Cannonball Run

[Timati]

Anyone thought of organizing a NZ Cannonball run or something similar?

[yod]

....and discussing it on a public forum?

[Timati]

Only if you really really really want to ;-). Seriously though...something sensible...no ridiculous speeding, stunts, etc

[MVnut]

....and discussing it on a public forum?

Upstairs for thinking, (downstairs for fun)...:jerry:

[HornetBoy]

Sounds like a good idea :devil2:

their is a similar event to that anyway in nz isnt their called the devils run ...

[Timati]

When is that held and where?

[MVnut]

Only if you really really really want to ;-). Seriously though...something sensible...no ridiculous speeding, stunts, etc

Yeah like that'd be a Cannonball Run NOT, what you're suggesting is called a bike ride.

[fergie]

it's held every weekend on the coromandel:2thumbsup

[Timati]

Yeah like that'd be a Cannonball Run NOT, what you're suggesting is called a bike ride.

You could always do something stupid on a bike ride...Love to speed but am not stupid enough to kill myself doing it and hence my comment..."sensible"

[Timati]

All the way in Coromandel...Anything closer to Auckland?

[Hitcher]

How about an event that, say, starts in Invercargill and finishes in Kaitaia four days later?

[scumdog]

How about an event that, say, starts in Invercargill and finishes in Kaitaia four days later?

Now THERE'S cunning plan!

[Blackbird]

How about an event that, say, starts in Invercargill and finishes in Kaitaia four days later?

Or the Southern Cross, or the 10000 km in 10 days event? My word, we could never class them as the Cannonball Run, surely:rolleyes: Perhaps Timati should start with a Grand Challenge:niceone:

[Hitcher]

Now THERE'S cunning plan!

It could even pass through, say, Balclutha!

[madbikeboy]

And I thought it was just me who harboured these sensible ideas?! But then again, I understand the meaning of speed limit as the terminal velocity of the bike...

Can I nominate you for Minister of Transportation?

[Edbear]

How about an event that, say, starts in Invercargill and finishes in Kaitaia four days later?


But, but, that would mean having to ride down to Invercargill first, making the trip twice as long...:confused:

Oh, hang on...:sunny:

[gijoe1313]

I'll be the Jackie Chan impersonator on this run! :innocent:

[Timati]

We need all the support we can get.

[Jantar]

How about an event that, say, starts in Invercargill and finishes in Kaitaia four days later?


Or the Southern Cross, or the 10000 km in 10 days event? ... Perhaps Timati should start with a Grand Challenge:niceone:


Oh yeah? C'mon you guys, be sensible. Who'd be mad enough to attempt to attempt anything as rediculous as these. Especially that Southern Cross thing, East Cape - Cape Egmont - Cape Reinga - Bluff in 120 hours, :shit:

Now, if I was mad enough to enter such an event, how would I do it?

[Deano]

As far as I am aware there already is such an event but can't recall the name - the owner of Hutt Boyz Choppers competed in it last year in his Ferrari.

[Timati]

Maybe start with a small stint...ideas?

[Tank]

All the way in Coromandel...Anything closer to Auckland?

You want to do a huge run and then say (anything closer to Auckland) - I guess that you could simply go outside and ride around the block a few times.

There is the devils run: http://www.devilsrun.co.nz/ if you have to ask you cant afford it (I know I sure as hell cant).

From memory the police set them up (or rather allowed them to set themselves up) and a ton were ticketed. Cops on the Desert road - who would have figured.

[Timati]

Sounds like a Cannonball...Ferarris' Porsches...Just bikes will do...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rteiBF-PNIA

[Timati]

How much is it to register? Couldn't find any info on it...Never know I may have a sugar mama...:-)

[Bob]

Don't know if you guys realise, but the Cannonball Run is a real event.

And... this is the bit I like... it was originally a bike event, before the car event was formed (and eventually took over).

Thankfully, the bike event is back and doing well.

This is the link to the official site - I've left it at the "choose between Europe or US events", so you can have a good look round:

http://www.cannonballruneurope.co.uk/

Worth checking out - may be worth contacting the organisers?

[Bob]

You might want to check this one out as well....

http://web.mac.com/cannonballbikerun/iWeb/HomePage/Main%20Menu.html

[Timati]

Yeah I know it's a real event and it's one of 2 events I would like to try in my life. The second being the Dakar Race.

[Timati]

My opinion: Make an event like this legit in the sense let people speed (closed off roads if possible),that way you don't get the trigger happy feeling when you are the road the next time around...I always have to keep telling myself...don't speed...

[HTFU]

Yeah I know it's a real event and it's one of 2 events I would like to try in my life. The second being the Dakar Race.

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=70512

Is your aprilla a 250 ? I am organising a KB North Island Loop of sorts. Maybe you could take a few spark plugs out :shifty:

[Timati]

Sounds like a plan. Have a couple of mates who might be keen to join in. Only thing is that one rides a Yamaha YZF600R and another mate rides a Yamaha R1. Maybe it shouldn't restricted to just 250CC?

PS: Doesn't the proposed licensing laws affect learners only?

[HTFU]

Sounds like a plan. Have a couple of mates who might be keen to join in Only thing is that one rides a Yamaha YZF600R and another mate rides a Yamaha R1. Maybe it shouldn't restricted to just 250CC?

PS: Doesn't the proposed licensing laws affect learners only?

Don't really know just thought it sounded like a good excuse.

Yeah maybe it should be all bikes. Just liked the idea of the little bike that could.

[Timati]

Sounds like a good excuse as far as I am concerned. Also tend to do rides with a couple of mates who have bikes but not as often as I would like to. Anyone in Auckland to keen have rides on weekends?

[Jantar]

The brother of a very good friend of mine organised New Zealand's first Cannonball Run (and called by that name) in 1975. The objective was to get from Kaitaia to Bluff in 24 hours. Entry fee was $100 and first prize was $1000.

The winner on a Suzuki GT750L took 24 hours and 2 minutes. Second was a guy on an RE5 who took 24 hours and 20 minutes. He probably would have completed it in under 24 hours except for having a police escort from just out of Waimate to just north of Dunedin then again from Balclutha to Kennington. (The GT750 slipped the escort at Balclutha), Third was a Lotus Elan in 27 hours, and I can't remember the others, except for a Kawasaki H2 which was around 6th or 7th. Only 3 bikes in it and around a dozen cars.

Or so I've been told. :second:

[Hitcher]

That's impressive, given the state of New Zealand's roads in 1975, and the number of fuel stops required by the GT750, plus a ferry crossing. In those days too, all of the "contenders" would have had to have been on the same sailing.

[Jantar]

I believe that the first two bikes used a safeair Bristol Freighter for the Crossing. :devil2:

[Hitcher]

I believe that the first two bikes used a safeair Bristol Freighter for the Crossing.

That's innovative. They should have used them from Auckland to Christchurch...

[avgas]

The do have an illegal run since the 90's from Auckland to Wellington......and an even more illegal run from Whangarei to Hamilton.
Drug dealers get their drivers to enter.
That is all i know. You know it when you see it.

[Morcs]

All the way in Coromandel...Anything closer to Auckland?

theres nothing stopping ya going out and ripping auckland up at night, we used to do it, heaps of fun :D

[Timati]

True...heaps more fun I reckon if done in a group.

[clint640]

My opinion: Make an event like this legit in the sense let people speed (closed off roads if possible)

So why don't you start campaigning for a bike class in the Targa Rally? That would be cool.

While on the topic of fully illegal, somewhat stupid, but kinda cool long distance speed runs, here's a good one, in a cage, but 4500km in 31 hrs across the US is pretty impressive in this day & age:

http://www.wired.com/cars/coolwheels/magazine/15-11/ff_cannonballrun

Clint

[Timati]

Read about it yonks ago.

Would a petition of some sort help if we had more than 300 signatures seeing that if you can get that many signatures referring to yourself as a "Jedi" is absolutely fine so I don't see why a run can't be made legit....?

[Tank]

The Jedi thing is an urban myth. It never happened - although Im sure more than 300 people put it on their forms each and every census thinking it will make an appearance - next time.

As for having roads closed and making a run "legit" this is a HUGE undertaking costing HUGE amounts of money. The Targa guys have their market and Bikes just arnt it. Not a hope of getting bikes tagged on.

[Timati]

Actually it did - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jedi_census_phenomenon#New_Zealand.

Why can't bikes be included?

[Steam]

The Jedi thing is an urban myth. It never happened - although Im sure more than 300 people put it on their forms each and every census thinking it will make an appearance - next time.

The Jedi thing actually happened, and NZ does have a policy of officially recognising a religion if enough people in NZ are members.
On 2001 Census here in NZ more than 53000 people registered as being Jedi. Fifty-three thousand!!
The government recognised the large numbers but decided not to officially recognise Jedi as a religion because it was clearly a big joke.

[Hitcher]

Actually it did

I was appalled at the arrogance of the Chief Statistician in discounting the view of such a large number of responses. No "religion" should be taken seriously. If Catholicism or Buddhism are good enough to be included in a list on the General Census, then so too should Jedi-ism or Pastafarianism.

[Timati]

Join the movement I say - http://www.venganza.org/

[Tank]

Actually it did - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jedi_census_phenomenon#New_Zealand.

Why can't bikes be included?




The Jedi thing actually happened, and NZ does have a policy of officially recognising a religion if enough people in NZ are members.
On 2001 Census here in NZ more than 53000 people registered as being Jedi. Fifty-three thousand!!
The government recognised the large numbers but decided not to officially recognise Jedi as a religion because it was clearly a big joke.

reread my original post - its wasnt very clear.

The "Jedi thing" was based on the idea if enough people wrote it down then it would be on the form as a 'tick box' (or whatever) for the following census.

The fact that "Statistics New Zealand treated Jedi responses as "Answer understood, but will not be counted". (according to your link) shows that they didnt care.

Thus whilst people wrote it down it didnt deliver what they were saying would happen - the whole "if enough people write it down it will be come a listed religion" comments was a urban myth - an argument supported by your link.

[Tank]

Why can't bikes be included?

Because its a CAR rally. Thats what the organiser's and sponsors wanted. Thats what they paid for. Thats what they got.

Just because we like bikes - dosnt mean that they do.

[Timati]

Urban Myth - an often lurid story or anecdote that is based on hearsay and widely circulated as true - http://mw4.m-w.com/dictionary/urban%20legend

It wasn't hearsay. Just because the census decided to discount (or not care) doesn't render it non-applicable. Think people have the right to decide whether they are Jedi's or not.

[Timati]

Because its a CAR rally. Thats what the organiser's and sponsors wanted. Thats what they paid for. Thats what they got.

Just because we like bikes - dosnt mean that they do.

Fair enough. Was just wondering why bikes couldn't be included in it if people paid for it as well.

[Highlander]

Oh yeah? C'mon you guys, be sensible. Who'd be mad enough to attempt to attempt anything as rediculous as these. Especially that Southern Cross thing, East Cape - Cape Egmont - Cape Reinga - Bluff in 120 hours, :shit:

Now, if I was mad enough to enter such an event, how would I do it?

You could follow me (at least untill you get bored, then you could give me the learn). Course it may take more than 120 hrs.

[Tank]

Urban Myth - an often lurid story or anecdote that is based on hearsay and widely circulated as true - http://mw4.m-w.com/dictionary/urban%20legend

It wasn't hearsay. Just because the census decided to discount (or not care) doesn't render it non-applicable. Think people have the right to decide whether they are Jedi's or not.

Read Snopes.

http://www.snopes.com/religion/jedi.asp

Anyhow - enough of Jedi knights etc - and lets let this get back on topic huh :rolleyes:

[Timati]

Tank, don't mean to drag it on but that's Oz...Anyhoo, each to their own...