Bring your motards to the kart track at Mt Wellington

[racefactory]

I had an awesome day in the rain on my DRZ motard last weekend. VERY slippery on the Shinko tyres, so fun backing it in and sliding out of corners though! Surprised I only lost the front and crashed it once.

It's only 20 bucks for the whole day. I was the only motard there so had the whole track to myself, would be cool to have had other bikes on the track with me so just wanted to give the heads up for any people who are keen come down and have some fun.

Saturday July 30th @ Mt Wellington kart track. 20 bucks whole day- rain or shine, see you all there!

[Mort]

Is the Mt Wellington track available for training coaching purposes ? (for a young rider for instance). Cheers

[racefactory]

Na it's just for having a blast on. Motards, buckets and minibikes alternating.

[hamd0g]

yep, i could be keen on that, how often is it on? whats needed in the way of nylon knobs etc, yeah and is it full leathers?

[racefactory]

hey man... yea come along! any metal part likely to touch down needs covering whether it be using skateboard wheel, nylon, chopping board or what not. bar ends just use a plastic wine cork or something, levers don't need to be covered apart from if they are already broken. dont think they'd let you on without leathers unfortunately, so a yes on that one. it's on once a month... it's on the bucket meeting weekends, the practice day on saturday.

[tee]

post up some dates.....
I'm keen! :scooter:

[racefactory]

Just posted dates. If numbers warrant we can have a proper race the next day on the Sunday too. Come on guys let's see a good fun motard turn out!

[Ricardo S]

got the rear axles sliders installed today, the front ones were there already, got some skateboard wheels on the foot pegs. pretty much ready now... what about the leathers? can you confirm it is required? got some gear, not leather thou :(

[hamd0g]

Yes you will need leathers, the track days are run alongside the AMCC* bucket racing practise day, they operate under gudelines from MNZ** which sets all rules regarding minimum protective gear etc.

hey racefactory, did you have to have any overflow catch can set up?


*Auckland motor cycle club http://www.amcc.org.nz
**Motorcycling NZ http://www.mnz.co.nz

[racefactory]

No I didn't.

Great to hear you guys are coming along! I can't wait for this. I got some leathers you guys can borrow or buy for cheap if you want. Good for up to 180cm medium build.

[Ricardo S]

Yes you will need leathers, the track days are run alongside the AMCC* bucket racing practise day, they operate under gudelines from MNZ** which sets all rules regarding minimum protective gear etc.

*Auckland motor cycle club http://www.amcc.org.nz
**Motorcycling NZ http://www.mnz.co.nz

Hey, thanks for the info :)

[Ricardo S]

No I didn't.

Great to hear you guys are coming along! I can't wait for this. I got some leathers you guys can borrow or buy for cheap if you want. Good for up to 180cm medium build.


i'm about 180 something.... can you bring it ova so i can have a look? cheersssss

[jaffaonajappa]

VERY slippery on the Shinko tyres, so fun backing it in and sliding out of corners though! Surprised I only lost the front and crashed it once.


Aha, that was You on the 400?
I saw the wee slide...blardy wet track and its bumpy right there....I also saw you taking it gently there the rest of the day untill you started heading in reverse direction - ya got your revenge on that corner :)

Looking forward to watching Motards again - its good to see.

[scooterboynz]

yep i could well be keen as !

[racefactory]

Awesome man bring the husky along.

Cool looks like we'll have a great mix of everything- some DRZ, KTM 450/525, Husqvarna... this is going to rock. Now we just need a CRF450 and a 2 banger of some sort!


Aha, that was You on the 400?
I saw the wee slide...blardy wet track and its bumpy right there....I also saw you taking it gently there the rest of the day untill you started heading in reverse direction - ya got your revenge on that corner :)

Looking forward to watching Motards again - its good to see.

Haha you were watching? Yeah the front felt dodgy in that spot the whole time, sliding out on every lap... I don't know why I kept pushing it there. The other way is a lot more fun, you can back it into the hairpin real good and get the gas on hard around the sweeper onto the main straight sending the back squiggly.

[racefactory]

So who is going this weekend?

[scooterboynz]

can you list everything that might be needed, eg, full leathers , $20 etc,,,,,,would hate to turn up only to be turned away due to some little problem ,,,,,,

[racefactory]

1.leathers,
2. boots,
3. 20 bucks,
4. protection on metal parts likely to touch the ground

[Ricardo S]

just realized that i got a lot to get sorted yet - leathers, boot, insurance....i will come over to see u guys having fun, it will trigger me going over the credit card limit again lol.

btw, might get a photographer over :) put on the make up ladies

[scooterboynz]

what time in the morning is kick off?

[racefactory]

It starts at 9am.

[DanielSumi]

where did it go :corn:
such a nice weather yet no motards to be seem. :facepalm:

[hamd0g]

Hey Daniel, is that photo from today? awesome shot, check out how his arm breaks through the water spray.

I am planning on turning up next practice, in three weeks, I was supposed to bring the motard on down today but had a small off at a roundabout the other day resulting in sprained ribs and wrist,:violin:

[cowboyz]

where did it go :corn:
such a nice weather yet no motards to be seem. :facepalm:

awesome awesome photo!

[DanielSumi]

Hey Daniel, is that photo from today? awesome shot, check out how his arm breaks through the water spray.

I am planning on turning up next practice, in three weeks, I was supposed to bring the motard on down today but had a small off at a roundabout the other day resulting in sprained ribs and wrist,:violin:


Sorry to hear that mate, glad you didn't break anything important (your bike :scooter: :sweatdrop). Maybe we will see you on the next one :yes:.
Yup the photo was taken on the day
Thanks cowboyz.
Could have been you :Pokey: :mellow:

[Spearfish]

where did it go :corn:
such a nice weather yet no motards to be seem. :facepalm:

Pic of the month!?!

[george formby]

Pic of the month!?!

+1 Straight onto my desktop. Can't beat homegrown.:yes:

[Henk]

Awesome photo. I could feel the water hitting my right elbow but didn't realise there was that much of it coming off the front wheel.

[Kendog]

Awesome photo. I could feel the water hitting my right elbow but didn't realise there was that much of it coming off the front wheel.
Amazing photo.
Tip: running on slicks should help with the spay issue :innocent:

[Henk]

Tip: running on slicks should help with the spay issue :innocent:

Thanks for the advice, but I'm going to ignore it, crash enough as it is.

[hamd0g]

are there any motards keen for this saturdays practice? surely if enough of us turn up often enough they will include us in the sunday racing as well????

[racefactory]

Yes if enough of us turn up then we can have a proper race too.

Unfortunately I forgot it was on tomorrow and have something on now- damn it! You guys have fun!