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I believe the top 6 riders from WA are going to go along and a good deal of NSW and QLD riders in the big lead up to the maybe Australian MX titles 2007 Track ! Worth,Bartley,Roycroft , me plus some more are comming from NSW.
Will the West be able to dominate the East on home turf ?
Can't wait to find out !
Who's comming out to play ?
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[lukeb]

Count me in Lenny boy,not riding but going down to check it out and catch up with the locals, will try and drag China along to
LB
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What would you know i read it on a forum it must be true ha ha

[Linc]

Should be good to meet/catch up......see ya there. Lots of interest.

Linc

[Derek R]

Goodnbad wrote:

I believe the top 6 riders from WA are going to go along and a good deal of NSW and QLD riders in the big lead up to the maybe Australian MX titles 2007 Track ! Worth,Bartley,Roycroft , me plus some more are comming from NSW. Will the West be able to dominate the East on home turf ? Can't wait to find out ! Who's comming out to play ?

Wadyameen "Maybe" ?????????????????????????? Hee Hee Ha Ha

[PeteW]

Derek R wrote:

Wadyameen "Maybe" ?????????????????????????? Hee Hee Ha Ha

Is that a big hint or what???
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lukeb wrote:

Count me in Lenny boy,not riding but going down to check it out and catch up with the locals, will try and drag China along to LB

Hey LB,Be great to catch up with u and the China man!
Dereck;Had to add the maybe ,just in case !
Pete :Well done on your spannering at the fink and tell Smitty must be his shout in Vic !
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[yfz450]

get your entries here guys

http://www.ozatv.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=16597#16597

its going to be a great weekend!

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yfz450 wrote:

get your entries here guys http://www.ozatv.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=16597#16597 its going to be a great weekend!

Hey Adam,
Thanx for the link !
Just wondering who determines,influences,descides on the length of a race (National Quad advisory commitee...)? I reckon 5 x 20mins seems a little heavy and 3 laps for Vets seems light(Im not complaining except I have to ride against kids of 35 ! ) ?
JMHO
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[OZ_450]

hey len i thought you was superman??

i once got told you only as old as the WOMAN you FEEL but then again that sucks for me as i got older women hahaha

[yfz450]

Goodnbad wrote:

Hey Adam, Thanx for the link ! Just wondering who determines,influences,descides on the length of a race (National Quad advisory commitee...)? I reckon 5 x 20mins seems a little heavy and 3 laps for Vets seems light(Im not complaining except I have to ride against kids of 35 ! ) ? JMHO

the length of races was decided upon by the QRCV

the 20min does probably seem a little steep from the outside, but if you compare it to any other pro level races its below or on par. Its the only way we are going to progress in racing ability.

the pro races at the 06 nationals where nearing 20mins by the time the 15min plus 2 laps were done. The Maffra track is a freeway compared to AJS

for the vets, the length was just carried over from our club series. we dont want to give any old timers a heart attack

we have the pro, expert and clubmen class for riders wanting a longer race

[cowchaser]

[quote="yfz450"]

Goodnbad wrote:

the pro races at the 06 nationals where nearing 20mins by the time the 15min plus 2 laps were done. The Maffra track is a freeway compared to AJS

Don't tell tham that Adam your ment to tell em that the track is like a war zone with rocks and holes everywhere
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[yfz450]

shhh...false sense of security

although it does get a bit rough after practice

come to think of it, we lost a blaster once when it hit a hole...

[old55]

Hey Len, do the Pro races as well as the Vets, Ant does, that way you can get the most out of the weekend.

20mins + 1 walk in the park....................................... if your young

Hey Lube B hope to catch up with soon

[bullet]

Down loaded the entry form...
Now I've just got to get the all clear with Mrs Bullet.

Hey Petey, how many Jumbos do you reckon will come out to play.
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[PeteW]

half a dozen jumbo's maybe bullet, depends on how much damage we do to em at the club round there next month. Be good if the other slack blokes( you know who you are) who have typhoons get thier act together for it though.
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old55 wrote:

Hey Len, do the Pro races as well as the Vets, Ant does, that way you can get the most out of the weekend. 20mins + 1 walk in the park....................................... if your young Hey Lube B hope to catch up with soon

Hey Lance ,
Ant's a phreek ! I really dont know how he does it (Must be the swamp water he drinks ) I spoke to him the other day and he has cut his practise motos down to 3x 30mins to every second day !
I'll stick with the Vets class ,that's tough enough for this little black duck! My training is stepper once a week for 12 mins and Ride the quad at stockton once a month
Thanks Adam :I understand M8 we not only need to have rocks in our head to ride a 180KG steel Sumo wrestler ,we also need to be Iron men ,Ill leave the 25 mins to you Iron men ! The track does look pretty smooth Though

Hey Brad : I felt like Superman about 25 years ago ,now I feel like a one legged man in a butt kicking competition .
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[old55]

Yeah he's a trojan when it comes to racing, the other day at AJS he did the 4 races with the quads, then did the 12 lapper on a two wheel and came third.

He whinges when Chris doesnt practise, but mark my words when Chris is there, you see the bushes moving and there's Ant out with the stop watch, keepin and eye on him. They are both like chalk an cheese, dont know how they get along together. As for the swamp water, well proof is in the pudding. Wonder if I could Chris to drink some (think not)

12 minutes, is that all, jees I trade it in for something more useful LOL LOL hahaha

No doubt when Lance returns from up North he will add a few comments here for you Len.

Cheers and be good
Mrs B

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old55 wrote:

Yeah he's a trojan when it comes to racing, the other day at AJS he did the 4 races with the quads, then did the 12 lapper on a two wheel and came third. He whinges when Chris doesnt practise, but mark my words when Chris is there, you see the bushes moving and there's Ant out with the stop watch, keepin and eye on him. They are both like chalk an cheese, dont know how they get along together. As for the swamp water, well proof is in the pudding. Wonder if I could Chris to drink some (think not) 12 minutes, is that all, jees I trade it in for something more useful LOL LOL hahaha No doubt when Lance returns from up North he will add a few comments here for you Len. Cheers and be good Mrs B

Hey Leanne,
Thanks for the reply and tell Chris to give Ant Heeps ! Those two crack me up the way they carry on ! Take it easy .
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[450yam]

5 x 20 min +1 moto's seem way more racing than any other pro level riders do in a weekend!!

I think it maybe does raise some questions as quad racing in oz is not quite the level of the other pro racing - please not trying to upset anyone.

Will this discourage riders from competing? I know I would have to quit work to do 5 20 minute moto's in a weekend.

What do others think??

[old55]

It may appear to be long, but majority of the Pro riders already do that now. Over here thier races are 10mins plus 1 lap, but majority of them pre race practise at 30min intervals

Last year in WA th Nationals were 15mins plus 2 laps, thats 15mins for the fastest rider plus an extra two laps equating to approx 19-20mins.

I can uderstand that people will stress over the time factor, but on the day its racing, the adrenlin kicks in and keeps most of the riders going.

It wont deter riders that are the usual die hard ones, but may hinder the newer riders stepping up to the championship class who will find it just that little more harder, its pretty easy here in Aus, wait till you hit the real world (US) where you have to make it through qualifying before you can even get a possible start on a grid line for a competative race, and qualifying can be continuous lining up one race after the other just to get a start.

And as you said "In Your opinion" oz racing is not of the level of other countries or pro riders, if you dont do something about it NOW then it will not eventuate - how do you improve yourself racing if you dont push yourself further.

But then again 20min moto's are pretty boring to watch from a spectators view, drags out a bit too long, that is what they (here in WA ) have found with the two wheel moto's so they have dropped them back to 15mins plus 1 in WA, the same I think would apply to the quads, they too would become tedious if there weren't sufficient riders on the grid to keep the racing at an exciting level for all to watch

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[450yam]

I think I said pro classes not pro riders.
Just meaning numbers and support etc.

I think that the riders them selves are pushing hard and making some big gains over the past couple of years.

Should it be up to those who wish to go to the US to go the extra yards? Like you said over there you need to qualify , here anyone can come off the street and enter a pro class quad race.

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[Q67Dazza]

Pro Quad racing on West Oz is IMO comparible to other Pro Racing
very comparible
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anyone can enter Pro's over here also
if we're oversubscribed, we will have qualifying
that's how it should work everywhere...
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long moto's is good
sorts the Pros out from the Xspurts
and It doesn't bore me
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and you guys can relax, I'm not entering Pro's
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[yfz450]

Q67Dazza wrote:

and you guys can relax, I'm not entering Pro's

phew lucky for us then

[old55]

yfz450 wrote:

Q67Dazza wrote: and you guys can relax, I'm not entering Pro's phew lucky for us then

Why not Dazz, staying power, cmon Dazz give them a run for thier money.

Again it will be up to the riders on the day as to how they race, if they get tired they have the option to slow it down and finish safely.

Spectator viewing should be taken into consideration, if we dont get them back each event then you would have to consider the reasons why.

My opinion is 15mins plus 1 or 2 laps which equates to 20mins, then if they are doing several disciplines which a few do nowadays, its not interferring wth that. As you said anyone can enter the Pro classes, its whether or not they are able to compete safely with other riders

[brett26]

i agree the longer the moto the better for the australian quad title,that way the guys who put in the effort gets the reward of the longer motos may the person with the most desire win