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    Quote Originally Posted by Deano View Post
    All it would take is another CTAS cameraman out the back.
    Correct, we will be able to see the big gaps easier.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Deano View Post
    All it would take is another CTAS cameraman out the back.
    Add the big screen from Wanganui, and the punters get a mean show.

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    Quote Originally Posted by budda View Post
    When I was in the crosshair - oops, when I was Commissioner, I was informed by the Board that every Circuit in the Country was to be certified by the group of learned folks. I was not privy to the make-up of the group until I queried some of the decisions and recommendations they'd made - the ONLY one I had any input into was Teretonga, and then it was arguing with members who'd made sub-optimal recommendations based on info given to them by people who didn't know squat.

    I believe Mr J Hepburn Esq was involved in the Timaru one, who did Ruapuna I don't know - but I believe all the Pig Island tracks were done by the same group that checked and specified requirements for Hampton Downs ...........
    Couple of years back, the car club wanted to shift marshal points on 'Puna. The MotorsportNZ track certifier came down and walked round with Hepburn - representing our MNZ - and Pete Walsh representing MCI. I tagged along for shit and giggles - and because i wanted to ask about a couple of track variations. As far as i know that was the last inspection and the marshal points agreed on then are still where they were put. Hep also did the initial approval of methven.
    Incidentally, the car inspector won't fly - he drives to all his inspections.....nice guy and knows what he's talking about re cars - but sadly optimistic on bike stopping distances when sliding down the track.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Drew View Post
    Add the big screen from Wanganui, and the punters get a mean show.
    Not compatible with Ctas apparently,If it was,I would have had that setup at all the NZSBK rounds in 2013.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Grumph View Post
    Couple of years back, the car club wanted to shift marshal points on 'Puna. The MotorsportNZ track certifier came down and walked round with Hepburn - representing our MNZ - and Pete Walsh representing MCI. I tagged along for shit and giggles - and because i wanted to ask about a couple of track variations. As far as i know that was the last inspection and the marshal points agreed on then are still where they were put. Hep also did the initial approval of methven.
    Incidentally, the car inspector won't fly - he drives to all his inspections.....nice guy and knows what he's talking about re cars - but sadly optimistic on bike stopping distances when sliding down the track.
    That would be Dave Slater? If so he passed away some months ago and last I heard,Had not been replaced.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Billy View Post
    Not compatible with Ctas apparently,If it was,I would have had that setup at all the NZSBK rounds in 2013.
    Keh? Think you've been led up the garden path mate. There will undoubtedly be a way to get it to work.

    Only issue I could see, is that Ctas sometimes needs to be refreshed to keep the feed working. Wouldn't be a problem if there was a decent internet server at the track though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Billy View Post
    That would be Dave Slater? If so he passed away some months ago and last I heard,Had not been replaced.
    Bugger - he was prepared to listen....looking at what's been done to Puke, we've lost ground.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Grumph View Post
    Bugger - he was prepared to listen....looking at what's been done to Puke, we've lost ground.
    I don't reckon it's any less dangerous than before mate.

    Must go to a track day there some time to confirm though. I fucken love Pukie.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Drew View Post
    Keh? Think you've been led up the garden path mate. There will undoubtedly be a way to get it to work.

    Only issue I could see, is that Ctas sometimes needs to be refreshed to keep the feed working. Wouldn't be a problem if there was a decent internet server at the track though.
    Yea,

    I'm not that puter savvy,I spoke to Flea about it soon after taking over as commissioner and that was his reply,Didn't make sense too me either.....But then not much else IT related does either haha

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    Quote Originally Posted by Drew View Post
    I don't reckon it's any less dangerous than before mate.

    Must go to a track day there some time to confirm though. I fucken love Pukie.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Grumph View Post
    Bugger - he was prepared to listen....looking at what's been done to Puke, we've lost ground.
    Yip,

    He was bloody good at the job to,I was waiting for him to contact me re an inspection of Puke with the intention of possibly getting bikes back there when I got the news.

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    Quote Originally Posted by suzuki21 View Post
    Correct, we will be able to see the big gaps easier.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Danger Dave View Post
    come up on the 12th of july, me & aaron both going and maybe a couple more.
    I wanna do it on a solo bro. Our chair would be a fucken hand full over the hill and downright lethal through '1', no sense putting ourselves through it if we are never gonna race there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by scrivy View Post
    Errr.... don't get me wrong, but from memory (because I'm fucken old apparantely), spectators can't see the loop extension at Timaru......
    They can if they're down at the loop dickhead, makes it a bit hard to see the other end of the track though
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    Like you, most of them are morons though and cannot think for them self
    Most of them can think for themselves but have that choice removed by morons like yourself who are so full of shit they believe otherwise
    Quote Originally Posted by Drew View Post
    I wanna do it on a solo bro. Our chair would be a fucken hand full over the hill and downright lethal through '1', no sense putting ourselves through it if we are never gonna race there.
    I think it's a shithole and from the hairpin up over the hill was the only fun bit of track on the outfit, especially when you lean into it a bit much to dial out the oversteer and end up opposite lock over the top of it, Dave might have even shit his pants over that one
    Quote Originally Posted by Drew View Post
    Add the big screen from Wanganui, and the punters get a mean show.
    They ran one at Ruapuna one year on the main straight opposite the spectator stand, probably the track that it's least needed at, might have been a car/bike meet
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kickaha View Post
    They can if they're down at the loop dickhead, makes it a bit hard to see the other end of the track though
    Yeah.... that sorta reinforces my statement Kick...... that you can't see the whole circuit from one possie...... were you being stupid or just trolling????

    Or are you going to reply with "You can see the whole track if you're in a helicopter" shit........
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