Mike (The CatMan), sidecar nutter [Archive]

Mike Troutman

8th March 2011, 12:46

Hello all,

Me sis be moving down to Wellington area first of April from the US. Looking at heading down that way around boxing day for a bit of sidecar racing. Assuming I can get the licensing sorted. Anywho, any of you lot come out California way or out this way already feel free to give a holler.

cheers,

~The Nutty Yank.:facepalm:

Maha

8th March 2011, 12:55

Give a holler?...ya'll her'n it from yonda?
Sure ya aint from the southern states aways:corn:

White trash

8th March 2011, 13:34

Hello all,

Me sis be moving down to Wellington area first of April from the US. Looking at heading down that way around boxing day for a bit of sidecar racing. Assuming I can get the licensing sorted. Anywho, any of you lot come out California way or out this way already feel free to give a holler.

cheers,

~The Nutty Yank.:facepalm:

Photos of you and the rig. Preferably on track, I don't give a rats about your ugly mug.

Mike Troutman

9th March 2011, 18:23

https://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2095050&id=1176368359#!/photo.php?fbid=1677713940811&set=a.1671745751610.2095050.1176368359&theater

There's one from towards the end of last season.

Mike Troutman

9th March 2011, 18:25

http://www.sra-west.us/assets/images/CatOnALeaseRacing_New.JPG

and one from Vegas.

An' no, not from the southern states. From the Pacific Northwest.

White trash

9th March 2011, 19:04

https://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2095050&id=1176368359#!/photo.php?fbid=1677713940811&set=a.1671745751610.2095050.1176368359&theater

There's one from towards the end of last season.

Awesome Mike! We need more short chairs over here. My brother and I race an old GSXR1100 powered rig, we're also in Wellington.

With regards to your international licence, details SHOULD be able to be found at www.mnz.co.nz

If you're planning on bringing your own rig down, I'd plan to ace the International Tri-series if I were you. Excellent sidecar racing due to one of the driving organisers being a Sidecar petrol head himself.

If you need a hand organizing shipping, flick me an email jimmy@tssmotorcycles.co.nz I recently finished up in the freight forwarding industry but still have some good contacts in NZ's largest wholesaler so can get you the demon rates. Can even probably help out with transport around the place if you need it.

Mike Troutman

11th March 2011, 13:23

that's right good news to hear WT. Not sure on the rig as of yet though. I've had some contct with MNZ, getting an MNZ license is porblematic, FIM license is tricky but there's a possibility of doing it on a MA license.

White trash

11th March 2011, 13:48

that's right good news to hear WT. Not sure on the rig as of yet though. I've had some contct with MNZ, getting an MNZ license is porblematic, FIM license is tricky but there's a possibility of doing it on a MA license.

I wonder if you just need someone high profile in your corner to make it easier, we get a lot of international competitors here for the Tri-Series so there's obviously something that can be done fairly easily. Hope it all comes together for you.

Mike Troutman

11th March 2011, 18:46

Problem being a sidecar nutter in the US is AMA. Sidecars are not affiliated with AMA yet we have to go through AMA for an FIM license. Problem I ran into with a MNZ license is ACC.

sidecar bob

11th March 2011, 18:53

What's the outfit powered by chap?

White trash

11th March 2011, 18:55

What's the outfit powered by chap?

GSXR Thou' I believe.

Kickaha

11th March 2011, 21:20

Excellent sidecar racing due to one of the driving organisers being a Sidecar petrol head himself.

That'll be the organiser who fucked us around last year told us a whole load of crap and made it pretty much impossible for us to attend Wanganui

What's the outfit powered by chap?

No no no the question you should ask is what did it "used to be" powered by
You may (or may not) find the answer interesting

Mike Troutman

12th March 2011, 22:42

bwahahahha!!! It currently has an '03 GSXR 1000 in it. It WAS powered by an old ass BMW K75. To think I made the change halfway through last season and still placed 3rd overall for the season......:rolleyes:

Mike Troutman

12th March 2011, 22:43

Mind you, didn't have a consistant passanger for but the last three meets of the season either.

Kickaha

13th March 2011, 08:37

Mind you, didn't have a consistant passanger for but the last three meets of the season either.

Is that because you're fairly rough behind the handlebars and no one wants to get on twice?:rolleyes:

sidecar bob

13th March 2011, 09:19

bwahahahha!!! It currently has an '03 GSXR 1000 in it. It WAS powered by an old ass BMW K75. To think I made the change halfway through last season and still placed 3rd overall for the season......:rolleyes:

Oh duude, a K75 powered sidecar, thats absolutely priceless!!! I wish youd left it as it was instead of being like all the other sheep.
Next you will be buying a long bike.

Kickaha

13th March 2011, 10:17

Oh duude, a K75 powered sidecar, thats absolutely priceless!!!
Thought you'd appreciate that

Next you will be buying a long bike.
As anyone who wants to go fast does :whistle:

sidecar bob

13th March 2011, 14:59

As anyone who likes to suck sweaty balls does :whistle:
I guess so.

Mike Troutman

13th March 2011, 15:58

LOL!

That K75 engine was horribly underpowered. I'm actually looking into finding a newer honda engine for the rig.

Kickaha, you arse! LOL! I've only pitched two folk! and one was her own fault for letting go! ;)

No, just hard to find reliable folk here in the US.

Kickaha

13th March 2011, 16:08

Kickaha, you arse! LOL! I've only pitched two folk! and one was her own fault for letting go! ;)

Sure sure, passenger always gets the blame for the riders incompetence

No, just hard to find reliable folk here in the US.

Easy fix, you just fly me in for each meeting:rolleyes:

jellywrestler

13th March 2011, 16:38

Easy fix, you just fly me in for each meeting:rolleyes:
He'll need to wait till after your broken arm, from falling off a sidecar, is better!

Mike Troutman

13th March 2011, 17:01

oh piss on the arm! that's what duct tape is for! :rolleyes:

Of course, if he hadn't come off in the FIRST place..... haha!

Mike Troutman

16th March 2011, 16:03

an by the way Bob, you're better half makes you look like a ninny! :Oi:

Telling her to slow down an all!

Kickaha

16th March 2011, 17:06

an by the way Bob, you're better half makes you look like a ninny! :Oi:

Ronald McDonald makes him look like a ninny :Pokey:

Crasherfromwayback

16th March 2011, 17:16

He'll need to wait till after your broken arm, from falling off a sidecar, is better!

Classic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kickaha

16th March 2011, 17:32

He'll need to wait till after your broken arm, from falling off a sidecar, is better!

You'll still annoyed you got there to late for the beer aren't you :motu:

Classic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Took me ten ten years of racing them to fall off and injure myself, how long did it take you?

jellywrestler

17th March 2011, 21:37

You'll still annoyed you got there to late for the beer aren't you :motu:

How can I be late for something I don't even know about??????????