Lance Lowe fined $100 for Paeroa wheelie

[Crasherfromwayback]

Lol do you think New Zealand is going to look at it that way if some spectators get messed up? No, it'll be the end of street racing for this lifetime

Not really. Spectators have been injured many times unfortunately. Be it at a speedway...drag meet...a moto-x or whatever. Get them all to sign an indemnity form if need be. But since I last checked...speedway hasn't been banned. Nor should it. Or wheelies for that matter.

[wbks]

Not really. Spectators have been injured many times unfortunately. Be it at a speedway...drag meet...a moto-x or whatever. Get them all to sign an indemnity form if need be. But since I last checked...speedway hasn't been banned. Nor should it. Or wheelies for that matter.

Yea, but you have to admit that the whangas and pierower are on another level in terms of protection between bikes and the crowd along the straights, not to mention the media attention and whole numbers of people attending. Last time I saw anyone come into danger at a speedway it was one or two people scattering once they saw the steel jump the fence... Last time I was at paeroa you couldn't walk 50cm without getting a nice sample of someones sweaty body, let alone to a runner if you saw a bike tumbling towards you

[Crasherfromwayback]

getting a nice sample of someones sweaty body, let alone to a runner if you saw a bike tumbling towards you

Hide behind the biggest sweaty one

[wbks]

Hide behind the biggest sweaty one

Hahahaha They don't call it pierower for nothing, huh

[Gremlin]

I think part of Lance getting into trouble was the large stoppie into the left hander opposite the main straight (my photo was featured on the KR website to boot)...

Problem I believe is that he didn't get his race license back until he paid the fines etc?

I love watching him... but we all remember his little "episode" a couple of nationals ago? Silly boy Many a time I have seen him exit the hairpin at Pukie, look to the infield, see the cameras, and pull a wheelie just for them

[DEATH_INC.]

Tricky, but Lance is f*cken awesome at wheelies and stoppies and stuff, if they let the stunt guys do it, then he's well qualified. There would prolly be only 1 or 2 guys I know of (in nz) that are better. Prolly more chance of eddie running into the crowd looking at himself in the shop windows

[davebullet]

I was disappointed I didn't see any at Wanganui like I'm sure I recall in 2006.

OSH overdrive by the sounds of it. If something went wrong (slapper etc..) and the bike went into a fence and hurt someone in the crowd.... I'd be saying why aren't the fences up to scratch? or you can't expect absolute safety in motorsport (and any spectator who expects that should stay at home).

If they want to be bureaucratic and safe at the same time, why not have a wheelie endorsement on the racing license for those proven to have the skills to do them properly?

[huff3r]

I was disappointed I didn't see any at Wanganui like I'm sure I recall in 2006.

OSH overdrive by the sounds of it. If something went wrong (slapper etc..) and the bike went into a fence and hurt someone in the crowd.... I'd be saying why aren't the fences up to scratch? or you can't expect absolute safety in motorsport (and any spectator who expects that should stay at home).

If they want to be bureaucratic and safe at the same time, why not have a wheelie endorsement on the racing license for those proven to have the skills to do them properly?

I saw stroud standing it up under power most laps right in front of suzuki... and one guy in Formula 3 forcefully hoisted his into the air on the warmup lap for the 1st race

[Pussy]

Prolly more chance of eddie running into the crowd looking at himself in the shop windows

Yeah... but his hairdos look AWESOME!

[That Guy]

If you get fined for that, how do the organisers rationalise 3 600s going down the main straight at Paeora, three abreast, through the kink (where if a specatator leant out far enough you could touch the riders going past) at over 200ks? Get that wrong and the carnage would be way worse than a wheelie going wrong....yet that is ok......
FFS THIS IS (sparta) MOTORBIKE RACING!

I think the fine is bollocks.

[White trash]

The imposed fine is bullshit, as is the rule. However, it is a rule, we were told and you've gotta take your medicine unfortunately if you get pinged breaking it.

Thing is, motorsport of any description is risky by nature. That's why we do it, that's why we watch it. I've been to race meetings run by two seperate clubs where in the breifing we were told "No wheelies, or you're out". This on a circuit mind, not a street meeting. Quite frankly, I used to travel to Wanganui purely to witness the nutter on the black S-RAD performing the meanest stunts. He was a legend to me in the day, now he's a mate and more impressive to ride with than watch.

Ironically, PAeroa is governed and run by the AMCC. Last time I was in the clubrooms (a while back, granted) the desk-top on their computer was one Mr L. Lowe, totaly vertical on the front wheel with the road markings reflected perfectly on the top of his chrome KBC helmet. Hmmmmmmm.......

[FROSTY:Me]

They should get fucked. I was warned years ago at the Port of Auckland street races for doing wheelies down the main straight on my KX500. When I mentioned Robert Holden was doing them all day the told me "Well that's Robert Holden" Organisers need entrants...and while an entrant doing something REALLY stupid is unacceptable...wheelies are a-ok anytime in my book.

Spectators are there at their own risk. If they get hurt by a bike that's been thrown down the road...as sad as it is...it's racing. They all go there for the thrills and spills. Can't have it both ways.

Mate the way I see it street racing is pretty darned awesome stuff. But no matter how ya skew the picture it is dangerous for specatators.
You can say "hey its their problem" hey they knew what they were getting themselves into"
But if it turns to custard and a spectator(worse a child) gets seriously hurt the media are gonna have an apsolute feilday.
The rollon will be OSH involved and eventually street racing will cease to exist because of the amount of safety precautions and red tape needed.
So for organisers to do what they can to minimise the risk whilst still haviing a spectacular meeting I think the no deliberate wheelies thing is fair call
Again I feel we do need to look at the bigger picture rather than our personal views.

Mate to be clear here--I love watching good wheelies please don't think I don't

[Motu]

My brother has lived in Canada for 35 years - I've taken him to Paeroa a couple of times when he's been over.He loves it - ''Fuck,you'd never be able to do this in North America!'' There is a very real risk we could lose this privilege.