Good events to take kids to?

[Fatt Max]

Ok peeps, once again after advide from you lovely people.

Mini Max is keen to go and watch some bike racing. Now, I have never really been to a track other than a bucket day in Mt Wellington and a visit to Pukekohe after the MAG launch in October.

What I would like to know is, what would be the best events to take a wee fella to? Somewhere that he could watch the bikes but go for a wander at the same time (not on his own of course...!!)

As I said, I am a serious track / racing / superbike 'know-nothing' but Mini Max is taking an interest and I want to keep that going. He is 6, turns 7 this year so I suppose it is somewhere that we can find a spot, bring a picnic and have some fun.

As always, all and any suggestions welcome

Cheers guys

[MadDuck]

Paeroa next month....

[ynot slow]

Try speedway as well,either Western Springs for non contact,or Waikaraka Park for true speedway crash and bash,they usually have sidecars(awesome,no brakes) at either event.

[GSXR Trace]

Paeroa next month....

Yep second that, battle of the streets in paeroa (think its the 20th), some good grass banks to sit on and have your picnic and watch the bikes go past (and occassionally bin right into the bags in front of you (if at the bottom of the back straight), but also not too far to walk around etc. Also cool to go and look through the pits and check out all the bikes, don't know if a 6 year old would think the same, but there is always plenty going on in there if he gets a bit bored with watching the racing.

[Conquiztador]

From memory you live in the Auckland region??

If so, here (not including what has already been stated here):

- Rosebank Road for Solo Speedway and Side Cars. Best track in NZ. Sit on the grass bank and see the whole track.

- Bike Drags at Meremere

- There is a few Motocross tracks around Auckland. Here: http://www.dirt-bike-tips-and-pics.c...w-zealand.html He can watch the Mini races on a separate smaller track for 4 - 11 year olds.

- Pit Bike Racing Mt Wellington Go-Kart track.

Get him a small MX bike and let him have a go!!

[Fatt Max]

From memory you live in the Auckland region??

If so, here (not including what has already been stated here):

- Rosebank Road for Solo Speedway and Side Cars. Best track in NZ. Sit on the grass bank and see the whole track.

- Bike Drags at Meremere

- There is a few Motocross tracks around Auckland. Here: http://www.dirt-bike-tips-and-pics.c...w-zealand.html He can watch the Mini races on a separate smaller track for 4 - 11 year olds.

- Pit Bike Racing Mt Wellington Go-Kart track.

Get him a small MX bike and let him have a go!!

Cheers dude,

Yep, the MX is on the cards, maybe another year of him on the ouch bike to get the balance right. How do I get the dates for the Rosebank Road meets?

Thanks to you and all the othes for taking the time to help me on this one

Cheers

[Conquiztador]

Cheers dude,

Yep, the MX is on the cards, maybe another year of him on the ouch bike to get the balance right. How do I get the dates for the Rosebank Road meets?

Thanks to you and all the othes for taking the time to help me on this one

Cheers

Here: http://www.rosebankspeedway.co.nz/19.../calendar.html

[SMOKEU]

Street races are awesome. I had a great time watching the Methven ones last year.

[fossil]

Cheers dude,

Yep, the MX is on the cards, maybe another year of him on the ouch bike to get the balance right. How do I get the dates for the Rosebank Road meets?

Thanks to you and all the othes for taking the time to help me on this one

Cheers

Hi Max,

Take your boy to a trials club day. He will see lots of tricks(I took my grand daughters and they called them trick riders). Its normally quite quiet and the guy's and girls who ride are normally only too happy to spend time talking about what they do. My grand kids learnt their riding skills on geared down trail bikes at club trial days ( and its cheap) rather than mx.
Otherwise take him to a round of the National Road Race Champs. You can access the pits and get up close and personal (within reason) with the action and even get some autographs etc.

[GOONR]

Try speedway as well,either Western Springs for non contact,or Waikaraka Park for true speedway crash and bash,they usually have sidecars(awesome,no brakes) at either event.

+1 on that, my old girl took me to speedway when I was a littleun, stood with my face pinned to the fence and ate gravel every time the bikes came round, loved it

[pritch]

These guys list upcoming events: http://www.silver-bullet.co.nz/

[2wheeldrifter]

This should be fun for all.... http://www.nitrocircuslive.com/upcom...our/index.html

[Maha]

+1 on that, my old girl took me to speedway when I was a littleun, stood with my face pinned to the fence and ate gravel every time the bikes came round, loved it

My father took me to the speedway In Palmerston North in the 70's..one night there were four racing that, at the time were the top four in world speedway.
Ivan Mauger/Barry Briggs/Ove' Fundin and Ronnie Moore on the track at the same time.
To put that in perspective, it would be like watching Rossi/Doohan/Crosby and Sheene on the track, granted they are from different times but the you get the gist.

[Fatt Max]

My father took me to the speedway In Palmerston North in the 70's..one night there were four racing that, at the time were the top four in world speedway.
Ivan Mauger/Barry Briggs/Ove' Fundin and Ronnie Moore on the track at the same time.
To put that in perspective, it would be like watching Rossi/Doohan/Crosby and Sheene on the track, granted they are from different times but the you get the gist.

Being from Wembley, I remember the speedway at the stadium which was on a Wednesday night if I remember rightly. We lived over the back of the stadium and you could hear it.

I never went though. My dad was always working late and my mum was simply not into that kind of thing. Oh, and I was pretty much grounded most of the time anyway. People down my street tended to get the hump when I set light to a bag of dog shit on their front door step.....

And there was the 'Walls Sausage In A Johnny Through Your Letterbox' trick as well

Yeah, speedway sounds like it could be a hoot....

[Taz]

The Classic festival at pukekohe is always a winner. A bike show with rare and exotic motorcycles from all era's (that's just the car park too!!) and racing and a spitfire show this year also. Take ear muffs.

http://www.nzcmrr.com/notices/2010/c..._hawk_spitfire