What i want to hear is have they put the time and money into stopping the water getting on to the track.
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Most probably waiting for summer, that will fix it.
Does this answer your question- headline in todays Herald-
Racing: Rain the key to chances at Pukekohe.Okay, let's take the positive approach and say, for the sake of this column, it will rain at Pukekohe Park for the Counties meeting..Whether it rains will be the difference between eye fillet and supermarket sausages for dinner next week.
If its wet they will be needing spatulas to scrape the Historic Sports Sedans off the walls, and what will the owners be eating to afford to fix their valuable cars.
Sorry but when mine is ready it will not be going there, and I loved the place way back.
Thats a big call Rod,understand completely, I am sure many others feel the same.
Trouble is that you, and others who feel this way,are not going to influence the decision makers into doing what is sensible
Par for the coarse, but we have to make decisions some times, and thats my feeling about the place now and every one else will have there's as is their right.
I don't have lotto backing me so am very conscious of any damage/expense and want to give myself a sporting chance. Maybe a bit gun shy after my biff in rally car which is hurting pocket as well, and that was my fault no one else's.
Would be 100 % with you on that one Grimmy,as you probably know of old ,I am brave but not stupid ,no one is going to stomp up up and help with costs when you demolish it ,I went to, two club meetings at the end of last season spectating at Puke ,both were basically wash outs ,its bad enough loosing your money just for admittance as a spectator ,let alone paying a entry fee for the chances of half a days racing ,or doing heaps of damage on a whole lot of water that has got no where to go
So are you both going Escort jiving at Hampton Downs in the very near future?
Hopefully
And remember jiving is 176 beats per minute.....
Found the motor under all the stuff at the back of the garage yet , Rod?
You would think they'd get their finger out and get it sorted, if the corrupt wankers, I mean V8Supercars admin get to hear of it and there's a chance of their championship round being compromised by on-track standing water, they would be extremely upset, and when they get cranky there are often lawyers involved...
Just trying to sort a dry sump system out for it John, if you know where there may be one lying around give me a yell. (2ltr Pinto block) Taking all brakes off for refresh (only done in 1993 and not moved), then start on body (mine as well)
Rod- by putting a yell here for the dry sump, something may appear.
Just sorted out one for my XA.
By doing a dry sump, you are definitely getting ready for HD.
BTW- what happened to the one off the motor?
Would an accumulator be suitable here?
Car body will be easier and cheaper to get into shape than human body
Bog is cheaper than botox
Got a big sump with gates etc, but HD is dry sump territory
Got mine from Shane Johnson at Segedins- possibility here?
Yeah, Rod, imagine if St Nick refused you an entry through the Pearly Gates because you had not been a good boy to your engines.
BTW walking the dog twice a day is good exercise to start getting you back in shape.
Then begin bench pressing Austin 7 cranks -Oldfart will loan you one-working your way up to 1500 Cortina and finally 272 Boatanchor crank. You wont need power steering then.
It's got armstrong power steering already, think I will walk by myself and save my sinus's, saves stopping at every bush/post for sniff and pee and bringing hot takeaways back for the rubbish bin.
yea doing some looking in pom land now Bob, if you have contacts or supplier drop me line mate.
Cheers
Rod- have sent you a pm.
Did not seem to get it at home last night John
grimmie64@xtra.co.nz
In relation to safety fences, I have just been reading about the "Syd Jensen" design when he was in charge at Levin in the 70s .
Jim Richards GTHO was saved from major head on damage, and several Formula As including Frank Gardner also had minor damage.
These seem to be a much safer impact resistant than the current concrete canyons.
Is anyone from Levin or racing at that time have any memories of its effectiveness?
Basically was a sliding mesh fence
Grant- and if if wasnt that fence, instead ,a high Pukekohe concrete barrier what would have happened?
Grant ,,,,, a bit off the thread ..... not many people know about you & Bob [ex Tga Exhaust shop]building the Ray FF............It was a piece of art ,, you might remember I put my name up for one ,but ended up getting the SI SCANZ car after Bob got very sick .. Kind Regards Grant ...........
Hi Grant, Bob Kiddle was a great welder and fabricator. That deal with Ray UK to build cars under license in NZ just fell apart when Bob passed away. Initially we imported a complete new UK car for Mike Hannel and used that car to make the jigs. The second (NZ) car went to Australia, did pretty well as far as I can recall. Jigs remained In NZ, Russ Cunningham probably knows exactly where the various bits and pieces are! Shame you didn't do the single-seater route, like JR would have been a successful experience I'm sure.
This is what happens with these concrete barriers now,this is coming on to the back straight,this car would of just spun round on the grass and then been able to carry on with no damage or possible injury.Attachment 20714Attachment 20715Attachment 20716Attachment 20717
Don't wish to divert the thread here, but just how much can you see from the hill stand now of Railway, or of the back straight for that matter?
A couple of years ago the V8 oligarchs stamped and postured, and demanded they turn the stadium part of Wanneroo into a concrete canyon like this, and now you can see bugger-all, at what used to be a great spectator circuit.
Bastards.
It is an absolute canyon.
When the car stops ,rules say you must exit the car- so where the hell do you go, cant climb over the fence with that overhang
GD66 You are not diverting the thread at all, this is what it started about and one of the gripes with the concrete crap and fences, you can not see nothing but roofs. As shown above, just roots cars when there is no need as seen above. I have seen (and done it myself) a lot of cars spin here get on grass gather it together and head on off down the track with nothing but damaged pride. (oh and little skiddy marks on grass, so what)
These photos sum up the utter balls up they have made with the left over rubbish from Hamilton that they had to put somewhere, well I suggest a good place to put them would be up the arse kyourmother for sixpence of the morons who insisted on them being there in the first place. I will gladly donate to the drum of Vaseline and even hire a front end loader to it.
Yep sorry but I am pissed with this whole set up
This was in practice back in early 80s, Guy still walks properly now, gathered it up on grass and headed off down straight for another go. Imagine if he did this now. Mind you he wouldn't do this now as he will not go near the place in anything and not even to sit in hill stand will chilly bin because 1 you can't have a chilly bin any more, 2 you can only see a little bit of track and is not interested in looking at roofs.
Concrete and strategically placed bridges are just awesome for viewing.
http://youtu.be/hStcyDj830Q
impact obsorbing barriers at work:)
Put a idiot in a car that is a triumph of engineering over design and thats what you get, I think he wet his pants, but we will never know!
Roger
I think the design of those barriers didn't help....
Incidently, some of the unused Hamilton barriers are now in the Waioeka Gorge, protecting bits of SH2 from rockfalls.....
There are also some doing the same job just south of Mokau on the way to New Plymouth painted with Holden on them which were used on the Founders theatre corner for the ITM 400 at Hamilton. What a deal Cochrane and his cronies got and they didn't use them all. Perhaps a ploy to prevent HD from getting their hands on them. Another underarm incident!!!
Dave Graham
Can we get in touch with the LTNZ and tell them to take the rest from Pukekohe for the gorges, be helping 2 lots out. The NZ motorist/tourist on the road and motorsport at the track.