Trackdays and wheelies

[FROSTY:Me]

And theres a six hundy in my gargre. Open trackday soon??

[Tony.OK]

Shit even the track is a pc police'd place now.................fair enough that doin a wheelie through a group of others is bloody dumb, but where is the harm in a good 'ole mono when there's no one around?
Maybe track day people should make a rule that everyone must use warmers.........from what I've seen its the muppet that goes flat stick from the start on cold rubber that causes most crashes.......hell I've even seen bikes not make it out of the pit exit from that.

A contollled power stand under accel from an apex shouldn't be even considered a wheelie, most late model litre bike's will do it without trying.

Keep danger off the track...............do it on the public road hahaa my new fav slogan.

[Little Miss Trouble]

Ah, my bad, I thought you mighta been the zx-10r that was there this month pulling wheelies over half way down the straight between turns 4 & 5, and later on amongst groups of riders.

The marshalls are pretty good at telling the difference between power wheelies (ok) and someone who is intentionally tugging it up (not ok)

[DEATH_INC.]

The marshalls are pretty good at telling the difference between power wheelies (ok) and someone who is intentionally tugging it up (not ok)

This is my point, that's all that was happening, and no, they weren't cool with it.

[DEATH_INC.]

Ah, my bad, I thought you mighta been the zx-10r that was there this month pulling wheelies over half way down the straight between turns 4 & 5,

Thinking about this, are you taking about that little uphill straight before the downhill hairpin? I come outta the turn in first and accelerate up a friken hill, and barely hook second before braking.....how the hell are you supposed to keep the front down?????
(btw, not having a go at you, just friken frustrated about this)

[Little Miss Trouble]

Oops typo, that was meant to say 5 & 6

[Quasievil]

Its because they dont want people to use a trackday as a place to learn to do wheelies, simple as that.
I would follow Death all day whilst he was on one wheel .........I have done, but fucked if I will say the same for someone I dont know.

[DEATH_INC.]

Thanks Quasi, but remember I'm not talking about long sustained wheelies here, just the sort of thing that any thou (and some 600/750's) will do if you open the throttle far enough in first, second and some of them third. What the hell are they going to say if I take the old turbo there???? I guess it won't be welcome at hampton downs, that's for sure.

[DEATH_INC.]

Oops typo, that was meant to say 5 & 6

ok, but even 5-6...1st outta the hairpin = wheelie, then second= wheelie again....this gets you over 1/2 way down the straight, then even third sometimes comes up too. Was this other 10 a first gen too? ('04/'05) Look, the damn thing even wheelies in fourth coming over the hump on the front straight, I'm surprised I didn't get ripped for that.
It really puts a damper on your day and left a bad taste in my mouth after spending so much to go there.

[Little Miss Trouble]

I'm not going to go into further detail about misbehaviors of this other rider, they may be a member on here and it is not my place to say.

You need to talk to Matt (Devil) or Darren from HDRD about your concerns, after all they are the ones that call the shots

[FROSTY:Me]

Remember that f##wit on his R1 pulled a bigass wheelie right through a gaggle of 250/400 riders.

Gee it seems some criminal type thinks he's being picked on
to quote --"go fuck urself ya dimwit, I didn't pull no bigas wheelie through 250 riders haha ur such a fool,"

[_Shrek_]

I'm not talking about proper wheelies, just the front coming up under power

aye the pc tools are creeping in, even my tank will lift in 1st & 2nd when pushing it

[Crazy Steve]

What makes me laugh Andy is, there are people over taking me on the back straight of Taupo and im showing 285kph on the clock and theres still learners on the track with us.

Ive always done wheelies at trackday and will keep doin them untill im asked to leave.

The whole frkin trackday thing should be looked into, Like Motards in group One is STUPID ! !

Crazy Steve..

[FROSTY:Me]

What makes me laugh Andy is, there are people over taking me on the back straight of Taupo and im showing 285kph on the clock and theres still learners on the track with us.

Ive always done wheelies at trackday and will keep doin them untill im asked to leave.

The whole frkin trackday thing should be looked into, Like Motards in group One is STUPID ! !

Crazy Steve..

I'm not taking sides on this one but theres a big difference between someone like Andy popping a wheelie on the back straight of Taupo in the fast group (ie He checks noones near him first) and some knumbnuts doing the same thing in the slow group through the middle of a bunch of trackday virgins.
BUT you watch said numbnuts come up and bitch and moan (after he's been roasted for his idiocy) when he see's Andy being allowed to "do the same thing"
--Yes this EXACT senario has happened
A simple blanket ban is unfortunately the most sensible solution.

The situation Death is describing is totally different though
Given the situation in this case is as Andy described then the person concerned (marshal) needs education on how a modern ZX10 rides.
Gosh I'm not exactly fast and I was struggling to keep the front end down at a taupo track day not so long ago.

[vifferman]

So, are they going to apply this blanket ban to all? What happens when pukka race bikes without traction control are on the track? Seems dopey to me - rather than a blanket "no wheelies allowed", it should be just "dangerous riding will not be tolerated", then at least they can kick out show-offs who endanger others, but allow unintentional and obviously well-controlled wheelies.
I agree, Mr Death - what's the point of paying for a track day if you have to ride like a nana?