Taupo 12th Dec images

**k14** · 12th December 2004, 19:52

Well what an awsome day. Arrived back home around 1900 after leaving for taupo at 0600. Meet up with DSS, saslex, quasievil, v twin raver and a few other kbers (sorry forgot your names

) at kihikihi and went onto taupo from there.

Motoracer, two smoker, frosty and a few other kbers were racing there. Saw some good racing, everyone was going pretty well. I'll leave it to them to comment on the days events.

Here are some pics for everyone to gawk at.

From left to right:
1.) & 2.) Saslex on his vfr at the lunch time track session
3.) & 4.) Quasi on his 636 in the same session
5.) & 6.) Motoracer (#15) in his first and second race of the day (i think)

**k14** · 12th December 2004, 19:59

And the rest:

1.) & 2.) Two Smoker in his second race (#38)
3.) Frosty on mella yella
4.) & 5.) Motoracer again, think in 2nd and 3rd race (can't remember)

**Kwaka-Kid** · 12th December 2004, 20:07

wicked! so sad i couldnt make it!

i want more pics and reports pleeeeaaaase!

Slim, or anyone who knows, how did Craig and Mitch go? + was gary there?

**Two Smoker** · 12th December 2004, 22:54

I had a mixed day, have plenty too learn and improve in times, was running consistently in the top half of the field, and was constantly getting held up by BLOODY RETARDS, eeeerrrr i mean.... MOTARDS!!!!!!!!!

First practice was abismal, doing 50 second laps (the long sweeper is very technical and i was fucking my gear changes, and also having too scrub in a rear tyre)..... Second practice i was feeling good, and started to get a feel for the track, but within very little time the practice was over.....

Race one: I got an awesome start and was in the top 8 or so, but turn one got very tight and motards and 125GP bikes started zipping everywhere.... I started to have a good go at the track and was trusting my rear tyre alot more, i ended up having a few battles, both losing and gaining places.....Into the last corner on the last lap Craig (Slim's man) tried coming around the outside, i was a bit of a cheeky bugger and held him off for 14th place out of 35 odd.... got back to the pits and was stoked to find out i was running low 48's and a high 47....

Race two: got a bit of a shocker of a start, and was in the middle pack.... Then i got stuck behind a motard and spent 2 laps getting past him (they take very weird lines) finally started to make some pace and then the race was over, was gutted because at the last corner 2 motards got past me..... I ended up in 16th... Got back to the pits to find out i was doing 50 second laps, and then when i had passed the motard, i got straight into mid 47 second laps....

Race three: got and absolute mint start and was in the top eight.... racing was good, i was feeling good, and i was keeping up with the pack.... came back onto the front straight to find a red flag.... Curious George had a bit of a tangle in turn one at the start and ended up in the wall (hope your ok mate) and with that went my claim too fame

.... Restart and i didnt get off as well. Keith Brock and a guy in a ZXR400 had a good shoulder barge match and that sent Keith wide, letting me through..... had a good race and was doing low 47's....

MR and i swapped bikes for another have ago session, had some fun lifting the front wheel and second gear when exiting the hairpin and hitting the bump after turn one... was getting quite fast (but not on its limits) on it and i guesstimate that i was doing around 45's......

My times werent that impressive, but i had a shitload of fun, and was finally able to dice with some bikes....

KB rider of the day is MR in F2 and That Guy in F3 (geez you were both bloody flying out there)

Great too meet some new people

Big thanks to Bret and Paula (Dr. and Mrs Evil) and definately Sudeep for taking me and my bike down to taupo, cheers man that was awesome.... also sAslex and Scroter for helping me out in th pits....

Sadly scroter had quite a large crash in one of the have a go sessions, and was carted away to Taupo Hospital with a damaged AC joint.... Hope your ok mate

LOGAN YOU SHOULD HAVE BLOODY COME!!!!!!!! racing was awesome.... Mitch didnt turn up..... I also needed you to have a dice with and show me how to do 45's lol....

MR and i had some fun in the race van, pics will be posted later

Everyone please post up more pics

Cheers.....

**Kwaka-Kid** · 13th December 2004, 05:31

wiiiicked! sounded like a good one and was good to read (just nowhere near as good as being there damnit)

yeah im now back on aiming for the 28th but i have alot of work to do on the bike, we'll see how it goes.

hope scroter and george are alright, and that everyone had a good time.

Nice one to MR and that guy - what kind of possies did you guys get/any times?

Take care all.

**That Guy** · 13th December 2004, 07:26

Hey guys - was good to see you there at the race yesterday.

My second ever road race was pretty pleasing actually - I feel like I'm getting faster, although I also feel like a big off is coming - as I get cockier I'm getting more moments!

Man the wind was cold and a bit of a drain on energy throughout the day but mostly I didn't notice it while racing. Thankfully the track was dry all day despite a couple of spits of rain (or was that someone's radiator letting go?).

Race 1 - got onto the front row for the start so thoughts I'd give it a good go for the holeshot. What a naieve git. Got completly smoked off the line (especially by those damn motards!) as 35 odd riders in F3 charged into the left hander. Fortunately people we being quite cautious into the first turn so I rode round the outside of a few and got to the hairpin in about 6th. I slipped back to about 8th - and then as per usual got smoked by a 125 (Leonie - she is a wicked 125 rider - no excuse girls she can do it!) showing me how to corner properly. Tried to chase her but made a dumb mistake - the RGV has a race shift pattern - I muffed 1st - 2nd gear coming out of the hair pin and got neutral. Got it in to 2nd but was flsutered and into the next right hander I thought I had a road shift and changed into 1st not 3rd. Big back end slide and onto the white line. No idea why I didn't bin it but I was lucky as. Anyway there was no cathcing Leonie after that - 9th.

Race 2 - Pretty uneventful - got a reasonable start from the 2nd row - had fun getting Two Smoker (he he Chris!) around the outside of the last of the esses - althought TS learnt from that one and got his line sorted after that - and pretty much circulated the rest of the race without incident but unable to catch the SV650 in front. 12th.

Race 3 - Started from the 3rd row this time and stuffed my start up again! (you'd think an ex-motocrosser would be better at this starting caper). Was probably about 16th or so - I could see TS up ahead so started to settle in to try and catch him. Came round again lap two and Curious George and binned it quite badly (trying to catch me as it happens...

) and the race was red flagged. (George is ok, pride a bit damaged.) Re-start and again a poor start, but thankfully again everyone over braked for the first turn. I must have ridden around 5 riders on the outside of them. Into the hairpin and holy crap I'm 3rd! I start thinking I should be further down and should get out of the way of the faster riders - I'm following Jason Hulme who is so far the points leader - and I don't have a hope (yet

) of keeping in touch. He is flying. As each lap goes by he gets further and further away and I get nalied every now and then on the straight and into the hairpin. I want the flag to fall now 'cause I know I'm going to get passed by more - and finally it does. The results had me finishing 5th but I thought I got passed by more riders than that

...anyway a good day and pretty stoked to be improving.

Thanks Chris and others for the kind words of encouragement - you may be under-estimating how much my motocross years are helping me. Anyways I'm enjoyying it heaps - Taupo's a perfect track for an RGV....

See you next race (March?)

Pics to come too..

**Slim** · 13th December 2004, 07:38

Race Dates for rest of Victoria Club Series at Taupo:

28 December
3 April
5 May

We won't be at the December one, since Craig's entered to race at Wanganui

but hopefully see you April and/or May.

KY - Mitch is a lazy tart and couldn't make it, mumbling some really terrible excuse about her bike still being in road kit?!?!? :spudwhat:

Gary wasn't there either - possibly because his wife's still ill? I'm not sure.

Craig did really well. He was racing Formula 1/2 (26 on the track) and Formula 3 (35 on the track). The only results I saw were an 11th in F1/F2 and a 15th in F3 for the first races. He was down into high 46s laps in the 2nd F1/F2 race, but things must have been busy out there because he was back up to 48s & 49s laps in the 2nd F3 race.

Scroter - I have the details for where your bike's at in Rotorua & I may be able to pick it up & drop it off to you on Wednesday, if it's convenient with the guy that's got it. I've PM'd you, so get back to me ASAP.

**ajturbo** · 13th December 2004, 08:14

here are some photos that luke and i took at taupo, there are heaps more , and some good footage (video) but it is toooo big...i think
have keep it to show (or is that stress out) his mum..that'll fuck her!

tough shit..hahahaha)

**dss3** · 13th December 2004, 08:19

Hmmmm, don't think that worked man! :disapint:

**vifferman** · 13th December 2004, 08:20

Originally Posted by ajturbo

here are some photos that luke and i took at taupo

Nice photos, AJ!

:spudwhat:

**Quasievil** · 13th December 2004, 08:20

Thanks K14
I got a few piccies that I will put up tonight.
Good to see a bunch of KBrs there heaps of us and it was a great day.
Got a bit sunburnt though, should of had a hat instead of a nude nut.

Big SHOUT to MR and TS for a excellent racing day must haqve been the breakky!!!, the improvements were there race by race,
Good to see XJ out there as well, ya buggar flying past me I thought I was fast until that point !!!!

pity I missed the last two but the boys needed to get going.

Good to see Linda Blair Hamish Celtic and Jazzbug 6Chris6,XJ and Family,
Saslex, k14,Gixxerboy, Scroter hope your okay fella, Who have I forgoten ?

As far as my little blat went, it was great, Taupo is obviously a very technical track had a bit of trouble getting the lines right through the sweeper and of the back straight but thanks to a CBR1000 dude racer guy he kindly pulled in front waved at me and taught me the lines GREAT, pity it was on the 2nd last lap, but I will carry that knowledge on to next time.
The ZXR was great handled really well, I stiffened up the front suspension alot which made a big difference felt really solid on the track.

Would like to do a few more track days to try and get a bit quicker I think I was doing 50-53 times which I guess is okay.

Good day anyway post later