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Post by midway on Apr 27, 2024 23:48:24 GMT 12
Sounds like Percy has found a candy bar ,so over enjoyed with such great racing ,did he mention the Mod champs it appears not ,so i guess thats why he is low on funds ...
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Post by tiroto on Apr 28, 2024 6:22:09 GMT 12
Seriously Grindy, that was a darn good analysis on the no shows! (Thumbs up)
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Post by tiroto on Apr 28, 2024 6:43:07 GMT 12
Congratulations Auckland and you too Percy! Back in February, I felt for you brother as we were watching Auckland comfortably winning v Rebels on the last lap at Palmy and then disaster......... Cody McKee breaks the gear stick! Go figure! Then qualifying night at Auckland teams, heard McKee fell down the stairs or something, stuffed his shoulder and apparently out for the weekend. I thought that guy needs some karakia/prayer or something to break a hoodoo. However he was back after some first aid and a few pain killers to be part of a dominant winning team - awesome! Great interview Tony G and McKee in the pits afterwards. Auckland has the potential to be a regular successful superstock team. Roll on Palmy.  |
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Post by nakifans on Apr 28, 2024 7:00:20 GMT 12
Thank God it was the Macgor's board down, started to have all kind of evil thoughts flash through my mind of Percy and his magic wand when every thing else seem to be still functioning as normal.
Watched Petrolfumes video's of Friday night many times.
The supersaloon video of 2 races at 4 min 10 sec shows very clearly Harding 24A being turned around by over aggressive driving by a passing car and Vickery 26K know where to go but on Ben's bonnet.
Will be interesting if offending car appears on SNZ Infringement notification board on Monday.
Too be consistent WP have had S/S drivers on there and they have only touched door panels going down the straights , not caused mayhem.
Another Teams Nationals been and gone, certainly spice been added with the top teams struggling to get on the podium.
Let's hope some of the teams which couldn't field a team due to lack of willing team drivers, filter back next season after off season rethink by some drivers and clubs.
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Post by brickie on Apr 28, 2024 9:15:05 GMT 12
Good to hear akl got the chockies tonight. Pretty disappointing that a lot of the normal teams weren't there this weekend. Whatever was the reason and I may have missed it on this thread, having these teams there would have worked wonders for the show. To name a few. Wildcats Wanderers Hawkeyes Scrappers Tigers Kings Eagles Wildcats seem to be short on drivers keen on teams racing they didnt front a team for palmy teams champs. Lost brendon Tye back to the P who raced for the mustangs this weekend Wanderers were scrambling for drivers and it was made public by the team that they had secured enough drivers but the club gave them the hard word and told them they were not aloud to go Hawkeyes still recovering from teams champs i think Scrappers just scraped a team togethor for palmy with some “ring ins” Tyler walker having apparent engine issues may have called season early Zac harris raced for wanganui warriors this weekend Tigers still many seasons away from making a return, lack of cars and lack of keen to teams race will need to put the ground work in and get some races under a fresh team before jumping into the big show Kings, from the outside it seems as though it is no longer, stockcars team much the same seems a lack of organisation Mitch Vickery was racing a supersaloon there at waikaraka on friday 1nz Asher Rees has moved back to racing for the Gisbourne Giants team Gavin Taniwha was racing back for the P in Manawatu Mustangs this weekend 4k Chad Ace has been racing alot more than normal this season and it has been good to see would be a good addition back at palmy The palmy teams champions the Glen Eagles didnt make very long trip north to auckland neither did the Canterbury Crushers and with woodford glen finishing the season over a month ago they may have gone into hibernation Awesome mate, thanks for the intel. Your on the know. |
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Post by hienekenno1 on Apr 28, 2024 10:07:53 GMT 12
Congratulations to the All-stars for the win, the team just clicked all weekend, been a long time between drinks back in 1996 with all the Avd team drama, good days though, well done to the Wanganui Warriors as well who smoked the Giants in the semi final, take out the Rees brothers and you have a pretty good chance of winning, the $2000 Dash for cash race was cool as well with 5m getting the 1nz, well done to 56p Trent James for the Mustangs,by the way was cool Cody McKee backing up against the wall in the final attacking,was like the Good old days 🙂
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Post by tiroto on Apr 28, 2024 12:26:22 GMT 12
Now all the Auckland speedway club needs to do to bring customer satisfaction, is discard that annoying thing call Videohub livestream! Every year WITHOUT FAIL videohub will stuff it up! They obviously struggle with the technical aspects that appear too challenging. Quality of footage is a major issue and in my opinion reflects badly on the events and the organisation as a whole. Ditch it I say! |
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Post by beachboy on Apr 28, 2024 13:10:24 GMT 12
Back to the drawing board for the Giants😎
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Post by percy on Apr 28, 2024 13:15:50 GMT 12
Now the morning after the event and I'm still pumped!
It was a podium that broke with tradition. Just the second time ever Wanganui have made it and their first time since sharing third in the inaugural edition back in 1988. The Warriors are an easy team to like and one hope their relentless attendance at teams events results in a major victory one day. They are short a top class block man but the rest of the pieces are there. Kaelin Mooney is clearly an elite level talent who can lead this talented team through the next decade. Rotorua have a storied history at the Teams Nationals but have not made the podium since 2012. With the nucleus of this team sticking together they continue to be a chance at every event they attend.
I'll also cover the rest of the meeting. Too often in speedway small fields run the same format they run on normal nights & don't contribute to the entertainment. It was great to see some innovation utilising a 5x5 heat racing format to keep the races short and interesting. Sad that it had to come from the drivers/teams themselves rather than the promotor. Talking to a couple of people in the Modified pit area there are some big plans in place for next season (again coming from drivers and crew) to make the Modified division relevant again.
The Streetstock title built nicely through the 3 heats but was let down by a complete lack of fan focus. It's not just Waikaraka, many tracks are clueless when it comes to running fan centric events. Can we please have a points update prior to heat 3 so we know what the heck is going on? The commentator was left isolated and called the third heat as a one-race final. The grids I walked past in the pits and space for a run-off in the program suggested 3 heat format. With the 4p, 11r and 12r the top 3 on points, it was going to be a tough task keeping the trophy in Auckland. But the locals gave it a right go and eliminated two of those drivers before getting pre-occupied with the other Rotorua car down on points. I think 12r took the title by a couple of points but who would know? As a sport we need to elevate our regional titles, this was the way not to do it.
Was a positive to have a quick explanation when cars were removed from races. It removes a lot of the spectator angst. Only thing I didn't hear was a follow up on the Panthers vs Mustangs finish. Seems Joblin may have been relegated judging by a couple of comments online, handing the win to the Mustangs but I haven't seen anything official.
Show was done and dusted in 3 1/2 hours including the grand parade. I wish every meeting was like that!
No doubt Videohub need to go. Kiwi motorsport media would be a better option moving forward (among others).
Finally, it was pleasing to see a number of drivers interacting with fans and kids in the pit area after the meeting. I'll single out Asher Rees for praise. He'd endured a tough night. Rolled in the semi-final and taken out whilst leading the $2k all-in finale but he was only too happy to pose for a photo with a young fan.
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Post by mordecai on Apr 28, 2024 15:27:20 GMT 12
It does not matter whether you try anything different there is only 5 cars and that is not a show ,just like your Promoter Bruce ,with 7 teams ,two from his own stable , The asscc needs a good look where its heading for with a 30year lease to think about .. We do need to take into account this is delayed by 7 days so peoples plans change |
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Post by midway on Apr 28, 2024 15:47:08 GMT 12
Gosh Mordy a little delayed reaction on your part as well seen i thought you were no1 at the teams selection process ,...
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Post by midway on Apr 28, 2024 16:10:23 GMT 12
Could you please explain briefly why this happened ,as i may of thought PERCY Had not paid the power bill . I receive a dollar every time you make a sensible post Have been a bit short of funds recently Being a good philanthropist others take priority ,the slush fund only goes so far ,but a dollar is a dollar in these hard economic times .. |
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Post by interestedbystander on Apr 28, 2024 16:29:01 GMT 12
It does not matter whether you try anything different there is only 5 cars and that is not a show ,just like your Promoter Bruce ,with 7 teams ,two from his own stable , The asscc needs a good look where its heading for with a 30year lease to think about .. They own the Teams Nats, Maybe they could take it on the road like the Ranfurly shield. Do a lease/Promotion deal with another track, and put the show on at different places, still Asscc owned, profits still go to the Akl club but with a split in revenue and some costs?? |
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Post by mordecai on Apr 28, 2024 17:23:42 GMT 12
Gosh Mordy a little delayed reaction on your part as well seen i thought you were no1 at the teams selection process ,... Yeah been playing to much golf lol I think I've only done 4 meetings this season 240s Palmy teams Palmy opening night Palmy meeting b4 Xmas Streamed akld teams but gave up pretty quickly with video hub 3rd world stream |
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Post by mordecai on Apr 28, 2024 17:24:33 GMT 12
Gosh Mordy a little delayed reaction on your part as well seen i thought you were no1 at the teams selection process ,... Yeah been playing to much golf lol I think I've only done 4 meetings this season 240s Palmy teams Palmy opening night Palmy meeting b4 Xmas Streamed akld teams but gave up pretty quickly with video hub 3rd world stream Sorry and nz superstocks |
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Post by petrolfumes on Apr 28, 2024 18:19:50 GMT 12
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Post by andrewejc on Apr 28, 2024 19:09:36 GMT 12
It does not matter whether you try anything different there is only 5 cars and that is not a show ,just like your Promoter Bruce ,with 7 teams ,two from his own stable , The asscc needs a good look where its heading for with a 30year lease to think about .. Two from his own stable? Which are you forgetting? Panthers, Mustangs, or All Stars? |
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Post by tiroto on Apr 28, 2024 19:14:06 GMT 12
Mordecai - we missed you! Welcome back! I agree with Midway we need you re team selections etc to bring some promotion to the event! Seriously hope your golf on the improve brother.  |
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Post by salooncar on Apr 28, 2024 20:34:56 GMT 12
Now all the Auckland speedway club needs to do to bring customer satisfaction, is discard that annoying thing call Videohub livestream! Every year WITHOUT FAIL videohub will stuff it up! They obviously struggle with the technical aspects that appear too challenging. Quality of footage is a major issue and in my opinion reflects badly on the events and the organisation as a whole. Ditch it I say! I attended on Friday but a prior engagement last night meant that I neither attended nor bought the live stream. However I stumped up $10 for the replay this morning - and it was an absolute bargain. Good coverage that got most of the action from at least one camera, and it played faultlessly. I'll give Kudos to Videohub for that product anyway. All they need to do is get the live stream to the same standard. |
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