ART at Hampton Downs

**SPP** · 15th May 2012, 12:49

Originally Posted by p.dath

Do you know if Mercer is open that early (like 7am/8am)?

Mobil Mercer is 24hr

**BoristheBiter** · 15th May 2012, 12:58

Originally Posted by p.dath

Do you know if Mercer is open that early (like 7am/8am)?

bet me to it

**Grant`** · 15th May 2012, 13:47

Originally Posted by p.dath

I may need to re-fuel during the day this time.

I will have a 20 litre fuel can with me, and as I will fill my tank up prior to arriving (Bike on Trailer) I will only require a top up towards the end,so happy to share with you save you having to go to servo later on if you like.

**p.dath** · 15th May 2012, 16:34

Originally Posted by SPP

Mobil Mercer is 24hr

Originally Posted by BoristheBiter

bet me to it

Hmm, about a 30 to 40 minute round trip from Hampton's - ahh but we can go under the track at Hampton's so no having to worry about waiting for a track closure.

**p.dath** · 15th May 2012, 16:34

Originally Posted by Grant`

I will have a 20 litre fuel can with me, and as I will fill my tank up prior to arriving (Bike on Trailer) I will only require a top up towards the end,so happy to share with you save you having to go to servo later on if you like.

Thanks for the offer. I'll keep it in mind.

**SPP** · 15th May 2012, 20:10

Originally Posted by p.dath

Hmm, about a 30 to 40 minute round trip from Hampton's - ahh but we can go under the track at Hampton's so no having to worry about waiting for a track closure.

Yeah, plenty of time.

**Mort** · 17th May 2012, 13:37

Just got a email about a noise limit for this event:

Due to recent pressure to reduce the noise of motorsport to the legal 95dBA limit, noise monitoring from a calibrated dBA meter will be used and enforced at this meeting.
· A machine in excess of 100dBA will be immediately removed from the circuit and will take no part in the event.
· A machine in excess of 95dBA will be given one opportunity to reduce there exhaust to below this threshold. If it fails a second time it will be excluded from the event.
· Please do not try to silence with steel wool pads they disintegrate and blow out causing a serious hazard. Consider inserting a noise reducing baffle or plate to the muffler and securing it properly.

I must say I'd be pretty pissed off if I was kicked off the event because my bike failed this ... There must be many who don't know if their bike passes the 95db limit

**p.dath** · 17th May 2012, 14:34

Originally Posted by Mort

Just got a email about a noise limit for this event:

I must say I'd be pretty pissed off if I was kicked off the event because my bike failed this ... There must be many who don't know if their bike passes the 95db limit

This subject has been done to death. There is no way you can tell if you bike will or will not pass the test, unless it is excessively over all ready. You can pass the test in the morning, have a change in cloud cover, and fail in the afternoon.

**Mort** · 17th May 2012, 15:34

Originally Posted by p.dath

This subject has been done to death. There is no way you can tell if you bike will or will not pass the test, unless it is excessively over all ready. You can pass the test in the morning, have a change in cloud cover, and fail in the afternoon.

Where ? When ? Never been tested at Hampton Downs ever..... I can see its in the small print from AMCC ART entry form but I only saw that because of the email....

**p.dath** · 17th May 2012, 15:51

Originally Posted by Mort

Where ? When ? Never been tested at Hampton Downs ever..... I can see its in the small print from AMCC ART entry form but I only saw that because of the email....

It's been done to death here in the more racing orientated forums. It's not just a HD issue, it affects all MNZ sanctioned events.

And you say you've never been tested? If you've been recently you would have been ... the testing is done along side the track as motorcycles race by - not standing beside the motorbike - which is why you can't tell if you'll pass till you actualy go past. You could go past the test point 50 times, and then fail the 51st time.
Pretty much all tracks for road orientated bikes in NZ now have a testing regime.

And unless your in the top group, you probably have nothing to worry about.

**Mort** · 17th May 2012, 16:02

OK - just never heard it even mentioned at any trackday or CSS event before.... Guess we'll be fine then. Cheers

**p.dath** · 18th May 2012, 08:03

Just looking at the weather forecast:
http://www.myweather2.com/Motor-Raci...rk.aspx?sday=2
I think we should be fine.

Note that it is saying the temperature will only be 5 degrees at 6am! So take plenty of warm clothes to begin with (I think I'm going to wear my codura jacket over my leathers for the ride down). By 9am it will only be 12 degrees. I think I might run my tyres a little lower on pressure than normal, as it's going to be hard to get any temperature into road tyres (like I have). I got a feeling we are going to have more trouble in the first couple of laps for each round due to the much colder track temperatures (I hope everyone takes extra care).

The goods news is the forecast is saying it is going to be sunny from 9am to 3/5pm. Yay!

And the only other interesting bit is the 70% cloud cover for most of the day. That spells noise problems!

**R-Soul** · 18th May 2012, 15:25

OK so to finalise times and dates:

We are meeting at 6:00am for 6:15am leave at Cycletreads, to get there at around 7:15 after a fill at Mercer.

Any objections?
Who will be there?

I will be there with a mate.

**p.dath** · 18th May 2012, 15:32

Originally Posted by R-Soul

OK so to finalise times and dates:

We are meeting at 6:00am for 6:15am leave at Cycletreads, to get there at around 7:15 after a fill at Mercer.

Any objections?
Who will be there?

I will be there with a mate.

I will be there.