Who's going to Paeroa?

**Chooky** · 22nd February 2015, 05:09

6am here Sunday morning and it's pissing down....

**Mike.Gayner** · 22nd February 2015, 06:02

We're set to go, it's pretty shit here in Tauranga too....Hopefully the weather sorts itself out, but it looks like they're going to lose their sunny streak this year.

edit: Judging by the actual full blown rain in Tauranga at 7:30am, I gotta say Metservice have dropped the ball pretty hard on today's forecast. I don't have a lot of hope for today's racing

**Maha** · 22nd February 2015, 06:38

1pm today...http://www.metvuw.com/forecast/forec...on=nzni&tim=12

Not getting any better
6pm...http://www.metvuw.com/forecast/forec...on=nzni&tim=18

**WNJ** · 22nd February 2015, 07:32

Heading over from Te hoe in bout 30 mins, looking like rain though,

**Kickaha** · 22nd February 2015, 07:46

They are making a decision at 9.30 about whether they will be racing

**Kickaha** · 22nd February 2015, 08:41

All over, quick turn back, from their facebook page

Originally Posted by Battle Of The Streets

Sorry folks, Battle of the Streets 2015 has been cancelled this year. It was a difficult decision to make but it's the right one. Rider safety must always come first.
If you have already purchased a ticket, please keep your wristbands whole for a full refund.
Send your tickets to us, (PO Box 121, Paeroa) along with your account details.
We thank you for your support

**Waihou Thumper** · 22nd February 2015, 08:44

Originally Posted by Kickaha

All over, quick turn back, from their facebook page

Sitting at the cafe here in Te Aroha....
Wonder if they know.
Anyway, good day for a ride.....

**KiwiGeek** · 22nd February 2015, 10:27

If I had not been running my bike in I was going to go. Kind of glad I didn't plan on it now.

**Blackbird** · 22nd February 2015, 12:15

The MetService rain radar shows a narrow band continually passing over the Paeroa area. Meanwhile, just up the road in Coromandel, it's been sunny and hot all day. Guess there are a lot of bikes doing their own races round the Loop

**WNJ** · 22nd February 2015, 13:04

Popped into subway at paeroa on way back from golf with my son,they had over a thousand loafs on site for the punters today, so asked for a free one and I got both for free

**oldguy** · 22nd February 2015, 13:53

I headed down on my own early this morning, didn't look too promising but if anything I was just going to enjoy the ride their and back at lest. Road was very wet in places but dry as I got towards the Kaiaua coast, got to Paeroa about 8.30am was talking to the guy at the Caltex service station about weather the race would go head or not, he had heard at that time they where going to make a decision at midday, I thought that was a bit late, but hang around outside.
I Heard them make the announcement about 9.30am. All in all I enjoyed the ride down and back so wasn't a wasted ride, not being in a group I could do my own thing, got a bit wet on the way back though.
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**Chooky** · 22nd February 2015, 13:59

The track at Paeroa at 10am....
Dri-az-a-bone

**Voltaire** · 22nd February 2015, 14:26

I gather talking to the bit on the side chaps that wet hay bales are less air barrier like than dry ones, and that the 'track' would have leeched oil from the rain.

**Drew** · 22nd February 2015, 14:43

Originally Posted by Voltaire

I gather talking to the bit on the side chaps that wet hay bales are less air barrier like than dry ones, and that the 'track' would have leeched oil from the rain.

And superbikes round the kink on the front straight somewhere between 220 and 260. Fuck all moisture to upset that.

**Grashopper** · 22nd February 2015, 16:35

I had gone up to Waihi Beach yesterday so I went to Paeroa anyway, had some food and an L&P, chatted with some people and left again. Oh and got a t-shirt of the 'race that wasn't'. I'm sure it will be a collectors piece in about 50 years or so.

Anyway, felt quite a bit sorry for the organisers, the helpers and also for the town's cafes etc.