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**eelracing** · 30th December 2011, 12:17

Originally Posted by Shaun

And there is a huge part of the problem with street racing these days, The LACK of QUALITY of riders on the grid!!!!!!

To many CLUB SCENE only riders, not serious racers,

Yeah where the hell were they?................

**Kickaha** · 30th December 2011, 12:18

Originally Posted by Shaun

To many CLUB SCENE only riders

If you took all them out you wouldn't have an event

**Shaun** · 30th December 2011, 14:14

Originally Posted by Kickaha

If you took all them out you wouldn't have an event

you cannot have your cake and eat it also dude, as well as run a semi proffessional event

$30-00K spread over 3 rounds, wippy SHIT what a fukin rip off to the top riders

**eelracing** · 30th December 2011, 16:08

Originally Posted by Shaun

you cannot have your cake and eat it also dude, as well as run a semi proffessional event

$30-00K spread over 3 rounds, wippy SHIT what a fukin rip off to the top riders

Rip-off to the top riders or a missed opportunity to showcase your sponsors?To be proffessional should not one go with the other?
Especially at arguably NZ's top street race for crowd numbers alone.And between you and me most of the punters would'nt know their Strouds from Stauffers when all they want is to be entertained on Boxing day.
I for one sure as hell was,we saw the lap record smashed by Stauffer/Yamaha and what could well be the handing over of the mantle to Mr Nick Cole (not his fault noone else was there to grab it)but he made fucken sure he was in the running.
Charlett and Skachill sharing the 600 honours and local boys kicking arse in the Motards...pretty damn successful day if you ask me.

And while i'm at it those much maligned club racers dont do it for the money or glory or even sponsors (if they have any)but for the love of the sport and the buzz of competing.You could argue that it makes them more professional.

**Deano** · 30th December 2011, 16:24

Originally Posted by Marknz

Coffee & a chat in a bike shop.... oh okay then ;-)

There might even be beer there at lunchtime tomorrow !!

**Robert Taylor** · 30th December 2011, 17:59

Originally Posted by eelracing

Rip-off to the top riders or a missed opportunity to showcase your sponsors?To be proffessional should not one go with the other?
Especially at arguably NZ's top street race for crowd numbers alone.And between you and me most of the punters would'nt know their Strouds from Stauffers when all they want is to be entertained on Boxing day.
I for one sure as hell was,we saw the lap record smashed by Stauffer/Yamaha and what could well be the handing over of the mantle to Mr Nick Cole (not his fault noone else was there to grab it)but he made fucken sure he was in the running.
Charlett and Skachill sharing the 600 honours and local boys kicking arse in the Motards...pretty damn successful day if you ask me.

And while i'm at it those much maligned club racers dont do it for the money or glory or even sponsors (if they have any)but for the love of the sport and the buzz of competing.You could argue that it makes them more professional.

I think what is being missed here is that many top riders now very much prefer not to race street events , if they can avoid it. The bikes are now so fast and there is no margin for error at such events.
To date we have been very lucky that there have been no crowd fatalities ( heaven forbid ) but we cannot go blindly on shrugging it all off until one day a national news catastrophe happens. Im just as keen as the next guy on the ''unsanitized'' spectacle of street racing but ......do we want the heavy axe of central Government if we cannot take more reasonable steps to negate any future catastrophe?
With respect to Jellywrestlers comments ''damned if you do and damned if you dont'' he makes fair points.

**jellywrestler** · 30th December 2011, 18:22

Originally Posted by Deano

There might even be beer there at lunchtime tomorrow !!

and a thirsty sparky...

**gixerracer** · 30th December 2011, 18:29

Originally Posted by eelracing

Rip-off to the top riders or a missed opportunity to showcase your sponsors?To be proffessional should not one go with the other?
Especially at arguably NZ's top street race for crowd numbers alone.And between you and me most of the punters would'nt know their Strouds from Stauffers when all they want is to be entertained on Boxing day.
I for one sure as hell was,we saw the lap record smashed by Stauffer/Yamaha and what could well be the handing over of the mantle to Mr Nick Cole (not his fault noone else was there to grab it)but he made fucken sure he was in the running.
Charlett and Skachill sharing the 600 honours and local boys kicking arse in the Motards...pretty damn successful day if you ask me.

And while i'm at it those much maligned club racers dont do it for the money or glory or even sponsors (if they have any)but for the love of the sport and the buzz of competing.You could argue that it makes them more professional.

Not sure where they/you? get your info from but Dan Stauffer DID NOT break Andrew Strouds lap racord from 2006 2nd race of the Robert Holden. Its all on mylaps.com for you to check out
Andrew lapped at 49.061 on His Pirelli/Ohlins-CKT/Suzuki Gsxr 1000, 5 years later Dan lapped at 49.091 so not a lap record and certainly not smashed???

**suzuki21** · 30th December 2011, 18:45

Originally Posted by gixerracer

Not sure where they/you? get your info from but Dan Stauffer DID NOT break Andrew Strouds lap racord from 2006 2nd race of the Robert Holden. Its all on mylaps.com for you to check out
Andrew lapped at 49.061 on His Pirelli/Ohlins-CKT/Suzuki Gsxr 1000, 5 years later Dan lapped at 49.091 so not a lap record and certainly not smashed???

Agreed, Dan may have have been a slow arse and didnt break the lap record, may have been because of his standard rear shock. Shame you werent there dude, Dan would have loved you to be racing - he knows how awesome you are on the streets. Mind you, as much as Robert says Stroudy had the nationals in mind, he certainly wasnt fucking around, Andrew likes to win!!

**Tony.OK** · 30th December 2011, 18:48

Originally Posted by gixerracer

Not sure where they/you? get your info from but Dan Stauffer DID NOT break Andrew Strouds lap racord from 2006 2nd race of the Robert Holden. Its all on mylaps.com for you to check out
Andrew lapped at 49.061 on His Pirelli/Ohlins-CKT/Suzuki Gsxr 1000, 5 years later Dan lapped at 49.091 so not a lap record and certainly not smashed???

Its on http://www.nzsbk.com/ except they say 49.081?

Am waiting for someone to mention Dan had near stock bike and supsension too..........

**gixerracer** · 30th December 2011, 18:51

Originally Posted by suzuki21

Agreed, Dan may have have been a slow arse and didnt break the lap record, may have been because of his standard rear shock. Shame you werent there dude, Dan would have loved you to be racing - he knows how awesome you are on the streets. Mind you, as much as Robert says Stroudy had the nationals in mind, he certainly wasnt fucking around, Andrew likes to win!!

Dont get me wrong Steve Dan was the man this time and last year by far the fastest and hardest rider, Im pleased I wasnt racing there this year as I would have had to stick my neck out a long way just to keep him in sight. Last year I had all sorts of trouble with concussion from the week before crashes at Manfeild so this year may have been slighly better but I really dont think I would have had any answers for Dan the Man

**cowpoos** · 30th December 2011, 18:59

Originally Posted by Ivan

I dunno after having a go on a sidecarand hanging out with them they are real down to earth good sorts all help each other out christmas night our rig failed scruitenering they were all over helping in whatever way they could organising a welder to turn up on christmas night theres a real sportsman family feel there in the road side ive dealt with both now the road guys there can be alot of up themselves pricks who wont help you when you need help at all and I think you will find alot of fans come along to watch the sidecars drifting it up

you rig fail scruiteneering? and the owner didn't notice the faults....you should have been booted....thats just not even close to good enough!

**cowpoos** · 30th December 2011, 19:01

Originally Posted by Shaun

And there is a huge part of the problem with street racing these days, The LACK of QUALITY of riders on the grid!!!!!!

To many CLUB SCENE only riders, not serious racers, hence all the crashes these days and oil spills all over the course

well I can't argue with that because I just plain don't know....I've been away too long to know whos who...and whos good...whos thrashing a dead horse....etc

fair point