HBMCC

Hi Guys

Due to the weather the track will not be open today.  Sat 19th July

Jamie

Hi all

The track will be open for practise Sat 19th July from mid day (12.00) $10 / rider for big track & $5 minis.  Be sure to sign on as soon as you get there & help with flagging jumps if you can.

Please do not arrive prior to mid day.

Keep an eye on the weather, if too wet we will not open.

Jamie

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This Sunday the 13th July sign on 7/30 to 8/30

Food available at the track

Reminder that your club membership has expired and you will need to renew it to get points in the series. Please check the website and infoline for any updates.

Thankyou.

Valley Road will be open tomorrow the 5th July from 1 o’clock.

Don’t forget the junior traning day on Sunday starts at 10 details below.

Please check infoline and this website in case the weather prevents the track from being opened.

Gidday all

Great to see so many people out at the practise days we have had for you. Thanks to the committee members who have been there to organise things.

The HBMCC Five Star Suzuki Junior Training Group are having a training day on Sunday 6th July 10am-4pm register on the day, $10 per rider (weather permitting). This day is open to all juniors regardless of your level of ability. Parents & caregivers we will need your help so please lend a hand where needed. (Seniors the track should be open for you on Saturday 5th)

Don’t forget the Training weekend starting Thursday 24th July visiting the Summer-X Track, Whakatane & ending at the Taupo track on Sunday 27th July. The itinerary is on the web sight, get your entries in ASAP! This will be a great weekend with loads of bike time & a few riding tips along the way. Any Q’s give Jamie a bell (8454920 evenings 8pm). Thanks to everyone who have their entries in already.

At the next round of the Magics the track will probably be run in the opposite direction & we hope to give it an extra groom so it will be great to ride! We are working hard to keep developing the track & it is your support of the club that makes this possible. If you can help us out in any way shape or form please let us know.

Regards

Jamie Welch (Vice Pres) - RMZ250 No.Vii

Here are the results from the weekend.

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CAPTION: Hawke’s Bay’s Jeff March, a likely contender in the intermediate grade this weekend. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com

BALANCING IN THE BAY

JUNE 18, 2008: The nation’s most finely balanced of sportsmen and women take to the hills of Hawke’s Bay this weekend.

The masters of the unique sport of motorcycle trials will converge on Napier and Havelock North this weekend to compete in rounds five and six of the 10-round Beta-sponsored North Island Trials Championships.

The action is expected to be particularly fierce in the A-grade, intermediate and presidents grades with full fields on the cards for the weekend’s double-header.

Day one on Saturday will be on terrain that sends riders over large boulders on a course down Dartmoor Road, Puketapu, out the back of Taradale. Day two on Sunday will be held in a creek bed and quarry at Kahuranaki, out the back of Havelock North.

“It will be a strong line-up in the A-grade with enduro ace Chris Birch (from Auckland) riding this event, alongside Ashhurst’s Kevin Pinfold, Wellington’s Carl Robson, Taranaki’s Paul Barnes and Manawatu’s Warrick George,” said Luke March, organiser of the double-header event.

“It will really sort the men from the boys,” laughed March. “It will get even tastier if it rains.”

In the intermediate ranks, Hawke’s Bay riders should feature, including March’s father, Jeff, Havelock North’s Mark Fergusson, Napier’s Clark Curtis and Waipukurau’s Nick Hamilton.

Hamilton’s Colin Downes and Opunake’s Andrew Clement should also stand out in the intermediate class, alongside Tauranga’s Warrick Merriman, Auckland’s Peter Boettcher and up-and-coming youngster Jim Lowe-Pattie, also from the Bay of Plenty.

After his outstanding performance at the opening two rounds in Taranaki and at rounds three and four in Hamilton, seven-time former national champion Warren Laugesen, from Levin, is virtually untouchable at the top of the expert grade and nothing is likely to change his situation this weekend.

Adding to the expected one-sided nature of the expert grade competition is the news that several of Laugesen’s main rivals will not be able to ride this weekend.

Hastings hero Luke March is injured and consigning himself to the role of event organiser, while Kiwi international Jake Whitaker (Wellington) is competing overseas. Nelson’s Nick Oliver and Taranaki’s Wayne Thompson are also non entrants.

The series continues with rounds seven and eight in Wellington on August 9-10; and round nine and 10 in Tauranga on September 13-14.

Credit: Words and picture by Andy McGechan, www.BikesportNZ.com

Valley road will be open from 1-5pm today the 21th June.

Thankyou

Fivestar Magic Series Points - after round 3

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