biggles make sure you take lots of duct tape you might need it for your body after they finish with you.Originally Posted by scracha
Hardcore Biker
biggles make sure you take lots of duct tape you might need it for your body after they finish with you.
Ta
I was pretty handy on a 600 and a 1000, no where near Stroud and Sheriffs of course, but quick ish when I stayed upright. And I promise you it is not even in the same league for fun as sidecars.
by the way I have both types of bike road and off road no three wheeled things though gave those up with my trusty trike when I was two years old
They are small time in New Zealand at the moment, but they have been a big class and will be again. There is a stigma about them and leaking oil/being dangerous, but is no longer the case. Come to the pits anytime and look over an outfit, then show me one solo bike with the same care spent on containing fluid.
The danger is a relativity thing I think. They 'turtle' less than solos, but when they do it can be worse. Swingers sometimes fall off but since it's always their fault that's ok.
In the riders seat
You can buy your own fucking beer this weekend
What I find most interesting is when a Sidecar drops oil it gets shouted from the rooftops, any other class it gets ignored and kept quiet or the sidecars get blamed for it
"If you can make black marks on a straight from the time you turn out of a corner until the braking point of the next turn, then you have enough power."
Hardcore Biker
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haha just noticed drew has gixxer 1000 listed as his bike and you are calling it the corolla of the bike world.
I used to race thundcats and when our co pilots almost fell out we exercised get in sit down shut up and hold on!
Ta
I should change that, I don't have that one anymore.
Retirement with a cause
If he had a Harrier he could take off and land quickly , say hi and dissapear at Mk1.5.
But you could always ask Dan P to pop over !!!!!
Retirement with a cause
Stop being a stoopid man ...... solo's dont spill oil . they soak up the oil left by the chairs.
Forum whore
of course they should, they pay MNZ licence fees , same amount as any 600 or 1000 rider. Next you will be saying benificiarys shouldnt get health care.
Vespa riders dont pay MNZ fees , F4 and F5 are recognised classes and can easily put 45 bikes on the grid, what other classes can do that ?
My neighbours diary says I have boundary issues
Forum whore
It is a massive investment I know to compete in this series. If I was investing the time and money that the 3, F classes do. I would maybe want more track time. There are lots of good ideas on this thread. Maybe when I win the big Powerball prize this weekend I will start my own promo company and help out.
Forum whore
What about an individual NI and SI 5 round championship (anyone from any island could contest either or both at once though). Then a humdinger face off round, alternating island location annually (NI this year, SI the next), where the national champ is decided in a best of 3?
/edit: I see, mooted many times already...
Don't read this.....
Sorry but I have already called "dibs" for this weekend...............better luck some other time maybe
Fair weather rider
We just got back from Timaru, watching the Nats round whilst on holiday. Its a long way from Paihia, but we had a blast. The Supers were shithot, Stroudy dishing it when it mattered, and heaps of support classes to keep everyone happy. The sidecars were a waste of time as far as competitive racing goes, theres only one chair in it really, but they did make a show of it by jacking up the second race, overtaking and stuff.
I just started racing Posties, and the best advice I've been given is that there are no sheepstations on offer, there is nothing to win, unless you want to spend the dough and run at the front. My point is that there will never be big crowds at most events in NZ, thats the joy of living here! If you want all that go queue up in Europe.Motorsport in NZ is for the competitors, by the competitors.
Just a suggestion as far as NI v SI rounds, why not have 6 rounds, but only count points from 4 of them?
lucky bastard
Hardcore Biker
Having dabbled in a bit of clubmans racing, I am not as qualified to speak here as others...but have some thoughts. I imagine a national champs is to find the national champ in each chapmionship class?? How could it be anything else?
If NZSBK is seen as a premier class, then surely it should have its own series?? (and be self funded)
I have in the past competed at national and international level in 2 sports. (cycling, and flying model aircraft). Both sports have a national championships. Both Nationals cater for all classes / aspects / disciplines of the sport.
Mountainbiking: 6 National rounds. 3 North, 3 South island. Best 4 results count...and you must compete at the final round for final placing, Final alternats between north and south island, with round 5 being in the same island, usually a week prior, to cut travel costs. All classes have seperate races. Elite, age group, female, junior etc.
Model Flying: Annual champs, usually a week long, held over xmas/new year. Alternate between North and South Island. All disciplines contested (as in motorcycling, many comperitors enter multiple classes)
Most major disciplines run their own [National] series throughout the year at seperate meetings, as a parallel competition.
My 2 bobs worth...
In the riders seat
Why should they get anymore than anyone else who pays the same entry fee to be there?
"If you can make black marks on a straight from the time you turn out of a corner until the braking point of the next turn, then you have enough power."
gypsy
you speak what i am thinking matey....With respect I dont agree
isnt this the NZ Nationals ?
do you have streetstocks and Motards runnng at Phillip island during the GP ?
do you have Japanese salloon cars (honda civis, Evos, WRX etc) running at the V8 Super car rounds ?
Etc Etc Etc
No you dont, they have there own races and events
The NZ Nationals should be the top riders , the premier classes , the guys who have worked there way to the top from the streetstock etc etc
its about marketing baby
what a ride so far!!!!
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