Washed out Rnd4

**Ivan** · 23rd August 2008, 20:50

Originally Posted by Speedsport

Well done to you all for racing in the wet.
Some pics for you check out. http://www.sportspix.co.nz

cool pics is that all of em?
good on you for even being out there

**wharfy** · 23rd August 2008, 20:58

I got a f%&kn puncture in qualifying and no race :-( Oh well round 5 eh....

**speights_bud** · 23rd August 2008, 21:01

Originally Posted by wharfy

I got a f%&kn puncture in qualifying and no race :-( Oh well round 5 eh....

Thats interesting... i got back in after the first streetstock race and found short pieces of wire, (like what you'd find in a radial tyre) stuck into by treadblocks

**Speedsport** · 23rd August 2008, 21:17

Originally Posted by Ivan

cool pics is that all of em?
good on you for even being out there

NO 432 More going up now from Glenn.

**Ivan** · 23rd August 2008, 21:35

Originally Posted by Speedsport

NO 432 More going up now from Glenn.

sweet as thats alot of pictures

**chanceyy** · 24th August 2008, 10:31

Originally Posted by speights_bud

Thats interesting... i got back in after the first streetstock race and found short pieces of wire, (like what you'd find in a radial tyre) stuck into by treadblocks

thats interesting as we did a drive around the track to check for rubbish & debris & quite a bit of rubber was out there .. could it have come from that ??

**CHOPPA** · 24th August 2008, 11:33

Its interesting to hear about a few guys getting punctures! I also got a flat rear tyre in my race but i havnt yet checked why it went flat.....

**Her_C4** · 24th August 2008, 11:36

Originally Posted by chanceyy

thats interesting as we did a drive around the track to check for rubbish & debris & quite a bit of rubber was out there .. could it have come from that ??

Wouldn't it come from the bikes wishing through the water and washing up bits of glass and rubbish from the side of the track between checks? Thatr water was preety deep eh?

**chanceyy** · 24th August 2008, 11:55

Originally Posted by Her_B4

Wouldn't it come from the bikes wishing through the water and washing up bits of glass and rubbish from the side of the track between checks? Thatr water was preety deep eh?

Interesting point .. perhaps .. there sure was a heap of water pushed across the track ...

**Nasty** · 24th August 2008, 13:52

Originally Posted by chanceyy

Interesting point .. perhaps .. there sure was a heap of water pushed across the track ...

and my truck!!

**chanceyy** · 24th August 2008, 14:01

Originally Posted by Nasty

and my truck!!

**cowboyz** · 24th August 2008, 14:12

Originally Posted by Nasty

and my truck!!

ummmm errr ummm errr. yeah. we did have towels and tried to keep the water out. I remember thinking at one stage I should have had some flippers out there.

As for the OP. I understand the frustration but thats racing. The event has become so popular it is difficult to maintain the schedule as it is without the time delays of the rain. I think the right calls were made on the day. The racing that did take place was starting to look like an afternoon pootle cause of the unpredictablility of the water on the track. Several times I was wincing at the bikes going through turn 2 and I was sitting in a truck on the sideline. Big ups for those who were giving it a go and hoping for a little fine weather next time round.

**chanceyy** · 24th August 2008, 14:28

Originally Posted by cowboyz

ummmm errr ummm errr. yeah. we did have towels and tried to keep the water out. I remember thinking at one stage I should have had some flippers out there.

well apparently Kari took the truck out for a wee drive after we left

so its not how wet we got it