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    Quote Originally Posted by wharfy View Post
    Nobody wants to ride "shitters" we are talking about production racing and in this particular thread one-make production racing - with two aims leveling the playing field as much as possible and holding down costs. Hopefully the outcome will be more people racing, a more competitive environment and those with talent being identified and possibly groomed for bigger things. I don't think the aims or the proposed method (debated here as not everyone agrees ) are ridiculous.
    Well said Wharfy...the proverbial head of the nail has finally met the hammer ......

    and by the way Scoot...what was your point...I think I missed it?

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    Quote Originally Posted by HDTboy View Post
    SRAD. What's that got to do with the price of fish though?
    I think the calculation is that one slightly tatty SRAD is worth about the same as a year worth of fish & chips, although if you didnt want the chips it would be more like 18 months worth of fish, which would be more accurate, seeing it was about the price of fish, not fish & chips.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Shaun View Post
    Originally Posted by Scoot_6R
    I now live in the UK and am very good mates with Nick Morgan at MSS Kawasaki the Official UK works team. Mention NZ riders over here all you get is Stroud, Slight and Haldane.


    lucky you mate, officual UK works team my BUT! They are more private than my wifes undies, and Yes, I to know nick very well
    I know you do dude. They have just made a big announcement today. We had MCN at work taking pics. Watch this space is all I can say.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Crasherfromwayback View Post
    How do you know what I've ridden and raced over the years I've been doing it?Do you know? Of course not.



    With you there mate!
    Your 100% right I don't know what you have ridden. One thing I do know is that you haven't ridden a 07 ZX6R otherwise you would know what I am on about. Robert and Mishy worked really hard to get that bike right and I take my hat off to both of them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Scoot_6R View Post
    I know you do dude. They have just made a big announcement today. We had MCN at work taking pics. Watch this space is all I can say.
    sweet as, MCN, poor munt! The worst piece of written trash in the world
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    Quote Originally Posted by Scoot_6R View Post
    Your 100% right I don't know what you have ridden. One thing I do know is that you haven't ridden a 07 ZX6R otherwise you would know what I am on about. Robert and Mishy worked really hard to get that bike right and I take my hat off to both of them.
    Then it's probably best you keep your ill informed posts to yourself till you do what what you're talking about. Yes I've ridden an '07' ZX6R. Haven't raced one. Not many bikes I haven't ridden in my 21 years in the bike industry either.

    I'm still laughing at your 'people like you...and 'track days' post too mate.

    Once again...you know fuck all.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Crasherfromwayback View Post
    Then it's probably best you keep your ill informed posts to yourself till you do what what you're talking about. Yes I've ridden an '07' ZX6R. Haven't raced one. Not many bikes I haven't ridden in my 21 years in the bike industry either.

    I'm still laughing at your 'people like you...and 'track days' post too mate.

    Once again...you know fuck all.
    I think I'll be the judge of that!! I'm glad to have entertained you. Really is there a need for the expletives on a forum.

    But seriously if we want more top NZ riders to succeed we need to give them experience on good equipment ie invest some money which a lot of you seem to be against.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Scoot_6R View Post
    Really is there a need for the expletives
    I just had the super-est idea ever.

    You should come along to a race meet, barge into some conversations and talk your shit to a few guys about how they don't know what they're on about, and then try asking them if there's 'really a need for expletives' when they respond.

    Seriously.

    I would pay money to watch that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Scoot_6R View Post
    I think I'll be the judge of that!! I'm glad to have entertained you. Really is there a need for the expletives on a forum.

    But seriously if we want more top NZ riders to succeed we need to give them experience on good equipment ie invest some money which a lot of you seem to be against.
    You might as well be mate. After all...you 'judged' me and said it was people like me that are the problem...or some such shit. Then you judged that me and the pieces of crap I'd like to see raced belong at "Track days".

    My answer to you was (originally)...how come if you're so clever...? You didn't answer the question mate!? So go back...have a look at the questions I asked you about 'Production racing' (because that IS what this is all about right?).

    Because if you knew ANYTHING about NZ road racing...you'd know that most of the truly successful road racers we've produced came through the ranks of PRODUCTION RACING.

    The Poms might even jog your memory a bit for you if you ask your famous mates. They may've been at Donington when Simon Crafar (ex 250 proddie) beat a certain Mick Doohan by 11 seconds.

    Doubt Simon would tell you they only belong at 'track days'.

    Dork.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Crasherfromwayback View Post
    You might as well be mate. After all...you 'judged' me and said it was people like me that are the problem...or some such shit. Then you judged that me and the pieces of crap I'd like to see raced belong at "Track days".

    My answer to you was (originally)...how come if you're so clever...? You didn't answer the question mate!? So go back...have a look at the questions I asked you about 'Production racing' (because that IS what this is all about right?).

    Because if you knew ANYTHING about NZ road racing...you'd know that most of the truly successful road racers we've produced came through the ranks of PRODUCTION RACING.

    The Poms might even jog your memory a bit for you if you ask your famous mates. They may've been at Donington when Simon Crafar (ex 250 proddie) beat a certain Mick Doohan by 11 seconds.

    Doubt Simon would tell you they only belong at 'track days'.

    Dork.
    I dont buy the assertion that they became successful overseas largely because they came through the ranks of production racing. That in itself is misleading.
    Andrew Stroud ( aside from his obvious talents ) had a very kind benefactor at that time ( Shanton ) and rides were arranged with Super Angel in Japan. Simon happened to be around and tagged along on one occassion as a reserve rider and got his chance to prove himself, being in the right place at the right time. My point, other forces at work.
    I do though concede that if such a series gets up and running and gets ''bums on seats'' then there is more chance of riders going onto bigger things, weight of numbers as it were.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Robert Taylor View Post
    I do though concede that if such a series gets up and running and gets ''bums on seats'' then there is more chance of riders going onto bigger things, weight of numbers as it were.
    And now we can all get some sleep.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Scoot_6R View Post
    I think I'll be the judge of that!! I'm glad to have entertained you. Really is there a need for the expletives on a forum.

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    Just read in the October SuperBikes Magazine that there is a similar setup to this running in the UK at the moment - on GSXR600k8's. Looked to be doing very well. All the best Shaun, unfortunately i'm not in position to take up on the offer you're putting forward.
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    Quote Originally Posted by R6_kid View Post
    Just read in the October SuperBikes Magazine that there is a similar setup to this running in the UK at the moment - on GSXR600k8's. Looked to be doing very well. All the best Shaun, unfortunately i'm not in position to take up on the offer you're putting forward.
    Apart from the fact that the bikes are nz supersport spec and they cost 12k pounds a season for a ride!

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    Quote Originally Posted by svr View Post
    And now we can all get some sleep.
    We hope...

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