Where are all the sidecars?

**Ronin** · 13th September 2010, 12:24

Originally Posted by neil_cb125t

Hmm well VMCC have opened their arms up to sidecars again - once again numbers are struggling.

I really do think that Road racers are being penilised by continously giving up races ( yes full races - there used to be 3 per class, rain, hail or shine ) to accomodate the minority.

Perhaps sidecars should start up a club and run meetings for side cars - giving a FULL meeting back to road racers. Or AT LEAST get a chair rider to go to and contribute at a VMCC monthly meeting?

You mean continuously as in only 3 of the 6 rounds or is there a different definition of continuous now? Why not give them a chance?

**Deano** · 13th September 2010, 12:28

Originally Posted by neil_cb125t

I really do think that Road racers are being penilised

God help anyone who tries to penilise me !!

**White trash** · 13th September 2010, 12:31

Originally Posted by Deano

God help anyone who tries to penilise me !!

I assumed you would have been penilised since birth? Learn something every day.....

**Deano** · 13th September 2010, 13:29

Originally Posted by White trash

I assumed you would have been penilised since birth? Learn something every day.....

Categorise - put things into categories.

Labotomise - remove part of a brain

Sodomise - put (something) into (something else)

Penilise - Mmmmmmmm - I don't even want to think of the possibilities here, but they don't sound flash bro !!

**scracha** · 13th September 2010, 14:50

Originally Posted by Duke girl

Its surprising to see the entries for the Sidecars are as small as they are as you would have thought that most of the sidecars teams would be eager to get out there seeing that they dont do alot of Racing throughout the year.
Having 3 Rounds with the Vic Club doesn't seemed to have motivated them much.
Why?????

It's kinda strange isn't it, maybe they just need a bit more notice about the winter series as I suspect many of them had their whole season planned out and that didn't involve running over winter. The motards had their chance, didn't bother turning up and whined a lot. I'm kinda with Neil/Paul on this one. Give the chairs a class next year but if there's only a handful of entries at the first round then get the BEARS out for the remaining rounds.

**neil_cb125t** · 13th September 2010, 18:54

Originally Posted by Ronin

You mean continuously as in only 3 of the 6 rounds or is there a different definition of continuous now? Why not give them a chance?

In a first time case yes you're right - however i was attending VMCC meetings about 2-3 years ago which was the last time we had chairs in the program. Unfourtunately that chance was used by many chair racers ( probably not all ) as a way of entering a meeting getting a stamp on their MNZ book then leaving!! this was to qualify for battle of the streets.......

Call me stubborn but it seems that its more often than not chairs have low numbers, have LARGE mechanical issues ( such as at hampton this year ) and cause large hold ups during recovery...

Unfourtunately my experience ( as small as it is ) has not since chairs in a good light. If there was a "chair club" that had 6-10 different classes with 150-200 chair entrants..... and a bike class approached them for some races and had 5-8 entrants turn up, which sometimes caused the problems i mentioned above - how would that club feel about bikes...........

Prove us sceptics wrong - get a good swag of entrants and put on some great races!

**sidecar bob** · 13th September 2010, 18:54

Originally Posted by neil_cb125t

Hmm well VMCC have opened their arms up to sidecars again - once again numbers are struggling.

I really do think that Road racers are being penilised by continously giving up races ( yes full races - there used to be 3 per class, rain, hail or shine ) to accomodate the minority.

Perhaps sidecars should start up a club and run meetings for side cars - giving a FULL meeting back to road racers. Or AT LEAST get a chair rider to go to and contribute at a VMCC monthly meeting?

Have you ever heard of the Taupo Road Race Spectacular you munter?
Sidecar guys putting on a royal show for the two wheeled brigade.
Sadly, some of the "big men" of the sidecar scene that essentially live just down the road compared to some of us, have a serious case of CBA (cant be arsededness) & have not entered this meeting.

**neil_cb125t** · 13th September 2010, 18:57

Originally Posted by Deano

God help anyone who tries to penilise me !!

Ha im sure i penilised ya at wanganui last year!

**neil_cb125t** · 13th September 2010, 18:58

Originally Posted by Deano

Categorise - put things into categories.

Labotomise - remove part of a brain

Sodomise - put (something) into (something else)

Penilise - Mmmmmmmm - I don't even want to think of the possibilities here, but they don't sound flash bro !!

don't worry you get taught this at basic training upon enlistment in the RNZAF....

**jellywrestler** · 13th September 2010, 20:33

I went to the last round of the VMCC Winter Series and there were TWENTY sidecar compeitiors there. Ten outfits; twenty people. Other classes are combined on the track to build up the numbers, give the competitors a chance.

**Shaun** · 13th September 2010, 20:46

Originally Posted by jellywrestler

I went to the last round of the VMCC Winter Series and there were TWENTY sidecar compeitiors there. Ten outfits; twenty people. Other classes are combined on the track to build up the numbers, give the competitors a chance.

haha Club racing scene is great eh

**nzkr1** · 13th September 2010, 21:28

Originally Posted by sidecar bob

Have you ever heard of the Taupo Road Race Spectacular you munter?
Sidecar guys putting on a royal show for the two wheeled brigade.
Sadly, some of the "big men" of the sidecar scene that essentially live just down the road compared to some of us, have a serious case of CBA (cant be arsededness) & have not entered this meeting.

Yeah why aren't bron and adam racing?