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Are there places in Brisbane where PB can be ridden???

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Old 02-01-2005, 04:35 AM
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I GUESSED YOU WERE ''THE MAN'' MUNDINE UP TILL THE END :-)

FIRSTLY MARTIN,I BELIEVE IF IT WASN'T FOR YOU GUYS THERE MIGHT BE A LOT ''MORE'' CLUBS AND PLACES TO RIDE.
THERE IS A CONSIDERABLE NUMBER OF PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THIS BUDDING SPORT, BE THEY LITTLE RACE CLUBS TRYING TO GET OFF THE GROUND OR YOUR BUSINESS COMPETITORS WHO HAVE BEEN WISED UP TO YOUR HARASSING ANTICS.

YOU OPENLY ENCOURAGE PEOPLE ON YOUR WEBSITE TO E-MAIL YOU AND LET YOU KNOW ABOUT ANY OTHER CLUBS OR RACEWAYS AND STATE IN BOLD WRITTING THAT THESE MUST BE LICENCED ETC....NOW I KNOW WHAT YOU DO WITH THAT INFORMATION ( AND YOU'RE TELLING US TO GET A LIFE ??)

SECONDLY , SO WHAT IF THERE ARE 30 DIFFERENT STANDARD ENGINES AND THAT SOME ARE BETTER THAN OTHERS. THE POINT IS ..................THEIR STANDARD :-). IT ISN'T THAT HARD TO BEND DOWN AND HAVE A LOOK TO SEE WHAT CARB,PIPE ETC... THEY ARE RUNNING. INTERNAL SCRUTINEERING CAN BE CARRIED OUT WHERE CIRCUMSTANCES REQUIRE IF SOMEBODY'S BIKE IS SUSPECT AS WITH KART-RACING, IF YOU WANT TO RUN THE CLUB THAT SERIOUSLY THAT IS:-) .

AND SO WHAT IF SOMEBODY'S BIKE DOESN'T GO AS HARD AS ANOTHER BECAUSE IT'S OF POORER QUALITY AT LEAST THEY CAN IF THEY SO CHOOSE BRING THEIR BIKE UP TO THIS LEVEL OF STOCK CAG STYLE POWER AND NOT NEED TO WORRY ABOUT HAVING TO UPGRADE TIME AFTER TIME AS IN THE MODIFIED CLASS IN ORDER TO KEEP UP WITH THE JONES'

IT'S LIKE RUNNING YOUR CHOICE OF STOCK ENGINE AT SPEEDWAY. YOU CAN RUN A HOLDEN OR A FORD OR SOME OTHER STOCK ENGINE (ONE OF THESE WILL ALWAYS BE CRAP COMPAIRED TO THE OTHERS ). THIS KEEPS THE SPORT FROM ESCALATING INTO A WAR OF WHO HAS THE BIGGEST CHEQUE BOOK RATHER THAN WHO IS THE BEST DRIVER/RIDER .

IF SOMEBODY HAD A CAG STYLE BIKE WITH A SLUG FOR A MOTOR THEN THEY COULD ALWAYS REPLACE IT WITH ITS BETTER QUALITY STANDARD COUNTERPART . YES I KNOW THAT THIS WILL COST MONEY BUT NOWHERE NEAR AS MUCH AS MATCHING THE BIG BOYS AT PARKLANDS, AND IT IS MUCH EASIER TO KEEP TABS ON WHO'S GOT WHAT DONE TO WHICH BIKE, AND LET ME TELL YOU THAT THERE ARE A HELL OF ALOT MORE THAN 2 - 3 PEOPLE PER RACE OUT THERE JUST BUSTING TO RACE THERE STOCK BIKE IN A FAIR RACE. AND YES IT WOULD BE FUN, FUN FOR THE PEOPLE WHO MATTER, THE DUDE'S RACING IN THIS CLASS. ONLY IT WOULD NOT BE AS FUN FOR YOUR CASH REGISTER I GUESS.

DON'T GET ME WRONG ,IF PEOPLE WANT TO THROW MONEY AT THEIR BIKE TO MODIFY IT THAT'S GREAT , JUST RACE IT AGAINST OTHER MODIFIED BIKES IN A SEPERATE CLASS TO THE STOCK ONES LIKE EVERY OTHER CLUB THAT I KNOW OF IN THE U.S.A. AND THE U.K.
PERHAPS YOU COULD CONTACT THEM FOR ADVICE ON THIS MATTER :-).

ALSO, WHAT HAS US THINKING YOU ARE OVER PRICED AND GO-KARTING GOT TO DO WITH THE PRICE OF MONGOLIAN RACING TADPOLES IN A BUCKET OF SALT WATER? I MEAN HAVE YOU EVER CONSIDERED TOP FUEL DRAG RACING BECAUSE GO-KARTING IS CONSIDERED BY SOME TO BE OVER PRICED.

YOU SAY THAT POCKET RACER IS TRYING TO TURN THIS FAD INTO A SPORT AND THAT YOU ARE SORRY IT COST'S MONEY$$$$ REAL MONEY TO DO IT. WELL PERHAPS IF YOU WEREN'T SO CONCERNED WITH MONOPOLISING THE SPORT IN THIS COUNTRY AND CASHING IN ON IT YOU WOULD REALISE THAT THERE ARE PLENTY OF OTHERS OUT THERE WILLING TO SHARE THIS TERRIBLE BURDEN ONLY THEY WANT TO DO IT FAIRLY.

YOU HAVE TO REALISE THAT IN REALITY YOU DON'T ACTUALLY OWN THE RIGHTS TO POCKET BIKE RACING IN THIS COUNTRY ( AT LEAST I SURE AS HELL HOPE YOU DON'T ) SO YOU DO THINGS YOU'RE WAY AND LET THE REST OF AUSTRALIA DO IT THE RIGHT WAY IN THE TRADITION OF
" A FAIR GO " :-) .
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YOU'RE A LEGEND IN YOUR OWN LUNCHTIME MARTIN!

NO......YOU DON'T MIX LIGHTS WITH HEAVIES AND YOU DON'T MIX WATER-COOLED WITH AIR-COOLED. BUT YOU DO ALLOW UNDER 17'S WITH SENIORS AND YOU DO ALLOW "UNDER AGE" RIDERS TO COMPETE (BEARING IN MIND YOUR CURRENT WEB-SITE SAYS JUNIORS MUST BE 12 TO 16 YEARS OLD). I'M FULLY SUPPORTIVE OF YOUNGER ONES RACING AS THIS IS THE TRAINING GROUND THEY NEED IN BOTH RACE-CRAFT AND KEEPING THEM OFF THE STREETS, BUT RUN ANOTHER CLASS FOR SAY, 8-11 YEAR OLDS TO GIVE ALL A FAIR GO.

YOU KNOW YOURSELF YOU CAN ATTRACT HUGE FIELDS, AND TO SAY SPLITTING CLASSES WILL SEE ONLY 2-3 BIKES IN A FIELD IS BOTH SHORT SIGHTED AND PLAIN DUMB. WE ALL KNOW THAT ONE MEETING HAD OVER 25 STARTERS IN SENIOR LIGHT ALONE. WHEN DID YOU HAVE ONLY 20-30 BIKES TURN UP? (10 CLASSES X 3 ENTRIES)......******

THE WATER COOLED CLASS CAN RUN 4-6 BIKES AND EVERYONE LOVES THE RACING BECAUSE THE RACING IS CLOSE! BIG FIELDS ARE NOT ALWAYS THE ANSWER TO GOOD RACING - COMPETITIVE FIELDS IS ALWAYS THE ANSWER.

YOUR WEB SITE ALSO SAYS THAT TYRES ARE NOT RESTRICTED. IS THIS RESTRICTION ON ITALIAN TYRES (THOUGH I DO THINK IT IS A GOOD ONE) A RULE CHANGE THAT NO ONE KNOWS ABOUT? OR DID YOU THINK IT WAS JUST A GOOD THING TO SAY ON THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT?

AND............TELL YOUR COMMENTATOR TO STOP TELLING EVERYONE THAT GUYS WINNING ARE ON "OUR STANDARD OUT OF THE BOX" BIKES.......WE KNOW THEY ARE NOT AND ANYONE WHO BUYS A STOCK BIKE WILL SOON FIND OUT JUST HOW FALSE THIS OFTEN MADE STATEMENT IS. SURE SOME ARE ONLY MINOR IN UPGRADE, BUT STILL $3-400 SPENT OVER AND ABOVE PURCHASE PRICE IS NOT STOCK.

NO YOU WILL NOT STOP CHEQUE BOOK RACING AND NEITHER YOU SHOULD (YOU NEED TO MAKE A QUID I AGREE). BUT GIVE THE LESS FORTUNATE A FAIR GO A BEING COMPETITIVE. YES - KARTING IS MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE, BUT EVERYONE COMPETES ON A (REASONABLY) EVEN FIELD IN WHICHEVER CLASS THEY CHOSE TO COMPETE IN.

BY THE WAY, YOUR RACING SITE SAYS YOUR NEXT RACE IS ON DECEMBER 4 2004. IF YOU ARE TRYING TO TURN THIS "FADE" (YOUR SPELLING) INTO A SPORT, TRY AND KEEP IT UP TO DATE, OR IT WILL "FADE" AWAY ON YOU. ANY NEW-COMER LOOKING AT THE SITE WOULD THINK YOU HAVE GIVEN IT ALL WAY.

AND AS FOR THE OZCOOT/POCKETRACER FUED. IF YOU ARE BOTH SERIOUS THEN GET REALLY COMPETITIVE AND STOP SELLING ADA BITS AT THE SAME PRICE (STINKS OF COLLUSION). I'LL BUY MY BITS FROM THE CHEAPEST AND AT THE MOMENT IT'S CHEAPER TO GO DIRECT TO THE U.S., EVEN AFTER DUTY AND FREIGHT.[/b]
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Priceing Collusion!!!! I dont think so!

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AND AS FOR THE OZCOOT/POCKETRACER FUED. IF YOU ARE BOTH SERIOUS THEN GET REALLY COMPETITIVE AND STOP SELLING ADA BITS AT THE SAME PRICE (STINKS OF COLLUSION). I'LL BUY MY BITS FROM THE CHEAPEST AND AT THE MOMENT IT'S CHEAPER TO GO DIRECT TO THE U.S., EVEN AFTER DUTY AND FREIGHT.
Now be fore you go accussing me of anything!!! I am selling my ADA Parts at 30% on cost to me and that I will be willing to prove that to anyone!!!! (Drop on in and cheak my invoice out)!!! Mate I am a straight shooter and I bet you no other guy out there will show you that!!!!!
I promise you that the other guys you are talking about here are selling at a much higher margin!!! I can prove that!!!!
I was unable to get the parts any cheaper as I got them thru the NSW distributor at prices just above US retail landed on my door (I am willing to prove that too)!!!
Here is another scoop because of gAyDA parts being so pricey and theyre unwillingness to deal with me directly I will be offering Outlaw and PBU gear instead and we will see if gAyDA can keep up!!!! I hear rumour that gAyDA are buying pipes and other parts from Outlaw anyway and putting theyre name on them!! The parts will be priced much more reasonably I can assure you!!!


And I will also say in our defense if you buy from the USA directly what happens in the event you need to make a warranty claim and you will!!!USA parts are not infalable and unbreakable and without faults!!! You will be happy not to have to send at your cost to the USA. You will have lost all your savings of a few dollars in these cases.

And there is no feud there is a sorry insecure ****** trying to bad name anyone he can in the industry but as I have already said let the customers decide!!! I am guaranteed a win then!!! [/url]
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