Erzberg 2009

[takitimu]

Looks like she kicks off tomorrow, here's the main web site

Erzberg Rodeo (http://www.erzbergrodeo.at/jart/prj3/mmagazin/main.jart?rel=de&content-id=1162818505415&reserve-mode=active)

[fergie]

I guess we will just have to wait for someone to put it up on u tube.

[flyingcr250]

I guess we will just have to wait for someone to put it up on u tube.

its a shame no one will broadcast it on TV.

[vazza]

Looking forward to seeing Rory Meade & Chris Birch :D!!

[SpikedPunch]

its a shame no one will broadcast it on TV.

They just advertised it on sky sports 1 as 'coming soon' (watching BRT atm :))

[xen]

They just advertised it on sky sports 1 as 'coming soon' (watching BRT atm :))

Nice, hopefully on the net soon

[Dutchee]

Good to see TWO Kiwi names in the top 5 for one of the pre-events.
3. Chris Birch
5. Nick Franklin
http://www.erzbergrodeo.at/jart/prj3/mmagazin/main.jart?rel=de&reserve-mode=active&content-id=1162818505415&artikel_kategorie=&artikel_id=1242280621723
Go Rory, Nick and Chris - wicked!!!

[FlangMasterJ]

That's awesome! Two Kiwis in the top 5. I bet Nick Franklin was just as surprised as we are.

[honda_power]

Franklin? Not bad, didnt think he rode anything out of fmx... Pretty bloody good

[scott411]

NIck was a pretty good MXer in his day, top junior rider and raced national level mx in nz and aussie, he has good skills on a mx bike

[charles23]

great result for Nick in the Rocket Ride lets see how he goes in the Scramble, i see Rory didn't race the Rocket Ride

[charles23]

looks like Birch, Mead and Franklin have all made it into the Scramble, Chris starting at 3rd, Rory 82rd and Nick 112th, looks like Nick was happy to get through with just the one go.

[charles23]

Scramble results, Taddy 1st, Rory 6th and Chris 8th, Nick looks as if DNF, outstanding result for Rory!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[secondfield]

Wicked, Rory will be stoked ... go the Wellington man! not bad from an 82nd starting position eh.....!

[xen]

Good shit!

[vazza]

Wow.. thats impressive from Rory, nice work dude!

[noobi]

http://www.motorrad-reporter.at/jart/prj3/projekt-nesuta/system/project-docs/RedBullHareScrambleF.pdf

500 starters, 21 finishers

Taddy Blazusiak won by 41 minutes

[flyingcr250]

Wow.. thats impressive from Rory, nice work dude!

yea not bad. i would have just wheelied the whole thing, then gone clubbing afterwards.:bleh::laugh:

[kezzafish]

wow looking at that finnishing list you posted noobi. Mead was only 12 seconds off 5th place... that would have been a good last ditch, body rooting battle

[noobi]

yea not bad. i would have just wheelied the whole thing, then gone clubbing afterwards.:bleh::laugh:

but then you woke up...

[flyingcr250]

but then you woke up...

you never wake up when you LIVE THE DREAM:2guns: ha ha ha

[Starky307]

http://www.motorrad-reporter.at/jart/prj3/projekt-nesuta/system/project-docs/RedBullHareScrambleF.pdf

500 starters, 21 finishers

Taddy Blazusiak won by 41 minutes


Taddy is either fucking fast or found a wicked short cut somewhere, he smoked everyone by an unbelievable amount. I can't wait for some video footage to come out of this event.

[tnarg]

Stole this from the www.waitematamcc.co.nz

Initial Report based on a quick chat to Chris this morning. He came 3rd Overall in the mega hill - climb,and qualified 4th fastest on the Iron Road prologue that set the starting order for the Cross- Country. On the cross Country he came 8th after leading for the first 6 checks before getting severe arm pump and then dropping the bike and having to fix a broken clutch lever . Of the 500 qualifiers from the Iron Road prologue there were 21 finishers ! Rory Mead had a great ride to come in 6th ! Chris said that the race was 3 times harder than in 2008. Many riders suffered from extreme exhaustion and had to be taken out by hellicopter including multi world trials champion Dougie Lampkin,and last years 3rd placegetter Paul Bolton. The event was won for the 3rd year running by Taddy Blazuziak . No doubt Chris will have more stories to tell when he gets home later this week.
by Peter Birch on 16th June 2009

[camchain]

Chris will probably be frustrated but still a result to be very proud of under the circumstances. Rory should be well pleased. Good on both of them.

[Gravel911]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pZ2PoZXDrs

Check out the carnage on this video.

Ambulance parked at the bottom of the cliff.........
Don’t think I have ever seen so many spills in a row.

[flyingcr250]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pZ2PoZXDrs

Check out the carnage on this video.

Ambulance parked at the bottom of the cliff.........
Don’t think I have ever seen so many spills in a row.

its good watching the pro's eat it. :bleh:

[vazza]

Thats so intense! THe only thing causing the bails is that bump in the middle!

[Ktmboy]

Well that puts a different perpective on it.

If you search through previous You tube files you will see that Taddy does one hell of a lot of riding/testing for KTM and racing on Erzberg. Its his home patch. Still a awesome rider anywhere tho.

Did he beat Rory/Chris by about an hour or more or am I reading the results wrong?

[mitch nield]

Yea top effort from rory. its good to see more kiwis up there

[Big Dave]

Red Bull Press release

http://kiwiridermagazine.blogspot.com/2009/06/mead-6th-birch-8th-in-erzberg.html

[SpikedPunch]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pZ2PoZXDrs

Check out the carnage on this video.

Ambulance parked at the bottom of the cliff.........
Don’t think I have ever seen so many spills in a row.

Hey, 2:08, that guy is stealing my moves :bleh: Cool footage!

[clmintie]

For Sale....

2009 Suzyamkthusagashonzaki 250, only used once.. $1.95.. 500 to choose from..

[takitimu]

Did he beat Rory/Chris by about an hour or more or am I reading the results wrong?

Two hours I think, which is pretty amazing given Taddy finished in 1 hour 41 !!!.

[soundbeltfarm]

i read on thumper talk of the first 21 bikes home 15 were 2 strokes.

[camchain]

Hard to get the head around that freakish winning time.

BTW Cool to have an illustrious new KBer here. Welcome Mr Nield.

[Big Dave]

BMW press release:

http://kiwiridermagazine.blogspot.com/2009/06/letti-scores-podium-result-for-bmw.html

[Shorty_925]

So who is going to go out and buy a Trials bike to improving their riding? Remember Taddy was as high as 6th or 7th in the World Trials only a couple of years back, so he's pretty handy on a bike, and Lampkin getting into these extreme events as well.

[Starky307]

It was amazing to see who many different ways there is of binning it on that one section of hill, very funny video.

[fergie]

it's on my bucket list to go see one live.

[flyingcr250]

it's on my bucket list to go see one live.

if i had a couple of mates who could afford to go id be wicked keen. dont really wanna go by myself.

check this out, best hal hour of tv ever

http://freecaster.tv/mx/1008388/red-bull-hare-scramble-2009-highlights

[honda_power]

why is he cutting his knobs in half at the start?

[flyingcr250]

why is he cutting his knobs in half at the start?

yea i saw that too