MNZ AGM, anyone got any news?

[gixerracer]

U r not allowed to get in on my shit stirin LOL

Really I heard it was Bridgestone!

[Kevin G]

Could not resist.....

[Maarty]

From the horses mouth as it were,

Bridgestone got the SBK fronts, Pirelli got SBK rears, SSSTK fronts, DUNLOP got SSSTK rears, and Gonti got all Supersport!
Nangkang got F3 and Shinko got Streetstock rears, Yokohama got Streetstock fronts!

We didn't want to be seen favouring anyone you see!

So now you know!

[Kevin G]

Who is the horse?

[Kiwi Graham:Me]

I heard Michelin were doing suspension and CKT were doing tyres.......could be wrong.

[Ivan]

250GP's in Formula 3...yew beauties.Gotta get me one of those.

Thats not good a 125GP can run at the front of F3 let alone a 250 GP bike anyone remember Glen SKachill riding a RS250 dominating Supersport or f2

Might get me 250 then and go race that

[steveyb]

Dominating is pretty far from the truth Ivan.
He won one race that was in weather better suited to ducks than bike racing due to his superior rain riding skill and MotoGP rain tyres I managed to score.
In the dry he showed what 250GP bikes are capable of, but far from dominated.
I will be suggesting that the 250's are limited to year 2000 for Honda (ie up to NX5, no NXA's) and up to 2001 for Yamaha, so no latest generation bikes so that we can see whether it acutally works or not. But I won't be stomping my feet and crying foul if MNZ decide (after consultation) just to leave it open.
Would be great to see Karel P out again in an NZ level race on her 250. You never know, maybe I'll pull Mikes one out of his little shed where it is sitting all neglected.
My '89 Honda is unlikely to see an F3 race, but y'know y'never know, y'know.
Pete is on the money, it is still possible to buy late model 250s and the odd brand new one still (for what, $30k?? or something??), but you still have to be able to ride them and tune them.
I will say it again, I think there are a bunch of riders out there, and it is evidenced by Ivans comment, even if it was tounge in cheek, that think that buying and riding a 250GP bike will magically win them the F3, sorry, SPORTBIKE, title. Those riders need to have a good think about that.
My own feeling is that really not many will come out of the woodwork, but at least the rule change will allow it.
Oh, and have a look at the track records for F3 and 125GP and the average top level laptimes.
With the new crop of F3 bikes their laptimes are lower than the majority of 125GP riders by 1-3 seconds a lap in general terms.
The speed away from the line also gives 125GP a major disadvantage right from the start.

[Kickaha]

Yokohama got Streetstock fronts!!

When you consider they haven't made a motorcycle tyre since the mid nineties it will be interesting to see how that works out

[CHOPPA]

haha can you imagine someone rolling up on a 2009 RSR250 for formula 3!

[steveyb]

And before y'all go off half cocked, remember that these are only proposals suggested by the Road Race Commission.
If you want to make a submission, PM Budda or Kevin G or Dawson I and get a copy of the proposals and make a submission.

[steveyb]

haha can you imagine someone rolling up on a 2009 RSR250 for formula 3!

Be pretty sweet but ay? (except that a 2009 RS250 really is only a 2002 RS 250, no changes since then).

Sort of like a 2010 BMW Superbike in Superstock or whatever. hehehehe

[Ivan]

wasnt meant to offend anyone in my post just putting my opinion out there I am no longer in the class and it does not worry me to write in about it I was just stating my views on it they are my own personal ones

[eelracing]

Might get me 250 then and go race that

I reckon you'd be crazy not to if the new ruling goes ahead.
A 250GP bike will cream any SV based rocket in a straight line.(let alone corners)

Syeveyb you are right re;125's but an up and coming young fella like say Ivan should have a good look at a 250.Hell Jason Easton would be crazy not to think of it and even KB's own Glen Williams has said as much in the two stroke thread.

[Ivan]

I was joking for abit of fun I would love to race one tho but now am in 600's If I knew this was going to happen Iwould have got a 250 instead tho

[gixerracer]

I cant remember the last time someone on a 250 even went close to going fast no one knows how to tune or ride them properly I dont thinkthe current f3 front runner have mcuh to worrie about at this stage

Thats not good a 125GP can run at the front of F3 let alone a 250 GP bike anyone remember Glen SKachill riding a RS250 dominating Supersport or f2

Might get me 250 then and go race that