What would get you to watch local or national Superbike racing?

[CHOPPA]

Hey guys thanks heaps for you comments! I will be passing them all on for sure.

Some of the ideas they are chucking around are....

Trade Shows
Parade Laps
Hot Rod Shows
Freestyle MX
Stunt Shows
Autograph Sessions
No long periods with no entertainment
Good Toilets
Good Food
Bouncy Castles
Decent Programs

All these suggestion coming through are great. It seems ticket price is a major and id agree. If it was going to cost me $30 or $40 to take my family then thats good. Mind you it costs about $50 to go to the movies or ten pin bowling these days

[onearmedbandit]

All that yet they are not considering making the bikes identifiable, so we can actual understand what is happening in the races, the bit we've actually paid to see?

[Marmoot]

Maybe tell us non-hardcore bikers of when and where the events will take place? Like, maybe advertise on normal mass media (TV or NZH/Stuff) 2 weeks prior?

[marty]

Thankfully, some common fucking sense in this thread.

Double the gate entry costs, and offer HOT naked chicks serving hotdogs and cold Steinlagers.

McDonald for MNZ Prez

sorry mate - all the hot girls are working somewhere else. lisa lewis is looking for a job at the moment though

[Oakie]

You can't tell me you were at last years round of the nationals at Ruapuna. People who didn't even know each other were laughing together about the garbled screachy feedback riddled crap coming out of the PA. I've never heard our national anthem murdered like that either. Well at least the general consensus was that it was our anthem, it sounded a bit like, well, the jury is still out.

Actually, yes, you are correct. I did miss it last time around.

[flyingcrocodile46]

The promoter of the New Zealand Superbike series round 1 at Ruapuna on the first weekend of Jan is looking to make there round the biggest and best that we have seen in NZ.

His main goal is to improve more of the experience for the crowd rather then make the racing better.

What would get you and your family to the track?

More than anything, atmosphere. Contagious excitement, the buzz of being there.

[Berries]

Bouncy castles my arse. Try advertising it to a wider audience.

[ellipsis]

...run and feature a post classic class and promote the sport, on the ground...

[Paul in NZ]

Simple - get a promoter who isn't a motorcycle racer or sponsor or even interested in motorcycles to run it..... Fuck me, the school kindy annual gala usually pulls a bigger crowd.

[jellywrestler]

lisa lewis is looking for a job at the moment though

BOBFOC
Body Off Baywatch;
Face Off Crimewatch

[scracha]

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...a-race-meeting

Decent shade around the track (you kinda cook in leathers).
Free Helmet storage
WiFi broadcast of bike positions screen that race control office sees to our nice smartphones.
Footage from previous meeting shown between races.
Minimum of 10 bikes in a race.
Cheap water - real fuckin bugbear of mine is getting gouged for a drink of H20 when it's 30 degrees Celsius.


That said, it's 2011. I still think organisers would get better value for spectators and sponsors by concentrating on Internet viewing. Make on-board cameras compulsory for the bikes (not like they're expensive) and spend a few bob on editing. Throw on youtube.

Seen the crowds at the MotoGP night race? Neither did I. Did you care?

[Jay GTI]

Some good suggestions so far on how to make it an exciting event, but I agree with the advertising idea, you need to let people know it's going to be worth going. But I also understand that advertising on a level required to reach a large enough audience is expensive. If you need to raise ticket prices to pay for the advertising, then you're kind of being counter-productive, so it's a fine balance...

I've not been to a superbike meeting (have an off-road/MX bias) but do you have programmes for the events? I love the idea of a programme, with a short bio on each rider, so that you can find out a bit about who is riding in which class and then pick a favourite to watch over the season. Just charge a price to cover printing costs, $5-10 sort of thing. A couple of years ago I went to the British round of the World MX champs and I got a huge kick out of getting my programme signed by Josh Coppins at the official signing session held at the Yamaha pits (at 36, surrounded by kids ), so perhaps arrange a signing session for the main teams/riders and put that into the programme as part of the event?

[Quasievil]

From a Mobil 1 perspective Ive been talking to the organisers about how to get it going a bit better, really tho as pointed out earlier a company needs people to justify its expenditure, without people there in numbers its not feesable.
It isnt really the job of the company to bring the people through the gate either.

Anyway Im thinking as to how we can get involved, possible the new Mobil 1 truck and drop a GTR R35 and the 997 Porsche out the back and take a few competition winners (on the day) for a blast
Or I can get the Britten there and get a rider to blast around on it thats a crowd puller
Or we can get a bunch of Chicks with big tits to wiggle them in your face for $10 a pop

its a tuff one, but its ALL about people through the gate

oh lastly, I have blabbed on about "the big show" something for Mom, for the Kids, something also thats got some Cars there, mixed up a bit

A Car vs a Bike

A Celebrity race

A Drag bike vs a BMW S1000 RR drag

Burn the rubber a bit, racing is good but after a bit its kinda drab without some fun bits to

mix it up

OH and forget the races no one cares about F1, F2, F3 thats it !!

[Murray]

The promoter of the New Zealand Superbike series round 1 at Ruapuna on the first weekend of Jan is looking to make there round the biggest and best that we have seen in NZ.

But if you dropped the price and told the world via free advertising

But you never hear about these events - Especially if your not a member of the forums. Maybe I am looking in the wrong places but there is hardly any communication if any that I have seen for any of the events other than the likes of Paeroa/Wanganui Street races.

There needs to be a lot more publicity to these events, people will come for a great day out if they actually know about them, I know I would!

Some publicity so I know it's on would be helpful. Call me ignorant, but the only events I know of are Paeroa and Cemetery Circuit

for one, better advertising. I often dont hear about these events until the week before them, and by then its too late to plan a trip.

Maybe tell us non-hardcore bikers of when and where the events will take place? Like, maybe advertise on normal mass media (TV or NZH/Stuff) 2 weeks prior?

Bouncy castles my arse. Try advertising it to a wider audience.

Agree with all of this!!!
Ruapuna is on first week in January - Its in the Kiwibiker Calendar

Hello NO IT's NOT!!!

[imdying]

These I like:

You can drive your car straight up on to banking that surrounds large parts of the circuit
How about a speed gun/display at the end of the front straight?
Live timing trackside.
Given that you can park your car trackside, instead of a P/A broadcast the commentary over AM or FM radio.
more publicity to these events
Move the friggin bike numbers from the non-existent tail sections and put it on the lower section of the main fairing
Do this and I don't care about paying $10-20 for a days entertainment whilst eating chips and hotdogs.
To be honest I'm happy with the gate price ($15 last time?)
Access to the pits to gawk is good.
Trade Shows (TOOLS!!)
Stunt Shows
Autograph Sessions
No long periods with no entertainment
Minimoto racing on the main straight (it's wide enough for a track in itself) at lunch time!!

DO NOT WANT

Parade Laps
Hot Rod Shows
Freestyle MX
A Car vs a Bike