Taupo Endurance spoiler?

[Shaun]

Well done to HONDA and the 3 hour at Taupo " You guess the riders"


one of them is a not to bad mechanic as well:zzzz:

[Hitcher]

They're lucky I didn't enter Big Yam then.

[Shaun]

They're lucky I didn't enter Big Yam then.


Haha, O the Internet sense of humour eh

[Grahameeboy]

Haha, O the Internet sense of humour eh

Did I miss something again....:yawn:

[jrandom]

Fookin mint event, rain and all. Congrats to the winners, there was some very nice riding out there yesterday.

I think I had the best spectator seat in the house.

:yes:

[Movistar]

Fookin mint event, rain and all. Congrats to the winners, there was some very nice riding out there yesterday.

I think I had the best spectator seat in the house.

:yes:

From where I was sitting Mr Random, you did a fantastic job. You started, stayed on and completed!

Well done to yourself and all the other competitors, it made the marshalling rather boring, but that's a good thing for the riders!

Hopefully next year will see a few more entrants...

[vtec]

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Haha, me and Sketchy Racer won. hahahaha. We had possibly one of the cheapest bikes in the field.

I still can't believe it, luckily I've taken the trophy home as a reality check that we did actually win it, and it wasn't in my imagination. Highlight of my racing career by far. I'm still doing air punches.

Was my first time racing on wet tyres, and it was very cool being able to get the knee down in the wet.

93 laps, and at the end of the 3 hours we were only about 20seconds ahead of Fitzgerald and Holmes in second.

I would have been over the moon with third place, and because of that I was conserving the wet tyres, I didn't realise they could actually last 3 hours. They felt as soft as chewing gum.

[Toast]

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Haha, me and Sketchy Racer won. hahahaha. We had possibly one of the cheapest bikes in the field.

I still can't believe it, luckily I've taken the trophy home as a reality check that we did actually win it, and it wasn't in my imagination. Highlight of my racing career by far. I'm still doing air punches.

Was my first time racing on wet tyres, and it was very cool being able to get the knee down in the wet.

93 laps, and at the end of the 3 hours we were only about 20seconds ahead of Fitzgerald and Co in second.

I would have been over the moon with third place, and because of that I was conserving the wet tyres, I didn't realise they could actually last 3 hours. They felt as soft as chewing gum.

Good shit, bro :D

Was that the set of Michelin wets I sent to Sketchy?

Beating those fellas is a good effort!! A very good effort!!!!

[vtec]

Yeah mate, those wets did the trick. They were worn in the middle to start with, but I babied them enough to get them through, and Sketchy shredded them in the last 45 minute stint.

Just have to brag, once figured out how to ride on the wets, I caught back up to Fitzgerald and managed to pass him when the track was at its wettest, and then cleared out. :) Sweet. Aquaplaning at 240 is a strange and exhilarating feeling.

And cheers to the other riders for getting in there and making this event go ahead. Endurance racing is important in rider development, and without all you other guys it would have been sad for it to not go ahead. i did my best to not rattle any of the slower guys because of this. Was very cautious and accommodating with my overtaking.

And JRandom, you and Paddy are hardcore. Doing it on the GSX1400 on DRY TYRES. Respect. That thing would have been a mission not to crash. Here's a shot of paddy tucked up all snug in our pit shed. The second one is of SteveB, he's very cute too. Don't you just want to eat him up? Respect also to matt Bleck, didn't realise that was you... the first superman.

[Matt Bleck]

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Haha, me and Sketchy Racer won. hahahaha. We had possibly one of the cheapest bikes in the field.

I still can't believe it, luckily I've taken the trophy home as a reality check that we did actually win it, and it wasn't in my imagination. Highlight of my racing career by far. I'm still doing air punches.

Was my first time racing on wet tyres, and it was very cool being able to get the knee down in the wet.

93 laps, and at the end of the 3 hours we were only about 20seconds ahead of Fitzgerald and Co in second.

I would have been over the moon with third place, and because of that I was conserving the wet tyres, I didn't realise they could actually last 3 hours. They felt as soft as chewing gum.
Well done fella's, i wouldn't of thought wets would of lasted the 3 hours either and second hand ones at that.

[Toast]

Yeah mate, those wets did the trick. They were worn in the middle to start with, but I babied them enough to get them through, and Sketchy shredded them in the last 45 minute stint.

Just have to brag, once figured out how to ride on the wets, I caught back up to Fitzgerald and managed to pass him when the track was at its wettest, and then cleared out. :) Sweet. Aquaplaning at 240 is a strange and exhilarating feeling.

Fook me, those tyres done good. I always liked the feeling that riding on those puppies gave me. Even though the front is the older style block pattern, it just seems to have awesome grip and a very solid feel. Can't wait to try out the Metzelers I've got now

I didn't realise that the endurance race was on the full track. Even better effort to beat Fitzgerald and co on their thou'

[Goblin]

Well done fella's, i wouldn't of thought wets would of lasted the 3 hours either and second hand ones at that.
Congrats have to go to you too Uncle! First solo rider :first: What a huge effort going at race pace in the wet for three friggen hours!!! You were awesome!


Huge congrats to Sketchy and vtec for winning this event! I knew you could do it Glen. :sunny::sunny:

Well done Scrivy and Chris and all the crew for putting on perhaps the most fun event of the year! Hope there's another endurance race next year too. :clap:

[Matt Bleck]

Congrats have to go to you too Uncle! First solo rider :first: What a huge effort going at race pace in the wet for three friggen hours!!! You were awesome!

And i can i add that i wasn't on wets..... :cool:

[Goblin]

And i can i add that i wasn't on wets..... :cool:Yes. Yes you can. Even more impressive.:headbang:

[vtec]

Yeah toast, they were only on the CBR600RR, but less power was advantageous, I think the guys on the thou that were in the running dropped it, cause they shredded their tyres too fast. I was busy short shifting to keep the power down, and when the track was drying i was using crap race lines to hunt down the puddles to keep the tyres cool. Looking at the tyres at the end of my stint I could have been rougher on the sides. If the weather was dry, there's no way we would have won.

[jrandom]

And i can i add that i wasn't on wets..... :cool:

Super crazy awesome, bro. You were pretty much rally-driving that SV around the track. Drift Dimension stylez ftw!

:first:

I honestly don't know how you did it; you were on Racetecs, right?

[Matt Bleck]

Super crazy awesome, bro. You were pretty much rally-driving that SV around the track. Drift Dimension stylez ftw!

:first:

I honestly don't know how you did it; you were on Racetecs, right?
I think so, the rear was a 160/60?

it was pretty interesting to say the least, the bike would let just go if i dropped it into fast, and for a while there was a huge puddle in front of the old pits, right where i'd have the pick's on. The front would go to full right lock while it aqua planed, then straighten up when it regripped..... I was all like, whea hey hey....

[Shaun]

I think so, the rear was a 160/60?

it was pretty interesting to say the least, the bike would let just go if i dropped it into fast, and for a while there was a huge puddle in front of the old pits, right where i'd have the pick's on. The front would go to full right lock while it aqua planed, then straighten up when it regripped..... I was all like, whea hey hey....



Good on ya man

[Matt Bleck]

Good on ya man
Thanks Shaun, shame you couldn't get out there on ya SV, next maybe eh?

[vtec]

Yeah and Shaun, that bike worked out a treat. Love the K6 front end. I think Glen had some teething issues with it, but I've never been more relaxed on a 600. $7000 what a steal. It got a right good thrashing over the weekend though. I kicked the gear lever the wrong way a couple of times, cause I was learning how to do reverse shift also, that can't be good for the engine.

[speed63]

Congratulations to the winners. Great event and the weather added another dimension to the show.:clap:

[Pussy]

Congratulations to all you guys on a top effort

[Toast]

Congratulations to the winners. Great event and the weather added another dimension to the show.:clap:

I'd say! A totally dry event would have made for a far less interesting conclusion.

[Kornholio]

Well done fella's, i wouldn't of thought wets would of lasted the 3 hours either and second hand ones at that.

Did you see our rear one, another hour and we would have been on the rim :spanking:


And i can i add that i wasn't on wets..... :cool:

The words around teh outside comes to mind.... You did bloody well au on those tyres... thank god you had some wets that we could use :clap:

Lollies at you catching up to me on the last couple of laps when the dry line came out...

Awesome race...first time on wets which was an eye opener

We got 5th which were stoked with immensely considering it was our first race...

Thanks to the organisers and every one involved :D

[Matt Bleck]

Did you see our rear one, another hour and we would have been on the rim :spanking:

Yes I did bro, front looked mint tho eh?


The words around teh outside comes to mind.... You did bloody well au on those tyres... thank god you had some wets that we could use :clap:

Lollies at you catching up to me on the last couple of laps when the dry line came out...

Awesome race...first time on wets which was an eye opener

We got 5th which were stoked with immensely considering it was our first race...

Thanks to the organisers and every one involved :D

Well done to you and fish, fookin awesome effort.... we never did finalise a price did we?

[scracha]

Yes I did bro, front looked mint tho eh?



Well done to you and fish, fookin awesome effort.... we never did finalise a price did we?

Bah...should've let the 4 hundies out to play. I'm sure young Mr Fry and Nicksta would have given ye's a run for ya money.

Congrats to Veetek and Sketchy.

[kiwifruit]

great event, thanks to all those who made it happen :D

Well done vtec and sketchy!! .. and uncle, i can feel the groovitational pull from here
Sosman was flying on there zx10, well done man... and korn / fish did really well too.
Thanks Scrivy

[R6_kid]

Bah...should've let the 4 hundies out to play. I'm sure young Mr Fry and Nicksta would have given ye's a run for ya money.

Congrats to Veetek and Sketchy.

Chris was out there in the morning in the piss pooring rain - he was doing 1.58's i the pooring rain - looking very interesting! Before he changed to wet tyres he was looking a bit like Kiyonari with more than a few slides from both the front and back end.

[sosman]

Yeahboi Congrats to the winners

Well what do i say!..Done 5 trackdays at taupo on my road 7friddy now,then do my first race on an alien ZX10-r (69) I was crying like a baby when my first test ride had to be in the wet too..My mate Danger Dave got to do the first practice in the dry and qualified 6th.I did the Leman start & tripped over my feet then jumped on the bike & thought i started it but didn't..(lot of butterfly's)..
was 12th/15th into first corner doh!.
What a mind fark it was racing on wets...it was awesome! I slowly got quicker & quicker then the mighty ZX10 was doing power wheelies onto the start/ finished straight(Anyone want to buy my K6 GSXR750?)...I found that puddle Matt waz talking about lol & watch some one in front of me go grass tracking after they regained from aquaplaning.
So I went from crying to can't get enough of riding on wets & it still boggles me little brain just how quick one can go on wets!
Hats off to all the hard bastards that use road tyres,& I like to thank Tobby for waking up from snoring & telling us we're a bunch of noisy Hua's then he goes back to snoring lol.

Oops buy the way me & Dave were three laps down from the leaders
& got...4TH

yeahboi

[Shaun]

Yeah toast, they were only on the CBR600RR, but less power was advantageous, I think the guys on the thou that were in the running dropped it, cause they shredded their tyres too fast. I was busy short shifting to keep the power down, and when the track was drying i was using crap race lines to hunt down the puddles to keep the tyres cool. Looking at the tyres at the end of my stint I could have been rougher on the sides. If the weather was dry, there's no way we would have won.


Extremelly well done Team:clap: Very glad you guys bought the bike and did your stuff on it.

[Cleve]

Good stuff Jason and congrats to all and well done.

[CM2005]

has anyone got a list of results?? I'd like to know where the Triumph finished, and also where neil chappy chappell finishes on the zx6r.
cheers, well done you lot, including the organisers

[Xile]

Awesome race guys!
Great to see you all finish, congrats!!
Congrats to the winners, you looked great out there!
And in action...

[limbimtimwim]

Good shit!! Well done!!

[racer40]

sadley the triumph didnt start due to a practise crash bent it badly. just a couple of notes, the 2 hondas were only 600s as well not 1000s as i have seen in this forum. results are
1st skachill/ mccamish 93 laps
2nd fitzgerald/ holmes 93
3rd rajek/ merkel 93
4th mcarther/gray 90
5th wastney/ fisher 87
6th beagley/ wiggly87
7th hunt/ chan 87
8th duncan 86 & 1st superman
9th chappell/ bradford 82
10th allsopp-smith/mckenzie 81
11th hare/madgwick 81
12th ure 80
13th humphries 80
14th bloor 79
15th cross/ mills/ hall 79
16th sauer/doohan 74
17th waugh 27

[racer40]

it was an exciting race to watch, & as usual endurance racing results can be different to what is expected. 1 bike ran out of fuel in pit lane, 1 came in with gear linkage hanging off, 1 bike crashed twice, 1 superman was seen lying down in pit lane with cramp to his legs, & lost some time, another superman crashed & lost time & the hornet crashed early on then had a rest, & came back out to play later in the drying conditions, the 3rd placed bike did 1 stint with 1 footrest missing. anyway good stuff guys & i am sure andy & i will look at this again next year as all of you & others sound keen.

[quickbuck]

Thanks for the results racer40.

I just got a text from Chappy for you CM2005.
He says, "... didn't have wets so struggled all day. Came 9th out of 20th. When it dried out I did a lap .5s slower than the record of the day".

So looks like the time Neil and Martin (Sparkybills) put into the dry set-up would have paid off..... Shame they didn't have a wet set-up....

Neil and Lee both have had fun though.
So the Step-Up flag has been flown rather well.

[prettybillie]

Congrats to all the riders who took part in this event. Was awesome to watch, my feet are still defrosting though!

[wharfy]

A great event, I am a bit supprised that I am not at all bummed about binning the Hornet and was glad I could get back out and get a finishers mug. I feel like a real racer now I have scuff marks on my leathers :)

Well done the winners.
I'll be back next year.

[ajturbo]

A great event, I am a bit supprised that I am not at all bummed about binning the Hornet and was glad I could get back out and get a finishers mug. I feel like a real racer now I have scuff marks on my leathers :)

Well done the winners.
I'll be back next year.

now that is a story you have to tell at the pub next friday!!!!

but well done guys for winning.......!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:2thum bsup

[CM2005]

Thanks for the results racer40.

I just got a text from Chappy for you CM2005.
He says, "... didn't have wets so struggled all day. Came 9th out of 20th. When it dried out I did a lap .5s slower than the record of the day".

So looks like the time Neil and Martin (Sparkybills) put into the dry set-up would have paid off..... Shame they didn't have a wet set-up....

Neil and Lee both have had fun though.
So the Step-Up flag has been flown rather well.

oh sounds good mate,
yeah i had a couple of "kiwi's fly" stickers on my bucket and paddock stand. got a couple of looks :)

[scrivy]

Hi everyone.

Well, after 4 friggin hard out days (Wangy, then my meetings), I can now empty all my shit out of my van, sit down, relax and SLEEP!!:zzzz:

All you riders in the B.A.D.D. endurance race were legends!! The speeds of which you were punting in the wet sent shivers down me spine!!
Interesting to note, there were less crashers in the 3 hour wet racing than in the previous days dry racing!!
BRAVE comes to mind - especially for the guys on road tyres and not full wets!!
As for the supermen, you guys rocked :Punk:

Another interesting point: At prizegiving, all the teams were present!! That must be a first in NZ racing too!!

After all the stress with getting this going, with only the senior class racing, I have still told Chris that I would like to do this again next year!! I knew I would run at a loss (well, thankfully for me - my business did..... Those good bastards at Taupo Plastics.......:shifty:), but the sheer thrill of watching you guys out there in those terrible conditions was worth every cent I paid!!
Even the nail biting finish was what I wanted!! Well done to Sketchy and Vtec. You guys are going to go on to much greater things!!

I would love to see 40 bikes do it next year in dry conditions.
All I need now is more punters..................

Awesome guys, AWESOME!! :wari:

SCRIVY

[t3mp0r4ry nzr]

good on you Glen and Jason! an inspirational team

[NinjaBoy]

A great event, I am a bit supprised that I am not at all bummed about binning the Hornet and was glad I could get back out and get a finishers mug. I feel like a real racer now I have scuff marks on my leathers :)



Well done Kevin for getting back out there. The conditions were trying even when you had the right equipment. Catch ya at the next race meet.



Another interesting point: At prizegiving, all the teams were present!! That must be a first in NZ racing too!!


SCRIVY

Well done on organising such a great event and pushing through with it despite the challenges. The active role of the pit crew, strategy and the thrilling finish really added to the atmosphere. What stood out for me was the rider/team excitement/celebrations as the finishing riders returned to the pits. High fives all round !

Well done to Sketchy and vtec on well planned and ridden race. They deserve all the praise given to them.

[Skunk]

Congratulations to ALL the riders in the event. Awesome stuff to watch.
What a nerve racking finish from the winning team though... the riders knew what was happening but the whole pit crew was just hoping the tyres lasted and the rider didn't fall off!
Congratulations the Sketchy and Vtec for a well executed race - everything planned well in advance for the best result. Both riding consistent laps without mistake at a good pace.
Congratulations to ALL the Supermen - hard core.
Scrivy, Chris, all the volunteers and helpers: Bloody awesome and thanks. Are the entries open yet for the next TRRS and the 3 Hour?

[scrivy]

What stood out for me was the rider/team excitement/celebrations as the finishing riders returned to the pits. High fives all round !


Everyone coming in at the end of the race was celebrated by all the crews in the pits, which was bloody awesome to see. They all deserved it too!!
That is exactly what Chris and I want to see in NZ motorcycle racing - everyone having a great time and all riders getting praise!

Again, well done guys, well done.

SCRIVY

[Frenchy]

Wicked well done to both the ridders that won and all the riders that entered was gutted i didnt stay to watch the endurance race but was a little sore and had some wounds to lick. Well done again!! :2thumbsup

[Maido]

Thanks to all involved in the running of this event, Me and Hayden loved doing it! The conditions were challenging to say the least! that last turn on the the s/f straight was very slippery!
A big thanks to scrivy and chris, to organising the event, this was a first for me and I will definately be making a return trip next year (hayden and I are really keen on this event!) It was a long way to come from invers but it was sure worth it!!!
I am sure next year there will be far more riders, cos it is way more exciting than a normal race!

Also a huge congrats to sketchy and vtec, both top guys and fully deserved the win (especially on that tire, you should post a picture of it, it didn't even have tread!).

Also, we were talking about it and we think there should be a compulsory wheel change or something too keep every one on their toes maybe?

See you all next year, planning has already started.

[kickingzebra]

Shot Jase Bro!!! Had no idea you were doing it, awesome...
SOrry I couldn't make it, broken K8 dammit!

[speights_bud]

And JRandom, you and Paddy are hardcore. Doing it on the GSX1400 on DRY TYRES. Respect. That thing would have been a mission not to crash. Here's a shot of paddy tucked up all snug in our pit shed. The second one is of SteveB, he's very cute too. Don't you just want to eat him up? Respect also to matt Bleck, didn't realise that was you... the first superman.

Cheers dude,

I did my best to keep ol' betty shiney side up, but still managed to run off once and had lots of slidey slides in the wet.

You and Glen did bloody well, was great watching you guys when i wasn't riding :) Congrats :2thumbsup


I found that puddle Matt waz talking about lol & watch some one in front of me go grass tracking after they regained from aquaplaning.

What turn was that? T6 during the second practice session?

[Kornholio]

What turn was that? T6 during the second practice session?

Lol, I was right behind you when you did that....nice save :D

[wybmadiity]

What an awesome day, with some great riding! Spectators on the day had a great time too! I think opening up the covered top landing was the best thing that could have been done for the crowd! A nice smooth running event. Well done Scrivy and Chris! Big ups to all the staff! :first: See you all next year!

[svr]

Congrats to V-Tec and Scetchy, and everyone else involved.

The last time a couple of `no-names' won a NZ endurance race was the last 6 hr by Tony Rees and Dave Hicks (with cords sticking out of the front tyre).
So maybe one of you has a big future??!!

[wybmadiity]

Congrats to V-Tec and Scetchy, and everyone else involved.
So maybe one of you has a big future??!!

Or could it be both ;)

[Genestho]

I apologise that Ive not posted this sooner, Ive been out the country..left the day after the Endurance Race

I want to congratulate the winners of the BADD Endurance race, and to thank all the riders and your crew's, and our supporters, the Marshalls.. for your support of this cause and day - despite the atrocious weather!

I should've done this in person on the day, but Im quite shy (really) and not into getting too far out into the public eye, prefering the behind the scenes stuff! (My comfort zone is well and truly tested!)

I also want to thank (thanks doesnt seem enough!) the Scrivinator (you are a machine dude!), and Chris and also NZSRA:niceone: and Sidecar Bob for putting yourselves out there, and your support of BADD.
Its an understatement from me to say you guys really put on a mean day, your efforts were tireless, and the special touches rocked.

PS: That Le Mans start was well cool!


Brilliant day guys, hope we can do it again next year, with some crankin weather!
:first: To all you legends. Happy New Year
Jos