Puke Open Day Sep 26/Oct 4

[SpankMe]

<center><font size="4">Pukekohe Open Day</font></center>
Standing on the side lines and watching track time on the weekend has got me in the mood for some racing. So I will be heading down to Puke for two open days.
<table align="center"><tr><td> Friday, Sept 26^th
Saturday, Oct 4^th</td></tr></table>For those who wish to meet up for the ride down, I will be at Papakura Autobahn for a 10am departure.

[bluninja]

Spank, hope to be there on 26th as I need to scrub in my new tyres and get some practice ready for the next weekends racing.

TTFN

[Mitch]

There is one also&nbsp;on Saturday the 20th that i'm planning on heading to weather permitting.

[Cajun]

How many people are interesting in going to the track day on the 26th i might look at coming to auckland for this, i been to a couple of track days at taupo, but none at puke.

Also never taken the 1100 around a race track yet, wouldn't mind taking it for a blast, also thinking fridays should have to worry about to many people there

Cheers

[aff-man]

might pop along for a bit of a watch

[Antallica]

Yeah might come down and have a look as well :)

[Duke of Rogan]

is the 26th a bike only day?
and is it intended to accomodate non racers also, ie, those who would like to get out on a race track on their every day road bike?

if the answer to either of these questions is yes then I'm there!

[SpankMe]

Open Days are for ANY vehicle that turns up with $80.

[Coldkiwi]

..and its normally a great way to get lots of time in with the fewer bikes (just don't crash into the armco cause there ain't no hay bales :gob: )

[SPman]

Originally posted by Coldkiwi
.. (just don't crash into the armco cause there ain't no hay bales :gob: )

Which means there have been severe injuries and fatalities :eek:

[Antallica]

$80, aww you had to burst my bubble :(

Free to watch?

[Hoon]

Yep Fri 26th and Sat 4th are must track days for me as I have a bunch of carb parts from Japan and a list of changes and testing that I need to do before AMCC Rd 1 on Oct 5th.

I can't make this weekend due to Army commitments which is really frustrating :argh:


Glad someone is organising something for the Friday track day as I feel bad being the only biker there and taking up a session on weekdays.

[SPman]

Originally posted by Antallica
$80, aww you had to burst my bubble :(

Free to watch?

Free to watch and , if you're Kiwidan, free to practice:D:D

[Coldkiwi]

yeah! (the bugger)

dan, if you get another free run its definitely your shout on the coffees!!

[Kwaka-Kid]

FECK! im left with this problem... i have oth the Saturday 20th off, as a 1 day weekend, and the 26th... problem is, so many going on 26th, but i did want to go to rotorua and see cuzins.&nbsp; 20th = better for me but sounds like nobodys going but mitch? and thats the other thing, id like some time out on track following your lines mitch, so does simon. if simon goes too then im sure to go on 20th... otherwise its a hard decision... :S cmon Si, come out on the 20th.. tell ay what, ill take you anjd ur bike down in my van. sweet. sorted.

[Antallica]

Hmm, I might go this weekend weather permitting, and next weekend. Just watch this weekend and hopefully scrape some dosh for a ride next week. I hope this great weather stays good for the weekend.

Hope to see you there guys :)

[curious george]

Cool, will try to get there. KK can't make up his mind between the Fri and Sat.
I say do both!

[Kwaka-Kid]

argh so true! was talking to mate... now decided i THINK on this saturday. a) less ppl = good for my confidence/doesnt make me push myself past limits.&nbsp; b) more time learning from mitch on bike in same class etc. and c) so many reasons, dad wants van for friday, i wanted to go to rotorua on friday etc etc etc... + due to stuffed up roster reasons theyve made me take an AL day saturday... so it would make me feel better that its because of racetrack :D hehehe.

[SpankMe]

Well if the past couple of days are anything to go by, tomorrow should be a nice day to go to the track. So I think I will be heading down there as well.

[Kwaka-Kid]

NO! NOBODY GO TOMORROW (*SATURDAY 20th)!!!!

its off :( rang gary and so did mitch (hehe i rang to double check) and its off

and hey mitch, he didnt tell me it was off, he told me he knew nothing of the bikes even being there tomorrow? fux sakes mitchy! :(&nbsp; i wanna go cry now, i was looking SOOO forward to it... now i actually have to hang out with my mates and shit :( stupid non-biker mates :p hehee, nah its all good :D

[SpankMe]

It looks like its gonna rain anyway.

[Kwaka-Kid]

Well this is it guys.. hope we get a few of you.. by the looks of things, provided its not raining, Simon and I are going down, and i know George will then go down, and i believe even antallica will make an appearance! great!

well we still want more more more! so cmon ppl! show yourselves.

[Antallica]

*watches rain settle in*

Well at least the forcast says today is worse than tomorrow, bloody better be sunny :angry2:

[Hoon]

Yep I'll be there.

[bluninja]

HH, so as an experienced Puke rider, are you gonna show me and KK some lines so that we have a chance in F3 in a few weeks ?:D

TTFN

[Duke of Rogan]

I'll be there, weather permitting of course. :niceone:

[Antallica]

I'll cruise on down to Whangaparoa tomorrow so it'll be a way shorter trip for me on Friday.

See you there guys :)

Sadly I will only be watching :(

[Slim]

Spankme - ignore my PM m8.

Weather permitting, I'll be there on Friday morning (to watch) too, so pack my t-shirt please. :)

[Hoon]

Originally posted by bluninja
HH, so as an experienced Puke rider, are you gonna show me and KK some lines so that we have a chance in F3 in a few weeks ?:D

TTFN

Experienced?!?! Well yeah OK, if you want to be keeping me company at the rear of the F3 grid as my lines really only consist of "staying out of everyones way".&nbsp;

Plus your bikes will be faster than mine and will probably require different lines but yeah I'll give you guys&nbsp;any advice I can!!

[Antallica]

For some strange reason I find myself in Whangaparoa ;) :p.

Beautiful weather for a ride... except the wind is horrible :(
See you guys tomorrow :)

[bluninja]

Well, I now have new tyres for the SV, and KK is picking me up in the morning. So should be an interesting day.......better go put the wheels on and check the bike works.

TTFN

[Firefight]

Hey KK, I'am throwing a sicky Friday:sick: to come and watch ya, so you better be there:niceone:

firefight:rockon:

[Slim]

I've just seen the weather report for tomorrow, and I'm 99% certain I'll be there too. :)

[Antallica]

So what's the weather doing in Aucks?

Whangaparoa is pretty clouded over, by the looks it'll clear up about midday-ish like yesterday.

Oh well, I'll still venture out. Who needs defensive driving courses when you can just drive around Auckland for a day! :D :niceone:

[Duke of Rogan]

bugger, its raining lightly on the North Shore and my uncle in Pukekohe tells me its wet there too, and doesn't look like clearing :angry2:

if you believed the SKY weather channel's rain radar we would have clear blue skies!

oh well, its still early in the day.

[Antallica]

Yeah it's raining lightly here in Whangaparoa... looks like I might have wasted a trip down :angry2:

[Antallica]

Don't like the look of that, looks like it might be in for the whole day.

[Coldkiwi]

...and the rain came tumbling down. BAD day for fanging on the track (unless you're mitch or dave (or of similar ilk) and have no fear of reduced traction!)

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[Antallica]

Yep, I didn't even get to leave here.

I'm stuck in Whangaparoa until the weather dies down, so I can make the slow journey home again :(

[Slim]

I'm sorry we missed you then.

I made it up from Hamilton and we watched some of the lads get out on the track. Bluninja managed to stay upright on brand, spanking new, hand-cut slicks. :eek: :p

Had to leave because I had work at 3, but it was nice to see some of the lads again. :)

Also good to see another girlie biker (also from Hamilton) show up. :D

[Coldkiwi]

hand cut slicks for blu? whats wrong with supercorsa's man!? Mt eden would give you a&nbsp; good deal on them i would think. Got my front SC for $200 there.

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[Kwaka-Kid]

OK guys the KK rundown... firstly Slim and Firefight came to watch, cheers guys.. was really wet/spitting for first 3 sessions, gave me some good rain skills and i slipped once on white paint on hairpin, and rear wheel a tiny bit coming onto front straight... Died up really well for last 3 odd sessions esp last 2 and me and Si were running around the same pace and really having fun as we tossed and turned about place during the sessions. (thanks Si! and for the dinner!)

Unfortuantly HO-Hoon came off and went into the armco, my mate watched but had his gob open so did not get the pic! muddy as but unhurt (yet mate said he herd the bang of the bike and hoon from on the left hander) and that was about the 2nd session where another kid came off only 2 odd laps before HO-Hoon (shit mate, yellow flags, do you not slow down for them etc? :p i was like, shit, sombody else fell off, im gunna go easy!) i lent him the front of the van to lean his damaged bike against whilst he went out and got bits to replace to get out once in the last session.

All in all a f-ing awesome day which i learnt HEAPS in and Hoon, Si and I all got to walk the track before hand... must say my new tyres are GREAT and im loving my VFR400 -which when my skinny ass body is tucked under fairing properly and i slip stream the SV650 properly ends up just beating the SV from a bike length or 2 behind coming onto backstraight -the VFR getsto about 14,000rpm running 91oct (much better then the BP Ultimate 98oct) which is an approximated 215-220kmph nearing the end of the backstraight.&nbsp;&nbsp; only things im keen on working on during racing next weekend are braking far later for the hairpin, which Si i realised as Si was breaking like waaaaayyyy later then me :o /me feels like a newbie about that.

will post pics but first my developed Tracktime ones are on their way. (haha got one of hoons muddy bike.) pitty you didnt make it mitch, this is it, the KB Formula 3 race events-within events... i reckon we need a placing table etc and all :)

[Hoon]

Yeah I had a mixed day.&nbsp; Very happy my carbs new tubes and needles have increased my mid range performance&nbsp;plus now I'm getting into 6th gear&nbsp;at the elbow whereas before I'd still be at the top of 5th when I got to the hairpin (must be good for another 10-20 kph!).

Annoyed I came off on the last lap of the 2nd session getting too keen&nbsp;with my new found increase before it dried out fully.&nbsp; The rear slid out at approx 130kph just as I was tipping to full lean appexing the last sweeper and it was all over.&nbsp; I went for a nice slide head first into the concrete wall&nbsp;and fortunately scrubbed off 90% of my speed before I hit it (see attached pic, those white line are my fairings/pegs).&nbsp; The bike faired pretty well, only needing a paddock stand bobin, brake lever and 3 cable ties for the right side fairing to make it back for the last session but long term I need to glass up my fairing mounts, replace my cracked screen and half a foot peg as well.

Walking the track in the morning was time well spent!&nbsp; I picked up on a lot of useful reference points which you don't notice at race speed and now I'm more consistent/confident with turn 2 and the hairpin.&nbsp; I even went for another walk at the end of the day and&nbsp;left with a total of 115 pics of the track from my 2 walks.

But yep its shaping up to be a good race next weekend.&nbsp; Blu is looking quick and confident with his new cut slicks (gotta get me some of them!) and KK is right up there with the pace now too!

[bluninja]

Fantastic day. I really enjoyed myself, and am starting to get on the pace a bit. Still a lot of work to do at the left before castrol, and castrol itself....plus the hairpin. I know I can go faster through the twisty bits....but I'm not allowed to fall off in practice. The straight is a different matter. Can't go any faster without, more power of a fairing...though I could reach top speed sooner.

Only managed 170 kms on the track yesterday...had to come in early twice...once to get help for the crashed lad with the hurt ankle....and once to get a new peg on my gear lever (fell off as I went up a gear on the start finish straight):(

Can't wait till next week and real racing.

TTFN

[Duke of Rogan]

I did make it there... at about 3PM. :o

saw a ZX something (was a green machine) that let out a whistle when deaccellerating on the front straight, very weird

[bluninja]

You'll prolly find the whistle is the noise produced by something fast going under the footbridge. You don't brake down the front straight until the end (if at all) until just before Jennian....errrr so I'm told:D You should have popped over the bridge and said hi.

TTFN

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[Antallica]

Back in Whangarei now, thank goodness for that.

Apparently there's heaps of accidents along SH1 so I guess I am lucky. Unless I caused them all :niceone:

[750Y]

glad you're ok ho-hoon. you are a hard man 8-). i bet you were going faster than 130 tho. sounds like everyone had a good day. great photos.

[SpankMe]

So whos going to Puke this Saturday? Hoping for better weather this time, maybe, if we're lucky :cool:

[Hoon]

Me me me again!&nbsp; Hopefully the weather will rain itself out by the weekend.

[Mitch]

Heya Duke That whistling is the foot bridge that cross's the track.

Sounds like it was a great day!!!!&nbsp; Roll on the weekend!!&nbsp; :niceone:

[Firefight]

Originally posted by Kwaka-Kid


All in all a f-ing awesome day which i learnt HEAPS


Hey Logan great day, it was worth takin a day off work:D to come and watch ya
good luck @ manfield, will try and make it saturday to watch your progress, (unless its fine ) might go for a blat??:D


cheers firefight:gob:

[Firefight]

Ah what happened there ?:doh:

[Antallica]

You naughty boy, spamming is an offence in Finland you know ;)

[SpankMe]

hmmm, mouse finger going spastic <img src="/forums/images/icons/icon5.gif">

I've deleted the 9 other duplicated posts.

[Kwaka-Kid]

crazy, and Firefight, thanks again for coming, and hey its SUNDAY not saturday that ill b racing @ pukekohe, ill be racing @ manfield on saturday!

[Firefight]

Oh okay, I can do Sunday.:cool:


firefight:rockon: