Sunday
19th October 2008
The fifth annual
event for Have a Go Day Experience is the only day the
general public, riders and swingers can have a go on these three
wheeled motorcycles.
"Mind Blowing Ride, I was
totally addicted"
"Omg that's
unbelievably insane to ride those units and to see the track
that close to my face, takes your breath away, Crazy shit
man....what an awesome ride and experience".
About 18 sidecars
and teams arrived at the Taupo Track with the event kicking off
around 10am for all those eager to try their hand and luck at
swinging on a sidecar. Nice and steady was the pace around this
short course track and the weather stayed simply perfect for this
crowd of enthusiasts. The annual event also gives the sidecar riders
and swingers the opportunity to try out on different competitors
sidecars and even swapping roles.
Those that were
game enough to ride the infamous '666' were rather wide eyed back in
pit lane after that formula hell demon ride and one unfortunate
swinger 'Shane' took a tumble and is toting some not so nice
injuries. Three swingers were reported to have fallen off different
sidecars and although a little shaken, swinger 'Olivia' on 242
wasn't hurt when the moto guzzi rolled and the swinger on sidecar 28
was captured landing on the track.
The Classic Moto Guzzi
242's looking brand spanking new with the
Tribute
signature for Brett Sproull and trying out for a new swinger
was highly likely with one person in particular showing some serious
potential. The classic sidecars were popular for
rides and especially 242 Moto Guzzi and the Classic BMW. Those individuals
that rode both classes of sidecars were high on adrenaline and ready and waiting to go out again
for the ride of their life.
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