WSB back in NZ?

**scrivy** · 10th August 2009, 13:31

Originally Posted by Creeping Death

Alotta memories when I hear those names,Roche,Merkel,Phillis and Pirovano the midget!

Come to the B.A.D.D. 3 hour endurance race this year at Taupo on Dec 27th. You'll see Merkel and Phillis and Stroud battling it out - all past World Superbike runners/champions!! Oh, and Slighty might just pay a visit to the re-union also!! If ya wanna spin some shit to these top blokes, then come along and join in on the fun!!

Will be almost as good as going to a WSB meeting!!

**kiwifruit** · 10th August 2009, 14:02

Originally Posted by scrivy

Come to the B.A.D.D. 3 hour endurance race this year at Taupo on Dec 27th. You'll see Merkel and Phillis and Stroud battling it out - all past World Superbike runners/champions!! Oh, and Slighty might just pay a visit to the re-union also!! If ya wanna spin some shit to these top blokes, then come along and join in on the fun!!

Will be almost as good as going to a WSB meeting!!

Its going to be quite the spectacle this year alright!

**Genestho** · 10th August 2009, 14:21

Originally Posted by kiwifruit

Its going to be quite the spectacle this year alright!

T'will indeed sir! The team are workin hard!

Within a couple of weeks I hope to be able to make a couple of exciting announcments regarding advertising for the TRRS and BADD 3 Hour Endurance Race, and the associated Rally.

And....the poster is currently under design......!!

Watch the TRRS/BADD 3 Hour Thread, or www.badd.co.nz OR www.roadracspectacular.4t.com for more developments as they come!

STAY...Tuned....

**scrivy** · 10th August 2009, 14:31

Originally Posted by kiwifruit

Its going to be quite the spectacle this year alright!

All eyes will be on you fruity!!!

**Shaun** · 10th August 2009, 16:19

Originally Posted by sil3ntwar

I reckon they could get it here.

Couple of years ago i was talking to someone who races bikes and he said Hampton Downs would never get built. People have no faith these days

Tell me what the financuall benefit is to any one , by running it in our tiny little nation, I cannot see a marketable reason to have it here, that is all.

**Tony.OK** · 10th August 2009, 16:32

Originally Posted by Shaun

Tell me what the financuall benefit is to any one , by running it in our tiny little nation, I cannot see a marketable reason to have it here, that is all.

Could the same be said for the A1 Gp, and thats just boring

Marketable reason?................how about raising the awareness of bike racing in NZ. That alone has to be worth something.
Financial benefit?..................how much money does the V8's in Hammie bring in for the district.

Look at the Junior MX thats on this weekend, its been dragged away from Europe and will raise the level of MX in NZ for sure.

**Burrt Badger** · 10th August 2009, 16:57

Anyone got a spare 3 - 4 Million dollars to pay for it?????? That is where it will fall over.

**roadracingoldfart** · 10th August 2009, 19:36

Originally Posted by Shaun

Tell me what the financuall benefit is to any one , by running it in our tiny little nation, I cannot see a marketable reason to have it here, that is all.

Shaun ,

t-e-l-v-i-s-i-o-n ,

nuff said.

**Wingnut** · 10th August 2009, 19:52

To host such an event doesn't Dorna charge some huge sum of coin just for the rights to hold it? I'm sure I read that somewhere and it would be an amount in the late 6 figures. Could be mistaken for Moto GP too.

I would like to believe it will happen but cant help but be a little sceptical.

**Burrt Badger** · 10th August 2009, 20:08

Wingnut, isn't that what I said???????? And WSBK is the Flamini Group, Dorna are MotoGP.

**R6_kid:Me** · 10th August 2009, 20:09

Originally Posted by Shaun

Tell me what the financuall benefit is to any one , by running it in our tiny little nation, I cannot see a marketable reason to have it here, that is all.

Get a wordsmith on the job and put some positive spin on it for Tourism NZ... the country has some awesome riding to be done and I'm sure opening the eyes of motorcycling world to our little nation would be worth the money, even if the government chipped in... then all those speeding tickets would have been worth it!

**Shaun** · 10th August 2009, 20:20

Originally Posted by roadracingoldfart

Shaun ,

t-e-l-v-i-s-i-o-n ,

nuff said.

AS some one above posted, where is the 3-4 million going to to come from Racingoldfart? , mmmm, NOT television mate, television has to be PAID to be there, hense the outlay to secure the event, What industry in New Zealand would spend 4 MILL to get itself on TV world wide for a few hours?

Re Hamilton and V8 it does NOT cost anything like the amount to run a WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, and the crowd attendence at the cars, WILL and DOES piss all over bike crowds, even WSB, look at 1988-1990 crowd attendence at Manfeild, ba haha.

Having dribbled on enough, there is NO WAY on earth, any company is going to outlay the money in the first place to secure it, untill the current management and so called track has been prooven, ( Yea it has started) there has been way to many financuall parties that have cut and run over the last 2 years with that project as it is, so there is not a lot of security, comfort. Gaurantees, for investors to look at it seriously at the moment anyway.

Look at Taupo, same shite happened there with the investors, and then it was picked up and completed, BUT, dam, it is falling apart already, and it is NOT on a swamp???

Yea yea, they left it covered in product for 6 or so months, but how many centries has the SWAMP been there and moving around like a big belly, Trust me, i trully hope it happens, but believe there is a hick up around the corner with that place big time.

Sorry to be so pesimistic

**Burrt Badger** · 10th August 2009, 20:20

You still need 3 - 4 million (US Dollars that is, sorry for not being clear on that.) to even start the negotiation (bidding) process. Any one got that sitting around???? Tourism NZ will not front with it, neither will the Government. A1GP will be lost for the same reason.

**Shaun** · 10th August 2009, 20:34

Originally Posted by Burrt Badger

You still need 3 - 4 million (US Dollars that is, sorry for not being clear on that.) to even start the negotiation (bidding) process. Any one got that sitting around???? Tourism NZ will not front with it, neither will the Government. A1GP will be lost for the same reason.

No loss re the A1GP really anyway mate, we have as many forigners on the Auckland motorway driving as badly

**scrivy** · 11th August 2009, 19:47

Originally Posted by Burrt Badger

You still need 3 - 4 million (US Dollars that is, sorry for not being clear on that.) to even start the negotiation (bidding) process. Any one got that sitting around???? Tourism NZ will not front with it, neither will the Government. A1GP will be lost for the same reason.

What if we (NZ) enter a team in it called the All Blacks M/C Team, or the Americas Cup M/C Team - Tourism NZ would be as keen as mustard!!

It's a damn shame we can't scrape together enough moola!