Hampton Downs Superbikes 17-18 March

[Kiwi Graham]

With the forecast pretty much the same as today (warm & sunny) but with a little more wind cut a track to Hampton Downs and watch some spectacular racing and enjoy lots of off track entertainment.
http://nzsuperbike.com/
http://www.bikesportnz.com/2012/03/a-special-day/

Two full days of close competitive racing and plenty of things to do for the whole family means a good day out is assured.

Remember to bring a radio or the ear buds for your cell phone and tune in to 102.5 fm (track radio) for all the commentary.

[Bassmatt]

Im thinking of riding up for the day, what time does racing start and finish. Whats the best day Sat or Sun?

[Kiwi Graham]

Im thinking of riding up for the day, what time does racing start and finish. Whats the best day Sat or Sun?

I guess the main day is Sunday but Saturday has just as much going on.

Saturday:-
Racing/practise/qualifying will start as soon after 9am as poss interspersed with various races and culmulating in a 1hr Hyosung 250GT race followed by a band in the pavilion.

Sunday:-
We are straight into it after tyre scrub sessions.

Discounted tickets are available this evening only at the Barrys Piont road Dealer and Rider expo 5:30 - 7:30

For the programme of events
http://www.nzsbk.com/2012/03/new-zealand-tt-tourist-trophy-81-years.html

[gonzo_akl]

Went out yesterday to watch the racing.

I thought it was a good day with the highlight being the first superbike race.
Don't get me wrong the rest of the racing was damn good, but watching 3 bikes going hard out was just stunning. The intenstity of the second sbk race was right up there with the uncertainty around the weather just adding to it. Not sure I would want to be making those decisions.

Downside was that I couldn't hear the commentary (and couldn't find an FM radio before leaving home) so dont know what happened to frost in race 1 and bugden in race 2. I'll need to buy a new freaking andriod phone b4 next year.

Enjoyed the rest of the racing and all classes having highlights and there was a lot of talent on show.

I hope that it was succesful for the organisers and the changes made have proven successful.

I attended this meeting the year before last but not last year - i think that while the weather may have had something to do with that, I didn't really enjoy the previous year - ended up getting bored with all the delays and left early. This certainly wasn't the case this time out. I was aware that you faced similiar challenges but it seemed to be dealt with efficiently.

cheers