Buckets in the BOP

[Farmaken]

Hi all I have recently gained access to the kart track at Edgecumbe ( about 20 kms from Whakatane) to run buckets. Very low key at the moment ,just three of us having a play however the kart club are happy to let us run meetings there if we are keen !!!
Spoke to Steve yesterday about this and no doubt more will come of it.
In the meantime the kart club have invited us to join their Christmas meet on Dec. 17
won`t be huge track time but will be a cheap day out.

Anyone keen ??

[kiwifruit]

I'm sure you will get lots of interest!

[Henk]

I'd be dead keen. Unfortunately that is the same weekend as the last Auckland meet for the year. Bu will be a definite starter at some stage

[koba]

It would be great to see another area of buckets start up in New Zealand!!!

[RDjase]

Well done, Top marks !

Just make sure you have good nylon, catch cans and quiet bikes. Its really hard to get use of kart tracks and easy to lose it.

[ajturbo]

keep us up to date with this.. ie: photos etc.. and how to get there..

:banana:

[Pumba]

Kartsport Eastern Bay of Plenty (http://www.kartsportebop.co.nz/index_files/Page871.htm)

Tried to embed a google map but somthing funky is happening with my computer, will try again but don't shot me if it doesn't work

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[Pumba]

Stupid google, not working for me. Can anyone else see the map above?

[Kendog]

Nice work, I hope you manage to get this up and running.

Think about talking to MNZ as well.

[Kendog]

Stupid google, not working for me. Can anyone else see the map above?
Not directly in KB, but the link worked thanks.

[F5 Dave]

had to look around for it, but that looks an interesting track, although I'm not sure how you'd attack that virtually 360deg corner complex. Pity its a bit for for me these days,

[ajturbo]

i may even be FINALLY able to get my knee down..

[sidwyz]

Hi all I have recently gained access to the kart track at Edgecumbe ( about 20 kms from Whakatane) to run buckets. Very low key at the moment ,just three of us having a play however the kart club are happy to let us run meetings there if we are keen !!!
Spoke to Steve yesterday about this and no doubt more will come of it.
In the meantime the kart club have invited us to join their Christmas meet on Dec. 17
won`t be huge track time but will be a cheap day out.

Anyone keen ??

YES keen as beans!!

As Henk said AMCC meet that weekend, but it is only a fun day.

If you could come up with a little bit more info for us to make a decision to come in december that would be great.

I understand it's a kart meet, but, how much track time are we looking at? 1 10 min session? or a few 20min sessions or what.
How much to enter for the day?
Gates open at?
Racing starts at?
Ect

But yes you will get lots of intrest from us (bucketeers), especially if you can wrangle us access to the track for a whole day or weekend to run our own meetings without the karts.

I'm sure we can get a group of us to come show what we are all about.
My wife and I are keen to come in December and run depending on some details.

[rapid van cleef]

woo hoo. now this sounds like fun. id be dead keen to get into this! but would need to buy a bike first!

[koba]

woo hoo. now this sounds like fun. id be dead keen to get into this! but would need to buy a bike first!

Keep the enthusiasm up; there needs to be at least a few local hardcore keen types to get something going long enough for it to grow naturally.

[Farmaken]

woo hoo. now this sounds like fun. id be dead keen to get into this! but would need to buy a bike first!

Go see Mike at Whakatane Motorcycles he may have something to get you started

[Farmaken]

YES keen as beans!!

As Henk said AMCC meet that weekend, but it is only a fun day.

If you could come up with a little bit more info for us to make a decision to come in december that would be great.

I understand it's a kart meet, but, how much track time are we looking at? 1 10 min session? or a few 20min sessions or what.
How much to enter for the day?
Gates open at?
Racing starts at?
Ect

But yes you will get lots of intrest from us (bucketeers), especially if you can wrangle us access to the track for a whole day or weekend to run our own meetings without the karts.

I'm sure we can get a group of us to come show what we are all about.
My wife and I are keen to come in December and run depending on some details.

Sign on would be at 9:00 am
No engines started before 10:00 am
We will get four ten lap races plus a final race of at least ten laps ( practise runs before racing starts ontop of this)

Nay not sound like much running but ten laps hard out might be enough for a start , and we need to fit in with the Karts on this occasion.

Cost will be $25 for the day

[koba]

Sign on would be at 9:00 am
No engines started before 10:00 am
We will get four ten lap races plus a final race of at least ten laps ( practise runs before racing starts ontop of this)

Nay not sound like much running but ten laps hard out might be enough for a start , and we need to fit in with the Karts on this occasion.

Cost will be $25 for the day

That's a good amount of track time and an entirely reasonable price.

[sidwyz]

Yep agree with Koba, thats a lot more track time than I was expecting to get and cheap too.

Well after talking to Shona put us down for two riders confirmed.

We will prob head near there on friday night after work as we have a place to stay at Pukehina about 1/2 an hour away.

Looking forward to it!!

So who else is keen to come from Auckland?
should be able to put some people up for accomodation the night before about 1/2 hr away.

[Dutchee]

Would love to, but next time. We've missed some Mt Welly meets this year (could only be one, but seems haven't ridden there for yonks), so don't want to miss the fun day.
Sheesh, it's been months since I've been riding with Shona, starting to think I'll need to get onto her to sort her road bike out and head down there to go for a ride with her over summer, if she's not keen on playing buckets with me.
Michelle

[Clivoris]

Could be two from Wellington up for this. We have a good mate in Edgecumbe who is overdue a visit. Will have to do some sums first. Shall we bring an easy-up or are there pits spaces we might be able to use?

[Farmaken]

Could be two from Wellington up for this. We have a good mate in Edgecumbe who is overdue a visit. Will have to do some sums first. Shall we bring an easy-up or are there pits spaces we might be able to use?

Hi Clivoris, be good if you can make it work. You will need an easy-up as the pit area is also the car park and the only sealed area ( apart from the track ) is the dummy grid which is a fuel/oil free zone.

[Clivoris]

Will it be the one all-in class or running A and B? Might try and get my mate in Edgecumbe out on the track on my bike if there is a grade he can run in.

[Farmaken]

Will it be the one all-in class or running A and B? Might try and get my mate in Edgecumbe out on the track on my bike if there is a grade he can run in.

Will only be the one class for this day sorry.

[Clivoris]

Sorry broo.
Not going to be able to make it.

[rapid van cleef]

is this stil happening?

[Henk]

I'd be keen if time allows. No away meets on the calendar until Jan at Taumarunui at the moment.

[rapid van cleef]

I'd be keen if time allows. No away meets on the calendar until Jan at Taumarunui at the moment.

ive just picked upa gl145, needs work on it, but sounds like it could be fn if the edgecumbe track is going to host a meet.

[Farmaken]

We can make it happen, how does 14/15 July sound ? Need to confirm with kart club but should be all go

Some new bikes being built down here - might be ready by then

[rapid van cleef]

im keen but i wont have mine up and running by then, need new clutch, brakes, levers, prob chain and sprocket too, plus a dam good engine flush .

i fired it up in the shed, sounds pretty gnarly, i was suprised.

[Henk]

We can make it happen, how does 14/15 July sound ? Need to confirm with kart club but should be all go

Some new bikes being built down here - might be ready by then

Clashes with the AK prize giving but I'd rather ride.


Van cleef, if you don't have yours finished you can take mine out for a few laps if you like.

[CookMySock]

LOL I live 300 meters down the road! Time to get me a bucket!

Congrats to the movers and shakers!

edit: whatever happened about this?

[rapid van cleef]

Clashes with the AK prize giving but I'd rather ride.


Van cleef, if you don't have yours finished you can take mine out for a few laps if you like.

brilliant. thanks for that.

[Dutchee]

Right, important info required: any motels nearby? I love camping, but not at this time of year, so I want somewhere warmish to sleep.

Yeah, could google, but no idea where the track is and can't be bothered looking. ;)

[rapid van cleef]

the edgecumbe hotel has rooms, good food too. i know the guy that used to manage it.. it may be called the edgecumbe plains hotel, on college road. its prob less that 1 k from the track, on the same road.

[CookMySock]

Stay at the awakeri hot pools or thornton beach motor camp, depending on whether you like to bring your togs or your fishing rod.

[Shorty_925]

Time to get me a bucket! This would be perfect for you: http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=488447320

[Clivoris]

Mmmm. Team Banks will do their sums.

[Farmaken]

We are all good for 14/15 July

Will be very low key practice/ testing / fundays - perfect for the ladies !!

Buckets only, no karts.

Plenty of nylon and good mufflers please.

More details next week- I am off to aussie on holiday :woohoo:

[rapid van cleef]

what do you mean by 'plenty of nylon'?

thanks

[Pumba]

what do you mean by 'plenty of nylon'?

thanks

Any part of the bike that MAY touch the track in the event of a crash must be prevented from doing so or covered in nylon (or similar slippery non track gouging material).

General points of contact are axles, handle bars, footpegs.

It is all about protecting the surface of the kart track to ensure continued use of these great facilities.

[Dutchee]

Stay at the awakeri hot pools or thornton beach motor camp, depending on whether you like to bring your togs or your fishing rod.

Henk & I are booked into the Awakeri hot pools Saturday night, so all going well, we're starters.

AC3_Snow - you need to bring Mel down for some practice, if you can both book time off work. Just hope the weather's like last weekend and not today.

Sidwyz - it's not that far from you, can you and Shona come along, even for a day? (nah, I still don't know where I'm going, but if I did, I'd be worried). What do I know about Edgecumbe? It's got a mount, which you can see from the Tarawera 100 start (talking years back), it had a big earthquake which left a huge crack in the ground, which isn't the kart track, and it's somewhere I've never been. Should be fun.

The track is longer than Mt Welly, but shorter than Roy's Hill and probably Kaitoke (can't remember the length of Kaitoke).

Thank you Farmaken for organising this. Oh, what are the fees for the weekend? hehe, only recently worked out who you were and now it seems so obvious lol

[kel]

Just had a look on Google maps, what a great little track! To busy and broke to make it this time but would certainly be keen in the future. Wonder if this track could be incorporated into the nth island series, maybe instead of TePuke?

[Pumba]

Wonder if this track could be incorporated into the nth island series, maybe instead of TePuke?

Why? Te Puke was awesome:woohoo:

[Henk]

Why? Te Puke was awesome:woohoo:

I'm with him. All the tracks have been great one way or another. (Michelle)

[kel]

Why? Te Puke was awesome:woohoo:
Because they look like they're only 5 minutes apart.
Had a look on youtube and the track may not be as big or as fast as I thought from looking at google maps, but it does have run off!
I might be soft but TePuke felt like a disaster waiting to happen, there was no where to go if you got it wrong. The fact it was wet last time we raced there made it safer in my mind as it kept all out speeds down, like wise the chicane that I was so opposed to at the time (30hp needs straights not chicanes) also made it safer for the same reason, no one was going to try and force a pass through there in the wet. TePuke felt easy on the FXR, it felt plain dangerous on the GP125

[Henk]

Kel

I take it you didn't ride Te Puke on the Saturday, it was dry, hot, fast and an absolute hoot. Our biggest concern on Saturday night was what we were going to do to stop our tyres falling to bits.

[Pumba]

I will admit when I walked the track the first time it was a concern of mine the perceived lack of runoff, but racing the track it personally felt plenty safe enough. The fences/cliffs are close in places, (no worse than tamuranui) but not where you will hit them when you come off (or if you do you were doing something stupid that was never going to work and you deserved to hit them anyway).

What it did lack was passing options. But I also loved it in that respect.

Given the location maybe a possibility for a double header weekend. Saturday at Te Puke, Sunday at Edgecome.

(actually ignore me that just sounds like all sorts of trouble to organise)

[kel]

(or if you do you were doing something stupid that was never going to work and you deserved to hit them anyway).
deserving to hit the barriers? Geez mate thats harsh.

[Buckets4Me]

deserving to hit the barriers? Geez mate thats harsh.

it was that or you where riding a scateboard :facepalm:

[Henk]

it was that or you where riding a scateboard :facepalm:

What are you talking about, nobody came off the skateboard

[richban]

What are you talking about, nobody came off the skateboard

That reminds me. Need new wheels for the long board before the start of the norf island series.

[Henk]

That reminds me. Need new wheels for the long board before the start of the norf island series.

What could possibly go wrong :)

[richban]

What could possibly go wrong :)

So much. But thats what makes it fun.

[CookMySock]

Edgecumbe track is well bagged left and right hand, and designed to be safe to bin harrrd on. Yes it's a tight track.

[Dutchee]

We are all good for 14/15 July

Will be very low key practice/ testing / fundays - perfect for the ladies !!

Buckets only, no karts.

Plenty of nylon and good mufflers please.

More details next week- I am off to aussie on holiday :woohoo:
Well, it's next week now. Details on kick-off, fees, whatever we need to know?

Are motards welcome or strictly buckets only?

Hope you had a good holiday, you've missed some primo weather (if cold).

No idea how many are turning up, AC3_Snow and Captian_Soup are meant to turn up, with Mel in tow, but they've been quiet and I was too anti-social to be bothered going to Captian's birthday party (sorry, I know you didn't miss me abusing you, but I'll make up for it next time, promise).

Henk - you getting port or behaving for once? (no, I don't have time, but you do on Friday). (yeah, I know, I could go and ask him, but stuff it, see if he reads my post, saves talking to him).

[goivy26]

If you feel worried about TePuke, Utube "Scarborough Road Races" and you will never complain about run off again:(

[Farmaken]

And we`re back !

Should be there at midday Sat. $20/ head for the weekend. Sign indemnity for the Kart club and it`s all on !!

Sunday start time negotiable - we have all day.

Motards are hard work around there- Mike has run his but he says it`s a bit tight.( I think they are mad anyway ;) )

Primo chance for the learners to have a go - lots of time and zero pressure.

[Henk]

Awesome, means a much more pleasant hour of the day to start the drive down than I was intending. Suggest an earlyish start to the day on Sunday so people can leave to get home at a decent hour and because I think the weather is going to get a bit crap in the afternoon, not that this will be a huge issue, just throw on the wets.

See you Saturday

[Dutchee]

Awesome, means a much more pleasant hour of the day to start the drive down than I was intending. Suggest an earlyish start to the day on Sunday so people can leave to get home at a decent hour and because I think the weather is going to get a bit crap in the afternoon, not that this will be a huge issue, just throw on the wets.

See you Saturday
Hope some others who haven't piped up are turning up.

Captian and AC3 are non-starters (AC3's worried about the weather, gay). So it'll be Farmaken, Henk, Mike (I'm assuming he'll be there), and me. I hope some others turn up as well (sorry forgot the names of those in the thread mentioning they're looking at turning up).

Lots of track time, and should be fun (even if I'm going to have some training to not be so slow - good luck with that one, dear, not sure this old hag can learn new tricks or stop braking so damned blardy early).

[Henk]

We're in, numbers are looking really low. If you are local and want to have a crack and I don't hate you on sight rock up with some gear and you might get a few laps on one of our bikes.

[rapid van cleef]

im gonna try n get over hopefully i may get a sniff!

[rapid van cleef]

is this on saturday and sunday?

[Pumba]

As I understand it yes. Started about midday today

[Henk]

Awesome track. Thanks Ken

[Henk]

Well that was interesting. In half a day Saturday I burnt about as much fuel as a weekend at Mt Welly, cool track that took a bit of time to get my head around, some of the corners that look like they should be fast are slow and some others that can be taken way faster that I thought at first.
This morning in the wet I couldn't believe how grippy it is, shouldn't be much difference in lap times wet and dry. Shame it rained to be honest, I would have liked to run in the opposite direction for a bit of a laugh but as it was I was starting to get a bit keen for the conditions when we called it quits.

Thanks again for the guys that organised this, if you get racing up and running down there we'll definitely be in for a trip down a couple of times a year.

[Drew]

what do you mean by 'plenty of nylon'?

thanks

It's time for you to go fishing.

[Farmaken]

Cheers Henk & Michelle for making the trip down, glad you had a good time - will have better weather organised for next time :cool:

[Dutchee]

Cheers Henk & Michelle for making the trip down, glad you had a good time - will have better weather organised for next time :cool:
Thank you for organising it. It was a shame (???) the weather deterred others from coming along, but it was great having so much track time. I felt like I was getting the hang of some of the corners on my last session out. I hadn't expected much, as I'm not great with getting anything out of practice and don't enjoy it because of that. When we had the laptimers on yesterday (they don't like the wet, so couldn't use them today), what I found interesting was a couple of laps per session would be bang on the same time. It'd just be two back-to-back, so my riding, at times, would be consistent.

It's good to see that some of the locals are keen and it'll be great to have another area we can hopefully head to in the quiet Auckland patches.

Thanks again Farmaken for a great time :) We'll be back :)

[Farmaken]

And we're back.....

I asked Henk to invite a few bods along to the Kart Club meet at Edgecumbe today so we could demonstrate how well behaved and sensible Bucket racers can be - needless to say it was a very small group <_<

Anyhoo, the seven of us had a great day and were made very welcome by the locals. Upshot of all this is a new track for a North Island round and we have been invited back for more fun !!

Stay tuned for more details to follow.....

[Dutchee]

And we're back.....

I asked Henk to invite a few bods along to the Kart Club meet at Edgecumbe today so we could demonstrate how well behaved and sensible Bucket racers can be - needless to say it was a very small group <_<

Anyhoo, the seven of us had a great day and were made very welcome by the locals. Upshot of all this is a new track for a North Island round and we have been invited back for more fun !!

Stay tuned for more details to follow.....
They will be glad to hear that, if they didn't know before they left. would have been good to have it in this year past's series, but next year :)

thanks for organising it, I enjoyed the peace and quiet at home alone lol :)

[chrisc]

^^ Hahaha

Thanks Ken! What a brilliant day, Ken and I had some big battles with it being 2 wins each I think?
With the small group it was cool not having timing or a scheduled grid position so the races were always really exciting. There was also quite a bunch of people watching and enjoying.

The track is awesomely fun. Very fast for most of it and a really grippy surface having been recently resurfaced. No one performed an up-close inspection of the tarmac though so the jury cannot make any further comment.

Keen to get back there!

[Henk]

Awesome weekend away, thanks again for Ken for jacking this up.
Neat track, I almost had my head around 90% of it by the time we stopped racing for the day, the set of right handers that turns into a triple apex job with varying cambers had me in fifth by the last race! bumpy and scary.
The reverse direction test run at the end of the day was interesting, Tim, Craig and Kamil all loved, it just scared the bejesus out of me.
Really nice new surface that got changed to make it less grippy, still as grippy as hell.
Definitely going to try and slide this one into the NI series next year if we can. The pools at Awakeri are good for a soak as well.

[chrisc]

Some photos up in here:

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/153656-Chris-Bucket-photo-thread-Bandwidth-warning?p=1130722184#post1130722184

[koba]

So keen for this sometime!

So many factors meant I couldn't make it this time. :cry:

[ajturbo]

A bit flash with the tents and ply..!!
next we will have clean bikes..!!!:no: