Supercars and superbikes??

**slowpoke** · 20th April 2008, 20:13

Okay, Hamilton has staged a V8 Supercar street race and Macau has a similar street race with all sorts of machinery, from single seaters to touring cars and Superbikes racing along what seems to be an armco lined tunnel.

For a variety of reasons (I'm being diplomatic here) it'll never happen, but in an alternate reality if they included Superbikes at the Hamilton event would you be prepared to race in it?

Yeah, yeah, dangerous as fuck yada yada, but as a purely hypothetical question, as a racer, would you be prepared to have a crack or not?

Sure you can potter about at 8/10's, but see the pic below from Macau....does it look like he's not trying?

**McJim** · 20th April 2008, 20:34

Well they already do this around Paeroa, Wyndham and a few other places so why the hell not?

**sugilite:Me** · 20th April 2008, 20:36

pfft, race bikes don't have sidestands, he just having a wee rest. In the early ninties I did demo laps on a GSXR1100 F1 bike around the wellington street race circuit. Going down Jervois quay I went down one gear in the braking area and it was s slippery, the back locked up.

The one time the vic club ran a race round that track, I entered my 400 street bike complete with commuter tyres just to make up the numbers and support the club. I ended up kicking butt

I do not think I'd like to race a street circuit the same day as cars are racing there though.

**scrivy** · 20th April 2008, 20:44

Originally Posted by slowpoke

Sure you can potter about at 8/10's, but see the pic below from Macau....does it look like he's not trying?

er, no!! The f@ckers gone to sleep!!

**sinned** · 20th April 2008, 21:13

Originally Posted by slowpoke

Okay, Hamilton has staged a V8 Supercar street race and Macau has a similar street race with all sorts of machinery, from single seaters to touring cars and Superbikes racing along what seems to be an armco lined tunnel.

For a variety of reasons (I'm being diplomatic here) it'll never happen, but in an alternate reality if they included Superbikes at the Hamilton event would you be prepared to race in it?

Yeah, yeah, dangerous as fuck yada yada, but as a purely hypothetical question, as a racer, would you be prepared to have a crack or not?

Sure you can potter about at 8/10's, but see the pic below from Macau....does it look like he's not trying?

The armco here goes right to ground level - better than posts to slide into. I am guessing they have given some consideration to motorcyclist safety?

**Clivoris** · 20th April 2008, 21:30

What an awesome spectacle that would be.

Wouldn't do it in a month of sundays, but I have been known to take the art of being a chickenshit to olympic levels.

**henry** · 20th April 2008, 21:31

They used to have a street race in Hamilton. It was round the lake on the foot paths. Not much room for overtaking.

**Toast** · 20th April 2008, 21:42

I'd have a go. Some pretty cool corners on that Hamilton track. Some of them a bit dodge, but a couple of the really fun looking ones had good run off so you could go nuts.

**skidMark** · 20th April 2008, 21:58

Oh you beat me to making the thread you bugger. but i did suggest it 2 days ago in another thread

**HDTboy** · 20th April 2008, 21:59

Fuck yeah! I'd need to learn how to ride fast though

**sAsLEX** · 20th April 2008, 21:59

Originally Posted by slowpoke

dangerous as fuck yada yada

And Puke is safe?

**Buddha#81:Me** · 21st April 2008, 07:09

Originally Posted by henry

They used to have a street race in Hamilton. It was round the lake on the foot paths. Not much room for overtaking.

Well it wasn't a street race then......

**slowpoke** · 21st April 2008, 11:01

Originally Posted by McJim

Well they already do this around Paeroa, Wyndham and a few other places so why the hell not?

I'd rather twang into and/or through a flimsy wire fence or against a hay bale than smash into a solid barrier. The street circuits in place also have a reasonable amount of run off at most of the corners meaning you can just bail, do a U-ey and live to fight another lap. There is no second chance, and no alternative with armco, you either make it around the corner or you're screwed, especially at Macau where there is naff all run off at virtually any corner.

Originally Posted by sAsLEX

And Puke is safe?

Correct me if I'm wrong but Puke has one problem area in particular, but an armco lined street circuit would be like that problem area the whole way around.

Originally Posted by sugilite

pfft, race bikes don't have sidestands, he just having a wee rest. In the early ninties I did demo laps on a GSXR1100 F1 bike around the wellington street race circuit. Going down Jervois quay I went down one gear in the braking area and it was s slippery, the back locked up.

The one time the vic club ran a race round that track, I entered my 400 street bike complete with commuter tyres just to make up the numbers and support the club. I ended up kicking butt

I do not think I'd like to race a street circuit the same day as cars are racing there though.

You're a crazy bastard Mr Bradford....and you're 8/10's is quicker most peoples flat chat so I think we'll remove your answer, just to restore some statistical credibility to the survey!

It's never gonna happen, but just imagine the sound of a superbike field echoing amongst the buildings. I dunno if I'd have a go....if I can just get a couple more races under my belt I think I'd be up for it. The hairs on the back of my kneck would be standing on end, my knees would be knocking like castanets against the tank, and I'd have to dive off the dummy grid for the 10th nervous piss in the last 10 minutes but I think I'd be in.....hypothetically anyway!