AMCC Round 2 (03/10/04) overview

[Two Smoker]

Shit yes Logo, grow some balls when it comes to braking, you have them when you go around corners......so transfer it to the braking too.... Man 1:09's should be no problem, i took over 1 second off my best time from last round one just because of braking.... you have thos flash braided lines.... so use them...

[Fluffy Cat]

Yeah it was a good day but how did they allow a 900 cc Duc into our race?.Went through the rule book 750 cc ok but nothing about 900's have I got this wrong?

[Kwaka-Kid]

from the racing rulebook
2000-2001 FORMULA 3 CHAMPIONSHIP REGULATIONS
1-3 TWIN CYLANDER FOUR STORKE UP TO 750cc

5-3 Twin cylander four stroke machines eligible under 1.3 above shall be limited to the capacity, ninimum weight and fuel requirements above. Twin cylander four strokes between 501cc and 750cc are restricted to two valves per cylander. Machines exceeding 600cc must not be water cooled.



THERE WE HAVE IT! BLIND OBVIOUS. unless of course there was an update that makes this obsolete?

[Posh Tourer :P]

Despite running last in EVERY BLOODY RACE I still had a ball. 1:19 flat was my best time, so still a fair way off, but it getting closer........
Some may have recognised me as the solo orange RGV rider in F3 (112). Had the whole track to myself :-(
I missed the KB crew, (where? Who? were yous?) Met Frosty, and the usual bunch, but missed the others. More KB shirts needed!
The biggest supprise of the day was the total lack of drama (electrical dont count) from KK!!! How does he do it? Onya KK for the good placings

Cool, I was worried I'd missed ya out, but I managed to get a shot of you without knowing it was you - see the gallery, it'll probably be up by about weds

[Posh Tourer :P]

cool write up TS. KK, XJ, Hoon congrats to u all on your achievements. what a day ya had.
i had cool day thought times were down. had a bit of majour work done on my bike & its runing the best it ever had. lol so much so that felt like a stranger to me & took some getting use to. mind u 2hours speep didnt do much for focus either. SPECIAL THANKS go to Richard "Wheels of Thames" for a primo job on her. & westgate Repco

ok i hav some photoes of u guys
if anyone on here has the following bikes send me a message got pix(all clubmans i think);
bike No background
37 black
12 yellow
33 white
07 white

Some very nice pics there BabyB. I'll have to up my game....

Looks like I'll be in Europe when the next round comes along though....Ah well - the short lived career of an amateur race photographer :P

[NC]

Cheers JR, i hope to have some sort of racing career definately..... Ones i reakon you have to watch is MR and KK, they also have alot of talent......

NC30 ya should have said gidday..... ah well next time

P.S. I am surprised as well that you didn't come say hi, NC

I'm shy

[Kwaka-Kid]

id like to add those rules have definatly been updated to some extent as the SV650 is alowed in and im sure they are water cooled.

but i doubt they will have all of a sudden let 900cc suckers in
haha im only kickin gup a stink coz hes faster then me! :P

[LB]

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Thanks for the write-ups everyone, sounds like an enjoyable day was had by all.

Thanks for the full results gpercivl, good to see how a couple of my mates went in their classes.
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[Motoracer]

I'm shy

Yea, I understand. I was too when I first went on a KB event (coromandle loop). I didn't know what to say to a bunch of people from a website. Then I found out how cool everyone was and that we all shared bikes as our common interest. These days most of the members from KB are good friends of mine.

[FROSTY:Me]

Hoon- Mate you have got to be kidding me. First time I raced with you I Hadn't raced for a few years and without bignoting I beat ya.
Next time out and I think mella yella had a slight edge on your bike performance wise so I think it was two each --You still posted a faster lap time than me. Now look at ya -Youre playing up there with the top 4-6 guys and you are 2 seconds a lap faster than me.
mate I tell ya to shave two seconds a lap is bloody good.
Ohh bye the way I will fix that throttle return spring -or disconnect it as I head away from the hairpin.
well it seems me doing a late entry was a silly silly move.
My results are now all screwed up for r3 and race4 of Pre89
The guy timing the meeting said its quite clear where I crossed the line--just not sure where I placed in my own race. Ahh but for staggered starts

[FROSTY:Me]

Yeah it was a good day but how did they allow a 900 cc Duc into our race?.Went through the rule book 750 cc ok but nothing about 900's have I got this wrong?

was it a 900 duck or was it a 750 ?? I thought it was a 7 fiddy.

[curious george]

Nope, 9hundy

[svs]

Nick (900SS) was racing in F1 with vicclub for the majority of the year, but dropped back to clubmans for the last round. I managed to tail him in the first race due to drafting him down the straights. Suprised they let him into F3 though. Saying that he wasn't really too much faster than me so maybe they let him in on lap times.

[gpercivl]

Nick (900SS) was racing in F1 with vicclub for the majority of the year, but dropped back to clubmans for the last round. I managed to tail him in the first race due to drafting him down the straights. Suprised they let him into F3 though. Saying that he wasn't really too much faster than me so maybe they let him in on lap times.

When I talked to Nick on Sunday he mentioned he was pleased that AMCC let him into F3 as his times are around the 1:11's which would have seen him cruising around by himself at the back of F2 which would be his MNZ class waiting to be lapped by the F1 guys.

[gpercivl]

No Hair Racing Race Report
Auckland MC Club #2 October 3rd 2004

Auckland Motorcycle Club and Pukekohe weather turned on a great day for racing on Sunday for round 2 of the club champs. Wind was a light North-easterly and air temperature of close to 20°C gave very good conditions and with hardly any crashes or injuries and no oil spills we managed to get in a full four races plus practice for each class.

I was entered in Formula 2 again and after last months problems with a piece of metal on #1 piston, I wasn't too happy when I push started the bike and found a couple of exhaust leaks around the manifolds. Bob had a nice set of socket driven hex keys so we managed to tighten the bolts fully and no more leaks or problems for the rest of the day and the bike ran beautifully except for a bit of clutch problems on starting.

After finishing the Nationals in January on the 400, I was hoping some of my 'finely honed' race skills would translate into a new personal best at Pukekohe. I had managed to do a 68.14 sec lap back in 2000 which was fairly average for what the bike is capable of. Back in 1997 in Thundercat form Dave Cole was consistently lapping in the 61 to 62 sec times, and the following year Chris Wiltshire managed a 63 second lap. The bike weighed 168kg back then and was dynoed at 99hp. I've now got the motor in the all alloy FZR400 3TJ frame and weight is down to 154kg...so I should be able to do better than 68 secs right?

Wrong! I managed lots of low 69 sec laps with just one lap of 68.95 and finished last in every race, so when Jane turned up at trackside later in the day she was surprised to see me in a state of depression. I think my biggest problem is fear of opening the throttle too quickly coming out of corners. The 600 has a lot more power than the 400 and I'm worried about losing the rear wheel. Also, I'm not used to pulling wheelies coming out of the hairpin which is happening now with the lighter weight.

On the positive side my lap times were very consistent (so it means I'm making exactly the same errors each time) and the bike has almost the same top end as the newer 600's out there as I was pulling well into the red in 6th gear so can probably drop another tooth off the rear sprocket which would also reduce the front wheel lifting. Dave Cole watched me destroy the hairpin a few times so at least he would have had some amusement. So, I've got a little bit of work to do on the bike and lots to do inside my head before conquering the 68 second barrier but will have to wait until next year as Pukekohe track is closing for site work at the end of October.

Bob on the other hand had an excellent day, he had entered both F3 and Post Classics Pre-89 Junior classes on his 1988 FZR400 and ended up winning 3 out of the 4 Pre-89 races. Formula 3 proved much more difficult however with quite high entry numbers (24+) having a good start meant the difference of finishing in the top 10 or back 20 due to having to pass a lot of riders in a relatively short space of time. Bob was feeling pretty tired though at the end of the day after finishing 2 practice sessions and 7 races.

A huge thanks again to our sponsors...in particular Adam Inta at Henderson Motorcycles who must be giving away all his profit to us, Haldane Tyres...(those Rennsports are almost done now Chris), and WEBDES.co.nz who sponsors our web site and builds the most competitive priced sites in New Zealand. Also thanks to SSS Lodge, Alex, Corey, Haydn & Carl for pit crew.

Cheers, Greg