Going racing? Here's what you need.

**Panther** · 24th May 2007, 16:49

Originally Posted by bert_is_evil

Once you have all of your licenses etc sorted how much does it cost to race in clubmans (assuming you pay per race)?

if yo vic club member its $65 plus $30 for transponder hireage (thingy that gets your times, you have to have one, or buy for $500)
so $95 for the day

**Reckless** · 18th June 2007, 11:12

Hey guys I've read quite a few threads in this racing forum like this..http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=51961.
Is this normal for your sport.
And is it the sort of camaraderie you can expect in the pits when you do your first meeting. I was thinking of having a go in pre 82.

Oh great write up frosty! That would have taken a bit of time as well.

**GaZBur** · 18th July 2007, 20:01

Originally Posted by Reckless

...And is it the sort of camaraderie you can expect in the pits when you do your first meeting. I was thinking of having a go in pre 82.

I can tell you that I just got back into racing in Dunedin through the Otago Club. Didn't know anybody or how things worked these days. Just turned up to a few events and found everybody was so helpfull friendly and supportive. People just came over and helped me, lent me tools and offered advice. I gotta say I was really impressed by the attitude of competitors and officials alike! Anybody down here thinking of having a go - front up to one of the events and introduce yourself and hopefully you will find it as much fun as I have. Hope you have better luck staying upright than I do though!!!

**FROSTY:Me** · 9th November 2007, 22:00

hey folks this info is a coupleof years old--if there are changges ive missed please gimme a yell

**FROSTY:Me** · 5th February 2008, 21:42

ok can someone up to date just check this is still current?

**rag** · 7th April 2008, 18:14

thanks for the help mate. this is exactly the info i was looking for. i am dead keen on racing. as speeding fines are crippling my bank account. the only other question i have is what is generally a good sized bike to start racing on, because I have been on a thou for a while now and don't really want to miss out on the horsepower?

**littlegixxer** · 27th May 2008, 17:00

how much are trackdays at manfield? i live about a minute from the track which is pretty convenient, i think the ones my mate does are $40?
anyway the only problem would be the suspension on my gixxer, very squishy, very divey, think ill be putting some 15 or 20 weight in it.

**Toast** · 2nd June 2008, 21:14

Originally Posted by littlegixxer

how much are trackdays at manfield? i live about a minute from the track which is pretty convenient, i think the ones my mate does are $40?
anyway the only problem would be the suspension on my gixxer, very squishy, very divey, think ill be putting some 15 or 20 weight in it.

The test days at Manfeild are $100. You get a HEAP of track time for that though. I think the first one I got about 8 20 minutre sessions, and I didn't do all of them.

**Benk** · 24th September 2008, 12:09

Whats the current standard sticker/standard that helmets need to have for road racing?

**Kickaha** · 24th September 2008, 12:55

Originally Posted by Benk

Whats the current standard sticker/standard that helmets need to have for road racing?

from the MNZ rule book

8-2-2 COMPETITION HELMET STANDARDS:
All new helmets available in New Zealand are manufactured overseas. These are made to various standards. The following standards acceptable for helmets for use in MNZ events.

Road & Off Road AS/NZS 1698:2006

Road
Europe ECE 22-04 or 22-05, ‘P’
Japan JIS T 8133 : 2000
USA SNELL M 2000 or M 2005

Only helmets of single shell construction are permitted for road racing events. Two piece or flip top helmets may be used for have-a-go or track introduction days.

Off Road
Europe ECE 22-04 or 22-05, ‘P’, ‘NP’ or ‘J’
Japan JIS T 8133 : 2000
USA SNELL M 2000 or M 2005

For International events the following standards apply.

Road
Europe ECE 22-05, ‘P’
Japan JIS T 8133 : 2000
USA SNELL M 2005

Off Road
Europe ECE 22-05, ‘P’, ‘NP’ or ‘J’
Japan JIS T 8133 : 2000
USA SNELL M 2005

8-2-2-1 All helmets manufactured, as evidenced by the manufacturers date of manufacture labeling, more than 10 years prior to the date of an event may be impounded under the terms of rule 8-2-5. Where no date of manufacture is visible on the helmet the onus is on the competitor to prove that the helmet is less than 10 years old.

**Benk** · 24th September 2008, 13:08

Legend, cheers

**gatch** · 10th December 2008, 08:11

a while ago a friend of mine got into bikes after i did, now he has overtaken me in skill and opened my eyes to the world of club racing, hence ive decided that asap i shall rebuild my spada and give the 250 proddy racers something to be scared about..

ahahaha

**FROSTY:Me** · 18th May 2009, 15:57

wake up chaos--there ya go

**true-to-life** · 14th July 2009, 10:02

Awesome info. I'm definately getting out on the track when finances are a little more willing. thanks for the easy access to the info and making it a lot more simple to this wonderfully complicated brain.

**Drumboy4468** · 26th July 2009, 16:12

I was about to start a thread asking all the questions coverd. I am thinking about entering at wanganui but now know I need three race track races under my belt first? ( if i read that corectly)
Do events like the cliff hanger count? as I have done that twice ( im thinking probably not)