North Island Mini Road Race Series

**F5 Dave** · 8th December 2009, 16:06

Originally Posted by Kickaha

Working on it, emailed the club Pres yesterday and he is taking it to the Kart club committees next meeting

We would have all forgotten what it like to race on Kart tracks down here

With enough notice & the right day (ideally 2 days) I think team Welly would bring over a reasonable contingent.

Wooohoo!!

**Kickaha** · 8th December 2009, 16:43

Originally Posted by F5 Dave

With enough notice & the right day (ideally 2 days) I think team Welly would bring over a reasonable contingent.

Wooohoo!!

I will have to put it to the Bucket committee down here, at present the Kart club pres has said he sees no reason why not but he has to go to their committee to be approved

If it did go ahead I was thinking sometime Feb/March/April while there's not much other racing on down here

**Pumba** · 8th December 2009, 17:51

Originally Posted by thecougar 0

I think the main problem was that with the bunch of other people not signing the indemnity forms-if someone had hurt themselves, then the people who're in charge of the track could've been in a world of shit.

Yep its not that every person using has to have there own key but they do have to sign the indemnidy forms and pay the fee.

There was also the issue of whoever it was took larger road bikes out on to the track. A big no no

**fi5hy** · 8th December 2009, 18:17

Originally Posted by Kickaha

I will have to put it to the Bucket committee down here, at present the Kart club pres has said he sees no reason why not but he has to go to their committee to be approved

If it did go ahead I was thinking sometime Feb/March/April while there's not much other racing on down here

You could tell him that (some) of the Wellington crew are members of Kart Sport Wellington

**Skunk** · 8th December 2009, 18:30

Not April! There's the Easter Two Day meeting at Kaitoke... Come and learn how to race kart tracks again.

**Kickaha** · 8th December 2009, 19:39

Are the meetings at Kaitoke run under a MNZ permit and do all the Welly bucket guys likely to come have MNZ licences?

**Shorty_925** · 8th December 2009, 20:56

Originally Posted by Kickaha

Are the meetings at Kaitoke run under a MNZ permit and do all the Welly bucket guys likely to come have MNZ licences?

Offering day licences solve that problem?

As long as theres the option of winning another doz double browns, it'll make the trip worth it!

**Skunk** · 8th December 2009, 21:13

Several Welly bucket racers do have MNZ licenses - as it makes it easy at the other tracks. One event licenses cover that anyway.

**Trudes** · 9th December 2009, 06:13

Originally Posted by F5 Dave

With enough notice & the right day (ideally 2 days) I think team Welly would bring over a reasonable contingent.

Wooohoo!!

Yep we'd be in for that!

**ajturbo** · 13th December 2009, 21:45

Originally Posted by F5 Dave

only Blenheim is a better track than Kaitoke.

Tauramanui is a simple track, the straight isn't that long & it is a bit crap for passing. However it does have an awesome flow & a complexity of the sweeper that will not be learnt on the first visit & makes it a supremely satisfying track to ride.

Mt wgtn is complex, but as a rider's track it's only redeeming feature is the sweeper. The bumps infield have degraded many lines.

Roy's hill is spent mainly on yer side, but to be honest I haven't done that many laps & personally it has stopped me road riding, racing or riding dirtbikes for way too many months to be fond of it.

Waipara I raced at once. I won the first race & didn't stop the bike so I could roll it up the ramp & drove off.

Carrs road is nothing special. Sheriffs road is good fun, but watch out when it is wet.

I won't include indoor kart tracks. . .

the nelson track was great... having crashed on EVERY corner and most of the straights at one time ... and in some races... more than once.. it is very technical (for me)... short straights... LOTS of turns and a wire fence that WILL stop you if you loose your front brakes.....

is there any racing there now????

**F5 Dave** · 14th December 2009, 08:20

I believe they lost the use of that track.

**woodyracer** · 15th December 2009, 22:26

is there different clases for the championship?, also it would be good to get sponsorship like they do down south, but i know it can be hard. Thanks

**ajturbo** · 16th December 2009, 05:08

Originally Posted by F5 Dave

I believe they lost the use of that track.

thats a bugger

**Bert** · 17th January 2010, 17:49

So is this all go then ?????

Just trying to plan my racing year with wifey and sorting out work commitments...

Have we dates for Roys Hill & Auckland ?