MotoGP 2013

[roogazza]

Nice lil’ article by Scott Jones over on Asphalt & Rubber. Something we Kiwis can identify with methinks...

Crashers' are not associated with winners though !
CC must have a reputation as a crasher by now surely.
To win, you must first finish.

[DidJit]

I'm gonna jump ahead of Crasher and mention... Stoner.

[Drew]

Best thing to do with them

The class was pretty well contested, and the 883 was a very cheap way to go racing.

Skirtster sales never looked better than the years they were raced!

I dunno how some of the guys got away with borrowing their wife's bike to race though.

[jasonu]

The class was pretty well contested, and the 883 was a very cheap way to go racing.

Skirtster sales never looked better than the years they were raced!

I dunno how some of the guys got away with borrowing their wife's bike to race though.

I remember Ant Young doing well in that class. IIRC the prize money was a lot better than in other national classes.

[Drew]

I remember Ant Young doing well in that class. IIRC the prize money was a lot better than in other national classes.

Prize money back then was just better I think. But I imagine that Harley NZ were putting up decent figures to entice those perhaps not so inclined normally.

[Crasherfromwayback]

I remember Ant Young doing well in that class. IIRC the prize money was a lot better than in other national classes.

Was $500.00 for a race win, $400.00 for 2nd, $300.00 for 3rd and $100.00 back to 10th place. Was way more than any other class was paying back then...hence a lot of the top punters getting involved. The late Robert Holden, Andrew Rangi, Brett Richmond, Ant Young, Bruce Anstey, Simon Turner, John Hepburn, Wayne Clarke etc etc. Was hard work for sure. Fucking good fun though.

[Kornholio]

Moto 3 - he hasn't moved up to Moto 2 - yet!

Ha true... I was drunk at the time

[merv]

Ha true... I was drunk at the time

They could have done with three Marquez brothers, one in each class huh!

[roogazza]

I'm gonna jump ahead of Crasher and mention... Stoner.

'Crasher' was a crasher !

[Drew]

'Crasher' was a crasher !

It is easier to learn to keep a bike upright, than it is to learn to go fast.

[husaberg]

Was $500.00 for a race win, $400.00 for 2nd, $300.00 for 3rd and $100.00 back to 10th place. Was way more than any other class was paying back then...hence a lot of the top punters getting involved. The late Robert Holden, Andrew Rangi, Brett Richmond, Ant Young, Bruce Anstey, Simon Turner, John Hepburn, Wayne Clarke etc etc. Was hard work for sure. Fucking good fun though.

What about the original Glenn Williams i seem to remember him too......

[Crasherfromwayback]

It is easier to learn to keep a bike upright, than it is to learn to go fast.

Lol. I'm still trying to learn that bit.

[Crasherfromwayback]

What about the original Glenn Williams i seem to remember him too......

Nah he'd fucked out well before the advent of 883 Twin Sports I fink mate.

[Drew]

Nah he'd fucked out well before the advent of 883 Twin Sports I fink mate.

I think he was fried before then too. I only have a patchy story of him from my/his old sponsors.

[husaberg]

Nah he'd fucked out well before the advent of 883 Twin Sports I fink mate.

Maybe... but i had a feeling he was punting the 883's after the MZ's at the SOT