Pukekohe two-hour race?

**Riff Raff** · 9th June 2008, 16:28

Originally Posted by Speedie

Sounds like fun Jimmy, I would be in as a team member or ambo.

Originally Posted by scracha

Hell, maybe you could do both. Bang in 30 or so laps, jump off bike. High 5 your other ambo guy ...etc etc.

Or gal !!! Hehe - there you go Glen - we can team up for it.

**svr** · 9th June 2008, 18:04

Endurance races are for the purists - they show who can ride consistently fast WITHOUT CRASHING (hands up who can't ride fast for an hour without binning it).
Trouble is people win by laps not milliseconds - sucks being bored AND confused.

Scrivey - doesn't suit your meeting - sprint races are better when you're hungover from 10 days of holiday-drinking. Also you'll need the long track so I can nap down the straight.

Long track or Pukie and I'd be a starter.

**scracha** · 9th June 2008, 18:32

Aye, there'd need to be live timing etc so's not to bore the titties out of the spectators.

**cowpoos** · 9th June 2008, 19:07

Originally Posted by scrivy

er Bob, the ol fellas back then were hard - compared to todays breed.......

I reckon...the old fellas would be fucking nakered after doing 30mins + on a modern superbike!! the fuckers are so much hard work!! they are lapping considerably faster...therefore the forces are considerably more!! and they are.

**limbimtimwim** · 9th June 2008, 19:43

Originally Posted by cowpoos

I reckon...the old fellas would be fucking nakered after doing 30mins + on a modern superbike!! the fuckers are so much hard work!! they are lapping considerably faster...therefore the forces are considerably more!! and they are.

Stop stirring.

I'm going to be kind, I'll offer my services to you, riding your bike.

**Moss 16** · 9th June 2008, 19:45

The Southland club run this every year, they run two 40 min races split but either track times or classes (cant quite remember but I’m sure f1,2 and 3 were in the same class with street stock, classics etc in the other).

No one needed fuel stops (I had around 7L in the tank of the 125 and still had some left at the end of it) and at 40 min you get a perspective of what it's like for the MotoGP guys but without the 30o+ heat.
They also managed to fit in about two rounds of sprint races afterwards too.

Hope it all happens endurance races are great fun and a real test of strength, I was absolutely knackered after 30min but really enjoyed it.

**limbimtimwim** · 9th June 2008, 19:59

Originally Posted by Clivoris

Get thee to the gym

and maybe we could hatch a plan for taking out the 400cc endurance title.

Too slow with the other bikes out there.

We need to con someone into lending us their 600cc something.

**Robert Taylor** · 9th June 2008, 20:15

Id talk to Vince Sharpe who ran the very last 2 hour race there. He put a lot into it with promotion etc and as I understand it the event made a loss. Id love to see endurance racing but you would need to go into it with eyes wide open re the cold hard reality of the costs against return. The reality is actually quite scary.

**Sketchy_Racer** · 9th June 2008, 20:17

Great Idea!!!!!!!! (the endurance racing part that is)

But could you pick a shitter track to do it at? If I wanted to crash into some armco i'd go racing on the highway.

Personally, the sooner puke is either shutdown or bikes are banned from there the better.

**sidecar bob** · 9th June 2008, 21:31

Oh dear, there has been a bit of softness creep into the sport in the last 20 years hasnt there.
People bleating about perhaps hurting themselves while racing a bike, Maybe getting a bit puffed from riding for a bit too long etc.
Honestly guys, HTFU!!
I did the Puke 2 hour on worlds 3rd GSXR1100 an old G model with chassis number 0000003, I got clocked at 248kmh on the backstraight on virtually every lap & finished respectably.
15 minutes on the sidecar is five times harder.
By the end of 2 hours you an the bike are absolutely one, The tyres are fucked & its bucking & weaving all over the place with the throttle pinned & you are so used to it that you dont give a fuck.
That would be the best riding i have ever done.

**sidecar bob** · 9th June 2008, 21:34

Originally Posted by cowpoos

I reckon...the old fellas would be fucking nakered after doing 30mins + on a modern superbike!! the fuckers are so much hard work!! they are lapping considerably faster...therefore the forces are considerably more!! and they are.

Umm 'Poos, So much hard work??? The fuckers actually work & the tyres stick, The suspension is FINE & they are light & nimble.
Dude!! The reason they are lapping faster is because they work better, i imagine the effort to operate them would be similar to 20 years ago.

**FROSTY:Me** · 9th June 2008, 21:44

Just bustin an idea out here. What if AMCC ran a meeting where every class got just one race. BUT every race was 30 laps
Thats roughly 30 minutes of racing per class. Not exactly endurance --but gee wouldn't it be different to sprint races

**cowpoos** · 9th June 2008, 22:29

Originally Posted by sidecar bob

Umm 'Poos, So much hard work??? The fuckers actually work & the tyres stick, The suspension is FINE & they are light & nimble.
Dude!! The reason they are lapping faster is because they work better, i imagine the effort to operate them would be similar to 20 years ago.

yep thats true...but the G-forces are alot higher...especially under braking and power...much in the same way a new rig is faster and more demanding on the driver and passenger of 10+ years ago...

Maybe we can just agree to disagree?

**quallman1234** · 9th June 2008, 23:04

Not pukie. Manfield, taupo , Hampton down's sweet as.

But not pukie!

**roogazza** · 10th June 2008, 08:55

Originally Posted by Robert Taylor

Id talk to Vince Sharpe who ran the very last 2 hour race there. He put a lot into it with promotion etc and as I understand it the event made a loss. Id love to see endurance racing but you would need to go into it with eyes wide open re the cold hard reality of the costs against return. The reality is actually quite scary.

I don't think they understand RT. G.