Sidecar Racing

[Drew]

Paying the Agip bike off, be bringing it back up to Auckland in july. If i'm crap on it maybe i'll hang it on my lounge wall

What the fuck?... Learn... If I'm no good...


Fuck all that shit. Get on, ride it like ya stole it. Sidecar racing in a but shell right there!

[Grumph]

Yeah, maybe you can tell me why. I wonder if putting it up for public discussion may be a mistake. Perhaps a "here's the fuckin rules like them or not" approach would be better, but you try to include everyone & try to do what's best for all. There's always nay Sayers.
I'll polish them up in the next few weeks with the help of the people at the two South Island rounds I am attending & they will be gospel by the end of Feb at the latest.
It's pretty simple really, just build shit with materials & equipment & in the style of the pre 82 period.
It beggars belief that it even needs to have rules.

No argument from me re anything there....But it is better to get any discussion and argument out of the way before putting it into the rule book.

i was only involved on the fringes of the preliminary discussions about the pre 82/89 rules. if I'd known how much work I was going to get as a result I'd have got deeper involved at that stage, lol...Those rules are really pretty simple but shit the cheating and just plain wrong interpretations...Not helped by the all in races oop north where running wider rims on your pre 82 to stay with the pre 89's is (or seems to be from here) common.

For what it's worth, there's a very good Z1 going to come on the market soon at what may be a good price. All the right bits in the motor and very quick on petrol....It'd make a great sidecar motor.

[nodrog:Me]

...... Sidecar racing in a but shell right there!

[Kyler]

Pre 82 specifically excludes the following: ... Suzuki GSX 1135

pardon my ignorance but what is a GSX1135?

[Grumph]

pardon my ignorance but what is a GSX1135?

Sold in North America as the GS1150. Effectively the 2nd generation 16V 1100 motor. 16inch fronts, lot of square tube in the frames and quite different shaped cam cover.
Allegedly came in some markets with welded cranks....
Most of the guys here are at the NZGP meeting for the next four days Ken. Local to me but I'm only going for a look tomorrow. Doubtless there'll be excuses and bragging appearing here soon.

[Kyler]

Sold in North America as the GS1150. Effectively the 2nd generation 16V 1100 motor. 16inch fronts, lot of square tube in the frames and quite different shaped cam cover.
Allegedly came in some markets with welded cranks....
Most of the guys here are at the NZGP meeting for the next four days Ken. Local to me but I'm only going for a look tomorrow. Doubtless there'll be excuses and bragging appearing here soon.

thanks! and that explains why it has been so quiet (and civilized) here lately.

[Kickaha]

We 3 practice sessions today which went ok

Both Spike/Astrid and Aaron/Tracey apparently did engine swaps with Spike running a 1.41 on the new engine after the changeover

Barry/Robbie doing 1.44 on the Shorty

Some filthy dirty solo rider dumped oil on the track and the Ambulance also went out twice for solo riders

Pirate/Darren broke down in one session

[nodrog:Me]

I hear Barry and Robbie are getting new leathers

[Kickaha]

I hear Barry and Robbie are getting new leathers

Barry looks like he will be having surgery on his shoulder and Robbie is waiting for the results about his ankle

While my day was crap, it wasn't as crap as the day they had

[nodrog:Me]

Barry looks like he will be having surgery on his shoulder and Robbie is waiting for the results about his ankle

While my day was crap, it wasn't as crap as the day they had

buggar, hope they havnt fucked up their IOMTT already.

[Kickaha]

buggar, hope they havnt fucked up their IOMTT already.

Fucking hell, that's not all that's getting fucked up so far there's been about 6-7 engine changes by three teams, swingers getting thrown on their arse and the two fastest sidecar teams in the country (excluding Nodrog) throwing themselves down the track, I'm not sure any other event I have been to has seen as many slabs owed in such a short time

Pretty eventful weekend so far and we still have a day to go

[Grumph]

Fucking hell, that's not all that's getting fucked up so far there's been about 6-7 engine changes by three teams, swingers getting thrown on their arse and the two fastest sidecar teams in the country (excluding Nodrog) throwing themselves down the track, I'm not sure any other event I have been to has seen as many slabs owed in such a short time

Pretty eventful weekend so far and we still have a day to go

stinking hot days with the Canterbury Nor'wester blowing always brings out the crazies.

[swarfie]

Fucking hell, that's not all that's getting fucked up so far there's been about 6-7 engine changes by three teams, swingers getting thrown on their arse and the two fastest sidecar teams in the country (excluding Nodrog) throwing themselves down the track, I'm not sure any other event I have been to has seen as many slabs owed in such a short time

Pretty eventful weekend so far and we still have a day to go

Haha...not sure how Nodrog ever got to that sort of status. Ruff bastard yes What's the body count so far? Are those 'two fastest sidecar teams" gunna be able to get back to it?

[Kickaha]

Are those 'two fastest sidecar teams" gunna be able to get back to it?

Barry has a broken collarbone after flipping yesterday and although I haven't seen it myself Lovell's outfit is apparently bent after a accident at T1 today

[sidecar bob]

Tracey is in a comfortable condition tonight after a major scare with neck injury. The paramedic handed me a pair of scissors & told me to negotiate with her where we were going to cut her leathers off.
It was a relationship building experience I don't care to repeat any time soon.
Thanks to all the people that txt with offers of support etc, & especially Robbie Shorter & Jo for giving a hand.