MotoTT trackday 9th march

**kiwifruit** · 2nd March 2007, 09:22

[QUOTE=Mort;958940]

Originally Posted by kiwifruit

i doubt it, but give taupo motorsport park a ring and ask
07 376 5033
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Thanks mate - I called and it is possible to camp over the night before.

ah well! there ya go

see you there

**kiwifruit** · 5th March 2007, 10:00

bump

still a few spaces remaining

prepay closes today

**Toast** · 6th March 2007, 12:04

Originally Posted by Mort

Thanks mate - I called and it is possible to camp over the night before.

Bro, just camp by the lake, then you can have a wash in the morning

Don't think I'll make it to this one...gooted.

**kiwifruit** · 8th March 2007, 20:53

weather looking good, still a handful of pay on the day spots available

**kiwifruit** · 10th March 2007, 07:27

had a good day

bike was running like poo due to me fitting a new (baffled) exhaust

congrats leong for wininng one of the 3 free trackday prizes

had a good battle, you've improved heps!

heres a vid of the 4th fast group session
had a play with the old man on his r1 and rhys on kits old zx6r,

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...77587559&hl=en

**kiwifruit** · 10th March 2007, 12:16

heres another, only a few laps.... cam outa memory
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...79946906&hl=en

**Mort** · 10th March 2007, 18:09

Nice vids - I was there... a great day.

**GIXser** · 10th March 2007, 19:16

Originally Posted by kiwifruit

had a good day

bike was running like poo due to me fitting a new (baffled) exhaust

congrats leong for wininng one of the 3 free trackday prizes

had a good battle, you've improved heps!

heres a vid of the 4th fast group session
had a play with the old man on his r1 and rhys on kits old zx6r,

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...77587559&hl=en

thats cool dude how ya old man rides and stuff, wish my old man was into it..

**Leong** · 11th March 2007, 20:05

Well.... one of the more eventful Trackdays and one I'll remember for a long time. Haven't written up much here recently so here goes...

I rode down Thursday night with Duckaddict and three others who hadn't done MotoTT trackdays before . My usual takeaways was closed so we had dinner at Portofinos. Was good to get to know a few new bikers esp Deepak who has good taste in food as well as bikes ( he rides a Blue/white GSX-R600 K6 ). Also bumped into Aaron Slight who was there with a group that had done a car trackday that day.

Friday dawned fine and after the customary gas stop and breakfast at Burburys we headed to the track. Quite a different crowd this time, lots of newer riders and a lot of the regulars were missing possibly because of the Nationals at Pukekohe this weekend. Made for a number of incidents during the day in the medium and newbie groups where the track got a little crowded during overtaking maneuvers.

Also seemed to be more than the usual number of incidents overshooting turn 1.

First up was the "fast group" ( about 20 riders?). Unfortunately the ambulance had been called out and we had the choice of sitting out the session, or going out without ambulance support. After a 2sec discussion K6K and I decided we'd go out as the 1st session was always a "warm up" and we weren't going to push hard anyway. Most of the session went well. Got into the groove again quickly, but found my new Pilot Power 2CTs were sliding a bit, especially coming onto the front straight. Towards the end of the 20min session we had some drama as a rider high sided coming out of turn 5 and was injured badly enough to be air lifted to Rotorua hospital. He will be fine in the longer term, but it was a sobering reminder of how quickly things can go wrong in our sport!. Fortunately the ambulance had arrived by then.

We had 5 sessions each in total which still seemed enough track time on the day. I spent the day trying to increase my corner speeds in turns 3,4,5 and 6 where K6K had a big advantage over me and was successful to a degree. Really enjoyed session 3 where I spent the entire session chasing Rossi Gal.

Almost got past her when she was baulked behind two others we had caught, but it would have been a bit tight!! Nice to meet you Rossi Gal and thanks for your concern. Kiwifruit had offered to show me a few shortcuts around the track a while back so we did this in the final session of the day. Had a great time again, especially trying to get around some of the bigger bikes.

Thanks Allan!!. Had the video camera mounted this session and currently uploading to Google Video. And the Pilot Power 2CTs performed beyond my abilities after that first session.....

Yet another highlight... as Allan said, I won one of the three free trackdays given away at lunchtime. Thanks MotoTT!

Another great trackday....

**kiwifruit** · 12th March 2007, 16:48

sample photos now available for download here: http://www.motott.co.nz/pics.html

**redr1** · 12th March 2007, 16:52

My 1st track day at Taupo. Thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Had 2 sessions on med and 3 on fast. Anyone got any ideas how to battle them motards. My pegs were scraping and they still pass around the outside. So it felt good blasting past them on the straights, only to get passed again on the bends.
Had 1 big moment coming up to the L/H hairpin when under heavy braking the rear stepped out too far and tried to flick me off. Good fun though and looking forward to going back.

**kiwifruit** · 12th March 2007, 17:06

Originally Posted by redr1

My 1st track day at Taupo. Thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Had 2 sessions on med and 3 on fast. Anyone got any ideas how to battle them motards. My pegs were scraping and they still pass around the outside. So it felt good blasting past them on the straights, only to get passed again on the bends.
Had 1 big moment coming up to the L/H hairpin when under heavy braking the rear stepped out too far and tried to flick me off. Good fun though and looking forward to going back.

glad you enjoyed it

the motards are so much lighter, they can brake alot later and go in hotter, the guys that ride them usually have motocross experience and are pretty skilled (and have big balls).
they are usually the fastest on the day, with the exception of the long straight

**K6K** · 12th March 2007, 17:33

phew! got a couple of pics of me pre bin

alas the bike doesnt look so good right now...or the rider for that matter.

**Tickler** · 12th March 2007, 18:21

Well i hope you get better soon K6K, its damn fun out there so get you and your bike fixed up and get back out there!

You lucky buggar got to go for a ride in the chopper!

Had a good day, wasnt fully behind my front tyre (have to blame something)

but good fun, but im not bringing any more of my mates, the mate i brought along won one of the free track days on his first try!

Ill be back for more!