Teretonga rn3 New Zealand superbike championship

[cowpoos]

Today is practise Qualifing...

Yesterday Aparrently Sam Smith [Kber samsmith88] dismounted his Yamaha R1 and broke his wrist..not sure of the full details..but He's okay besides.

First Practise today.

Superbike top five so far are.

Robbie Bugden
Andrew Stroud
Gareth Jones
Craig Shirriffs
Hayden Fitzgerald

Supersport.

Dennis Charlett
James Smith
Matt Sadowski
Nick Cole
John Ross

125 GP

Kirk Pritchard [Go K14!!! wahoooo!! I hope..no...I pray his bad luck has haulted!! touch wood!! no...wait...I'm off to hump a whole fucking tree!!]
Adam Chambers
Ashley Weller
James McKay
Nick Cain
Gregor Stevens

[cowpoos]

Second round of free practice..

F3 and Pro Twin

Eric de Boer
Glenn Williams
Stephen Wood
Terry Fitzgerald
Jason Nairn
Karl Morgan (Pro Twin)


600 Sport Production

Dennis Charlett
James Smith
Matt Sadowski
Nick Cole
Jay Lawrence

125GP

James McKay
Tim McArthur
Adam Chambers
Kenneth Jones
Nick Cain
Gregor Stevens

Superbikes.

Robbie Bugden
Andrew Stroud
Craig Shirriffs
Gareth Jones
Damian Cudlin
Hayden Fitzgerald

Theres some KBers doing seriously well!! especially in F3...top three are all KBers!!! oar-sum!!!

[GSVR]

Sams had a few setbacks lately that mustn't be doing his confidence any good at all. Hope his hand heals up quick so he can get back on track.

As for the racing its about time someone else won a race in any class. Very strange season with one guy dominating every class.

[White trash]

Go Eric, Glenn and Craig!!!!!!!! Threeof the nicest buggers on a race track.

Pissed off I'm not there myself:(

[steve74]

Eric (feral1) was on pole for F3. unfortunately he binned it on lap1. i text him before, he said the front end tucked on him. He reckons it was a 200kph+ crash. the bike end for ended a few times. hes ok but the bikes a bit of a mess. they are working on it now to get it back togeather for tomorrows 2 races. lucky for eric but unlucky for one of his team mates (clint james) he has some spares. clint came off in practice yesterday and was knocked out. a 21 day stand down for him, poor bugger!!.
those Team Feral / Colin Clyne Kawasaki boys aint having too much fun this weekend.:doh:

[k14]

Yeah sam lost the front of his r1 yesterday. Apparantly he found a false neutral on entry and was going a bit too fast. Out for a bit by the looks.

Yeah my day started good, provisional pole in qp1. Then bumped down to 3rd after qp2. Race was pretty good even though i didn't get that great a placing, finished up 6th. Had quite bad suspension issues (ie bottoming out at every corner, dr robert to the rescue though) should be better tomorrow.

[merv]

Pissed off I'm not there myself:(

How come Trashy, you retired already or something?

[sAsLEX]

Had quite bad suspension issues ( dr robert to the rescue though)

Better run Roberts suggestions past Ivan to make sure they will be ok..... ;)

[gav]

Isn't Ivan in Sepang or Jerez with the GP boys as technical advisor?

[Crasherfromwayback]

How come Trashy, you retired already or something?

What he says!:baby:

[GSVR]

Better run Roberts suggestions past Ivan to make sure they will be ok..... ;)


Isn't Ivan in Sepang or Jerez with the GP boys as technical advisor?

Sounds like Ivan must be a talented young guy when it comes to suspension to be getting the recognition you guys are giving him. Jealousy is never a good look.



Probably not worth going to see the racing at Manfeild as all the championship titles seem to be almost a forgone conclusion now... A couple of these guys might not even have to show up at Puke and still win.

[Ivan]

How have I ended up in here may I ask????

I come back and havent said a thing on here for 8 days and people still dising me lol

[Toast]

Bloody hell. Can no one stop the Bug man?

Such close racing but he just seems to have a bit more.

[codgyoleracer]

As for the racing its about time someone else won a race in any class. Very strange season with one guy dominating every class.[/QUOTE]

Hey GSVR , Gary or whateva your name is now,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I have a theory & its all about whos got the best handling bike................

[GSVR]

Hey GSVR , Gary or whateva your name is now,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I have a theory & its all about whos got the best handling bike................

No comment.

[feral1]

No comment.

Trust us Gary, we are tryin man...
I laid everything on the line at Timars, rode as hard as I have ever had, but ol' Glen is smooth and fast. He sure has some nice gear too. That rear shock beats the 12 year old road bike dampner i got fitted to mine, hahaha :shit:
But Gary; you can't take anything away from Bugden, Williams, Charlett, Morgan and young Jones. They are just very good. Big respect to all of them. Hopefully I can learn something.

Now where is the rest of that fibreglass. I got sum serious work to do...

Eric

[GSVR]

Trust us Gary, we are tryin man...
I laid everything on the line at Timars, rode as hard as I have ever had, but ol' Glen is smooth and fast. He sure has some nice gear too. That rear shock beats the 12 year old road bike dampner i got fitted to mine, hahaha :shit:
But Gary; you can't take anything away from Bugden, Williams, Charlett, Morgan and young Jones. They are just very good. Big respect to all of them. Hopefully I can learn something.

Now where is the rest of that fibreglass. I got sum serious work to do...

Eric

The no comment was only directed at Glen personally as we've been having this power vs handling debate for some time now.

Theres always so much going on at the track that explains how things pan out in the results.

[feral1]

The no comment was only directed at Glen personally as we've been having this power vs handling debate for some time now.

Theres always so much going on at the track that explains how things pan out in the results.

Sweet as, no worries Gary, sure is an interesting debate. I mean I've only got this race bike, my first, about 16 months ago. I love the little 400. And it certainly is a nice bike, prepped by the very best in the FIII kawasaki business. Its light and agile too. However, my investment doesn't go as far as some of the nice forks, radial brakes, carbon wheels, Ohlins rears as some of the others. Take the time to check out the Fitzgerald, Williams, Nairn and Adairs family machines in the FIII paddock at Manfield, you'll see that we really have to ride the pants of the 400hundies.
All good tho, having lots of fun and trying to learn as much as possible in the process. :2thumbsup
But in the end; nothing beats a real well sorted package (power and handeling) matched to a fit and seasoned rider. Just what Williams and Fitzy are; they are proffesionals (in a NZ context) with oodles of seasons and laps under their belts.
Pretty awesome to race with them as you'll hardly see them put a foot wrong and just ride very fast, very smooth and very consistent.
Eric

[codgyoleracer]

Sweet as, no worries Gary, sure is an interesting debate. I mean I've only got this race bike, my first, about 16 months ago. I love the little 400. And it certainly is a nice bike, prepped by the very best in the FIII kawasaki business. Its light and agile too. However, my investment doesn't go as far as some of the nice forks, radial brakes, carbon wheels, Ohlins rears as some of the others. Take the time to check out the Fitzgerald, Williams, Nairn and Adairs family machines in the FIII paddock at Manfield, you'll see that we really have to ride the pants of the 400hundies.
All good tho, having lots of fun and trying to learn as much as possible in the process. :2thumbsup
But in the end; nothing beats a real well sorted package (power and handeling) matched to a fit and seasoned rider. Just what Williams and Fitzy are; they are proffesionals (in a NZ context) with oodles of seasons and laps under their belts.
Pretty awesome to race with them as you'll hardly see them put a foot wrong and just ride very fast, very smooth and very consistent.
Eric

Big respects to you Eric, - your showing that you have plenty of pace yourself !. Bad luck at Teratonga dude, - you were setting a very quick target to reach in qualifying.
Re some of the gear on the trick Sv's - youd be surprised how well priced some of that stuff is with a lot of it from the second hand market. My budget this year which included building the bike is Waaaay under last years superbike budget (which didnt include the bike), - (but on the other hand I aint got the quickest engine out there aye, - so I suppose it could cost a bit more if I tricked up the motor even further.............maybe next year.......:-).
Best of luck for the remainder of the series Eric.

Cheers
Glen Williams

[feral1]

Big respects to you Eric, - your showing that you have plenty of pace yourself !. Bad luck at Teratonga dude, - you were setting a very quick target to reach in qualifying.
Re some of the gear on the trick Sv's - youd be surprised how well priced some of that stuff is with a lot of it from the second hand market. My budget this year which included building the bike is Waaaay under last years superbike budget (which didnt include the bike), - (but on the other hand I aint got the quickest engine out there aye, - so I suppose it could cost a bit more if I tricked up the motor even further.............maybe next year.......:-).
Best of luck for the remainder of the series Eric.

Cheers
Glen Williams

Thanks glen :) i am having a lot of fun, riding around the country with my team mates in our van. priceless moments really. Wish I had done the track riding a long time ago. When I see little dudes like young Cain and Jones I think, wow, they got heaps of years in front of them. Coming to think of it; i hate to say it; but i'm surprised i'm still alive after road riding for so long. Got out on my road bike just before the Nats and though: 'wow this is just crazy out here, to many 3 tonne campervans and shit every where lurkin to kill us...' racing is by far more fun.
I hear what your saying about the sports production and superbike budgets. Thats huge, very hard to attain.
I like formula three, friendly, yet fiercely competive and still affordable. We are just having great fun keeping the multi cyclinders out there and Flying Andy's great name and logo. :) he is a great coach, mentor, friend and supporter (people: Colin Clyne Kawasaki is the place where you want to head :yes:)
Now i see the US dollar is at about 80cents. E-bay here I come for some fruity parts
You just stay away from that motor of yours man, its layin down enough pace as it is ;)
ciao
Eric