Buckets in the BOP

**Farmaken** · 7th November 2011, 10:04

Hi all I have recently gained access to the kart track at Edgecumbe ( about 20 kms from Whakatane) to run buckets. Very low key at the moment ,just three of us having a play however the kart club are happy to let us run meetings there if we are keen !!!
Spoke to Steve yesterday about this and no doubt more will come of it.
In the meantime the kart club have invited us to join their Christmas meet on Dec. 17
won`t be huge track time but will be a cheap day out.

Anyone keen ??

**kiwifruit** · 7th November 2011, 10:35

I'm sure you will get lots of interest!

**Henk** · 7th November 2011, 11:12

I'd be dead keen. Unfortunately that is the same weekend as the last Auckland meet for the year. Bu will be a definite starter at some stage

**koba** · 7th November 2011, 16:56

It would be great to see another area of buckets start up in New Zealand!!!

**RDjase** · 7th November 2011, 17:05

Well done, Top marks !

Just make sure you have good nylon, catch cans and quiet bikes. Its really hard to get use of kart tracks and easy to lose it.

**ajturbo** · 7th November 2011, 17:09

keep us up to date with this.. ie: photos etc.. and how to get there..

**Pumba** · 7th November 2011, 18:39

Kartsport Eastern Bay of Plenty

Tried to embed a google map but somthing funky is happening with my computer, will try again but don't shot me if it doesn't work

View KartSport Eastern Bay of Plenty in a larger map

**Pumba** · 7th November 2011, 18:45

Stupid google, not working for me. Can anyone else see the map above?

**Kendog** · 7th November 2011, 18:51

Nice work, I hope you manage to get this up and running.

Think about talking to MNZ as well.

**Kendog** · 7th November 2011, 18:52

Originally Posted by Pumba

Stupid google, not working for me. Can anyone else see the map above?

Not directly in KB, but the link worked thanks.

**F5 Dave** · 8th November 2011, 16:57

had to look around for it, but that looks an interesting track, although I'm not sure how you'd attack that virtually 360deg corner complex. Pity its a bit for for me these days,

**ajturbo** · 8th November 2011, 17:23

i may even be FINALLY able to get my knee down..

**sidwyz** · 8th November 2011, 19:31

Originally Posted by Farmaken

Hi all I have recently gained access to the kart track at Edgecumbe ( about 20 kms from Whakatane) to run buckets. Very low key at the moment ,just three of us having a play however the kart club are happy to let us run meetings there if we are keen !!!
Spoke to Steve yesterday about this and no doubt more will come of it.
In the meantime the kart club have invited us to join their Christmas meet on Dec. 17
won`t be huge track time but will be a cheap day out.

Anyone keen ??

YES keen as beans!!

As Henk said AMCC meet that weekend, but it is only a fun day.

If you could come up with a little bit more info for us to make a decision to come in december that would be great.

I understand it's a kart meet, but, how much track time are we looking at? 1 10 min session? or a few 20min sessions or what.
How much to enter for the day?
Gates open at?
Racing starts at?
Ect

But yes you will get lots of intrest from us (bucketeers), especially if you can wrangle us access to the track for a whole day or weekend to run our own meetings without the karts.

I'm sure we can get a group of us to come show what we are all about.
My wife and I are keen to come in December and run depending on some details.