Clubmans Corner...

[Wingnut]

Hey if you really want to quit the fags - get that book "The easy way to quit smoking" By Alan Carr (I think his name was).

I smoked for 15 years - read the book - followed the instructions to the letter - and only had one withdrawl symptom!!!!!! Haven't had a smoke in over 2 years. Worked a treat for me anyway man.

I can relate to your predicament with regards to the "do I ride on the road or track" question. Im gonna sell my GSXR as I haven't really enjoyed riding on the road since spending a bit of time on the track. It just doesn't do it for me anymore. But sure as shit - as soon as I sell it I will want another bike for the road - no doubt........

[sinfull]

Well this looks like it aint going nowhere....

Awww i don't know ! First time i seen this thread for some time and was good to read that post ya just put up regarding road vers track !
One of the reasons i pulled off the road was the way i was riding out there !
Funny thing has happened though and thats that i've saved a fair amount of coin in doing so ! I mean when the mrs and i head out for a ride, i was looking at say 30 notes in gas a couple of feeds each and a few beers ! Had to be a hundy for the day easy ! Multiply that by maybe 2 or 3 rides a week and whey hey hey ya got perhaps 800 to $1100 a month we were blowing by enjoying ourselves !
Now i'm solely track i do as many track days as i can perhaps 3 a month at $120 each plus fuel at 60 so 180 x 3 days $540 a month
Tyre wear mmmm i get roughly 6 or 7 track days (heat cycles) at a push per set, so at 600 per set we'll say $300 a month (now i'm buying 2nd hand tyres with on average 2 heat cycles done so that cost has dropped heaps)
Add it up and $840 don't seem so bad !
Sure i change my oil more often but meh i'd be drinking a box of piss if i wasn't riding on the track, so an oil change every 3 track days is disposable (i chuck the used oil in the mrs's car shhhh)
This month is a bit more with 5 track days and a hill climb weekend haha but ya cant help good luck !
My next C/M start is 5 th of april and i cant friggin wait !

[Butch]

Yup, I'll be heading down for this weekend, but I didnt make it to Levels ($$)
I doubt if Tama'll have his bike there, but i'd say he'll be along for a look.
I'll be on the R6, #79.
Look fwd to catching up with you fellas!! (wots your numbers?)

And you were wearing sunnies too Was an awesome weekend racing, weather was too.
I was on the black R1, #13

[Butch]

Was a fun weekend, was good to meet some of you aye, just about had half a conversation with mr ktm #96 on the track lol, as im looking back, you giving me the 'howyagoin' nod Smooth...

[puddytat]

Was a fun weekend, was good to meet some of you aye, just about had half a conversation with mr ktm #96 on the track lol, as im looking back, you giving me the 'howyagoin' nod Smooth...

Was a good weekend eh!I got 7th overall, yourself? I cant remember seeing much of you , but thats 'cause you were in front!!

Hey if you really want to quit the fags - get that book "The easy way to quit smoking" By Alan Carr (I think his name was).

Ha ha, talk about coincidence, guess what I got today!!

So what have you fellas got planned in the way of mods or bling for your bikes this season? Me, well I want to regas & revalve my shock & to upspec the forks a tad....some race fairings would be nice & tyrewarmers...nuffin what a couple of grand wont fix

Ive learnt heaps this season, but one of the biggest has been to ask for advice from others.....

Theres some pretty groovey pics on the sportz fotoz site

[puddytat]

Hey Fellas, Virago has asked wether we'd like to shift this out of site stuff & into the Racing forum...dont think that theres enough need for its own sub-forum though, so Iwill ask for the thread its elf to be moved over...Okeelydookely?

[Biggles08]

Am I alowed in here???

[puddytat]

Yeah man! The more the merrier....pull up a seat

[quallman1234]

Awww i don't know ! First time i seen this thread for some time and was good to read that post ya just put up regarding road vers track !
One of the reasons i pulled off the road was the way i was riding out there !
Funny thing has happened though and thats that i've saved a fair amount of coin in doing so ! I mean when the mrs and i head out for a ride, i was looking at say 30 notes in gas a couple of feeds each and a few beers ! Had to be a hundy for the day easy ! Multiply that by maybe 2 or 3 rides a week and whey hey hey ya got perhaps 800 to $1100 a month we were blowing by enjoying ourselves !
Now i'm solely track i do as many track days as i can perhaps 3 a month at $120 each plus fuel at 60 so 180 x 3 days $540 a month
Tyre wear mmmm i get roughly 6 or 7 track days (heat cycles) at a push per set, so at 600 per set we'll say $300 a month (now i'm buying 2nd hand tyres with on average 2 heat cycles done so that cost has dropped heaps)
Add it up and $840 don't seem so bad !
Sure i change my oil more often but meh i'd be drinking a box of piss if i wasn't riding on the track, so an oil change every 3 track days is disposable (i chuck the used oil in the mrs's car shhhh)
This month is a bit more with 5 track days and a hill climb weekend haha but ya cant help good luck !
My next C/M start is 5 th of april and i cant friggin wait !

Bastard. Better run! Can't be caught in here .

[Wingnut]

Am I alowed in here???

As long as your slow enough bro......

[Wingnut]

So what have you fellas got planned in the way of mods or bling for your bikes this season?

Not much for me - keen to just get some track time in and save the $$$ for a 600 or 650 twin - not much point spendin too much coin on my old girl - she goes pretty good at the moment and Im not planning on breaking any records with it.

Besides - the initial plan was to have a go at racing while keeping it on a really thin budget cause at the moment, I dont think I would enjoy it any more than I do now, if I spent plenty of $$ and raced my GSXR. The cheaper the better. Bet I change my tune by the end of the year though.

Who's doing the endurance event at ruapuna???

[puddytat]

Who's doing the endurance event at ruapuna???

Im thinking about it...but it clashes with a wedding , so Ive got to come up with an excuse
Sounds good eh? $50.00 for club racing in the morning,then 3 sessions of endurance in the arvo (3 classes)...thats a heck of a lot of blat action for your $$$
What about you ?

[Wingnut]

Im thinking about it...but it clashes with a wedding , so Ive got to come up with an excuse
Sounds good eh? $50.00 for club racing in the morning,then 3 sessions of endurance in the arvo (3 classes)...thats a heck of a lot of blat action for your $$$
What about you ?

Yea I plan on being there. So are they running a standard club round in the am then the longer sessions in the arvo? Cool.

[Butch]

Im thinking about it...but it clashes with a wedding , so Ive got to come up with an excuse
Sounds good eh? $50.00 for club racing in the morning,then 3 sessions of endurance in the arvo (3 classes)...thats a heck of a lot of blat action for your $$$
What about you ?

Bit of a late reply... I managed to win all 3 races in the clubmans at the GP so was a good weekend apart from having to work fri, sat and sun nights

Im going to do the endurance race, should be fun. Not going to worry about pit stops and the likes, just fill the tank to the top and hope the bikes economical enuff to go the whole hour.

Anyone going out to Ruapuna on this monday? Hampton Honda got a ride/ training/ fun day out there, they going to have Aaron Slight and Rob Phillis out there getting our autographs

[puddytat]

Yea I plan on being there. So are they running a standard club round in the am then the longer sessions in the arvo? Cool.

Yeah, so I understand...