Lance Lowe fined $100 for Paeroa wheelie

[Ronin]

You have got to be fucking joking.... PC police strike again, there is minimising risks and then there is just dumb!

[scrivy]

He should have been fined for not smoking up the rear at the same time!!!

Or following it up with a huge stoppie, leaning forward to give his skank a kiss......!!!!!

Or even sitting on the tank wheelie.......

Now there are some things in life I'd pay to see/watch......... and that would be one of them...........

[merv]

If wheelies across the line are allowed in MotoGP then surely they are allowed in NZ races

[Nonbeliever]

this country is rapidly dissapearing down the shitter.

[Brian d marge]

where can I pay his fine?
and is there a bank account for the next one?

Stephen

[awayatc]

rumour has it he didn't indicate either.....

but did he wave..?

[Big Dave]

So to summarise. The Posted rules have been broken, but they are unpopular.

I should seek a response from officials before petitioning them.

[Rob Taylor]

I remember being at the riders briefing and the no sustained wheelie issue was mentioned.Mainly to protect the spectators because of the carnage if it all went wrong,& it can.The front coming up out of a corner was exceptable but not big ups further down the track.I understand where they are coming from.Thems the rules and Lance got caught..Do the crime do the time....Shit happens....On a race circuit,no problems,wheelie away.Hell i better remind Paul to keep the front down at W(H)anganui,just in case its the same rules.....

[Maha]

I remember being at the riders briefing and the no sustained wheelie issue was mentioned.Mainly to protect the spectators because of the carnage if it all went wrong,& it can.The front coming up out of a corner was exceptable but not big ups further down the track.I understand where they are coming from.Thems the rules and Lance got caught..Do the crime do the time....Shit happens....On a race circuit,no problems,wheelie away.Hell i better remind Paul to keep the front down at W(H)anganui,just in case its the same rules.....

I have to agree with this, and to whoever else said something about the MotoGP bla bla, yeah way different senario than Fricken Paeroa where all you have between you and the bikes is some fencing wire. I have seen someone dump the clutch of the line and loose it, at Paeroa, imagine what ''could'' happen at speed. I guess the rules are set in place for a reason, Mr Lowe should pay up.

[scrivy]

this country is rapidly dissapearing down the shitter.

Going gay you mean??

[Taz]

There are plans to stop jumps at MX and FMX events now too. And rally drivers are not allowed to get their cars sideways in the 2010 season. Rather than ban wheelies why not ban spectators?

[R6_kid:Me]

I have to agree with this, and to whoever else said something about the MotoGP bla bla, yeah way different senario than Fricken Paeroa where all you have between you and the bikes is some fencing wire.

So a wheelie at around 100kmh or so is more dangerous than doing 270kmh along the front straight?

[Billy]

I remember being at the riders briefing and the no sustained wheelie issue was mentioned.Mainly to protect the spectators because of the carnage if it all went wrong,& it can.The front coming up out of a corner was exceptable but not big ups further down the track.I understand where they are coming from.Thems the rules and Lance got caught..Do the crime do the time....Shit happens....On a race circuit,no problems,wheelie away.Hell i better remind Paul to keep the front down at W(H)anganui,just in case its the same rules.....

Absolutely right and anybody that sees it differently hasnt seen the aftermath of a motorcycle ploughing into the crowd at a street circuit.Good on whoever it was that enforced the ruling

[Maha]

So a wheelie at around 100kmh or so is more dangerous than doing 270kmh along the front straight?

Not saying that all, we are very lucky (loosely termed) to be so close to the bikes at any one time at Paeroa. Wheelies/stoppies/burnouts/bins are all part of a massive day out and I lookd forward to the third sunday in Feb every year. But if the rules of the Paeroa circut state 'no wheelies over the start/finish' then so be it. By all means, go ahead and do it, if you can afford the $100 fine. Is it unjust? possibly. Im sure Mr Lowe is up to speed with the do's and donts on any race track.

[wbks]

I'm not a racer so I'm probably going to be told to STFU, which is fair enough, but I guess the organizers are probably already walking a tight rope just running the event even with a good safety record with the public, so they're probably just trying to minimize any unnecessary risk where possible? That said, racing is technically an un unnecessary risk in life, and fans go there to be entertained, so whether its racing or finishing a race with a mono it makes no difference. Some racing is better than no racing, and if they have to bring in some relatively un intrusive rules is it really so bad compared to not being able to watch/race there at all?