Pukekohe Open Day, August 5th

[Zed]

A couple of us are heading down to the track tomorrow, it would be good to see a few more KBers joining us!

Note: I believe that it now costs $90 and not $80.

Here's hoping the weather remains as fantastic as it has been the last few days! :spudwave:


Zed

[Zed]

A couple of us are heading down to the track tomorrow, it would be good to see a few more KBers joining us!

Note: I believe that it now costs $90 and not $80.

Here's hoping the weather remains as fantastic as it has been the last few days! :spudwave:


Zed

I suppose this is short notice but I did mention it on WT's track day thread too.

Hey Alan (DM) on your Gixxer750, come on down, and Paul on your bent CBR600RR you still keen?

I just had a new pair of rear brake pads fitted to the Bird tonight. I'm keen to find out the real top speed and braking power of this thing, not to mention practising my wheelies - hope nothing breaks!

[k14]

I can't believe you pay $90 to ride round that goat track. Down here bren is going out to ruapuna for the afternoon tomorrow and that will cost $50. Theres a decent chance he will have the track to himself but if not it will be 2 or 3 others. Hard life living down here.

[Kickaha]

I can't believe you pay $90 to ride round that goat track. Down here bren is going out to ruapuna for the afternoon tomorrow and that will cost $50. Theres a decent chance he will have the track to himself but if not it will be 2 or 3 others. Hard life living down here.

How DARE you call that a goat track! you should have said "boring goat track"

[Zed]

How DARE you call that a goat track! you should have said "boring goat track"

So which of the tracks down your way allow you to take your bike up to a near top speed on the straight?

[Kickaha]

So which of the tracks down your way allow you to take your bike up to a near top speed on the straight?

depends on gearing,but the superbikes run 270-280 at Ruapuna,top speed doesn't count for much if you're on a track, it's all about lap times, what other tracks have you ridden because Puke isn't much of a challenge

[White trash]

depends on gearing,but the superbikes run 270-280 at Ruapuna,top speed doesn't count for much if you're on a track, it's all about lap times, what other tracks have you ridden because Puke isn't much of a challenge

Bullshit.

There's two turns at Puke' that you're going flat out, right on the edge of your tyres, one of wich has a grouse change in evelvation.

Nothing like coming over the top of the hill, totaly blind, with your knee trapped between the fairing and the tarmac, throttle pegged at 200kays in third gear.

Ore screaming through turn one, knee draggin' in the grass, setting up for a REAL quick direction change while hard on the picks.

Might be a fast, short track, but it certainly aint boring.

[Kickaha]

Bullshit.

There's two turns at Puke' that you're going flat out, right on the edge of your tyres, one of wich has a grouse change in evelvation.

Nothing like coming over the top of the hill, totaly blind, with your knee trapped between the fairing and the tarmac, throttle pegged at 200kays in third gear.

Ore screaming through turn one, knee draggin' in the grass, setting up for a REAL quick direction change while hard on the picks.

Might be a fast, short track, but it certainly aint boring.

Yeah yeah been there done that except I raced it in the pissing down rain on a sidecar on slicks which made it mildly interesting and the next day in the dry when it was boring as fuck except for when we were in traffic

Guess on a bike it'd be a bit different but given the choice between Puke and Ruapuna it wouldn't even get a look in

[Zed]

depends on gearing,but the superbikes run 270-280 at Ruapuna,top speed doesn't count for much if you're on a track, it's all about lap times, what other tracks have you ridden because Puke isn't much of a challenge

You're talking from a racing perspective, I'm talking from a ride-at-your-own-pace open track day perspective. Puke is a great track for us non-racer peeps to give our bikes a good thrashing down both front and back straights and enjoy the corners in between. You Sth Is. guys can run it down all you like but don't forget that there's still a lot of us up this way who enjoy it heaps!

I'm sure I'll be bragging about Puke even more tomorrow after the track day!

[Drunken Monkey]

Looks like I'll be there too, Zedman. See you there, sucker!

[Zed]

Looks like I'll be there too, Zedman. See you there, sucker!

Good man! We'll see who the sucker is!

[swanman]

I might turn up and have a look. In the car tho. The track day is on a Friday?

[Zed]

I might turn up and have a look. In the car tho. The track day is on a Friday?

Yes this week and next week are Friday track days...surprised Swanny? Be good to see you again, been a while...

[Mr Skid]

I might turn up and have a look. In the car tho. The track day is on a Friday?

If your car is ugly and rusty enough you might be able to enter it in the van class against MR and Frosty..

[mattt]

I might turn up and have a look. In the car tho. The track day is on a Friday?

Yeh, I'll stop by for a look-see.
I'm a little bit dissappointed about all this S - U - N



Damn, Shift work really is a bitch!