Roys Hill, Final Round, North Island Series 2012/13. Easter weekend [Archive]

NSR143

12th March 2013, 20:29

Gonna be good! No camping on site sorry. Find local camp grounds or exclusive locals accommodation!

If we get good numbers we can hold the price on entry back to $40 (plus day licences $20 and timing transponders $20)

Be very interested in knowing who's coming...

seymour14

12th March 2013, 20:45

Bert

13th March 2013, 05:46

Fingers crossed for the entire team this time, should be a corker of a Round. :niceone:

I managed to get a weekend pass, so I'm in..... Assuming its rained by then.

Steve; how far away is the camping ground from the track? and do they have a back corner to hide all of us yobbos??

yungatart

13th March 2013, 06:24

Fantastic! Glad to have you guys back in the Bay, I have missed you

Rick 52

13th March 2013, 15:55

Very much looking forward to this, even my parents are arriving from Pomegolia to see what the fuss is all about :niceone:

Str8 Jacket

13th March 2013, 16:40

Very much looking forward to this, even my parents are arriving from Pomegolia to see what the fuss is all about :niceone:

Is that a town on the border of Scotland and Wales ?

Rick 52

13th March 2013, 17:31

Is that a town on the border of Scotland and Wales ?

Yes have you been? Its only 20miles from the border of Ireland and Guernsey, so if your not from Invercargill you must be from
Stewart Island:bleh: So are you guys going to Roys Hill then to enjoy another giddy weekend?

Dutchee

13th March 2013, 17:36

I'm out, Henk will be there. what time is kick off Saturday?

Str8 Jacket

13th March 2013, 17:53

Yes have you been? Its only 20miles from the border of Ireland and Guernsey, so if your not from Invercargill you must be from
Stewart Island:bleh: So are you guys going to Roys Hill then to enjoy another giddy weekend?

AKA Gore! :buggerd:

Yes we are, my poor lil fixxer will be thumped yet again! See ya'll there!

Ocean1

13th March 2013, 18:03

Is that a town on the border of Scotland and Wales ?

Scotland doesn't have borders.

Is some southern slums for the sassenach but.

yungatart

13th March 2013, 18:06

There are some beds available here...a queen and a double, room on the back lawn for a tent...only a few kays from Roys Hill. I'm sure we could crank up the barbie.
First in, best room....

Henk

13th March 2013, 19:25

Yes I'm in. I stupidly thought this was next weekend, looks like I have one to spare in between, which makes me happy.

F5 Dave

14th March 2013, 08:37

Can't have that.

Well how about loading up the van & popping down for a wgtn club day, just to keep the wheel bearings warm?

Henk

14th March 2013, 10:25

Can't have that.

Well how about loading up the van & popping down for a wgtn club day, just to keep the wheel bearings warm?

Pass, it seems like I know the roads on the way south out of Auckland better than my own driveway at the moment. Love the racing, begining to hate the road trips.

Str8 Jacket

14th March 2013, 12:08

Love the racing, begining to hate the road trips.

I hear ya!!!

F5 Dave

14th March 2013, 13:31

quallman1234

14th March 2013, 14:09

Here's my favourite landmark on long trips out of wgtn, (if I could be bothered I'd google map search for a couple of hours & post the pic, but its hardly worth it) anyway. . .

Peach Teats
Calves Love em

:cool:

SAME!!! Just before flat hills cafe. There's one just before the train crossing where you have to go 90 deg left then over the tracks and then 90 deg right.

quallman1234

14th March 2013, 14:11

Pass, it seems like I know the roads on the way south out of Auckland better than my own driveway at the moment. Love the racing, begining to hate the road trips.

Audiobooks, could be your solution ;). Learning while driving!

F5 Dave

14th March 2013, 15:01

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5214/5404535115_f3b4a2c76e_z.jpg

There you go, plain old google found it quicker

Pumba

14th March 2013, 15:22

SAME!!! Just before flat hills cafe. There's one just before the train crossing where you have to go 90 deg left then over the tracks and then 90 deg right.

Shit you havent been Norf in a while then. No level crossing there now, just a big fly over thing.

Henk

14th March 2013, 16:25

Audiobooks, could be your solution ;). Learning while driving!

I struggle with learning while learning and driving while driving. Limited attention span and all that.

Do we have a kick off time for Saturday yet? Need that to work out the travel plans.

koba

14th March 2013, 20:06

Bert

14th March 2013, 21:34

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5214/5404535115_f3b4a2c76e_z.jpg

Ohingaiti; use to be a great pub....
I can assure you it not green like that photo currently.

F5 Dave

15th March 2013, 08:47

Ohingaiti; use to be a great pub....
.
We stopped in for a meal after a race meet or trail ride ergh must have been 8 years ago. never again.

Shorty_925

19th March 2013, 16:32

Who's going to have the quietest bike out on the track?

quallman1234

19th March 2013, 16:34

Who's going to have the quietest bike out on the track?

Maybe there should be a prize.

Shorty_925

19th March 2013, 19:55

Maybe there should be a prize.

Getting on the track is a pretty good prize in itself.

koba

19th March 2013, 20:15

My MB would be if it was going to make it.
Sadly it's totally quiet right now. :lol:

seymour14

25th March 2013, 19:57

What's the story for Roy's Hill? Sign on and the days events?

We are thinking of early Saturday morning so need to know when to show our mugs. Do I smell rain by the way??? :scratch:

chrisc

25th March 2013, 20:15

Whats the name of the local camp ground where everyone is staying?

NSR143

25th March 2013, 20:17

What's the story for Roy's Hill? Sign on and the days events?

We are thinking of early Saturday morning so need to know when to show our mugs. Do I smell rain by the way??? :scratch:

Usual format really, on track at 12 Sat for practice, qualify later then on track from about 10:30 Sunday.

NO rain.

NSR143

25th March 2013, 20:20

Usual format really, on track at 12 Sat for practice, qualify later then on track from about 10:30 Sunday.

NO rain.

and also sign in on Saturday from about 10:30. Please do no be late. Brief at 11:45.

Str8 Jacket

26th March 2013, 05:23

What's the story for Roy's Hill? Sign on and the days events?

We are thinking of early Saturday morning so need to know when to show our mugs. Do I smell rain by the way??? :scratch:

We're going up Sat morn and staying with a mate as my shoulder just can't cope with an airbed....... So yeah, 12'o clock start???

NSR143

26th March 2013, 06:33

We're going up Sat morn and staying with a mate as my shoulder just can't cope with an airbed....... So yeah, 12'o clock start???

that's 12 on track ay... so get in earlier!

chrisc

27th March 2013, 19:59

http://christophercain.cc/b/royshill.JPG

koba

27th March 2013, 20:01

http://christophercain.cc/b/royshill.JPG

It's shit that I can't green rep you again so soon!

Henk

27th March 2013, 20:18

It's shit that I can't green rep you again so soon!

Did it for you. You going to throw the side bet race again this weekend fag boy?

Shorty_925

27th March 2013, 20:18

Should look at Hastings weather, going to be warm on sunday for you fullas.

koba

27th March 2013, 20:26

Did it for you. You going to throw the side bet race again this weekend fag boy?

Nope, going to smash you on the ol' faithful std FXR.

Henk

27th March 2013, 20:39

Nope, going to smash you on the ol' faithful std FXR.

Must buy a paper in the morning, didn't know hell had frozen over.

koba

27th March 2013, 20:43

Must buy a paper in the morning, didn't know hell had frozen over.

The paper will come in handy to dry your tears :cry:

koba

27th March 2013, 20:45

Are any other Wellingtonians going to make the trip up?

Henk

27th March 2013, 20:54

Are any other Wellingtonians going to make the trip up?

I'll be there to represent the Norf Welly massif west Auckland branch, does that count?

koba

27th March 2013, 21:27

I'll be there to represent the Norf Welly massif west Auckland branch, does that count?

If you swing by TSS on the way to Hastings, sure. ;)

RDjase

27th March 2013, 21:54

Will be my 1st time racing for over a year, prob two or more since a bucket race, must find my gear...........

Whos coming?

ac3_snow

27th March 2013, 22:30

Whos coming?

Melissa and I wil be there! Cant wait as I never got to ride at Roys Hill before the bike ban. if all goes to plan I'l be able to chuck my last spare piston in before work in the morning.

Henk

28th March 2013, 20:43

Not long now.

RDjase

29th March 2013, 19:57

Just been trying on my gear.............took a while to even find it............one very rusty rider in tight leathers on Grants TZR in B Grade tomorro:laugh:

yungatart

29th March 2013, 20:17

Just been trying on my gear.............took a while to even find it............one very rusty rider in tight leathers on Grants TZR in B Grade tomorro:laugh:

Hmm...tight leathers...:yes:

RDjase

29th March 2013, 22:07

Hmm...tight leathers...:yes:

Have been to lots of race meetings in the last two years, eating pies and driving the van dont do bugger all for fitness tho

Bert

30th March 2013, 05:14

packed and waiting for the rest of Team GPR to get out of bed and pick me up...:facepalm:

see ya all in a few hours.

crazy man

30th March 2013, 05:41

packed and waiting for the rest of Team GPR to get out of bed and pick me up...:facepalm:

see ya all in a few hours.just having breaky see u soon

crazy man

31st March 2013, 18:54

grate meeting thanks to everyone that made it happen . got my third place . glad to stay on the bike with so meany crashes in the weekend

seymour14

31st March 2013, 18:59

grate meeting thanks to everyone that made it happen . got my third place . glad to stay on the bike with so meany crashes in the weekend

Yep, quick thanks to all and sundry again for a terrific meet and a superb Series. This is the speech I didn't give when I got my Taumarunui trophy!

Holding up my beer as a salute to you all, look forward to our GP in a couple of weeks.

See ya all soon.:niceone:

Dutchee

31st March 2013, 19:01

grate meeting thanks to everyone that made it happen . got my third place . glad to stay on the bike with so meany crashes in the weekend
is that it? Guess I have to wait for Henk to get home tomorrow to find out any goss, but he probably won't say anything.

crazy man

31st March 2013, 19:33

is that it? Guess I have to wait for Henk to get home tomorrow to find out any goss, but he probably won't say anything.he did have a fancy woman there but she turned out to be a guy

yungatart

31st March 2013, 19:33

is that it? Guess I have to wait for Henk to get home tomorrow to find out any goss, but he probably won't say anything.

You shoulda come down...I was looking for you! (Till Henk told me you didn't bother...) :crazy:

Dutchee

31st March 2013, 19:50

You shoulda come down...I was looking for you! (Till Henk told me you didn't bother...) :crazy:

orry, I decided to make the most of the long weekend and make as much mess as I could without having to bother with cooking etc for someone else, and have to finish the clean up tomorrow. I heard on the radio as I was leaving Mitre 10 this morning that painting and cricket go together over summer. I agree, they are both as boring as hell and take way too long.
we have rain up here, so hopefully you get some this week.

Bert

31st March 2013, 21:06

Well done Steve and the team; you all deserve a beer or two..
Another great event (topping off a fantastic series). :niceone:

Its been a blast and its been great meeting up with everyone; its been a ball.
So here's hoping that this continues in the future.

richban

1st April 2013, 08:18

So who won all the races? who crashed? who got the fastest lap time?

Come on peps was gutted I could not make it so need to know the details. Footage?

chrisc

1st April 2013, 09:29

Oh man, what a weekend, what a cool track!
We drove back to Auckland after prize giving and I fell asleep in the car about 8pm... luckily the old man was driving.

Massive thanks to Steve for organising the series and for putting up with us taking over his house, absolute legend you are mate :first: Huge thanks to everyone who adds to the event in support, you keep the series going!

There were some awesome battles with Rick and Reagan usually way up the field from everyone else. Regan got the best time of 38.480s

p.s. I crashed in b grade qualifying/practice, although I did set my best time of the weekend. I couldn't back it up during the racing, probably should have been in b grade really based on my times.

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/royshill13/0320.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/royshill13/0321.jpg

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/royshill13/0339.jpg

When I get through all the photos I will post photos, see this thread here (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/153656-Chris-Bucket-photo-thread-Bandwidth-warning).

Cheers!

seymour14

1st April 2013, 09:32

So who won all the races? who crashed? who got the fastest lap time?

Come on peps was gutted I could not make it so need to know the details. Footage?

Regan win 1st up, then Rick got the next, with Regan having a massive off, 3rd race went to Regan again, Rick getting a solid second. Scottie picked up enough good points all day to take that precious 3rd spot off you I'm afraid, he was the first in the day to crack under 40 seconds, but I could be wrong but I think Regan has set another track record? 38 seconds ish?

Footage in a couple of hours or less of the first A-Grade race, BIG crash down the front straight, you won't miss it. :sweatdrop

Update. 30 minutes to first video, around 12:30pm, see ya soon!

ac3_snow

1st April 2013, 11:09

Here are all the results from both a(left) and b(right), grids, races and individual lap times. Very very cool track!! I really hope that the resource consent issues can be sorted so there can be lots more racing there :yes:

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huskymike

1st April 2013, 15:24

Thanks to everyone who put the series togeather and congrates to regan, rick and scott. Looking foward to the gp now (just got to fix the tempramental 2 stroke motor)

crazy man

1st April 2013, 16:10

Thanks to everyone who put the series togeather and congrates to regan, rick and scott. Looking foward to the gp now (just got to fix the tempramental 2 stroke motor)you rode very good mike ,pity l could not make more of a race but was happy to bring the bike home in one piece and was getting buggered anyway lol. see you at the gp

koba

1st April 2013, 16:11

Thanks to everyone who put the series togeather and congrates to regan, rick and scott. Looking foward to the gp now (just got to fix the tempramental 2 stroke motor)

Seemed to be going pretty good...

Tyler_94

1st April 2013, 16:40

seymour14

1st April 2013, 16:46

grantnz

1st April 2013, 16:54

I might have had a similar thing happen in my 3rd B-Grade race, actually went down a lap after offing at the first corner, lap timings suggest otherwise, not to worry it was all a load of fun and look forward to seeing this GP in action. I might be on the reserve bench at silly mid-off though, with my camera me thinks.

A third A-Grade video to be posted very shortly.

RDJase had the same in the last B Grade race on my bike, finished a close 2nd, but the timing gear said he finished 6th and 2 laps down. Good seeing lap by lap and fastest lap etc...

RDjase

1st April 2013, 18:23

RDJase had the same in the last B Grade race on my bike, finished a close 2nd, but the timing gear said he finished 6th and 2 laps down. Good seeing lap by lap and fastest lap etc...

Bypassing the timing loop on the grass TWICE didnt help it :eek5::facepalm:

Had a blast, cheers for the bike Grant:2thumbsup Definatly blew the cobwebs out, 1st time on a bike in a year

huskymike

1st April 2013, 18:33

Seemed to be going pretty good...

I pulled it down today, Its been detonating, cooked the little end and smashed the big end cage. other than that its fine. Gunna have to burn some midnight oil to make the gp but I will be there on something.

Farmaken

1st April 2013, 18:47

Another great weekend away with the Bucket crew !! Thanks to everyone who made it happen. Great to catch up with people and meet more cool bucket racers.

Had some drama on Saturday when two of the rivets in a main bearing cage went for a wander around the top of the piston - result being pinched ring and bits stuck in the piston crown and head :sick:

Lucky for me, the locals offered all kinds of assistance to get me running ( this is happening way too much, but greatly appreciated )

I had a spare piston with me and was given a new bearing ( and work space ) to use by RD Jase.
Thanks to a heap of help from Koba with repairing broken engine mounts and removing and refitting the engine I was running again for Sunday morning

YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME - THANKS HEAPS

Unfortunately the mudbug cried enough again Sunday morning - I thought it had seized but I just pulled the head off and all is happy there :sweatdrop

Cant explain why there are two broken cylinder base studs on the left side though but that does explain why it would not start :crazy:

So, a bit of work to do before the GP...

Farmaken

1st April 2013, 18:50

Bert

1st April 2013, 19:24

I pulled it down today, Its been detonating, cooked the little end and smashed the big end cage. other than that its fine. Gunna have to burn some midnight oil to make the gp but I will be there on something.

I'm not alone; bloody two strokes. :brick:
I think I found the over heating and slipping clutch problems; thick chunky yoghurt in the gearbox (actually all round; in radiator, gearbox, catch bottle and all over my boots).
so no surprise she got to 135 degrees in the 20 lapper; but she hung in there and didn't seem to do any significant damage (though shes not completely stripped yet)...:facepalm::facepalm:

Unfortunately the mudbug cried enough again Sunday morning - I thought it had seized but I just pulled the head off and all is happy there :sweatdrop

Cant explain why there are two broken cylinder base studs on the left side though but that does explain why it would not start :crazy:

So, a bit of work to do before the GP...

Ken, you might want to check if your cylinder and top of crankcase is square; it might be a little out of alignment (after welding) which might be just be putting undue load on certain parts if not 100% (interesting/frustrating that LHS studs went as well as the LHS bearing)...

huskymike

1st April 2013, 19:29

Sounds like a normal week for you :nya:
You think the 12 zilllion revs its pulling might be too much ??

It was only 1 and a half zillion. I never saw the over rev light come on. Nothing time and money cant fix - unfortunately im short of one and very short of the other.

Henk

1st April 2013, 19:42

Thanks again to all involved n making the whole series happen. Not a bad weekend away in amongst the lot.
For this round an extra thanks to the long suffering Bennett clan for letting us invade their home, and be a bunch of standard issue bucket racers at an away meet with lots of highly sensible behaviour and feeding us, and allowing us to steal their alcohol when we ran out.
Thanks also to Kamil for cooking me breakfast and splitting the driving with me.

koba

1st April 2013, 21:04

when we ran out.

:gob:

..........

speedpro

1st April 2013, 22:23

Me and Cricket dropped in to watch on Sunday and have a chat. Awesome racing and as usual everyone helping out. We waved flags for a bit and had a top spot to view the rider taking the fast line on the grass bank up and around the little shed, bypassing the start/finish, and rejoining at the end of the straight. Pretty sure he didn't finish the lap. Reagan's move on Rick was brave but didn't come off. It looked wicked from where I was and I could see he limped off so it had to hurt. It wasn't slowing him down in the next race so can't have been too bad.

Re the transponders not working. I did see one rider being told on the start line his transponder wasn't being detected. He had it in his leathers, silly boy. There's a reason everybody else puts them low on the front forks.

As per last visit Grant made some remark about possibly staying the night, so we did. As per last visit I drank his booze and we put a dent in a stack of Hell pizza followed up with a bbq brekky. Much appreciated Grant.

Shame more riders weren't there, awesome track and organisation but unfortunately serious access issues with the complaining lady over the road.

wildman

1st April 2013, 23:13

Sounds like it was a good meeting would love to have tried the sidecar there, maybe next year if it's used again. Running a couple of karts there at Blossom meeting in September, maybe i'll drag the sidecar along too they might let me run it at lunch break. Hey Henk did you's take your tricycle?

ac3_snow

2nd April 2013, 07:24

Not that it matters, but I paid my $20 for the transponder so... Race 3 I actually finished in 7th on the 20th lap just in front of Tyler and the 1.21 lap was actually two laps.

Other than that, pretty easy and cool having transponders and getting to see the official lap times!! Awesome!! :2thumbsup

RDJase had the same in the last B Grade race on my bike, finished a close 2nd, but the timing gear said he finished 6th and 2 laps down. Good seeing lap by lap and fastest lap etc...

I might have had a similar thing happen in my 3rd B-Grade race, actually went down a lap after offing at the first corner, lap timings suggest otherwise, not to worry it was all a load of fun and look forward to seeing this GP in action. I might be on the reserve bench at silly mid-off though, with my camera me thinks.

A third A-Grade video to be posted very shortly.

Bypassing the timing loop on the grass TWICE didnt help it :eek5::facepalm:

Had a blast, cheers for the bike Grant:2thumbsup Definatly blew the cobwebs out, 1st time on a bike in a year

Sorry fellas I was timing the b grade races and I didn't pick up on any off this, I was under the impression that all the transponders where working fine. I will be more vigilant in future.

Well Jase not to sure what I could have done in that case, guess i would have been a lap down too, not that i finished anyway!

Bert

2nd April 2013, 10:00

Sorry fellas I was timing the b grade races and I didn't pick up on any off this, I was under the impression that all the transponders where working fine. I will be more vigilant in future.

Well Jase not to sure what I could have done in that case, guess i would have been a lap down too, not that i finished anyway!

Well you can't really expect the system to work off the tarmac.... Good on you two for the massive effort that went into the timing over the entire series.

Side note. The series trophies; were they made up of all the parts and oil left at at Tokoroa the year before???? :confused:

http://christophercain.cc/b/d/royshill13/IMG_0309.jpg

grantnz

2nd April 2013, 17:24

Well Jase not to sure what I could have done in that case, guess i would have been a lap down too, not that i finished anyway![/QUOTE]

Had a front row seat for that one. Didn't see you go off, but caught you out of the corner of my eye, high up the hill behind the sheds. Thought for a moment that a kid was up there on a dirt bike, then realised it was a bucket when it started coming down towards the top corner and got in between us. Saw the t-bone at the pit gate corner and appeared that #46 was half off the bike as a result, then you both parted, then smack. Was not good to watch , glad you were both able to walk away.