Tri Series

[sugilite:Me]

still only the tallest dwarf, unobtainable, it's nbot his bike and the owners has four or five of them there's one on trademe right now.
there's at least three of these bikes racing in nz

Cool there is one on trademe! Does Eddy have four or five of them? Had a laugh at the first paragraph..."these are very rare sports bikes with only 546 being made".

[Grumph]

Does anyone know what bike Glen Skachill is riding in pre89? 108's around Manfield - WOW!!!

Been waiting a while for the pre 89's to catch up to where they should have been. Holden on the Budget GSXR1100 was into the low 9's in period - and the 750's immediately went into the 8's at the first WSB round. Given tyre and shock development they're still not there yet.

[sidecar bob]

He bought Eddie Kattenberg's Bimota YB8.

The owner is Mike Webster, same guy Sketchy has always ridden a Bimota for.
I'm pretty sure Horst Saiger got a 1.07 out of my GSX1100 around there, Friday practice, Manfield Suzuki Series 2015.
He virtually tossed it back at me & said bluntly, "zat ees ass fast ass eet can go"

[sugilite:Me]

Been waiting a while for the pre 89's to catch up to where they should have been. Holden on the Budget GSXR1100 was into the low 9's in period - and the 750's immediately went into the 8's at the first WSB round. Given tyre and shock development they're still not there yet.

The track was resurfaced about when the gsxr's came out yes?
I'm assuming it is still very bumpy? I've not been there for several years now....

[Grumph]

The track was resurfaced about when the gsxr's came out yes?
I'm assuming it is still very bumpy? I've not been there for several years now....

Nor have I - and I haven't missed it....

[husaberg]

Been waiting a while for the pre 89's to catch up to where they should have been. Holden on the Budget GSXR1100 was into the low 9's in period - and the 750's immediately went into the 8's at the first WSB round. Given tyre and shock development they're still not there yet.

http://www.wsb-archives.co.uk/results.php

1988

Davide TARDOZZI 1:10.480 Bimota

1989

Fred MERKEL 1:08.330

RC30

[Grumph]

Memory says they'd gone quicker in unofficial practise earlier in the week in '88.
Qualifying may have been damp - race day certainly was as Tardozzi discovered at the splash....

[jasonu]

Memory says they'd gone quicker in unofficial practise earlier in the week in '88.
Qualifying may have been damp - race day certainly was as Tardozzi discovered at the splash....

I was there to see that. I was looking right at him when it happened.

[Grumph]

I was there to see that. I was looking right at him when it happened.

I think everybody in the stands was looking - I can't think of a more public place to fuck up.

And then it turned into pure Italian farce with the team manager and machanics running across to him - and a lot of shouting and gestures...

[husaberg]

Memory says they'd gone quicker in unofficial practise earlier in the week in '88.
Qualifying may have been damp - race day certainly was as Tardozzi discovered at the splash....

looks like there was already a thread about it.
https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/s...rbikes-in-1990

The fastest lap from race 1 at Manfield from WSBK was Fred Merkel 1m 16.12s, wet race. Race 2 Stephane Mertens 1m 11.26s on slicks on a drying track.
This is the first year they came here, 1988.
1989: Race 1, Mike Dowson 1m 15.57s wet. Race 2, Aaron Slight 1m 08.17s dry.
1990: Race 1, Terry Rymer 1m 08.48s, Race 2, Rob Phillis and Raymond Roche
1m 08.39s.
1992: Race 1, Aaron Slight 1m 07.38s, Race 2, Doug Polen 1m 06.97s.
Dug out some Motocourses to check times.

I remember roche in 1990 odd he was on fire in the second race till his conrods decided to surrender and left the crankcase.

[jellywrestler]

I think everybody in the stands was looking - I can't think of a more public place to fuck up.

except for when Croz came out of pit lane manfied when it was straight ahead, wound it on and flipped his bike...

[roogazza]

Quote Originally Posted by gav View Post
The fastest lap from race 1 at Manfield from WSBK was Fred Merkel 1m 16.12s, wet race. Race 2 Stephane Mertens 1m 11.26s on slicks on a drying track.
This is the first year they came here, 1988.
1989: Race 1, Mike Dowson 1m 15.57s wet. Race 2, Aaron Slight 1m 08.17s dry.
1990: Race 1, Terry Rymer 1m 08.48s, Race 2, Rob Phillis and Raymond Roche
1m 08.39s.
1992: Race 1, Aaron Slight 1m 07.38s, Race 2, Doug Polen 1m 06.97s.
Dug out some Motocourses to check times.

imagine what some world class dudes would do around there nowdays ,prob a minute dead???