Wanganui street races

[Sully60]

I emailed them last year as I thought it was the crappiest meeting I'd attended (as a rider)and so did a couple of others, none of us got a reply

Yeah, that sucks. I've heard many a similar story.

It seems the whole thing may have become less about the interests of the riders and passengers and more about the interests of ????
Aw I dunno

What does it do for the sport longterm? The results remain to be seen.

[sunhuntin]

as a local rider, and roughly weekly rider of the cemetary esses, i can honestly say:

it would not suprise me if this years races get cancelled. we are now in november, and there are no safety fences up ANYWHERE. all thats there is the posts that werent taken down last year.
the fences were completed by about this time last year.

and as for the motards... what a load of bull! fun for some, but considering they have the jumps in the middle of a fence that has bushes covering most of it, leaving almost no room for spectators... wtf is the point of having jumps at all, if no one can see them? actually... the jumps and extension of the dirt track appears to be all that they are working on for this year.

maybe the road races will eventually be scrapped all together, leaving only motards?

i am seriously considering spending my $25 at the boxing day sales instead.

[Kickaha]

I don't know if this is still current but perhaps those people who have voiced thier displeasure about the way the event is heading might like to fire off a email and let them know
http://cemeterycircuit.co.nz/index.p..._id=1&Itemid=2

[GSVR]

Seems like this thread is turning into a bit of a moan.

While they are making changes I reacon a good class would be one for warranted and registered road bikes. Conditions of entry to the class is you have to ride the bike to the event. No tyre warmers, no slicks. At the track lights taped up, Rear vison mirrors/ numberplates removed/sidestand wired up and race number issued. No gycol in radiator.

Maybe require the bikes to be standard and unmodified.

Now that would be a proper streetbike race instead of a street racebike race.

[Sully60]

Seems like this thread is turning into a bit of a moan.

While they are making changes I reacon a good class would be one for warranted and registered road bikes. Conditions of entry to the class is you have to ride the bike to the event. No tyre warmers, no slicks. At the track lights taped up, Rear vison mirrors/ numberplates removed/sidestand wired up and race number issued. No gycol in radiator.

Maybe require the bikes to be standard and unmodified.

Now that would be a proper streetbike race instead of a street racebike race.

Oh Moan,
Not another who wants a class just for them and their bike

That would be interesting though, I reckon there'd be a few dark horse road only riders that would go okay.
But there would be a multitude of toothpaste tube tossers having their egos crushed beyond all recognition

[Sparky Bills]

Seems like this thread is turning into a bit of a moan.

While they are making changes I reacon a good class would be one for warranted and registered road bikes. Conditions of entry to the class is you have to ride the bike to the event. No tyre warmers, no slicks. At the track lights taped up, Rear vison mirrors/ numberplates removed/sidestand wired up and race number issued. No gycol in radiator.

Maybe require the bikes to be standard and unmodified.

Now that would be a proper streetbike race instead of a street racebike race.

Na bugger that!
Think of all the wannabe road riders who think they're the shit! Would be utter carnage!
The real racers wouldnt get a chance to race cause they would forever be cleaning up broken bikes and people!

[cowpoos]

The real racers wouldnt get a chance to race cause they would forever be cleaning up broken bikes and people!

all this talk about real racers...shit martin...you of all people should know that theres heaps of really really fast guys out there for the lack of $$$ would be cleaning up on the track! I say its not a bad idea...but the exicution of it would be difficult!!!

[sunhuntin]

Na bugger that!
Think of all the wannabe road riders who think they're the shit! Would be utter carnage!
The real racers wouldnt get a chance to race cause they would forever be cleaning up broken bikes and people!

imagine skidmark giving it a go? or carver and sidewinder? farrrrk! LOL.

[Sully60]

all this talk about real racers...shit martin...you of all people should know that theres heaps of really really fast guys out there for the lack of $$$ would be cleaning up on the track! I say its not a bad idea...but the exicution of it would be difficult!!!

Yeah I'd bet you'd be cleaned up by a few of your customers too!Martin

The unwritten rule is always beat your customers, aye boys
Especially at Wanganui in front of so many people

imagine skidmark giving it a go? or carver and sidewinder? farrrrk! LOL.

And imagine the pages of shit on here that would follow

[GSVR]

Na bugger that!
Think of all the wannabe road riders who think they're the shit! Would be utter carnage!
The real racers wouldnt get a chance to race cause they would forever be cleaning up broken bikes and people!

Don't think any day licenses would be issued.

Mikey did well last year. What group would you put him in?

Actually most road riders have a higher self preservation instinct than racers. eg. more racers crash than guys that go to trackdays.

[Kickaha]

Think of all the wannabe road riders who think they're the shit! Would be utter carnage!

Those kind of guys always have an excuse and don't generally front up at any tracks

Perhaps the organisers see the motards as bringing in a bigger crowd and thus more $$$$$$$$$

[GSVR]

Perhaps the organisers see the motards as bringing in a bigger crowd and thus more $$$$$$$$$

Theres no doubt that motocross is much bigger than roadracing. For one competitors can be peewees up. And theres also no doubt that the motards provide a great spectacle with wheelies and backing into corners. The more varied the racing is the wider the interest.

What is not interesting is a whole day of the same guys racing the same bikes in different classes. But hey anyone competing wants as much circuit time as they can get. I was a bit dissapointed with the time I got last year (first timer) but atleast I got to have a go. Seems if you get good enough to make the Robert Holden races then its all good.

[scrivy]

I don't know if this is still current but perhaps those people who have voiced thier displeasure about the way the event is heading might like to fire off a email and let them know
http://cemeterycircuit.co.nz/index.p..._id=1&Itemid=2

Well fark me Kick, I opened this link, and guess who the sidecar team number 69 is in that picture..........????? Me and sidecar bob back in 1987!!! F@rk!!
Hardcase!!

[scrivy]

There's also one in particular who's to busy showing of to get the fuck out of the fast guys way when they lap him

He has to do that Kick, otherwise he'd be pushing you guys around Wangy (the speed you and Divvo go......)

He's learnt not to show up any of you slower guys from the South........

[Joni]

Shhh Scrivy, I would not talk about that guy and Divvo... they have "history"... Dave is not the fondest of the classic sidecars in street circuits, well at least when they are racing against the moderns