What would bring YOU to watch a race meeting?

[CHOPPA]

Id go watch racing if it was combined racing with the national V8 series and if we only watched the fast classes like 600s and 1000s.

[Kickaha]

Myself Ive been thinking that one big boost to summer racing here would be to alighn our premier classes with the Auzzies. So same bike rules ,same race rules. Jumping the ditch then would be a lot easier in both directions.
Good practice for the auzzies before their season kicks off for real

Just because the rules would be aligned doesn't mean they would come

Id go watch racing if it was combined racing with the national V8 series and if we only watched the fast classes like 600s and 1000s.

MNZ did that several years ago, end result FAIL

[slowpoke]

Id go watch racing if it was combined racing with the national V8 series and if we only watched the fast classes like 600s and 1000s.

Yep, there'd have to be some flow on effects for the stand alone bike racing as a result. The Lady Wigram event was an awesome experience, with a great atmosphere throughout the pits, even if the bikes were the poor cousins. Had lotsa car folks wandering around the bikes, asking questions and generally very interested.

[R1madness]

Id go watch racing if it was combined racing with the national V8 series and if we only watched the fast classes like 600s and 1000s.

MNZ did that several years ago, end result FAIL

Actually the combined bike car meeting was hugely sucessfull. We got lots of good publicity from it. The car guys wanted us to race with them in the future, all the spectators loved it. There was even talk of making it a regular event. But several the bike guys all did a big moan about the rubber on the track ... oil spills... having to wait their turn... infact anything anyone could winge about the riders did. Also for some reason MNZ would not support it... probibly something to do with them not having total control of the meeting...
Some of the riders looked at setting up a series to run in conjunction with the National V8 series but no support from MNZ and too much appathy from the riders ment it never went ahead. Shame really.

[FROSTY:Me]

Actually the combined bike car meeting was hugely sucessfull. We got lots of good publicity from it. The car guys wanted us to race with them in the future, all the spectators loved it. There was even talk of making it a regular event. But several the bike guys all did a big moan about the rubber on the track ... oil spills... having to wait their turn... infact anything anyone could winge about the riders did. Also for some reason MNZ would not support it... probibly something to do with them not having total control of the meeting...
Some of the riders looked at setting up a series to run in conjunction with the National V8 series but no support from MNZ and too much appathy from the riders ment it never went ahead. Shame really.

Dragging this back up to see what would happen if that was to happen today

[quickbuck]

Well these days it appears car guys don't even want to race at the same meeting as other car guys!
Getting bikes to either one... well, actually we have full enough meetings as it is.

What would bring ME to a meeting (of any type)?
If it has a fossal fuel driven engine, and I have the time, I am generally there....
Be it bike/ car/ boat/ aircraft/ moped.....

[Deano]

Id go watch racing if it was combined racing with the national V8 series and if we only watched the fast classes like 600s and 1000s.

I'm pretty sure the top of Pro Twins/Superlite are faster than some of the Supersport racers.

[RobGassit]

I'm pretty sure the top of Pro Twins/Superlite are faster than some of the Supersport racers.

Actually if you go any faster Deano, Billy might make you run in Supersport anyway.

[Deano]

Actually if you go any faster Deano, Billy might make you run in Supersport anyway.

Hell no ! I tried it once and the speed differential down the main straight at Taupo was fucking horrendous - I damn near shat myself when they blasted past.

[RDjase]

What would bring YOU to watch a race meeting?

A track where you can watch the racing , NOT like HD

Taupo, Manfeild, Ruapuna, Levels, in order of veiwing.

Teretonga is ok.........ish if you stand of the roof of your van in the pits, can't hear the commentry with the rubbish PA and the wind just about blows away the veiw

cant comment on Puke, havnt been there

[Kickaha]

Teretonga is ok.........ish if you stand of the roof of your van in the pits

Rooof of the toilet block was always the prime viewing area

[Deano]

Rooof of the toilet block was always the prime viewing area

Its great you can park up close to the track in your car, for when its hailing/blowing a gale LOL

[Madness]

A track where you can watch the racing , NOT like HD

What he said and naked chicks, of course.

[Deano]

A track where you can watch the racing , NOT like HD

Its ok from the apartments...if you can afford the view.

[jellywrestler]

A track where you can watch the racing , NOT like HD

i kinda like HD as you can watch a race but when they dissappear you can quickly go and look at another part of the race then back, be fucked when they build the corparate suites on the pit sheds though