GNCC 8th NOV

[barty5]

So who is doing this round i know me and rupe are in cheese is ment to be. no is going to be. hopefully a bit more of this sun might dry it out down there a bit.

[dammad1]

I'll be there, my mum lives just up the road from there and reckons they haven't had much rain over the last couple of weeks, so hopefully it should be ok.

[Ktmboy]

I'll be there, my mum lives just up the road from there and reckons they haven't had much rain over the last couple of weeks, so hopefully it should be ok.

Yeah, a pad for all the KBers to crash at.:niceone:

We'll be there for the trail ride.

[barty5]

just a though to those going and who also want to vote may have to vote early. Or how late are the polls open till???
Edit: just checked open till 7pm so guess if you dont think you can make it back in time will have to do the early vote before 6pm on the friday.

[Ktmboy]

just a though to those going and who also want to vote may have to vote early. Or how late are the polls open till???

Thought of this already and have cast my vote. Bye Bye Uncle Helen:bye:

You can google places to vote and they are open 10.00 am to 4.00pm with a late night on Friday(tonight) I think.

[cheese]

I'm out, Kat spent a grand at the dentist on an emergency root canal on a saturday afterhours in Sydney....... that cleaned out the bank acount a bit so will be taking it easy on the money spending...... Sorry guys.

[barty5]

Thought of this already and have cast my vote. Bye Bye Uncle Helen:bye:

You can google places to vote and they are open 10.00 am to 4.00pm with a late night on Friday(tonight) I think.

you read my mind

[Reckless]

I'm in I think! I gotta have another go! unfinished business!

[dammad1]

Yeah will be doing a forward vote this week and I hope like hell it's going to bebye bye auntie Helen or we will all be in the shit.

Cheese you always have an excuse, just crack out the credit card and harden up!

[barty5]

Yeah will be doing a forward vote this week and I hope like hell it's going to bebye bye auntie Helen or we will all be in the shit.

Cheese you always have an excuse, just crack out the credit card and harden up!

yeh come on its only $55 plus gas for bike ill even given your cash situation shout your share of the car fuel bill ( dont the rest of you even thnk about it) have free accomadtion

[dammad1]

yeh come on its only $55 plus gas for bike ill even given your cash situation shout your share of the car fuel bill ( dont the rest of you even thnk about it) have free accomadtion

Now you've got no excuses Cheese!

[Rupe]

yeah sweet, I'm in. Maybe we should all meet up to say hello this time.

Come on cheese, be good to ride somewhere different.

Any know if this will draw as many punters as the woodhill round? It was around 170 people on the track for woodhill.

[dammad1]

yeah sweet, I'm in. Maybe we should all meet up to say hello this time.

Come on cheese, be good to ride somewhere different.

Any know if this will draw as many punters as the woodhill round? It was around 170 people on the track for woodhill.

Normally gets a good turn out, but probably not as many as the woodhill round.

[cheese]

Hmm visa is kind of maxed too. Sucks really, has more dentist work to go too. All should be good for December round - that is if I'm not in China.

[A&R]

So who is doing this round i know me and rupe are in cheese is ment to be. no is going to be. hopefully a bit more of this sun might dry it out down there a bit.

I'm intending to go but got no where to stay on the Friday as yet, unless we camp with the dreaded Cockerel! :blink:

[Reckless]

I'm not doing this round now guys.

My riding buddy has screwed his Knee so thats the free accomodation at his mates place and gas sharing out. And I twisted the ankle again this morning on my run, same one that I shagged at the sandpit last time out with Barty and Rupe.

Also bought my youngest boy a 06 CRF150 tonight so all the spare funds have gone to the kids again rather than me going to Matata.

Still keen on another round though. Still gotta prove I can finish a lap yet!!!!

Good luck to all that are going!!!

[Rupe]

I'm not doing this round now guys.



Thats a shame mate, try for the next one aye??


Who else is still going?

[dammad1]

Thats a shame mate, try for the next one aye??


Who else is still going?

I'm there for sure.

[A&R]

Thats a shame mate, try for the next one aye??


Who else is still going?

Looks like we still going. That's me the wife and the two youngest don't know about the others as there all into exams now. Probably go down the friday and stay in the landcruiser ( haven't sussed this yet but reckon on taking out the back two seats and putting down the front two) Don't fancy camping if its wet and motels will just make it stupidly expensive.

I'm not travelling down on the saturday as it just knackers me out and we need to be there for 0830 for the kid to sign on.
When you arrive Aaron/Rupert look for the V8 landcruiser I'll have a small trailer on the back.

[Ktmboy]

Looks like we still going. That's me the wife and the two youngest don't know about the others as there all into exams now. Probably go down the friday and stay in the landcruiser ( haven't sussed this yet but reckon on taking out the back two seats and putting down the front two) Don't fancy camping if its wet and motels will just make it stupidly expensive.

I'm not travelling down on the saturday as it just knackers me out and we need to be there for 0830 for the kid to sign on.
When you arrive Aaron/Rupert look for the V8 landcruiser I'll have a small trailer on the back.

Might see you on the road A&R. We'll be leaving at about 3.00 from Helensville. Be at the BP Papakura about 4.00pm

It will be a slow trip for us as we have the big trailer to sleep in. Saying that we have 4 bunks in it so your 2 may crash out there if they want.

Might have to exchange accomodation for 2 for a tow out of the mud as I'm towing with the car.

[Ktmboy]

Well, report time.

This was as expected.
This course is just the same as it has been for the last couple of years. In essence its 16k of MX track and all the locals from the shire whom ride this area 20 x times a year come out to have a blast. Nothing wrong with that but they are purely MX riders and this track is just a MX track. There was maybe 200mtrs of single track a slightly bumpy down hill.

So the man with the biggest gonades won not the man with the skill factor.

It would have been nice if for the $55 the organisers had done some work and put in some new pieces.

I won't be doing this next year unless it rains and some sense of skill factor is required. I mean since when does a local Greece ISDE 2008 silver medal winner enter into clubmens. The winner of the Woodhill round whom is a true clubby rider teatering on expert came 20th.

Yes, it hammered me.

[theblacksmith]

Cheers for the report Ktmboy -
Good on you for having a go mate!
How did everyone else get on there?

[A&R]

I'll give you a run down on the results when they all get on the net on Sunday/Monday and we can see who is leading the GNCC Kiwibiker league table :lol:

All I can say is it was a nice day :sunny:fast:chase:dry :beer:dusty:sweatdrop and I've got a nice bruise and graize on my right hand thigh :doctor: :oi-grr: at this point in time I can hardly walk (sympathy please)

Also met some nice new friends as we stayed the friday night

Like KTMBOYs new trailer, very smart - just jealous mate! Reckless you missed a good bash I reckon you would have done better here as no trees to really hit. Its just like racing on a Mr Motorcycles trail ride (Glen murray last year springs to mind) . Barty5 as ususal was right up there and I just missed catching Rupecopp but more about that later I'm signing off for a rest.

[Danger]

Well, report time.

This was as expected.
This course is just the same as it has been for the last couple of years. In essence its 16k of MX track and all the locals from the shire whom ride this area 20 x times a year come out to have a blast. Nothing wrong with that but they are purely MX riders and this track is just a MX track. There was maybe 200mtrs of single track a slightly bumpy down hill.

So the man with the biggest gonades won not the man with the skill factor.

It would have been nice if for the $55 the organisers had done some work and put in some new pieces.

I won't be doing this next year unless it rains and some sense of skill factor is required. I mean since when does a local Greece ISDE 2008 silver medal winner enter into clubmens. The winner of the Woodhill round whom is a true clubby rider teatering on expert came 20th.

Yes, it hammered me.

And you spent how much time and money confirming what you already knew?:blip:
I you want a cap, you gotta do what ya gotta do!:stupid:

[barty5]

Yeh was a very hard pack track very quick ans as KTM boy said lots of locals how know the track like their right hand. Dust was a major problem left you gagging for a drink. All in all was good. The cattle yards showed up most of the locals i think as they all thought they knew where the track was going to go and got it wrong go place to make up places on the 1st lap i got 12 of them there.
Also so manage some mase plister on hands rather tender for now.

[takitimu]

I won't be doing this next year unless it rains and some sense of skill factor is required. I mean since when does a local Greece ISDE 2008 silver medal winner enter into clubmens. The winner of the Woodhill round whom is a true clubby rider teatering on expert came 20th.

Yes, it hammered me.

Ah, you should have come up to the Whangarei club CC today :), about 5km of pines out of a 13km track, thing 50% Operau 50% Riverhead, one particularly awesome uphill I think you'd have loved, 3rd/4th gear tapped lots of wet clay & pinecones & water cutouts ( jumps ).
Personally I had a running battle with a branch & in the end it won & I got thrown off ( you could not see it going into sharp left hander, was on the tree you bermed off & shoulder height ) so am thinking skill factor is overrated, an open CC at the moment seems awefully nice, bloody trees.

[Rupe]

Results are Up.

Rookies:

Dammad1 : 15 overall, 12 overall in series
Barty5 : 18 overall, 15 overall in series
Me : 42 overall, 55 overall in series
A&R : 45 overall, 60 overall in series

Clubman

ktmboy : 33 overall, 8 overall in series.

There is also age group and engine size but can't be bothered to look through that.

Looks like a couple of good kb battles are emerging in the rookies. If I can not crash so much like woodhill I might do a bit better on the next as it's tighter again:clap:. Enjoying the buzz of racing though as never done anything like this before, anyone who's thinking of giving it a go should try it.

[theblacksmith]

Yeh was a very hard pack track very quick ans as KTM boy said lots of locals how know the track like their right hand. Dust was a major problem left you gagging for a drink. All in all was good. The cattle yards showed up most of the locals i think as they all thought they knew where the track was going to go and got it wrong go place to make up places on the 1st lap i got 12 of them there.
Also so manage some mase plister on hands rather tender for now.

I hate this dust - especially the clay dust -it grinds in your mouth and tightens my chest up on long trails.
I purchased a "Wolfsnout" last week - a foam filter that discretely fits inside your helmet mouthpiece and was absolutely amazed at the results today when I got to try it out. Man its like having a Twin Air filter for your mouth ,chest and lungs!
It s very comfortable and does'nt restrict breathing or vision in any way.Check this link out guys-
http://www.offroadimports.co.nz/wolfsnout.htm
I also think they sell palm protectors to eliminate blisters as well.

[barty5]

Results are Up.

Rookies:

Dammad1 : 15 overall, 12 overall in series
Barty5 : 18 overall, 15 overall in series
Me : 42 overall, 55 overall in series
A&R : 45 overall, 60 overall in series

Clubman

ktmboy : 33 overall, 8 overall in series.

There is also age group and engine size but can't be bothered to look through that.

Looks like a couple of good kb battles are emerging in the rookies. If I can not crash so much like woodhill I might do a bit better on the next as it's tighter again:clap:. Enjoying the buzz of racing though as never done anything like this before, anyone who's thinking of giving it a go should try it.

well im not complaining 15 overall so far not so bad 2 for age group(yeh i know old guy class) before rupe takes a dig and 5 for cc size

[Rupe]

well im not complaining 15 overall so far not so bad 2 for age group(yeh i know old guy class) before rupe takes a dig and 5 for cc size


Nah, good going mate. There was a lot of fast local boys in the rookies for the day so you did well. Found it hard going and wasn't keen on the fast stuff, but had fun.

[barty5]

Nah, good going mate. There was a lot of fast local boys in the rookies for the day so you did well. Found it hard going and wasn't keen on the fast stuff, but had fun.


yeh you can see that lookin at the results although there was only 1 in front of me who hadnt done wood hill.
if you take out those guys as they most likly wont do next round that moves you up a fair bit which is a shame on the point side of things.

[dammad1]

I enjoyed that track, it was a bit shorter than last year though, but you got to love all those jumps.

I'm a little bit dissapointed with my result though, had a terrible start and made a couple of mistakes that cost me, but shit happens, will have to go harder next round.

Speaking of the next round anyone got any info on it, i've never ridden there and I don't even know where it is, might go down on the friday night and sleep in the car.

[barty5]

I enjoyed that track, it was a bit shorter than last year though, but you got to love all those jumps.

I'm a little bit dissapointed with my result though, had a terrible start and made a couple of mistakes that cost me, but shit happens, will have to go harder next round.

Speaking of the next round anyone got any info on it, i've never ridden there and I don't even know where it is, might go down on the friday night and sleep in the car.

ment to be pumice based and a bit tighter a right prick of wet but thats just part of the fun we will be stayin in cambridge again on the friday night its free (sisters house)cuts the morning trip down to around 2 hrs (choppa is doin the kawasaki give away the night before so we will go to that as well while where there seeing its my sisters partner who owns speedtech one of his sponsers. ( altough we wont be makin it a late night ) more than welcome to crash there if you want.

[dammad1]

ment to be pumice based and a bit tighter a right prick of wet but thats just part of the fun we will be stayin in cambridge again on the friday night its free (sisters house)cuts the morning trip down to around 2 hrs (choppa is doin the kawasaki give away the night before so we will go to that as well while where there seeing its my sisters partner who owns speedtech one of his sponsers. ( altough we wont be makin it a late night ) more than welcome to crash there if you want.

Cheers for the offer, my mate from Thames will be coming as well so we will make a plan closer to the time, I was looking on google maps and it says its near a 5 hour drive, so we will defiantely have to go down on the friday.

I'm looking forward to it already.

[barty5]

Cheers for the offer, my mate from Thames will be coming as well so we will make a plan closer to the time, I was looking on google maps and it says its near a 5 hour drive, so we will defiantely have to go down on the friday.

I'm looking forward to it already.

i never really go by those times thay are normally well over estimated navman says bit ova 4 hrs

[andy 101]

Well, report time.

This was as expected.
This course is just the same as it has been for the last couple of years. In essence its 16k of MX track and all the locals from the shire whom ride this area 20 x times a year come out to have a blast. Nothing wrong with that but they are purely MX riders and this track is just a MX track. There was maybe 200mtrs of single track a slightly bumpy down hill.

So the man with the biggest gonades won not the man with the skill factor.

It would have been nice if for the $55 the organisers had done some work and put in some new pieces.

I won't be doing this next year unless it rains and some sense of skill factor is required. I mean since when does a local Greece ISDE 2008 silver medal winner enter into clubmens. The winner of the Woodhill round whom is a true clubby rider teatering on expert came 20th.

Yes, it hammered me.

Went down hard on lap one, due to the dust, and never really recoverd then boiled the rear brake fluid and lost all rear brake before the end of the first lap, so decieded to save mind and body and pulled out, wont be going back any time soon.

[barty5]

Went down hard on lap one, due to the dust, and never really recoverd then boiled the rear brake fluid and lost all rear brake before the end of the first lap, so decieded to save mind and body and pulled out, wont be going back any time soon.

you must have been ridin the rear brakes alot

[andy 101]

you must have been ridin the rear brakes alot

Not familer with the hardpack,ride mostly sand, well always sand, and ride the bike with the rear brake and thottle to change direction, That track just sucked no single track at all.

[dammad1]

Not familer with the hardpack,ride mostly sand, well always sand, and ride the bike with the rear brake and thottle to change direction, That track just sucked no single track at all.

In a race single track is a pain in the arse, you just get stuck behind people with no where to pass, the first lap at the woodhil round was just a big train of bikes going through the trees.