Maidstone Yamaha winter fun day (17 July) [Archive]

fi5hy

8th July 2011, 20:36

Hi all thanks to MAIDSTONE YAMAHA we have a fun winter ahead of us, BIG MAC from MAIDSTONE YAMAHA has put up vouchers for the 1st rider on the day for both A and B grades so this is how it works. Points taken from race 2/3/4 and the winner is the rider with the most points get it? Race 1 is for fun and race 5 is a reverse grid. Grid for race 2 is slowest on pole, race 3 is the finishing order from race 2 and race 4 is the finishing order from race 3.Make sense?

SEE YOU ALL THERE LETS GET MORE BIKES THAN KARTS THIS ROUND A

Fishie

Shorty_925

8th July 2011, 23:05

sign me up for b grade!

koba

8th July 2011, 23:12

koba

8th July 2011, 23:13

sign me up for b grade!

Hahaha! pull the other one, B-Grade Tim is the only fast as hell guy allowed in B-Grade, you will have to play where you belong!

Clivoris

8th July 2011, 23:14

I'd love to be there on my awesomely stock GL 145, but it is unlikely to have extracted itself from the other side of the Bombays before then :crybaby:

all4A50s

9th July 2011, 06:22

As much as I want to I probably won't be there as both bikes are in the middle of rebuilds. :shifty::shifty:

Clivoris

9th July 2011, 08:41

As much as I want to I probably won't be there as both bikes are in the middle of rebuilds. :shifty::shifty:

Maate. Is Bikerbee packing much of a sulk or are you too frightened to tell her?

all4A50s

9th July 2011, 15:24

Maate. Is Bikerbee packing much of a sulk or are you too frightened to tell her?

She's accepted it in silence as she knows she can delay working on her bike.

Henk

9th July 2011, 16:33

You have a week man, get on with it.

Clivoris

9th July 2011, 17:40

She's accepted it in silence as she knows she can delay working on her bike.
Oooh. That's a bit daunting. If she has that sort of control now she will be even scarier when she's older. Must have an awesome Mum:msn-wink:

You have a week man, get on with it.

Hear hear. You want me to send Girrl Racer's avatar around?

Henk

9th July 2011, 18:06

Hear hear. You want me to send Girrl Racer's avatar around?

Girrl Racer goes round to give him a flogging he'll get even less done.

Trudes

9th July 2011, 18:58

Can't remember what it's like to start on pole, that should make the first two or three corners, umm, interesting! (I'm just assuming I'll be on pole for race 2):msn-wink:

Clivoris

9th July 2011, 19:25

Can't remember what it's like to start on pole, that should make the first two or three corners, umm, interesting! (I'm just assuming I'll be on pole for race 2):msn-wink:

Might I suggest you get a pole in the bedroom to get a bit of practice in before the 17th?

koba

9th July 2011, 20:00

Can't remember what it's like to start on pole, that should make the first two or three corners, umm, interesting! (I'm just assuming I'll be on pole for race 2):msn-wink:

I always get a giggle when a commentator or fan says something along the lines of "Our hero is sitting on pole."
I've never understood how sitting on a pole can be viewed as a positive thing.

hmurphy

9th July 2011, 20:40

I've never understood how sitting on a pole can be viewed as a positive thing.

Mate... you are missing out

koba

9th July 2011, 21:27

Mate... you are missing out

I'll take your word for it.

Henk

9th July 2011, 21:34

Oh dear, another otherwise useful and serious thread degenerates into homo-erotica. I had expected better from the both of you, not sure why though having met you both.
Get a room and let this get back on track.

Clivoris

9th July 2011, 22:03

I always get a giggle when a commentator or fan says something along the lines of "Our hero is sitting on pole."
I've never understood how sitting on a pole can be viewed as a positive thing.

That's a lot of words used up to say "I giggle when I think about sitting on pole"

Trudes

10th July 2011, 09:41

Hahaha, yep bucket racers, short attention span.

Kendog

10th July 2011, 10:06

Well I am looking forward to the racing.

cotswold

10th July 2011, 10:21

sit on this pole
http://greeneagle777.deviantart.com/art/Polish-model-Joanna-Krupa-151726866

all4A50s

10th July 2011, 13:40

Oooh. That's a bit daunting. If she has that sort of control now she will be even scarier when she's older. Must have an awesome Mum:msn-wink:

Hear hear. You want me to send Girrl Racer's avatar around?

Yes her Mum is awesome at the silent treatment.

Well my the CBR is out with a cracked valve. Who wants to bet the weather going to be a cracker.

F5 Dave

11th July 2011, 12:10

Cool looking forward to it. Unless it is like the weather bomb that hit in a localised area in Totara trail ride yesterday. Got soaked in 5 min.

Clivoris

11th July 2011, 12:41

Looks like GirrlRacer and I will be there on our 150.:facepalm:

richban

12th July 2011, 18:55

Cool looking forward to it. Unless it is like the weather bomb that hit in a localised area in Totara trail ride yesterday. Got soaked in 5 min.

Weather man say's. Sunshine.

After riders briefing lets have a quick chat about BOB and Greymouth.

F5 Dave

12th July 2011, 23:24

kewl. Have an improved suspended 50. But after tonight no chance of the 100 for this week.

Clivoris

14th July 2011, 21:23

Sweet. What's the entry fees and will I need a day licence? How much to join the kart club so I can wag work to go do circles?

fi5hy

15th July 2011, 08:22

$45 for the day and no licence req.

fi5hy

15th July 2011, 08:26

Sweet. What's the entry fees and will I need a day licence? How much to join the kart club so I can wag work to go do circles?

membership
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/120947-KartSport-Wellington-Bucket-Membership-Form

F5 Dave

15th July 2011, 09:42

So park in top car park & be silly early I guess.

Clivoris

15th July 2011, 09:52

membership
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/120947-KartSport-Wellington-Bucket-Membership-Form

Cheers Fish. That form's for last year and the Kart club site link to the current membership form doesn't seem to be working for me. Hopefully I can get it sorted this weekend.:woohoo:

fi5hy

15th July 2011, 14:30

So park in top car park & be silly early I guess.

Yes please lets keep down in the pit area clear of cars/vans/trailers thanks

Str8 Jacket

15th July 2011, 15:15

Weathers looking good! I'm gonna give this one a miss but have fun all.

Henk

15th July 2011, 21:48

Weathers looking good! I'm gonna give this one a miss but have fun all.

Harden up and get out there. That's the wine talking by the way, get well soon :)

Str8 Jacket

16th July 2011, 10:41

Is there anyone who is going up to watch for an hour or two tomorrow that would be able to give me a lift from Lower Hutt?

F5 Dave

16th July 2011, 20:43

well clearly I can give yo a lift sweets, but I'll be staying all day. txt if Mal not going & if not why not?

Str8 Jacket

16th July 2011, 20:55

well clearly I can give yo a lift sweets, but I'll be staying all day. txt if Mal not going & if not why not?

Malcolm is going but I am to uncomfortable to be up at the track all day or for even more than a few hours.....

koba

16th July 2011, 21:17

Malcolm is going but I am to uncomfortable to be up at the track all day or for even more than a few hours.....

Too uncomfortable...

F5 Dave

16th July 2011, 21:24

fair call, hope your derier gets better. ok I can't spell it.

koba

16th July 2011, 21:46

fair call, hope your derier gets better. ok I can't spell it.

Arse.

Shit, I'm turning into one of those c*nts.

Henk

16th July 2011, 22:05

Arse.

Shit, I'm turning into one of those c*nts.

Turning into?

koba

16th July 2011, 22:28

Turning into?

An impulsive corrector.

Henk

16th July 2011, 22:32

An impulsive corrector.

No, just a c*nt

As you were, unfortunately we won't be making it tomorrow.

koba

16th July 2011, 22:35

No, just a c*nt

As you were, unfortunately we won't be making it tomorrow.

Don't worry, I recently had a great idea about your sidebet drink.

Henk

16th July 2011, 22:37

As a matter of doctrine, I suggest we refer to the side bet drinks from now on as a Sheeps Testicle, no matter what it contains.

Dutchee

16th July 2011, 22:40

Just do what I did when Henk broke his back - chuck a mattress in the back of the van. That way if the pain got too much, I could have a lie down and leave the pain annoying everyone else. Oops, that's wrong.

Not sure if he ever used it, but it meant I could play on the dirtbike all day and not feel overly guilty.

Just a thought. (so, has anyone got a mattress they can drag along if Hels can't find a lift?) How much would a taxi be from there to home? You could go along with Koba, catch a cab home, let me know how much and I'll send you some funds to cover it.

Henk

16th July 2011, 22:51

Pretty sure I used it a couple of times, was a bit surreal being clerk of the course at a national Enduro three weeks after breaking my back.

quallman1234

17th July 2011, 19:39

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hmurphy

17th July 2011, 20:06

I enjoyed my front row seat to this crash. Good camera work Kyle. Glad you aren't injured Rich, bugger about the handlebar though. Next club meet I'll whinge less and ride more I think.

richban

17th July 2011, 20:11

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Funny Shit. Thanks Kyle.:facepalm:

Trudes

17th July 2011, 20:18

Good times.:wings:
The weather finally cleared which was good, and when many bikes have issues with the damp, Rangi ran better in the wet and started doing strange things once it cleared. Either way I still had fun mucking about, had a few things I wanted to work on and I was feeling a bit more comfortable for it. My starts need some work I feel, they were gash. :laugh:
Thanks for organising the day Fishy. Cheers to those who gave me a push, think I need to change spark plug again.
Good riding folks, not too many crashes which was good. :)

F5 Dave

18th July 2011, 09:31

yeah my H used to chew through plugs as the tired old ignition couldn't cope.

Decided to pull the plug, it didn't look like a dry line was going to happen. Drove 2 k & the roads were dry as & another k & the sun was out.:facepalm: But it looked like those hills were wet & that was what was feeding the track with water.

I got home, parked teh 50 in teh sun to dry it off & got stuck into porting the 100. Maybe next time it will be dry & I'll have it going.

Nice pics Kyle. That must have felt weird Rich, bike just kind of folding underneath you while you kind of left in mid air?

Clivoris

18th July 2011, 09:40

Funny Shit. Thanks Kyle.:facepalm:

Maate. I crashed there twice and I don't get any pictures:crybaby:.
Quick report: I had a bit of a mare out there. Intended to ride the new CBR in A- grade but decided that learning a new bike on a slippery track in A grade wasn't going to be smart. B grade was the smart choice. Except we only had one bike and GirrlRacer was looking way more comfy on the CBR, in B than me, . Koba came to the rescue with the loan of the "Pure Sport" EN 125. Thanks mate:yes:. This meant GirrlRacer could maintain her learning curve and I could get started on mine in B grade as well. I do not like the wet on proddy tyres so I was very cautious in race 3, pulling off early so not to get in the way of faster riders about to lap. Second time out I threw it away on the top corner. As far as I can tell I simply exceeded the available traction and lost the front end. Oh well, the bike was ok and I dropped the tyre pressures down from 35 psi to 20. That might help I thought, but it didn't as I did the same thing the next time out. I was over it by this point and packed up for the day. Heaps of thanks to the Kart Club and Fishy for putting this together. Anyone got some cheap wets and rims for sale? Thanks for getting me out on the track Malcolm.

F5 Dave

18th July 2011, 11:33

Hey good to see you out there. Hopefully we may get a dry day for ya next time.

Kendog

18th July 2011, 12:24

I had a great day again, especially given the wet conditions.

Took it very easy the first couple of times on the track, making sure not to crash and seeing how the others were going.

First points race got to the lead by corner two and held on for the win :woohoo:

Second points race I paid way too much attention to the person jumping the start next to me. For some reason I thought the race would not be started :facepalm: Recovered to come in fourth.

Third race, five riders all within 5 points able to take the days B grade title. I was fourth on the grid and got a good drive but was slowed a little by bikes in front, lost momentum and got swamped on the second corner (almost crashing in the process). Came out of the corner in 10th place :shit: Finished 8th in the end, 4th equal overall for the day.

I need to work on the mental side, being switched on fully for each race is a struggle for me.

Thanks to all those that made the day possible. Surely next time we can have a sunny one.

richban

18th July 2011, 16:49

Nice pics Kyle. That must have felt weird Rich, bike just kind of folding underneath you while you kind of left in mid air?

Yeh I am just another victim of them cold Bridgstones Dave. And trying to out break Valentino opps I mean Fishie, is always tricky. It went really quick no real chance to stop it. I would have t boned straight into fish at one point if I hadn't grabbed that much break. I should have just tipped it in. might have made it. Not.

Was a mixed day really for me but with strong win in the middle and some rather close racing to hold onto a second and a third. Also enjoyed the fancy slide out of the bottom corner. That would have been a good photo. The bike was liking the cooler weather and running like a dream. Lets order up some sunshine for the next one.

Thanks again to Fish and Nigel for working so hard for us all. The new engine is finally all fixed and ready for testing again. Will be in for the next round. Yeee ha

Moooools

18th July 2011, 17:06

I had a great day again, especially given the wet conditions.

Second points race I paid way too much attention to the person jumping the start next to me. For some reason I thought the race would not be started :facepalm: Recovered to come in fourth.

Yeah blame my dad for that. He didn't even know that the lights were there. and just figured when the red flag walked off the track it was time to start. :facepalm:

koba

18th July 2011, 18:36

The bike was liking the cooler weather and running like a dream.

Innit a shame that tyres work better in the hot summer but engines love the cool winter air. Maybe a heated track for winter racing could solve that?

koba

18th July 2011, 18:41

My quick report:

I was stoked on my first race win!

As far as I see it I came first in the A Minus Grade in race 1.

Fi5ie, Rich and AndrewA are all so much faster (and on wets) so I'm not counting them in my version of events. They can be the A+ grade.

'Twas a great buzz to finally be up to pace enough to tangle with other riders rather than being stuck in limbo between A and B grade pace.

GirrlRacer

18th July 2011, 18:53

Quick Report:
Started the day by kicking my dad in to A grade so I could race our new CBR in B grade:yes: Turns out he just ended up back in B grade on Malcolm's bike.

I was Having a blast with the other people at the back of B grade and Clivoris even gave the option to run him over twice.....:innocent:I kindly just slamed on the brakes and went around. Begining to think that crashing in the same corner in the same day is in the genetics.....:facepalm:

My starts and techniques where getting better and my speed is Gradually coming.

Thanks to the Kart Club, Fishy and Maidstone Yamaha for a awsome day:yes:

Henk

18th July 2011, 19:20

Clivoris

18th July 2011, 19:55

As for Rich and Clive, crashing isn't compulsory you know.

Damn. I'm sure Keith Code had a chapter about crashing. I'm just a soft wanker too used to using wets:D
But there are worse things to be.

Tard

18th July 2011, 19:57

Sounds like everyone had a good time, looks like Nigel is finding some form and Malc has his bike running well enough to make the side bets more interesting. As for Rich and Clive, crashing isn't compulsory you know.

...ahh but when there's prizes involved. Nominations are:
Me in practice
(insert name here, sorry) warm-up lap!
Clivoris for volume
Richban for pace & photo evidence:first:

All-in-all a good day, everyone came away injury free I think? Hopefully the weather turns up earlier next month :sunny:

koba

18th July 2011, 20:37

fi5hy

19th July 2011, 08:33

...ahh but when there's prizes involved. Nominations are:
Me in practice
(insert name here, sorry) warm-up lap!
Clivoris for volume
Richban for pace & photo evidence:first:

All-in-all a good day, everyone came away injury free I think? Hopefully the weather turns up earlier next month :sunny:

Winner of the Wynn's Wipe out was Nick #11 for his crash in the b grade warm up lap (MUPPET):facepalm: Rich second for speed Tard 3 just cos I didn't see it

Henk

19th July 2011, 08:50

You would have still had me on that one as you would have had the wets on. Poof.

That's a bit harsh, I'm telling my mum on you.

richban

19th July 2011, 10:55

My quick report:

I was stoked on my first race win!

You were on fire in that last race. I saw a seriously gutsy move around the outside on someone in the first right hander on the start Finnish straight. Go that man on the 2 stroke.

all4A50s

19th July 2011, 18:43

Damn. I'm sure Keith Code had a chapter about crashing.

Have the bum pants re-surfaced? Someone must be in the know.

koba

19th July 2011, 19:30

You were on fire in that last race. I saw a seriously gutsy move around the outside on someone in the first right hander on the start Finnish straight. Go that man on the 2 stroke.

Cool, they need an inflating ego smiley.

Still has less poke than a loncin too.

fi5hy

19th July 2011, 20:26

Cool, they need an inflating ego smiley.

Still has less poke than a loncin too.

Fuck off nothing has less poke than a Loncin

F5 Dave

19th July 2011, 21:22

your 150 still steams past the 50 at the last part of the back straight, it clearly has more power.
Gruntier than a truck full of pigs.

koba

19th July 2011, 23:17

Fuck off nothing has less poke than a Loncin

Wanna race? ;)

Yours and and the 50 are the only two bikes that don't totally annihilate me at the start. I think that your Loncin has more power than my MB. Currently.

I think I still need to find pace plenty of other places before power is the major bottleneck.