PMCC round 2 Taupo -Jan 15

[FROSTY]

Well KBers tis time for round 2 of the PMCC club series.
The new sweeper has settled down heaps with good traction now.
Still on the old track.
classes will be as per last round with f1/f2/f3 tards/clubbie /posties/pre89/and 150/250 streetstock.
Bucket guys --an idea here--front up and enter streetstocks -if enough of ya front youll possibly have ya own class

[Racey Rider]

Whats the entry fee?
Is it, Praitice and 3 races per class?

[MOTOXXX]

im having my first race ever. ill be on a yellow and black rg150 probly #41 as its on the bike and just getting a day licence.
realy looking forward to it too

[team cudby]

Well KBers tis time for round 2 of the PMCC club series.
The new sweeper has settled down heaps with good traction now.
Still on the old track.
classes will be as per last round with f1/f2/f3 tards/clubbie /posties/pre89/and 150/250 streetstock.
Bucket guys --an idea here--front up and enter streetstocks -if enough of ya front youll possibly have ya own class
No they wont.As club scrutineer I can advise you that they will not have buckets at the next round.Restricted to 150 streetstock/no buckets.That is still under discussion but we do hope to run buckets as part of our series next year.Im trying my best to get the club to understand that this would be a better class than classic single due to lack of numbers.

[Two Smoker]

See you guys there........ And Nicko is going too....

[HDTboy]

Wish I could

[k14]

No they wont.As club scrutineer I can advise you that they will not have buckets at the next round.Restricted to 150 streetstock/no buckets.That is still under discussion but we do hope to run buckets as part of our series next year.Im trying my best to get the club to understand that this would be a better class than classic single due to lack of numbers.
Well thats stupid, so that means I can't enter my 125cc 4-stroke bucket in streetstock? Was thinking of coming, but won't if that's the case.

[FROSTY]

Hey it could be a good place to end a ride for all you road riders

[andy1]

Can u enter on the day?

[FROSTY]

You can ONLY eod --funny system PMCC have --understandable really given that Taupo track fees change basicly without warning

[froggyfrenchman]

Bucket guys --an idea here--front up and enter streetstocks -if enough of ya front youll possibly have ya own class

Wrong, sorry

As mike said, the club recently voted in a new class, aircooled pre '89 singles, Nothing motard. But it isnt a very popular class and we have to try and convince the club that buckets would be a better bet. The general feeling of the club so far, is that the buckets will be boring at taupo and with such high lap times... will slow the day right down.

WE ARE WORKING ON IT, watch this space

[k14]

Wrong, sorry

As mike said, the club recently voted in a new class, aircooled pre '89 singles, Nothing motard. But it isnt a very popular class and we have to try and convince the club that buckets would be a better bet. The general feeling of the club so far, is that the buckets will be boring at taupo and with such high lap times... will slow the day right down.

WE ARE WORKING ON IT, watch this space
Thats BS, I reckon some of the buckets would embarass some of the bigger bikes. I would be surprised if the slowest buckets would be much over the 1.05 mark, so just make the bucket races 5 laps instead of 6 or 4 even. Not too big a deal. We race on the full track at levels and consistently beat other RG150's in streetstock and normally get lapped once on a 6 lap race, around 12-15 seconds a lap slower than the fastest 150's.

[froggyfrenchman]

Thats BS, I reckon some of the buckets would embarass some of the bigger bikes. I would be surprised if the slowest buckets would be much over the 1.05 mark, so just make the bucket races 5 laps instead of 6 or 4 even. Not too big a deal. We race on the full track at levels and consistently beat other RG150's in streetstock and normally get lapped once on a 6 lap race, around 12-15 seconds a lap slower than the fastest 150's.

You dont need to convince me, im one of the main names pushing to include the buckets! Due to huge workload lately i havnt been able to get to the club meetings for a few months. 5 lapswas what i was thinking as well.

[Sketchy_Racer]

well would my FXR 150 count as street stock?? although its not stock??

and they saying buckets are too slow?? Like K14 said B.S!! it would be quite funny to see some buckets guys embarrese the 150s !!!

[FROSTY]

rg100--I think I saw a fxr at the last round---well its a 150cc innit

[Racey Rider]

Whats the entry fee?
Is it, Praitice and 3 races per class?

Does anyone know how much cash I need to bring for the entry fee?
I presume they don't take cheques?

[Quasievil]

Does anyone know how much cash I need to bring for the entry fee?
I presume they don't take cheques?

Shitre cant remember but recall $65.00 being the number + $20 for entering another class, could be wrong, if you take $100 you should be sweet, good luck
:2thumbsup

[Two Smoker]

urgent!!! is there day licences????

[Quasievil]

Ive just rung them and yes there is day licences at $15-$20 each and the entry fee is $60, so if you need a day licence its $15 + $60.

so there ya have it good luck to you guys, I cant come as a plonker of a mate decided to have a wedding today and he decided to also have an open bar so basically Im screwed !

[Two Smoker]

so there ya have it good luck to you guys, I cant come as a plonker of a mate decided to have a wedding today and he decided to also have an open bar so basically Im screwed !

Inconsiderate bastard, doesnt have his priorities straight... Give him my congrats though :niceone:

[trumpy]

FROSTY at work......

[Racey Rider]

As this was my first race day with PMCC, I had a couple of thoughts to share for discussion.

We pay a lot to go to a race day. The $60 entry fee is fair, but I for example spent close to $100 in petrol just towing the trailor/bike to Taupo and back so would like to get as much race time in as possable while there. All the racing was over by about 4pm. Couldn't we use an extra hour till 5pm to get more racing in? Could we have just one practice session to give more race time? I ended up spending $160 for just 18 minutes of racing time. (3 races @ about 6 minutes each). I'm sure this may have been talked about before but I would like to hear other peoples opinions.

The other thing of concern was that in the Streetstock/Classic's, the race was not stopped when two bikes crashed at the exit of the sweeper. One bike was left lying in the middle of the track spilling out a lot of petrol while the racing continued. While this bike was not on the racing line, it only took somebody to stuff up their corner to end up running straight into it. I was on my bike going around and maybe couldn't see the full picture, but it seemed a little unsafe to me.

Someone mentioned it might have been $20 to enter a second class. someone else said (at the end of the day) it was free to enter a second class. What is the club policy on that so i know if I get back there again??

Thanks.
Racey.

[Hoon]

PMCC rounds are known for being very laid back. I remember a race where some guy lay rolling around on the hairpin for 3 laps in agony while the race still went on (until it finished actually!). Those country folk are a hard bunch and their definition of "dangerous" differs somewhat from us city dwellers.

Also race events aren't the best place to be expecting track time, you are better off relying on track days for that kind of stuff - Race days are good for experience and points. It costs me approx $300 all up to attend a Taupo event so I need to pick and choose them carefully.

[FROSTY]

yep--the cost of a race day at Taupo costs about $300-400
A track day at Pukie costs about $150

[MOTOXXX]

As this was my first race day with PMCC, I had a couple of thoughts to share for discussion.

We pay a lot to go to a race day. The $60 entry fee is fair, but I for example spent close to $100 in petrol just towing the trailor/bike to Taupo and back so would like to get as much race time in as possable while there. All the racing was over by about 4pm. Couldn't we use an extra hour till 5pm to get more racing in? Could we have just one practice session to give more race time? I ended up spending $160 for just 18 minutes of racing time. (3 races @ about 6 minutes each). I'm sure this may have been talked about before but I would like to hear other peoples opinions.

The other thing of concern was that in the Streetstock/Classic's, the race was not stopped when two bikes crashed at the exit of the sweeper. One bike was left lying in the middle of the track spilling out a lot of petrol while the racing continued. While this bike was not on the racing line, it only took somebody to stuff up their corner to end up running straight into it. I was on my bike going around and maybe couldn't see the full picture, but it seemed a little unsafe to me.

Someone mentioned it might have been $20 to enter a second class. someone else said (at the end of the day) it was free to enter a second class. What is the club policy on that so i know if I get back there again??

Thanks.
Racey.



yep i was right behind the cagiva when the crash happend. i threw out the picks and just managed to slow enough to swerv around them. it was a bit dodge as the bike was out there for ages