Wairarapa Quarter Mile Sprints: 25th Sept 05

[LB]

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The Wairarapa boys (and girls) are holding the standing and flying quarter mile sprints again on September 25th (and also again on Nov 27th).

Details at:
http://www.cdd.co.nz/sprint/sprint.htm

If you go over to "have a practice", be warned that the Wairarapa roads are currently being policed specifically for speeding motorcyclists.......
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[Sparky Bills]

Ill be going to this one.

[Mooch]

Also watch out on the day , last year both days had patrols not too far from the event. Shame I'll miss the event this year.

[James Deuce]

Also watch out on the day , last year both days had patrols not too far from the event. Shame I'll miss the event this year.

Still trying to make my mind up between a Ducati or a Yamaha. :devil2:

[Mooch]

Still trying to make my mind up between a Ducati or a Yamaha. :devil2:
Take the slow one then (Yamaha) , It'll be more of a challenge for ya. :motu:

[Slingshot]

And here are the calendar entries:

September (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=522&day=2005-9-25&)

November (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=523&day=2005-11-27&)

[Squiggles]

hmm, i might come down, will look a bit silly on a 250 tho :D

[WRT]

Hey mooch, would you be the guy on the 748 last year? If so - well done, you got some good times in there!

[James Deuce]

Yep, that was Mooch.

[Mooch]

Hey mooch, would you be the guy on the 748 last year? If so - well done, you got some good times in there!

Thanks for that , the standing times weren't too flash , rider too heavy and first gear is so tall. Shame I'll miss it this year. Was also trying to get the wife to have ago as I think "LB" has been the only Female rider so holds all the womens records and could do with the company.
Are you going to try the TL ?, the Vtiwns sound great on the Flying.

[LB]

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Yes, I hold the Women's Record for the September '04 meeting. (probably the only time I'll ever win anything on my bike!!)

I know that I certainly won't be winning the Women's section this time around!!

Seriously though, it's a lot of fun, I had a real blast last year.

And remember, you're really only racing yourself.

Mooch, I'll let you know on the QT which bike Jim2 enters.....!!
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[White trash]

I believe Mr Sampsons record of 296kph on his K3 Thou still stands?

I'd expect him to break it this year with the new K5. Alas, I wont be there to see it.

[James Deuce]

Don't worry. We'll relay the experience in hushed tones, and shiny faces.

[NC]

Oooooh :D

:devil2:

[LB]

I believe Mr Sampsons record of 296kph on his K3 Thou still stands?

I'd expect him to break it this year with the new K5. Alas, I wont be there to see it.
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Does he have a K5 now? Last I knew he was without/in between bikes. Hopefully he will be entering again this year.
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[Dafe]

Can't wait to check it out!!! I just hope the winds aren't as bad as the last time I rode through there. Whos the local chap that rides the GPZ600? he's usually headed over the hill every sunday. I was following him through there last time and he was hummin even though he was leaning a good 25-30 degrees most of the way.

[Slipstream]

Had a great time last time...I hope to be there :woohoo:

[madboy]

Could be some entertainment value in entering. Will be interested to see my speedo error!

[bungbung]

Could be some entertainment value in entering. Will be interested to see my speedo error!

It might make you very sad :violin:

[Skunk Control]

Sounds like fun for watching, don't think the KLX is up to it though

[Mooch]

hmm, i might come down, will look a bit silly on a 250 tho :D

Perhaps it's a chance for the 250 guys and girls to have a legal go at hitting top speed. Could end the debate over which is the quicker of the 250 2/4 strokes. Any other 250 owners game ?. BTW RGV 250's anit slow !.

[RoadRocket]

I'll be there. See if i hit 210kph like the magazine says.

[flame]

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The Wairarapa boys (and girls) are holding the standing and flying quarter mile sprints again on September 25th (and also again on Nov 27th).

Details at:
http://www.cdd.co.nz/sprint/sprint.htm

If you go over to "have a practice", be warned that the Wairarapa roads are currently being policed specifically for speeding motorcyclists.......
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Im in. Hope you are LB. And Her B4 is very keen! ;)

[GSVR]

No ones come close to cracking 300kph but thats probably 330kph on a Suzuki speedo.

Winja or Sensei ?

Looks like the R1 and CBR really are faster than the Gixxers. Or maybe the riders just have more balls.

Better put PT in here just incase someone actually takes me seriously.

[White trash]

Bolox Gary. (And you know it ya cheeky prick)
Tony Sampson has recorded the fastest ever average speed at this track. 296kph on a da da-da-dah!!!!! K3 Gixxer thou. The following year he entered on his 04R1 and went substantially slower.

This year, he has a LOVELY new K5 Thousand to crack the 300 barier. You're all dead. :motu:

[mikey]

I'll be there. See if i hit 210kph like the magazine says.
sweet. you might have some 250 competition, hopefully your a fat fuck!!! cause im not exactly a rexic *cough* WHITE TRASH *cough* myself

[GSVR]

Great stuff.

I'm quite keen to get down to this event. If it wasn't for Kiwibiker I'd probably never even know stuff like this existed or find out about it after it had happend.

Cheers LB for this thread

[Mooch]

Bolox Gary. (And you know it ya cheeky prick)
Tony Sampson has recorded the fastest ever average speed at this track. 296kph on a da da-da-dah!!!!! K3 Gixxer thou. The following year he entered on his 04R1 and went substantially slower.

This year, he has a LOVELY new K5 Thousand to crack the 300 barier. You're all dead. :motu:


Didn't he remove the number plate /mirrors etc... off the suz to get those last few KM's.
Also , I think last year most people where starting runs from the Actual start rather than a few hundred meters up the road . :whistle:

Runs from the start line are only real ones eh .....

[RoadRocket]

sweet. you might have some 250 competition, hopefully your a fat fuck!!! cause im not exactly a rexic *cough* WHITE TRASH *cough* myself

:motu: Not exactly im about 65 and the bikes about 135.

[mikey]

dammit hell, fucking anorexics! looks like the clutch is in for a hiding then

[White trash]

Didn't he remove the number plate /mirrors etc... off the suz to get those last few KM's.
Also , I think last year most people where starting runs from the Actual start rather than a few hundred meters up the road . :whistle:

Runs from the start line are only real ones eh .....

He was leaving from the startline. He'd also inflated the tyres to about 50psi. The bike was wheel spinning through 1st and 2nd, while turning the slight bend the start line's located on. Awesome stuff, the boys got balls.

He'd go faster if he ditched the cordura for some leathers. I didn't want to tell him as I was hoping to beat him.

[bungbung]

What of the fella starting at the bridge/dam gate wotsit...

[mikey]

Im in. Hope you are LB. And Her B4 is very keen! ;)

woah vicky!!!!! going to have it run in for a clutch thrashing session by then?

[Slingshot]

What of the fella starting at the bridge/dam gate wotsit...

The start line was getting further and further back as the day progressed.

The key, IMHO, is to give it snot right from the start line and right the way through until after you past the finish line. Make sure your knees and elbows are tucked in tight and ya chin's on the tank.

I can't wait, lets hope the weather's good.

[WINJA]

No ones come close to cracking 300kph but thats probably 330kph on a Suzuki speedo.

Winja or Sensei ?

Looks like the R1 and CBR really are faster than the Gixxers. Or maybe the riders just have more balls.

Better put PT in here just incase someone actually takes me seriously.
MY SPEEDO ALWAYS FREEZES AT 299 , I DONT THINK ITLL EVER SAY 300 OR MORE

[flame]

woah vicky!!!!! going to have it run in for a clutch thrashing session by then?

Yep! means I have to clock up about 700kms this weekend though! wot a shame :rolleyes:

[Sensei]

MY SPEEDO ALWAYS FREEZES AT 299 , I DONT THINK ITLL EVER SAY 300 OR MORE

Get yourself an Ivan's TRE Unit Winja . Want leave home with out mine :Punk:

[Mooch]

He was leaving from the startline. He'd also inflated the tyres to about 50psi. The bike was wheel spinning through 1st and 2nd, while turning the slight bend the start line's located on. Awesome stuff, the boys got balls.

He'd go faster if he ditched the cordura for some leathers. I didn't want to tell him as I was hoping to beat him.

I was impressed as well , but the runs I saw started further back from the start line , the black marks on the road went for about 150 meters on medium chip.Better him than me. You'll remember last year the start was closer to the straight. Would be great to start it at the dam / lake control ,worth the extra kms over the flying :woohoo: .

[LB]

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I understood Tony tried a couple of times starting way past the barrage gates but found it didn't make any difference??
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[WINJA]

Get yourself an Ivan's TRE Unit Winja . Want leave home with out mine :Punk:
TOOK MINE OFF SENSEI . YOU CANT TELL ME SERIOUSLY YOUR BIKE READS OVER 300 ON THE SPEEDO

[Dafe]

Bolox Gary. (And you know it ya cheeky prick)
Tony Sampson has recorded the fastest ever average speed at this track. 296kph on a da da-da-dah!!!!! K3 Gixxer thou. The following year he entered on his 04R1 and went substantially slower.

This year, he has a LOVELY new K5 Thousand to crack the 300 barier. You're all dead. :motu:
Yeah!!!! I'm coming to check this dude out! 300kph, Damn thats insane! Man those K5's are lethal!

[Slingshot]

What are the chances of getting some Kiwi Biker Brollie Girls???

If the weather is anything like it was last year...we're gonna need em.

[Deano]

Yep! means I have to clock up about 700kms this weekend though! wot a shame :rolleyes:

Cool, I get to blow a K5 into the weeds :Pokey:

[White trash]

Cool, I get to blow a K5 into the weeds :Pokey:

You cocky little fucker. Can't stay with the boys so you've got to pick on chicks?! Thought you had more style....

[Slipstream]

What are the chances of getting some Kiwi Biker Brollie Girls???

If the weather is anything like it was last year...we're gonna need em.


I might.... but so I don't blind the punters, no bikini hey ....

[Sensei]

TOOK MINE OFF SENSEI . YOU CANT TELL ME SERIOUSLY YOUR BIKE READS OVER 300 ON THE SPEEDO

Yep know they don't go over 299 the day i put mine in . Rely on mates GSXR1300R to tell me what i'm doing 312k on his speedo . Fast enough I think !

[jimbo600]

Cool, I get to blow a K5 into the weeds :Pokey:

Nice avater mate.

Beat the K5 thou eh? I reckon I'll post quicker 1/4's on my 600 mate. You might just have the edge on the flying runs

[Deano]

You cocky little fucker.

Me cocky ? Who's developed a right potty mouth since moving 500kms away ? :nono:


Nice avater mate.


Bloody magnificent - cheers very much.


I reckon I'll post quicker 1/4's on my 600 mate. You might just have the edge on the flying runs

Hey when the flag drops the bullshit stops brother. :ride:

[jimbo600]

Hey when the flag drops the bullshit stops brother. :ride:[/QUOTE]

Game on!!
:Punk:

[Dafe]

Hahaha! Theres gonna be some good battles out there. :devil2: I can't wait!

[Sparky Bills]

I might.... but so I don't blind the punters, no bikini hey ....


Sounds interesting..
tell me more.

Im still hoping to be there.
Although may be moving to a new house that weekend. Will be doing everything possible o move the weekend after.
I REALLY REALLY want to kick all your asses!!! :devil2: :motu: maybe on the standing anyway.

[Deano]

I REALLY REALLY want to kick all your asses!!! :devil2: :motu: maybe on the standing anyway.

:moon: Here ya go, kick away.....will be the only time you get a chance ... :nya:

[Mooch]

Lots of good baiting here , Is anyone here considering the Tower Hill climb run next year ?. Surely someone here on a 1000 can do better than the 1999 R6 , or does it come down to rider.....
Hopefully will be back in NZ in time for this next year . Riding's not up to the top / Mid times , but would love to give it a go !

[Deano]

Lots of good baiting here , Is anyone here considering the Tower Hill climb run next year ?. Surely someone here on a 1000 can do better than the 1999 R6 , or does it come down to rider.....
Hopefully will be back in NZ in time for this next year . Riding's not up to the top / Mid times , but would love to give it a go !

Mostly down to the rider. My times were not that great this year when I had the SP-1 but it's all good fun. I would be keen to enter next year but I think I will be honeymooning :scratch:

[MD]

Cool, I get to blow a K5 into the weeds :Pokey:

You're going to be under pressure Deano to keep the CBR flag flying high. Bad news is Tony S told me the other day he would probably enter..bugger for the rest of you, may as well stay home! Lucky for me I'm up north next weekend and that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it.
I guess my winning flying and standing 1/4 times in Nov 04 will be blow away next weekend. I see Hayden put in a better standing 1/4 time in the Sept 04 event (10.04 secs vs my 10.08 standing 1/4) Close enough. No matter it was a rush seeing the speedo top out at 299.
Tony doubted the standard K5 GSR will better his record on the K3 because that was heavily modified.
Look forward to hearing how you all do.
ps- Deano that was an impressive sight heading down the hill last weekend meeting you and Hayden flat out coming towards me round a bend. The Repsol looks shit hot coming at ya at full noise!

[Mooch]

Mostly down to the rider. My times were not that great this year when I had the SP-1 but it's all good fun. I would be keen to enter next year but I think I will be honeymooning :scratch:

Honey mooning ? just hire a nice cottage on the Tower Road during the event. :banana:

[Deano]

Look forward to hearing how you all do.


Hayden reckons he can derestrict the speed limiter on the CBR pretty easily, but I dunno if he will do it for the sprints......gotta keep something up his sleeve don't he. :Pokey:




ps- Deano that was an impressive sight heading down the hill last weekend meeting you and Hayden flat out coming towards me round a bend. The Repsol looks shit hot coming at ya at full noise!

Flat out ?????? Full noise ?????

Oh that's right, on that special controlled road only we know about eh...
:msn-wink:

But really, I've actually been taking it a bit easy so far. I made the mistake of getting carried away on the SP and binned it early on, so I want to get to know this one real well first.


Honey mooning ? just hire a nice cottage on the Tower Road during the event. :banana:

If I could only get away with it.....dawn breaker, b&e for breakfast then into some hill climb action.

Sounds like a mint honeymoon to me.

[Slingshot]

It looks like the weather is going to clear by the weekend.

What time is everyone planning on heading over...we could get the convoy thing going on!

[Velox]

It looks like the weather is going to clear by the weekend.

What time is everyone planning on heading over...we could get the convoy thing going on!
I'm going to be late - prob see you all over there at 1pm ish to catch the end of it. I'll try not to do a Harley trick like those fellas last time and come tootling down the road towards a bike doing 250kmph+ towards them!

[limbimtimwim]

It looks like the weather is going to clear by the weekend.What time is everyone planning on heading over...we could get the convoy thing going on!Caltex at 9? That's pretty early, but we can get a good watch before the heat comes on.

I think I might have a go.

<B>I WILL SET THE SLOWEST TIME AND TERMINAL SPEED</B>

I am pretty much sure of it, unless someone shows up on a 50cc scooter.

Then next month I will come back with my new exhaust and petrol wasting carbs and still be the slowest, but I will be <B>1% less slow</B> :-)

[Slingshot]

Caltex at 9? That's pretty early, but we can get a good watch before the heat comes on.

Maybe even meeting at the Caltex AT 8:30. I'm keen to get there and register for the event before it starts so I can get as many runs in as possible.
The runs start at 9:30. So meeting at 8:30 would give us a chance to piss around a bit before leaving Caltex.

Thoughts?

[James Deuce]

Thinking I might bring the 400 for a laugh. Less chance of embarrassingly slow runs on the R6 too.

But.

I'm only entering if Velox does too. (Was going to say something about naked Honda riders sticking together, but got all embarrassed. Oops)

[limbimtimwim]

The runs start at 9:30. So meeting at 8:30 would give us a chance to piss around a bit before leaving Caltex. Thoughts?I can make that. More runs before to many people there will save embarressment before the k5's show up.. :-)
I'm only entering if Velox does too. (Was going to say something about naked Honda riders sticking together, but got all embarrassed. Oops)Well, if she doesn't show, you an' me on our unfaired lowed capacity bikes will be embarressed together.

[James Deuce]

Excellent! :) Everyone seems to think the small capacity bikes are a bit pointless at a sprint meeting, but I'm in it for fun. Plus if I do something silly to the CB I'm not going to slit my wrists.

[madboy]

I'm only entering if Velox does too. (Was going to say something about naked Honda riders sticking together, but got all embarrassed. Oops)Do we get to vote for which Honda rider gets naked?

I've got fark all spare time, and very much doubt if I will be able to attend (and would be even more surprised if my bike has fork seals by then), but on the off chance that a miracle happens... what's the deal with the day? I'm not interested in destroying a clutch on the standing, when are the flyings? And can I just roll up, whack one out and bugger off? No pun intended.

[limbimtimwim]

I'm not interested in destroying a clutch on the standing, when are the flyings? And can I just roll up, whack one out and bugger off? No pun intended.Maybe the organisers will allow you a free run if you roll up naked, whack it off and bugger away?

[Slingshot]

)Well, if she doesn't show, you an' me on our unfaired lowed capacity bikes will be embarressed together.
Hopefully not naked though!!!


Thinking I might bring the 400 for a laugh. Less chance of embarrassingly slow runs on the R6 too.
I'm happy to put my hand up and give your R6 a good thrashing!!!


what's the deal with the day? I'm not interested in destroying a clutch on the standing, when are the flyings? And can I just roll up, whack one out and bugger off? No pun intended.
Last year the flying runs were first and then the standing runs after lunch.

[White trash]

Hopefully not naked though!!!


I'm happy to put my hand up and give your R6 a good thrashing!!!


Last year the flying runs were first and then the standing runs after lunch.

I think I still hold the record for fastest 600.

[madboy]

I think I still hold the record for fastest 600.Savour what memories you can... how's the bike? **Madboy runs and hides**

[tl_tub]

So pants are optional then? Sweeet! :banana:

[White trash]

I don't need the expense of my own bike mate, people are lining up to lend 'em to me. And good bikes too, like Gixxer 1Ks and race bikes. None of that Kumandsukme rubbish though.

[Slingshot]

I don't need the expense of my own bike mate, people are lining up to lend 'em to me. And good bikes too, like Gixxer 1Ks and race bikes. None of that Kumandsukme rubbish though.

Yip...253.66kph beats my 227.38 hands down...but i did beat the '03 R6 which only posted 197.06.

Jim...maybe you should bring the R6 along...try and reclaim some respect for Yamaha riders around the country.

[White trash]

Yip...253.66kph beats my 227.38 hands down...but i did beat the '03 R6 which only posted 197.06.


That's my last trip on the K4 600. The year earlier I did 261 on my K3.

Edit for Buggy. The speedo was reading 288 :finger:

[James Deuce]

Jim...maybe you should bring the R6 along...try and reclaim some respect for Yamaha riders around the country.

No no the pressure!

[Velox]

Thinking I might bring the 400 for a laugh. Less chance of embarrassingly slow runs on the R6 too.

But.

I'm only entering if Velox does too. (Was going to say something about naked Honda riders sticking together, but got all embarrassed. Oops)
Hmmm. I thought I might just watch this one and have a go in the one next month or whenever it is. What would be cool though would be to do a drag with the little bikes, except they don't let you go at the same time eh?

[James Deuce]

What would be cool though would be to do a drag with the little bikes, except they don't let you go at the same time eh?

No time like the present, and it would be cool to see what difference 15HP and 40 kilo or so makes vs the Jade and it's stick figure pilot.

[Velox]

No time like the present, and it would be cool to see what difference 15HP and 40 kilo or so makes vs the Jade and it's stick figure pilot.
Hah!
I'm tempted. Give me a bit longer to decide. It's $35 right?
Vasaline Warrior is taking his CBR400 so that's at least someone else for you to compare with. Kind of. CB vs CBR though - hmmmm.

[Dafe]

300 HERE I COME!!!! :bleh:

Posts that is!!!

[NC]

Caltex at 9? That's pretty early, but we can get a good watch before the heat comes on.

I think I might have a go.

<B>I WILL SET THE SLOWEST TIME AND TERMINAL SPEED</B>

I am pretty much sure of it, unless someone shows up on a 50cc scooter.

Then next month I will come back with my new exhaust and petrol wasting carbs and still be the slowest, but I will be <B>1% less slow</B> :-)
That's a challange! I wasn't going to come over to the sprints, but now it'll be worth beating the slowest time on the A100..

Hehe :laugh:

[madboy]

Bugger, fork seals won't be fixed until next week. That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it.

Next time.

[Slingshot]

OK....Who's planning on meeting at Caltex Rimutaka at 8:30 for the ride over?

[tl_tub]

OK....Who's planning on meeting at Caltex Rimutaka at 8:30 for the ride over?

90% chance i'll be there. 0% chance i'll be wearing bells. :banana:

[MoFunthanmost]

yeah, i'll prolly be there too - providing I can get outta bed on time :)

[Deano]

OK....Who's planning on meeting at Caltex Rimutaka at 8:30 for the ride over?

Yeah I'll be there, Byron and probably Jimbo as well.

Hope the weather is like today, but cool in the morning for the early runs :msn-wink:

[Slingshot]

Yeah I'll be there, Byron and probably Jimbo as well.

Hope the weather is like today, but cool in the morning for the early runs :msn-wink:

According to the Metservice (http://www.metservice.co.nz/default/index.php?pkey=190715&ckey=195290) it's going to be cloudly with gusty northwesterlies.

If it's raining tomorrow I'll be staying at home...otherwise...see you at Caltex!

[limbimtimwim]

OK....Who's planning on meeting at Caltex Rimutaka at 8:30 for the ride over?I am. But like you said: Rain == stay in bed.

[boris]

8.30 to early for me. As i have to travel from Levin.My knees and back don't like the cold.

[Sparky Bills]

Ill try to get there in the afternoon.
Got to move and all in the morning, so will see how we go.

[Velox]

Ill try to get there in the afternoon.
Got to move and all in the morning, so will see how we go.
I'm leaving Wgtn at 12 if you want to meet up. Or will you prob be later than that?

[Slingshot]

Well...we made it home ok.

I'll post some vids in the next couple of days.

[jimbo600]

Well...we made it home ok.

I'll post some vids in the next couple of days.

What was up with your bike today?

[James Deuce]

Well...we made it home ok.


Excellent news. I hope it isn't too expensive.

That was a fun day. Watched the sprints in themorning, watched Lynda turn the timing rig off every time Flame went by so she could keep her record, and it was nice of her to try and help Deano by buggering up Mr Sampson's timing on his second run.

Excellent commentary Lynda.

Nice to see everyone I caught up with.

Had fun beetling about the Wairarapa in the afternoon too.

[mangell6]

Well...we made it home ok.

I'll post some vids in the next couple of days.

Thats a relief, a few of us were wondering. Look forward to the vids.

Nice day pity about the head wind, slower that last year by .03 sec

[jimbo600]

Here's a quick vid of what it looks like from a riders perspective. Personally I believe what my speedo says and the organisers timing lights are wrong. The speedo figure is what I'll be boasting.

[Slingshot]

What was up with your bike today?

I'm not exactly sure yet...I think I might have bent a valve or broken a ring.

[Slingshot]

Here's a quick vid of what it looks like from a riders perspective. Personally I believe what my speedo says and the organisers timing lights are wrong. The speedo figure is what I'll be boasting.

Nice...What speed did it come through at?

[jimbo600]

Nice...What speed did it come through at?

Biggest number on the speedo was 288. Ain't no way it was going that fast though.

[White trash]

So. Did any of you 600 riding homos beat my 261?

[jimbo600]

So. Did any of you 600 riding homos beat my 261?

Not even close. Strong headwind today. Must be a homo. Also I think that the timing lights were placed at the proper distance too.

[limbimtimwim]

Caltex at 9? That's pretty early, but we can get a good <B>I WILL SET THE SLOWEST TIME AND TERMINAL SPEED</B>
I am pretty much sure of it, unless someone shows up on a 50cc scooter.I won! (ie. Slowest) I seem to recall 16.88 seconds for the standing 1/4. That's slower than a volkswagen 4wd! ( http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0401/S00128.htm )

Something is amiss with old dents though, it was surging a bit after the runs.

Should all be sorted next month (Fingers crossed, touch on wood, etc) . Then I expect nothing more that 16.70 for the standing 1/4!

[James Deuce]

Jimbo, all that matters is that you looked good bro.

The bike sounded fantastic too, unlike that K5 of Mr Sampson's that sounded like an RG500 with one broken expansion chamber.

[James Deuce]

I won! (ie. Slowest) I seem to recall 16.88 seconds for the standing 1/4. That's slower than a volkswagen 4wd! ( http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0401/S00128.htm )

Something is amiss with old dents though, it was surging a bit after the runs.

Should all be sorted next month (Fingers crossed, touch on wood, etc) . Then I expect nothing more that 16.70 for the standing 1/4!

You were awsome dude. It was great to see some small bikes giiving it a go.

[White trash]

So Tony didn't beat 300?

[jimbo600]

Jimbo, all that matters is that you looked good bro.

The bike sounded fantastic too, unlike that K5 of Mr Sampson's that sounded like an RG500 with one broken expansion chamber.

Cheers man. It's a laught the sprints. Deano had a good day. He's going to be unbearable over the next few months.

[Velox]

You were awsome dude. It was great to see some small bikes giiving it a go.
Says the man who I hear didn't take his 400 out!

[VasalineWarrior]

awsome dude! nearly broke the 16 second barrier-what was your flying quarter time?

[VasalineWarrior]

Says the man who I hear didn't take his 400 out!
hey! i had 2 plugs in the tyre-by rights i probably shouldnt have been out there

[jimbo600]

So Tony didn't beat 300?

No. Nearly but no cigar.

[VasalineWarrior]

Here's a quick vid of what it looks like from a riders perspective. Personally I believe what my speedo says and the organisers timing lights are wrong. The speedo figure is what I'll be boasting.
Hey jimbo! what do i use to open your video?

[jimbo600]

Hey jimbo! what do i use to open your video?

A computer

[limbimtimwim]

You were awsome dude. It was great to see some small bikes giiving it a go.Just bring your earplugs next month. Jim on his VT250 Spada was faster. He kept popping wheelies.

NO WHEELIES

Would if I freakin' could..

[jimbo600]

Hey jimbo! what do i use to open your video?

Quicktime. Download available from Apple.com

[Velox]

Here's a few pics...

Go the 250s!!!

[limbimtimwim]

awsome dude! nearly broke the 16 second barrier-what was your flying quarter time?Barrier? There is a barrier? My flying.. Umm.. I seem to recall a number 2x as much as everyone else.. Not sure what it was.

hey! i had 2 plugs in the tyre-by rights i probably shouldnt have been out there!!! Urk.

I thought you had a cbr250rr with a funny swingarm, I didn't realise it was a cbr400.. No wonder you were so much quicker than me and jim.

[Slingshot]

Here's my effort: 211.45 kmph.

Heading towards the start line and the bike stops accelerating...I change gear...that doesn't help.
Then before I get to the finish line the bike starts losing power.

Apperently there was a puff of blue smoke, I think that would correspond to the point where bike start slowing down.

I'd say it was only running on 3 cylinders for most of the timed part of the run and then it felt like a dirty old twin on the way home.

[Slingshot]

Here's a few pics...

Go the 250s!!!


What's with the ghost helmet floating in the background of the second pic?

[Velox]

What's with the ghost helmet floating in the background of the second pic?

Prob belongs to the fellas who were getting a good view from up in the pines.
Feel sorry for the guy below though. :pinch:

[skelstar]

I won! (ie. Slowest)
That was awesome mate (and James K). An inspiration for 250 riders :)

[RoadRocket]

yus 250 champ with a 12.86

[mikey]

yus 250 champ with a 12.86

until november.....

[Uncle B]

then it felt like a dirty old twin on the way home.

Shame on you. Now if you had said smelly old twin I would have bee offended.
Nothing wrong with a dirty old twin eh eh eh :ride:

Glad you managed to get home on that dirty old triple of yours.
Seriously I hope it's not too major and that we see you on next weekends ride.

[LB]

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WT: re Tony.....on his second flying run the timing gear played up and didn't stop when he passed the finish line. His first run was 4.82 which equated to average speed of 298.75kph. He would def have broken the 300kph barrier on his second run, as he was doing 500rpm more, and you could tell he was slightly faster. On his third run the wind had gotten up a bit and he did a 4.83.

Results will be posted on the website (www.cdd.co.nz if I remember correctly). It sometimes takes Peter a few days to get the results up, just keep a watch on it.

Slingshot: didn't realise your bike was playing up - hope it's fixed soon.
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[Slingshot]

Shame on you. Now if you had said smelly old twin I would have bee offended.
Nothing wrong with a dirty old twin eh eh eh :ride:

Glad you managed to get home on that dirty old triple of yours.
Seriously I hope it's not too major and that we see you on next weekends ride.

I wouldn't have said yours was a dirty old twin. More like a flash shiny twin.

[skelstar]

I wouldn't have said yours was a dirty old twin. More like a flash shiny twin.
*back pedal!!!*
Seriously...I hope that you get your bike sorted and its not too expensive. Esp for this weekend. Good effort getting home on three cylinders...(I do it every weekend on two :> ).

[et al]

Did anyone get pics of any of the et al family? ie red Ducati 996, Tigerblade Fireblade, blue SV650S. We arrived late morning and only did the afternoon standing sprints.
PS: Thanks Dafe - we have seen your shot of Gunner.

[MD]

Hayden reckons he can derestrict the speed limiter on the CBR pretty easily, but I dunno if he will do it for the sprints......gotta keep something up his sleeve don't he. :Pokey:



Are you sure there is any limiter on the Blades? I have never heard that before. The only speed restrictors for Hondas that I'm aware of are those roadside signs with a black stripe across the middle or the ones with "100kph"

So doesn't anyone know what the best times were or do we have to wait 4 months for the organisers to update their website like last time.

[badlieutenant]

awesome day ! turned up in time to wait for one of the runs to finish and hear a bike getting the berries strapped out of it and what do ya know? its me mate nick :D sounded good too man. Altho the flashy auckland type bike with orange bits looked better and sounded nicer to me than that orrible gixer :D(troll)
bit of a kb get together which was cool and with lynda yelling out all the detailed information, like address, age and bank ballance, added a bit of humour :D
Btw LB, who was the old guy on the vulcan (i think thats what it was) sitting next to you ? (seen in the picture with the ghost helmet) second time Ive ended up chatting to him at some random spot. Nice guy and he can shovel that bike around pretty fast too. Mind you I now know hes got 50 something years of riding experiance, so no wonder he knows what hes doing.
Best part of the day was riding to gladstone pushing the bike along and the gixer went past us in the opposite direction at wat looked like top speed.

rocks in his head, he must have boulders for balls :D

[jimbo600]

Are you sure there is any limiter on the Blades? I have never heard that before. The only speed restrictors for Hondas that I'm aware of are those roadside signs with a black stripe across the middle or the ones with "100kph"

So doesn't anyone know what the best times were or do we have to wait 4 months for the organisers to update their website like last time.

Don't know what the official times are but I do know that a CBR1000 blade is faster than a GSXR600.

[MD]

Don't know what the official times are but I do know that a CBR1000 blade is faster than a GSXR600.

Well there are 400 reasons for that to happen Jimbo.
Bet you cleaned up the 600 class though and maybe those cheaters on 636s as well.

[jimbo600]

Well there are 400 reasons for that to happen Jimbo.
Bet you cleaned up the 600 class though and maybe those cheaters on 636s as well.

Quickest 600 by a long chalk mate. Mind you the only 2005 ZX636 there was piloted by powerlifter Nic who weighs in at a paltry 115kgs. Kind of defeats the power to weight ratio thing really.

Coming down for the runs in Nov?

[James Deuce]

Quickest 600 by a long chalk mate. Mind you the only 2005 ZX636 there was piloted by powerlifter Nic who weighs in at a paltry 115kgs. Kind of defeats the power to weight ratio thing really.

Coming down for the runs in Nov?

Who kept buttoning off half way down the timed section too. Did he get a good run in the end??

[jimbo600]

Who kept buttoning off half way down the timed section too. Did he get a good run in the end??

Not sure. I think he did. He was amping at the end of one run so I guess he got the measure of it.

[MD]

Quickest 600 by a long chalk mate. Mind you the only 2005 ZX636 there was piloted by powerlifter Nic who weighs in at a paltry 115kgs. Kind of defeats the power to weight ratio thing really.

Coming down for the runs in Nov?
Well done that man.
November hey.. Well only if Deano stays away because I heard that that orange paint is a weight saving of 1.006 grams. There's no place for cheaters. Mind you he never cleans it so by Nov that will be another 5kg clinging to the Repsol.
Did Aaron turn up?

[jimbo600]

Well done that man.
November hey.. Well only if Deano stays away because I heard that that orange paint is a weight saving of 1.006 grams. There's no place for cheaters. Mind you he never cleans it so by Nov that will be another 5kg clinging to the Repsol.
Did Aaron turn up?

No. Alot of the regulars weren't there

[Deano]

Well done that man.
November hey.. Well only if Deano stays away because I heard that that orange paint is a weight saving of 1.006 grams. There's no place for cheaters. Mind you he never cleans it so by Nov that will be another 5kg clinging to the Repsol.
Did Aaron turn up?

I'll have you know I've cleaned it four times in about 6 weeks. (My bike that is)

I might have to remove the mirrors next time though. :blip:

I'm not 100% sure about a speed limiter on it - Hayden is investigating.

LB - you were hilarious - it was great to know who was about to do a run and a "few" of their details. Got some crowd intreaction going which was excellent.

[bungbung]

Who kept buttoning off half way down the timed section too. Did he get a good run in the end??

That was CrazyLittleShit on the Silver 636. I think his last run was ok.

[Deano]

That was CrazyLittleShit on the Silver 636. I think his last run was ok.

Someone else did it twice in a row - must have thought the first trap was the end.

[LB]

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Badlieutenant: I'm not actually in the photo with the "ghost helmet". That photo was taken after lunch, after I'd gone. But the guy to the left (ie the lady's right) of the lady writing the times is Ron someone or other, not sure where he came from. He was a Ulysses guy. Nice bloke.

Mark on the yellow GSXR1000K4 buttoned off early in his flying runs, we think he didn't know where the finish line was.

Re my commentary: at riders briefing some of the spectators said "can you please let us know who's going to be coming through each time because we want to video/take photos of our mates" so I thought I'd take it one step further!

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[skelstar]

LB - does that include giving one of the Coils (?) a hard time about dropping his bike and getting a replacement Tiger? :)

[LB]

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It wasn't Peter/Joe Coyle who wrote off their Tiger, it was Neil, another of the RAT guys.
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[VasalineWarrior]

Hey! Im offended that anyone would think that I rode a Tiger!

[limbimtimwim]

http://www.cdd.co.nz/sprint/EastWestSprintResultsSep2005.htm

Looks like they were posted on the 7th.

GO BIKE 13 !!!

What a dismal showing.

[limbimtimwim]

Oh yeah.

Check out bike 17 on the flyings.

Feck.

[James Deuce]

Feck 210 on a VTR! Top blimmin' marks!

[jimbo600]

Good stuff.

Good drills to Deano scoring joint fastest standing 1/4.

Pretty happy with the performance of the 600. Up there with the 1000's. Wait till I get my hands on the 06 750 :headbang:

[limbimtimwim]

Feck 210 on a VTR! Top blimmin' marks!LOL! I think they were being silly buggers when they came up with that number.

400(m) / 10.47 (sec) = 38.204393505 metres per second

Which is 137.53 KM/h . (Or 12 on the Beaufort scale.. ;-) )

That speedo was reading about 11 high, I think I saw an indicated 149. That was in 4th gear. My carbs were so screwed that I couldn't go faster in 5th, hence the other slower times.

Ridiculous muffler has been fitted, carbs are being fixed, new +3 jets are in, clutchless upshifts practised..

All going to plan, I think I get an extra 10 km/h at the next meet. And I think the muffler has already given me that, as it pulls harder than it used to as the revs go up.

[mangell6]

Me thinks that they have got their times wrong for me. Still happy with the flying as there was a head wind and it was warmer as well. Interesting how the first run seems to be the quickest.

Roll on November

[Slingshot]

211.45Km/h on 3 (maybe two) cylinders.

Not a bad effort:whistle:

[skelstar]

211.45Km/h on 3 (maybe two) cylinders.
Not a bad effort:whistle:
Hey...dont mean to nit pick but I think I remember seeing your bike go bang at the 1/8mile mark :). Good effort none the less...you gonna try your new stealth machine out?

[Slingshot]

Hey...dont mean to nit pick but I think I remember seeing your bike go bang at the 1/8mile mark :). Good effort none the less...you gonna try your new stealth machine out?

Yeah...more than likely. I'll have to try and de-bunk the gixxer600 time!!!

[jimbo600]

Yeah...more than likely. I'll have to try and de-bunk the gixxer600 time!!!

Big call mate. Losing the brick off the side of your bike with the camera in it might help. Surprising how fast 600's go these days really. Looking forward to November.

[Slingshot]

Big call mate. Losing the brick off the side of your bike with the camera in it might help. Surprising how fast 600's go these days really. Looking forward to November.

I haven't attached it to the new one yet. I might have to look into a bullet cam like yours.

[jimbo600]

I haven't attached it to the new one yet. I might have to look into a bullet cam like yours.

Yeah it's the way to go. Only cost around $200 and I believe that your DV camera takes external AV input so it'll sit nicely under the seat. Easy to make up a little bracket too. Plus it's less vulnerable in the event of a non mentionable.

[limbimtimwim]

(!!HAND WAVING!!)
These are on again on Sunday 27th of this month, so if you missed out last time, or as in my case you have made some improvements this is your chance to see how fast it will go. Or how fast it will do a standing 1/4.

So leave that day free!

It's plenty fun, honest. And you forever feel better knowing you are not talking shit when someone asks how fast/slow it goes.

I will naturally be going as slow as I can so to fill my usual public service role of coming last, to save all of you who have spent too much on your bike the shame. Yes, I know, I am too generous. You all know if I opened it right up, you'd be feeling pretty pissed off. Give me a turbo hayabusa as thanks. Or lollies. Whatever you can afford. Or cheese.

http://www.cdd.co.nz/sprint/sprint.htm

[Slingshot]

so if you missed out last time, or as in my case you have made some improvements this is your chance to see how fast it will go. Or how fast it will do a standing 1/4.
http://www.cdd.co.nz/sprint/sprint.htm

Haha...I've made an improvement too.


Sign up here (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=523&day=2005-11-27&)

[VasalineWarrior]

Il be there mate dont think il run this time though. The av gas I used last time was a bit harsh on the spark plugs!

[limbimtimwim]

Haha...I've made an improvement too.Yeah.. Ya Honda traitor!! ;-)