Wanganui

**Shaun** · 30th August 2009, 20:37

Go on then somr one, tell me the total distance of the Cemetery track

**Nasty** · 30th August 2009, 20:39

Googled .. was quite easy to find.

Cemetery Circuit is a temporary motorcycle street racetrack in downtown Wanganui, New Zealand. It was named because the track circles the old town cemetery. The daylong meeting is traditionally held on Boxing Day (26 December) each year and has been running since 1951. It attracts around 10,000 spectators and some of the best New Zealand motorbike racers to compete on the tight one-mile street circuit. It also has a nickname: “Southern Hemisphere’s Isle of Man”.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cemetery_Circuit

**quickbuck** · 30th August 2009, 22:43

1.5 km... in 49 seconds....
Dodgy maths says those boys (and girls) are doing over twice the posted speed limit AVERAGE!

**Mystic13** · 31st August 2009, 06:33

Dodgy maths indeed.

1.5k in 49 seconds

is

1.83k's in a minute

or

110.2 km/hour.

Seems a reasonable average.

**Shaun** · 31st August 2009, 07:18

Thanks. looks like I might need to design a slightly bigger one in Taranaki then

**Peter Smith** · 31st August 2009, 08:00

Originally Posted by Shaun

Thanks. looks like I might need to design a slightly bigger one in Taranaki then

What about the old Paritutu street circuit??
It use to scare the s**t out of me, but I'd do it again.

**sunhuntin** · 31st August 2009, 08:11

Originally Posted by Shaun

Thanks. looks like I might need to design a slightly bigger one in Taranaki then

this sounds interesting. are you going to have street races up there?

**Pedrostt500** · 31st August 2009, 08:24

They used to have a street circuit up near paratutu rock years ago, it was quiet a small track from memory. I recon you should look at a track some where around the city centre rather than out at Bell Block, it would make it a better draw card for the public.

**eelracing** · 31st August 2009, 08:34

Originally Posted by Shaun

Thanks. looks like I might need to design a slightly bigger one in Taranaki then

Howabout an around the mountain TT???

**sinfull** · 31st August 2009, 08:40

Originally Posted by eelracing

Howabout an around the mountain TT???

Awww now there's an idea that rocks Lol shame it would take millions to manage !!

**pritch** · 31st August 2009, 08:49

Prior to Parirutu there used to a circuit at the old airport. Technically it was a road circuit but there was a short metalled section. Some famous names rode there.

Before that again, and before my time here, there was a cicuit at Tikorangi. I'm not sure exactly where it was, but looking at the roads in the area the straights may have been quite long and the roads very narrow for the sort of velocities attainable by today's machinery.

**Shaun** · 31st August 2009, 10:57

There is a track and a local body that has agreed in theory to this happening, so will just need to re design track lay out to get it on the cooking list, and it will not happen untill next year some time.

**sunhuntin** · 31st August 2009, 13:03

would be neat if it could take place between wanganui and paeroa races. id travel to see it

**SWERVE** · 31st August 2009, 19:14

Best of luck Shaun.
its good to see that there is a dedicated few intent on keeping "real' road racing alive and kicking in NZ.

Another reserected meeting in the Sth Is next Easter weekend at Methven.
I know there is also some people keen to bring back a race to Southbridge in canterbury.
Hope it all works out bud