Drags at meremere

**Cajun** · 18th October 2004, 12:08

Okay who and now many are interested in heading down to meremere one day/nite for a bit of fun?

We can hire it out for day at $1000
only other times avaiable at moment are the night wars

Night Speed Drag Wars
5 November, 19 November, 3 December, 17 December, 7 January, 21 January, 4 February, 18 February, 11 March, 25 March
http://www.championdragway.co.nz/night/dragwars.htm (dates are old) these are gates open 5pm, raceing starts at 6.30 finshed normal around midnightish

**Hoon** · 18th October 2004, 13:02

The drag nights are good fun. You get in shitloads of runs (about 10-15) basically as many as your clutch can handle. Does wonders for your launching technique too which is a big help for race starts.
I'm planning to head out there this summer for a bit of jetting/top end tuning - way cheaper than a dyno and lots more fun!!

**scroter** · 18th October 2004, 13:06

hey cajun $1000 sounds a bit steep to hire it when it only costs about $25 to enter the drag wars which are very well run and you dont have to do anything they give you print outs certificates if you win or come second etc. they have practice and qualifying goes on for a while then eliminations and if you still aint had enough they have grudge racing before the burnout comp. if you wanna do a drag i would reccomend these. i did one at meremere there were 50 other vehicles and i never felt like i had to stand in line for too long or that i dint get my fair share of races.

**Cajun** · 18th October 2004, 14:15

Originally Posted by scroter

hey cajun $1000 sounds a bit steep to hire it when it only costs about $25 to enter the drag wars which are very well run and you dont have to do anything they give you print outs certificates if you win or come second etc. they have practice and qualifying goes on for a while then eliminations and if you still aint had enough they have grudge racing before the burnout comp. if you wanna do a drag i would reccomend these. i did one at meremere there were 50 other vehicles and i never felt like i had to stand in line for too long or that i dint get my fair share of races.

Sweet as scroter i just rang them and those details they told me, CK was thinking of going and i be interested be great it we can get a good bunch of us together and have a bit of fun down the strip

**Coldkiwi** · 18th October 2004, 16:13

yeah mate. Half the fun would be toasting all the rice boys though so I'd be keener to get down there when all the egotistical little squirts have their shiney cages out!

**JohnBoy** · 18th October 2004, 21:01

just give me a confirmed time and date and ill come up.
would be nice to race other bikes and not some limp wristed mumma's boy in some jap crapper.

**Madmax** · 18th October 2004, 21:24

I have a old kawasak h1 triple that needs a run
would like to see what the ZX10R would do

**Kwaka-Kid** · 18th October 2004, 21:32

considering it... prolly with dragbike though....

if i did throw the viffer on there Hoon (as you seem a little experienced) how long can i expect the clutch to last? like is it going to be fairly wearing on the old girl or are the breaks inbetween runs enough?

**Drunken Monkey** · 19th October 2004, 09:01

yeah its good fun - done it a few times in both bikes and cages.

it's actually a lot harder to run down the track close to the 'magazine' times than you think...the track is usually slippery (did a 90' fish-tailing burnout one morning - was the first on the track that day!), you've got to find that balance between putting enough power down to go fast without popping the wheel up too high...

**Hoon** · 19th October 2004, 13:14

Yep its not as easy as it looks and it does reqire shitloads of practice to get good. Just like any race discipline a good rider on a 600cc can embarass a noob on a 1000cc.

Originally Posted by Kwaka-Kid

if i did throw the viffer on there Hoon (as you seem a little experienced) how long can i expect the clutch to last? like is it going to be fairly wearing on the old girl or are the breaks inbetween runs enough?

Yeah you just need to let it cool down properly (i.e. 15-20 mins between runs) and you'll be alright. You know things are getting bad when you go to do your burnout but the clutch spins instead of your back wheel!

**Two Smoker** · 19th October 2004, 18:47

ill try get all three bikes down.....

**Cajun** · 20th October 2004, 08:29

Originally Posted by Madmax

I have a old kawasak h1 triple that needs a run
would like to see what the ZX10R would do

Could have my brother in law on his zx10r for ya to take on if ya want madmax he has done meremere before year or so ago on his zx9r

**Cajun** · 20th October 2004, 08:29

SO i guess need to decide a date of boy racer thrashing aye

I put my thinking cap on and come up with a date

**scroter** · 20th October 2004, 13:34

only done the drags at meremere once on a TL-S, i creamed all those buggers in tin tops. there were a few quickish cars there though including a skyline doing high 11 sec runs. i tell you its bloody cool too here you got the fastest time of the day over the loud speaker so everyone can here it.