G'day folks (ausmark)

[ausmark]

Hi. Moved over here from Melboune, Aus and brought my bike with me. Haven't had it out much, but managed to get down to Pukekohe last Saturday and went for a few laps in the teaming rain. Ran the wets so that was not so bad except for white lines on start grid. Looks like could be fun in the dry with more bikes to play with, but the end of the front straight?? is bumpy and pot holes were full of water making it difficult in the wet. What's with the crap arse excuse for pits.... no power, and the overhead shelter leaks like a siv???
Anyways, can people recommend other tracks that are worth the hike? How about Taupo?
Any comments would be helpful.
Thanks

Mark

[skidMark]

but the end of the front straight?? is bumpy and pot holes were full of water making it difficult in the wet. What's with the crap arse excuse for pits.... no power, and the overhead shelter leaks like a siv???


your not in cansas anymore dorothy welcome to nz and auckland's finest (and only) race track...

never ridden either taupo or puke..... but apprently from what i hear taupo kicks ass

[skidMark]

can you please say 6?

and fish and chips? :doobey:

[crashe]

ausmark - Kia ora and welcome to NZ....:first:

Now that you are here you have to support the All Blacks....
oh and any other team playing against aussie no matter what the sport is.:blip:




There are a few tracks around NZ... the guys and gals who ride on them can fill you in on which is the best.:scooter: :scooter:

[N4CR]

can you please say 6?

and fish and chips? :doobey:

Ignore the fucktard. ^

There are plenty of racers on this site that will give you info. I'm guessing you were at puke eh just by reading about shittier track etc lol.. yeah ain't the greatest track from what I heard anyway.

Consider changing the title of this thread to 'name the decent race tracks in nz' or something to get racers attention, not always welcoming new members.. hehe. Good luck and welcome to NZ.. Nice bike.

[skidMark]

thats sir fucktard to you tristan

oh and welcome by the way....

[ZeroIndex]

can you please say 6?

and fish and chips? :doobey:
i've also had that.. being from South Africa and stuff..

[DemonWolf]

Welcome to the Site =)

[kiwifruit]

Welcome to the site
We will be running a trackday here in Taupo in the near future, keep an eye on the meetings and events forum

[WRT]

Welcome! Taupo's worth the trip, but bear in mind its got several layouts. Check out http://www.tauporacetrack.co.nz/ for more info. I went along to Kiwifruit's last track day on the full track and it was brilliant, can highly recommend. Pukie isnt a great track (and not overly safe), but at least its handy. I'm still hanging out for this (http://www.hamptondowns.com/Home.wse) however . . .

[jimbo600]

Gidday mate,

Always good to welcome one of our Aussie cousins here.

Won't you miss going to Phillip Is mate?

[andrea]

yeah g'day mate, long way from home aye. welcome to nz and also to the so called nuthouse aye. BTW nice bike:scooter: :yes:

[Rossi Gal]

Anyways, can people recommend other tracks that are worth the hike? How about Taupo?
Any comments would be helpful.
Thanks

Mark


hey there! welcome to NZ!! there is taupo and manfield that iv riden on! bloody cool tracks! so long as ya not a puss and dont mind a wee bit of a drive lol :) there are some more down south island too but havent seen them yet! hope ya have fun!!

[Colapop]

Yeah, Gidday mate. Now that you're here enjoy yourself.

[ausmark]

Firstly, markauckland, 6 is pronounced six, and fish and chips exactly as it is written, not fush and chups.... hehehe

Language barrier aside, thanks for the feedback. I don't mind a drive to a good track, and looks like Taupo is definately on the cards. Hell, Phillip Island was 2 hours from my house in Melb, and Winton nearly 3 hours.... not to mention I would drive to Eastern Creek (Sydney) once or twice a year. Maybe that's why I used to clock up so many k's in Aus.

Thanks for the compliments on my bike. You may take them back once you've seen it. Not your average pretty boy's cafe racer with low k's.... mine has over 68000 on the odo, and with the track k's on the race dash is around 75000 in total. Yes they're all mine, I've had the bike since new. Will get a pic for my avatar shortly.

Cheers

Mark

[u4ea]

welcome ,your on the proper side of the ditch now!!!!!!!!:nya:

[Big Dave]

Gday
Been here 5.5 years ex sydney and newcastle. family are all tasmanians.
Great place to be a rider and i've done real well here.

AFL man?

[ausmark]

Gday
Been here 5.5 years ex sydney and newcastle. family are all tasmanians.
Great place to be a rider and i've done real well here.

AFL man?
Yep, AFL man alright, the mighty dons in fact. I am forced to download matches off the web and watch them over here... not even on sky... yourself? Sydney at least has a choice of rugby or aus rules... in melb its pretty much a one way mind of afl. Nice website by the way. Like the pics of Melb, only Eureka tower is hidden behind Crown hotel.... and Hobart always looks cool. Love Tassie, done heaps of trips over there. The whole west coast in magnificent, and my personal fav is the run to Strathgordon....
Cheers

[MSTRS]

How about Taupo?
A guarded welcome (you're not a fifth columnist, are you?).....
Taupo is (going to be) a primo track....there is one spot with what I'd call 'settling-in issues' in the chicane before entering the pit straight - the rest of it is the shizz. Facilities are more-or-less non-existent at this stage but they are coming. As someone else said, there are several configurations to this track...the developers have basically built a second larger track beside a small existing one with the option of running them as one large or seperating them

[Big Dave]

Yep, AFL man alright, the mighty dons in fact. I am forced to download matches off the web and watch them over here... not even on sky... yourself? Sydney at least has a choice of rugby or aus rules... in melb its pretty much a one way mind of afl. Nice website by the way. Like the pics of Melb, only Eureka tower is hidden behind Crown hotel.... and Hobart always looks cool. Love Tassie, done heaps of trips over there. The whole west coast in magnificent, and my personal fav is the run to Strathgordon....
Cheers


Yeah and Queesnstown is a hoot too. Amazing how different it is to Queenstown here.

Caaaaaaaaarlton. Card carrying member.

We'll catch up at a pub nite or something - I learn ya the lingo.

[Jabez]

Welcome....:)