to the fact I had an accident before Christmas (not bike related), I couldn't be at this one. Some of our club members do work behind the scenes and some of them turn up and help at the track days - that's the way most clubs work. I certainly wasn't the only club member not there on the day.

[chanceyy]

Yes, but 6.15am is a tad early when nothing happens until we start dealing with the public at 8.30am. People certainly didn't miss out at our last track day as that was the one where the person doing the counting had a memory lapse and more than 120 got entered.


Yeah its early for sure, however it was strongly stipulated only 120 bikes would be let through the gate given how popular it was last yr (from memory over 180 bikes turned out) a number of ppl did not want to miss out.. there were ppl who travelled 5 hours & also there early so they did not make a wasted trip.

I was gutted to be working & miss out .. but got day off for the next one, :clap: and being the social event these days are will prob make the most of it as well. With doing crash & marshalling at races there is not always the time to have a good natter with friends so use the trackday to do this, n heard this sure was the case before 7am last sat

[roogazza]

Another well run event Sat just gone, the 7th. Beaut weather and everyone pretty well behaved.
Hope the person on the Honda is ok after their whoopsie at the hairpin ? (I saw it in the mirror).
$60 bucks well spent.