Photos: 2013-11-23/24 Buckets Mt. Wellington - 2-hour

[Damien_Toman]

The annual 2-hour bucket race, at Mt. Wellington today, was the fastest ever. Great racing.

Link to photos:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dty1/sets/72157637955999693/

Many more to come.

Damien

[koba]

As always, love your work ;)

[Damien_Toman]

Thks. You doing the Nth. Island bucket round at Tokoroa?

[Dutchee]

Thks. You doing the Nth. Island bucket round at Tokoroa?

does this mean you are coming down? Been looking at some of your landscape pix, stunning stuff :)

[Damien_Toman]

Thks :). Milford Sound is amazing. I hope to make it to Tokoroa - likely will. Camping out at the track makes for a great fun social get-together on Saturday night. It's a great track in a lovely spot.

You were fast on Saturday - pics to be uploaded, probably tonight :).

DT

[Dutchee]

Thks :). Milford Sound is amazing. I hope to make it to Tokoroa - likely will. Camping out at the track makes for a great fun social get-together on Saturday night. It's a great track in a lovely spot.

You were fast on Saturday - pics to be uploaded, probably tonight :).

DT

South Island is lovely :) We have to head down there again one day.

that was my first ride since sometime earlier this year, and the first time since last year I had fun. the two new girls did great, and hopefully will be back, as we sort of conned them into joining Mel and I. :)

[Damien_Toman]

Great to see more ladies on, and off, the track :). It is bound to help with male numbers, over time, if well publicised online :). All my photos can be freely used on Facebook, Google+, Flickr etc...).(For non-commercial purposes).

[koba]

Thks. You doing the Nth. Island bucket round at Tokoroa?

Yes, yes I am.

And I'm brining an Evil red bike and a case of homebrew.

[Henk]

Yes, yes I am.

And I'm brining an Evil red bike and a case of homebrew.

Oh dear, you turning up on Friday night?

[Str8 Jacket]

Oh dear, you turning up on Friday night?

Yes, yes we are.....!

Who else is?

[Henk]

Yes, yes we are.....!

Who else is?

Michelle and I (if she comes along, I don't think she has decided yet) and Brian and Mel. Not sure of any others.

[seymour14]

Pretty sure our lot will be there for the Friday night festivities. Not long now.

[mr bucketracer]

Pretty sure our lot will be there for the Friday night festivities. Not long now.oh guess i better get soime bikes ready and trailer to get them there

[Dutchee]

Michelle and I (if she comes along, I don't think she has decided yet) and Brian and Mel. Not sure of any others.

Henk told me there is a really good restaurant in Toke, stuffed if I can think what ethnicity, but thinking maybe Thai, so he has to take me there Friday night. I could ask him, but then might struggle to shut him up again, so will wait for his response here lol

[Rick 52]

Yes, yes we are.....!

Who else is?

We are keen for Friday drinks in Toke :niceone:

[Bert]

Pretty sure our lot will be there for the Friday night festivities. Not long now.

Team meeting Sat, 4pm. Bring meat & drinks and any special shit if you don't eat normal man food.
GPR juniors are welcome.

We need to sort out travel to round 1. Friday sounds like a plan but will need to check if I can get away from work early....

[Pumba]

Yes, yes I am.

And I'm brining an Evil red bike and a case of homebrew.

Just take the home brew, its the only thing you will use.

(too easy, sucks to have a reputation doesn't it)

[Henk]

Just take the home brew, its the only thing you will use.

(too easy, sucks to have a reputation doesn't it)

You ever seen Koba drunk when you were in a fit state to testify?

[Pumba]

You ever seen Koba drunk when you were in a fit state to testify?

Short answer. No. Not quite what I was referring to.

I was more alluding to the fact that he will prob cart the bike all the way to tok, wreck a piston, and then just sit round drinking the home brew.

(man this thread has gone way off topic, is this 3 threads on Tok now?)

[Henk]

(man this thread has gone way off topic, is this 3 threads on Tok now?)

It's a cunning plan to try and lure you into abandoning the newborn for the weekend. Congrats by the way.

[Damien_Toman]

Around 2700 photos still uploading :).

This will have the Le Mans style practice starts for both the B-Grade Endurance Race (40 Laps) and the 2-hour F4 buckets. It will have the full 2-hour race photos followed by the 40-lapper.

I used two different cameras. Unfortunately one was not set for daylight saving time so some blocks of photos are 1-hour different to others :brick:

Same link:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dty1/sets/72157637955999693/

Looking forward to trying Koba's homebrew, if there is any left by Saturday evening. I used to make my own a few decades ago :). Mashed the grains at 66C for 2-hours, boiled with full dried hops for 1 hour, sparged, then fermented with a true cultured yeast from the dregs of real Guniness bottles - not the crap they sell now. Loved it :).

[F5 Dave]

He left me with a couple of bottles last night, I'll try em tomorrow.

Can't make Tok but might find my way to Taumarunui.

[Damien_Toman]

All photos now uploaded. Here is an example:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dty1/11095792703/

All the rest:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dty1/sets/72157637955999693/

Oh, while I'm at it, a Milford Sound shot taken in October:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dty1/10941030575/in/set-72157636651700866

:)

Damien