Cleve
2nd January 2007, 06:33
Team MaD racing at Taupo Spectacular.
Jonno (Kicking Zebra) was there from the Saturday but I was unable to make it until the Sunday.
(and Jill wasn't coming at all as she was in the Camper Van with her family)
Cheers Jonno for getting there earlier and setting up an awesome pit position (if you like to be as far away as possible from scrutineering, control, coffee shop, ...) NO but seriously thanks and good luck with the South Island National rounds. See ya at Minefield...
Bugger I didn't realise that grid positions would be decided on the Saturday so race 1 of Superbike/F2 I had to start from the back row. (Mind you I learnt later that a large number of riders had completely ignored the grid positions...)
I got a really good start - now many would say I jumped the start - but I just think it was spot on perfect launching at just the right time with just the right amount of revs.
Regardless it was still a mess at the first corner and many places that I had got from the start I lost at that first corner...
I managed to pick a few off during the 6 laps to finish 11th not too far behind Jonno, Vtec, Sudeep, Nicko...
Race 2 was grid position from 1st race, thank goodness so was on the 3rd row not the 5th row. Another pretty good start and with fewer slightly slower bikes/riders to pass was able to settle into a fairly good ryhthm from early on and pick off a few riders (Karl Morgan on a nice sky blue K6) and more importantly beat Jonno. Some fella on a ZX10R (I think that's what it was) got me on the last lap. Not sure where I came but was in top 10 (7th perhaps?)...
Race 3 was also a blast of a race with an RSV Aprilia down on the 2nd of the right handers causing quite a few bikes to take rapid evasive action. Managed to avoid the RSV and Nicko as he took his Trumpet off for a bit of grass tracking. The rest of the race went off without too much incident getting past an "improving" Karl Morgan with a lap to go. Pretty sure I bet that young whipper snapper team mate as well...
Overall it was a fun day and pretty well organised. Next time I will come for both days.
Jonno (Kicking Zebra) was there from the Saturday but I was unable to make it until the Sunday.
(and Jill wasn't coming at all as she was in the Camper Van with her family)
Cheers Jonno for getting there earlier and setting up an awesome pit position (if you like to be as far away as possible from scrutineering, control, coffee shop, ...) NO but seriously thanks and good luck with the South Island National rounds. See ya at Minefield...
Bugger I didn't realise that grid positions would be decided on the Saturday so race 1 of Superbike/F2 I had to start from the back row. (Mind you I learnt later that a large number of riders had completely ignored the grid positions...)
I got a really good start - now many would say I jumped the start - but I just think it was spot on perfect launching at just the right time with just the right amount of revs.
Regardless it was still a mess at the first corner and many places that I had got from the start I lost at that first corner...
I managed to pick a few off during the 6 laps to finish 11th not too far behind Jonno, Vtec, Sudeep, Nicko...
Race 2 was grid position from 1st race, thank goodness so was on the 3rd row not the 5th row. Another pretty good start and with fewer slightly slower bikes/riders to pass was able to settle into a fairly good ryhthm from early on and pick off a few riders (Karl Morgan on a nice sky blue K6) and more importantly beat Jonno. Some fella on a ZX10R (I think that's what it was) got me on the last lap. Not sure where I came but was in top 10 (7th perhaps?)...
Race 3 was also a blast of a race with an RSV Aprilia down on the 2nd of the right handers causing quite a few bikes to take rapid evasive action. Managed to avoid the RSV and Nicko as he took his Trumpet off for a bit of grass tracking. The rest of the race went off without too much incident getting past an "improving" Karl Morgan with a lap to go. Pretty sure I bet that young whipper snapper team mate as well...
Overall it was a fun day and pretty well organised. Next time I will come for both days.