VMCC 2012 POSITIVE Suggestion Box.

[Quasievil]

I Havent been yet this year but

1.Move the event to summer or build a roof over the track.
2.Is there decent food there yet? or just fried crap?
3.Instant coffee vendors arent coffee vendors



Oh and make Craig a sandpit in the pits so he doesn't spend time in the track one wasting racing time.

[RobGassit]

And if a good idea comes up here then how is the VMCC going to know about it ?. Is there a plan sorted to relay these suggestions or is it just random typing filling the interwebby again , again , again , again.....
VMCC does not and should not have to troll these forums looking for feedback when there is a format to present them to the club.
So whos in charge here ????


Paul.

My plan was to see if there was any strong support for any positive and constructive suggestions and to prepare a report on those to the Vic club commitee for their discussion. This thread was to gather POSITIVE suggestions and see if there was any support.

It is currently being attacked by members who think they are being bagged.
Those people should please read my initial starter post.

[Str8 Jacket]

I Havent been yet this year but

1.Move the event to summer or build a roof over the track.
2.Is there decent food there yet? or just fried crap?
3.Instant coffee vendors arent coffee vendors



Oh and make Craig a sandpit in the pits so he doesn't spend time in the track one wasting racing time.

Re the food - we don't actually have any choice in the matter. They are the tracks preferred supplier and we are not allowed other vendors at the track. Shame really cause we'd love to change what type of food is available!

[MSTRS:Me]

It is understood that racers want as much track time as possible...and the lunch period MAY seem interminable to those who are there to race or watch.
Here's a positive suggestion...this round, RobGassit can put his hand up to marshal. Being the long track, we are short of bodies already.
Should he accept this positive challenge, he will find himself wondering where the time went...

[Petrolic]

In a view to get more spectators some radio stations offer free adds for non proffit organisations. People I have spoken to are amazed its free entry to watch some fast machines & to offer them a ride at lunch for five mins or so and rotate riders then maybe give them a leaflet of the next meeting and how easy it is to get into racing. Ths dumb idea may take time but word will get around.
Simple spot prizes too as easy as may be minties moments or spot prize for most improved or a rider who has come off injury , I don't know.

[RobGassit]

Funnily enough Paul I pointed this out to Rob via message on his profile page and recieved a very sarcastic comment back! I have Robgaggit on ignore now - life is much easier!

I have also been informed that he is Sarah Elliots partner - she is on the committee with us so I am unsure how Rob does not understand the format of approaching VMCC...... Though it seems it may be easier for him to keep his head in the sand.

By the way, using my partners full name in a public forum was a really classy thing to do.

[RobGassit]

In a view to get more spectators some radio stations offer free adds for non proffit organisations. People I have spoken to are amazed its free entry to watch some fast machines & to offer them a ride at lunch for five mins or so and rotate riders then maybe give them a leaflet of the next meeting and how easy it is to get into racing. Ths dumb idea may take time but word will get around.
Simple spot prizes too as easy as may be minties moments or spot prize for most improved or a rider who has come off injury , I don't know.

Cheers mate. Good suggestions, publicity can't hurt.

[White trash]

By the way, using my partners full name in a public forum was a really classy thing to do.

Why? Do you post things Sarah would be ashamed of? Or perhaps you wouldn't like your name being associated with your own postings?

Your partners full name is posted all over this forum, mostly for the way she's excelled and improved in her road racing in a very short time. Something to be extremely proud of.

I don't get it.

[RobGassit]

Why? Do you post things Sarah would be ashamed of? Or perhaps you wouldn't like your name being associated with your own postings?

Your partners full name is posted all over this forum, mostly for the way she's excelled and improved in her road racing in a very short time. Something to be extremely proud of.

I don't get it.

I just took it as a cheap shot. Maybe I'm getting over sensitive.

[jellywrestler]

As a result the same guys have dominated superbikes in NZ for the past 10 years

I'd have to disagree with this statement. I've followed the road race scene for many many years and for a long time it was the same old faces, with the imports adding to the mix and making it interesting.
It's only in the last two years that the Kiwi's have started to make in roads in my opinion in F1/Superbikes.
up until then aside from same old same old we had Shirriffs and Fitzgerald who were up there but not quite.
In the last two years Nick Cole, Sloan Frost, Ryan Hampton and James Smith have all shown their ability to poke there nose into the front of field with their own skills, not because someone else was having a bad day etc.
Shirriffs and Fitzgerald have also done this so I see it as anything but stagnant.
There's more to come from all of these guys too watch this space

[jellywrestler]

By the way, using my partners full name in a public forum was a really classy thing to do.

It gets worse, I've seen her name used in programmes and by the commentators too...

[Str8 Jacket]

Why? Do you post things Sarah would be ashamed of? Or perhaps you wouldn't like your name being associated with your own postings?

Your partners full name is posted all over this forum, mostly for the way she's excelled and improved in her road racing in a very short time. Something to be extremely proud of.

I don't get it.

It gets worse, I've seen her name used in programmes and by the commentators too...

What is funny is that I have him on ignore so can only see what he has posted cause you quoted him! Sarah is very well known and teh point I was trying to make is that she is a Committee member - (full name appears on Vic Club website) so Robgaggit does know how to approach these things properly. He just chooses not to. Head, sand, buried.

[Billy]

I'd have to disagree with this statement. I've followed the road race scene for many many years and for a long time it was the same old faces, with the imports adding to the mix and making it interesting.
It's only in the last two years that the Kiwi's have started to make in roads in my opinion in F1/Superbikes.
up until then aside from same old same old we had Shirriffs and Fitzgerald who were up there but not quite.
In the last two years Nick Cole, Sloan Frost, Ryan Hampton and James Smith have all shown their ability to poke there nose into the front of field with their own skills, not because someone else was having a bad day etc.
Shirriffs and Fitzgerald have also done this so I see it as anything but stagnant.
There's more to come from all of these guys too watch this space

Well said Graeme Staples(Woooooo I used your proper name!!!)

All names you dont see at the Actrix series for any more than the odd test day,Rhys Holmes is planning to do some of the rounds this year to settle into his new Beema,Apart from that you wont see to many appearances from the fast guys!!

The sad fact is,If you havent got the necessary skills to race a bike too the limit well before getting to the superbike class(Like Glen Skachill),Your just not gonna cut the mustard at National level no matter how much tracktime you get during the winter,It takes a shitload of dedication and application from an early age,Something that is clearly missing in todays so called up and comers in the North Island.

Swerve and the crew at MCC have got it sorted and thats where the bulk of the up and coming talent is coming from,No question!!!

Rob Gassit,You of all people should know after yours and Sarahs exploits over the last 12 months,The benefits are at National level,NOT the winter series,You took the advice I offered you and its paid dividends,Right???Had you not,Sarah would be stuck in the same rut,Correct???

The Vic club run a damned good club series with limited rescources and real helpers,I have never had an issue getting my point across to them either by email/Phone or in person,I cant say Ive always managed to achieve the right results imo,But they did listen and take onboard my ideas,The same can be said re MNZ,Maybe its about attitude and/or the way they are approached,Only they can answer that,But one thing I can tell you is I never recieved any positive feedback from either the Vic club or MNZ due to statements Ive made on this site!!

The moral here is,Be happy these people bother to spend there spare time putting on race meetings for you to attend,Pissing off the likes of Yungatart,Mstrs and str8jacket is gonna leave you standing at Manfeild on a winters day watching the grass grow,Without them your NOTHING!!,Giving the superbike class more tracktime at the expense of the other classes will do Nothing too improve the state of the class at National level,The guys at MCC are all rolling around the ground laughing at you.

Choppa! $1500.00 to do a club day,Really???Does that include flights in and out and flashy motels most club racers dont use,Wanna give us a breakdown of that figure??

Oh and can somebody explain too me how changing the food supplier at Manfeild is gonna improve the riding skills of the superbike class???? and we already have a series in the summer time,Its called the Nationals and the dedicated/talented riders already attend it!!!!

[Crasherfromwayback]

You tell 'em Billy!

[Quasievil]

Oh and can somebody explain too me how changing the food supplier at Manfeild is gonna improve the riding skills of the superbike class???? and we already have a series in the summer time,Its called the Nationals and the dedicated/talented riders already attend it!!!!

OOOO yes yes i wll go there

are you saying good food (not fried junk) has no bearing on sports performance ?

and the nats is an arse for most, a vmcc type event in warmer months would work better i think for those that dont do the nats (which is most)