MotoTT trackday - Full track Taupo, 8 sept 06

**Matt Bleck** · 7th September 2006, 16:47

in the words of Dahamo "YEAh BOY"

**Goblin** · 7th September 2006, 18:20

All packed & ready to go!

See ya's all there.

**Leong** · 7th September 2006, 18:25

I'd be down there by now if my bike was in one piece. Seems one of the weights on the crankshaft was coming loose. Just waiting for gaskets now... they're hoping to be finished tomorrow afternoon!!

Hope the weather is kind to you all....Have a great day tomorrow!!

**Two Smoker** · 7th September 2006, 19:07

Well just about to start packing... have done an oil change...

**saul** · 8th September 2006, 18:45

waitingggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg

Cmon guys start telling the stories

**Matt Bleck** · 8th September 2006, 21:11

Originally Posted by saul

waitingggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg

Cmon guys start telling the stories

oh mate you should been there!!!!

**Kyle** · 8th September 2006, 21:24

New 'best day of my life', last taupo trackday is only 2nd best now.

I was in the B group with my cbr600, first session i forgot to set my tire pressures and was feeling some slide. came back in at the end of the session with 42psi in the rear and 38 in front. set the pressure right for the second session and was much faster, tires were sticking like glue.
the new clutch i put in two days ago worked primo. 12 year old motor with 75,000kms keeping up with 01 r6 down the main straight, i was having a great time

anyway in the afternoon i rode a crf450 motard in the C group, then a 02 cbr600 in B group, then the motard again in C group. Then in the "all in" session at the end i rode my cbr600 again and had a great chase with the 02 cbr600. wouldve been my fastest laps for the day, even got a small power slide going once, i had to really ring my bikes neck to keep up. I need to get smoother, im abit unsmooth, learn alot following a better rider.
when i did try to get past him i run off the track entering the main straight (curse corners that tighten, i need to work on them) luckly the guys working on the fence were further down, as i rode across some dirt along the grass by the fence and back onto the track. Phew! and hello the 02 cbr600 has waited for me and the chase is on again, this time i manged to get past him on the inside, as he went to go wide around someone and they went wide too, hehe. and he chased me for a bit, but that didnt last long, i underbraked for the end of main straight and had to run off the end, good thing there is a drag strip there.
I seen two bikes crash during the day, each time the ambo drove out, seperate sessions but both of them on the same corner, in the same place, coming out of the tight left before the fast left sweeper. couldnt really tell what the bikes were from that distance but going by the yellow and green skid marks id guess one of the yellow sv650`s and a kawasaki of some sort. far as i could tell they were ok and the riders werent carted off either, all good

They had a pie van there this time! was that there last time? nice bacon and egg slice there, only 2$? primo, top man.
I would say there was at least 100 bikes, b group had about 40 or there abouts, but it didnt feel congested to me, long track, and wide. The new section before main straight is like a four lane motorway, very wide.
anyway thats enough rambling from me, great day, great weather, only 76 days till the next one!

**Two Smoker** · 8th September 2006, 23:27

I came, i saw, i rode, i was slow... my tyres got chewed up, i had no grip from the rear, i had non stop chatter in the front, i couldnt go any faster without crashing... I cried and left in a bad mood... But then i thought... Geez i didnt crash, i did average, i can save at least 5-7 seconds per lap on the bike with set up suspension... So not in such a bad mood now....

**Matt Bleck** · 9th September 2006, 09:30

Originally Posted by Two Smoker

I came, i saw, i rode, i was slow... my tyres got chewed up, i had no grip from the rear, i had non stop chatter in the front, i couldnt go any faster without crashing... I cried and left in a bad mood... But then i thought... Geez i didnt crash, i did average, i can save at least 5-7 seconds per lap on the bike with set up suspension... So not in such a bad mood now....

I followed you in the fourth session for a lap or so and new something was up, then seeing you go into the pits confirmed it. Hope you get it sorted for the next one.

**cowpoos** · 9th September 2006, 10:39

Originally Posted by Two Smoker

I came, i saw, i rode, i was slow... my tyres got chewed up, i had no grip from the rear, i had non stop chatter in the front, i couldnt go any faster without crashing... I cried and left in a bad mood... But then i thought... Geez i didnt crash, i did average, i can save at least 5-7 seconds per lap on the bike with set up suspension... So not in such a bad mood now....

welcome to the club bro.....I ain't had a good day on the new track once yet coz of tyres chewing up coz of cold shear....recked a rear k1 racetech in 56km there last track day I went to there!! fuckin sucked the big one!

**Matt Bleck** · 9th September 2006, 11:24

Originally Posted by cowpoos

welcome to the club bro.....I ain't had a good day on the new track once yet coz of tyres chewing up coz of cold shear....recked a rear k1 racetech in 56km there last track day I went to there!! fuckin sucked the big one!

I had da same problem, first with the Super corsa, then a Diablo Corsa all that cash gone in a few hundered k's. Started to think it was my shock.

LB set me up with a s/hand pirelli slick for yesterday, had to give it two laps to warm up but after that it was awesome. And the wear is sweet and I should get two more trackdays out of it easy. Give him a PM I think he's got a few.

**R6_kid:Me** · 9th September 2006, 11:55

What can I say! I had an awesome day. Spent the first session learning the track, sussing out what gear selections worked best as my 2nd gear is feeling pretty poked and i had new tyres and new suspension setup (courtesy of Bungy at Cycletreads AKL).

Second session I found my 'mojo' and was feeling pretty quick (for me) was riding at what was previously my fastest on the track which to be honest wasnt that quick considering i havent been on a track since February, and only done 4-5 decent road rides since then. Towards of this session I had heaps of confidence in the Supercorsa Pros that Loosebruce hooked me up with so i gassed it up a bit more and pushed a bit harder, and wtf my knee is dragging! Fucken oats i was stoked. Two laps to go and i pushed a little bit harder on each corner and by the end of the session i was knee down on 1/2 the left handers.

Third session, lined up at the front with my new found confidence telling me not to hold back. Managed to hold a lead on the other bikes for quite some time, getting knee down on more corners, getting faster and faster through the session. Then the unfortunate happened and another rider came off about half a lap behind me, many riders had stopped to help but as i was unable to do anythign and the ambulance was already there i continued on to the pits and got a small wheelie or two in before the end of the track, again 2nd gear stopping me from doing any decent ones.

Fourth session and i went out like a bat out of hell, even managed to get knee down on one of the right handers which i was prett stocked with as there is only two real opportunities to touch down unless you are a pro rider. Ended up with my reserve light on and as i was tight for cash i decided to leave the 5th session out and pack my bike up so i'd have gas money to get to work/uni during the week.

Big thanks to Keystone, Motobob, Zed, Superdave and Devil for putting up with me through the weekend and helping to keep the costs for the weekend down. Also to LooseBruce for the tyres!

Im hoping that some photos will surface so i can see whether i got knee down because i was lent over heaps or if i was just hanging off like a monkey.

**kiwifruit** · 9th September 2006, 12:18

I had a pretty good day,
couldnt brake hard due to my finger, had one off track experience but managed to keep it upright

felt my corner speed has dropped alot, ive lost abit of confidence, found myself thinking "im gonna crash, im gonna crash!"
wasnt looking far enuf ahead too
Still, i know what i need to work on and i hope i can get back to my previous speed soon.

The day went well,
we put the motards up front and let them go a few secs b4 everyone else which helped alot (those guys are hardcore! lol)
Everyone was pretty well behaived on the track which was good to see.

I had the tank cam onboard a couple of times, kept crapping out so all i have is one slow warm up lap of me following my mate on buggy's old zx6.
will upload that soon

got a shit load of pictures too, thanks Alick!

i will upload the pics of kbers on monday

**R6_kid:Me** · 9th September 2006, 13:24

dont be a lazy bitch! We need photos!

**cowpoos** · 9th September 2006, 14:09

Originally Posted by r4q2

I had da same problem, first with the Super corsa, then a Diablo Corsa all that cash gone in a few hundered k's. Started to think it was my shock.

LB set me up with a s/hand pirelli slick for yesterday, had to give it two laps to warm up but after that it was awesome. And the wear is sweet and I should get two more trackdays out of it easy. Give him a PM I think he's got a few.

cheers man.....but I run pirelli slicks now anyway.....havn't been back since changing though