AKL - Taupo, Sat 9th for Trackday 10th

**Drunken Monkey** · 21st March 2005, 19:54

This ride will cater for any riders leaving Auckland or regions between, i.e. we can arrange to meet up with the Hamilton crew.
This will be leaving Auckland at around 11am, the venue is still TBA. (Watch this space, but it is likely to be Mt Wellington Caltex)

I am still considering 2 options:
a) Clevedon, Kaiaua, SH2, SH27, *, Tirau, SH1, Taupo. * could side track to Hamilton for lunch at this point, otherwise it will probably be lunch in stinky old Tirau.

b) Bombay, SH22, Hamilton for Lunch, SH1, Taupo.

c) Decide on the day/Just follow our noses.

The goal is to arrive at Taupo by around 4-5pm for Motel check in. All skill levels welcome, we will wait at appropriate points for you.

Let me know what your general consesus is. Please be aware 'follow your nose' to me _could_ mean I'll probably go the most boring route (ie SH1 the whole way), so if that's not your 'cup of tea', don't suggest it to me.

Please meet at Papakura autobahn around 12.
If you need us to meet you somewhere else on the way, i.e. Hamilton or wherever, please post here by 11am otherwise TXT or call me on O21 556 OO8

**FROSTY:Me** · 22nd March 2005, 12:27

sounds like a good blast whichever way ya go.

**loosebruce** · 23rd March 2005, 16:23

Well if i was in auckland i'd vote for out Miranda way, (me has got a score to settle on a certain road out Kaiua way

) but i'd head over Kopu get the Hammy crew to meet ya there, then do 25/25A hit Waihi - Tauranga - Rotovegas then Taupo, now thats a good blast, but alas i'm in welly for the 9th so i'll be looking to hook up with any welly crew heading up sat late arvo/night or early sun morning.

**Drunken Monkey** · 23rd March 2005, 16:33

Originally Posted by loosebruce

Well if i was in auckland i'd vote for out Miranda way, (me has got a score to settle on a certain road out Kaiua way

) but i'd head over Kopu get the Hammy crew to meet ya there, then do 25/25A hit Waihi - Tauranga - Rotovegas then Taupo, now thats a good blast, but alas i'm in welly for the 9th so i'll be looking to hook up with any welly crew heading up sat late arvo/night or early sun morning.

Sounds like a good ride, but that's quite a few more km's, which is why I didn't intially list it. Don't want to be rolling up in the dark. Then again, if enough people are for it, we can go this way as well.

**MadDuck** · 24th March 2005, 23:17

I have yet to see if I have a bed but count me in as taupo is the tourist capital of NZ and if worse come to worse I can sleep on my bike

**limmy** · 29th March 2005, 18:09

Originally Posted by Drunken Monkey

This ride will cater for any riders leaving Auckland or regions between, i.e. we can arrange to meet up with the Hamilton crew.
This will be leaving Auckland at around 11am, the venue is still TBA. (Watch this space, but it is likely to be Mt Wellington Caltex)

I am still considering 2 options:
a) Clevedon, Kaiaua, SH2, SH27, *, Tirau, SH1, Taupo. * could side track to Hamilton for lunch at this point, otherwise it will probably be lunch in stinky old Tirau.

b) Bombay, SH22, Hamilton for Lunch, SH1, Taupo.

c) Decide on the day/Just follow our noses.

The goal is to arrive at Taupo by around 4-5pm for Motel check in. All skill levels welcome, we will wait at appropriate points for you.

Let me know what your general consesus is. Please be aware 'follow your nose' to me _could_ mean I'll probably go the most boring route (ie SH1 the whole way), so if that's not your 'cup of tea', don't suggest it to me.

i'm keen. Is anyone organizing accomodation or are we just doing our own thing?

**FROSTY:Me** · 29th March 2005, 18:14

limmy --as it stands Ive gone from a 3 person room to a 5 person room with only 4 in it.firtst in gets first dibbs on it

**Drunken Monkey** · 29th March 2005, 22:05

Originally Posted by XJ/FROSTY

limmy --as it stands Ive gone from a 3 person room to a 5 person room with only 4 in it.firtst in gets first dibbs on it

Count me in then, Mr Frost.

Unless of course, Limmy has beaten me to it.

Bruce, you got somewhere to stay yet?

**Drunken Monkey** · 29th March 2005, 22:08

Double-Eeek!

Looks like an overwhelming preference for SH22...I might just have to play Evil Dictator and go route 1 anyway, even if it means playing Evil Dictator on my own.

**FROSTY:Me** · 29th March 2005, 22:21

sounds like a second room needs to be booked
DM--maybee ya should talk to stonechucker -I think theyve got a room too
maybe we should book the two big rooms

**limmy** · 1st April 2005, 08:20

Originally Posted by XJ/FROSTY

sounds like a second room needs to be booked
DM--maybee ya should talk to stonechucker -I think theyve got a room too
maybe we should book the two big rooms

Hey Frost,
Thanks for the offer and apologies for the slow report. Busted laptop has meant that I haven't been able to check KB often.

If the room is still available then count me in. Thanks. I'll give you a call tonight and see what the story is anyways.

Thanks again.

**Drunken Monkey** · 7th April 2005, 13:23

Can those who wish to ride down on Saturday please confirm by tomorrow night so I know who to wait for (if anyone) and can arrange a suitable meeting place and time.

**Stroker Girl** · 7th April 2005, 17:14

Hi DM

My partner and I will definitely be riding down on Saturday.

Be leaving from Pukekohe so can meet up somewhere along the way.

Not sure what route to take, I did vote for the Miranda way but now thinking that I should take the easy way down to keep my body as happy as possible for the track on Sunday. Have been on a few longish trips on the VFR and always end up walkin like John Wayne the next day!

Anyway, see what happens....doesn't seem to be many people riding down so far??