Whanganui Boxing Day?

[awa355]

Anyone else from the Waikato silly enough to leave about 2am Boxing day and ride their scooter to Wanganui and back again that evening?, maybe leaving the racing about 3pm and coming back through the lost highway?

Nah, thought not. :(

[Murray]

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/162300-Wanganui-Cemetery-Circuit-Boxing-Day?highlight=boxing

May see you on the way - will stop for a smoke if we pass you. What time do you expect to arrive there??

[awa355]

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/162300-Wanganui-Cemetery-Circuit-Boxing-Day?highlight=boxing

May see you on the way - will stop for a smoke if we pass you. What time do you expect to arrive there??


IF you catch me :bleh: When I rode to Wanga in Feb, it took us 6 hours, but that was with a long stopover in Taumarunui. I'm quite keen to meander back via the Lost Highway.

[Murray]

IF you catch me :bleh: When I rode to Wanga in Feb, it took us 6 hours, but that was with a long stopover in Taumarunui. I'm quite keen to meander back via the Lost Highway.

Don't do over 104KMS:oi-grr::oi-grr:

[awa355]

Don't do over 104KMS:oi-grr::oi-grr:

If I got a ticket for 104kph, I'd frame it. :drool:

[Murray]

IF you catch me :bleh: When I rode to Wanga in Feb, it took us 6 hours, but that was with a long stopover in Taumarunui. I'm quite keen to meander back via the Lost Highway.

Then why are you leaving at 2.00 a.m. you will be there 8 o'clock in the morning????

[awa355]

Then why are you leaving at 2.00 a.m. you will be there 8 o'clock in the morning????

I have a rellies place to crash for brekky. I may even leave a bit later and do the F hw on the way down.

[shafty]

We'll be there in the cage, at the beginning of a road trip enroute to a wedding...... ~~ doing a couple of display laps Awa?

[awa355]

. ~~ doing a couple of display laps Awa?

Nah, the straights aren't long enough :(

http://i1074.photobucket.com/albums/w420/awa355/wheely2.jpg

[awa355]

Found this clip about racing scooters on ice. Skip the first 2.20 mins.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OiANvAw3AU

[awa355]

Boxing day run. Have changed my plans for going through to Wanganui, as my attempts to get Friday off work have failed. ( I had planned to do an overnight camp on Thursday night ).

I still intend to do the back roads through to Taumarunui, the forgotten highway to Whangamomona for lunch. I'll come back the same way then branch off up Mangaparo rd through to Ohura. From there, the back roads to Aria, Piopio, then side roads up the western side of SH3.

If anyone on a small bike wants a decent day ride on Boxing day, drop me a PM.

[skippa1]

Weather looks poo for tomorrow. Do they still run if it's wet?

[awa355]

Weather looks poo for tomorrow. Do they still run if it's wet?

Not sure about ' they ' but if tomorrow is like today here, light occasional showers, and breezy, then I'm still doing my ride. Rain doesn't bother me, I just dont like starting out in solid steady rain. The scooter tyres are fantastic in the wet.

If the weather in the morning is really crap, I will hold off untill next weekend when I get 4 days off.

[skippa1]

Not sure about ' they ' but if tomorrow is like today here, light occasional showers, and breezy, then I'm still doing my ride. Rain doesn't bother me, I just dont like starting out in solid steady rain. The scooter tyres are fantastic in the wet.

If the weather in the morning is really crap, I will hold off untill next weekend when I get 4 days off.

I was more wondering if they still race if it's raining...?

[awa355]

I think the Cemetery circut would be to bigger an event to put off, unless it was torential rain.

[Kornholio]

Wont be going anywhere but have paid my $30 to Ctas and the few of the boys are comin round to watch it on the interweb(42", not pc monitor), have finally got a semi-decent connection this time so no stop start buffering bs

[ellipsis]

paid my $30 to Ctas to watch it on the interweb, got a semi-decent connection this time


...you hoped...

[awa355]

I did my ride. Will post a ride report under my Waikato Scooter Rides thread. 380k's, of which about 70k were on gravel. The little 100cc scooter did bloody well. BUT, I have to admit, while any distance can be achieved on any size machine, now being in my 60's, I need to wait untill I am back on a bigger bike before anymore all day rides are done. Hopefully, about the middle of next year.

[kb_SF1]

well done "a", will need to go in your book of epic rides, the local boys did well as well, Nick with 3 wins and David with some good places.