Tarawera 100

[Ktmboy]

The last time I did this event was in 08. That was the then dubbed T75 when the race was shortened as it was deemed "too hard".
Well as the memory fades I have sort of forgotten why I didn't like this event. Maybe it was because it was like a giant MX race and not really like the T100 from yesteryear when it was a real test of endurance and fortitude.

Anyway Junior says "Hey Dad, if you do it I'll do it and will kick your butt".
Whats a vet to do. After all I only have to do 3 x laps and he has to do 4 x laps

Anyway who is doing the legendary T100?
We are leaving Friday arvo and coming back on the Saturday after the race and have room for one or two.
Accomodation on the Friday night is paid for as is a full verbal comentary all the way there and back.

[barty5]

I did 2008 it was crap was so wet yah needed a canoe and took hours to have bike checked for racing organisation was shit.

[flyingcr250]

i was going to do it, but lack of funds and a factory recall on my bike have thrown a spanner in the works, i did it in '09 track was awesome,

[Rupe]

Yeah heading down, first time!

[cheese]

I'm moving house that weekend so a no from me. I hope to do it next year.

Might give the suzuki 6 hour a crack later this year.

[Crisis management]

There are some advantages to advanced maturity, being a mega vet I would only have to do 2 laps..... next year then, too late for me to get organised now.

[flyingcr250]

im going now, just gotta get a new tyre and iim good to go

[Jay GTI]

im going now, just gotta get a new tyre and iim good to go

You had the bike sorted then?

[flyingcr250]

You had the bike sorted then?

na the parts havnt arrived yet, they said i can keep riding it, if it lunches itself ktm will fix it...........

[cheese]

I'm predicting a Tarawera 75 again with this rain!

[Katoomer]

The only reason the 2008 was a T 75 was that riders who couldn't get up the 1 trouble hill were heading off in different directions looking for another track. The marshalls were finding riders going different directions on the same tracks which was eventually going to end messy.
Tomorrows track won't have anything too hard in it from what I'm told. Just a longer laptime

[flyingcr250]

looking forward to it!!

[noobi]

Cody Cooper won again. Rhys Carter in second. Reece Burgess in third

[Katoomer]

Start

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsKS3qeem-4

[flyingcr250]

within the first 0.5 of a second of the start gun going off my goggles were useless and i was covered in shit, i could hardly see when i jumped the drain , awesome race