Sidecars coming to Actrix winter series.

**sidecar bob** · 25th March 2010, 17:41

The class is fucking huge overseas, why are there no Kiwi's of note riding?
How i laughed when i read that!!!!

**Kickaha** · 25th March 2010, 18:07

Originally Posted by Drew

The class is fucking huge overseas, why are there no Kiwi's of note riding?

There might be a couple who would be capable of qualifying but if they didn't get lapped they'd be very fortunate

When Stacey was winning over here he was the bottom end of the field in Europe

Also incredibly expensive to do

**neil_cb125t** · 25th March 2010, 18:13

Originally Posted by Drew

Ok, lets argue this civilised since I just deleted three lines in the interest of not starting a shit fight.

Chair crashes rarely need any more than a tow out of the gravel, making them quicker to clean up than a two wheeled off most the time.

They also dont require medical assistance as often, making it quicker to get the next race out since the ambulance must be available during all track time.

In the event that the race in front of them runs long due to a crash/ambulance mobilising, they do not need to be sent back to pits to allow for tyre warmers to be put on as they dont use them. Meaning no fucking around as soon as the track is clear.

But all that aside, why the fuck should two wheeled riders get four times the track time as a rig? There are two riders on each one to enjoy the time out there.

The class is fucking huge overseas, why are there no Kiwi's of note riding?

Motards had a chance to do their thing, and had numbers been big enough there is no way they'd have been dropped. Let's bring back the chairs, and give them the same choice. Especially since there's no north island series for them to ride that I've ever heard of.

Ha yeah a good one this little roo is!!

Well when i was on the commitee last - about 3 years ago we dropped side cars as they had fields of 5-6, and as the year progressed it would dimish.....they would pay thier money, enter and then sign on........ and GO HOME. They got 3 stamps in their log book so they could compete at wangas and paeroa... and then F&*K off....

The reason 2 wheelers need and deserve more track time is cause we do all the orginising, the only guy i know is andy - who did the BADD 3 hr.
Its just another breed of motard for the club..... motard would moan all year " manfields tostraight" then " our races are to short" then 6 guys would do both motard classes...

If 3 wheelers wanna grow and get people into the sport they need to start giving back. the also need a developement or entry level class - i think the biggest prob is that the guys that are "new" to the sport ride old rigs with old donks that DO BLOW gaskets.

the top rigs are very impressive, Get them to the track AND get all the other guys WANTING to progress - like what road racers do... then maybe they will be an asset to have around... just seen it before so hard to shake the old memories dude.

If a chair club held meetings - and road races came along took up a spot in the program and did what chairs did to VMCC.. had only a few competitors... chair guys would tekll us to get f&*ked 3 years later.

**Foxzee** · 25th March 2010, 18:30

Righty ho….before all get really excited and turn this thread into another bird fight…let’s save ya feathers….

Yes the rig’s are coming back to VMCC however only for 3 meetings out of the 6 Winter Series 2010 .

At this point I think I need to remind all….we all get our licenses from the same place and if I recall correctly it starts with MOTORCYCLING. For our sport to grow we need to move forward and that means trying different things or re-hashing where we have gone before and reworking it to make it work for everyone....this is not going to happen overnight but will in time if everyone works united.

As for getting in a full racing Programme…..there are so many variables no matter how many or what classes we run there is the potential for the meeting to run behind or cut short… one variable will always remain and that is rider safety and care no matter how long it takes and how many laps we have to cut down to achieve this.

I hope to see many rig's on the grid as I hope to see many full fields of the other classes we run....

**viewer** · 25th March 2010, 19:24

Originally Posted by Foxzee

...this is not going to happen overnight but will in time if everyone works united.

and therin lies your problem. Ask the sidecar people what happens when people don't play unitedly, and go off and do there own things to the detrement of there own club

**Drew** · 25th March 2010, 19:34

Originally Posted by Kickaha

There might be a couple who would be capable of qualifying but if they didn't get lapped they'd be very fortunate

When Stacey was winning over here he was the bottom end of the field in Europe

Also incredibly expensive to do

That's my point mate. If the class was bigger here, our competitors would be of a higher level.