1/4 Mile Motorcycle Sprints

[Deano]

Run up is about 2.2km - plenty long enough.

Minimum gear is as per MNZ rule for speed events - rule 8.1.4 (couldn't cut and paste it sorry)

http://www.motorcyclingnz.co.nz/

So if the person turns up on the day...and he records more than 307kmph in both directions...he will have the NZ land speed record...or he might have??

No - it will take a bit of setting up, notification to MNZ of record attempt etc - take a squizz at the rules # 18 - it's pretty stringent.

If, and I mean IF, someone breaks 307kph then we will try and facilitate a record attempt at the following meeting.

The only person close in the past 3 sprints has been Tony Sampson at 306kph.

[driftn]

Does the bike have to be road legal? Or can we use race bikes too?

[Deano]

Does the bike have to be road legal? Or can we use race bikes too?

No and yes.

Will your road bike be in race trim ?

[skelstar]

J'lo has already done the sprints bro! ... still, you can see if its goes faster with a different brother.

[driftn]

No and yes.

Will your road bike be in race trim ?

Not sure yet thinking about just putting the front on for a bit of stream lining ya know.

[driftn]

J'lo has already done the sprints bro! ... still, you can see if its goes faster with a different brother.

It should go faster. as when drew had it the ram air ducts wernt on it so the air box wasnt pressurising. Also im a bit lighter than him.

[James Deuce]

WTF are you made of? Twigs and spit?

[skelstar]

It should go faster. as when drew had it the ram air ducts wernt on it so the air box wasn't pressurising. Also im a bit lighter than him.

...and the ducts are now made out of race bred tech cardboard too aren't they? (at least on one side)

WTF are you made of? Twigs and spit?

There might be less bullshit weighing this one down.... nah!!!

[cowpoos]

Run up is about 2.2km - plenty long enough.

Minimum gear is as per MNZ rule for speed events - rule 8.1.4 (couldn't cut and paste it sorry)

http://www.motorcyclingnz.co.nz/



No - it will take a bit of setting up, notification to MNZ of record attempt etc - take a squizz at the rules # 18 - it's pretty stringent.

If, and I mean IF, someone breaks 307kph then we will try and facilitate a record attempt at the following meeting.

The only person close in the past 3 sprints has been Tony Sampson at 306kph.

so if I were to promise the arival of a dude on a genuwine 206 hp superbike that has gone through a speed trap on pukies backstraight at 312kmph...would that allow for a record attempt to happen...or would it still have to be on the next meeting...

You want me to give ya a call about this?

[WRT]

About 2 kms

My Avatar is the road

Is that a group of people sitting on the side of the road by the traps while the bikes showing 299kph? You wouldn't wanna have the rider come off and have his bike slide through that lot at 200+.

[Madness]

Is that a group of people sitting on the side of the road by the traps while the bikes showing 299kph? You wouldn't wanna have the rider come off and have his bike slide through that lot at 200+.

There's some super-strong plastic barrier tape between the road & spectating areas that you can't see at 299lm/hr.

[robertydog]

Is that a group of people sitting on the side of the road by the traps while the bikes showing 299kph? You wouldn't wanna have the rider come off and have his bike slide through that lot at 200+.

Yep...............

[James Deuce]

Is that a group of people sitting on the side of the road by the traps while the bikes showing 299kph? You wouldn't wanna have the rider come off and have his bike slide through that lot at 200+.

HTFU

You'd have to come off about 150 metres before that area to have any hope of sliding into the crowd. Otherwise it's just fenceposts and number 8 wire. Angry school Mums in 4WDs too.

[Madness]

Don't forget the lamp posts.

[Deano]

Is that a group of people sitting on the side of the road by the traps while the bikes showing 299kph? You wouldn't wanna have the rider come off and have his bike slide through that lot at 200+.

Like that has ever stopped the WRC. And those dudes stand on the frikken road as the cars are approaching.

Spectators view at their own risk.