Bikes on TV1 this sunday

[ElCoyote]

2:00pm NZ Motorcycle Road Racing Championship – Round 1 – PowerBuilt Tools Raceway.
The arrival of some two wheeled action on the show opens things up today and the first round of the NZ Motorcycling Road Race Championship Series. The Motorcycling Scene in New Zealand is very strong and often forgotten but today we have the very best battling it out on the demanding Ruapuna track.

[deanohit]

Bugger, right when I will be at Paeroa watching the real deal.

[k14]

Where'd you get that info from? They are supposed to show all classes but I'm not holding my breath. Does it say how long the coverage is for?

[Japtwin]

Bloody typical, show bike races on the same day as Paeroa. mmmph... bring on Moto GP 08

[ElCoyote]

Where'd you get that info from? They are supposed to show all classes but I'm not holding my breath. Does it say how long the coverage is for?

Coverage from 2:00 until 3:05. Drop David a line and give him you comments in a positive way. We let ourselves down by not giving feedback to the media who then ignore motorsport.

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[Big Chim]

Anyone recording this, would be keen to get a copy

[Joni]

Well that kinda sucked.... nice that they showed the big boys, but what about the rest of the classes...

[GSVR]

Well that kinda sucked.... nice that they showed the big boys, but what about the rest of the classes...

Probably be the same as last year and they will highlight some of the other classes in one of the other rounds.

I'm greatful to see what I saw. Nasty highside for Sam but that wasn't the incident that broke his wrist/arm.

Poor Jason Hulme on the last corner and cartwheeling it.

[Kickaha]

Where'd you get that info from? They are supposed to show all classes but I'm not holding my breath. Does it say how long the coverage is for?

As usual they televise 2 classes and 4 races for 600 and 1000

Probably be the same as last year and they will highlight some of the other classes in one of the other rounds.

We were told coverage of all classes would be shown, so it's piss poor of them not to

Coverage from 2:00 until 3:05. Drop David a line and give him you comments in a positive way. We let ourselves down by not giving feedback to the media who then ignore motorsport.

Done, also asked him about coverage of the other classes

[MIXONE]

Watching Stroudy et al makes me proud to be an Old Fuck

[(P)]

boo hoo

wake up guys, do you think 90% of people that go to watch the racing go there to watch plonkers riding around on kids bikes?

NO, they go watch superbikes and 600's.

this may be hard to take , but it is fact.

and another thing..."sidecars" suck.

If they show any class other than the 600's and superbikes on TV that's my cue to go and have a dump.

[Tim 39]

I disagree
why is watching an average 600 race more interesting than the likes of a 125 or F3 race?
in the races shown this afternoon, it became clear very early on that dennis would win. The NZGP for the 125's was more interesting and the F3 one probably was too.
I like watching motorbikes go round corners fast, and very close racing. 125's go round corners faster and race closer than 600s or superbikes.

I'm disappointed that the other classes weren't shown, as it would have been great for our class (125GP) and for the sport, to see young New Zealand kids doing well.

that's my point of view, if you think I'm wrong thats your opinion, this is mine.

boo hoo

wake up guys, do you think 90% of people that go to watch the racing go there to watch plonkers riding around on kids bikes?

NO, they go watch superbikes and 600's.

this may be hard to take , but it is fact.

and another thing..."sidecars" suck.

If they show any class other than the 600's and superbikes on TV that's my cue to go and have a dump.

[(P)]

well Timmy, judging by the crowd reaction at the racing your opinion is a minority. The bank and spectator viewpoints fill for the superbike and 600 races and when they're over the people go and do other stuff (food, have a piss,talk smack about dragging pegs at the roundabout,checkout the bikes in the pits(lots of people look at my gsx) etc).

Sorry, but true.

[sAsLEX]

well Timmy, judging by the crowd reaction at the racing your opinion is a minority. The bank and spectator viewpoints fill for the superbike and 600 races and when they're over the people go and do other stuff (food, have a piss,talk smack about dragging pegs at the roundabout,checkout the bikes in the pits(lots of people look at my gsx) etc).

Sorry, but true.

Well you know what the crowd nearly resolutely said that the biggest loss to Wanganui was the loss of the classic sidecars as the Triumph boys were by far the crowd favourite!

The chaps on the Guzzi outfit were probably the most popular with the crowd that day.

[MIXONE]

Well you know what the crowd nearly resolutely said that the biggest loss to Wanganui was the loss of the classic sidecars as the Triumph boys were by far the crowd favourite!

The chaps on the Guzzi outfit were probably the most popular with the crowd that day.

Unfortunately the swinger on the Guzzi was killed on his Griso riding back to where he was staying around 9pm Boxing Day.Somewhere near Halcombe I think.
Bugger as I really enjoyed their style.