Clubmans Corner...

**Butch** · 16th March 2009, 08:35

Originally Posted by puddytat

So how'd it go man?
What was the highlights for ya.....

Yea it was soo much fun, wrecked a rear tyre and a tank of gas coz did so many laps.
Both Aaron Slight and Rob Phillis are such nice guys, we were yaking to them for quite a bit at the lunch break as well as in the pit lane.
My highlights was not being passed by either of them but me passing Rob through the infeild! I dont care that he was taking it easy AND had a passenger on coz "I passed Ex Oz SuperBike Champ Rob Phillis on a Racetrack!"

LOL
Was an awesome day apart from the wind picking up halfway through the day, couldnt do any decent whellies coz was getting blown over...

**puddytat** · 16th March 2009, 23:30

Good to hear that it all went well Butch,not everyday you get to mix with a couple of legends

Ive entered for the endurance race as well, work pressure as an excuse got me out a previous engagement, so im free

But if the weather looks shite , then I'll not come over. My weather oracle (left nut) & the phase of the moon lead me to believe it will be

& about 18-22 deg.Looking fwd to it though...will be good to do 55minutes straight, get the rythmn & work on consistancy & technique...which is hard when normally its just sprint races & theyre usually over when Im just getting warmed up. I wonder how many times you'll lap me?

**puddytat** · 26th March 2009, 11:27

Well the ole left nut is still working well....my weather prediction is looking spot on.

**scorry** · 26th March 2009, 11:30

Originally Posted by puddytat

Well the ole left nut is still working well....my weather prediction is looking spot on.

Not a bad guess at all mate, good luck in the weekend, wish I was there to keep ya honest haha yea right but don’t know if I could last an hour??
I know I would defiantly need gas, feken thirsty thing.

Good luck to you too butch

**Wingnut** · 26th March 2009, 16:59

Originally Posted by puddytat

Well the ole left nut is still working well....my weather prediction is looking spot on.

It sure is but shhhhhhhhh - you might Jinx it bro.

**puddytat** · 26th March 2009, 21:47

Nah its cool Bro,I touched wood.

Man this "taking the bike to bits everytime you want to race" suxs!!
Going to have a look-see at an SV when im down to ChCh....

**Wingnut** · 27th March 2009, 05:16

Oh do you run her on the road as well? Yea I would imagine that would be pretty gay. Best of luck in your hunt for a 650. I find them kinda pricey for what they are.

**Butch** · 30th March 2009, 12:47

Originally Posted by puddytat

Nah its cool Bro,I touched wood.

Man this "taking the bike to bits everytime you want to race" suxs!!
Going to have a look-see at an SV when im down to ChCh....

Im in the same ball park there, the bike I race is the same one that I ride on the road, got it down to about an hour and half to get it from road to race trim.
Had a blast at the endurance race, I crashed in the qualifying race while challenging for 1st (too much gas while my knee, footpeg was already scaping) only a lowside, but managed to set the fastest lap time which put me up near the front for the 1 hour.
After puting my race fairings back together with a couple of rolls of duct tape and a handfull of zip ties I got back out for the enduro, even tho was a bit sore on my left side from the crash I took the lead on about the 5th or 6th lap which I held for a couple of laps til I overshot the braking maker at the hairpin... I held on and managed to win the superbike class and got 3rd over all so I was happy as...

**puddytat** · 8th April 2009, 20:49

Yup you rode well Butch,passed me several times during the day, the most exciting was the one on the way into turn 1

...
I had a pretty good day of it,didnt crash & hopefully didnt baulk to many of the much quicker riders. Was my first outing in Senior & I got wayysted by about everyone

Ground my pegs which've never done before while going 2 secs slower than my PB....cant figure that one.
Highlight of the day was in race one getting out into the cement dust on the sweeper, sliding & heading for the wall....managing to avoid the large cones & miss them... & the wall, somehow.

**Butch** · 10th April 2009, 00:28

Yea I copd a few slips and slides too, mainly if I went off the race line, apparantely a coupla bikes sprayed a bit of oil around earlier in the day which was probably the main reason for that... and possibly why I came to greif... nothing to do with my riding of course...

**t3mp0r4ry nzr** · 10th April 2009, 20:42

Originally Posted by puddytat

Ground my pegs which've never done before while going 2 secs slower than my PB....cant figure that one

straight from Keith Code's books, lazy turning. ie. starting turning early, using up all your lean. a later (and faster) turn uses less lean and would probabley be faster around the corner as you can get back on the throttle faster.

**gatch** · 23rd April 2009, 18:49

gidday clubman uhh clubbers..

is there any rules at all concerning engine type/displacement/age in clubmans ?

iv got a project on the go and it would be a shame if i could only take it to track days, i figure clubmans would be a whole bunch more fun.. also if anyone has any f3 knowledge same question..

project = 89 spada + xr650/cr500 (whatever i can find), it'll be a while coming, so i figure id get the rules sorted before hand..

**wharfy** · 24th April 2009, 11:43

Originally Posted by gatch

gidday clubman uhh clubbers..

is there any rules at all concerning engine type/displacement/age in clubmans ?

iv got a project on the go and it would be a shame if i could only take it to track days, i figure clubmans would be a whole bunch more fun.. also if anyone has any f3 knowledge same question..

project = 89 spada + xr650/cr500 (whatever i can find), it'll be a while coming, so i figure id get the rules sorted before hand..

Well the Vic Club lets you run just about anything (that is safe) and it is only a problem when you get to quick, then you are kicked up (or out if your bike doesn't fit into any of the other classes). The current cut-off time is 1:18 for Manfield.

**Kiwi Graham:Me** · 1st July 2009, 21:41

Decided to go racing again #93 (its been bloody years). Bought myself an R1 (first sports bike for almost as long!) have been riding it on the road, fook its a missile!!! figured the best place for it is on the track so amcc clubmans here I come (to start with). Busy doing the necessary to it at the moment, suspension sorted,fairing on its way, fluids being replaced and things lockwired up.

Anybody else out there going this way this season?
First round is in October I think?