South Island rounds of Nationals?

[Matchless-G80]

ive heard, but not officially, that there is thursday practice days before the official friday practice days at the south island rounds.. can anyone confirm this?

[jellywrestler]

pretty sure it wont be the case at levels, they have tight noise controls there usually wed is the day

[budda]

ive heard, but not officially, that there is thursday practice days before the official friday practice days at the south island rounds.. can anyone confirm this?

suggest you contact the Organisers - contact details on Supp Regs for all rounds

[steveyb]

Ruapuna is available on Thursday morning only (as far as I am aware that has not changed).
But phone Lloyd at Ruapuna directly, the number is on the web under Canterbury Car Club.

Timaru is usually Wednesday trackdays, not Thursdays.

[300weatherby]

Confirmed that Ruapuna is open as standard test day on the wednesday and Motorcycling Canterbury will "own" the track for friday testing/practice, for a fat fee of course.........

[SWERVE]

$70 bucks for the friday... $20 more than most normally get away with on a fri !
Good value considering its bikes only / sessions with your respective class only.
Not good if you want to be shown up... by faster riders in your class (before the public come to watch)
But good tracktime for serious racers in any class who wants to learn/improve (prob one of cheapest in series)
At 70.00 MCC is not making a FAT buck.... doing the racers a service more like.
With the right attitude / and speaking to the right people... this (weather dependant) could be a very valuable day for all riders...particually club racers.

[300weatherby]

$70 bucks for the friday... $20 more than most normally get away with on a fri !
Good value considering its bikes only / sessions with your respective class only.
Not good if you want to be shown up... by faster riders in your class (before the public come to watch)
But good tracktime for serious racers in any class who wants to learn/improve (prob one of cheapest in series)
At 70.00 MCC is not making a FAT buck.... doing the racers a service more like.
With the right attitude / and speaking to the right people... this (weather dependant) could be a very valuable day for all riders...particually club racers.

Bugger off Merv, if it wasn't about making a buck off the riders it would be FREE, just as it is for SOT - $70 per rider, and there will be few who don't go out, easy money. Ruapuna is not real expensive to hire. Practice restricted to class will get you way less track time than a normal test day, half hour on half hour off = 8 x30 min sessions.

[Yow Ling]

Bugger off Merv, if it wasn't about making a buck off the riders it would be FREE, just as it is for SOT - $70 per rider, and there will be few who don't go out, easy money. Ruapuna is not real expensive to hire. Practice restricted to class will get you way less track time than a normal test day, half hour on half hour off = 8 x30 min sessions.

Maybe you should just go on Tuesday then ?

[SWERVE]

Agree with the SOT bit...its a great value / well run event... run by a very financially succesful club .
But holding a National round which is tied into a series has other costs which have to be passed on.

Dont agree however that lots of tracktime is as beneficial as quality tracktime. You will learn more in 4 x 20min sessions when all riders are as fast or faster than you............... than you will chasing (dodging) road riders for 8 x 30 mins.IMHO.

At HD 2 weeks ago it was 100bucks for 3 sessions between 1-7pm.... yes its expensive compared to a public test day........ but we personally learned heaps... both from on tracktime and from speaking to those who do know how to go fast.
Horses 4 coarses i guess.