Puke 8th April - confirmed????

[justsomeguy]

Hi there,

Does someone have a number I can call (couldn't find anything on Google) or can someone please confirm that bikes will be let out tomorrow 8th April at Puke.

Thanks,
JSG.

[Postie]

yeah mate, its all on. Practice starts at 05:45.

[justsomeguy]

yeah mate, its all on. Practice starts at 05:45.

Sorry - don't you mean 10:30??

Anyone else know for sure??

[bugjuice]

you not going to the drag n stunt day then?

[justsomeguy]

you not going to the drag n stunt day then?
Heya Buggy - going to do both. Thought I'd do a bit of drag racing in the morn (8:30 start remember) and then shoot off to Puke.

But :angry: it seems as though puke is starting at 1pm and finishing at 5pm.

http://www.countiesracing.co.nz/modules.php?name=Calendar&op=ShowEvent&month=04&day=8&year=2006&eventid=79

WTF - and they still want $90 -- Wonder how many sessions I'll get..... Grrrr..... Shouldn't they make it $45 for half a day??

Why a 1pm start??

Someone care to comment??

[bugjuice]

so can't be arsed with 90 bucks to waste the right side of your tyres..

[Karma]

How much does it cost for a track day down there?

I've never done one before, and might be interested in getting a bit of practice in before Taupo ;)

Edit - Just read posts :S

[justsomeguy]

OK - Who's the happiest boy in the world - I am I am I am

Just phoned Gary - the track opens at 1pm and finishes at 5 - NO DRIFTERSS!!!

He reckons we'll get 6 - YES SIX YEAHHH SIXXXXXX sessions!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

FOR $70!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:banana: :banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::b anana:

[justsomeguy]

so can't be arsed with 90 bucks to waste the right side of your tyres..

I'm not as fast as you so I wont be wasting much - just be out having a laugh.

[bugjuice]

that's not so bad then.. might even go myself at that price..

[Quasievil]

that's not so bad then.. might even go myself at that price..

Might even go and whip your arse at that price to

[bugjuice]

*cough-splutter-snort*..

do what now?

[loosebruce]

that's not so bad then.. might even go myself at that price..

But you wont spend $60 and come pull wheelies with us, :angry: might have to dis own you soon. Unless you're coming now?

[bugjuice]

But you wont spend $60 and come pull wheelies with us, :angry: might have to dis own you soon. Unless you're coming now?
kinda hopin to do both ;)
well, it'll be either both or noffin

[Quasievil]

*cough-splutter-snort*..

do what now?

Dont worry I will bring my mountain bike the 400 did it way to easy at taupo

[justsomeguy]

Dont worry I will bring my mountain bike the 400 did it way to easy at taupo

And you'll still be faster than me:eyepoke:

Watch out for the slow Indian doing 50kmph down the back straight.

[R6_kid]

no excuses brown boy. My mate vtec was holding on to the tail end of F3 the other day, 1.15s are the target, your not going fast enough until you are somwhere near that.

[Quasievil]

no excuses brown boy. My mate vtec was holding on to the tail end of F3 the other day, 1.15s are the target, your not going fast enough until you are somwhere near that.

Youre mate Vtec is a fuckin legend, boy he can ride that 250 !!

[justsomeguy]

no excuses brown boy. My mate vtec was holding on to the tail end of F3 the other day, 1.15s are the target, your not going fast enough until you are somwhere near that.

Hehe, will see what I can do. Let's first try to break into the 1:30s then 1:25's then see how it goes:sweatdrop

Any of you'll ride Puke in the wet - which parts are especially bad??

[Quasievil]

Any of you'll ride Puke in the wet - which parts are especially bad??

Arrrr let me see..... all of it, yes all of it is shit.
look out for the puddles, watch jennian, watch the back straight watch the puddles leading up to the Hill and really watch the hill ,so yeah all of it is Yucky poos

[Two Smoker]

Any of you'll ride Puke in the wet - which parts are especially bad??

Turn 6 seems to bite pretty hard... hehehe

Places to watch, Turn 1, Turn 6 and definately coming up over the hill...

[justsomeguy]

Had a pretty decent day - woke up at 7 am looked outside and said feck it. Got on KB and sat around looking at the walls.

Around 11am the sun came out, so I left for Meremere got there by 12 and did two drags. Managed to do a 14.16 at 146 kmph and another at 15:45 at 148 kmph.

The guys at Meremere then stopped for lunch so I headed off to Puke.

Turns out there were tooo many bloody cars. So the day ran:

Road cars
Race cars
Bikes
Single Seaters

Managed to get 3 sessions only the last of which was in the rain. There were about 6-8 bikes.

Went pretty ok, I managed to satisfy myself.

The biggest problem I had was going over the hill - no matter what I tried I couldn't do over 145kmph while leaned over and barely made it to 170 before dropping a gear for Jennian - guys advice please.

I can now confirm GPR70's are the bizzo. I could go just as hard in the rain as in the dry. Don't know if they'll last 2 track days though as mine look thoroughly shagged. The guys said most of the stuff will peel off with road use and the tyre will look a bit minter.

K got to go out now, see ya's :spudwave:

[justsomeguy]

The biggest problem I had was going over the hill - no matter what I tried I couldn't do over 145kmph while leaned over and barely made it to 170 before dropping a gear for Jennian - guys advice please.


Can I please get that advice >?????:mega:

[enigma51]

Can I please get that advice >?????:mega:

With that atitude NO

[justsomeguy]

With that atitude NO

Dear Sirs and Madam’s,:sweatdrop

I would like to humbly apologise for my shameful outburst expressing an arrogant lack of decorum as I so rudely asked for your advice.

Could any of you please, I beg, find it in your soul to grant me forgiveness just this once…? Furthermore, if my sins were reconcilable, would you tell me what I desired to hear?

I shall be forever in your gratitude and my entire being will be grateful for your exculpation.

With complete contrition,
JSG

[Two Smoker]

CBR250,

Full throttle, from the hairpin to esses, not letting off once.... Brake for the esses, drop it to 4th, full throttle through the esses, drop it to third and feather the front brake for castrol... Full throttle for the back straight and brake at the 100-70 metre mark... Thats what i would start with and see where i could save more time...

Another note, dont look at your speedo...

[justsomeguy]

Cheers TS,

I tried my best to take the hairpin as close to the right edge as possible to so I could enter the next left as straight as possible. Went up 2 gears at 16-17rpm each crossed over mid track to enter the hill and went through exiting nearer the left edge.

I could not accelerate enough to go any faster. I guess if I can manage to go flat out without buttoning off through from the hair pin till Jennian then I may have some chance.

Currently I usually button off a little bit as I enter the hill.

[justsomeguy]

CBR250,

Full throttle, from the hairpin to esses, not letting off once....

Just re-read your post - ah - :slap:

I buttoned off while entering the hill and stopped accelerating to do a downchange while entering Jennian.

[R6_kid]

some really good info from TS there, main thing i would say its to keep it in the 'sweet spot' above 11,000 or so RPM. Send vtec a PM and ask him what sort of tactics he used... afterall he ran 1.15 and the best guys there on the day seemed pretty impressed by that.

[R6_kid]

Can I please get that advice >?????:mega:

lol, dude you posted at 6.30 on a saturday night, when most people were out getting pissed/having a good time, and then again on sunday morning - when most people are riding/working on their bikes... did you really expect that much of a response :bleh:

[justsomeguy]

some really good info from TS there, main thing i would say its to keep it in the 'sweet spot' above 11,000 or so RPM. Send vtec a PM and ask him what sort of tactics he used... afterall he ran 1.15 and the best guys there on the day seemed pretty impressed by that.

I need to maintain between 12-16K rpm to retain some sort of forward motion.The engine was above 14k 99.99% of the time.

Vtec is a good rider, but he's been riding longer than you and even bugjuice, so I can't really compare my riding skills to him, basically I need to carry more corner speed. I closed the throttle twice from the hairpin to the esses.

[justsomeguy]

lol, dude you posted at 6.30 on a saturday night, when most people were out getting pissed/having a good time, and then again on sunday morning - when most people are riding/working on their bikes... did you really expect that much of a response :bleh:

No, just seeing if any of my regular fans would jump.:whistle: