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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2019 22:16:47 GMT 12
thats auckland. we are the hawkes bay ealges. Go the Eagle eyes. lol |
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Post by BarryB on Mar 1, 2019 22:46:55 GMT 12
Very spectacular Friday night out at Waikaraka Park, with Waikato coming within 200 metres of upsetting the Panthers in the opener, and ending with three cars upside down in the HB vs Rotorua final race, bookending Remnant's spectacular exit halfway through the night and accompanied by great commentary and great interviews.
Barry B
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Post by haydenmlambarth on Mar 1, 2019 22:50:20 GMT 12
Glad you enjoyed the commentary Barry always a pleasure working alongside Mal.
Points
Palmy 330
hawkes bay 275
gisborne 215
Auckland 195
Waikato 175
manawatu 75
rotorua 60
Semis will be
Auckland vs Palmy
Gisborne vs Hawkes bay
5th vs 6th
Manawatu vs waikato
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Post by meeaneemic on Mar 2, 2019 5:50:21 GMT 12
21st season on the mic
Come on the Mighty HB Eagle Eyed Hawks.
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Post by tank11 on Mar 2, 2019 7:07:51 GMT 12
Glad you enjoyed the commentary Barry always a pleasure working alongside Mal. Points Palmy 330 hawkes bay 275 gisborne 215 Auckland 195 Waikato 175 manawatu 75 rotorua 60 Semis will be Auckland vs Palmy Gisborne vs Hawkes bay 5th vs 6th Manawatu vs waikato Could do with some racing "noise" though? There were time it happened. |
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Post by BarryB on Mar 2, 2019 9:30:57 GMT 12
There was plenty on the exit of turn 2 where I was sat hahahahaha
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Post by percy on Mar 2, 2019 9:54:17 GMT 12
Plenty of talking points last night on what was a good night of action. You know when Barry Brown fist pumps the air you've just seen something special.
- Waikato very unlucky not to make the top four. 150 metres from beating the Panthers and a good win against Auckland. Auckland had the benefit of scoring big against a developing Mustangs team but still needed Craig Chatfield's 40 points to outscore the Wanderers. Indeed Chatfield's elimination of Redfearn avoided a run-off for 4th place as Waikato would have scored an extra 20 points to tie Auckland. You could argue Read should have pushed McKenzie 3/4 of a lap but that would have been the read of the century in the circumstances.
- Good to see the Giants get a second go at the Hawkeyes. They lost a car early to mechanical failure and at the top level 3 vs 4 is hard graft.
- 41h Malcolm Read the driver of the night. On debut with limited experience he drove like an experienced veteran, reading the race brilliantly and putting the car where it needed to be. His driving out in front of the Panthers race winner on the final lap of the opening race was old school teams racing at it's destructive best.
- 93r Gary Hunter was a standout in a beaten Rebels team. The Asher Rees double rollover was one for the highlight reel.
- Points table flattered the Panthers. Almost over-run by Waikato and Rotorua never had a chance losing two cars on the first corner. The balance of the team has been lost. Jack Miers unavailability this season means the Panthers are too reliant on William Humphries for blocking duties.
The All-Stars brains trust will be hard at work today coming up with ideas to get Humphries into a running role. Whilst Humphries is a very good runner it would markedly weaken the Panthers blocking capabilities and when you have a star runner like Kerry Remnant ably assisted by Craig Chatfield and/or Ron Tye you open up a path to victory.
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Post by percy on Mar 2, 2019 10:01:03 GMT 12
Oh and the crowd was much improved from what I recall on Friday nights since the grandstand closed
Amazing what a bit of organisation and promotion does for attendance
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Post by tigersfan on Mar 2, 2019 10:18:32 GMT 12
How did Jamie Hamilton go in his 1st teams meeting?
did he look out of his depth ?
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Post by tank11 on Mar 2, 2019 10:45:30 GMT 12
Watching the video, 52p could/should have been pinged for attacking a stationary car in a non attacking position.
After being taken to the wall near turn 3, he backed up and drove into the car that had taken him to the wall?
Should have backed up further and drove around said car.
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Post by hbhornets on Mar 2, 2019 10:47:55 GMT 12
as been stated felt hemi was lucky to.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2019 11:46:18 GMT 12
Plenty of talking points last night on what was a good night of action. You know when Barry Brown fist pumps the air you've just seen something special. - Waikato very unlucky not to make the top four. 150 metres from beating the Panthers and a good win against Auckland. Auckland had the benefit of scoring big against a developing Mustangs team but still needed Craig Chatfield's 40 points to outscore the Wanderers. Indeed Chatfield's elimination of Redfearn avoided a run-off for 4th place as Waikato would have scored an extra 20 points to tie Auckland. You could argue Read should have pushed McKenzie 3/4 of a lap but that would have been the read of the century in the circumstances. - Good to see the Giants get a second go at the Hawkeyes. They lost a car early to mechanical failure and at the top level 3 vs 4 is hard graft. - 41h Malcolm Read the driver of the night. On debut with limited experience he drove like an experienced veteran, reading the race brilliantly and putting the car where it needed to be. His driving out in front of the Panthers race winner on the final lap of the opening race was old school teams racing at it's destructive best. - 93r Gary Hunter was a standout in a beaten Rebels team. The Asher Rees double rollover was one for the highlight reel. - Points table flattered the Panthers. Almost over-run by Waikato and Rotorua never had a chance losing two cars on the first corner. The balance of the team has been lost. Jack Miers unavailability this season means the Panthers are too reliant on William Humphries for blocking duties. The All-Stars brains trust will be hard at work today coming up with ideas to get Humphries into a running role. Whilst Humphries is a very good runner it would markedly weaken the Panthers blocking capabilities and when you have a star runner like Kerry Remnant ably assisted by Craig Chatfield and/or Ron Tye you open up a path to victory. Gary Hunter has always been an outstanding teams racer . |
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Post by Phred on Mar 2, 2019 12:19:02 GMT 12
Great Friday night of on track action.
Great to see the crowd larger than previous years.
Amused by the comments about 52P hitting the poor defenceless not able to attack Waikato car.
I guess only the drivers mother could make such a comment, from the exit of corner 4 it appeared that the Waikato car tagged 52 which ended up backed into the wall at the entry of turn 3 the Waikato car then positioned itself so 52 could not drive away.
I am not that familiar with the car not in an attacking position rue actually is but would expect a car with the engine running parked in the middle of the track blocking another drivers way forward was able to be tagged.
(Again we must accept the drivers mother sees this differently)
There was plenty of grass cutting however from my vantage point the standout transgressors did not have a P on their cars.
The only negative I was aware of was the number of people commenting that there were too many unnecessary visual obstructions on the infield
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Post by tank11 on Mar 2, 2019 13:16:52 GMT 12
Amused by the comments about 52P hitting the poor defenceless not able to attack Waikato car. I guess only the drivers mother could make such a comment, from the exit of corner 4 it appeared that the Waikato car tagged 52 which ended up backed into the wall at the entry of turn 3 the Waikato car then positioned itself so 52 could not drive away. I am not that familiar with the car not in an attacking position rue actually is but would expect a car with the engine running parked in the middle of the track blocking another drivers way forward was able to be tagged. (Again we must accept the drivers mother sees this differently) Well phred, I'm nobodies mother. Watch the video on the video thread to confirm your eyes are attached to your thinking equipment. The Waikato car ended FACING the wall, 52p was against the wall near his front end. 52p backed up about a car length, then drove into the non attacking positioned Waikato car. Maybe school up on the rules prior to posting. 52p should have continued further back and driven around parked car, not trying to drive through it. At stocks teams last week, Gisborne car drove over the front end of similar situation and got taken off. |
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Post by Go Slideways on Mar 2, 2019 13:44:55 GMT 12
21st season on the mic Come on the Mighty HB Eagle Eyed Hawks. I got asked last night if the Bay Eagles were known as the Beagles. I said no. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2019 14:47:02 GMT 12
The Waikato car ended FACING the wall, 52p was against the wall near his front end. 52p backed up about a car length, then drove into the non attacking positioned Waikato car. Maybe school up on the rules prior to posting. 52p should have continued further back and driven around parked car, not trying to drive through it. I ain't seen the vid but front bumper against the wall doesn't always mean your in a non attacking position. It is such an easy rule but seems to cause so much confusion. If a car can move (either forwards or in reverse) in the racing direction, no matter how acute the angle, that car is in an attacking position. |
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Post by hercules on Mar 2, 2019 15:01:35 GMT 12
Petrolfumes has a video of the race, around the 4:45 mark it takes place.
41h takes out 52p, both cars end up almost side by side backwards close to wall and facing turn 3 apex almost. Thenwhat isn’t shown is 41h restarts first and drives forward and parks in front of 52p, this was shown live on videohub.
To me this was all legal, and great tactics, had 422h been a tad more patient and not tried to go round outside of 94p while leading by almost a lap while on his final lap Waikato would have won both races.
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Post by chevy1957 on Mar 2, 2019 15:03:31 GMT 12
Gee what about 118r getting hit in the middle of the corner as he was stationary at the time of contact but I guess if you Pin the car the rules change or am I behind the 8 ball on this contact rule,AlsoWaikaraka Park don't need a lawn mower as I saw a black one doing a dam good job.Why is it the loudest superstock going round is also black is there no noise levels.
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Post by Admin on Mar 2, 2019 15:11:02 GMT 12
The Waikato car ended FACING the wall, 52p was against the wall near his front end. 52p backed up about a car length, then drove into the non attacking positioned Waikato car. Maybe school up on the rules prior to posting. 52p should have continued further back and driven around parked car, not trying to drive through it. I ain't seen the vid but front bumper against the wall doesn't always mean your in a non attacking position. It is such an easy rule but seems to cause so much confusion. If a car can move (either forwards or in reverse) in the racing direction, no matter how acute the angle, that car is in an attacking position. I've looked a one video and can't see an issue with the incident referred to. Saw a few other issues in a few races with attacks over the pole line etc. but with no feedback from the officials I guess we will never know if any action was taken. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2019 15:15:05 GMT 12
Gee what about 118r getting hit in the middle of the corner as he was stationary at the time of contact but I guess if you Pin the car the rules change or am I behind the 8 ball on this contact rule,AlsoWaikaraka Park don't need a lawn mower as I saw a black one doing a dam good job.Why is it the loudest superstock going round is also black is there no noise levels. If a car is literally in the middle of a corner, he is almost certainly in an attacking position |
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