2010 Festival

**gatch** · 8th February 2010, 20:53

What a weekend ! Some awesome machines there, there was a green benelli 4 cyl that sounded absolutely astounding.

I was a pukekohe virgin but no longer..

At the prize giving it seemed Sam smith, Jamie Galway, Dave cole and Lee Gourlay were doing a dance of some kind, every time they sit down its time to get up for another trophy..

**locatelli** · 9th February 2010, 20:09

OK, hope this works, linky to vid for the sound of the Yammie!

**locatelli** · 9th February 2010, 21:33

found a better linky...

**Gwinch** · 10th February 2010, 09:43

Originally Posted by gatch

What a weekend ! Some awesome machines there, there was a green benelli 4 cyl that sounded absolutely astounding.

It absolutely did! It was a four stroke inline-four, the guy stopped at the pit garage where we were set up for a bit of a chinwag after one of his races and talked Benellis with the old man (who is Benelli mad, in fact he had four of them at the meeting ridden by various people, myself included) for quite some time. Gorgeous machine! The orange Harley Davidson/Aermacchi RR350 #55 is still one of my favourites of the event, looks the part and goes like a cut cat. Same goes for Ginger Molloy's Bultaco works machine.

Was there both days, had a fantastic time. Highlight for me was definitely the one race I did get to compete in which was the first race of Sunday, event 31. Started from the back of the grid, entered Castrol for the first time in 13th place after making up some positions off the line. Over the four laps of the race I made my way up to 4th before the bike started losing power due to what is suspected to be a faulty battery so I couldn't quite clinch 3rd and ended up coasting over the line and parking against the armco on the outside just past Jennian Homes. Bonus prize is that I set the fastest lap of the race which really put a smile on the ole dial.

Hey Dave, did you manage to get any photos of this bike or any of the Benellis parked up at the first pit garage as you enter the pits from the track?

**Richard Mc F** · 10th February 2010, 13:30

Jonathon, I have a couple of pictures of your benelli line up pm me an e mail adress and I will send them.

**HenryDorsetCase** · 10th February 2010, 16:15

wicked cool!

bet it smelled great too... Notice that dude has got Britten on his leathers?

**eelracing** · 10th February 2010, 18:34

Originally Posted by locatelli

OK, hope this works, linky to vid for the sound of the Yammie!

Thankyou Locatelli...that V4 is stereo sound in a mono obsessed world.

I owe you a drink.

**nudemetalz** · 12th February 2010, 07:05

Originally Posted by locatelli

found a better linky...

The V4 is truly an amazing sound !!!!
I see that he's taking off on it, any footage of it doing a lap or 3 ?

Looked up on the net - these put out 44hp at 17,300rpm back in their day. Not bad !!

**locatelli** · 12th February 2010, 19:23

Originally Posted by nudemetalz

The V4 is truly an amazing sound !!!!
I see that he's taking off on it, any footage of it doing a lap or 3 ?

Looked up on the net - these put out 44hp at 17,300rpm back in their day. Not bad !!

Sorry, no footage, only got pics on my profile page.

**nudemetalz** · 12th February 2010, 21:04

Here's a link to what it sounded like in it's day..
http://www.vintagebike.co.uk/Sounds/...Yamaha%204.mp3

Rather nice !!

**Big Dave** · 13th February 2010, 22:15

I probably drove the neighbours mad editing this - I had it cranked all day

**Big Dave** · 14th February 2010, 08:23

>>Hey Dave, did you manage to get any photos of this bike or any of the Benellis parked up at the first pit garage as you enter the pits from the track?<<

Ah - sorry - missed that question first time - no unfortunately - only one with Benellis;

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kiwirid...7623237162055/