Holy Shit! Bike racing in mainstream media!

**wharfy** · 14th February 2011, 14:00

check it out

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/motorsp...rd-ninth-title

**Gremlin** · 14th February 2011, 14:07

crossed the line with an empty tank? Cutting it fine

**White trash** · 14th February 2011, 14:09

Originally Posted by Gremlin

crossed the line with an empty tank? Cutting it fine

He took a leaf outta Shaken Baby Racing's book. Me and Drew ran out on the slow down lap of race 1

Happens all the time when you're at this level.........

**Kickaha** · 14th February 2011, 14:12

Originally Posted by Gremlin

crossed the line with an empty tank? Cutting it fine

Yeah noticeably slowing as he came down to the flag with Hayden gaining big time

Originally Posted by White trash

He took a leaf outta Shaken Baby Racing's book. Me and Drew ran out on the slow down lap of race 1

Happens all the time when you're at this level.........

Fucken muppets

**Gremlin** · 14th February 2011, 14:13

Originally Posted by White trash

Happens all the time when you're at this level.........

Forgetting to fill your fuel tank? Hope I never reach that level then... could be bad in the middle of the country.

**White trash** · 14th February 2011, 14:14

Originally Posted by Kickaha

Fucken muppets

Not the one walking around with a broken wrist now, am I.

Homo.

**Str8 Jacket** · 14th February 2011, 14:14

Imagine if he'd run out of gas earlier, he may only have had a few kids....

**White trash** · 14th February 2011, 14:17

Originally Posted by Gremlin

Forgetting to fill your fuel tank? Hope I never reach that level then... could be bad in the middle of the country.

Nope. Because the rig we've been kindly leant has overflow pipes returning through the tank cap, if it gets over filled the swinger gets splashed with 98 during the race.

We calculated the burn at 500ml a lap (with the throttle open) and had 6 and a half on board for a 9 lap race. Should have been all good.

Turns out the cunting fuel pick-up is at the 1 litre level.

Rookies.................

**Gremlin** · 14th February 2011, 14:20

I fill my bike with about 36L of fuel, giving me over 600km if I'm gentle, less if I get enthusiastic. Enough to go from Gisborne to Auckland on Saturday, then Pukekohe and back on Sunday... after 600km the bike says I have 40km ish remaining.

Perhaps you need a bigger fuel tank?

**Kickaha** · 14th February 2011, 14:22

Originally Posted by White trash

Not the one walking around with a broken wrist now, am I.

Homo.

Get back to me in ten years time

**wharfy** · 14th February 2011, 14:26

Originally Posted by Gremlin

Forgetting to fill your fuel tank? Hope I never reach that level then... could be bad in the middle of the country.

It's happened to me...
... but it will never happen again, it will be "an electrical fault"

**Shaun** · 14th February 2011, 14:33

Originally Posted by White trash

Nope. Because the rig we've been kindly leant has overflow pipes returning through the tank cap, if it gets over filled the swinger gets splashed with 98 during the race.

So a catch tank is required then for every ones safety mate

**White trash** · 14th February 2011, 14:37

Originally Posted by Kickaha

Get back to me in ten years time

Lol. As I said to you Friday when you picked us up, this sidecar racing's a piece of piss, anybody can do it.

We're thinking of submitting a rule proposal actually, let me know your thoughts.

"Anyone publicly criticising (read: bitching about) the organising or running of a meeting without putting their hand up to volunteer their valuable services and therefore improve said woefull event, will be 'invited' to travel 10 laps at race pace on the outfit of their own choosing in order to perhaps understand another view point."

That may sort some of these fucken primadonnas out............

**White trash** · 14th February 2011, 14:41

Originally Posted by Shaun

So a catch tank is required then for every ones safety mate

It has a catch tank mate. Several in fact. I would hazard a guess it's one of the best caught machines at any meeting. Simple fact is, heat expansion and vibration on a full tank forces fuel out of the drains in the cap.

All good though, I know how to fix it and it will be sorted well before the bike sees another race track. No fear there.

Edit: I should clarify that when the "splashing" occured, it was on the sighting lap and the machine was instantly returned to the pits and a DNS ensued. Drew doesn't go hooning around with fuel pissing everywhere knowingly.

**Shaun** · 14th February 2011, 14:42

Originally Posted by White trash

Lol. As I said to you Friday when you picked us up, this sidecar racing's a piece of piss, anybody can do it.

We're thinking of submitting a rule proposal actually, let me know your thoughts.

"Anyone publicly criticising (read: bitching about) the organising or running of a meeting without putting their hand up to volunteer their valuable services and therefore improve said woefull event, will be 'invited' to travel 10 laps at race pace on the outfit of their own choosing in order to perhaps understand another view point."

That may sort some of these fucken primadonnas out............

Gets mt vote dude, But I did start my racing life as a swinger in Chairs