Calder Track
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Calder Track
Ride day at Calder ( melb ) saturday 25 th Nov with Champions rideday , any takers apart form swifty and me . Has anyone seen or ride'n the track
catch ewe later bob
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To all you slack jawed Melboure and VIC TRX riders, you missed a craker of a day at calder Park.
The weather was great, the track was great. Both Bob and I walked away from the day with smiles on our faces wanting to do more.
As usual we lacked some hospower down the starights (we need about 80 more HP I reckon), but the track has some nice elements to it. I would definately do Calder Park again.
I have a blog http://davidswift.wordpress.com and I have put up a little report. feel free to have a squizz.
Dave
The weather was great, the track was great. Both Bob and I walked away from the day with smiles on our faces wanting to do more.
As usual we lacked some hospower down the starights (we need about 80 more HP I reckon), but the track has some nice elements to it. I would definately do Calder Park again.
I have a blog http://davidswift.wordpress.com and I have put up a little report. feel free to have a squizz.
Dave
I played a blank tape at full niose last night and the deaf guy next door went nuts
Swifty, read your ride day report and have invited both you and Bob to attend the next TRX Trouncing of the Tracks coming to a website near you soon. Seriously, you mention riding the old girl at Phillip Island... now that would be hard work as I have ridden there heaps of times in a previous life and it's horsepower heaven! JohnM, if you're reading this let's get the beasts out at Oran Park in the new year... let me know. It'd be great to get a heap of TRXs there as it's a handling track with a shortish main straight and it suits bikes with good grunt out of the bends.
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Cool, theres hope for me yet.twolfe wrote:G'day Kev, they say Oran Park may close at the end of next year.There is still a bit of time to give it a thrashing.It is only 20 minutes up the road from my place, so it will be a shame to see it go.
Phuk, scrutineering at QLD raceway with Champions is just just a light going over to see if your bearings are up to it ,no obvious faults and a standards sticker on your helmet.
CYA, Kev.
Phuk72, I scrooted many times for a TDO but some TDOs are much better than others with this and most just do the basics: chain, tyres and brake pads OK, throttle returns when let go, forks not leaking and no sharp objects sticking out like rack mounts etc. Had a few people argue about their "perfect" bike failing, but most people who failed scrutineering fixed whatever the problem was and we all had a safer day out.
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Phuk72,
Essentially they just make sure the bike is roadworthy / safe.
Like Triton said just the basics, chain, steerring, brakes, oil leeks, tyre wear etc. It used to be fun watching Bob dis-assemble his bike for scrutinerring then re-assemble it with the video camera so he wouldn't get busted with it!!
It was a cracking day. Now this 'Oran Park Day' sounds great, especially the 10 hour trip to get to sydney from Melbourne
Seriously though, if it is a long weekend it could be done, my wife has family in Sydney.
Thanks for the comments on the blog!
Dave
Essentially they just make sure the bike is roadworthy / safe.
Like Triton said just the basics, chain, steerring, brakes, oil leeks, tyre wear etc. It used to be fun watching Bob dis-assemble his bike for scrutinerring then re-assemble it with the video camera so he wouldn't get busted with it!!
It was a cracking day. Now this 'Oran Park Day' sounds great, especially the 10 hour trip to get to sydney from Melbourne
Seriously though, if it is a long weekend it could be done, my wife has family in Sydney.
Thanks for the comments on the blog!
Dave
I played a blank tape at full niose last night and the deaf guy next door went nuts
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