Wanganui street races

**speedpro** · 14th November 2007, 21:41

Originally Posted by Sparky Bills

Think of all the wannabe road riders who think they're the shit! Would be utter carnage!
The real racers wouldnt get a chance to race cause they would forever be cleaning up broken bikes and people!

They used to call it the "Clubmans" class. Thankfully they canned it at Wanganui. Every damned race there was carnage caused by utterly incompetent riders. They lumped me and my bucket in with them a couple of times, bit slow don't you know, and it was some of the dodgiest racing I've ever done. Guys trying to outbrake you on GSXR1100s and such. It never worked. F3 was much better though the b'stards never even took lap times and always started me off the back of the grid, even when I got 14th in the first race. I had many a discussion in the pits with various 400 multi riders and one RS125 rider about riding "style".

**carver** · 14th November 2007, 22:13

Originally Posted by sunhuntin

imagine skidmark giving it a go? or carver and sidewinder? farrrrk! LOL.

the mormon few will own you

were not racers and we dont pretend to be, hence the name

THE MORMON FEW-STUNT CREW

**flipper69** · 15th November 2007, 22:20

Hey Kick,

So with the reduced eligibility in the sidecar races how many are they expecting to get on the grid? How many laps are we getting? They better not be reducing the amount of laps!! From speaking to the massive crowd myself last year as far as they are concerned, the motards should be back on the farms looking after the cows and sheep. It is the top class solo action and sidecar racing that they are there to see, all the organisers have to do is do what i did and go around and ask. If Wangas is going to the dirt we may as well include a river jump as well. So much for tradition!!
As for Annan and his dislike for other competitors at the Cemetry Circuit, it is only cause he has trouble passing some of the vintage machines. I heard a rumor he mayb purchasing the #74 triumph so he can wear an open face helmet for a change. Then we will have all the crowd chanting BUMFACE BUMFACE BUMFACE!!!.

Look forward to catching up with all you guys and girl at xmas.

Stacey
Team MSR

Originally Posted by Kickaha

1989 was the cutoff, that was a decision of the organisers not MNZ

classes and race order as follows

1 Formula Three
2 BEARS
3 Post Classic’s
4 Formula Wanganui F1 machines and 600cc Multi Cylinder four Strokes.
5 Super Motard - S2
6 Super Motard – S1
7 Sidecars F1 and F2 machines only, with chassis manufactured post 1989 (No post Classic
sidecars eligible)
8 Robert Holden Memorial
9 Formula Three
10 BEARS
11 Post Classic’s
12 Formula Wanganui
13 Super Motard - S2
14 Super Motard – S1
14 Sidecars’
16 Robert Holden Memorial
17 Sidecar Feature 10
18 Robert Holden Memorial Feature
19 Super Motard Feature

http://www.motorcyclingnz.co.nz/down...ntry_Forms.pdf

**Joni** · 19th November 2007, 11:23

Originally Posted by flipper69

Look forward to catching up with all you guys and girl at xmas.

I look forward to seeing you again Stace... hopefully this time we can actually get a few minutes to catch up and chat!

**Shaun** · 19th November 2007, 11:28

Ever since Barbara Lett was replaced as the boss of wanganui street racing, that meeting has being going back wards very fast!

Dirt bikes racing there, what a joke, take the chook chases back to the farm or get a proper road race bike

Wanganui meeting sucks these days

**Bykmad** · 19th November 2007, 19:48

Shaun.
You are far from the only person to be worried about Wanganui. It is a big part of our Road racing history/Folk Lore, but where is it currently being taken??????? I am sure the current crew have a vision, but my question is, is it a Road Race vision on a Road Race circuit, or should they run a MX on a Road Race circuit. Silly me, thats what they are doing!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sod the Road Racers, lets bring in Aussie Motards and put them on the road in place of 600 Supersports bikes.
Motards have their place, but NOT at the expense of Road Race competitors at a Road Race event, especially when the class they are replacing is the biggest class in the country.

**speedpro** · 19th November 2007, 20:50

Originally Posted by Shaun

Ever since Barbara Lett was replaced as the boss of wanganui street racing, that meeting has being going back wards very fast!

Dirt bikes racing there, what a joke, take the chook chases back to the farm or get a proper road race bike

Wanganui meeting sucks these days

Barbara was the main reason I stopped racing there. That and I'm old and even slower than before.

**Sparky Bills** · 19th November 2007, 21:29

It seems that ive hit a nerve

By "Real Road Racer" I mean the people who have comitted to a race bike. Spent the money etc
Not the "fast road riders"

**roogazza** · 20th November 2007, 12:32

Originally Posted by Bykmad

Shaun.
You are far from the only person to be worried about Wanganui. It is a big part of our Road racing history/Folk Lore, but where is it currently being taken??????? I am sure the current crew have a vision, but my question is, is it a Road Race vision on a Road Race circuit, or should they run a MX on a Road Race circuit. Silly me, thats what they are doing!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sod the Road Racers, lets bring in Aussie Motards and put them on the road in place of 600 Supersports bikes.
Motards have their place, but NOT at the expense of Road Race competitors at a Road Race event, especially when the class they are replacing is the biggest class in the country.

Its a big mistake as far as I can see and they probably won't wake up until it's fucked !!!!! Gaz.

**Toast** · 23rd November 2007, 14:34

I take it since Open and Sports Production classes are lumped in together that the 600's are allowed to use slicks as well as DOTS?

**diesel pig** · 23rd November 2007, 22:11

Originally Posted by Toast

I take it since Open and Sports Production classes are lumped in together that the 600's are allowed to use slicks as well as DOTS?

The way they police the classes you could bolt on a turbo and they would not give a shit.

**Toast** · 24th November 2007, 17:04

Originally Posted by diesel pig

The way they police the classes you could bolt on a turbo and they would not give a shit.

Sounds good to me.

**Kickaha** · 24th November 2007, 17:25

Originally Posted by diesel pig

The way they police the classes you could bolt on a turbo and they would not give a shit.

Ah yes a Speed Triple in the post classic class last year?

**sunhuntin** · 13th December 2007, 22:14

MAKE YOUR FEELINGS KNOWN PEOPLE!

ran into part of the fencing crew tonight [yes, the fences are almost entirely up, but barely a start on the crappy motard track] and listening in, reports from the motards are tops... seems the attendees from last year they spoke to, loved them! so find the people running the show, and make your opinions known. if you ask one of the marshalls, chances are they will be able to point you in the right direction.
if i get the nerve to go see an x on saturday, i will be giving him my opinion of the motards. he pushed his luck tonight, so im not keen to track him down.

only thing i do know there are about 20 sidecars entered. not sure about numbers for other races.