Greymouth Street Races 2012 - Labour Weekend

[The Lone Rider]

Is there some sort of rough schedule for this? I'm hoping to leave Friday or Saturday. It would be good to know whats on when so we can arrange our trip to suit.

MNZ website calendar or get a mention on Bike Rider TV

We cover it (this year). But don't often cover racing.

Been before though.

[steve74]

Is there some sort of rough schedule for this? I'm hoping to leave Friday or Saturday. It would be good to know whats on when so we can arrange our trip to suit.

SPEEDWAY
Saturday afternoon - greenstone park speedway opening day + side car invitational from 4pm

http://www.greenstonepark.co.nz/viewpage.php?page_id=4

STREET RACE
Saturday from 1pm to 5pm - sign in and bike check at army hall on gresson street
Sunday - greymouth motorcycle street race incl kart demo runs from the Westland kart club.
Practice stating from 8.30. Racing from9am until 5pm
Prize giving from 6.30.


Is that what ya after?

[The Lone Rider]

SPEEDWAY
Saturday afternoon - greenstone park speedway opening day + side car invitational from 4pm

http://www.greenstonepark.co.nz/viewpage.php?page_id=4

STREET RACE
Saturday from 1pm to 5pm - sign in and bike check at army hall on gresson street
Sunday - greymouth motorcycle street race incl kart demo runs from the Westland kart club.
Practice stating from 8.30. Racing from9am until 5pm
Prize giving from 6.30.


Is that what ya after?

Yeah thanks. Won't need to rush around Saturday morning then.

[Muzzab]

Weather update from MetConnect:

Friday - Rain clearing in the middle of the day to fine weather with light winds
Saturday - Fine, westerlies
Sunday - Partly cloudy, not much wind

Cheers
Muzza

[SWERVE]

But it has to rain in the early hrs of sunday morn.......to get everyone nervous.......... then turn out to be a fine day............... just like every year.

Enjoy the day all you lucky people.

[Muzzab]

But it has to rain in the early hrs of sunday morn.......to get everyone nervous.......... then turn out to be a fine day............... just like every year.

Enjoy the day all you lucky people.

I think a bit of damp overnight is on the cards, spare a thought for the set up crews that start at 4:00AM without them the event would not be possible.

[steve74]

I think a bit of damp overnight is on the cards, spare a thought for the set up crews that start at 4:00AM without them the event would not be possible.

22 years with only 2 full wet days is a good stat.
I'm pretty sure those 2 days were the only time the weather man got it right.

Moisture in the morning followed by glorious sunshine is the norm in recent years.

[Muzzab]

22 years with only 2 full wet days is a good stat.
I'm pretty sure those 2 days were the only time the weather man got it right.

Moisture in the morning followed by glorious sunshine is the norm in recent years.

Another forecast backing up the norm

http://home.nzcity.co.nz/weather/wea...ail.aspx?wla=9

[Dave-]

22 years with only 2 full wet days is a good stat.
I'm pretty sure those 2 days were the only time the weather man got it right.

Moisture in the morning followed by glorious sunshine is the norm in recent years.

last year:

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAH MA GAD IT'S RAINGING AND I DID NOT BRING WETS! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH"

nek20minit

dry as a bone and hot and sticky.

[steve74]

Rule number 1 : ignore jim hickey
Rule number 2 : bring sunscreen

Another 5 entries yesterday, classes are looking closer to last years numbers now. Labour weekend has really snuck up on people this year. Well it is early!!

[Asher]

Are there many guys riding over from chch on Saturday?

[Grumph]

Are there many guys riding over from chch on Saturday?

There usually are....going over towing bikes they pass us at high speed on the straights, get in the way in the twisties and we eventually pass them getting ticketed on the side of the road....

[unstuck]

YeeHaa, Leaving tomorrow morning, staying in franz tomorrow night.

[Asher]

If anyone is heading over today let us know what the roads are like, if the pass is covered in grit and snow I might take the car instead.

[steve74]

Another forecast backing up the norm

http://home.nzcity.co.nz/weather/wea...ail.aspx?wla=9

Looks like the poor speedway guys are gonna get a wet bum, they normally postpone until Monday if its too wet. It's a typical street race weather forecast alright, it gonna rain tomorrow then all night, our set up crews will get wet then it will stop for us to race

Note to those travelling - both passes were closed for most of the morning, fingers crossed they are open tomorrow. Bike check from 1pm until 5pm or possibly later if the roads are bad.