Track day, Taupo, 31st may, Full track

[Two Smoker]

Death INC, welcome to team muppet, nice off haha, fuck you need a new bike mate, you might be able to hang on then?

Does that make me Team Muppet Leader??? As i have had the narliest crash on the track... Followed by dss3.... followed by you... followed by death...

[loosebruce]

Does that make me Team Muppet Leader??? As i have had the narliest crash on the track... Followed by dss3.... followed by you... followed by death...

Most bins wins

I'm upto 13 at the mo, i thought the looping the TL at 180k was pretty narly.

[Two Smoker]

Most bins wins

I'm upto 13 at the mo, i thought the looping the TL at 180k was pretty narly.

Gutted Im only up to 11 its on now biartch hehehe... Whats ol dazza upto???

[loosebruce]

Whats ol dazza upto???

Not enough!

[Two Smoker]

Not enough!

Sweet 2nd in command for me... ill go order dazza to crash more...

[WRT]

Cheers for the tips LB. I was trying to be about 3/4's of the way over to the right, sometimes would be further to the left if I had passed someone down the straight, simply to make sure I wasnt cutting in front of them (trying to be "polite" in overtaking). Was carrying a fair bit of front brake into the corners when I was overcooking it, but would brake the hardest in a straight line, then ease up as I tipped in, normally a bit wide at this point but still braking fairly hard. Then as I felt confident to pull it back into the inside of the corner I'd let the brake go and gently work back onto the throttle. Not a fast way around the corner by any means. Did help with my confidence in the front end tho so maybe not all bad.

I found the back brake to not give enough feed back to be useful so the only time I have used it on the track was in the pillion session. Just use engine braking normally, which is quite strong on the aprilia. In fact, wouldnt touch the brakes after the end of the front straight, just rolling on and off the throttle through that right/left/right. In the medium group this was sufficient to be quicker than most through there, but I doubt it would pass muster in the fast group. Its a fun way to go through there, but its more "fast cruise" than "race pace".

[dss3]

Sweet 2nd in command for me... ill go order dazza to crash more...

I don't know about you Bruce, I im wondering just what this fucktard is on about, I mean honestly, look at the leathers he rides in...

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/at...3&d=1149071622

He's just not going to fit in at all mate.

[2much]

Ah, I see I see. Well done 2much, you were looking pretty smooth out there by the end of the day.

Cheers man, everything was was fucked up for me at the beginning of the day, but it started to get better later on. Sorry I didn't get to meet up with you WRT... will make an effort next time.

I'm not one to usually bother with reports (too lazy) but thought my experience was worth sharing so here goes....

Was planning on going to Taupo on Tuesday, got up that morning to get a pm from bruce saying he'd forgotten to courier my rear but he'd bring it down on Wednesday. That was cool, I could get it fittied before racing started. Then I rang the guys in Hams who had couriered my front tyre on friday but still hadn't arrived..... after alot of fucking around and talking to monkeys, I managed to find out that it had been sent to Pukekoe instead of Te Puke! ARGHHH! fucken wankers.

Atleast this time I had a trailer sorted. So I went round to my mate's place to pick it up (at this time remembered that Darrell had a spare front). On the way back home with the trailer I went to pull out onto the main road and I snapped an axle in my car.

While sitting on the side of the road it seemed that someone really didn't want me to go and wondered if I should just give up..... but I'm not a quitter (unfortunately).

So got towed home(4pm at this stage) and proceeded to pull the rear end apart (knowing from previous experience that I can change the diff in just over 2 hours). Pulled the broken axle out and took it down to the wreakers on the bike. Sorted thru a pile of fucken axles looking for one that matched for about 1/2 an hour, till I came to the conclusion that it was a custom made one and there was no way in hell I was gonna get the car going again that night.

Wnet back home and rang a mate to see if I could borrow his van. He told me he'd check with the missus and get back to me.

At about 8:30pm I'm getting close to giving up but thought I better ring Darrell about that front tyre. Told him what was going on and the good bastard lent me their spare car, He and Sandi aven came out and dropped it off with the spare tyre!

So by about 1030 I had the trailer hitched up, bike loaded and everything packed.

Got down to the track at about 0800, ripped the wheels off and took them into town to get the tyres swapped over. Missed the first session with all that.

Was my first time on a slick, went out in the 2nd session and did a DSS3..... but atleast I got 1 1/2 laps rather that 1 1/2 corners! Bike wasn't too bad and I was able to carry on for the rest of the day.

Learnt that you need to give slicks ateast 2 1/2-3 laps to warm up.... bugger!

Got timed in the last session and managed a 1.52 which isn't too bad as the track was getting cold and the rear was stepping out. I wish someone had timed me the previous session as I chased Bruce for a couple of laps and I know I was going quicker.

Crashed at Kiwifruits place last night and drank a few well earned beers. Headed back this morning and got home to find that the bike had fallen over in the trailer and scratched the screen, and snapped the mirror and brake lever off.... FOR FUCKS SAKE!

Regardless of all that shit, I still had a great day...

Would just Like to say a big thanks to:

Loosebruce, for spotting me that tyre, cheers man!
Mr Mulisha, cheers for the trailer bro, it's fucken mint!
Darrellperi, for hooking me up with the tyre and lendin me ya wheels, you're a legend!
Kiwifruit, without who there wouldn't be a trackday, and for the beers and a place to crash once again!

And ofcourse LB and Death for joining me in the dirt and helping me feel a little less stupid!

[Two Smoker]

I don't know about you Bruce, I im wondering just what this fucktard is on about, I mean honestly, look at the leathers he rides in...

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/at...3&d=1149071622

He's just not going to fit in at all mate.

BAH!!! I gave you a head start on me... Noone could beat my last set of leathers.... Its not like you guys had worn through your knee slider and into you leathers... And mine smelt ssssooooo bad... it takes years to get that smell into them...

How many times have you crashed daryl??? pussy....

PS. FINALLY GOT MY FUCKING ROTORS!!! only took a week to get here...

[dss3]

Was my first time on a slick, went out in the 2nd session and did a DSS3..... but atleast I got 1 1/2 laps rather that 1 1/2 corners!

You give me waaaay to much credit, i'd say I made it about 1/2 a corner... and that is counting sliding through most of that haha

[2much]

You give me waaaay to much credit, i'd say I made it about 1/2 a corner... and that is counting sliding through most of that haha

I was including the corner onto the track

[loosebruce]

And ofcourse LB and Death for joining me in the dirt and helping me feel a little less stupid!

you're welcome mate, i would say anytime, but shits starting to get expensive now.

[kiwifruit]

got home to find that the bike had fallen over in the trailer and scratched the screen, and snapped the mirror and brake lever off.... FOR FUCKS SAKE!

oh man! thats fuckin ratshit
lucky u can handle, id be having a big hissy fit!

[loosebruce]

Hey KF there were a few others taking photos out there can ya give let us know where we can veiw get a hold of them, cheers mate.

[2much]

Not much you can do about it once it happened aye... and my bike's not as mint as yours which helps.