Gracefield Track

[Howie]

I've raced there...picture this, day after day, year after year the trucks spill diesel around every corner, there is a concrete wall at the end of a 300 kph straight (modern day superbike) and you cross railway lines at about that speed, the other railway lines are crossed at the crest of a rise while leaning over. Modern bikes have no place at Gracefield. Sidecars would still be dodgy imho

In no way can it be compared to Wanganui, hard to imagine two street circuits more opposed than those two.

I agree entirely, I attempted to race there once, in December 1986, (got the white knuckles award for the biggest moment of the meeting approx 180km tank slapper that spat me down the road. I believe that was the second to last time it was run. At that stage the Hutt valley Motorcycle club were running it with help from the Vic club. as Sugilite and others mention, the condition of the seal has got worse, it is all on reasonably wide roads, so speeds would be very high, and it just would not be big bike friendly.

However a street race in the Wgtn area would be great, but you would need to get a lot of support behind it. As the costs would be quite high, and gaining a resource consent would be an interesting challenge in itself.

[StoneY]

I have a better idea for the faster bikes of today.

Mt. Wainui. The Hutt's answer to Mt. Panorama.

YES! Great PLAN dude!

Close MY hill for a day and let us loose, circuit could include Bell road down to the box factory and back up Hutt side through tunnel to WOA side roundabout, rinse and repeat....
Now, we only have to convince the rest of our community to just stay home for 2 days!

I love that hill, and cross it daily