Wellington - Boom Rock track?

[smmudd83_1999]

Hi all!

Just wondering if anyone had any experience of the Boom Rock track? - it's kinda between Johnsonville and Makara in the Ohariu/Takakarau valleys (I can't spell that T-valley). I had a friend do a lap in a car and he told me about it.

Who owns it? What goes on there? Why haven't I heard about it? Would they allow moderate motorcycle racing (Buckets, post-classic F3...) for a fee? Has anyone actually raced it? What's it like?
CAN WE RACE THERE? If it's private, I'm sure that the owner would be open to negotiations i.e. a day-by-day group fee?

[Crasherfromwayback]

Hi all!

Just wondering if anyone had any experience of the Boom Rock track? - it's kinda between Johnsonville and Makara in the Ohariu/Takakarau valleys (I can't spell that T-valley). I had a friend do a lap in a car and he told me about it.

Who owns it? What goes on there? Why haven't I heard about it? Would they allow moderate motorcycle racing (Buckets, post-classic F3...) for a fee? Has anyone actually raced it? What's it like?
CAN WE RACE THERE? If it's private, I'm sure that the owner would be open to negotiations i.e. a day-by-day group fee?

I believe Mercedes Benz paid for it to be built and control it. Don't like your chances of getting to use it.

[Eurotred (NZ) Ltd]

I Would suggest using the link below to try and contact them.


http://www.boomrock.co.nz/the-track/

[Crasherfromwayback]

I Would suggest using the link below to try and contact them.


http://www.boomrock.co.nz/the-track/

Ahhh...BMW? Looks like a fun wee track eh!

[scott411]

Ahhh...BMW? Looks like a fun wee track eh!

have driven a car around it, and thought at the time man this place would be wicked on a motard bike

[BMWST?]

Ahhh...BMW? Looks like a fun wee track eh!

not BMW, Mercedes has some interest in it

[koba]

I've been on it.

I wouldn't bother going up there to race bikes, it's far from ideal. There are better venues for the purpose around.

[koba]

Has anyone actually raced it? What's it like?
CAN WE RACE THERE? If it's private, I'm sure that the owner would be open to negotiations i.e. a day-by-day group fee?

More specific answers:

Race? It's more like a 'test track' I imagine it may not be so much fun trying to race on it, plus there are likely to be issues with insurance if it is run as a private training and/or test facility. I'm not in the know about that, just a hunch.

It's fantastic for it's purpose but that isn't bike racing. If you want to race F3 or posties; Manfeild and Taupo are far more appropriate and would work immeasurably better, same goes for buckets and kart tracks.

Why not try that?

[CHOPPA]

hahaha yeah I could imagine buckets there.....

[CHOPPA]

They would prob be interested in talking to the desmosidici riders club of NZ

[Grumph]

They would prob be interested in talking to the desmosidici riders club of NZ

Would those be the guys doing the cooking competitions ?

I see Suzuki used it for a car press intro recently. Don't be so quick to dismiss it's possibilities for buckets either. At some point they've got to get round to having it approved by Motorsport NZ - when that's done there should be openings for the bike clubs.
Another circuit is always good.