Tri Series 2011 - Hampton Downs pit garage hire

**Kickaha** · 21st August 2011, 19:11

Originally Posted by Mort

Its a fair point.... but it does seem disproportionately high price to pay for a garage given the individual cost of riding at the track. (Taupo charges $50 per garage and the rest of the world doesn't charge at all). .

Ruapuna are $50 a day but you wouldn't want more than two bikes in them

**Deano** · 22nd August 2011, 08:00

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Originally Posted by Mental Trousers

Besides, you're forgetting the many car racers that use the track. They can only get 2 cars in any garage anyway.

Looking at the attached advertisment, they are suggesting a car space is 3.3m x 6m.

Total garage is 10m x 12m - technically you could squeeze 6 cars in depending on whether its 10m wide or 10m deep ? (Rear ones won't be able to get out though)

I struggle to see how they work it out between a whole garage and individual vehicles. ($350 divided by 6 ? By 4 ?) Maybe its not mean't to be proportional.

Anyhoo. Do you want a space Mr MT ?

**Mental Trousers** · 22nd August 2011, 11:46

Originally Posted by Deano

Anyhoo. Do you want a space Mr MT ?

Probably won't be able to answer that until the end of October mate. I'm hoping to cos the Tri Series looked like a lot of fun last year.

**wharfy** · 22nd August 2011, 21:55

Originally Posted by Mental Trousers

Probably won't be able to answer that until the end of October mate. I'm hoping to cos the Tri Series looked like a lot of fun last year.

Like the sneaker add says "Just do it ! "

**Shaun** · 23rd August 2011, 09:16

Originally Posted by wharfy

Like the sneaker add says "Just do it ! "

Wharfy ( Thread Hi Jack) You have space in a Ham garage with our Triumph team if you want it? PS you must wear BOVVER BOOTS though

**Deano** · 23rd August 2011, 10:24

Originally Posted by Shaun

Wharfy ( Thread Hi Jack) You have space in a Ham garage with our Triumph team if you want it? PS you must wear BOVVER BOOTS though

Hey you're poaching my potential prospects.

**Matt Bleck** · 23rd August 2011, 10:44

Originally Posted by Deano

Hey you're poaching my potential prospects.

We'll take a spot for the GSXR bro!!

**Deano** · 23rd August 2011, 10:51

Originally Posted by Matt Bleck

We'll take a spot for the GSXR bro!!

Sweet bro !

That makes four of us so far.

**FROSTY:Me** · 23rd August 2011, 10:56

Originally Posted by Mort

I don't begrudge them making money at all... but its pretty simple... if you charge too much fewer people will use them and they make less money. How many garages are left unused because of this ? I think they have their sums wrong.

Mort-- have a read back 6 years ago and you said EXACTLY the same thing about the price of the pit garages at Taupo. Your arguments were IDENTICAL.
For that matter the counter arguments were also Identical.
You may recall at the time you were saying that pit garages "back home" were free and it was unfair the $250 per garage at Taupo
Then people (including yourself) realised that 4 Bikes could easilly pit there and actually 6 bikes was comfortable.
so $350 spit 6 ways is basicly $60 each. I'd happilly pay that to be in a dry shed with power supplied.
As time rolls by and all the facilities at and around HD pay for themselves I suspect that garages will start to drop in price.

**Shaun** · 23rd August 2011, 10:59

Originally Posted by Deano

Hey you're poaching my potential prospects.

Sorry dude, I am offering him space FOC as he is a Triumph 675 rider like our bikes

**Mort** · 23rd August 2011, 11:07

you have a good memory

- but my point back then was charging $50 PER GARAGE at Taupo compared to free in the UK and elsewhere. I accepted the point (eventually).... and I still agree that something like $50 is reasonable.... $350 for a garage is not and it forces all the other issues of crowding bikes and riders, safety etc etc.... when there is actually plenty of garage space for everyone and more riders would use the facilities and make more for the track if the price structure was improved TO CHARGE PER RIDER NOT PER GARAGE..... but like MT stated above..... I think I am pissing in the wind here...

**gixerracer** · 23rd August 2011, 14:34

Originally Posted by Shaun

Wharfy ( Thread Hi Jack) You have space in a Ham garage with our Triumph team if you want it? PS you must wear BOVVER BOOTS though

I will take a spot if you have one spare in a garage that aint over crowded?

**imdying** · 23rd August 2011, 15:14

Wow, you must be one tight arse motherfucker. $50 doesn't even feed and water me for a track day.... it's a tiny price to pay to be out of the bloody sun between sessions.