Was it only me or what?

**GIXser** · 22nd February 2010, 10:43

So a bunch of us ended up in Paeroa fairly early yesterday "bout 6 am" to watch the days racing..

I gotta say i was somewhat dissapointed with the day.. not with the racing and the people that risk their lives putting on great performances, they were fantastic !!
but im talking about safety and lack thereof for the riders, which in turn put a dampner on the day, let alone the fuckwits of radio hauraki beside us.. ill get to that later..

It would not take a lot to make the track a lot safer.... (for those of you i know street racing is dangerous and it has its risks) but from where i sit its easy to make it a whole lot safer..

We sat right by the end of the backs straight and saw the poor fella slide into the forkhoist.... "a fucking forkhoist" on the side of the track oh sorry my mistake "two forkhoists"

and those stupid bags of empty milkcontainers in a few rows in front of it, they dont stop an ant..!!

let alone a few other fuck ups i saw that are puting riders lives at risk.. i see why andrew now refuses to race there unless he gets paid.. and so should all other riders.. and there should be a fund set up for riders that do crash and have months of work....

The PA system sounded like it was dragged out of chernobyl couldnt understand a word..let alone music..

Fuckwits from Radio hauraki... yelling at the westpac rescue helicopter taking the poor fella away after the forkhoist incident .. yelling things like... you forgot your bike...!! ??? absolutely no fucking idea those stupid cunts.. as well as pissing of public by coming in at 11 am and expecting everyone to move for them so they could corden off their area... which pissed a lot of people of.. worse thing is some dickhead of a paeroa organiser told everyone they had to move.. never mind these people paid their money as well got there early and found a comfy spot only to be removed..

Anyways big ups to the riders for putting on a great show... and to the organisers of paeroa... sort ya shit out.....quickly!!!

(probably should be in rant n rave i guess)

**PirateJafa** · 22nd February 2010, 10:49

The bales of bottles do work, and we've seen them work well at previous Battle of the Streets events. But there were far more rows last year (one to two metres between rows, rather than the five to ten metres between most rows this year), so I don't know what the story was there.

But the forklifts was nigh on a criminally stupid oversight, at an event such as this. That said, a number of KBers were in the marshalling team I believe, so you might get a response from them on this.

I'm surprised you even bothered trying to listen to the PA system, we gave up years ago.

But still a damn good day for $25 (as long as you remember to bring lots of drinks, rather than buying them there).

(We were the group in front of/inside the little Starlet at the same corner as ya.)

**woodyracer** · 22nd February 2010, 18:17

stop your crying, the fork lift was stupid..but track safety so pretty good, i was a marshel and from my point of view it was run very well, there was good communiction, and crowd control, track maintence worked well,

**Biggles08** · 22nd February 2010, 18:48

Originally Posted by GIXser

Fuckwits from Radio hauraki... yelling at the westpac rescue helicopter taking the poor fella away after the forkhoist incident .. yelling things like... you forgot your bike...!! ??? absolutely no fucking idea those stupid cunts..

That's unbelievable! Ignorant bastards! Was that going live to radio or were they just yelling it out themselves? I would be calling the management and making a formal complaint about that shit!

On another note...you are right...Paeroa circuit is dangerous as a track....even more dangerous than puke (Going to get my bowl of popcorn now) but I was surprised to hear about a rider hitting a forklift?!?!

**Shaun** · 22nd February 2010, 18:54

Originally Posted by Biggles08

That's unbelievable! Ignorant bastards! Was that going live to radio or were they just yelling it out themselves? I would be calling the management and making a formal complaint about that shit!

On another note...you are right...Paeroa circuit is dangerous as a track....even more dangerous than puke (Going to get my bowl of popcorn now) but I was surprised to hear about a rider hitting a forklift?!?!

Paeroa is just an accident weighting to happen, always has been, always will be.

260+ Clicks down the main streight with people/spectators/ only a few mtrs away, what a bloody joke

**Biggles08** · 22nd February 2010, 19:03

IOM is hardly safe Shaun...I think that is part and parcel to street racing as you well and truly know. I began racing to get off the road because it is dangerous but alas, there is no denying that Paeroa is a sponsors dream and that is the ONLY reason I was there.

**Squiggles** · 22nd February 2010, 19:03

Originally Posted by GIXser

into the forkhoist.... "a fucking forkhoist" on the side of the track oh sorry my mistake "two forkhoists"

It was that or the wall, he'd managed to slide under most of the bags up till then.

**paturoa** · 22nd February 2010, 19:08

Agree with all of the posts above. At some point there some spectator (yet alone rider) will get munted and there will be an outcry!

**Shaun** · 22nd February 2010, 19:30

Originally Posted by Biggles08

IOM is hardly safe Shaun...I think that is part and parcel to street racing as you well and truly know. I began racing to get off the road because it is dangerous but alas, there is no denying that Paeroa is a sponsors dream and that is the ONLY reason I was there.

The IOM is of NO danger to the public like Paeroa is, the IOM is only a risk to the riders

**Squiggles** · 22nd February 2010, 19:34

Originally Posted by Shaun

The IOM is of NO danger to the public like Paeroa is, the IOM is only a risk to the riders

2 spectators died in 2007 on the friday after your accident

**Maha** · 22nd February 2010, 19:35

Originally Posted by PirateJafa

I'm surprised you even bothered trying to listen to the PA system, we gave up years ago.

Damn, I have to agree, the only time to use ear plugs (if you must) is between races.
Those Hauslaki twits? yeah man, what a buch of tossers, they got an ear full from some young pissed cock who, in turn, annoyed the 100 or so within ear shot.
Some bloke told him to pull his head and shut the fuck up, while and older dude just behind me told a Hauslaki wanker to 'stop throwing shit ya fat cunt''!

Great entertainment!

**sidecar bob** · 22nd February 2010, 19:36

Originally Posted by Shaun

The IOM is of NO danger to the public like Paeroa is, the IOM is only a risk to the riders

Yet statisticaly, more spectators than competitors have been killed there??.

http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/TT-de...gns.3874195.jp

Didnt need to look hard for that one & theres plenty more.

**pipson** · 22nd February 2010, 19:42

I have been a marshal at one AMCC event in Taupo. I will never do it again. The safety of the marshals was a joke, we were excepted to cross the track to pick up a bike or rides during the race. YES while F1 bikes are coming down the straight at 200+ k's. If safety was so important you stop the race & fix the problem i.e. move the forklifts or pick up the bike etc. I have & will continue to marshal at the Pacific Club & Vic Club events as you can guarantee safety for the marshals. I would like to point out I have never been to Paeroa so I do not know about safety of the riders or at the track.

**Shaun** · 22nd February 2010, 19:43

Originally Posted by Squiggles

2 spectators died in 2007 on the friday after your accident

wow, news to me. So if one man jumps of cliff, should I also. Not attacking, just adding that I think Paeroa is an accident weighting to happen, and NZ is so PC now, imagine a spectator being killed, and what that will do for our sport here