Classics at Hampton Downs, 8-9 Feb

**jellywrestler** · 1st February 2014, 16:52

The old boys are still learning to like HD as opposed to over thirty years at Pukekohe and given that triumph NZ has taken half their practice away but one thing is for sure there'll be plenty of good racing next weekend, and in the evenings a few brews no doubt...
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Ansteys not coming, Cam Donald is replacing him as Bruce is ill at the moment.

**Geeen** · 1st February 2014, 17:34

That's a bugger about Anstey, hope its not too serious. Could be cool to have a yarn to Mr Donald, even if he is an Aussie......

**trustme** · 2nd February 2014, 20:39

As I understand it there will be no track time for non competitive riders, might stuff Triumphs plans a little.
This old fart will take HD over Puke any day of the week

**koba** · 2nd February 2014, 21:42

Gah, same weekend as the GP and the Cliffhanger.
I'll be at the GP.

**jellywrestler** · 2nd February 2014, 22:07

Originally Posted by koba

Gah, same weekend as the GP and the Cliffhanger.
I'll be at the GP.

isn't the cliffhanger march?

**jellywrestler** · 2nd February 2014, 22:08

Originally Posted by trustme

As I understand it there will be no track time for non competitive riders, might stuff Triumphs plans a little.
This old fart will take HD over Puke any day of the week

i think a lot of the old boys were set in their ways at Pukekohe, takes time for some to change but it looks like it's there to stay

**koba** · 3rd February 2014, 06:26

Originally Posted by jellywrestler

isn't the cliffhanger march?

Gah, Bad Barin, they are both in March, No clash!

**Voltaire** · 3rd February 2014, 07:25

Originally Posted by trustme

As I understand it there will be no track time for non competitive riders, might stuff Triumphs plans a little.
This old fart will take HD over Puke any day of the week

The trees were nice, I heard MNZ have said no to 'track parades' following the pit lane exit crash at the BS last year.
I won my only ever race at Puke, not every day you see off a BSA Goldstar and Drainpipe Norton on a BMW

And the Posties are there too, the old boys must be doing it hard.

**jellywrestler** · 3rd February 2014, 08:30

Originally Posted by Voltaire

The trees were nice,
And the Posties are there too, the old boys must be doing it hard.

trees were nice but so are the apartments at HD and the hall you can watch from too.

**nodrog:Me** · 3rd February 2014, 09:01

The MV classic was on the weekend at taupo. Pretty good turn out. The long track is really long on a classic racer, i think the pre war boys had time for tea and biccies on the way down the back straight.

This weekend should be good.

**Voltaire** · 3rd February 2014, 09:14

Originally Posted by nodrog

The MV classic was on the weekend at taupo. Pretty good turn out. The long track is really long on a classic racer, i think the pre war boys had time for tea and biccies on the way down the back straight.

This weekend should be good.

Gingernuts?

**trustme** · 3rd February 2014, 14:29

Nah, way to tough on their teeth , even dunked .

We were formed up on the dummy grid , waiting, waiting, waiting
A rider was about 30/40m back from the entry to the track on the front straight, the flag marshal kept waiving him on as he pushed ever so slowly , in the end they ran back down to him & pushed his bike while he hobbled along behind.
Cool, I hope I'm still doing it at that age , ooops hold on , that's next year