BOTS Paeroa 2017

[trufflebutter]

Last time I was there was in 2011 (20th anniversary) attended about nine prior events and enjoyed every one. I think only one of those was cancelled late in the day (2-3 races were to follow) due to a big off on the run down to the S's from the hill.

[nodrog:Me]

Hopefully nothing to serious, Motor number 2 ??

Dunno, he dnf the last race for some reason.

[old slider]

Dunno, he dnf the last race for some reason.

I see he had a 2nd in the first race, then dropped down the field in the 2nd race, He was always a hard charger (especially in speedway), he may need to carry several spare engines, lol

[Jin]

I didn't know you could ride a motorcycle backwards into a corner then do a complete 180 degree turn and barrel straight out as the straight appeared, butt ya know's wot, ya can I've seen it!

I was at that corner didnt see what happended but crowed erupted i wondered wtf happened! Problem with sitting up on the grassy hill there were no loudspeakers couldnt hear anything or placings.

[swarfie]

Dunno, he dnf the last race for some reason.

Stripped all the teeth off the primary belt. They had alignment problems in practice and adjusted it for the first race. Crank seal was leaking on Marks (swingers) engine which was the one they were using on Sunday (after a blow up on the Maney engine a fortnight earlier at the Festival,) and the oil got on the belt probably contributing to the tearing the teeth off it.

[nodrog:Me]

Stripped all the teeth off the primary belt. They had alignment problems in practice and adjusted it for the first race. Crank seal was leaking on Marks (swingers) engine which was the one they were using on Sunday (after a blow up on the Maney engine a fortnight earlier at the Festival,) and the oil got on the belt probably contributing to the tearing the teeth off it.

Lucky that shit is cheap.

[Moise]

The biker turnout was the lowest I have ever seen at Paeroa. Only about a dozen bikes at the rugby club when we arrived.
On the ride there, we saw bikers turning back frequently, as the rain took hold.
However as the man said, dry day at Paeroa and eventually hot and sunny, with some great racing, especially in F2. Some spectacular offs but best of all, so far as I know, everyone got up and walked away.

We waited until they made the decision to race and came down by car. Very easy to find a park. No problems getting beers, food or good viewing! Some good racing and the cloud kept the temperature down.

Hopefully they still made a profit. I'd hate to see it die.

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[Edbear]

We waited until they made the decision to race and came down by car. Very easy to find a park. No problems getting beers, food or good viewing! Some good racing and the cloud kept the temperature down.

Hopefully they still made a profit. I'd hate to see it die.

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A great day with some great racing but numbers were way down. It is doubtful whether they recouped the cost after chatting to a senior committee member who mentioned what it cost to put the event on.

We've been attending every year for years now and I reckon they'll be having a serious debrief and discussion about its future.

[Black Knight]

Who in the right minds pre-pays to go to a motorcycle race meeting? I mean .. come on .. there's always a chance it will rain . any day any timer

Who said anything about pre-paying--We paid at the entry gates as we always do,only to have the cancelation announced 15 minutes later.




No chance bro ...

Anyway - 'twas a great day out

Didn't see AX anywhere

[Akzle]

Didn't see AX anywhere

did you follow the instructions?

[Black Knight]

Tried but meh!!!!