Port Nelson Street Races 2007

[Suzi Q]

Here are some pics from the racing. I had a good day apart from not being able to get round the track easily - they hardly ever opened the gates to cross the track between races and everywhere I went I got stopped by something or someone not allowing me to go any further!

1 - Dangerous
2 - Diesel Pig, Frosty & James
3 - Rashika on the bucket
4 - Diesel Pig
5 - Stanko & Thunder fighting it out
6 - Thunder

[gav]

So when did MNZ decide this about the Motards? 1st round of the Nationals this weekend isnt it? And now they've been banned? You'd be pretty dirty if you'd spent $15K-$20K+ on one and planning on doing the Battle of the Streets and the Nationals wouldnt ya? I see Sparky Bills rode two classes on the one bike, good on him, so why can't a Motard cross enter. The organisers have to decide when they take entries, what rules are going to apply. If they let the guys enter and then tell them at riders breifing they they arent racing in certain classes, thats pretty poor. Make it clear when the riders post their entry forms, and put them in for a maximum of two classes. You can't really blame them for being pissed off, can ya? Chook chasers have been in F3 for bloody years, and have always been a great bike for the street races. In fact when the first race was held at Port Nelson, alot of effort went in to get the local MXers in to support the event. It wouldnt have happened without their participation!

[Kickaha]

So when did MNZ decide this about the Motards? 1st round of the Nationals this weekend isnt it?

MNZ didn't decide anything as with any meeting this is at the organisers discretion and it was only one rider packing a wank about it

How many motards will you see doing the nationals? sweet fuck all because they dont have a class and if there bike is eligble they can enter F3 where on the longtracks they'll get dicked

so why can't a Motard cross enter.

They can they are just restricting how many classes they can enter in and fucking good job to

Chook chasers have been in F3 for bloody years

yeah they have, but motards haven't, back in the olden days when you were racing how many ran different rims and tyres and backed them in with there legs out? fuck all I'd say

[Kickaha]

2 - Diesel Pig, Frosty & James

looks like Frosty getting hammered by two old shitters

[UrbanMyth]

looks like Frosty getting hammered by two old shitters

Haha, those others were pretty gnarly bikes.Ol' Black Betty and RD400G

[dangerous]

MNZ didn't decide anything as with any meeting this is at the organisers discretion and it was only one rider packing a wank about it

I 'think' it may be a MNZ rule, which came in in the last week or so

So when did MNZ decide this about the Motards? 1st round of the Nationals this weekend isnt it? And now they've been banned? You'd be pretty dirty if you'd spent $15K-$20K+ on one and planning on doing the Battle of the Streets and the Nationals wouldnt ya? I see Sparky Bills rode two classes on the one bike, good on him, so why can't a Motard cross enter. The organisers have to decide when they take entries, what rules are going to apply. If they let the guys enter and then tell them at riders breifing they they arent racing in certain classes, thats pretty poor. Make it clear when the riders post their entry forms, and put them in for a maximum of two classes. You can't really blame them for being pissed off, can ya? Chook chasers have been in F3 for bloody years, and have always been a great bike for the street races. In fact when the first race was held at Port Nelson, alot of effort went in to get the local MXers in to support the event. It wouldnt have happened without their participation!

You are a 'has been' Gav... not up with the times, see TonyBs thread for a beter look into it, Motards have growen to big to be mixed eg: 30 in last w/e F3 race, its not working any more.

[nsrpaul]

So when did MNZ decide this about the Motards? 1st round of the Nationals this weekend isnt it? And now they've been banned? You'd be pretty dirty if you'd spent $15K-$20K+ on one and planning on doing the Battle of the Streets and the Nationals wouldnt ya? I see Sparky Bills rode two classes on the one bike, good on him, so why can't a Motard cross enter. The organisers have to decide when they take entries, what rules are going to apply. If they let the guys enter and then tell them at riders breifing they they arent racing in certain classes, thats pretty poor. Make it clear when the riders post their entry forms, and put them in for a maximum of two classes. You can't really blame them for being pissed off, can ya? Chook chasers have been in F3 for bloody years, and have always been a great bike for the street races. In fact when the first race was held at Port Nelson, alot of effort went in to get the local MXers in to support the event. It wouldnt have happened without their participation!

true, fully rank only letting people know at the riders briefing

and a lot of those local motocrossers were a menace a few years back, while it was handled very badly the principal of keeping motards out of the formula classes is sound, as was the three meeting rule for street races a few years back
i remember the days when, while their support may have been needed, those motocrossers with little or no road racing experrience where a danger to all

[gav]

I 'think' it may be a MNZ rule, which came in in the last week or so



You are a 'has been' Gav... not up with the times, see TonyBs thread for a beter look into it, Motards have growen to big to be mixed eg: 30 in last w/e F3 race, its not working any more.

Riggghhhtt, the real problem is the bikes that F3 caters for, havent grown with the times. The most modern bike the SV650 is still really a budget commuter bike in most parts of the world.

[dangerous]

Riggghhhtt, the real problem is the bikes that F3 caters for, havent grown with the times. The most modern bike the SV650 is still really a budget commuter bike in most parts of the world.

Take it to the other thread big fella... and bugger ya, bite at my has been comment will ya

[gav]

true, fully rank only letting people know at the riders briefing

and a lot of those local motocrossers were a menace a few years back, while it was handled very badly the principal of keeping motards out of the formula classes is sound, as was the three meeting rule for street races a few years back
i remember the days when, while their support may have been needed, those motocrossers with little or no road racing experrience where a danger to all

To get the very first Port Nelson Street race off the ground it was essential that we got the MXers on to the track. The committee needed the local club (Motorcycling Nelson) backing to get a permit, and also had to have the approval of the local steward etc. It was only the approach of "lets see how good you boys are on tarmac" that got any interest. This took a fair bit of lobbying and promoting to convince the club that it could work. The Nelson club was pro dirt and werent really interested in it happening at all. It was only being able to some of the top local MX guys interested that got the Nelson club interested enough to be prepared to back it. Think we gave them there own class to start with as they were a little err "loose" to start with!

[gav]

Take it to the other thread big fella... and bugger ya, bite at my has been comment will ya

All ready there...nah, ya so predictable....

[TonyB]

Riggghhhtt, the real problem is the bikes that F3 caters for, havent grown with the times. The most modern bike the SV650 is still really a budget commuter bike in most parts of the world.

Now thats an excellent point. So I guess the question would then be, do you cater for the guys who have shelled out for the new Motards or for the SV650 crowd or the old 400s crowd. Big can of worms there

[Buddha#81:Me]

Now thats an excellent point. So I guess the question would then be, do you cater for the guys who have shelled out for the new Motards or for the SV650 crowd or the old 400s crowd. Big can of worms there

A FXR cup would be an solution, anything goes........oh thats right........slurps coffee........errr........hey i'll just shut up.

[Sparky Bills]

One motard had entered in F1, F2 and Motards!

F1!? Thats just stupid! and DANGEROUS!!

[ajturbo]

One motard had entered in F1, F2 and Motards!

F1!? Thats just stupid! and DANGEROUS!!

no matey... letting me out on the track in ANY class is just stupid! and dangerous....