Southern Cross 2011

[AprilliaGAZ]

Any Wellington bikers participating???

[ttnz]

hI Gaz

when is it mate i would be keen

[Anita]

Have you got more details on this? Like what and when??

[Gremlin]

Have you got more details on this? Like what and when??

6 March, evening - Rusty Nuts club night in Bluff I think
7 March, 12pm-1pm - Bluff Checkpoint (start)
9 March, 12pm-1pm - West Cape Checkpoint
10 March, 12pm-1pm - East Cape Checkpoint
11 March, 12pm-1pm - Cape Reinga Checkpoint

Be at checkpoint between times to check in, then ride to the next checkpoint. Pretty straight forward?

http://rustynuts.org.nz/default.aspx?PageID=40

[Okey Dokey]

I wonder if someone in the NI with local knowledge could help me out with some information:

Is there fuel avaialble at Eight Mile Junction, where SH 3 and SH 4 meet?

How about at Te Araroa on the East Cape?

Thanks very much

[KoroJ]

I wonder if someone in the NI with local knowledge could help me out with some information:

Is there fuel avaialble at Eight Mile Junction, where SH 3 and SH 4 meet?

How about at Te Araroa on the East Cape?

Thanks very much

There's nothing at 8mile except a sign post. Oddly enough though, it's only 8 miles from Te Kuiti, where there is gas. BP on the way in from the south and a shell on the way out to the North. Coming from Taranaki, I think the fuel before is G.A.S. at PioPio and after will be Otorahonga.

There is fuel at Te Araroa although they're not reliable out of hours, it won't be a problem on the SX as you're there between 11am & 1pm. There's a few G.A.S. stops on the southern side which won't be much good to you and I don't recall any between te Araroa & Opotiki.

[Okey Dokey]

That's great. Thank you, KoroJ!

[Jantar]

There is also fuel at Mangakino.

[banditrider]

Leaving Palmy 07:15 on Friday - can't wait!

[Gremlin]

so jealous... bastards... have fun the lot of you

[Highlander]

so jealous... bastards... have fun the lot of you

Me too. Wish I was there this year.

[Jantar]

so jealous... bastards... have fun the lot of you

I thought you were doing it.

[LBD]

I thought you were doing it.

His bike is bent and mine is still inside the Chch corden....so I have pulled out as well....buggar.

[Gremlin]

I thought you were doing it.

Ah, perhaps you haven't heard... as LBD has touched on it... the bike isn't uh... as it once was...

Got it back into Auckland on Wednesday night... I can't wait for a front brake again... linked brakes are better than rear only, but not by much.

I'll blog the whole story tomorrow...