Kiwi Rider Magazine Manfeild Track Days

MD · 17th July 2005, 11:10

Originally Posted by jimbo600

Er sorry mate. I thought that you wanted to test your radar detector out on the HP riddled SH1. Actually I believe that that way is the quickest route back. Might be wrong. Usually am.

No worries Jimbo great fun trying to chase you yesterday. Your way out of Fielding was the curvy scenic route. Where you turned right leaving the track we usually go left straight to Sanson. I thought you might have known a way to avoid Sanson and join HW1 further sth.
LB- show us your pics when ready. Did anyone get a shot of Speedking's big moment landing the front wheel where the MV got crossed up and went ballistic? It was at the end of one of our earlier joint stand up wheelie passes. Closest I've seen him come to being thrown off. I was pretty sure he would lose it, good save. Both his tyres looked like they were smoking at the same time.
I've never been able to do stand up wheelies that good before. Shit it was fun. Mikey and Slipstream seemed to be enjoying it with their prime spots at the end.

**jimbo600** · 17th July 2005, 14:48

What a primo day. A big thanks to Pommy Chris and the rest of the Kiwi Rider bunch who put on a great day. Had a good ol day dabbling with Mr MD. Tried to stay with speedking but there was no way I could keep pace with him, especially as he was backing it into the turns Gary McCoy style. In the end I borrowed Brian Bernards GSXR and leathers and got the job done. That was me honest it was. Sparky and MD got some awesome bike footage with the video. Looks damn good.

A big cheers to sparky B for organising me some knee sliders too.

The 6hundy got a flogging I can tell you all.

**NinjaBoy** · 17th July 2005, 17:08

Great Day - although a bit of a false start for me first up. Pulled the bike out of the lock up at the Hotel to find the rear tyre dead flat. Luckily one of the riders in the group I came with (non-KB'ers) had a trailer. Was able to get to the local bike shop and put a mushroom plug in. Got to the track just after 9.30 but was able to get all the other sessions in.

Lent the CBR to Frosty for a few sessions, (God knows what I was thinking ???) who nicely smoothed out the edges. Was a little surprised to see it in the Wheelie sessions though !!!

Anyway had a great day, Manfeild really rocks and improved my cornering heaps.

Good to meet Slipstream, Sparky and Garry...

Just got home leaving Fielding at 8am this morning. The puncture repair was failing and had to nurse it carefully home. Off to get a new rear tyre tomorrow.

**NinjaBoy** · 17th July 2005, 17:09

Originally Posted by FROSTY

well --what a friggin fantastic day. well organised -well run --only 2 minor --read VERY minor bins.
It was friggin fantastic
Big upps to the KR crew

Also big thanks to your Bike sponsor as well eh!!

**FROSTY:Me** · 17th July 2005, 18:32

What can I say about yesterday that hasn't already been said.
I went out in the novice -warm up laps on the ol XJ and was having a heck of a job wresling the ol gal around the track. Ninjaboy Offered me the use of his CBR600 as long as i wasn't in his group (slower group) I snapped up the offer before he realised who he was loaning it to. I went out in the mid paced group I snuck out in the last slow session on the ol XJ and played around chasing Ninjaboy down and showing him what lines not to take.

Ninjaboy saved me bigtime. I now know why people so rave about CBR600's --what a great easy forgiving bike to ride.
It was fantastic meeting old freinds and putting faces to names.

**GSVR** · 17th July 2005, 19:32

September 4th September 4th September 4th

Good to meet more Kiwibikers.

Thanks Bartman for advice on bike preparation see you this Saturday. Your bike sounded a bit sick when you came in after the last expert session is it ok?

NinjaBoy great to put another face to a bike to a name. Frosty must owe you a few sessions on his SV I reacon. Your a generous man.

Glad to hear you where only taking it quietly Frosty give me a few more track sessions and I reacon I'll be getting on the pace.

Anyone thinking of doing September 4th I'd get in early and contact Chris as this is probably got lots of people booked already. Whatever your riding level is you wont have a problem as its very safe and well organised.

**Sparky Bills** · 18th July 2005, 08:53

Great day!!!
Very well organised, dry all day, good turn out, only one crash.
Had heaps of fun.
Got some Vid footage, that will be put on as soon as i can.

**madboy** · 18th July 2005, 10:35

Very entertaining day. Circled Intermediate/Novice on the form as I didn't really know what they called a novice and what they called intermediate. So they put me in Novice. And I've got to admit it was a blast. I managed to find some good clear track, and didn't seem to have too much trouble with any of the more careful riders. Had some fun in the first session with a guy on a CBR1000RR. By the 2nd or 3rd session I was finding the novices were a little careful for me, but I didn't really want to move up a class because I knew if I got in with some quicker boys I'd be silly and try and keep up - and we all know where that leads. Only outbraked myself once or twice (about two laps before the VTR did) so quite glad to keep it the right way up and bring it home it one piece, which I think is the measure of a good day. My partner timed my last session for me, and the quickest on that session was a 28 with pretty consistent 30s traffic permitting.

Watching MD and Speedking... oh that was entertaining. Jimbo was bloody boring, he didn't engage in anywhere near as much front tyre saving. Dying to see Martin's video footage.

Big ups to the woman on the BMW, I don't know if she realised it but she was millimetres away from scraping her toes on almost every corner I saw her on!!

**Slipstream** · 18th July 2005, 11:01

Off the track pictures...

**Slipstream** · 18th July 2005, 11:03

On the track pictures....

**Slipstream** · 18th July 2005, 11:06

Frosty got to ride on NinjaBoy's bike ... but at what cost????

....

(strange that it's a Honda and not a Kawasaki tho NB

)

**chris** · 18th July 2005, 13:03

I would just like to say thanks to all those who turned up and made it a great day. Luckily it stayed dry all day, even if it wasn’t the warmest of days! Ray Clee will most likely be at the next day as well, so make sure you accost him and make use of his expertise. Unfortunately Tony Rees couldn’t make it on the day, so I hope you were all happy with his replacement, Brian Bernard!
The next date is at Manfeild once again on the 4th September. I know that Frosty is trying to get together some KB'ers for that date, so please speak to him. Failing that, ask me for a form.

Cheers
Chris