Trackday celebs

[Mort]

One of the thngs I like about track days is you never know who you might meet.

In the UK at various track days I've met :

Carl Fogarty (with his entire Petronas team)
Troy Corser
James Hayden
Nial McKenzie
jamie Whitham
John reynolds
Ron Haslam
Sean Emmett

OK.... some might not be impressed (but stuff you. I was)

Yesterday I did a track day down 'ere at Taupo. Got a pit garage... Who did I share a garage all day with ? Fred Merkel (http://www.motorcyclemuseum.org/halloffame/hofbiopage.asp?id=228). 3 times AMA Superbike Champ and twice World Superbike Champion.... genuine biking god... and a nice bloke .... he was showing his son how to ride on the track.... I passed him twice (but I doubt he was trying) !!

we're best mates now.... honest !!!

...a couple of pics.... didnt have the balls to stick a camera in front of him...

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=112065&stc=1&d=1228085617

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=112066&stc=1&d=1228085617

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=112067&stc=1&d=1228085617

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=112065&stc=1&d=1228085896

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=112066&stc=1&d=1228086012


A good day... good weather. First of the season...

Mort

[Wingnut]

Thats cool man.

The closest I have come to meeting a celeb is meeting Josh Kronfeld. Hes a down to earth good bugger.

[roy.nz]

Thats ace mate....
:headbang:

[Cajun]

Fred Merkel - is a great guy, we did a training track day with him (and brian bernard) in 2002, very friendly and funny guy, had some great insights in things

[dpex]

One of the thngs I like about track days is you never know who you might meet.

In the UK at various track days I've met :

Carl Fogarty (with his entire Petronas team)
Troy Corser
James Hayden
Nial McKenzie
jamie Whitham
John reynolds
Ron Haslam
Sean Emmett

OK.... some might not be impressed (but stuff you. I was)

Yesterday I did a track day down 'ere at Taupo. Got a pit garage... Who did I share a garage all day with ? Fred Merkel (http://www.motorcyclemuseum.org/halloffame/hofbiopage.asp?id=228). 3 times AMA Superbike Champ and twice World Superbike Champion.... genuine biking god... and a nice bloke .... he was showing his son how to ride on the track.... I passed him twice (but I doubt he was trying) !!

we're best mates now.... honest !!!

...a couple of pics.... didnt have the balls to stick a camera in front of him...

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=112065&stc=1&d=1228085617

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=112066&stc=1&d=1228085617

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=112067&stc=1&d=1228085617

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=112065&stc=1&d=1228085896

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=112066&stc=1&d=1228086012


A good day... good weather. First of the season...

Mort

Did you notice how much further upright Fred is, than the dude on the green bike, at more or less the same transition point through to the straight? Yet his arse is not off the seat and his knee is only mildly bent. Next time I meet him I have to ask about that.

You're right. He's a seriously good man.

I've met a few of our celebs, now, and to a fault they are real down-under genuine guys.

I'd like to meet the young woman who did the street speed-record. Seems to me she's the 21st century version of Germany's Hanna Reistch (best test pilot ever).

If you're up to reading an amazing story, get the book about Hanna from the library.

[speights_bud]

Thats cool man.

The closest I have come to meeting a celeb is meeting Josh Kronfeld. Hes a down to earth good bugger.

Workmate used to live next door to him and was mates with his old man, Oh the Stories of the things lil joshie used to do....