First time at Thundercross today

[laserracer]

A group of 9 riders went out to thundercross today, 5 of us had our own bikes and we hired 4 bikes,what a great place
ive never been there before but will certainly be going back:niceone:

[puddy]

Where does one find that place my good man?

[Hemex]

Im a noobi and the first ride I went for was about 3 weeks back and I was taken to Thunder.. Had the best time inspite of the dozens of tosses..lol

and like laserracer, I can wait to go back and try it again but for me with a few more hours under my belt..:Punk:

[Hemex]

Where does one find that place my good man?

Im not sure how to get there but here are the numbers mate...

James Fowlie
Ph : 09 233 3117
Mob : 027 417 2327
email : fowlie@xtra.co.nz

:yes:

[laserracer]

Hi if ya use google earth and type in thundercross tuakau nz it pretty much shows you how to get there
cheers Dave

[IIIRII]

Never ever ever go there if it has been raining hard for any amount of time.
Unless you have an overwhelming desire to push your bike around the track and like falling over a lot,in which case it is ideal.
It needs a week to dry out after lots of rain.

[flyingcr250]

A group of 9 riders went out to thundercross today, 5 of us had our own bikes and we hired 4 bikes,what a great place
ive never been there before but will certainly be going back:niceone:

i was there today too, been there a few times still cant wait for kimmys though

[noobi]

im probably going out there tomorrow morning

and prey that we can get in some riding before it rains for a week:blink:
any one whos out there say hi
red rodeo, blue car trailer and three bikes

[theblacksmith]

Never ever ever go there if it has been raining hard for any amount of time.
Unless you have an overwhelming desire to push your bike around the track and like falling over a lot,in which case it is ideal.
It needs a week to dry out after lots of rain.

Agreed.Very slippery clay when wet! But when its dry -its fast as with some decent jumps if you hit them at speed and a couple of good hillclimbs and some bumpy downhills too. The B loop can be negotiated by kids as well - my friends 5 yr old rode his DR70Z round it with me once or twice last summer,gutsy little bugger.

[laserracer]

yeah probably would be slippy in the wet ,but today was dry .. im an old fart 52..but i can tell ya today it was like i was 20 again good riding, good friends,and i was the only one not to take dirt samples with my mouth..mmm come to think of it maybe that means i wasnt going hard enough
oh well what the hell i totally enjoyed myself..i can tell you for a fact that over the next few days theres gonna be some battered and bruised bodys out there..all part of the fun:niceone:
next one to try kawasaki sandpit
see ya Dave

[theblacksmith]

yeah probably would be slippy in the wet ,but today was dry .. im an old fart 52..but i can tell ya today it was like i was 20 again good riding, good friends,and i was the only one not to take dirt samples with my mouth..mmm come to think of it maybe that means i wasnt going hard enough
oh well what the hell i totally enjoyed myself..i can tell you for a fact that over the next few days theres gonna be some battered and bruised bodys out there..all part of the fun:niceone:
next one to try kawasaki sandpit
see ya Dave

Good on ya mate! You will enjoy the sandpit as well.Very different to clay base - when I first went to Sandpit i found that speed made it easier and most of the courses I did standing up on the pegs - you will see when u get out there.Heaps of trails as well.You want any tips before you go -say hello to KTMBoy on here.
Good luck and have fun,
Tref.

[laserracer]

thanks for the tip tref ..shit that clay based stuff sticks to your bike pretty well.. what a prick to clean off got the worst of it off at washworld then this morning cranked up my waterblaster and into it with soapy water .i love sand im a beach racer from wayback flat chat along pekapeka beach on my suzuki tm400 ...aahhh those were the days.
cheers Dave

[clmintie]

Ahhh... Peka Peka beach races................circa '73

[laserracer]

WOW nice pics... almost brought a tear to my eye:crybaby:.. oh to be young again...wait a minute i think someone said they still beach race in gisborne might have to look into it .. dunno about young and stupid..my votes for old and more stupid.. :laugh:.. bring it on:eek:

[laserracer]

There were some weird and wonderful bikes raced at peka peka t500 suzuki, with knobblies on tt500 yamahas,RD 350and 400 yamahas, triumphs, BSA,all sorts of early jap mx bikes .I do remember one thing and thats how hard wet sand is at speed had my first highside on that beach and landed right on my head..my wife says ive never been right since :laugh:those were the days, wish i still had my tm400 still remember the bruises on the back of my calf from when it use to kick back:shit:

[clmintie]

Hey lazerracer. Did you start out on a TS90? I remember riding with a "Dave" on one out the back of Paraparaumu, I would have had a TS100 (Yellow) back then....

Phil Smith

[B0000M]

WOW nice pics... almost brought a tear to my eye:crybaby:.. oh to be young again...wait a minute i think someone said they still beach race in gisborne might have to look into it .. dunno about young and stupid..my votes for old and more stupid.. :laugh:.. bring it on:eek:


sure do, nz champs 2 weeks ago.

its all over for 08 now though. starts again june 09

www.gmsc.co.nz

theres some photos & video there too

[laserracer]

Hi phil no it probably wasnt me i had a TS 250 before the TM my first bike was a Yamaha 100 twin i cant recall the model but it had twin upswept chrome pipes, i use to hang around with brent goddard he was an apprentice at wellington motorcycles when they were in bond street when they first opened,i think brent raced a RH250 also a guy JEFF SHAW he had a TS400 and he worked for motor rebores in martin square. I use to cram my tm 250 into the back of my HC viva station wagon and tie the hatch down with half the bike hanging out the back and off id go to peka peka
Cheers DAVE

[clmintie]

OK, it was worth asking.... Cheers, Phil

[laserracer]

Hi phil we were thinking of going out to thunacross tomorrow sat 18th do you think it will be to wet ??
ive only been there once before so im not sure if it has rained sufficiently to mAke it not a nice place to ride we would only be riding the b track
cheers DAVE

[Teava]

looks like we will be heading out on sunday now, picked up a helmet cam
so will post up the days riding at some stage next week!

[clmintie]

Hi Dave, sorry don't know what Thunder will be like, we haven't been there yet. We are aiming to get there soon though as my 18yr old daughter has expressed an interest in learning to ride and the 'big flat paddock' sounds just right for her.... It also appeals that of the four of us riding I'm the only male = cheap day out.......