MotoTT track day Sat 26 Jan 2008

**jrandom** · 23rd January 2008, 13:11

Originally Posted by Tom

WOW!! Damn thats fast is that the full track?!! a good lap for me is around 1:50

Yup.

Depressing, isn't it.

Four wheels are always going to be faster around a racetrack, though, that's just the way the physics goes.

At least we can go out there at Taupo and have fun all day on machines that cost about the same as a replacement seatbelt or a single side panel for one of those A1 cars.

**Devil** · 23rd January 2008, 13:13

Originally Posted by jrandom

Yup.

Depressing, isn't it.

Four wheels are always going to be faster around a racetrack, though, that's just the way the physics goes.

At least we can go out there at Taupo and have fun all day on machines that cost about the same as a replacement seatbelt or a single side panel for one of those A1 cars.

So when are we racing Betty against my Nancy (when she arrives)?

**jrandom** · 23rd January 2008, 13:22

Originally Posted by Devil

So when are we racing Betty against my Nancy (when she arrives)?

What is Nancy?

And, um, how about at the next MotoTT day after the 26th?

**Devil** · 23rd January 2008, 13:31

Originally Posted by jrandom

What is Nancy?

And, um, how about at the next MotoTT day after the 26th?

She's only a 650

So you should have no trouble.
I'm just trying to figure out what trackday to do. Need to organise trailer and err money n stuff.

**kiwifruit** · 23rd January 2008, 14:39

Originally Posted by Tom

is this A1 track or full track?

full track, with the fast a1 corner etc

myself and a few motott folk are heading out after 5pm today to sus out the new part of the track at the end of the main straight

will post my thoughts on it

**Toast** · 23rd January 2008, 14:48

Originally Posted by kiwifruit

full track, with the fast a1 corner etc

myself and a few motott folk are heading out after 5pm today to sus out the new part of the track at the end of the main straight

will post my thoughts on it

Will be good to read your thoughts, and what sort of effect you think it will have on the lap times.

**moT** · 23rd January 2008, 16:49

what have they done to the track????

**kiwifruit** · 23rd January 2008, 19:10

The entry to the right hander at the end of the main straight (turn 15) has been widened, it now has "an island" where the outside right of the corner started, not big or high thankfully.
The new corner (the corner the A1 cars used) goes to the right of the island making the turn a right angle and very tight.
The old corner is as it was...... with an island on the far right as you enter

We will be using the old corner (left of A1 island)

The A1 cars have laid quite abit of rubber and cut up a couple of the tighter spots but nothing to worry about

Was fun having a little fang around, following Chris Mitchell on his k100....
A light mist of metal dust in his wake as the old girls bits are dragged thru the best part of every corner

**adamh** · 23rd January 2008, 19:55

Originally Posted by kiwifruit

The entry to the right hander at the end of the main straight (turn 15) has been widened, it now has "an island" where the outside right of the corner started, not big or high thankfully.
The new corner (the corner the A1 cars used) goes to the right of the island making the turn a right angle and very tight.
The old corner is as it was...... with an island on the far right as you enter

We will be using the old corner (left of A1 island)

The A1 cars have laid quite abit of rubber and cut up a couple of the tighter spots but nothing to worry about

Was fun having a little fang around, following Chris Mitchell on his k100....
A light mist of metal dust in his wake as the old girls bits are dragged thru the best part of every corner

You should have invited me to come as i was just with you!!

It was very fun going around the lake tho anyway.

**moT** · 23rd January 2008, 20:38

ahhhhhh!!! hurry up and be saturday

**mv.senna** · 24th January 2008, 22:27

At the end of this track day on Saturday, (all going well) I'll be riding over towards Matata way, so if anyone's riding in the same general direction, and doesn't mind a bit of company, PM me, or come have a chat with me on saturday - i'm the chick in the blue/silver/black hein gericke leathers, with the hot R6....