Getting the learn from Tony Rees :)

[kiwifruit]

had a great time at the track today
managed to get some fairly average quality video from my tank cam... featuring Tony Rees showing me how its done, lol.
Did my best to hang on to him, but of course i couldnt :P
was doing 1:55 which im happy with
coulda gone faster, if i was a better rider :-D

[loosebruce]

1.55 aye, not too shabby Allan, you got some work to do before sunday though :shifty: lines are looking good, just need to brake harder, lean further, accelarate harder, sounds easy eh.
I'll be bringing my bullet camera and stuff down for this one, time to play around a bit me thinks

[DemonWolf]

Cheers for the footage Kiwifruit. Looking good.

Loosebruce.. be sure to post your stuff up mate =)

[kiwifruit]

Thanks Bruce :)
yeh, i know, im slow :P
i dont think i have the skills to do alot better
was trying pretty hard
was hoping to grab some pointers from tony but he was abit busy....

[loosebruce]

For sure Demon, no doubt i'll show you some gravel close up again.

Allan, first place to work on the back straight, open that sucker up, you can brake at the 150 board easy from full speed, you should still be hard on the brakes right through the first left of the esses onto the front straight, turn 5 the tightish RH in the infeild, it's actully baffling just how fast you can take it, a real decieving corner, through the esses you can be quite hard on the gas, saftley and also when braking for the sweeper leave it real late and deep on the brakes in the corner, alot of people lose out with braking hard into corners, the front has a lot of grip to offer, it's all practice mate, will catch you on sunday, go in the fast group and tag along for a bit :headbang:

[sAsLEX]

I'll be bringing my bullet camera and stuff down for this one, time to play around a bit me thinks

Last time isaw the results of that you were on your tl and it went

sky sky sky road sky road sky road corner loosebruce bank trees.

[kiwifruit]

Thanks for the advise bruce
yep, keen as to learn some more on sunday
cheers :D

[SPman]

Last time isaw the results of that you were on your tl and it went

sky sky sky road sky road sky road corner loosebruce bank trees.
Oooooooooooooooh - that's cruel, that is.......

[cowpoos]

Oooooooooooooooh - that's cruel, that is.......
your sex has altered...that must hav been cruel?

[MD]

Holy shit. Thanks for posting that vid kiwifruit :Punk: . That track looks like so much fun. There seem to be more flip-flop esses than the map on their website shows? Just before you got onto the dragstrip stretch. The more the merrier as Robin Hood would say. What sort of bike were you on?
Looking forward to finally getting on to a brand new track. That doesn't happen in NZ every year, decade, lifetime.

[Toast]

your sex has altered...that must hav been cruel?

You gotta change your forum sex after I learn you with my worn tyres, missing cylinder, loose chain and pulled hamstring (not to mention the bike's running on diesel 'cos I can't afford petrol) ;)

[sAsLEX]

There seem to be more flip-flop esses than the map on their website shows? Just before you got onto the dragstrip stretch.

Thats the old section aint it!?

[Matt Bleck]

Damn, I was on the friday beers finish early thing when ya posted which means I'm now at home on dial-up and have to wait half an hour to check the vid....

[MD]

Thats the old section aint it!?
Not going by their map on the Taupo raceway website. The new track doesn't use any of the old track. It's not like anyone's going to complain if the bulldozer driver was drunk and made another bend :laugh: .

EDIT: Ok, just watched it again. You're right Saslex, they turned onto the old track

[kiwifruit]

Holy shit. Thanks for posting that vid kiwifruit :Punk: . That track looks like so much fun. There seem to be more flip-flop esses than the map on their website shows? Just before you got onto the dragstrip stretch. The more the merrier as Robin Hood would say. What sort of bike were you on?
Looking forward to finally getting on to a brand new track. That doesn't happen in NZ every year, decade, lifetime.

No problem! pity the quality is shite, oh well, get what ya pay 4....
there is pleanty of flip flopping around the show, jolly good fun
cant wait for sunday :woohoo:
im on a k2 gsxr1000

the bit b4 the dragstrip is the "old" part of the track, has new surface tho and has been widened

[sAsLEX]

Not going by their map on the Taupo raceway website. The new track doesn't use any of the old track. It's not like anyone's going to complain if the bulldozer driver was drunk and made another bend :laugh: .

Umm yeah it does, left hand loop on the attached is old track

and the flop bit in red

[MD]

Well the Rider who goes out first better tape the map on their speedo so we don't all get lost

[Matt Bleck]

Dude what is wrong with that? It is Tony Rees you know?

I don't know about anyone else but watchin that vid has got me all amped up for Sunday, shit it's better than waiting for Xmas day!!

[Highlander]

I dun it a whole heap slower than that but I was picturing the next corner swiveling my chair - good stuff.

What is the tank cam set up consist of and what does it cost?

edit: I copied the clip and emailed around the country side.

[Kornholio]

Bah on my shitty rural connection I might as well wait til sunday and follow you round the track myself :(

[limbimtimwim]

:cry: :cry: :cry:

I remember a couple of those corners.

That looks such fun.

[kiwifruit]

:D
its just a shitty little digi cam of trademe
eg: http://www.trademe.co.nz/Electronics-photography/Video-cameras/Video-cameras/auction-56874281.htm
on a bracket, bolted to the petrol filler
im uploading the whole 20min session now, speed up 4x
(2nd session of the day 4 me)
its 9.8mb, im on dailup here, might take a while.... :|

[dss3]

1.55 aye, not too shabby Allan, you got some work to do before sunday though :shifty: lines are looking good, just need to brake harder, lean further, accelarate harder, sounds easy eh.
I'll be bringing my bullet camera and stuff down for this one, time to play around a bit me thinks

Cool, should be fun to see the rear end of my bike getting smaller and smaller.... <_<

[TonyB]

Dude what is wrong with that? It is Tony Rees you know?
Just what I was gonna say. Mind you... was Tony going hard or trying to show you the lines? He showed me the fastest way round Ruapuna- he had trouble going slow enough for me to keep up initially :laugh:
Then after me following him, him following me, me following him, he looked over his shoulder before the right hand infield sweeper and picked up speed. By the time I got around it he'd GONE:blink:

[dss3]

Just what I was gonna say. Mind you... was Tony going hard or trying to show you the lines? He showed me the fastest way round Ruapuna- he had trouble going slow enough for me to keep up initially :laugh:
Then after me following him, him following me, me following him, he looked over his shoulder before the right hand infield sweeper and picked up speed. By the time I got around it he'd GONE:blink:

From what I hear, he said down there a while ago he reckoned 1.39's would be about the top times to be going for. Think he was doing around 1.41-42 that particular day.

[kiwifruit]

he wasnt going hardcore thats for sure, lol
na he wasnt showing me lines, altho i tried to pick up what i could
id say he would have been going 10-15 sec a lap faster than me when he wanted to

[kiwifruit]

heres the whole 20 min session, sed up 4 times
10mb
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=7AC25BEC3B41FAA6

[saul]

he wasnt going hardcore thats for sure, lol
na he wasnt showing me lines, altho i tried to pick up what i could
id say he would have been going 10-15 sec a lap faster than me when he wanted to

Nice one mate.

You can give me the learn on 31/05 if I can make it down:ride:

Glad the name is not like the TV show :laugh:

[ZeroIndex]

dammit.. I need a helmet-mounted camera.. so i could show everyone how much of a learn i'd give people on footpaths..

ZeroIndex - Designated Footpath Racer :D

[Edbear]

Nice vid, enjoyed watching it! Even if not the best quality and I'm currently "throttled back" (Xtras words!) to dial-up cause we've used up our Broadband, mutter, mutter! Must get a suitable bike-cam setup myself, sometime. Just gotta get a wedding outta the way in July....:soon:

[DemonWolf]

1.55 aye, not too shabby Allan, you got some work to do before sunday though :shifty: lines are looking good, just need to brake harder, lean further, accelarate harder, sounds easy eh.
I'll be bringing my bullet camera and stuff down for this one, time to play around a bit me thinks

LooseBruce.. did ya get anything on your bullet camera mate? Wanna share with us plebs and wannabes? =)

[kiwifruit]

Tony is holding a trackday this friday, any kbers going?
The one i did last year was my 2nd time on the Taupo track, after getting the bug at minefield (CDMCC and RMCC days) and doing the first ever motoTT day.
I think i've come a long way since.... i thought i was at my peak back then!
Bruce's advice still rings in my ear as i brake to early coming off the main straight :yes:

[BarBender]

Might go Allan. Some of the old Whakatane crew will be at this one so it will be good to catch up with a few of them. Will you be there?

Reubs - Can I borrow your bike bro?????

[R6_kid]

bro, is my 10r available?

[kiwifruit]

Might go Allan. Some of the old Whakatane crew will be at this one so it will be good to catch up with a few of them. Will you be there?

im working on it
*cough* *cough* don't.... feel.... too.... well....

[Matt Bleck]

Might go Allan. Some of the old Whakatane crew will be at this one so it will be good to catch up with a few of them. Will you be there?

Reubs - Can I borrow your bike bro?????

BarBender do you know Big Steve from Whakatane? He use to ride a V11 Sport Moto Guzzi.

[BarBender]

BarBender do you know Big Steve from Whakatane? He use to ride a V11 Sport Moto Guzzi.

Not personally. But I know of him.

[kiwifruit]

popped out for a look today, looked like everyone was having fun :sunny: