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Mad Kiwi · Post by **Mad Kiwi** » Wed Feb 11, 2015 5:26 pm

Ah sweet, I was hoping to find who had that!

No, leave it up...its great footage!!!!

I'd really like to get a copy so I can insert it in to the in car footage I have...

edit: I still cant tell, did the front or rear hit first? (I thought rear but that almost looks like the front..)

Skilfil · Post by **Skilfil** » Wed Feb 11, 2015 6:52 pm

PM'd you with Dropbox link. Its a shame it was on my mobile, DSLR went flat because I forgot to bring the charger from Auckland..

From memory you caught the rear first, they beefed up the hay bales after that day as thats where most of the cars were starting to push it.

Mad Kiwi · Post by **Mad Kiwi** » Sat Feb 21, 2015 11:47 am

Have uploaded the in car from the crash run with the external from skilful as well, unfortunately Movie Maker doesn't do picture in picture like I had planned. Open to other recommendations.

Will post the fastest pass shortly.

http://youtu.be/kYGUiwFS0PE

SLYDIT · Post by **SLYDIT** » Sat Feb 21, 2015 4:51 pm

you guys wont be posting any more times for taupo if it gets sold at the end of the month. rumour has it that it will e a private rich mans track and all racing will stopped forever.

Furai · Post by **Furai** » Sat Feb 21, 2015 7:38 pm

Mad Kiwi wrote:Have uploaded the in car from the crash run with the external from skilful as well, unfortunately Movie Maker doesn't do picture in picture like I had planned. Open to other recommendations.

Will post the fastest pass shortly.

http://youtu.be/kYGUiwFS0PE

That was a close call! Looks like a fun track though

Teamjelly · Post by **Teamjelly** » Sun Feb 22, 2015 11:21 am

What do you mean a "Rich Mans Track"
You honestly think that
$1200 for a pitgarage
$400 for use of a power point (I'm not Kidding!)
$1500 hold on your creditcard if you get $80 worth of fuel
and having to pay per metre of grass you rip up, and total cost of any signwriting on the wall if you bounce off it......
Is excessive - then yes it's a rich man track
Oh ,,,, and of course $15,000 for membership and $300 each time to use it - but with limited days per year.
Got a feeling I should get out of the tuning business and make overpriced sub-standard pet food.
I wasn't overly impressed with Highlands anyway - I think Teretonga is a WAY more fun track -

SLYDIT · Post by **SLYDIT** » Sun Feb 22, 2015 2:30 pm

Teamjelly wrote:What do you mean a "Rich Mans Track"
You honestly think that
$1200 for a pitgarage
$400 for use of a power point (I'm not Kidding!)
$1500 hold on your creditcard if you get $80 worth of fuel
and having to pay per metre of grass you rip up, and total cost of any signwriting on the wall if you bounce off it......
Is excessive - then yes it's a rich man track
Oh ,,,, and of course $15,000 for membership and $300 each time to use it - but with limited days per year.
Got a feeling I should get out of the tuning business and make overpriced sub-standard pet food.
I wasn't overly impressed with Highlands anyway - I think Teretonga is a WAY more fun track -

ummmm yes that would qualify as a rich mans track.... :0

my point being is that normal racing will STOP at taupo as early as the end of the month and The Taupo car club will be denied access and thier lease cancelled. all race meetings will stop and the taupo track will only be a track day toy circuit for "country club" types who fly in and fly out. thats a HUGE loss to nz motoring community

evel · Post by **evel** » Mon Feb 23, 2015 7:20 pm

This is why Pukekohe is awesome.

Just need to ditch the noise restraints!

marcellarius · Post by **marcellarius** » Mon Feb 23, 2015 9:14 pm

It will be an unfortunate loss for amateur motorsport if that happens

siren676 · Post by **siren676** » Mon Feb 23, 2015 9:34 pm

evel wrote:This is why Pukekohe is awesome.

Just need to ditch the noise restraints!

I dont like Pukekohe anymore since they did the revision, theres no run off where its needed(have 1x bent car because of this).
The track days that ive been to dont run marshals or ambo's and rely purely on drivers telling the tow trucks that someones crashed.

Simonmx5 · Post by **Simonmx5** » Tue Feb 24, 2015 10:18 am

I just did a play day at Hampton Downs on Sunday, the service they provide is excellent.

From the video I took at Hamptons I did about a 1.31, standard 1.8 with Racing Beat springs and Michelin Pilot Sport 3 tyres.

Growler · Post by **Growler** » Tue Feb 24, 2015 2:28 pm

And this is why it puts people like me off to get the car going again to go motor racing.
Even if you do most of the work yourself, the cost to run the car is astronomical!!
It was only about 10 years ago when it would cost me $250 for a weekend (If nothing broke). That would be entry fees, race fuel, fuel for the tow vehicle, and change left over for lunch!

Keith Jones · Post by **Keith Jones** » Tue Feb 24, 2015 2:37 pm

It looks like everyone is jumping on the moneymaking bandwagon. At the Tasman Revival meeting at the weekend, it was announced that Pukekohe would be putting up its rates from around $11,000 for the 2 days, to $23,000, and they would start charging drivers for pits as well.
At least at Hampton Downs there is somewhere to pitch the gazebo if you don't want to pay for pits. God knows where we can go at Puke since they took away the paddock area behind the pits!!!!!

Skilfil · Post by **Skilfil** » Tue Feb 24, 2015 6:59 pm

Mad Kiwi wrote:Have uploaded the in car from the crash run with the external from skilful as well, unfortunately Movie Maker doesn't do picture in picture like I had planned. Open to other recommendations.

Will post the fastest pass shortly.

http://youtu.be/kYGUiwFS0PE

I can't suggest any "legal" video editing software, but if you sail the high seas you'll find Adobe Premiere Pro is quite powerful for video editing albeit with a learning curve to it.

Kicking myself for forgetting to bring the charger for my DSLR.

Growler · Post by **Growler** » Fri Feb 27, 2015 3:42 pm

Dear Class Representatives, Competitors and Race Contacts.

The Taupo Motorsport Park (TMP) Shareholders meeting last night, voted against the resolution to sell to the interested buyer. So that’s great news for now for bookings and it’s business as usual at this stage at the Taupo Motorsport Park.

Regards

Terry O’Brien and Melanie Coleman
Taupo Car Club Representatives

SLYDIT · Post by **SLYDIT** » Fri Feb 27, 2015 8:52 pm

so i wonder whats happened to TMP now that the board of directors resigned??

Growler · Post by **Growler** » Tue Mar 03, 2015 9:18 pm

Interesting...
http://www.speedcafe.com/2015/03/03/qui ... aupo-snub/

Furai · Post by **Furai** » Thu Mar 05, 2015 8:07 pm

Went to Hampton today and grip raced there for the first time. Managed to get down to a 1:25.6 on Yokohama AD07 street tyres with 1600 NA

http://youtu.be/qV8v3P0iprY

Mad Kiwi · Post by **Mad Kiwi** » Mon Mar 16, 2015 9:20 am

Pukekohe long (Old) Track 1.09.53

Growler · Post by **Growler** » Fri Mar 27, 2015 11:48 pm

Oh dear....I just read that Tony Quinn has purchased Hampton Downs...

Furai · Post by **Furai** » Sat Apr 04, 2015 7:57 pm

Videos still uploading but got down to a 1:25.6 at Puke today. Hadnt been here in a while and learnt a couple things that dropped the times. Last time I had extra seat and passenger, worse tyres and no cage.

Stevo · Post by **Stevo** » Mon Apr 06, 2015 2:58 pm

Furai wrote:Videos still uploading but got down to a 1:25.6 at Puke today. Hadnt been here in a while and learnt a couple things that dropped the times. Last time I had extra seat and passenger, worse tyres and no cage.

Nice work Furai. I have always enjoyed watching your racing vids, moreso than the drifting ones as I have raced and understand racing more than drifting.

Furai · Post by **Furai** » Mon Apr 06, 2015 5:51 pm

Haha cheers man, here is the vid from Puke. It has a bit of both in it and also a Subie tapping a GT3

https://youtu.be/81DgDY5muVQ

marcellarius · Post by **marcellarius** » Tue Apr 07, 2015 5:04 pm

Nice driving, you were carrying an impressive amount of speed through some of those corners.

Stevo · Post by **Stevo** » Tue Apr 07, 2015 8:20 pm

Furai wrote:Haha cheers man, here is the vid from Puke. It has a bit of both in it and also a Subie tapping a GT3

https://youtu.be/81DgDY5muVQ

and the spin out right in front of you................ omg
would be cool to see one with the camera on the speedo

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