Lack of reporting

[tail_end_charlie]

Not true. Most if not all of the AMA national rounds (superbike, Supersport600 and Daytona classes) all make it on SpeedTV usually on the same weekend of the meeting, sometimes live if held at a WSB or MotoGP meeting.

Ok, granted, its been a while since I've tried to watch m/c racing in the States. But I've read that the Speed channel is going to be changing format.

[jasonu]

Ok, granted, its been a while since I've tried to watch m/c racing in the States. But I've read that the Speed channel is going to be changing format.

Well fuck I didn't know about that one.
It looks like it goes hand in hand with the news that Speeds live (and possibly any) coverage of F1 ends at the end of this season too.

[tail_end_charlie]

Well fuck I didn't know about that one.
It looks like it goes hand in hand with the news that Speeds live (and possibly any) coverage of F1 ends at the end of this season too.

Yeah, bit of a bitch, eh? I don't see why that can't have just one station that would cover motorsports. Thats all I would ask for, just one simple station that shows the racing live, or at least as close as possible, with re-runs through the week at a reasonable time. And keep all that endless drivel about Nascar out of it too. No talking, just racing.

[trustme]

From a pretty good source., Sunday gate was a disaster. Monday was on budget. High entry numbers = above budget. Too early to be sure. Probably broke even. All in all went well, a few minor issues behind the scenes. Aussies were happy, same shit can happen at Phillip Island that's racing. Roll on next year. Bigger & better.

For a first effort , They done real good.

[jellywrestler]

For a first effort , They done real good.

the reality is it's lucky no-one went home in a body bag, Tough but someone has to say something. So many people cocked up the starts as they didn't understand the start lights. did they have a quick riders briefing on monday in pit lane and show the riders how they worked, no. It's fucking lucky no-one was cleaned up.

[Brian d marge]

Type in Google "ruapuna nz nationals " go to images .... a windswept field with a few bikes ( getting better looking each year )

then do the same for any major country ....

compare

the thing that strikes me , is the colour , I know this sounds odd , but all the others have advertising , colour lots of it! ...and when you notice it, is when places like Indianapolis , where the stand makes the crowd look small and the advertising is non existent ( to be seen )

I’ve asked myself , what IS it ,,I mean motogp has the same amount of bike as a NZ national , give or take why are people paying to go to Phillip island , but not 1/2 a mile up the road ???

Paeroa is ( for me ) great ,,

so why the difference , ?

Paeroa , has a few pubs and shops and is small so concentrates the people ( seems crowded to me ) Ruapuna is a windswept hell hole with a hotdog stand and a rough pub , with a nice publican

Motegi is awesome , with rides for the kids , shops, stalls , Speedway , speedway hamburgers , bike displays ,,women , sexy women , pit girls , and the Honda staff in the museum ( whom my wife knows ) and would also be sexy ( if my wife didnt know them )

here is a comment from the wife about my Sunday at the mx track, ( from a womens point of view )

"My husband was dying to join this bike event.
However I don't like sun shine, dust , noise so I wasn't going to this time. But I feel sorry been alone for my husband. Then we went there afterwards
But he was completely fine and enjoying with some wild bikers!!
Great!"

wild bikers !! its a VMX event and half are over 50 !


but that’s the reality

Stephen

and you want it on the radio !!!! ........ tui

[Voltaire]

the reality is it's lucky no-one went home in a body bag, Tough but someone has to say something. So many people cocked up the starts as they didn't understand the start lights. did they have a quick riders briefing on monday in pit lane and show the riders how they worked, no. It's fucking lucky no-one was cleaned up.

It took me while to get the hang of the lights.... in one race the guy behind me on the third row got almost to the front before anyone moved.....I jumped one start as well......first time I had seen a start like that, usually they use signs and flags. We were told to be on the line for 8:00am....at around 8:45 the race started..... I was surprised there was no briefing.

[rastus]

the reality is it's lucky no-one went home in a body bag, Tough but someone has to say something. So many people cocked up the starts as they didn't understand the start lights. did they have a quick riders briefing on monday in pit lane and show the riders how they worked, no. It's fucking lucky no-one was cleaned up.

It was only a jump start if you were nobody famous.

[nzmikey]

It took me while to get the hang of the lights.... in one race the guy behind me on the third row got almost to the front before anyone moved.....I jumped one start as well......first time I had seen a start like that, usually they use signs and flags. We were told to be on the line for 8:00am....at around 8:45 the race started..... I was surprised there was no briefing.

Yeah there were reasons for that beyond the control of anyone ----- Sorry

[jellywrestler]

It took me while to get the hang of the lights.... in one race the guy behind me on the third row got almost to the front before anyone moved.....I jumped one start as well......first time I had seen a start like that, usually they use signs and flags.so did you not understand what was said at riders briefing, maybe they would have been better to have the briefing in pit lane and demonstrate the lights a couple of times as there were a lot of riders who it was a new thing to We were told to be on the line for 8:00am....at around 8:45 the race started.....they probably wanted to start then but with a lot of flaggies 'offshore' and probably told to be there for a nine am start this was the stumbling point I was surprised there was no briefingthere was time for one especially as most competitors were ready for a start an hour early.

biggest hats off for the weekend goes to the flaggies who would've got sodden out there,thanks people