Taupo trackday Three

**FROSTY:Me** · 23rd May 2006, 14:16

Kick im sorry I diddnt get more track time with ya. I was coming over several times to offer ya a ride on the sv-but got sidetracked

**boomer** · 23rd May 2006, 19:19

Originally Posted by Kornholio

Awesome entertainment with the Boomer/MTrousers/and some chick(sorry forgot your name) battle of Medium 600 group...was some good dicing and elbow bashing(nearly) ...got it all on DVD too guys

'LOL' of the day goes to Boomer who for some reason his battery kept going dead when he went to start his bike....strange, had charged it up the nite before??... Whilst trying to figure out what problem could be Dunc mentioned that he would turn the key on for 5 mins beforehand(god knows why)and then would try and start bike(headlights were still connected...........)

It's hard work to concentrate of the track when your in teh zone

hehehehe Fukin muppet i am

I'd love a copy of that too bro as theres some good dueling with MT and Keystone and if it's the one i think it is i gave 'em both the LEARN

unless its the other session where they both gave me the LEARN!!

if anyone's got a shot of me passing SpeedMedic on teh hairpin i'd be keen to see that too, wanna know if it was safe or not :slap:

bloody gun fun! Specially the dude practicing wheelies, someone went up the track about 5 times and each time Giving the bars a good old yank and the front staying firmly planted

good on ya for trying

**Motoracer** · 23rd May 2006, 20:50

Firstly, thank you Tony, Maduck and co for a great day out on Taupo Raceway!

Then, thank you to Death Inc for the help with the bike as always. Arven for the company down in the van. Cheers Daryl and mum for getting my stay sorted in Taupo.

My feelings were a bit mixed on the day but compltly unrelated to the actual track day. Then me being a cheap cu*t and running a 3 or so year OLD slick set didn't let me have too much fun on the R6. Even when I was traveling at a moderate pace, I just had slides out of every turn. It was as bad as damp conditions for me personally. So I just stuck with trying to help out people with their riding and just circulate around the track while trying to plan some lines etc for next time I am out that way.

Thanks to the people who let me ride their bikes around too, that was pretty cool. Specially the ride on my ex bike (Gav's CBR400RR) was pretty special. Fuckin beautiful handeling bike that. Wana sell it back to me? lol Kiddin kiddin..

I am so fukin proud of my self and how I have grown up in the past year. I was just facing my own personal demons on the day and I am very proud of myself to keep my riding completly unaffected by my emotions and for riding in a totaly controled manner. Even though my tires were frustrating me as well and my plans to go full tits and try and hang with the cool cats had failed as a result of it. I didn't try anything dangerous and put myself at risk of crashing like I normally would have done. Growing up as a person is fucking cool! I feel so much stronger. I reckon I would make a far better racer now if I was to race than I was before..

Anyway, Cheers all. See you another time... P.S. For June, I will put some shit hot tires on!

**2much** · 23rd May 2006, 23:09

Originally Posted by dss3

Reckon the worst passing manouvre of the day I saw was done by me! Eh 2much! Sorry about that again aye bro!

Hahaha sweet as mate, don't worry bout it. Guess that's one way to scrape my knee sliders!

**babyB** · 24th May 2006, 01:02

well am so pleased i got out there, nearly didnt make it. my feelings were up & down most of the day. begining a real chicken shit out there. i had a few personal worries/hick-ups to over come. by the the end of the day i felt i had achevied alot, but dissipointed with the loss of my riding skills. lol and my bad photoes.

i have to say thanks to some wonderful ppl
to GP Honda for my sweet running bike & wonderful race tyre.
To the Tauranga guys for ya support & for getting my bike there & back.
AJ, dont know wot to say matey.. Thanks for keeping me together.
frosty doug and others who over the last 18months convincing me in one way or another to get back riding.
i thank you all

sugilight thanks for the talk
I cant wait to get out there again

ppl for a wonderful day

**ajturbo** · 24th May 2006, 11:23

Originally Posted by babyB

AJ, dont know wot to say matey.. Thanks for keeping me together.
I cant wait to get out there again

ppl for a wonderful day

the only thanks i want.. is to see you "out there" again ...

OK!!!

**kickingzebra** · 24th May 2006, 11:36

Originally Posted by boomer

bloody gun fun! Specially the dude practicing wheelies, someone went up the track about 5 times and each time Giving the bars a good old yank and the front staying firmly planted

good on ya for trying

Tis much to my shame!! I found the rev limiter though!!
MT told me my brunout while waiting to run down the track, next to kiwifruit, who was doing a wheely, was atonement for my front end not lifting by more than 5 centimetres!!
Oh well, At least I couldn't get any tickets for excessive acceleration!!

Got to find me a quiet back road!!

I was really stoked to get me left slider down... Pity the bloody bike was cartwheeling through the air 10 feet away from me at the time!! LOL

**Toast** · 24th May 2006, 12:18

Originally Posted by kickingzebra

Tis much to my shame!! I found the rev limiter though!!
MT told me my brunout while waiting to run down the track, next to kiwifruit, who was doing a wheely, was atonement for my front end not lifting by more than 5 centimetres!!
Oh well, At least I couldn't get any tickets for excessive acceleration!!

Got to find me a quiet back road!!

I was really stoked to get me left slider down... Pity the bloody bike was cartwheeling through the air 10 feet away from me at the time!! LOL

It's alright dude, I haven't tried to pop a wheelie for about 3 weeks (plus I'm shit anyway), and my one attempt during one of the sessions was simply sad. Hung my head going past the pits that time.

**kiwifruit** · 24th May 2006, 13:08

Originally Posted by kickingzebra

Tis much to my shame!! I found the rev limiter though!!
MT told me my brunout while waiting to run down the track, next to kiwifruit, who was doing a wheely, was atonement for my front end not lifting by more than 5 centimetres!!
Oh well, At least I couldn't get any tickets for excessive acceleration!!

Got to find me a quiet back road!!

I was really stoked to get me left slider down... Pity the bloody bike was cartwheeling through the air 10 feet away from me at the time!! LOL

Ahh, didnt realise that was you kickingzebra
i hope the bike is ok?
dont stress bout the wheelies man, it will come, just take it slowly
took me awhile to get to where i am, and i still have a long way to go LOL

**boomer** · 24th May 2006, 14:46

Originally Posted by kickingzebra

Tis much to my shame!! I found the rev limiter though!!
MT told me my brunout while waiting to run down the track, next to kiwifruit, who was doing a wheely, was atonement for my front end not lifting by more than 5 centimetres!!
Oh well, At least I couldn't get any tickets for excessive acceleration!!

Got to find me a quiet back road!!

I was really stoked to get me left slider down... Pity the bloody bike was cartwheeling through the air 10 feet away from me at the time!! LOL

Nice work!

You gixxer riders are all class

( and for the record my wheelies are only a foot of the ground so i can't laugh at anyone else

)

**kickingzebra** · 24th May 2006, 14:55

The best wheelies are always the ones you didn't expect anyways...
At least, Thats what I tell myself, as I cry myself to sleep at nights!! LOL

Bike will be fine if I throw some money at it, though I am seeing the logic in good tires, and race fairings!!
Apart from virginal fairings becoming well scratched, and cracked, and bent left clip on, it actually survived pretty damn well!!

Yet another good traight of Gixxers!! hah!!