Jay's Quine Road record run

[Eurotred (NZ) Ltd]

Jay Lawrence, our Bridgestone brand specialist, smashes the Hamilton Motorcycle Club Quine Road hillclimb record.

Quine Road is about 15km north of Morrinsville in the Waikato, New Zealand. The course is a short and sharp 1.1km long and very tight, with the Bridgestone shod Kawasaki ZX10R not getting out of second gear.

The new record sits at 35.5s, with an average speed of 114km/h.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-f34NPOsKI

[jellywrestler]

Jay Lawrence, our Bridgestone brand specialist, smashes the Hamilton Motorcycle Club Quine Road hillclimb record.

Quine Road is about 15km north of Morrinsville in the Waikato, New Zealand. The course is a short and sharp 1.1km long and very tight, with the Bridgestone shod Kawasaki ZX10R not getting out of second gear.

The new record sits at 35.5s, with an average speed of 114km/h.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-f34NPOsKI

what the fuck is it with the trailer bike and people there, it's a fucking race track, the whole thing has it's risks but that's simply wrong to have them there

[JayRacer37]

what the fuck is it with the trailer bike and people there, it's a fucking race track, the whole thing has it's risks but that's simply wrong to have them there

It's well past the line, I was running last so everyone was already at the top, and I was carrying quite a bit more speed over the line than others. Video makes it look significantly worse than it is.

[wharfy]

Jay Lawrence, our Bridgestone brand specialist, smashes the Hamilton Motorcycle Club Quine Road hillclimb record.

Quine Road is about 15km north of Morrinsville in the Waikato, New Zealand. The course is a short and sharp 1.1km long and very tight, with the Bridgestone shod Kawasaki ZX10R not getting out of second gear.

The new record sits at 35.5s, with an average speed of 114km/h.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-f34NPOsKI

Cool ........

[Edbear]

Another day, another record...






p/t...

[sidecar bob]

Jay also broke the record for taking Traceys 675 back into town to take a shit. she still dosent know

[nodrog:Me]

what the fuck is it with the trailer bike and people there, it's a fucking race track, the whole thing has it's risks but that's simply wrong to have them there

At the start? I think even Corky from Life goes on would have trouble hitting them.

The best bit is, if you pause it at 46 seconds you can see me standing on the hill.

[Ivan]

time to get over to ireland jay

[jellywrestler]

It's well past the line, I was running last so everyone was already at the top, and I was carrying quite a bit more speed over the line than others. Video makes it look significantly worse than it is.

looks about five meters to me Jay, right at the start.
I saw current NZ 550 production champion of the day, Peter Fleming, flip his bike in an event like this and end up where that shit was sitting in this vid, not what we need in this day and age and i've seen others flip at the start too, not common but still out there

[JayRacer37]

looks about five meters to me Jay, right at the start.
I saw current NZ 550 production champion of the day, Peter Fleming, flip his bike in an event like this and end up where that shit was sitting in this vid, not what we need in this day and age and i've seen others flip at the start too, not common but still out there

Oh that one! That is the 'first response' bike, and also has the vest which controls road open (for racing) or closed. It is also significantly uphill from the starting mark, you would do freaking well to flip to there and not down to the bank on the left.

You can't have seen the Ambo location at Cliffhanger then Spyda...?

[JayRacer37]

Also, people could flip on the front row of a packed grid (or stall, like me at Phillip Island, also on a borrowed bike) which would be more dangerous by many times. Or crash during the run.

I must say, overall, with the exception of a few clubs around the country, the last two events I have attended (both hillclimbs) have had a higher level of professionalism and consciousness for safety and the mortality of riders choosing to compete than many, many events I have competed in. The clubs involved are well aware of the dangers, and have easy to follow (remember racers are simple beings) guidelines, and are not prepared to have safety compromised.

In fact, the first time I rode Quine Road in 2011 I was very severely reprimanded at the end of my first run by then club president as 'you just can't go up the hill like that without seeing it'. He was wrong, of course, but nonetheless it was noted that that rider might need an eye kept on him.

[jellywrestler]

Oh that one! That is the 'first response' bike, and also has the vest which controls road open (for racing) or closed. It is also significantly uphill from the starting mark, you would do freaking well to flip to there and not down to the bank on the left.

You can't have seen the Ambo location at Cliffhanger then Spyda...?

was at the nationals so didn't go to cliffhanger, did they park an ambo in a similar spot? if so how long before you got it removed for being unsafe?

you would do freaking well to flip to there and not down to the bank on the left. so someone with your experience still acknowledges that it could happen....

[jellywrestler]

Also, people could flip on the front row of a packed grid (or stall, like me at Phillip Island, also on a borrowed bike) which would be more dangerous by many times. Or crash during the run.

one can't remove every level of risk in our sport, but stupid ones like that simply shouldn't happen; or we won't have a sport one day.
how the fuck would you explain in a coroners court, if those two people basking in the sun got cleaned up, that they should've been safe there, fuck safe they ain't even got the brains to stand up so they can move if something did go west (or east)

[JayRacer37]

one can't remove every level of risk in our sport, but stupid ones like that simply shouldn't happen; or we won't have a sport one day.
how the fuck would you explain in a coroners court, if those two people basking in the sun got cleaned up, that they should've been safe there, fuck safe they ain't even got the brains to stand up so they can move if something did go west (or east)

Spyda, you weren't there mate and you are looking at a wideangle lens camera which shows more to the side than what is realistic, and has the effect of showing it ahead.

The road is VERY steep uphill, and is HEAVILY cambered to the left. As you will see, no people or items are allowed on the left. The road also has a curve it it at that point, so you are even further pointing away. When I said you would be doing well, I meant it would be impossible. If you flipped, bike would go left and away. If you wheelied uncontollably, ditto. If you got a poor start with a wobble, you are past in two bike lengths. I've seen some retarded crashes and fuck ups, and plenty of videos of them also, and none would get you there - terrain combined with physics says so.

When I mentoined Cliffhanger as the same, you see the Ambo in the vid becuase the wideangle lens picks it up but you are starting virtually alongside it. It is much the same at Quine Road, and the video does not show the terrain - what you are seeing does not take into account the way the road lies.

[sidecar bob]

one can't remove every level of risk in our sport, but stupid ones like that simply shouldn't happen; or we won't have a sport one day.
how the fuck would you explain in a coroners court, if those two people basking in the sun got cleaned up, that they should've been safe there, fuck safe they ain't even got the brains to stand up so they can move if something did go west (or east)

Explaning shit in the coroners court is easy, & ive had to do it numerous times, you just tell the truth.
The coroner does not have the jurisdiction to put anyone in jail, & cant change law (or MNZ rulebooks for that matter), hes just there to get to the bottom of what the fuck happened & make reccomendations on what to do next time to stop it happening again (which any person with a bit of common sense could usually work out for themselves anyway)
From previous posts, im not sure that you, or many others on here grasp that.
That aside, from my viewing perch well up a hill in a paddock, the meeting was safely run. In fact, on my way into the stage to spectate, I was handed a spare radio to let race control know my & other spectator locations, & tell them if anyone ran off, or binned.
Regarding the start line thing, I commented to Jay weather he was happy starting off on such a steep L/H camber, it was really steep actually.