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Rupe
20th November 2007, 18:25
I have no idea what this would be like. So was wondering if anyone on here has ridden there, and what they made of it?

http://www.silver-bullet.co.nz/event.php?id=5556

Thanks

dammad1
20th November 2007, 18:28
I think this is the one I have done before and it was really good, but MR motrcycles ride is on sunday and that should be awesome.

Rupe
20th November 2007, 18:43
I think this is the one I have done before and it was really good, but MR motrcycles ride is on sunday and that should be awesome.

Yeah I've heard they are good but I prob have to go for a ride Sat this weekend. So I was wondering about this Rodney one

Danger
20th November 2007, 18:52
I've done it the last few years. Quite short loops but fast and fun. Some of it is quite cow pocked and when really dry quite rough. Its fun when its a little wet. Some good corners, short hill climbs, over all I quite like it, but often do two loops back to back. Got to be careful the first few loops to make sure you don't go off the tops of banks in a place or two. I'll be there for sure.
By the way, this ride is on Sunday isn't it?

Rupe
20th November 2007, 19:17
By the way, this ride is on Sunday isn't it?


So it is, maybe I'll have to change things around.

4stroke
20th November 2007, 19:36
done it last year, was a bit rough to start with but smoothed out after a few laps. loved the nasti lil hill climb with the muddy ruted out drain at the bottom where every1 was getting stuck. duno if im gona make this year tho, we got teams racing at huntly fri and sat night.

barty5
20th November 2007, 23:26
done this ride in the wet was a hell of a lot a fun have also done in the dry not as much fun but still a good ride although loops were short

cheese
21st November 2007, 07:56
Yeah i did it two years ago when it wa a bit wet, it was great! I heard the next year it was too dry and lumpy as hell.

Rupe
24th November 2007, 15:28
Anyone going to do this ride?

telliman
24th November 2007, 15:48
ken fells!

snarldom
24th November 2007, 17:00
keen for ken fells, how will the track be with the weather we've had?

Danger
24th November 2007, 17:07
Hard and dusty.

Rodney trail ride for me.

Danger
25th November 2007, 15:19
The Rodney trail ride was awesome! Did you get out there Rupecopp? $30.00 even if you were not a club member. It was run backwards for the most part this year and was dry and fast but with some good bumps and jumps and lots of corners and hills. And the bike came home clean for a change! Quite fun for a change from racing amongst the trees. Good opportunity to dial in the jetting for summer with several full throttle hill climbs at disposal. Over heard someone say that the laps were 18km and if that was true I did 10 laps so 180km! Only one mishap with a guy that I was chasing failing to take a bend and off the top of a bank to end up in a heap at the bottom winded. I went over as well but managed to save it. Checked he was ok and then one of the many marshalls showed up to look after him and I was off again.
Top day, thanks Rodney Club!

Rupe
25th November 2007, 16:27
The Rodney trail ride was awesome! Did you get out there Rupecopp? $30.00 even if you were not a club member. It was run backwards for the most part this year and was dry and fast but with some good bumps and jumps and lots of corners and hills. And the bike came home clean for a change! Quite fun for a change from racing amongst the trees. Good opportunity to dial in the jetting for summer with several full throttle hill climbs at disposal. Over heard someone say that the laps were 18km and if that was true I did 10 laps so 180km! Only one mishap with a guy that I was chasing failing to take a bend and off the top of a bank to end up in a heap at the bottom winded. I went over as well but managed to save it. Checked he was ok and then one of the many marshalls showed up to look after him and I was off again.
Top day, thanks Rodney Club!

Nah, went to the Mr Motorcycles one. Although it was well put on it was a bit to open, and well boring really. Sorry I did enjoy it, but should have listen to Danger and gone to the Rodney one. Got home with a clean bike also.

telliman
25th November 2007, 18:14
sounds like fun, ken fells was grimm! rough as guts and about half a metre visability with dust.

dammad1
25th November 2007, 18:36
Nah, went to the Mr Motorcycles one. Although it was well put on it was a bit to open, and well boring really. Sorry I did enjoy it, but should have listen to Danger and gone to the Rodney one. Got home with a clean bike also.

Yeah it was still a good ride but the terrain was a bit boring with no real technical parts to make it interesting, still glad I went.

Rupe
25th November 2007, 19:01
Yeah it was still a good ride but the terrain was a bit boring with no real technical parts to make it interesting, still glad I went.


I was a good ride though, well organised. But just what dammad said.

Anyone know of any rides comming up that would be more technical, but not stupidly hard?

dammad1
25th November 2007, 20:38
I think the next mr motorcycles ride in two weeks at paparimu should be better as its got a bit of foestry in the mix.

Buddy L
25th November 2007, 21:20
i didn't even need to eat lunch today(at ken fells), with all the dust i was eating, even when i wasn't racing. a real workout.
had a few top guys their today as well and pure talent out their in the likes of
Micheal Philps
Blake Gillard
Cameron Stringer
Hamish Dobbin.
just to name a few.

Boosted
25th November 2007, 21:21
hahah u forgot the holeshot master cam :) Adam Pollard