CDMTCI Manfeild Track Day, 9 January 2010

[rapid van cleef]

i must agree with 'scracha', a five hour ride and camp over night or very very early morning start for the mere 'possibility' of getting through the gates is bollox. id rather pay cash up front to secure my place, if im not there, then its my tough shit isnt it.

im sure many other people would feel the same.

[SuperSonic]

CDMTCI Manfeild Track Day, 9 January 2010

Yes folks, it's that time again, time for another blat around the track at Manfeild.

Just $50 per person. Slow, medium, fast and race sessions.
All glass to be taped, bikes to be of WOF standard.
Full bike gear (gloves, helmet, boots, riding pants and jacket) to be worn.
Valid driver's licence to be produced on the day.
One bike/one rider.

Scrutineering starts at 8.30am.
Maximum number of 120 bikes, first in first served. NO prebookings.

This is arguably New Zealand's cheapest and best-run track day, just ask anyone who's been to one in the last 20 years!

For more information, please contact club president Andrew Pugh on 0274 463 870.

What track are you using???

[quickbuck]

What track are you using???

The short one (3.033k) me thinks... as has always been the case.

Now for my main reason for posting:

Sadly I won't be at this one, as I have to be somewhere else!

You guys do a great job, and it is always chaos on the very sunny days due to fine weather riders.

The thing is Manfeild actually offers a very high amount of grip in the wet.
It is the perfect opportunity to learn to ride (Improve your riding) in the rain, BEFORE you get caught out in the wet on the road. Very dangerous on the road if you have a phobia and tense up while getting wet.
Brings me to a Billy Connolly quite: "There is no such thing as bad weather, just WRONG CLOTHES!"
Otherwise all of scratcha's clan back home would be living a very miserable life indeed...

[Beemer]

i must agree with 'scracha', a five hour ride and camp over night or very very early morning start for the mere 'possibility' of getting through the gates is bollox. id rather pay cash up front to secure my place, if im not there, then its my tough shit isnt it.

im sure many other people would feel the same.

That's fine - there are other track days where you can prebook and it is your choice if you want to ride five hours to attend ours. It is our club's choice to not take prebookings and we never have a shortage of people turning up on the day from the lower North Island. We are NOT interested in taking prebookings and finding half the people don't turn up and we have to try and match bookings with those who turn up before we can offer places to those who came anyway.

It has been our policy for the majority of our track days to NOT take prebookings. Moan all you like, but that policy won't change. There are some people who will only turn up if the weather is fine and some who will turn up regardless and we take the risk of losing money by not offering prebookings. But so far we haven't had any problems so we're happy to carry on the way we are and please those who do come along.

[scracha]

That sounds a tad arrogant. I hope you do please everyone who comes along and that nobody is turned away. Hope everyone has fun at the trackday and there's not too many crashes :-)

[cowboyz]

to be fair. your allowed to be arrogant when you get the turnout these guys get. Its always packed and really well run. my only complaint (as with others) is the chance of missing out.

[Little Smurf]

to be fair. your allowed to be arrogant when you get the turnout these guys get. Its always packed and really well run. my only complaint (as with others) is the chance of missing out.

Sorry dude, I disagree with you there, there is not need to be arrogant regardless how successful our track days are!

I have 2 words for everryone who is coming....... BE EARLY!!

[cowboyz]

well, I was using "arrogant" in the same context that scratca was. I am not sure its the right word TBH. but arrogant in the sense that.. we make the rules.. like it or lump it cause everyone is going to show up anyhow.

For the record, Last year I arrived just after 7am, and the queue was already out Rata st. i was the second bike to be scruniteered at 8.35am. It was worth the wait.

[sinfull]

I'll be on my way to palmy shortly !!

[Little Smurf]

well, I was using "arrogant" in the same context that scratca was. I am not sure its the right word TBH. but arrogant in the sense that.. we make the rules.. like it or lump it cause everyone is going to show up anyhow.

.

yea yea so I was don't you worry about that
See you tomorrow at the gates dude bright and early!

[cowboyz]

frik sinful............. its not on till tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!

umm. I have to milk them there cows in the morning so all policeman please stay away from roads between himitangi and fielding about 8am tomorrow morning............................

[Beemer]

That sounds a tad arrogant. I hope you do please everyone who comes along and that nobody is turned away. Hope everyone has fun at the trackday and there's not too many crashes :-)

I wasn't trying to be arrogant, I was just stating the facts. We can't please everyone and we'd go mad trying. If we take prebookings we upset those who want to decide on the day if they are coming and it means a lot of extra work for us. We're all club members and as such volunteers - we don't get paid for all the hours we put in so if we don't want to arse around trying to please everyone, that's not being arrogant, that's being honest! I also hope there are no crashes! (Because if there are, we'll hear all the moans about less track time...)

Sorry dude, I disagree with you there, there is not need to be arrogant regardless how successful our track days are!

I have 2 words for everryone who is coming....... BE EARLY!!

I agree with you about the BE EARLY part but again, this isn't being arrogant, it's stating the facts. You know I am not one to ride roughshod over people and I'm disappointed you think that's what I was trying to do. As a committee member - like you - this was run past the committee member I live with and his wording was probably even stronger. He's been doing this for more than 20 years so he's heard it all before. Every year we get a huge turnout and unless we want to start running this as a business, taking prebookings and hiring someone to deal with all the shit, then everyone who wants to take part has to put up with how the club decides to run it.

[7mmWSM]

Just checked the forecast and its shit! Horizontal rain and galeforce winds expected. I think everyone should just stay at home

[Beemer]

Just checked the forecast and its shit! Horizontal rain and galeforce winds expected. I think everyone should just stay at home

Methinks you jest, in the hope of getting the track all to yourself! Just saw the TV1 weather forecast for tomorrow and it's looking bloody brilliant. Highs of about 20 for the Manawatu (although we all know Manfeild has a microclimate all of its own!) and the southerly dying out and being replaced by a westerly. Strong winds forecast for Wellington and Wairarapa though, so take care those of you travelling up from there.

Don't forget your sunscreen!

[roogazza]

Thanks Beemer, great day as usual ! Gaz.