super motards at the cemetery circuit

[flipper69]

Hey Kick,

Wanganui is not about the wank factor it is definately about the tradition. It is still the #1 road race meeting as per spectator attendence over the last few years to attend to in NZ . With spectator volume at a high you also receive bike sales and accessory sales at a high thru the hipe and vibe of the meeting. From what i have seen spectators are doing there best to turn up to Boxing Day in there best new gear as well as their motorcycles being in the best presentation. I take my hat off to all the spectators as for with out them our racing is over.
These guys that we are bagging have one day to get it all right. I think we should give a little slack to them and thank them for their efforts that they have put in over the past few years.
Dont get me wrong! I do agree with what I think is the majority at the moment that the motard dirt section should be canned only due to the fact that i have been coming to Wangas for a while now and i dont think it is in with the tradition of the club to be running a part dirt section with this meeting. The club should be doing a survey similar to what I have done myself over the last two years with the crowd on hand to decide if they enjoy the extended lap times and repeat races put on by the motard brigade.
If the crowd are all for it then so am I,cause that at the end of the day we are there to put on a show.
All the best Kick to you and Dave for the last round of the nats.

Stacey Sellar
Team Viking LCR Racing

[sunhuntin]

o crap... you mean i was meant to CLEAN my bike before going to watch? oops.

[Brian d marge]

I pop in now and again to see whats happening ( and to check if a particular mod is gone ) , and I see some threads which get my blood a stirring.

Motards , um by nature its a new a growing sport and came from who is the better rider , road or dirt , ..so it should retain a it section ( is there problems with dirt getting on the race line??)

if not? then whats the problem ? The biggest problem as I see it is there is now money . there are about 5 or 10 riders who have flashed a bit of cash but how many people ACTUALLY earn a living from road racing in NZ .

If you do have talent ( and there are world class riders , theres a list a mile long who should be standing where Casy Stoner will stand the end of this year. So you go overseas , to get " noticed " and that i think is wrong , it should be like the MX scene where people look towards NZ for their next rider .

Anyway I digress , As a paying customer I want to experience the " glamor " of road racing and the missus wants to look round the shops , the boys want Junk food and a look at the bike ( trade stands , exhibitions etc , ever been to eg Phillip Island ?)

Not to stand in a windswept hell hole with a poor excuse of a hot dog stand in a dusty car park , or sharing a beer soaked curtain sider truck with drunken yobbos
watching the same five bikes going round in circles , Oh and I'm going to pay how much for this ??? no thank you .

My fix .

Drop the 1000 cc class ( NZ ers don't have the cash to run one of these anywhere near what it takes , even with sponsorship . ,,in Superstock for maybe , but open ??? I don't think so )

600 cc class following FIM supersport rules combined with a cut off time ( ie if your bike is within 10% of the Qualifying time you can enter

Classics , ( graded class structure again with in a certain percentage of a qualifying time ( stops really slow riders causing problems )

Modards ( as per above, )

a Junior class , such as Gp 125 , Aprilla cup or EVEN buckets ( if they pulled their socks up presentation wise. I think buckets has A LOT going for it , but look at it from the spectators point of very poorly presented )

The problem with the above is that there needs to be a small step between each class so that as one becomes more serious , more professional , one graduates up the classes ( maybe 125 . 400 . 600 ??)

If you cant afford to run a bike and want to go racing , Join a club , My friends here support a bike , such as the Honda fire blade club , Tokyo , they all get together buy a bike all legal like , then meet to prep the bike , mod the bike once or twice a week , the cost is shared between 10 or 20 people .

If you don't agree with the above , the season is kicking off here , I am going to be attending the races , and can show you what I am talking about . ( a clear well supported structured system, )

So stop thinking about what YOU get out of it , and start thinking about what YOU can do for the others , for example the spectators , Does the team look well presented ? Professional ? or is it a few mates bazzin around on bikes ??

100 individuals get sod all done compared with one organized group .

Stephen

before anyone asks , Yes , and I can/will send you photos to back what I am saying .