Mt Wellington, 11-12 June 2011 start times?

[p.dath]

I was thinking of coming along and watching the bucket racing. The next event at Mt Wellington appears to be on the 11th and 12th of June at Taniu Road.

What time does it start, or when does the main race events start?

[Henk]

Gates usually open about 9
Saturday practice all day
Sunday practice from 9 followed by racing about 12.

[Arronduke]

There is a club bike if you have leathers and want to have a go...Oh and a helmet helps, keeps brains off the track.. which makes the rest of us fall off... except me of cause.

Were a good bunch... mostly friendly... except Henk.. known to be grumpy when 10 people borrowed all his spears and tools and don't return them for a month, especially when he needs them... Not that Henk falls off THAT often... :facepalm:

[Henk]

If you want a crack on the club slut call John Connor, His details are on the amcc website.
Aarron better show up for open practice, we still have a date in the sweeper. Of course if it looks like rain a week either side the fag will stay home, again.

[Arronduke]

:facepalm:must buy a rain coat... or get hard and get wet... not sure thats a good idea...

got to say
im looking forward to the next meeting.. had a ball last meeting before it rained... and had to go home.:violin::violin:

[cotswold]

[.. Not that Henk falls off THAT often... :facepalm:[/QUOTE]

He very kindly fell off to avoid my flailing body at the last mt wellie meet, bless him

[p.dath]

I think Sunday from lunchtime will be the best time to have a look. I assume it is free for spectators to come along and watch?

[LankyBastard]

Yeah I'm also keen as to come along and check it out, really wanna get into this bucket business!!

[F5 Dave]

Free to get in, but often costs a few days after you've given it a go & decide you need one. Fortunately not much compared to other motor sports.

Most people in Auckland it appears from threads on here, start off buy buying the Banana bike & then sell it to buy something better.:innocent:

[Henk]

Yep free to come and watch, and then about six months later you'll find it's costing you every cent you can spare and all your free time.
All so that you can ride relatively slowly round a Kart track and spend your time hanging around with a bunch of people best decribed as pricks.
If you turn up on Saturday and bring suitable riding gear i.e one piece or two piece zip up leathers, helmet, gloves, boots and a back protector (if you have one) I may let you go for a wobble on my bike, if I don't hate you within the first five minutes of meeting you.
Mind you, having ago usually cuts the six months down to two.

[jaffaonajappa]

Im Keen too. Been watching the auctions and threads lately - looking at getting an el-cheapo that I can bucket. Going to need some new leathers tho - my jacket/trou dont zip together.
If I got the gears, bike, trailer (and towbar grrrr), and turned up on a Saturday/Sunday. Could I ride it? What other paperwar is involved? Can I get a one-day licence on location on the day? (Is one needed?)

[Henk]

Practice on Saturday is $20 if you're not an AMCC member.
Racing Sunday you would need to get a day licence and they are available.
No huge paper war, getting all the gear and finding a bike in the next week and half would be the hard part I'd think.

[Dutchee]

Free to get in, but often costs a few days after you've given it a go & decide you need one. Fortunately not much compared to other motor sports.

Most people in Auckland it appears from threads on here, start off buy buying the Banana bike & then sell it to buy something better.:innocent:
Yeah, but the Banana currently has a home and not sure the owner's keen to upgrade yet.

[ac3_snow]

Im Keen too. Been watching the auctions and threads lately - looking at getting an el-cheapo that I can bucket. Going to need some new leathers tho - my jacket/trou dont zip together.
If I got the gears, bike, trailer (and towbar grrrr), and turned up on a Saturday/Sunday. Could I ride it? What other paperwar is involved? Can I get a one-day licence on location on the day? (Is one needed?)

If all goes to plan I will could have a spare bike hanging around for the weekend:innocent:

[bartshumandad]

Yeah, but the Banana currently has a home and not sure the owner's keen to upgrade yet.

Banana will be upgraded as soon as owner gets a job . . . (been redundanted a month ago - thats putting a dent in our ambitions!!!) but talk to me at the meeting if you are interested.

Cheers
Steve

[jaffaonajappa]

cheers guys - helpfull bunch of peope in the Buckets Forums I see!!!

Am watching the TardMe adds carefully......will see how I go. But missus approval still pending....and bought new road gloves today, so bike stuff money is an issue again for another week...hmmm.

Will see yas next weekend regardless.

[jaffaonajappa]

Bought an AX100 bucket today - owned by a guy some of you AMCC guys may already know.....bike looks to be a beauty, #47.

Sorting transport and full leathers still....but its looking like the whole racing package will come well under $1,000. Thats including riding gears. Damn good value.

Big thats to Henk for putting me in touch with the Ax100 owner!

[Henk]

It might start out at under a grand, doubt it will stay that way. My first bike cost me $350 and I had all the gear already, don't even want to start adding it all up in case I cry. Been worth every penny though, in mates met alone.
As an aside I've been told that crashing in them 16 times invalidates the warranty on my leathers, does this seem fair?

[jaffaonajappa]

As an aside I've been told that crashing in them 16 times invalidates the warranty on my leathers, does this seem fair?

Damn....i havent crashed in over 20 years. Guess I have some learning to do...I mean catching up. To be honest....Im glad Im getting some older 1 pce leathers to crash in hehehe. Keeps the road gears in good nick - in case I do one day come off at speed??

Bucket costs...it looks like the wee AX wont win any world champs. But Im happy with that - just having a blat around a track and grinning like a madman is worth well ore than the $500 the bike costs and the $20 a day it may take to run it. Oh wait. Parts may be an issues....hmmm.

[cotswold]

[QUOTE=jaffaonajappa;1130080114]Damn....i havent crashed in over 20 years. Guess I have some learning to do...I mean catching up. To be honest....Im glad Im getting some older 1 pce leathers to crash in hehehe. Keeps the road gears in good nick - in case I do one day come off at speed??

I also had not come off in a good number of years until the wet mt wellie meet last time out, managed it twice on someone elses bike.

[jaffaonajappa]

Argh....weather could be better. It could be worse too lol.
soes practice on Saturday still take place if its raining? Mildly or heavily?

[Buckets4Me]

Argh....weather could be better. It could be worse too lol.
soes practice on Saturday still take place if its raining? Mildly or heavily?


YES !

:facepalm: then it's usualy a dry race day :p

[Henk]

Practice will be on, will probably finish earlier than usual though, people seem to get bored easily when they are cold wet and miserable.

[jaffaonajappa]

Practice will be on, will probably finish earlier than usual though, people seem to get bored easily when they are cold wet and miserable.

lol, yes.
But....we now have a heavy rain warning for tomorrow arghhh.
Is racing on still, even in the rain?

[Henk]

lol, yes.
But....we now have a heavy rain warning for tomorrow arghhh.
Is racing on still, even in the rain?

Yes .

[koba]

Oh wait. Parts may be an issues....hmmm.

I wouldn't worry too much about engine parts...

http://newmanz.co.nz/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_5&products_id=164

I don't know if they are identical but prob sweet as a replacement if you have a big bang. (Not that you will, crash damage likely to be more of a prob)

[Henk]

I don't know if they are identical but prob sweet as a replacement if you have a big bang. (Not that you will, crash damage likely to be more of a prob)

Won't be a problem this weekend looking at the weather reports :facepalm:

[TZ350]

...we now have a heavy rain warning for tomorrow arghhh.

Is racing on still, even in the rain?
240554

Yep, bring a rain coat........ and a life jacket

[racefactory]

hey guys is wood ok for axle sliders and peg guards?

[Arronduke]

hey guys is wood ok for axle sliders and peg guards?

I am sure its ok as long as its still not 6ft long and has training wheels on each side...:shit:

Make sure its well secured.. as there is quite a lot of force when the bike hits the track.... put it this way.. cable ties are no good...

Some dues use skate board wheels for the axles...

[jaffaonajappa]

I wouldn't worry too much about engine parts...

http://newmanz.co.nz/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_5&products_id=164

I don't know if they are identical but prob sweet as a replacement if you have a big bang. (Not that you will, crash damage likely to be more of a prob)

Aha, sweeet. Thank you :)

[Henk]

A few photos from Sunday

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hz13/sets/72157626834401595/

[Captian soup]

nice pics, glad to see you got me the one corner i was upright :killingme:

[ac3_snow]

results are up on amcc site.

http://www.amcc.org.nz/home

lol good to see some action shots from the pits too.