2017 NZSBK Superbike Championship - on hold

**ellipsis** · 17th April 2017, 18:58

...humans are just humans and there are lots of them...everyone who volunteers their time for whatever reason are included in the fold of humans, but are expected to be switched on machines...this shit is just lots of layers of humanness all taking place around a specific point in time and the blame has to be spread over a wide field, from the crews and riders and right through the spectrum of players all the way up to MNZ...sucks to be a human at times...there must be an app for replacing us, surely...

**wayne** · 17th April 2017, 19:38

so 1/2 for 4 laps and
1/4 points for 6 laps

???????????????? how does that work ? on that system points for 2 laps 3/4 ? less race distance means more points ?

**scott411** · 17th April 2017, 21:36

Originally Posted by wayne

so 1/2 for 4 laps and
1/4 points for 6 laps

???????????????? how does that work ? on that system points for 2 laps 3/4 ? less race distance means more points ?

it came about because the current rule was not very good, it has already been proposed to change it before the final round,

**pritch** · 18th April 2017, 18:31

I've read much of the thread but haven't commented, it's a long time since I was a member of the NZACU as it was then. When I came across news of what happened to Ant West the thought occurred that we don't know how lucky we are.

Asia runs on corruption and sadly Ant West has now discovered this to his cost.

http://www.bikesrepublic.com/feature...-disqualified/

**ellipsis** · 1st May 2017, 11:06

...watching TV3 motorsport yesterday and NZ Superbike Champion, Sloan Frost was advertising the Suzuki Brand...who is NZ Superbike Champ?...

**roogazza** · 1st May 2017, 11:18

Originally Posted by ellipsis

...watching TV3 motorsport yesterday and NZ Superbike Champion, Sloan Frost was advertising the Suzuki Brand...who is NZ Superbike Champ?...

I happened to see that too ! (tho I keep away from TV3 usually).

Rees is the Champ I believe. But maybe the Ad was made before the shit was sorted ?

**Grumph** · 1st May 2017, 16:54

Originally Posted by roogazza

I happened to see that too ! (tho I keep away from TV3 usually).

Rees is the Champ I believe. But maybe the Ad was made before the shit was sorted ?

It might have been - but Suzuki NZ should still have added "subject to offical confirmation"

As it stands it appears that they're giving MNZ the fingers....

If Honda want to make something of it, they certainly can IMO.

**caspernz** · 1st May 2017, 19:24

Certainly amusing to get a bike magazine with a Sloan Frost 2017 NZSBK champion poster from Suzuki in the centre of it. That was in the same week as Tony Rees was confirmed as 2017 champ...

**onearmedbandit** · 1st May 2017, 22:58

It's all a bit of a fuck up from a spectators perspective...

**sidecar bob** · 2nd May 2017, 07:45

I feel like nobody really won it now. It was a complete waste of tyres.
Roll on next season with Jay Lawrence in the mix on a brand new GSXR1000.

**ellipsis** · 2nd May 2017, 09:09

Originally Posted by sidecar bob

I feel like nobody really won it now. It was a complete waste of tyres.

...there was some fantastic racing but yeah, this kind of makes a mockery of everyones efforts...the riders and teams and all the costs and energy involved...the punters who traveled to see the shows and who now wonder why...the organising crews...thank fuck most of us have big interests in the other classes, but the Superbike title is surely the cream on top to many who support the sport...

**jellywrestler** · 2nd May 2017, 09:49

Originally Posted by ellipsis

...there was some fantastic racing but yeah, this kind of makes a mockery of everyones efforts...the riders and teams and all the costs and energy involved...the punters who traveled to see the shows and who now wonder why...the organising crews...thank fuck most of us have big interests in the other classes, but the Superbike title is surely the cream on top to many who support the sport...

sadly it comes down to a lot of riders either not knowing the rules, or knowing they're not right and not doing anything to tidy them up so this doesn't happen

**HenryDorsetCase** · 2nd May 2017, 13:17

Originally Posted by jellywrestler

sadly it comes down to a lot of riders either not knowing the rules, or knowing they're not right and not doing anything to tidy them up so this doesn't happen

time to get the lawyers involved...

**Grumph** · 2nd May 2017, 15:03

Originally Posted by HenryDorsetCase

time to get the lawyers involved...

Well, it used to be rules 4.6 - Any claims made etc...must be correct and precise etc...

And rule 4.6.1 - Any infringement of this rule etc...shall render the person or body on behalf the advertisement is published...liable to, or may cause exclusion,suspension or disqualification.

Can't access the current regs so i'm unsure if it's all still there in that form - but IMO Honda could stir considerable shit if they wanted to.

Perhaps simply a clever advertising campaign - "don't be misled by fake news" - and a pic of Tony's cheesy grin....THIS is the real Champ....