NZ superbike nats...ruapuna

**k14** · 12th January 2008, 19:32

Originally Posted by gav

Hey Kirk, you see that message on MyLaps?

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16:11 Bike 114 your personal transponder is flat

Sort it out, son!

Yeah yeah, sorting it. hehe. On charge at the moment. Should be good by the morning.

Track temp was 49. So i decided to run a harder compound of tyres. Looks as though the tyres aren't suited to hot days, they cold teared etc. I think that the compound is more a factor of track surface makeup rather than track temp. For the dunlops anyway.

Tomorrow's another day. Another hot day at that....

**cowpoos** · 12th January 2008, 20:03

Originally Posted by Garry H

To be able to enter protwin they would have to fit std engines and remove their GSXR frontends. And also put std rims back on. Plus other stuff I've overlooked.

I'm always amazed at how little people know about the two classes.

glen is running a pro twins bike as I understand it...

**98tls** · 12th January 2008, 20:25

Can someone let me know if Matt Ford is there and if so how hes going,please.

**cowpoos** · 12th January 2008, 20:39

Originally Posted by 98tls

Can someone let me know if Matt Ford is there and if so how hes going,please.

what class?

**98tls** · 12th January 2008, 20:42

Originally Posted by cowpoos

what class?

Last i heard he was riding a prilla so if theres Motards he will be there,did ok up north i heard.

**cowpoos** · 12th January 2008, 20:44

Originally Posted by 98tls

Last i heard he was riding a prilla so if theres Motards he will be there,did ok up north i heard.

no motards......

**TonyB** · 12th January 2008, 20:49

Originally Posted by gav

Not sure whats up with the F3/ProTwins? The results indicate that Fitzgerald and Williams look to be in F3 rather than Pro Twins, if they were entered in Pro Twins, you'd have your 10 riders?
http://www.mylaps.com/results/newResults.jsp?id=716347

Nah, Pro Twins is basically a standard SV650 or similar with only minor mods allowed- would be heaps slower than an F3 spec bike...... That said though, two of the Pro Twins were running 1:41/2's- thats only a couple of seconds off what the top F3 spec SV's are doing.

**98tls** · 12th January 2008, 20:50

Originally Posted by cowpoos

no motards......

Cheers poos,thanks for the heads up for the races on tv sunday,he did ok up there so will watch it tommorow.

**99TLS** · 12th January 2008, 20:55

Originally Posted by Tony.OK

Ain't it about time there was some TV coverage for these guys?

Originally Posted by duckaddict

We want live TV coverage god damn it!!

thats never going to happen, they seem more interested in aussie v8s then any nz motorsports may see it it feb

**TonyB** · 12th January 2008, 21:01

Anyone know what happened to Bren-chch and Stanko? I see they both dropped off the timing lists later in the day.

**cowpoos** · 12th January 2008, 21:11

Originally Posted by TonyB

Anyone know what happened to Bren-chch and Stanko? I see they both dropped off the timing lists later in the day.

brendan booth? http://www.mylaps.com/results/newResults.jsp?id=716371

**BIHB@0610** · 12th January 2008, 21:12

Originally Posted by Joni

Track temp was over 45 degrees....

Oh and a HUGE congrats to Scrivy and Sidecar bob for taking the first race today.....

Yay Scrivy and Sidecar Bob!!! Yep, Joni, I heard the track temperature was 48 degrees! Ouch - make tyres do weird things aye, that kind of heat. Luckily the boys had some foresight and kept well hydrated in the morning - good planning

**gav** · 12th January 2008, 21:12

OK, I thought that Glen W was planning on racing in the Pro Twins class, hmmm.

**cowpoos** · 12th January 2008, 21:27

Originally Posted by gav

OK, I thought that Glen W was planning on racing in the Pro Twins class, hmmm.

yeah...thats what I thought...he has a pro twins bike...but if you read into it more in the results...it maybe a error in entering results as terry fiz was in pro twins results in one of the practises...and I'm sure his bike is a F3 legal bike...

**Kickaha** · 12th January 2008, 21:39

Originally Posted by Joni

Kickaha and Divvo's bad luck continued, with them blowing up a motor in the second qualifying round.... in fairly spectacular fashion I must say, have never seen such a huge flame come out of a moving bike before

Had to fix a bit of fairing damage where we ripped it off so we could put out the fire, another engine has been fitted that we borrowed from another local team and we'll be back out tomorrow, poxy GSXR couldn't cope and tossed a rod

Originally Posted by gav

Not sure whats up with the F3/ProTwins? The results indicate that Fitzgerald and Williams look to be in F3 rather than Pro Twins, if they were entered in Pro Twins, you'd have your 10 riders?

They had nine entries and one guy didn't show up, neither Fitzgerald or Williams were entered in pro twins

Originally Posted by 98tls

Can someone let me know if Matt Ford is there and if so how hes going,please.

No he isn't and he hasn't raced for the last season

Originally Posted by TonyB

Anyone know what happened to Bren-chch and Stanko? I see they both dropped off the timing lists later in the day.

Dunno about Bren but Stanko crashed in the last one (with no injury)