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Post by beachboy on Jan 4, 2021 21:29:47 GMT 12
The gp will be a lottery now you would expect. Very little time for repairs now. or very little repairs, those who don't qualify tomorrow night are less likely to compete in the tedious 2nd or 3rd tier races on Wednesday and save cars for Huntly. |
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Post by brickie on Jan 4, 2021 21:29:54 GMT 12
Hopefully Huntly will learn from Rotorua playing Russian Roulette with the weather gods and bite the bullet and postpone the meeting untill the following weekend. The weather forecast (which was accurate for the Rotorua Meeting) is awful for Friday Saturday and Sunday.
The added bonus is there will be a week for those who suffer damage a full week to repair their cars and maybe seek revenge.
The downside is the crowd maybe split with the NZ Standard Stocks, scheduled for the 15th/16th at Napier and the other downside is that there is another double header the following weekend back at Rotorua the following weekend with the 240's. Can the average stock car follower afford 3 weekends of double header racing and then 2 weeks after that we have the big one at Palmerston North
Will wait with baited breath any updates.
Slightly off topic, anyone seen an entry list as I don't see one on the Huntly website or are they waiting to see what happens at Rotorua
Running the g.p same weekend as new zealand stocks. Are you mad? Thats not a very good idea. Considering there is a huge double over of entries. And its the same fan base. Nz champs for stocks gonna be massive. And huntly would lose on every front. Still way to early to call. Give it 2 days and thats when you get a better picture. You cant live life with a bunch of what ifs. You live with what is. Rotorua have handled this very well. I remember feeling so angry at palmys botched effort i refused to go back and make up for dollars i lost out on. Meenaee has also pissed we off with rain out treatment that i refused to go rest of the year two seasons back. So instead of jumping over somebody when they down. Measure it with the way have gone about it in tring conditions. A very awesome effort. Not forgetting the super saloons and sprintcar nationals in auck and trg respectively next weekend as well.... |
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Post by graemeh on Jan 4, 2021 21:30:24 GMT 12
Priority 999, as there will be more important things to suss. But any idea if the groups can still be tweaked, to account for some groups possibly having more withdrawals than others overnight, or has the meeting officially started? Yes. The groups will be rebalanced after scrutineering is done yet again, and the grid draws will be done again also. Re-balanced AND maybe reduce groups down to 5 from the original 6. Could be down to 21 cars per group if you remain with 6. Worth considering or not possible? |
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Post by BarryB on Jan 4, 2021 21:30:33 GMT 12
Just to hi-light some of the idiocy a weekend such as this brings out in people just spare a thought for the clown that left the air hatch of his camper van open this afternoon on what was largely a sun drenched day at the track. Hadn't bothered changing the bed back to the lounge set up as he'd be busy all day, then found his bed soaked tonight and water sloshing around where it shouldn't be. Now having to drive back to Auckland to swap his damp van for a dry car. And they let these lunatics loose on the road.....
Barry B
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Post by BarryB on Jan 4, 2021 21:32:59 GMT 12
Yes. The groups will be rebalanced after scrutineering is done yet again, and the grid draws will be done again also. Re-balanced AND maybe reduce groups down to 5 from the original 6. Could be down to 21 cars per group if you remain with 6. Worth considering or not possible? Not sure Graeme. I know Paul Hickey and I did a quick calc tonight with 133 cars and that was slightly over 26 with 5 groups, but you may be right, they'll definitely be more gone tomorrow and could be a good suggestion. |
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Post by Roxcyford on Jan 4, 2021 21:55:26 GMT 12
Just to hi-light some of the idiocy a weekend such as this brings out in people just spare a thought for the clown that left the air hatch of his camper van open this afternoon on what was largely a sun drenched day at the track. Hadn't bothered changing the bed back to the lounge set up as he'd be busy all day, then found his bed soaked tonight and water sloshing around where it shouldn't be. Now having to drive back to Auckland to swap his damp van for a dry car. And they let these lunatics loose on the road..... Barry B   worst than taking tent with no bedding etc ouch  |
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Post by BarryB on Jan 4, 2021 23:24:10 GMT 12
Just to hi-light some of the idiocy a weekend such as this brings out in people just spare a thought for the clown that left the air hatch of his camper van open this afternoon on what was largely a sun drenched day at the track. Hadn't bothered changing the bed back to the lounge set up as he'd be busy all day, then found his bed soaked tonight and water sloshing around where it shouldn't be. Now having to drive back to Auckland to swap his damp van for a dry car. And they let these lunatics loose on the road..... Barry B worst than taking tent with no bedding etc ouch Yep. There's some stupid people follow speedway hahahahaha |
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