Question for Canterbury - West Coast riders

[Jantar]

Planning for the TT2000, and I just can't find a GPS time for Jacksons to Yaldhurst. As this is the critical final leg of the ride I would like to get a better idea of the actual time at a good pace (not racing) from Jacksons to Yaldhurst at night.

I do recall on a 1000 miler stopping in Greymouth at 9:20 pm and being at Rolleston before midnight, but I can't remember how much before.

Also an estimated time from Kumara Jct - Greymouth - Brunner - Jacksons would be handy.

[Gremlin]

emailed you a file... there may be something in it of use to you.

[jim.cox]

I have one GPS log which shows

Blackball 10:45
Jacksons 11:39
Yaldhurst 14:26

In the daytime, on a borrowed bike, in winter, being generally legal

I imagine a Greymouth start would be about the same

[Jantar]

Thanks Jim, But I guess you must have stopped along the way. Almost 3 hours for 167 km seems just a tad slow.

Gremlin, I have tracks for everything you covered. Its still that one section from Jackson's to Yaldhurst that's missing.

[jim.cox]

Thanks Jim, But I guess you must have stopped along the way. Almost 3 hours for 167 km seems just a tad slow.
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Hey I never claimed to be fast :)

But you are right, there was about an hour in the Bealey pub

The only other stop I can recall was 5 - 10 minutes for fuel in Moana.

And there was a lot of grit and snow on the road

TW its a bit further than 167km - the AA distance calculator shows Greymouth to Chch as 258km - with a 3 hr 40 travel time

[ukusa]

probably about 1hr 45, but you probably want a bit more exact than that? Can be lots of roadworks through there too, a couple of slow areas when I headed to Woodstock. Springfield had a fairly lengthy piece of shingle too.

[neels]

Google maps reckons 2hrs 1min, sounds about right. From the airport it takes me less than 3 hours to hokitika in the car.

[Vgygrwr]

If it is any use to you last Saturday, warm, dry, norwest tail wind, no GPS but bikes speedo and clock along with paper and pen I recorded 58 km Brunner Mine to Jacksons 38 mins maybe 91k/hr average, Jacksons to home, Swanannoa, 175 km in 1 hour and 55 mins also around 91k/h. Included a brief stop at Jacksons corner to record time and distance and a stop at Lake Lindon for a drink and to remove some clothes. I ride a TDM 900 as a "mature" rider, Authurs Pass definitley at the 50k speed limit, no sigificant road works, cannot comment on section from Sheifield to Yaldurst. Stuff all traffic.

[Jantar]

Thanks. That is exactly what I need. :yes: