Pictures of Taupo track?

[Toast]

Has any one got any piccies of the new Taupo track?

An aerial shot would be cool, or pictures of each corner.

I've seen the map, drawn map, but the above would be more helpful if anyone has any.

Reason I need this is so I can get in the zone before TD3, and hand Poos his ass. Nah, just kidding ( :shifty: )...just a little curious.

All amped up about going on the track again and need something to keep my imagination entertained at work next week.

Cheers all :)

[Velox]

Sorry - prob says somewhere in the TD3 thread but what part of the track are we using? It's not the whole thing eh? Better not just be the old bit.

[bugjuice]

it's the new track only from what I know.. Not using the old one at all

[Toast]

Yeah, sorry...

Has anyone got pictures of the piece of tarmac known as the 'new track', as opposed to the 'old track' or the 'International track' (I think that's what the full loop is called)...or just an aerial shot of the whole thing would be sweet.

[boomer]

No.

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[White trash]

Yup.

You go down the start finnish straight, followed by a left, then a right, then a long left. There's a few esses chucked in for good measure. and a chicane.

Keee-Ryste, corners, straights, more corners. Exactly the same as any road on the planet.

[FROSTY]

try a search under Taupo track--speedmedic posted up a map in one of the track threads

[MD]

Twice the number of corners than Manfeild going by the map. We wont know which way to go!
Might need to tape the map to our screens in case we take a wrong turn or get lost half way round.

[Mental Trousers]

You can break it down into sections:
1 - start/finish straight + 180' left hairpin (pit exit is on hairpin)
2 - esses
3 - sharp right with right hand sweeper exit
4 - 180' left hair pin with left sweeper exit
5 - chicane out onto mega wide straight
6 - question mark shaped chicane onto start/finish straight (pit entry is here)

Depending on the bike you'll use 2nd or 3rd gear for virtually everything that isn't straight.

meh, might as put how I rode it. Please note, this lot can be improved upon heaps and definitely will be at the track day!!

1 - bomb it down the straight staying right out wide. Hard on the brakes, down to 2 to 2nd, braking all the way into the hairpin. On the exit stay left or someone will take you.

2 - like most esses don't go too fast or you'll screw your line for the next part of it. Right-left-right. Apex for last right is blind. Get on the throttle before the apex and drift out wide on exit.

3 - Briefly hard on the brakes and square the right hand corner. On the throttle as you get into the apex. Stay right if possible but don't get off the throttle to do so cos of the right sweeper. May want to short shift to 3rd briefly

4 - Down to 2nd, stand it on it's nose and toss it onto it's left side. Throttle out of the apex. You can drift nice and wide here but don't get off the throttle or some smart arse will take you up the inside. You can go right around the outside of someone on the left sweeper relatively comfortably. Up to 3rd somewhere. If you're on it you'll have to change up during the sweeper not the short piece after it.

5 - Brake down to 2nd and into the chicane. You can almost straight line it but not quite. Slow for the left & right then wind the throttle out in the following left out onto the straight. The apex for the last left is virtually right at the start of the corner. It's very wierd but you can nail it without being able to see your exit provided you've got some lean on. If you don't nail it you'll stay in tight, hit the slightly nasty little bump on exit and be slow down the straight.

6 - If you do 5 right then you'll end up way wide on the straight. Stay out wide until you can see both the left and right then aim straight for the middle of the 2. Stright line the left and get hard on the brakes for the right. Watch out cos the surface is actually breaking up so you have to sneak between that and the ripple strip. Down into the last left and onto the straight.

Can anyone who has raced on the track suggest some improvements on that lot please.

[orangeback]

Has any one got any piccies of the new Taupo track?

An aerial shot would be cool, or pictures of each corner.

I've seen the map, drawn map, but the above would be more helpful if anyone has any.

Reason I need this is so I can get in the zone before TD3, and hand Poos his ass. Nah, just kidding ( :shifty: )...just a little curious.

All amped up about going on the track again and need something to keep my imagination entertained at work next week.

Cheers all :)
why dont you have a look on google earth , you should be able to zoom in on it

[Switch]

why dont you have a look on google earth , you should be able to zoom in on it

Thats a good idea. The last time i checked NZ on google earth we were a blurry spot in the sea, oh apart from Auckland

[sAsLEX]

Thats a good idea. The last time i checked NZ on google earth we were a blurry spot in the sea, oh apart from Auckland

taupo is low res and the pic is before the new development, puke is there in high res though

[FROSTY]

check out this thread
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=27466&highlight=taupo+track
uts got a map of the track

[paturoa]

Talking to a friend at work yesterday and we (well me) were struggling to remember the layout of the old baypark raceway.

I've searched KB and googled everywhere but can't find any track layout pics or drawings of the old Baypark raceway.

Has anyone got any for that track or know of any links where I could find it?

[Mental Trousers]

Baypark in ASCII !!!!!!!11

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[boomer]

Baypark in ASCII !!!!!!!11

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Meh!

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[paturoa]

lol

If I tweak my screen controls I can get the extra curve in the start finish, but it really buggers up the back straight!