What would bring YOU to watch a race meeting?

[GSVR]

Electric race and drag bikes. Glad you said "A" race meeting.

[Racey Rider]

BAttle of The Provinces?

Teams events like in stockcars. But add up points to find winning province.

Three riders/3 bikes from Auck/ Well/ BOP/ Taranaki/ East coast in each class.

O,, and one team form the South I guess.

Give the spectator a team they feel they can cheer on, even if they don't know the riders name.

Go The Naki!!!

[MVnut]

Probably not a very practical suggestion but what about a 'Bears Standard Production 6 Hour' split in say 3 classes (run all at once obviously), as the Bears meets seem to get much bigger crowds than most.

[johnsv650]

get the tab to have betting on it,
trackside to cover it, bokie machines to pay stake monies for place getters (most horse racing funding for stakes is from bokie trusts).
people would pay to watch how there bets are going (oncourse), low tv coverage costs, good for motorbike sponsors.......get 10% of turnover from tab.....
once a year.......one, two hour race for two or three national classes at once with compusulary pit stop and tyre change (maybe top ten bikes in each class from nationals) for tab numbers.

[deanohit]

BAttle of The Provinces?
Give the spectator a team they feel they can cheer on, even if they don't know the riders name.
Go The Naki!!!

I love that idea!

Go the BOP!!!!


Damn that blue looks sick on the pink. =(

[FROSTY:Me]

This question has be raised in another thread.I think this discussion is still very much valid

[sitting duck]

Hi Frosty. Try to get to Wanganui regularly and really enjoy it but haven't been to a track since the 80s. looking at getting back into going to meetngs and all your initial points are good. I also thought the idea of somewhere to keep gear (at a cost) was great. you see a lot of sweating motorcyclists dragging gear around and it doesnt look like fun. I would also like to see a pit pass (additional cost) available which would intitle you say, view bikes up close, attend pre and post interviews, beer with riders afterwards, corp tent etc. Some people would like to follow a rider not just a bike and to do that you need to get up close.

[Bikernereid]

I found the whole commentary being mostly about the sponsorship and not the racing really bloody annoying. I would prefer just commentary on racing- that would encourage me to go back. Advertise the sponsors a different way so that the racing can be focused upon!

Folks The nationals are attracting smaller and smaller crowds.
15000 of you lot come along to Battle of the streets and similar numbers to Whanganui
So what attracts you there??
What can be done to attract you to a track meeting?
I really would like feedback from non racers please.

FEEDBACK SO FAR IS FANTASTIC--THANKYOU ALL THOSE THAT HAVE CONTRIBUTED

1)plentyof clean loos
2)plenty of shade.
3)exclusive seating areas at a premeum price.
4)viewing areas to watch the inpit action up close (viewingthe tight leathers)
5)big screens for the action you missed
6)quality food not just chips and hotdogs
7)other forms of entertainment-possibly a rally
8)entertainment for kids -thinking over EVERY north island track I can picture an area sutable for that
9)bigger range of bike types -not clones
10)local community involvement-
11) good comentary
12)Lots of trade stalls

[flame]

I found the whole commentary being mostly about the sponsorship and not the racing really bloody annoying. I would prefer just commentary on racing- that would encourage me to go back. Advertise the sponsors a different way so that the racing can be focused upon!

Not sure what happens in your part of the world. But as a racer, Im all for my sponsors names getting as much publicity as possible. Im sure most racers would agree. As without the ongoing support of our sponsors there possibly would be no racing, and therefore nothing for you to come and enjoy, let alone bitch about.

[Drew]

I found the whole commentary being mostly about the sponsorship and not the racing really bloody annoying. I would prefer just commentary on racing- that would encourage me to go back. Advertise the sponsors a different way so that the racing can be focused upon!

Thank you to my lady for pointing out the above dumb post.

My bike is, "one of the KTL motorcycles 749r Ducatis", and should be reffered to as such in any comentary. That shop and other investors do OWN it after all. And if at some point I manage to fill my potential and get it to a high profile podium, I want everyone in the crowd to hear the list of people behind getting it there. Are you so self centered to think that YOU are the most important person at the track? I intend to win and I realise I am but a tiny part of the picture.

Thank you Ktl bikes, Rob and Cherry Taylor, Anglo American motorcycle club, Bike Tranz, Henderson Motorcycles, Kerry Dukie (Wellington Ohlins service agent), without these outstanding people Flame and myself wouldn't be able to upset ignorant people by having them hear what it is you do.

[soundbeltfarm]

why is it so expensive to get aussies out here.
i was going to lend my mx bike to a young up and comer aussie mx rider for the super cross but he got injured just before he was meant to come out.
hurley was bringing him out.
a young guy from oz came over and he was loand a bike and billeted out to a local family he was treated well paid his own flight over and the day after the race the club took him to taupo and shouted him a bungy jump.
he was stoked and is def coming back,
the plan is he'l tell others and they'l want to come.and then play on the kiwis vs aussies ,
the young guy really enjoyed being billeted instead of staying in a motel,

as for what i think would bring people.
i asked my wife and she said
a decent grassy area where you can put an ezy up up and take in a chilly bin with food and drink, and just chill out.
where you can watch the kids play around still see the track .
this happens at the horse races around here and its good.
you can turn up with a bit of cash and have a few bets because it does make it a bit more fun.
no pissed up yobbos,
plenty of clean toilets
good entertainment for kids.
decent seating , i mean who wants bloody rimu burns on your arse from sitting on shit seating,
plus i'd want to know its run properly and no bloody cheating or preference to big teams is given ( only now that it been brought to my attention from wt)
and for the mnz rep to have a fucking spine.
not like some of the crap that happened at the tokoroa super cross.
one thing is like in car racing everyone loves crashes or punch ups in other sports. i know its not cool to see riders go down but something thrillin keeps people watchin.
even fmx in middle of the track.
or like they have at the cricket where you can hire a beer bitch for the day.
even bikes race a car or something like that that you can use for advertising.
its about being creative with the resources you have and making people go away talking about it so they tell their friends and come back the following year and bring their friends.
even get some of those kiwi wrestlers ( like the ones off raw and that shit )
that'l target another crowd. they can prob bring a ring and they'd prob be free i mean, shit i seen a bit on tv of the nz guys and i've had more people to a bbq than went to watch them live.
is it pretty new in nz? i dont know.

[Drew]

That's a real difficult format to read mate, doesn't cost a lot to get a bike from here to there, $350 will ship a bike to Oz my sponsor has discovered. There is a shit load of red tape when it comes to liscence I have found tho.

It would mount up to a couple grand, (maybe three or four), return I guess, and that isn't real cheap if you wont be here or there long.

[DEATH_INC.]

Thank you to my lady for pointing out the above dumb post.

My bike is, "one of the KTL motorcycles 749r Ducatis", and should be reffered to as such in any comentary. That shop and other investors do OWN it after all. And if at some point I manage to fill my potential and get it to a high profile podium, I want everyone in the crowd to hear the list of people behind getting it there. Are you so self centered to think that YOU are the most important person at the track? I intend to win and I realise I am but a tiny part of the picture.

Thank you Ktl bikes, Rob and Cherry Taylor, Anglo American motorcycle club, Bike Tranz, Henderson Motorcycles, Kerry Dukie (Wellington Ohlins service agent), without these outstanding people Flame and myself wouldn't be able to upset ignorant people by having them hear what it is you do.

Ah yes, but we need a balance... (and not all of us have sponsors )
Dunno, but the racing here is generally pretty booring, don't really know how to fix that....

[Bikernereid]

Thanks for that. I am just giving my opinion and asking if there is another solution that still gives credit to the sponsors without having to listen to it during the commenraty all the time. I just think that if you want people to attend the racing then thier opinion counts too. I see people bitching about not getting the spectator number and I am giving you the opinion of a spectator as requested by Frosty.

My bike is, "one of the KTL motorcycles 749r Ducatis", and should be reffered to as such in any comentary. Is one thing but continued talk about this shop and that shop is annoying.

If as a rider you don't give a shit then you are not the type of racer I would want to watch anyway!

Thank you to my lady for pointing out the above dumb post.

My bike is, "one of the KTL motorcycles 749r Ducatis", and should be reffered to as such in any comentary. That shop and other investors do OWN it after all. And if at some point I manage to fill my potential and get it to a high profile podium, I want everyone in the crowd to hear the list of people behind getting it there. Are you so self centered to think that YOU are the most important person at the track? I intend to win and I realise I am but a tiny part of the picture.

Thank you Ktl bikes, Rob and Cherry Taylor, Anglo American motorcycle club, Bike Tranz, Henderson Motorcycles, Kerry Dukie (Wellington Ohlins service agent), without these outstanding people Flame and myself wouldn't be able to upset ignorant people by having them hear what it is you do.

[soundbeltfarm]

That's a real difficult format to read mate, doesn't cost a lot to get a bike from here to there, $350 will ship a bike to Oz my sponsor has discovered. There is a shit load of red tape when it comes to liscence I have found tho.

It would mount up to a couple grand, (maybe three or four), return I guess, and that isn't real cheap if you wont be here or there long.

yeah sorry mate bit pissed up , so sorry about the format thing.
why would it cost 3 to 4 k?
this young fella paid for a ticket here and back.
he was picked up from auckland.
fed for free, stayed for free.
bike for free, fuel for free,
not sure about race entry or medical cover ( if he had any)
and he was here for i think only 4 days