Was it only me or what?

[GIXser]

Eddie. Join the club's upper echelon and start the process of making it into what you think it should be. For a man of your talents it will be a nice little sideline. As you well know, Paeroa brings the biggest crowd of any motorcycle racing event in the country. Crowds=money, it would be a shame to have it shut down due to being unsafe, that would probably seal the fate of NZ's bike racing scene as a niche sport with no appeal to the wider community.

Everyone may as well all be riding pre-82 bikes then cause the only people who will come to watch will be 65+ year old men wearing brown anoraks

Yep i agree Gav..... and i may step up to the mark just yet... however nothing is free in this world and my guess is... they wont pay Andrew Stroud to turn up.. so i guess my chance of payment would be slightly slimmer yet..

[Maha]

Andrew Stroud? massive rider no question and I wish he would return to Paeroa, but who does he think he is wanting apperance money?

[Str8 Jacket]

Andrew Stroud? massive rider no question and I wish he would return to Paeroa, but who does he think he is wanting apperance money?

The father of 7 children!!!

[Maha]

The father of 7 children!!!

He has god on his side also, penny's from heaven?

Come on Andrew, please explain your absence, is it soley about the money?
Or do you have issues with the track?

[avgas]

I have nothing wrong with the racing. I have nothing wrong with the track. I have nothing wrong with the racers. So basically racers - if you don't like the risk, don't race. Personally I think a bit of risk is good for sport. Motor-sport should be dangerous - hell lately more people have been dying bloody swimming and shit rather than in what I would call the extreme category.
Moral of the story is if you don't like swimming with the sharks stay the fuck out of the ocean. As for Shaun getting paid - this is his own prerogative, he has balanced the things in his own life and come up with this. Which is fair enough.
Anyone remember Group B rally - that was fantastic motorsport. Regardless of whom it killed it will always be exciting.

However I did have problems on the day. Like what the fuck were the council thinking? When is their running track/football ground going to get more spectators than BOTS? I mean come on guys - parking on the grass wont fuck it up that bad. Bloody bullshit that is. Hauraki guys were the same knobs they always were. Hauraki was why I started using MP3's back in 96'

[scrivy]

Everyone has their reasons for racing/not racing there.

Here is the thread from last year.

Each unto their own.

[GIXser]

Andrew Stroud? massive rider no question and I wish he would return to Paeroa, but who does he think he is wanting apperance money?

I think someone like Stoud "shirriffs and the like.. deserve payment , after all they are the biggest drawcards for the crowds ... and apart from a few select others, no one has beaten these guys for some time yet on the street circuit... then i also think there should be a fund for the entire group of racers performing there. funds for rehabilitation. funds for prizes ( i know there are some.. but i reckon additional funds are required.
increase the tickets to $ 30 even at 10000 spectators this brings in additional $50 k to be spread around for riders and safety etc....
i could go on but...wont lol

[wharfy]

He has god on his side also, penny's from heaven?

Come on Andrew, please explain your absence, is it soley about the money?
Or do you have issues with the track?

Andrew Stroud 7 times New Zealand Superbike Champion, Winner of the Daytona Battle of the Twins, Isle of Man Racer doesn't have to explain himself to any fucker.....

In the Robert Holden Memorial at the Cemetery Circuit only 22 of the invited 36 riders raced and only 15 of them could finsih on the same lap as Stroud

[Biggles08]

I think the issue is the danger Maha...I'm sure it is in fact. I am only riding there because it is a huge even for sponsors....thats all...If I had my way I wouldn't do it again due to the danger...hell, I came racing to get off the roads!

[Kickaha]

I think someone like Stoud "shirriffs and the like.. deserve payment , after all they are the biggest drawcards for the crowds .

Are they though? people will still go to the meeting regardless of whether those guys are there, I'd go to watch Choppa or Scrivy or anyone of the others I know before I'd go to watch Stroud or Shirrifs

[GIXser]

Don't know if ya noticed,,, but numbers were way down this year could be various reasons I guess but a lot has to do with the marketing ie using the name stroud etc

[HDTboy]

Yep i agree Gav..... and i may step up to the mark just yet... however nothing is free in this world and my guess is... they wont pay Andrew Stroud to turn up.. so i guess my chance of payment would be slightly slimmer yet..

I'm sure if you decide to do it, you'll come up with a way of ensuring you recieve a fair reward for your efforts. That won't stop the masses bleating about your reward here if you do though.

The way I see it, circus performers don't have to pay to entertain crowds...

[Kickaha]

Don't know if ya noticed,,, but numbers were way down this year could be various reasons I guess but a lot has to do with the marketing ie using the name stroud etc

Down compared to last year? year before? do you have crowd figures or is that a guess?

[GIXser]

just a guess bud... ill put money on it my guess is right though... by 25 %

[SpeedyB]

So true mate-- riders of the day were great, compared to last year it seemed that the chaps slowed down, possibly due to safety measures as mentioned, the orginisers were stealing bales to fix up their lack of safety in areas that should have been thought of before the racing started. They should get riders involved and not wait for the shit to happen.
Invited many mates for the day glad they had other committments otherwise i would have had my B--lls chewed off.