2016 North Island series

[Henk]

An early heads up on dates for the North Island series, we have the first two dates of the four round series confirmed and venues booked.
The GO will be held in March at Tokoroa with the date and that of the final round at Edgecumbe to be confirmed around October once the Auckland calendar has been locked down for next year.
The third round looks to be the back track at Manfeild in February once we get the details nailed down.

Round 1 5/6 December at Tokoroa
Round 2 9/10 January at Taumarunui
Round 3 TBC February back track Manfeild
GP TBC March Tokoroa
Round 4 TBC Edgecumbe

Once we have enough detail on the AMCC and Kart club calendars we will fill in the blanks. As usual Camping will be available at the tracks for the Kart track rounds.
One change for this year is that there will be no trophies for the Tokoroa cup at the GP, if you want to grab some silverware get a one event upgrade or a full championship licence and enter the GP.

I may be a little biased but I do suggest that if you have never been to any of these events you should consider it. If you have questions there are people in both Auckland, Wellington and Palmerston North who have been before. Tokoroa and Edgecumbe are both awesome tracks and Taumarunui is worth the trip for the camping and a swim in the river.

Prices should be in line with last year so entry $40 day licence $20 transponder hire $10 with the entry at the GP likely to be $50 to cover the higher cost of running the event if memory serves.
We have lowered the price on transponder hire this year as a way of encouraging people to run them, we will be insisting that everybody runs one.
Cross entries at the GP are at the extortionate price of nothing so to maximise your track time start looking at F5 bikes and sidecars. I may put up a small prize for the daft person class for those that enter all three GPs if more that just Malcolm and myself are dopey enough to try.

[mr bucketracer]

good work henk , whats the laps are you planning on doing ? just want to know what i'm in for . cheers

[Henk]

Get fit.
I think we have usually run three races at 10, 15, 20.
This year we are trying to get people ready for the world endurance champs. Four races, 50 laps.
GP will be 150 laps of Toke, fit headlights.

Kidding, it will be much the same as last year.

As an aside I'd be keen to run sidecars as a class at the NI rounds if we can get more than two, any takers?

[mr bucketracer]

Get fit.
I think we have usually run three races at 10, 15, 20.
This year we are trying to get people ready for the world endurance champs. Four races, 50 laps.
GP will be 150 laps of Toke, fit headlights.

Kidding, it will be much the same as last year.

As an aside I'd be keen to run sidecars as a class at the NI rounds if we can get more than two, any takers?

10 , 15 ,20 is fine 20 hard work for me but just dont like this 25-30 lap stuff )-; , we are planning on bring the sidcar if others do , anyone else ? looking at making another seen we have some keen guys down this way

[Henk]

I could be wrong on the race distances.
10 15 20 seems sane to me for Toke. Maybe a bit short on the smaller tracks.

[Moooools]

As an aside I'd be keen to run sidecars as a class at the NI rounds if we can get more than two, any takers?

Yep should be able to do at least some of them in between the national rounds.

(Sidecar is so very close to race ready. Will be out to play Aug 8-9.)

[Bert]

10 , 15 ,20 is fine 20 hard work for me but just dont like this 25-30 lap stuff )-; , we are planning on bring the sidcar if others do , anyone else ? looking at making another seen we have some keen guys down this way

I could be wrong on the race distances.
10 15 20 seems sane to me for Toke. Maybe a bit short on the smaller tracks.

It varied over the years at TOK.
I do recall last year it was briefed as 10,20,30 then cut back to 25.

I wander if (my two cents) - TOK & Edgecumbe are hard going, so maybe bring the long race forward.
Round 1 5/6 December at Tokoroa (10,25,15)
Round 4 TBC Edgecumbe (10, 25, 15)

[mr bucketracer]

It varied over the year at TOK.
I do recall last year it was briefed as 10,20,30 then cut back to 25.

I wander if (my two cents) - TOK & Edgecumbe are hard going, so maybe bring the long race forward.
Round 1 5/6 December at Tokoroa (10,25,15)
Round 4 TBC Edgecumbe (10, 25, 15)

did you not have your arms in a bucket of ice with 10 laps , and b are you going to all the rounds and c , go away

[Bert]

did you not have your arms in a bucket of ice with 10 laps , and b are you going to all the rounds and c , go away

you had to get personal...
A)Yip (but there is a reason), B) want too, c) get fked!!


More suggesting that they move the longest race to the middle (no matter how many laps it turns out to be): at least then we aren't completely shot.. It would make for a more strategic racing perhaps (saving ones self for the shorter third race).

Maybe it should just be 10x 5lap sprint races...

[Pumba]

Feeling motivated. Will miss the first round (even I would feel bad running off to race rather than attending attending a 4 year olds birthday) but feel like I will be a starter for the rest.

Better do some work on the bike.

[TALLIS]

Will be there for sure, thanks for the early heads up henk. If you've been thinking about doing norh island rounds, book your time off now!

[mr bucketracer]

Will be there for sure, thanks for the early heads up henk. If you've been thinking about doing norh island rounds, book your time off now!

i better ask the boss i guessto team gpr and me K.O in the tent

[TALLIS]

i better ask the boss i guessto team gpr and me K.O in the tent

Your boss is a cunt, I know that much. If you keep mixing the home brew and petrol, I'll be the one k.o. in the tent...

[seymour14]

Your boss is a cunt, I know that much. If you keep mixing the home brew and petrol, I'll be the one k.o. in the tent...

mmmmm gasoline.....

[steamroller]

Your boss is a cunt, I know that much. If you keep mixing the home brew and petrol, I'll be the one k.o. in the tent...

sorry boss