Originally Posted by
WarrenW
Streetstock is an entry level class aimed at 150cc twostrokes that were produced about 5 years ago. Cheap racing with very minimal mods and add-ons eg no tyre warmers - road tyres only etc. The Vic Club experimented with 250cc four strokes in the class and these have been successful.
Fun close CHEAP racing = street stock.
Nearly Warren, but no cigar.
Streetstock 150 was indeed introduced as an entry level class with the aim of using the 150cc 2-stroke commuter bikes that Suzuki and Kawasaki imported for one, maybe two years. The last year that Suzuki made these bikes was I believe 1998, so they are all getting quite long in the tooth now.
They first made an appearance at the Suzuki Central Series back in 1998 or 1999.
Newer bikes are now being targetted for the Streetstock class with the omission of the 150 in the name. These bikes at MNZ level are 250cc 2 cylinder 4 strokes (Hyosung GTR, Kawasaki GPX etc) as they can be bought new and are actually not bad bikes. VMCC introduced the use of 250cc 4 cylinder 4 stroke race replicas, but that has really only caught on at VMCC and maybe Canterbury(??). These bikes are also getting pretty old now, so the future lies in the 250cc 2 cylinder bikes it seems.
In Australia they are using, quite widely, the Honda CBR150, but Honda NZ only imports the CBR125 here.
I rode a Kawasaki KR150 at Wanganui back in like 2002 or something (cheers to the big fella Mr Sully), and save for a warped brake disc, it was more fun than rolling with a gaggle of hookers in a jelly bowl! Yee haar!!
But the youth issues such as inexperience should be considered carefully, and the liability issues are also more pronounced.
My own opinion is that Streetstock riders aged 15 to 18 only, with at least 10 meetings on closed circuits should be allowed to enter Streetstock at Wanganui, so that (and now I wait for the howls of protest from the old farts) maybe this one event (and maybe Paeroa also??) could be used to showcase youth-only racing.
Furthermore, I would be keen to see all of the Streetstock entries pitted in the same place together so the public can come and see them and chat and maybe gain some converts.
If it comes to pass that they decide to allow Streetstock entries, I will organise this part of it and corral the kids if anyone is keen.
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