Takarau Top Ridge Trail Ride at Ohariu Valley, Wellington (13 March 2011)

**nomnomnom** · 17th March 2011, 19:20

I did this ride, it was my first time ever on a dirt bike

at least one of yas would have probably seen me, i was the chick on my ass every 5-10 minutes lol! crashing wasnt too bad, just the fact that i was in peoples way everytime i crashed sucked! Lesson learned = dont crash!

Other than i though it was a pretty awesome loop. Took me ages and there were lots of different obstacles. I mastered uphill starts! My crash in one of the bogs was pretty difficult. The one with the steep downhill on rock, into bog/mud, then sharp right uphill again? Yeah, I hit a tree at the bottom of that trying to keep to the left of the sticky mud LOL bike stuck in mud, foot stuck in mud, gah it was terrible. But managed to drag the bike out and up onto solid ground, then get it started again (kickstart fun times) and then get to the top of the hill for a rest and my sweet sweet powerade mmmmm.

**Pornstar** · 17th March 2011, 19:35

Thats the spirit. it does get easier. Riding that is, not crashing.

**andy mac** · 17th March 2011, 21:12

Well done Nom3 but you must have an exhibitionist streak to have your first offs with 500 riders watching

Maz - my comments about the ride organisation is the signs for the challenge sections should be bigger. I did 2 laps without seeing the 2 challenges before the AAA and other riders were the same.

I also agree with the earlier opinion that the challenge sections be described at the briefing. The AAA rating certainly scared me away off until lap 4 I started with much trepidation. The downhill demanded focus and I was totally stoked to get up the hill. Damn have to do another lap to do it again.

Then arm pump and totally fooked. Time to go home.

Thanks HMCC for a top day

**pete.ktm** · 17th March 2011, 22:28

Originally Posted by andy mac

Well done Nom3 but you must have an exhibitionist streak to have your first offs with 500 riders watching

nah that was keeza, but he enjoys a bit of humiliation.

keep it up nom, everyone was a newbie once. just ride your own ride, the faster riders will find a way round you and someone will eventually give you a push if you get stuck (but maybe after getting roostered a few times).

**motor_mayhem** · 17th March 2011, 23:15

Originally Posted by andy mac

Thanks HMCC for a top day

You took the wr there? It's road reg'd?

If so, I think I chatted with you while waiting for the bog to clear of riders.

**nomnomnom** · 18th March 2011, 09:21

Hehehe cheers all, im not sure if I fell off in front of 500 people lol. I did come off nearing the top of the first gravel hill so i probably did have an audience, there was a lot of people standing at the top when I finally got up there!

Cant wait for the next ride tho, even though my legs are still all bruised up hahaha. Im fully itching to ride again!