18/04/10 Bucket Points day Kaitoke (first points round)

[Kendog]

18/04/2010 (Yes, that's this Sunday)
Points meeting with the Karts.
Full nylon required. Bikes will be scrutineered.
Track open 7:30am.
Scrutineering 8:00 - 8.45am (Be there by end of Scrutineering if you intend on racing)
Rider Briefing 9:00am.
Practice after briefing.
Entry $45.
Spectators free.

So who's coming?

[saxet]

I hope to if I can finish rebuilding the beast.

[F5 Dave]

Well I was a bit lacklustre having planned a Trial ride for sunday, but my replacement carb has just shown up which should fix the drama I was having, so if I get my leathers back & weather is ok I'll be there. A Hoo hoo hoo

[quallman1234]

I'll be coming along on the little 125 beast, for a laugh at best.
Might put some fork oil in the front too. Oh and i found a new rear tire.
Sweet! Suppose i should lock wire the sump bolt as well.
Hmm this is getting way too hardout now!

[hmurphy]

I'll be there, weather is looking good again too

[Mudflaps]

Working hard to get on the track.
Won't know def until sat sfternnon.
It's been too long between races!! Haven't riden since the 2 hour, and now I have changed from 2 to 4 stroke and haven't even kicked the new bike over yet. Perfect build up to the first points round! HA

[Bert]

yip, I'm comming down.
The rest of they palmy boys haven't got their sh!t together yet..
Mudflaps, what do you need to get going?

[Trudes]

Mudflaps, come along and bring your leathers, you can have a ride on Rangi if you don't have your bike going by then and if you want.

[richban]

I will be there. Bike is still on the ute ready for action. Just got to replace some track protection.

[Mudflaps]

Mudflaps, come along and bring your leathers, you can have a ride on Rangi if you don't have your bike going by then and if you want.

Thanks...But I'm def coming, even if I push my bike around!!

Very close to ready now. Muffler turns up today!! Bring it on!!

[Kendog]

I push my bike around!!!
That will improve on your lap times at least :wari:

[Trudes]

Meeeeowwwww!!

[Mudflaps]

That will improve on your lap times at least :wari:

Oh it's on buddy!! What was you best lap time on that bike...4min 20?!...shouldn't be too hard to beat even pushing:done

::shifty::shifty:

[Kendog]

Oh it's on buddy!! What was you best lap time on that bike...4min 20?!...shouldn't be too hard to beat even pushing:done

::shifty::shifty:
I never finished my last lap on that bike, so the clock is still running :laugh:

But in the words of the great cinematic cheer leading movie.........

"Bring it"

[fi5hy]

AR HA SLAP talk in the ranks

[Number One]

the chin best has spoken

[Mudflaps]

I never finished my last lap on that bike, so the clock is still running :laugh:

But in the words of the great cinematic cheer leading movie.........

"Bring it"

Oh it's already been brought!:2guns:

[Mudflaps]

So who else is coming tomorrow!?

[Sketchy_Racer]

See you's all there! Oh and someone don't forget to bring the sunshine!

[hmurphy]

Hey guys. Hope you all had a good days racing, mine wasn't too bad until the crash. Sorry if I upset anyone by going back on for a race before being told to end my day early. I figured the nurse (and myself sorta) would have known if I was good enough to go back out but really it's not just me and the nurse who has to be ok with me riding. The event marshal and the other riders on the track have to be ok with it too, so I am sorry if I upset anyone by heading back out after the crash. I felt ok enough to ride but not to race. Another knock to the head would have been a very bad thing thinking back to it. Hope everyone else had a good day, I saw some really cool racing from both A and B grade today. Gotta love Kaitoke days

[Trudes]

Hey Hamish, hope you are feeling ok. You really do have to be careful when you hit your head eh, feel fine one moment and lying on the ground the next. Good on you for taking it so well and knowing to call it a day. So is it time for a new helmet? Maybe Mark will hook you up with something. :)

[Mudflaps]

See you's all there! Oh and someone don't forget to bring the sunshine!

That enough sunshine for ya!!!

Heck, how good was today's racing weather and general goodness!!!

Had a blast and can't wait for the next meet. Well done everyone!!

[Kendog]

Awesome day everyone, loved every bit of it.
The A grade racing was out of this world. It's really amazing getting to flag marshal at different points on the track and see the speed you guys get to. Stunning.
Great B grade races as well, it's going to be a cool season.

Will post videos over the next few days.

[Trudes]

Mint weather,
mint track,
my bike is the coolest
and I didn't get lapped
(by the entire B grade field, but that doesn't fit into my little rhyme) ;)

Well done to my hubby, won all the B grade races :woohoo: (even if you did pass Dave under a yellow.... but you would've got round him eventually) ;)

[Kendog]

Early reminder.
The next points round is on the 2nd May (yes that's just 2 weeks away)

It's at the Slipway. So get your creative track building mind going, cause it's time to move some tyres.

[F5 Dave]

Ahh Slipway. Its been long enough that I was missing the place. Now I just have to make sure I don't go out drinking the night before. Bad Koba, Bad Str8.

[Number One]

Someone said Tyres...does the slipway need more? (ok so they are bike tyres but still!!!)

[Trudes]

you still trying to hock those things off?

[Str8 Jacket]

Now I just have to make sure I don't go out drinking the night before. Bad Koba, Bad Str8.

:nono: Now, now Mr T..... whose idea was it to go out in the first place. Hmm, hmmmmmm? ;)

At least we did it well and drank the bar out of Emmersons Pilsner.... :laugh:

[F5 Dave]

Yeah I probably could have done without the last one, or the shots that evil barman brought around. When I was younger I'd shrug that all off. Talking of which how did Mal's climb up the hill go the next day??

[Str8 Jacket]

Yeah I probably could have done without the last one, or the shots that evil barman brought around. When I was younger I'd shrug that all off.
hehe, for once I was probably the most sober of everyone!! I had a feeling after we drank the bar out of the beer we were drinking. Though we have to hand it to Malcolm for not having a spew after those shots! :laugh:


Talking of which how did Mal's climb up the hill go the next day??
It didn't...... :rofl:

[F5 Dave]

Thought as much. I wasn't much use till well after lunch.

So have you got that throttle sorted out & ready for the Slippy?

[Str8 Jacket]

Thought as much. I wasn't much use till well after lunch.

So have you got that throttle sorted out & ready for the Slippy?

hehe, I was fine the next day. Especially after I cooked up a big feed of sausages, eggs and chips!....

Nah, not yet. We are heading up to Hastings that same weekend. Remember, we talked about that on Sat night! :laugh:

[Henk]

Bad drunken bucket racers. You wouldn't catch me carying on like that.

[Str8 Jacket]

Bad drunken bucket racers. You wouldn't catch me carying on like that.

Yeah, you're getting much to old for that kind of behaviour!!

[Henk]

I'd prefer wiser and more mature. Irresonsible young oik you are.

[F5 Dave]

hehe, I was fine the next day. Especially after I cooked up a big feed of sausages, eggs and chips!....

Nah, not yet. We are heading up to Hastings that same weekend. Remember, we talked about that on Sat night! :laugh:
Oh, if you say so. I probably told you about my world domination plans starting with annexing Poland. It's worked once before & they won't be expecting it a 2nd time, but best not tell anyone about it just in case. Ahh rats. Oh well best go back to refitting that new carb on the fiddy.

[koba]

Oh, if you say so. I probably told you about my world domination plans starting with annexing Poland. It's worked once before & they won't be expecting it a 2nd time, but best not tell anyone about it just in case. Ahh rats. Oh well best go back to refitting that new carb on the fiddy.

Hehe, good times...

I'm sure that bastard knows the exact moment to bring the shots out... He must enjoy it.

The plan with the carb is to replace the whole thing with a smaller one anyway.

I have a more conventional style Walbro pumper that the hole in the back is 30mm and with some real rough calcs the oval choke cross section is close to 28mm equivalent.
The carb on there now has a 38mm hole in the back of it! Havn't worked out the area of the oal bit yet but it is HUGE. the inlet tract currently goes from 38mm to 26mm over about 15mm...

[hmurphy]

Hey guys, I hope the Wellington bucketers who were at Kaitoke on the 18th read this.....

I watched some footage a couple hours ago taken by Kyle straight after my crash. I don't remember Kyle even being there that day and I don't remember a lot of what I was saying or doing after my crash. Would just like to apologize because I sounded like a bit of an asshole on the footage and I absolutely promise I have no recollection of this. I saw a doctor and was told I had a concussion which can result in a few things such as memory loss. Apparently once your brains gets a chance to swell a bit (soon after knocking it) you can have short term memory loss in mild cases. I have never had this before and it is quite freaky to watch myself in the footage repeating myself over and over.

Once again I am sorry if I came off as a bit of a prick at best. Andrew A you were NOT going slow at all, I had no bloody idea what I was saying. You're a fast man and I clearly couldn't keep up. I don't know what the hell I was on about.

Cheers.

[Kendog]

To be perfectly honest I am more worried about the system letting you down.
There is no way you should have gone back out on the track that day.

[F5 Dave]

Don't worry as long as you return that $40 you borrowed all will be forgiven. That stain has to come out of the Vicar's shawl.

[fi5hy]

To be perfectly honest I am more worried about the system letting you down.
There is no way you should have gone back out on the track that day.
To be honest we tried pretty hard to stop him. In the end the clerk of the course stepped in but not soon enough

[hmurphy]

To be honest we tried pretty hard to stop him. In the end the clerk of the course stepped in but not soon enough

Yup you're right. I have been told a few people told me not to go out, I only remember walking to the nurse with you Fish after you came to chat to me. And she didn't stop me. Wish she had.