Taupo 12th Dec images

[k14]

Well what an awsome day. Arrived back home around 1900 after leaving for taupo at 0600. Meet up with DSS, saslex, quasievil, v twin raver and a few other kbers (sorry forgot your names :o ) at kihikihi and went onto taupo from there.

Motoracer, two smoker, frosty and a few other kbers were racing there. Saw some good racing, everyone was going pretty well. I'll leave it to them to comment on the days events.

Here are some pics for everyone to gawk at.

From left to right:
1.) & 2.) Saslex on his vfr at the lunch time track session
3.) & 4.) Quasi on his 636 in the same session
5.) & 6.) Motoracer (#15) in his first and second race of the day (i think)

[k14]

And the rest:

1.) & 2.) Two Smoker in his second race (#38)
3.) Frosty on mella yella
4.) & 5.) Motoracer again, think in 2nd and 3rd race (can't remember)

[Kwaka-Kid]

wicked! so sad i couldnt make it! :( i want more pics and reports pleeeeaaaase! :D

Slim, or anyone who knows, how did Craig and Mitch go? + was gary there?

[Two Smoker]

I had a mixed day, have plenty too learn and improve in times, was running consistently in the top half of the field, and was constantly getting held up by BLOODY RETARDS, eeeerrrr i mean.... MOTARDS!!!!!!!!!

First practice was abismal, doing 50 second laps (the long sweeper is very technical and i was fucking my gear changes, and also having too scrub in a rear tyre)..... Second practice i was feeling good, and started to get a feel for the track, but within very little time the practice was over.....

Race one: I got an awesome start and was in the top 8 or so, but turn one got very tight and motards and 125GP bikes started zipping everywhere.... I started to have a good go at the track and was trusting my rear tyre alot more, i ended up having a few battles, both losing and gaining places.....Into the last corner on the last lap Craig (Slim's man) tried coming around the outside, i was a bit of a cheeky bugger and held him off for 14th place out of 35 odd.... got back to the pits and was stoked to find out i was running low 48's and a high 47....

Race two: got a bit of a shocker of a start, and was in the middle pack.... Then i got stuck behind a motard and spent 2 laps getting past him (they take very weird lines) finally started to make some pace and then the race was over, was gutted because at the last corner 2 motards got past me..... I ended up in 16th... Got back to the pits to find out i was doing 50 second laps, and then when i had passed the motard, i got straight into mid 47 second laps....

Race three: got and absolute mint start and was in the top eight.... racing was good, i was feeling good, and i was keeping up with the pack.... came back onto the front straight to find a red flag.... Curious George had a bit of a tangle in turn one at the start and ended up in the wall (hope your ok mate) and with that went my claim too fame :p .... Restart and i didnt get off as well. Keith Brock and a guy in a ZXR400 had a good shoulder barge match and that sent Keith wide, letting me through..... had a good race and was doing low 47's....

MR and i swapped bikes for another have ago session, had some fun lifting the front wheel and second gear when exiting the hairpin and hitting the bump after turn one... was getting quite fast (but not on its limits) on it and i guesstimate that i was doing around 45's......

My times werent that impressive, but i had a shitload of fun, and was finally able to dice with some bikes....

KB rider of the day is MR in F2 and That Guy in F3 (geez you were both bloody flying out there)

Great too meet some new people :niceone: Big thanks to Bret and Paula (Dr. and Mrs Evil) and definately Sudeep for taking me and my bike down to taupo, cheers man that was awesome.... also sAslex and Scroter for helping me out in th pits....

Sadly scroter had quite a large crash in one of the have a go sessions, and was carted away to Taupo Hospital with a damaged AC joint.... Hope your ok mate :niceone:

LOGAN YOU SHOULD HAVE BLOODY COME!!!!!!!! racing was awesome.... Mitch didnt turn up..... I also needed you to have a dice with and show me how to do 45's lol....

MR and i had some fun in the race van, pics will be posted later :shifty:

Everyone please post up more pics :niceone:

Cheers.....

[Kwaka-Kid]

wiiiicked! sounded like a good one and was good to read (just nowhere near as good as being there damnit)

yeah im now back on aiming for the 28th but i have alot of work to do on the bike, we'll see how it goes.

hope scroter and george are alright, and that everyone had a good time.

Nice one to MR and that guy - what kind of possies did you guys get/any times?

Take care all.

[That Guy]

Hey guys - was good to see you there at the race yesterday.

My second ever road race was pretty pleasing actually - I feel like I'm getting faster, although I also feel like a big off is coming - as I get cockier I'm getting more moments!

Man the wind was cold and a bit of a drain on energy throughout the day but mostly I didn't notice it while racing. Thankfully the track was dry all day despite a couple of spits of rain (or was that someone's radiator letting go?).

Race 1 - got onto the front row for the start so thoughts I'd give it a good go for the holeshot. What a naieve git. Got completly smoked off the line (especially by those damn motards!) as 35 odd riders in F3 charged into the left hander. Fortunately people we being quite cautious into the first turn so I rode round the outside of a few and got to the hairpin in about 6th. I slipped back to about 8th - and then as per usual got smoked by a 125 (Leonie - she is a wicked 125 rider - no excuse girls she can do it!) showing me how to corner properly. Tried to chase her but made a dumb mistake - the RGV has a race shift pattern - I muffed 1st - 2nd gear coming out of the hair pin and got neutral. Got it in to 2nd but was flsutered and into the next right hander I thought I had a road shift and changed into 1st not 3rd. Big back end slide and onto the white line. No idea why I didn't bin it but I was lucky as. Anyway there was no cathcing Leonie after that - 9th.

Race 2 - Pretty uneventful - got a reasonable start from the 2nd row - had fun getting Two Smoker (he he Chris!) around the outside of the last of the esses - althought TS learnt from that one and got his line sorted after that - and pretty much circulated the rest of the race without incident but unable to catch the SV650 in front. 12th.

Race 3 - Started from the 3rd row this time and stuffed my start up again! (you'd think an ex-motocrosser would be better at this starting caper). Was probably about 16th or so - I could see TS up ahead so started to settle in to try and catch him. Came round again lap two and Curious George and binned it quite badly (trying to catch me as it happens... :shifty: ) and the race was red flagged. (George is ok, pride a bit damaged.) Re-start and again a poor start, but thankfully again everyone over braked for the first turn. I must have ridden around 5 riders on the outside of them. Into the hairpin and holy crap I'm 3rd! I start thinking I should be further down and should get out of the way of the faster riders - I'm following Jason Hulme who is so far the points leader - and I don't have a hope (yet ;) ) of keeping in touch. He is flying. As each lap goes by he gets further and further away and I get nalied every now and then on the straight and into the hairpin. I want the flag to fall now 'cause I know I'm going to get passed by more - and finally it does. The results had me finishing 5th but I thought I got passed by more riders than that :pinch: ...anyway a good day and pretty stoked to be improving.

Thanks Chris and others for the kind words of encouragement - you may be under-estimating how much my motocross years are helping me. Anyways I'm enjoyying it heaps - Taupo's a perfect track for an RGV....

See you next race (March?)

Pics to come too..

[Slim]

Race Dates for rest of Victoria Club Series at Taupo:

28 December
3 April
5 May

We won't be at the December one, since Craig's entered to race at Wanganui :shit: but hopefully see you April and/or May.


KY - Mitch is a lazy tart and couldn't make it, mumbling some really terrible excuse about her bike still being in road kit?!?!? :spudwhat: :msn-wink: Gary wasn't there either - possibly because his wife's still ill? I'm not sure.

Craig did really well. He was racing Formula 1/2 (26 on the track) and Formula 3 (35 on the track). The only results I saw were an 11th in F1/F2 and a 15th in F3 for the first races. He was down into high 46s laps in the 2nd F1/F2 race, but things must have been busy out there because he was back up to 48s & 49s laps in the 2nd F3 race.


Scroter - I have the details for where your bike's at in Rotorua & I may be able to pick it up & drop it off to you on Wednesday, if it's convenient with the guy that's got it. I've PM'd you, so get back to me ASAP.

[ajturbo]

here are some photos that luke and i took at taupo, there are heaps more , and some good footage (video) but it is toooo big...i think
have keep it to show (or is that stress out) his mum..that'll fuck her! :angry2: tough shit..hahahaha)

[dss3]

Hmmmm, don't think that worked man! :disapint:

[vifferman]

here are some photos that luke and i took at taupoNice photos, AJ!

:spudwhat:

[Quasievil]

Thanks K14
I got a few piccies that I will put up tonight.
Good to see a bunch of KBrs there heaps of us and it was a great day.
Got a bit sunburnt though, should of had a hat instead of a nude nut.

Big SHOUT to MR and TS for a excellent racing day must haqve been the breakky!!!, the improvements were there race by race,
Good to see XJ out there as well, ya buggar flying past me I thought I was fast until that point !!!!

pity I missed the last two but the boys needed to get going.

Good to see Linda Blair Hamish Celtic and Jazzbug 6Chris6,XJ and Family,
Saslex, k14,Gixxerboy, Scroter hope your okay fella, Who have I forgoten ?

As far as my little blat went, it was great, Taupo is obviously a very technical track had a bit of trouble getting the lines right through the sweeper and of the back straight but thanks to a CBR1000 dude racer guy he kindly pulled in front waved at me and taught me the lines GREAT, pity it was on the 2nd last lap, but I will carry that knowledge on to next time.
The ZXR was great handled really well, I stiffened up the front suspension alot which made a big difference felt really solid on the track.

Would like to do a few more track days to try and get a bit quicker I think I was doing 50-53 times which I guess is okay.

Good day anyway post later

[ajturbo]

sorry guys...i'm a painter!! and blond

will work on the sizing..

have 10 coffee's!!

ahahhaa :o :o

[Shade]

Good reads, good on ya fellas!

Keep the pics coming.

[vifferman]

Yeah, good stuff, guys!

Oh yeah - Quasi: you should take a hat when you go out. (Helpful advice from one 'follicly-impaired' rider to another.:pinch: )

[James Deuce]

Anyone heard from scroter yet?

Thanks for the race reports guys!

[Riff Raff]

sorry guys...i'm a painter!! and blond

will work on the sizing..

have 10 coffee's!!

ahahhaa :o :o

It's not that difficult Andy. Stop drooling over the pic of the heifer on the bike, and you might be able to concentrate on what you're doing!!!

[curious george]

Well, here is a one of me in happier times....
Yep, I couldn't see for the red mist I guess :o
Possibly something funny with the bike too, but not sure yet.
I'll get ya next time Guy!! :ar15:
Frosty was his usuall kind self and let me through a couple of gaps he was leaving, so I repayed him by running wide and off the track. (so what if it was practice, it still counts, right? :scooter: )
Hoon, you seemed pretty quiet on the day, didn't see much of you at all, how was it?

Huge thankyou to the guy with two young kids who picked me up with their trailer and brought me back to home base. Much appreciated :first:

Sorry I didn't meed up with some of the other KB'ers, perhaps we can paint frosty's new bus with the KB colours!

[Riff Raff]

Sounds like a great day. Wish I'd been there instead of being thrashed at work. :(

[That Guy]

some pictures. Still working out how to shrink them nicely to fit here...

[ajturbo]

here are some photos that luke and i took at taupo, there are heaps more , and some good footage (video) but it is toooo big...i think
have keep it to show (or is that stress out) his mum..that'll fuck her! :angry2: tough shit..hahahaha)



ok part 3..here we go


YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!

[ajturbo]

MORE PHOTOS

[ajturbo]

and EVEN more!!!

there are heaps more..88!!! of them but i won't waste your time buy putting them all on at this point


:Punk: :Punk: :Punk:

[Slim]

Craig said that using those tyre warmers for the day was great. He could get out there & go hard right from the start, instead of taking it easy for a lap or two until his tyres warmed up. Great booster for his confidence. Craig's bike is 48(1) and #3 is Steve Fultons.


I reckon that was excellent being able to take Luke out pillion during the fun ride/open track/whatever-you-call-it. Seems he had a blast too! :D

[ajturbo]

Craig said that using those tyre warmers for the day was great. He could get out there & go hard right from the start, instead of taking it easy for a lap or two until his tyres warmed up. Great booster for his confidence. Craig's bike is 48(1) and #3 is Steve Fultons.


I reckon that was excellent being able to take Luke out pillion during the fun ride/open track/whatever-you-call-it. Seems he had a blast too! :D


Craig?
Steve?
hahaha
you'll have to put their web name up also sorry.
i have trouble remebering my dogs names (4 of them) let alone the neat people i met yesterday!!

i was great to met you all, in a way it was a pity that luke and i flaged, as we could've been a great hinderance in the pits for you.
but luke enjoyed that alot anyway, specialy when he had to hold the bikes on the start line, !!! :niceone: :sunny: :cool2:

talking of hoon? he was a blouse out there... :killingme :killingme
i had to let him pass me on the fun ride time,..... :killingme

[Two Smoker]

In the sweeper shots, im the first bike just infront of the camera on MR's GSX-R600, and MR is the bike infront of me on my ZXR400

Cheers for the marshalling and photo's andy :niceone:

[Slim]

Craig?
Steve?
hahaha
you'll have to put their web name up also sorry.
Neither of them has web names. Craig & I were both wandering around in bright red Ducati jackets (not to be confused with Linda Blair, who also had Ducati sunnies & sweatshirt & g-string & .... ;) ) Craig had mostly white leathers with a red lid on racing F1/F2 and F3 races all day.

Steve Fulton is brother to Dean (Beanie) Fulton who's racing the Nationals this year on a CBR1000. Finished 4th of 5th over the weekend down at Teretonga I believe.

[Hoon]

talking of hoon? he was a blouse out there... :killingme :killingme
i had to let him pass me on the fun ride time,..... :killingme

Haha!! Only coz I was in shock going "Who the hell is that nutter with the kid on the back waving a camera around!!!" :shit:

[Hoon]

Yeah it was a great day and luckily the weather held off (and the wind too!!). Good to see such a great turnout especially from the KB crowd in F3 and the "have a go" thing. Good to meet for first time Scroter, ajturbo, and Mrs Frosty too!

Wasn't one of my best days and for some reason I just couldn't get my race face on. Might be because I haven't ridden in over 3 wks, most that time was spent fixing and repainting my bike from the various mishaps I've had during the year so I was very conscious about the new paint/tarmac magnetism factor.:) Also a new rear tyre, forks dropped another 5mm and lowered clipons had it feeling like a totally different bike which knocked my confidence. With clear track I managed mid 48's with tonnes of room for improvement on almost every corner however most the day was spent following the bike in front of me unless a gap the size of a bus opened up.

Two Smoker took to it like a duck to water and got into the 47's in his first visit to the track. Sudeep knocked a good 3 secs off from the last time I saw him race here too (did a 43.98 when I timed him). All I saw of That Guy was almost mounting his back wheel with his lousy 2-stroke starts before he pissed off into the distance never to be seen again :) Curious George was flying too - saw him pull a nice overtaking move on the outside of Turn 1 passing about 6 bikes (me included) however that was the lap right before he crashed on the very same corner! Craig and Keith Brock were looking real fast too!

Frosty must've had even worse starts than me because every race he would pass me on the final laps!

Ohh and Mike 21 (won F3 Race 1) is selling his immaculate 70hp ZXR400H for $4800 as he is moving to F1. It does 43s at Taupo and 1.08s at Puke and it comes with WoW's as well.

[That Guy]

All I saw of That Guy was almost mounting his back wheel with his lousy 2-stroke starts

Haha. So true. gotta get my starts sorted; damn peaky 2 smokes! Every start a motard would wheelie past me while I fumbled about with slipping clutch/rev limiter/bogging/aww feck it. Pity the 125 rider! More practice needed.



Ohh and Mike 21 (won F3 Race 1) is selling his immaculate 70hp ZXR400H for $4800 as he is moving to F1. It does 43s at Taupo and 1.08s at Puke and it comes with WoW's as well.

Thats a nice bike. A good price no? WoW...Wets on Wheels?

[That Guy]

By the way, results are available from www.silver-bullet.co.nz

[ajturbo]

good to see that you ARE ok!

Huge thankyou to the guy with two young kids who picked me up with their trailer and brought me back to home base. Much appreciated :first:

yep that was my boy luke and some other kid, forgotten his name but his dad and i were the start/finish flaggies.
something with your breaks..???

Sorry I didn't meed up with some of the other KB'ers, perhaps we can paint frosty's new bus with the KB colours![/QUOTE]

now that would be a good idea..i have a spay gun.....

[curious george]

Hi AJ, was that you taking your boy pillion in the lunchbreak?
Thanks againn for the lift, hope you didn't hurt your back!
Yeah, I don't know what happened with the breaks, I'll have to have a close look at the though before next time.

[FROSTY]

short but sweet this time.
I had a bloody good day other than a couple of minor frustrations. --Missed first practice etc.
I was happy with how I went all day, Practice was riding slowly remebering all Id learnt a few weeks ago and watching curious george try a bit of motorcrossing trying to go round the outside of me.
I managed to get down to the low 47's which had me really happy
Race results are stuffed up with me not even showing as starting f2 and ditto classics. I beat george in f3 race 1 yet hes listed as beating me --Poor ol Hoon is down as beeing 3x DNF -yet I know he was sniffing my zorsts in at least two races
It was great to meet a whole bunch of KBers -Mr turbo and his boy as well as TZ Tony -on the grid lol Sorry for smoking ya like that quazi--I needed the practice laps -I missed first practice.
I Hope george and Scroter are both ok after their respective
bins at the two ends of the track.
I definitely need to sort out my starts -Im getting smoked by everybody there.Im also perhaps a little too timid in attacking big crowds of bikes
I had a bloody fantastic day all in all.
A big thanks to 6chris6 for beeing my crew chief and loaning me his bike to take Baby bikie out for a few "quiet " laps. it was fantastic too to see him riding mella yella as his confidence came up and his laps came down.
Shit chris that 600 of yours is sooo nice to ride mate.

[Ms Piggy]

Sorry I didn't meed up with some of the other KB'ers
It was great to see a few of the KB lads & ladesses again and meet a few new ones - including "The Pillion", what a great ring!!

Ching Ching! VERY niiiiiiice new bike! Purrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

I had to bog off around 12 to get home to Wgtn so I wasn't able to say "Gidday" to everyone.

[Two Smoker]

It was great to see a few of the KB lads & ladesses again and meet a few new ones - including "The Pillion", what a great ring!!

Ching Ching! VERY niiiiiiice new bike! Purrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

I had to bog off around 12 to get home to Wgtn so I wasn't able to say "Gidday" to everyone.
ah well maybe next time :niceone:

I just want to say that the battle of the day from watching at the sidelines was Glen Williams on his ZX-10R and Nick Cole on his ZX-6RR, Nick was right up Glens tail the whole race, then on the second to last lap Nick got past Glen. on the last corner Nick got a good slingshot out of the sweeper. Glen tried to use the ZX-10's power to get him on the striaght, but Nick won by about half a bike length.... Awesome stuff!!!

[jrandom]

Ching Ching! VERY niiiiiiice new bike! Purrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Eh? Wottid I miss? Wotizzit wotizzit wotizzit? Spill!

[Two Smoker]

Well it looks like i came 14th overall in F3, 8th if you take out the 125GP's and motards lol

[Slim]

Anyone heard from scroter yet?

Thanks for the race reports guys!
Yes. He was only at the hospital for a couple of hours - dislocated shoulder & he already has the bike home too.

[James Deuce]

It was great to see a few of the KB lads & ladesses again and meet a few new ones - including "The Pillion", what a great ring!!

Ching Ching! VERY niiiiiiice new bike! Purrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

I had to bog off around 12 to get home to Wgtn so I wasn't able to say "Gidday" to everyone.
What'd he get, and why hasn't he told us?

[Quasievil]

Hell I spoke to Ching and didnt even click, he was in leathers !!! what a dumb prick I can be !!!

[That Guy]

Well it looks like i came 14th overall in F3, 8th if you take out the 125GP's and motards lol

Yeah I know what you mean. Getting stuck behind motards is a pain in the arse - you can waste two laps getting by 'casue of their wierd lines. You think you're lining them up then they stop dead and cut your nose off. Get by and suddenly you're 2 secs a lap quicker. If there are that many riders turning up I wonder if they shouldn't have been let in to F3? They have their own class anyway.....I wonder what they'd do if we rolled up on the RGV or ZXR into the motard race?

[Wellyman]

I see Stephen Briggs was there on his nice katoom. 2 sticking out the back looks wicked. Oh btw two smoker motards rule!!!

[Cajun]

I see Stephen Briggs was there on his nice katoom. 2 sticking out the back looks wicked. Oh btw k14 motards rule!!!
i was following a ktm sport tires on it to work this morning, was in the cage had to pick up wife today, and i was thinking, that looks fun, mmm maybe for next bike might get one

[Quasievil]

I understand there is a awesome Knee down action shot on someones camera???? 6Chris6 you going to post it

MR and TS anything you want to own up to or shall we wait for the piccie.
Damn funniest thing Ive seen for years:lol: :lol: , ya silly buggars :2thumbsup

[Wellyman]

i was following a ktm sport tires on it to work this morning, was in the cage had to pick up wife today, and i was thinking, that looks fun, mmm maybe for next bike might get one


Yea i'm really thinking about it. I was doing a bit of grass track the other day like motard becuase you slide so much!

[k14]

I see Stephen Briggs was there on his nice katoom. 2 sticking out the back looks wicked. Oh btw two smoker motards rule!!!

Never said anything bad about them.

I love motards, they are awesome, would get one if i had the money.

[sAsLEX]

Great day, ended up being kinda long with riding back to the crappy raining shore after 11!!

Had a go in both have a go sessions which was fun, TS showed me some lines around the track in the second sessions before going off to lap me a few times!! in the end my confidence was building and would of liked for more time, next time!

Cheers to Ts for showing me those lines, FF for the chips and Quasi for the coffee.

[Two Smoker]

I see Stephen Briggs was there on his nice katoom. 2 sticking out the back looks wicked. Oh btw two smoker motards rule!!!That would be me mate that said it..... I like motards and am keen as hell to have a go on one.... But i got fucked off how they jumped in F3 even though they had their own class on the day.... The also jumped onto the front of the grid when some of them were lapping 3 or so seconds behind the average time....

Motards do rule :niceone: but they suck when they are in F3....

No worries Alex :niceone: when i came and passed you again, i saw that you were doing what i had showed you.... just crack into the corner with some higher speed and you will be flying....

[Hoon]

Motards do rule :niceone: but they suck when they are in F3....

Yeah I don't have a problem with Motards....except when I have to share the grid with them. F3 and 125GP mixed is bad enough (I feel sorry for the fast 125 riders) but Motards as well is just a joke.
Checking the results there were 12 motards entered in their own class and suprise suprise guess what ..... all 12 were also entered in F3!!!

Still, I'd love to have one!! :2thumbsup

[Ms Piggy]

Hell I spoke to Ching and didnt even click, he was in leathers !!! what a dumb prick I can be !!!
Maybe he just all flustered and fessed up b/c he was being marauded by Jaz and I. Ya know - feminine whiles/wyles/wiles (sp?) and all that stuff.

I'll let him tell.

[Two Smoker]

I know what it is :shifty: and its pretty damn awesome too :shifty:

[Wellyman]

Woops sorry k14 i typed in the wrong guy. to early in the morning for me sorry.

[Yamahamaman]

To all those KB'ers that took to the track- excellent work. And to all the supporters, well you guys are just as important. I doff my helmet to you all.

Looking at the result for the day and adding up all the points of the KB'ers (that I could recognise), impressive stuff. Keep up the good work.

:first: :first: :first: :first:

[Two Smoker]

Cheers Mate :niceone:

[warren35]

Mate i had a ball just watching.That tail wind must of been a help on the straight,or not.Shit hot viewing dudes.

[Two Smoker]

Mate i had a ball just watching.That tail wind must of been a help on the straight,or not.Shit hot viewing dudes.
were you there????? should have come along and said gidday :niceone: you werent that RSV that was racing in F1 were you????

[ajturbo]

Haha!! Only coz I was in shock going "Who the hell is that nutter with the kid on the back waving a camera around!!!" :shit:



come on... a nutter??
yep the sounds like me... :Punk: . the brave basted was the dwaf on the back!
he was very good actully, i didn't feel him moveing around much at all.
but thanks for giving us a good show any way! :Punk:

[ajturbo]

Neither of them has web names. Craig & I were both wandering around in bright red Ducati jackets (not to be confused with Linda Blair, who also had Ducati sunnies & sweatshirt & g-string & .... ;) ) Craig had mostly white leathers with a red lid on racing F1/F2 and F3 races all day.

Steve Fulton is brother to Dean (Beanie) Fulton who's racing the Nationals this year on a CBR1000. Finished 4th of 5th over the weekend down at Teretonga I believe.


yep i remeber you guys...hard not too :whistle:

[scroter]

What'd he get, and why hasn't he told us?
i didnt do much on the the site yesterday as too much to organise and also 1 finger typing just takes so long back to two hands today so here goes.

i come thru the s's by the pits saw no one so decided to do my normal pace through there. come round the last right hander and there was a bike thet was going significantly slower and i was committed to that line so yanked the brakes and i think i hit him about twice his speed enough to take a chunk out of my wheel. any way sliding along the track and then another bike runs me over he couldnt avoid me either. i ended up in hospital to confirm dislocated AC joint and make sure i had no other injurys. got picked up about 7 and picked the bike up on the way home. well what a mess. front fairing,left clip on, front wheel and tyre, screen, left side fairing, rear cowling, rear solo seal cover, left side engine cover left rear set and peg all rooted. all glass is intact but the headlight is scratched and the mountings are broken. mirrors and indicators are heavily scratced but unbroken. front master cylinder also leaking. im also pretty sure the forks are bent. so in short, toast. its funny how the left side and front of the bike took most of the damage and yet my right shoulder is the one thats hurt but apparently the bike did a full 360. about the only things that are salvagable are the tank(holy shit how did i get away with that) and the exhaust and right side fairing.my riding gear is a bit rooted though although everything seemed to hold together well with the leathers only loosing there stitching in two spots and only about six inches but the leather is worn quite thin in places so repair or throw out.

worse news got a phone call about lunch time yesterday and a mate was killed on his gsxr1000 on sunday as well. seems it was a bad day for bikers on ssunday. thanks for everyones comments/support. big ups go out to the ambo, nurses and doc at taupo hospital. also MR,twosmoke,slim,6chris6,frosty,glen the guy that carted my bike away, and anyone else i cant remember. cheers top blokes and ladys the lot of yous.

[Shade]

Ahh bugger. Sorry to hear it man!

So whats your next plan of attack re- the bike?

[ching_ching]

Hey folks,

My little 2¢ worth On the Taupo Racing on Sunday.

This would have been my first ever time to races of any kind which is ironic since I just live half an hour away in Turangi. Be that as it may, if you ever get the chance to go to races of any kind... GO!! I loved them. The speed... Yeowwww!! And the noise (note: take ear plugs).
Some people say that it's much safer on the track than on the road but if things turn to custard on the track at such velocity as was displayed that day then your world would turn upside down something chronic.
Judging by the nose shape of the green machines, I recognised three 2004 ZX10's. Man those things are small, faaassst and nimble. Suzukis were doing well too. Shit those Japanese sure can make rockets. They may not launch into space but they're fu&%ing fast all the same.
Good to meet those I did see there, namely Quasi, MR, Lynda Blair and Hamish, Celtic and Jaz. Congratulations on Frosty and MR for racing... impressive brudders! Sorry if I neglected to mention other KB members that I didn't get to introduce myself to and well as the others who raced

All the best for those who contemplate racing next year.

ching

[Motoracer]

Scott, well posted. All the best with getting the bike sorted and everything. Sorry to hear that it was your mate who died...

Cheers Ching, next time I hope we'll have time for a chat as well.


Judging by the nose shape of the green machines, I recognised three 2004 ZX10's. Man those things are small, faaassst and nimble. chingBTW if you look at the pic below, The 1st bike from the left is a ZX6RR and so is the the 5th bike from the left (#41). The only ZX10 there on the day was Glen williams', which is the 3rd bike from the left.

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/gallery/albums/userpics/10284/3.jpg

[Two Smoker]

Bad luck Scot, hope your shoulder gets mended as soon as possible.... regards to ther family of the gixxer 1100 rider.....

I just got a glimpse of you walking along Ching, didnt get time to come over and say gidday, make sure you come along to the next race :niceone:

[denill]

There is a 'Riders View of Taupo' posted on <a href=http://www.silver-bullet.co.nz/news.php?id=3349> Silver-Bullet:</A> plus full results - if you have Xcell.

I pinched a neat photo of this site - if the photographer would like credit, please email me; press@silver-bullet.co.nz

Plus some of the stories you guys write on your rides would be welcomed @ the same address.

Cheers
BillW

[6Chris6]

Here's a couple of pics i got at the end of the day from Taupo, when a couple of riders in full gear and helmets got to take the van out on the track.
You can probably guess the culprits :msn-wink:

It was really my fault for saying to one of them that they wouldn't be able to get thier knee down in that :Oops:

[Quasievil]

Was wondering when these would show up. Boy who could they be ??? anyone want to own up to something ??

[That Guy]

Classic! I love it. Most humourous! :laugh: :killingme :lol: :Punk: :headbang: :D

[Riff Raff]

It wouldn't be a certain TS or MR would it?

[Firefight]

Nice One Chris and Sudeep, ha , all the time I had that van, I never thought of doing that.... :killingme :killingme :killingme

Firefight :wacko:

[Two Smoker]

It wouldn't be a certain TS or MR would it?
nah wasnt me..... im hopeless at getting my knee down.... those guys are legends though......

[Wellyman]

Look closley in the 3rd pic can anybody identify who's hanging out the car in the leathers ??? that could help solve it

[ching_ching]

Scott, well posted. All the best with getting the bike sorted and everything. Sorry to hear that it was your mate who died...

BTW if you look at the pic below, The 1st bike from the left is a ZX6RR and so is the the 5th bike from the left (#41). The only ZX10 there on the day was Glen williams', which is the 3rd bike from the left.

Oopps, my bad. Yep you're right. 2 X ZX6rr's and 1 X ZX10. :niceone:

[ajturbo]

:killingme looks like the van could have kept up with me!! :killingme
good ONE!!!!!

[k14]

so what were your lap times? mid 50's or so?

[Wellyman]

Nice pics guys :niceone: i wish i was there to watch and meet you guys.

[Firefight]

Look closley in the 3rd pic can anybody identify who's hanging out the car in the leathers ??? that could help solve it

I can tell you now Dan that it looks like Chris(Two smoker) even if he says its not.., By the way Dan , do you recognise the van ??

F/F :shutup:

[Kwaka-Kid]

it is TS! those bloody nazran leathers! can spot em a mile away :D


hahaha worth it for the laugh, hope nobody got into any trouble over it.

[Two Smoker]

it is TS! those bloody nazran leathers! can spot em a mile away :D


hahaha worth it for the laugh, hope nobody got into any trouble over it.
Ah ok, everyone knows my fucking rarked up leathers... It is myself and MR at the wheel..... We didnt get into trouble.... we asked if we could take the van onto the track and they said yes...... we got some funny lookes when we went out of the pits with helmets on.....

[ajturbo]

so what were your lap times? mid 50's or so?


i was only getting lapped every 5th time around...or was that every 2nd.... :moon:

[Wellyman]

I can tell you now Dan that it looks like Chris(Two smoker) even if he says its not.., By the way Dan , do you recognise the van ??

F/F :shutup:


Does actually look familiar but i cannot recall where i have seen it before.

[Firefight]

Does actually look familiar but i cannot recall where i have seen it before.

Its my old woodhill van !!


Motoracer needed some rust, so I sold him the van

F/F :wacko:

[Wellyman]

Its my old woodhill van !!


Motoracer needed some rust, so I sold him the van

F/F :wacko:


Ahh now i kind of remember f/f . I probaly saw it at woodhill.

[FROSTY]

I'm glad youre ok scott. Fark ya bike looked pretty bad dude.
I went looking for ya to put the bike on my trailer but it had already gone.

[Motoracer]

LOL, cheers for the pics 6Chris6!

Too bad we didn't get pics of more sideways action that went on outside the track! hehe :blah:

Yep, I was piloting the van when my co-pilot, TS decided to check the banking angle of the van with his knee.

[babyB]

:2thumbsup cool right ups guys ( bugga i couldnt b there too) good to read most of you had good day & hugs at thoses who didnt. hope to catch up with ya all for 3rd round

[Shade]

AHHHHAHAHAH

Classic guys, classic!!

Had me laughing for ages

[scroter]

come on... a nutter??
yep the sounds like me... :Punk: . the brave basted was the dwaf on the back!
he was very good actully, i didn't feel him moveing around much at all.
but thanks for giving us a good show any way! :Punk:

sorry to dissapoint you mate but as a result of my crash (ran into back of other bike) the organisers first reaction was what if that was one of the bikes witha kid on the back. so i dont like your chances of being able to take him out again like that.

[Two Smoker]

LOL, cheers for the pics 6Chris6!

Too bad we didn't get pics of more sideways action that went on outside the track! hehe :blah:

Yep, I was piloting the van when my co-pilot, TS decided to check the banking angle of the van with his knee.
should have done it on the way home too :shifty: hehehe

[ajturbo]

sorry to dissapoint you mate but as a result of my crash (ran into back of other bike) the organisers first reaction was what if that was one of the bikes witha kid on the back. so i dont like your chances of being able to take him out again like that.


hey shit happens,
luke has had a taste, we have corupeted a minor, TS will have competion when he is older!! hahahaha

[FROSTY]

I've got to admit -as stoked as I was taking baby bikie out on the track I think Ill save that kinda antics for a private track session.
Too bloody scarey dealing with such a huge variety of skill levels and speeds -let alone two up

[scroter]

Too bloody scarey dealing with such a huge variety of skill levels and speeds

this is evantually what came un done for me. scary aint half of it when its too bloody late