Ardmore MX Track

[Boosted]

Im pretty sure its pratice and abit of racing this coming Sunday at Ardmore MX park, so anyone keen to come along? should be a great day :) big air timeee :)

[Danger]

I rode last weekend at the Wildman event and thought the weather was going to be fine. I was the spode on the RM250 touching cloth as it rained in each of my races. Not much fun on an unfamiliar bike on the slick clay!

[Buddy L]

i'll come along with you mate, would like to take the bike on the track and give it a blast, ill bring along a couple of mates and try some 2 foot airs!!!!:rockon:
Take the camera and get the action shots.

[Boosted]

yeh dude, i was thinking, u need to have a race licence to race their? can someone shed some light on this?

[cheese]

you can get a day licence that goes towards you licence it you decide to buy one. it costs about $80 I think. Not sure if you need it to ride tehre though....

[Danger]

No you don't need a race licence to race at Ardmore. Not sure whats happening there this weekend, as the calender John sends out was wrong and the Wildman he listed for this weekend was held last weekend, on the 4th weekend of the month as always. Could be just a practice day.
Greg Power has a Woodhill ride on Saturday.

[Boosted]

Yeh im keen to get out on the mx track, can someone find out if its going to be a pratice day there? Thanks :)

[scott411]

Practise is normally every wednesday and sundays when their is no race day thier, call his raceline on 09 268 0886 and their is a recorded message, normally updates in the morning of the event

[Boosted]

Cool, thanx, yeh i know there was a race event last sunday, so hopfully this sunday is a bit of a pratice day :) i just wanna get used to that track again without the pressure of races aswell :)

[scott411]

Yeh im keen to get out on the mx track, can someone find out if its going to be a pratice day there? Thanks :)

if your keen on a mx track, MR Motorcycles RAceway at Harrisville is open every saturday from 1-3, price is $15 for non members and no licence is needed for practise days, any cancelation will be on the PMCC raceline on 09 238 6857 by 10 in the morning,

HArrisville is the place is you want to get big air in Auckland,

[Boosted]

yeh ive been out to ardmore a couple of times when i was younger so cruz out there this weekend and maybe look at harrisville the following :) scott, u keen to come out this weekend to ardmore?

[scott411]

i am planning to go to Taupo this weekend for thier clubday down, their, i do not go to ardmore much anymore

[Buddy L]

What a day, had a good time getting some good air over the 4 table tops all in a row as well!!!!!! good raceing as well against GTAe:rockon: came down on the front wheel :gob: a couple of times from the last of the table tops but, didn't come off :first: and i couldn't get over how cheap their tyres were that they had for sale their.
too tyres for $65
no brand but you can't beat that
a 21' 100+80
and a 19' 90+110
for $65,
ill just go to the track and buy the tyres no need to race at that price.

[cheese]

fark where teh tyres any good though? or just shitters? are they second hand?

[GR81]

After taking about 150 photos, here are a couple of good ones.

Blue shirt is GTAe on his YZ426F
Orange shirt is Buddy L on his CR125
Black shirt is Buddy L's mate Matt on his YZ250

[Hellraiser]

HArrisville is the place is you want to get big air in Auckland,

as well as broken bones ....... lol

[Boosted]

Lol i almost broke my arms at ardmore, 2nd lap 3rd table top nose dived and broke my clutch lever and wasted my arm lol... but carried on then into a tree lol

[telliman]

dude was that you that flew of under the tree after the back straight?was a tricky section with the watered down track eh?

[Boosted]

hahaha yeh bro, some dude cut infront of me and hit a rut and flew of in the trees haha fuck that was funny az :)

[GR81]

matt vs adam!!!

[cheese]

That track looks awesoem. I've never been there. I'll have to make the trip!

[Boosted]

That track looks awesoem. I've never been there. I'll have to make the trip!

yeh man next time around :) maybe in 2 weeks? :D

[scott411]

as well as broken bones ....... lol

i think you find as many poeple get carted away from ardmore as from Harrisville

[GR81]

i think you find as many poeple get carted away from ardmore as from Harrisville
i think GTAe was about the only one who crashed the whole day... even if it was twice! haha :nya:

[Boosted]

haha might aswell thrash the bike even if it fucks u up aswell

[Boosted]

Sup people, im heading out this weekend if weather is sweet :)

[Danger]

Sup people, im heading out this weekend if weather is sweet :)

Don't be such a girl! Come on out too Riverhead. Do the Sap Buster! The wetter the better!
http://www.silver-bullet.co.nz/event.php?id=4807

[cheese]

Is it a real cunt of a ride that one danger? I was thinking about the Marumarua one instead, but i like the idea of the riverhead one because it's closer. I've done one ride there a few months ago and I liked it, but it was not too wet.

[Danger]

Wash your mouth out boy, but yeah it should be one of those after the rain this week ha ha. I did Maramarua a month back but like you, Riverhead is closer and lots more fun. Tight, technical, slippery and lots of bogs and tree roots. Good for the ocasional bash eh? Don't get to ride Riverhead often. I might head out to Woodhill for a small ride on Saturday too to do some suspension testing.

[cheese]

yeah this is the marumarua ride

http://www.silverbullet.co.nz/event.php?id=4819

Ah I'll see how the rain goes, if it's not raining on saturday it should be ok you think? I've go to test the new pipe aye!!

[Boosted]

well yeh riverhead is only 5mins away from ma house lol... if you guys go, then i'll cruz along :)

[Danger]

yeah this is the marumarua ride

http://www.silverbullet.co.nz/event.php?id=4819

Ah I'll see how the rain goes, if it's not raining on saturday it should be ok you think? I've go to test the new pipe aye!!

Riverhead is clay. The water does not drain away at this time of year. It will be wet and muddy, no doubt about it. Don't wimp out!:nya:

[cheese]

Yeah Yeah I'm going to riverhead.

last time I rode thre it was dryish, so it should be fun this time....

my cell number is 021 233 59 80

I'll be driving a red ford telstar and I ride a rm250. Come say hello!!

[Boosted]

nar im going to ardmore :) sorry guys heheheh

[Danger]

Oke doke Cheese. I gotta red Honda US station wagon and will probably have my KTM200EXC, number 45. I'll keep an eye out for you.

[cheese]

well i just fitted teh fmf adn spent about 4 hours gettign a bolt out of teh freaking swing arm (yes it is 2 am!!) I hope that my bike is working!! I had to fit a new swing arm as teh old one was a bit rooted.

anyway bed time

[cheese]

I'm scared!!!

Arg!!!!! This looks nasty!

Oh well good practice.

[cheese]

Uh oh, we got trouble, my lower ring has a slight score/wear mark on it, I saw it when I had the exhaust off last night. it's worrying me a little bit. I might have to do another rebuild. Bloody 4th piston in a year! I'm getting a price on a new cyclinder now....... I got a quote of $350 to get mine replated and welded.

[cheese]

really can't go now.

my brothers wife is having a baby now and it's in Napier.

Oh well next one!

[Danger]

Ha ha ya big wuss! :nya:

[Boosted]

lol.......

[cheese]

Ended up not going as she had it at 4pm today, so I might go still.

[Danger]

Should be good with all this rain, it will keep the tyres clear.

[cheese]

How was the ride? I ended up going for a quick blat at woodhill. My car broke down up there too. My new pipe was awesome! low end power is amazing now! so much easier to hit the whoops and keep the front end up and just bounce over them.

[Danger]

It was a grovel as expected. Good to do now and again though and I'll be back next year. Only 17 riders showed up. This was 1/35th of the number of riders on WMMC books. Guess theres alot of Saps out there huh?
Did one short lap and the rain water was running down the trails and there was alot of road on the short 25km lap. Bike came in almost clean.
Then headed straight out and did the longer 35km loop that had the harder bits on it. The rain died down and it got muddier. A lot of slower going and lots of tree roots and puddles. Came back extemely muddy. Only had one off though.
Thanks to the hardcore WMMC guys and gals that put on these events for us under such conditions. I appreciate your efforts

Greg M

[Danger]

Ride report:

Well I think the poster and the pouring rain on the day and the days leading up to the event had the effect of showing who the real men and the saps are. Out of almost 600 riders on WMCC books only 17 showed up and signed on for the day. Parking was not a problem! Riverhead has a nasty reputation in conditions better than this day threw at us.
None of the people I was expecting to meet up with arrived, and although it was raining it wasn't particually cold, about 18 degreess celcius (65f) at its warmest. So I didn't wear a coat but did wear a polypropylene shirt under my riding jersey and carried my survival blanket in my pack. I fired up and as I left the parke ferme my bike felt extremely rich. I was jetted for colder and drier conditions. As I entered the forest I stopped and removed the airbox cover just to check that I hadn't left anything in the airbox as I hadn't ridden the KTM in about a month, having spent a month on the RM250.
Airbox was clear so I returned to the parke ferme and leaned out the pilot some and chucked the small screwdriver in my pack incase I needed to make more adjustments. It still felt a little rich as I cruised back to the start of the trail but thought it would clear once I got going.
The trail had only had a few bikes over it, and once through the first section and over a 50 metre road stretch the real riding began. I knew these trails from rides in the summer, luckely as they were mostly under water. Speeds were down as I was unsure how deep some sections were (and some were up to my radiators) and the tree roots and ruts could not be seen under the water. It was like riding up a river is some sections. I tried to imagine that it was dry and keep looking up the trail and continue the momentum. But there was no getting around the slow speeds and I was soaked within minutes.
For the first lap I decided to take the short and easy route. This was 25km and probably about one third road, on which I started to get a little cold. Eventually it was back into the trees and I finished the first lap without to much problems and relatively clean due to the falling rain and the amount of water. I didn't encounter anything like in the poster, only due to the lack of bikes riding the event. I didn't see another rider the whole first lap.
Regased and head straight back out for the longer 35km and expert loops. I was warmer now after riding in the trees and the rain had eased almost to a stop. There was less water and the trails were greasier, but I was able to pick up the speed a little due to being able to see a bit more of the trail and being a bit more aware of the depth of some of the water filled holes.
The expert sections were trickier as expected, and I stalled maybe four times. One fall off on the side of a deep rut. No pushing was required anywhere and I was running only 6psi in the tyres. The forks did not feel as good due to the slower speeds to what I usually run.
In some sections that were just a greasy rut up a hill the bike seemed to still be running rich with the throttle sounding blubbery and uneven until the revs got up. I stopped and leaned the pilot out beyond where it had ever been before. I think this was due to the temperature being borderline for my winter jetting and the amount of moisture in the air.
While I was leaning out my air screw, having a slash and cleaning my glasses, grips etc and noticing I was getting low on fuel three other bikes passed me on the trail. I got going and eventually caught and passed them at the top of a wicked slick two rut down hill where it was a case of riding down in the rut trying not to pick up too much speed and using both feet as outrigers on the high banks of the rut. At the bottom was a swift but short river crossing of about 15 feet and unknown depth. I considered walking it but decided to keep the momentum up and powered across without problem. It was only about knee deep and the bottom was slick rock with no obstacles encountered. It still would have been a drowned bike if the bike had gone down due to the swiftness of the water.
About a KM from there I heard a bike behind me and one of the YZ's had caught me. I considered pulling over to let him pass but decided to try and stay in front and that was the last I saw of him until the end of the trail back at the parke ferme.
This time I was covered in mud, even had mud that had seemed to have fallen out of the sky and down my neck and inside my shirt!

Two laps was enough, as I had spent Saturday riding the sand and whoops of Woodhill and I was unsure that I had enough fuel for another long lap.
The bbq inside the shed smelt good and I called it a day.

No sheep were seen or harmed during this ride or in the filing of this report. Although some of the kids at the parke ferme were taking great delight in mutilating a dead possum carcass.

[ktmkid]

i think you find as many poeple get carted away from ardmore as from Harrisville

so where exactly is Harrisville..address? :banana: