Round 4 Castrol 1 Nationals Road Race Champs

[gixerracer]

Dude, next time your out on your bike come over say hi, see first hand how much of a wanker I am!

PS: are any of you fair weather racers going it's pissing down right now !

I can vouch for you Lord Rajer. You are a wanker.

[gixerracer]

Where and when on a race track in NZ does 298kms get hit? Just wondering as after watching the speeds from Round one of the WSBK at Phillip Island - on significantly higher speced bikes than what is run in NZ - were in excess of 300 but thats with big horses.......

I will no doubt be corrected

Pukekohe now worries at all, We doing 280 give or take 5 kphat the Nationals at invercargill the other day and Puke back straight is looooong with much taller gearing

[slowpoke]

Dude, next time your out on your bike come over say hi, see first hand how much of a wanker I am!

PS: are any of you fair weather racers going it's pissing down right now !

Not sayin' you're a wanker, just trying (badly) to give ya some friendly advice. Good luck anyways, good to see another Super on the grid.

[gatch]

Pukekohe now worries at all, We doing 280 give or take 5 kphat the Nationals at invercargill the other day and Puke back straight is looooong with much taller gearing

If I can get 210kph on a 50yr old, 50hp 180kg steel fist. Then its not unrealistic for you cunts with your 6,000hp to expect 300..

[kittytamer]

Any club racers stepping up and doing this round at Hampton Downs?
I am thinking about doing it, but I was wondering what the fast guys opinion was on having slower guys out there who they will be lapping? My times there are well within the 115% qualifying limit but I will still be lapped during a 20 lap race for sure.
Your thoughts please....

[White trash]

Any club racers stepping up and doing this round at Hampton Downs?
I am thinking about doing it, but I was wondering what the fast guys opinion was on having slower guys out there who they will be lapping? My times there are well within the 115% qualifying limit but I will still be lapped during a 20 lap race for sure.
Your thoughts please....

Just do it. If you're confident enough in your abilities to be able to qualify, you're able to race. Give it a nudge, you'll be a far better racer for it.

[k14]

Just do it. If you're confident enough in your abilities to be able to qualify, you're able to race. Give it a nudge, you'll be a far better racer for it.

Yep totally agree. Go for it and you won't regret it!

[racerhead]

Just do it. If you're confident enough in your abilities to be able to qualify, you're able to race. Give it a nudge, you'll be a far better racer for it.

Yep just do it. I did it last year and learned more trying to follow Nick, Glen and Midge for a few laps than I did all weekend

[jellywrestler]

Do we only get an afternoon session for practice??!! We usually only get 3 sessions on a full day with the way the piss around and all the support classes

Those 'pissing around' support classes pay a substantial amount towards the running of the meeting.
Many of the riders in those 'pissing around' support classes progress to more prominent classes too.

[Shaun]

Any club racers stepping up and doing this round at Hampton Downs?
I am thinking about doing it, but I was wondering what the fast guys opinion was on having slower guys out there who they will be lapping? My times there are well within the 115% qualifying limit but I will still be lapped during a 20 lap race for sure.
Your thoughts please....

Claim your spot dude, every one starts some where mate

[gixerracer]

Any club racers stepping up and doing this round at Hampton Downs?
I am thinking about doing it, but I was wondering what the fast guys opinion was on having slower guys out there who they will be lapping? My times there are well within the 115% qualifying limit but I will still be lapped during a 20 lap race for sure.
Your thoughts please....

You can do et

[scracha]

Yea well we all know 90% of anyone who is not related to the sport come to watch F1 and F2. The rest are just that - support classes.

You have no proof of that.

So we need practice time, the risks are a lot greater for us. What would you know about racing a superbike WT

The risks are greater for guys like Craig and Sloan who actually push the bikes near the limits. Just because you can twist the throttle up to 300 clicks on the straight doesn't make it riskier.

I am thinking about doing it, but I was wondering what the fast guys opinion was on having slower guys out there who they will be lapping? My times there are well within the 115% qualifying limit but I will still be lapped during a 20 lap race for sure.
Your thoughts please....

You'll spend twice what you would on a club meeting but you'll get little more in the way of track time. If it's F1 or F2, you probably won't learn that much as the really fast guys are in a different league (i.e. you're lucky if you can follow them through one corner) and lets face it, there's hardly any mid-pack club racers doing the nats to get any insight from. If you get in the way of a couple of faster riders lapping you at the nationals you've a higher chance of getting punted off your bike.

[Pussy]

I can vouch for you Lord Rajer. You are a wanker.

Waaah!

Look up "humility" in the thesaurus some time, Raj!

[lostinflyz]

You'll spend twice what you would on a club meeting but you'll get little more in the way of track time. If it's F1 or F2, you probably won't learn that much as the really fast guys are in a different league (i.e. you're lucky if you can follow them through one corner) and lets face it, there's hardly any mid-pack club racers doing the nats to get any insight from. If you get in the way of a couple of faster riders lapping you at the nationals you've a higher chance of getting punted off your bike.

BULLSHIT!!!!!

if you do a couple of rounds you'll find stroudy, bugdin, stauffer, smith, or any of the other fast chaps in other classes aren't defying the laws of physics. Their good but its nothing impossible. They just have a good setup (better than most, even if they moan) and do everything right more often than not.

and if guys can lap you, then there going fast enough that getting round a lapper is the least of their concerns. If you just do your thing, their good, smart and confident enough to ride up the inside or outside of you and they'll do all the work. You wont be the first guy any of the properly fast guys have lapped.

you'll learn next to fuck all from a mid-pack club racer. wanna be fast, ride with fast guys. Learn what they do, what makes them fast, most will willingly give you pointers and help, its ur job to listen, learn and practice. if you can't keep within a short shot of the quick guys for a corner or two, you wont be able to qaulify, and its just a question of accepting your not ready, practicing and coming back next year.

[Biggles08]

BULLSHIT!!!!!

if you do a couple of rounds you'll find stroudy, bugdin, stauffer, smith, or any of the other fast chaps in other classes aren't defying the laws of physics. Their good but its nothing impossible. They just have a good setup (better than most, even if they moan) and do everything right more often than not.

and if guys can lap you, then there going fast enough that getting round a lapper is the least of their concerns. If you just do your thing, their good, smart and confident enough to ride up the inside or outside of you and they'll do all the work. You wont be the first guy any of the properly fast guys have lapped.

you'll learn next to fuck all from a mid-pack club racer. wanna be fast, ride with fast guys. Learn what they do, what makes them fast, most will willingly give you pointers and help, its ur job to listen, learn and practice. if you can't keep within a short shot of the quick guys for a corner or two, you wont be able to qaulify, and its just a question of accepting your not ready, practicing and coming back next year.

What he said Chris....do ettttttttttt!!!!