Manfield, 29/06/03

**Racey Rider** · 24th June 2003, 18:05

It's Come! The long awaited Race licence is Here!

So I'll be there! Rain or shine.

I only hope Spankme won't be there to see my first ride, or he might change my name to: "Not-so Racey Rider"

But if I do well, Then I'll let you no what # my bike was!

**bluninja** · 24th June 2003, 18:29

Good on yer

So what class you racing in? I'll be there, on my yellow SV650 trying out my new suspension mods, and I reckon Dave and Mitch should be there. So Kiwibiker will be represented in 125GP, F3, Clubmans and.....??? whatever class you are in. There was a rumour that WKID would be having his first race there, but I've not heard any news recently. Look out for bikes #70, 47, 17.

TTFN

**bluninja** · 24th June 2003, 18:31

BTW have you sent in your entry forms for Manfeild as they have to be there a week in advance?

TTFN

**Racey Rider** · 24th June 2003, 18:45

Yep, Got it in last week, in the hope that my licence would come through!
As this is my first race meet, I'll just take my 150 along for a run in "Streetstocks".

**wkid_one** · 24th June 2003, 22:53

Yep Si - my license came through last week - yay for me......dunno if I will be there tho - VTR is bottoming the headers out on corners and I have nearly ground a hole through the pipe on the right hand side - oops. Also - had a guy frabricating a new joint for the shifter so I could run the box upside down for the left hander (VTR's are arseholes and you can't just turn everything upside down as there is no clearance)- but he is fucking me around. Will try and be there tho regardless - weather permitting - to support the other KB's racing. Finances are the other big inhibiting factor at the mo.

**Dave** · 25th June 2003, 10:39

Sorry guys, This isn't on my test schedule for this year.
Doing alot of suspension work,also new fairings arriving soon-need to paint and signwrite.I'll be at the following manfield small track normal direction round.Otherwise it'll be sneaky private test sessions all over the country.

**750Y** · 25th June 2003, 11:51

hey wicked one, "bottoming out?", I thought You just had Your front suspension done? was that on a different bike?

**bluninja** · 25th June 2003, 14:03

Wkid, what left hander? on the Manfeild short track there's only a left hander in the esses and the hairpin. I will be trying out my new suspension out at Manfield, which will be interesting as I won't have chance to ride the bike before race day. Will be interesting to see if I better last years lap time from the one meet I did there. If I do then I won't know if it's suspension, weight loss, or improved skill/experience; but then who cares. If it's slower then it will be down to the weather, or the new suspension.

BTW I'm taking the bike down on a trailer that carries 2/3 bikes. If anyone else is going from Auckland and needs a lift get in touch with me. I'm leaving midday Sat and returning straight after the races finish 027 483 2030.

TTFN

**Racey Rider** · 26th June 2003, 13:54

Originally posted by Dave
Sorry guys, This isn't on my test schedule for this year.

WHAT! Not guner be there!

But I was guner use you as my pace setter!

As the 125s and 150s run together, the plan was, to let Dave pass me once, then sit on his tail for a couple of laps, followed by a perfect "pull out of the slipstream" manover from the final corner!

O-well,,,, I'll just have to image it happening on the day!

**Dave** · 26th June 2003, 17:56

If you sat on my tail last time at manfield,you would've been picking earth worms out of your socks.

**SPman** · 27th June 2003, 22:55

Originally posted by Racey Rider
It's Come!
So I'll be there! Rain or shine.

Looks like your first option may be it....

**wkid_one** · 1st July 2003, 17:02

Yeah - did the front - but still doing it - jacked the back up 5mm which seems to have helped.

I thought it was the long track?? The left hander to the new section is shit - no matter how I run it I need to change - and last time I tried I left half my boot on the track cause there wasn't enuf room.

The VTR will be gone soon anyway....so no need to worry about it no more

**Mitch** · 2nd July 2003, 11:44

Wkid_one that's my favourite corner on the long track!!!! I was lucky enough to follow Hayden Fitzgerald through there once (as he lapped me in practise

) and it helped a hell of a lot!!!! Get someone who knows the line to take you through there, it will help!!!!!!!. It really is an exciting corner, heading straight for a concrete wall isn't something you get to do everyday.