1/4 Mile Motorcycle Sprints

[Deano]

Cliff Hanger Promotions are holding their first sprint for 09 in just a few weeks time.

Sunday 1st February at Dalefield Road, Carterton.

More information available on the attached flier.

And if anyone can assist with marshalling, sizzling sausages etc, please let me know.

[Mooch]

Deano

How's entries for this event ? Ok to rock up on Sunday and enter ?

[limbimtimwim]

Bumpity-bump..

The organisers really need your help this weekend.

I'd help myself but I am on call this weekend, so I can't.

http://www.cliffhanger.org.nz/sprints/sprints.htm

Make sure you bring sunscreen.

[sinfull]

Just on my way down to Todds to make sure his duke fits in the van beside mine, but either way we'll be there !

[flame]

Hey Deano, MISS YOU WE DO!!!!!

Hey im working Sunday morning, but can be over there in the afternoon to help if you could let Dina know. Im great with sausages so im told! or happy to marshall for the arvo.

Just lemme know :)

[Deano]

Deano

How's entries for this event ? Ok to rock up on Sunday and enter ?

Sorry Mooch but I'm stuck in Auckland for a couple more weeks.

Your best bet would be to give Dina Albrett a ring or e-mail - her details are on the attached flier in post 1.


Hey Deano, MISS YOU WE DO!!!!!

Hey im working Sunday morning, but can be over there in the afternoon to help if you could let Dina know. Im great with sausages so im told! or happy to marshall for the arvo.

Just lemme know :)

I will e-mail her now.

I miss you guys too, and home - Auckland really sucks. Road signs are crap and the drivers even more crap.

I don't know why they bother putting indicators on Auckland vehicles, no one uses them. Safe following distances ? Forget about it.

[Str8 Jacket]

Our thoughts are with ya mate. Hardly anyone turned up to the pub last night, its just not the same without ya! :)

I would help out but I am going to be in Hastings sorry.

[Deano]

The word is that unless there are enough marshals (and they are still short), the sprints will be cancelled.

Will update later.

[sinfull]

Now that would suck !

[Kendog]

That would suck if it was cancelled.

An email was going round work asking if anyone wanted to help marshal, not sure about any responses.

I am also in Hastings so wont be around :mellow:

[Her_C4]

The word is that unless there are enough marshals (and they are still short), the sprints will be cancelled.

Will update later.

Hey Deano, Craig said he would help marshall in the arvo while I am taking pic's if that will help.

[Bonez]

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=91533

[polly]

Thanks for that Bonez, nearly missed the update, was not sure if to go or not myself. I will be on the road soon, looks like a nice day for an early morning ride.

[Bonez]

Thanks for that Bonez, nearly missed the update, was not sure if to go or not myself. I will be on the road soon, looks like a nice day for an early morning ride.
It should be a good one mate. Once the cloud burns off it gonna be a scourcher.

[bounce]

Cheers for an awesome day guys, had a great time and it all went like clockwork.

Here's a short clip of the run from my zx6 - seems I need to go up a tooth on the front though as it made rev limiter every time. Anyways few of the guys were interested in the cam so check it out..

http://nz.youtube.com/watch?v=Zb1HHfk1vPE

[Her_C4]

Great stuff!!
:woohoo:

You guys looked like you were having fun!! I can see the grins even through tinted visors in my photo's :-)

[Holyshift]

Great day today. My first go at the flying and standing quarter. Will be back for more with some gearing changes. Best times of the day were 273.42kph for flying and 10.484 sec for standing. Hope for some cooler weather to increase that top end as well.
Great vid Bounce really shows just what it's like. That's to all the marshalls and the Cliffhanger team.

[Mooch]

Cheers for an awesome day guys, had a great time and it all went like clockwork.

Here's a short clip of the run from my zx6 - seems I need to go up a tooth on the front though as it made rev limiter every time. Anyways few of the guys were interested in the cam so check it out..

http://nz.youtube.com/watch?v=Zb1HHfk1vPE

Yeah , Well run event and excellent commentry. Had the same issue with hitting the rev limiter in top gear a few hunderd meters before the timing gear. One less tooth on the back would have been ideal (and colder air temp).
Some interesting bikes like the 900SS turbo and a GSRX1300 with NA mods that took it to 306 kmh. Tazman's software was working well with all the run times on the board at the end of each run.
Ended up getting tired from having too many runs !

Roll on the hill climb !

[fatboyzed]

had a great day, got 227 on the flying and that was my second run, 11.4 on the standings, not bad for an old gixer.
had it tapped out on every run so maybe the tail wind helped a bit and like others need to change the gearing.
thanks to cliffhanger and the helpers.

[Mooch]

The gsx sounded good on the flying , must be a solid bike to take a thrashing 28 years after being made !

[fatboyzed]

Yup she took a good thrashing, but shes starting to leak so might be time to retire her from the sprints and look for a 300 plus bike, will still use it for the hillclimb tho (a personal goal to beat mr fairbrother up there on his triumph yeah right lol ).

[catilover]

i had a fantastic day!! :Deven tho the bike wouldnt boost on the second flying run haha but man the potential it has!!
i am re-building it now with a full paint job also :)

hope to be fully ready for the september race!! aiming at 270ish plus and atleast a 10 sec standing!!
the tubro made a huge difference!! i was hitting the limiter 200 meters before the start line!! and i had a 15/41 sprocket setup!!

i turned my boost tap the wrong way and it boosted 20lb!! lmao blew a hose off the turbo and didnt runu right since then :( stripped the motor down and it all looks good inside :) but am replacing the pistons etc to suit the 18/20lb im after so i can get the 200hp from the 2V oil cooled motor :P

still after my goal of 300kmh/ 200hp/ low 9 sec ducati ;)
wish me luck and see you out there!!!