Buckets at Taupo Road Race Spectacular

[SHELRACING]

The Delta is going through some drastic repairs after being cartwheeled not once but twice at Taumarunui over labour weekend.

Bent the forks, repairable but I'd have to pay someone to straighten them. Then picked up a set of much better CBR600 forks from JS in Auckland. Just fitted new seals, and making it all fit now, which includes refitting all the front brake.

At the other end my Tailpipe is about 80mm shorter. as the crash pushed in the endplate at the inlet end. had to strip modify and reassemble it.

Hoping to get it all ready and get in a few laps before Taupo.

[racer40]

hi everyone, just to up date you on entries for taupo, the combined class races for sunday now have 47 bikes- the 5 guys/girls racing in f4 & f5 and cant race both bikes at once, gives us the max we are allowed on track, 42. So we are now taking afew reaserves who can practise but only race if 42 do not come out on track. the nzf4 GP has 28 entries & F5 8 entries, so still some room there. cu there, chris.

[dangerous]

weeeeheeeeeeeeeee... and Im in, got me aceptance today, cheers organisers. ohh and word of warning bucketeers... Im about to start a new thread on the 'F4 ASSAULT ON TAUPO' hahaaaa, im commining and Im comming on a mission

[Skunk]

So we have 28 F4 bikes and 8 F5 bikes. So a total of 36 buckets. The rest are Streetstock 150s I take it. Or did I miss something (again)?

[racer40]

hi skunk, sorry i cant add properly.... 29 f4, 9 f5 & 9 streetstock total 47

[dangerous]

hey organisers... the piece of paper sent out, the time table on it is the 1st coloum pratice and the 2nd 2 races with the GP races last?

Thats saturday I expect, but what about Sundays time table?

[racer40]

hi dangerous, all 3 colums are practise, the only races on sat are the f4 & f5 GPs. sundays order is still being sorted, but will consist of 2 races per class with the second race for trophies, hope that helps, chris

[TZ350]

sundays order is still being sorted, but will consist of 2 races per class with the second race for trophies, hope that helps, chris

Hi Racer40. Does this mean that the points for Trophys are taken from one race only and not over three races like last year? Thanks.

[SHELRACING]

That first corner is going to be rather interesting then. Might have to connect up the NOS to make sure i'm first in

[Rashika]

hi dangerous, all 3 colums are practise, the only races on sat are the f4 & f5 GPs....

man you guys need a lot of practice up there!

[Skunk]

Only because it's more technical then your straight-with-corners-attached track...

[F5 Dave]

Hi Racer40. Does this mean that the points for Trophys are taken from one race only and not over three races like last year? Thanks.

The GP has to be one race.

So for late comers on sat will someone be one scrutineering for the morning?

Just worried how early I'll have to get up to get there on time. How long from Wanganui I wonder? Paraparas?

[SHELRACING]

man you guys need a lot of practice up there!

You can never get too much practice, especially the way I keep falling off. Running the GS 500 in the Pre 89's as well a the Delta in the buckets. This year. If I don't keep up with the riding, I notice riding fitness drops considerably and quite quickly.

Took the old GS 500 to manfield (first time) last weekend. What a blast, More practice at Taupo on the 13th Dec (Suzuki track day) Taking the 5 Hundy and the Delta, which should be all fixed up by then.

[nudemetalz]

What's a GS500 like to race? Must handle not too bad and be quite torquey I would think (plus they sound cool !!).

[racer40]

ok to answer a couple of questions, TZ350, yes tropies for last race on sunday only for each class, but still have NZGP trophies for sat.... F5DAVE, yes we do scutineering all day sat, your last 2 practises are your qualifing for the NZGP... 3 hours from wanganui, alot come up after racing down there on the sat nite.