MNZ board nominations

[Kickaha]

Not racing the Tri Series, more gossip, what's the story with that then????????????

It came from another competitor who had talked to Leighton and supposedly he was reviewing whether he'd have sidecars at the series after the poor turnout last year, someone else was trying to contact him to see if there was any truth to it

Although I have an email from him where he stated if there weren't 12 on the grid they wouldn't be running last year and if you didn't enter all rounds you couldn't do any of them and we know how that went

It sounds like a comedy of errors by a bunch of incompetent drunken amateurs to me.

You know I don't drink so only the incompetent bit applies to me

The presentation of the bikes is more often than not poor too.

I'm not sure when the last time you saw them was but the presentation on some of them here would put any other class to shame

From the experience the AMCC have had with running buckets at Hampton - the feedback from the riders has been that it was awesome but they don't want to do it again. I realise this doesn't represent all bucket riders, but that is what the bucket guys who were there racing said to me.

Big tracks are to much about HP on Buckets so I'm not surprised they don't want to do it gain

Bron wasn't shown the starters flag?? Does that mean he wasn't under starters orders, and the GP goes to Adam??

I'll mail you some more straws to clutch at if you like

Welcome Timtam (Get used to people calling you anything but your real name)...enjoy the murk to be found here...especially here!

Don't be a prick Morris

[gav]

I'd love to have a go too. And I think the bucket crew take it too personally that I said I didn't think it was a good idea. The presentation of the bikes is more often than not poor too. It is what it is. Fun on the right tracks.

Just out of interest, when was the last time you actually went to a bucket race?
Certainly down this neck of the woods most the bikes are prepared to a very high standard, the equal to pretty much every other class. Full circuit racing is run at both Ruapuna and Levels.
How do you feel about the times set by the ProLites? Too slow for you so they shouldnt be there? Hmmm ....
Close racing makes good racing, maybe some of the North Island clubs could trial running a few bucket, sorry F4, races and see how they go?
Just had the Methven Street Races, bucket class, 17 entries, about on par with most classes. Greymouth Street Races also holds a bucket class, 35 entries, usually one of the first classes filled.
F4, one of the last classes where two strokes and four strokes can battle it out together.

[Crasherfromwayback]

Certainly down this neck of the woods most the bikes are prepared to a very high standard, the equal to pretty much every other class. Full circuit racing is run at both Ruapuna and Levels.
How do you feel about the times set by the ProLites? Too slow for you so they shouldnt be there? Hmmm ....
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Dude...no need to be so precious about your beloved buckets...I'm all for them. And prolites etc I prefer as I think a lot of top racers come out of production based classes. But you probably don't know that I also think motards shouldn't bother with proper race tracks either, and yet that's the type of bike I started out racing and until recently still raced.

[ashracer]

overall there have been improvements including turning the financials around from a $100,000.00 deficit to a $200,000.00 surplus.



Still not sure how this was possible & give Pavletich $100k also. $200k is a vast amount of money to accumulate in 24 months. I suppose MNZ no longer puting up carnet money for people racing overseas will increase the interest payments coming in each month.

[ashracer]

But enough of this carry on. Sit back, get a cup of tea, a cold beer, or for the superbike riders; a fruit flavouered wine cooler & enjoy the NZ sidecar GP from Ruapuna January 2010. (also a round of NZ nationals)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KeGF6UlKeE

[sidecar bob]

I'll mail you some more straws to clutch at if you like

Bring a whole bundle up on the Duke on Thursday when you come, or maybe it would be more reliable to courier them up, at least they will get here that way.
I think it's got to the stage where nobody actually gives a shit anymore & everyone is just taking the piss now, although I have been right from the beginning.

[slowpoke]

Just out of interest, when was the last time you actually went to a bucket race?
Certainly down this neck of the woods most the bikes are prepared to a very high standard, the equal to pretty much every other class. Full circuit racing is run at both Ruapuna and Levels.
How do you feel about the times set by the ProLites? Too slow for you so they shouldnt be there? Hmmm ....
Close racing makes good racing, maybe some of the North Island clubs could trial running a few bucket, sorry F4, races and see how they go?
Just had the Methven Street Races, bucket class, 17 entries, about on par with most classes. Greymouth Street Races also holds a bucket class, 35 entries, usually one of the first classes filled.
F4, one of the last classes where two strokes and four strokes can battle it out together.

You guys can argue it all you like but are totally subjective about it. As I said, go away and talk to your crews and the general public at a race meeting, see if anybody else is frothing at the mouth to assume more debt by traipsing all over the country or in the case of spectators is willing to pay to watch them as opposed to something else.

For my 2c, the option is already there for people to race in a low cost highly competitive format (onya Billy, Pete and co), and another even lower cost class will detract from what are supposed to be our sports premier showcase events.

[prettybillie]

But enough of this carry on. Sit back, get a cup of tea, a cold beer, or for the superbike riders; a fruit flavouered wine cooler & enjoy the NZ sidecar GP from Ruapuna January 2010. (also a round of NZ nationals)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KeGF6UlKeE

Snnnnnnnnoooooooooooorrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeeeeee - got to 2 minutes 14 and fell asleep!

[ashracer]

Snnnnnnnnoooooooooooorrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeeeeee - got to 2 minutes 14 and fell asleep!

If you jump forward to 9.40 you will probably have a giggle

[ellipsis]

....the premier class is the class you choose to race...not endorsing or detracting from F4,but if you haven't seen the class doing its thing at Ruapuna or Levels then you aint up with the play...then again, SI shit again...this thread may be the best thing that the new age of motorcycle sport in NZ has had...the times are definitely changing...this thread will be happening for a long time...the card carrying member will realise that they carry the sport...and they will sort it out...hackles are being raised...long live the sport...it will still be here when the clouds have cleared...and smiley fucks will still be hangin out at race tracks...

[Billy]

although I have been right from the beginning.

Of course you have,Why did we ever doubt it??

[jellywrestler]

Bron wasn't shown the starters flag?? Does that mean he wasn't under starters orders, and the GP goes to Adam??

Quite possibly. That would also mean that in the 1995 Sidecar Grand Prix everything is null and void too.
The race was started with an Australian flag that was smaller than the rules required at the time.
Still, good timing to find out as all those ill gotten prize monies can now go to either the Christchurch Earthquake fund and/or to repair the damage to the George White Memorial trophy that sustained damage in the september quake and lost one of it's handles

[gav]

For my 2c, the option is already there for people to race in a low cost highly competitive format (onya Billy, Pete and co), and another even lower cost class will detract from what are supposed to be our sports premier showcase events.

And yet 150SS is OK? The majority of F4 bikes would be worth more than the average RG150. How about those Global Motorsports CBR150's? Don't they want to try and promote that as some "new" National Championship as well?
The National Champs should be an example of the best of the best in all classes. Hence I'd suggest Clubmans either run there bike in the relevant class or maybe volunteer to help out if they dont think they will be fast enough.

[jellywrestler]

I suppose MNZ no longer puting up carnet money for people racing overseas will increase the interest payments coming in each month.

There's another bit of gossip too
What's the facts with this one, some people have said a whole lot of shit and gone all quiet.????

[ellipsis]

....some of us are just getting HOT...