BOTS Paeroa 2017

[Black Knight]

Metservice is the same except they say few showers.

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Now there is a prime example-Two days ago the MS forecast was for it to be pissing down all day.

[Moise]

Now there is a prime example-Two days ago the MS forecast was for it to be pissing down all day.

Exactly. Don't know why they bother, 10 day forecasts are rarely correct.

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[old slider]

I found over the years METVIEW to be as good as it gets for predicting rain and wind. updated and has 6 hourly increments etc


http://www.metvuw.com/forecast/20170...021418-012.gif

[george formby]

I found over the years METVIEW to be as good as it gets for predicting rain and wind. updated and has 6 hourly increments etc


http://www.metvuw.com/forecast/20170...021418-012.gif

Concur, Metvuw is my go to forecast. The Met service rural weather forecast app is pretty good, too. Very good actually.

Apparently cloudy with a few light showers, 26c according to the met service app. Looking at metvuw it's light easterly's with showers, some enough to wet the track for 20 minutes IMHO. Humid and quite still. That's my interpretation right now. Shit loads of flies off track....

Axolotl, got a spare seat in your Phat Magna? Looks like it's worth a punt. Final decision Saturday am. Failing that, if your arse is not offensive you could be my bitch. Not in the biblical sense FFS.

[ellipsis]

...sounds like a bunch of old ladies chatting about drying day...another cup of tea dear?...

[eldog]

and if you see a phat sweet magna about to overtake you, giz a friendly toot

If it's about to overtake, just speed up. Toots aren't free ya know.

[Akzle]

Axolotl, got a spare seat in your Phat Magna? Looks like it's worth a punt. Final decision Saturday am. Failing that, if your arse is not offensive you could be my bitch. Not in the biblical sense FFS.

would but i'm solo down to akl friday, then get cage, then filling it with children then going to maybe thames.

[Laava]

The forecast for Paeroa looks a bit dickey-depending of course on your source of the forecast-This recent Easterly weather pattern is likely to cause some problems for several days.At best it looks like the odd light shower for Sunday,would this be enough to cancel the meeting?-I ask as I have a fair distance to travel and from Paeroa I have planned to carry on and do a NI road trip for a few days more-if I go to the Met Service 10 day forecast (which I don't really trust) the whole area I intended to cover looks like crap weather,so I am debating whether to pull the plug until summer comes back.Any thoughts on how riders and organisers will react to inclement weather?

There is a bunch of guys riding down from ruakaka at about 6 in the morning Chris, if you want some contact details, pm me.

[george formby]

would but i'm solo down to akl friday, then get cage, then filling it with children then going to maybe thames.

Fairy snuff.

[The End]

Hmm...have always wanted to attend this and now have an empty weekend.

Would have to head down morning of and then home again in the afternoon. Definitely doable but a long day nonetheless.

Weather looking a bit average though:

[Moise]

Hmm...have always wanted to attend this and now have an empty weekend.

Would have to head down morning of and then home again in the afternoon. Definitely doable but a long day nonetheless.

Weather looking a bit average though:

That's a regional forecast. The rain forecast for Paeroa shows almost no rain for tomorrow, so it might be OK.

But who knows, it could just as easily bucket down.



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[Zedder]

The forecast for Paeroa looks a bit dickey-depending of course on your source of the forecast-This recent Easterly weather pattern is likely to cause some problems for several days.At best it looks like the odd light shower for Sunday,would this be enough to cancel the meeting?-I ask as I have a fair distance to travel and from Paeroa I have planned to carry on and do a NI road trip for a few days more-if I go to the Met Service 10 day forecast (which I don't really trust) the whole area I intended to cover looks like crap weather,so I am debating whether to pull the plug until summer comes back.Any thoughts on how riders and organisers will react to inclement weather?

Official web site: http://www.battleofthestreets.co.nz/

Last year they introduced changing the course into an all weather configuration if needed.

[roogazza]

Long way to go if it might be canned due to weather ?
Besides its 'jigaboo' country up there.

[Akzle]

Official web site: http://www.battleofthestreets.co.nz/

Last year they introduced changing the course into an all weather configuration if needed.

and per

WE KNOW THE TOPIC ON EVERYONE'S LIPS
THIS WEEK HAS BEEN THE WEATHER GOING
INTO THIS WEEKEND.
The forecast for both Saturday and Sunday is actually looking
pretty good, despite what's happening outside your window
now!
In terms of the Battle of the Streets, NO decisions will be made
about racing until Sunday morning. So until we're in a position
where we have to make a decision, it's business as usual -
street barriers are being loaded and transported into Paeroa
today, grids have been marked, fencing will start to go into
place tomorrow and the riders will be on their way.
See you all on Sunday!

[5ive]

If anyone is heading South to Paeroa via SH2, just be careful if you're taking your bike, there have been some roadworks in the area over the last couple of months which are still ongoing, and the areas most recently sealed have been ripped up.

The worst patches are at the SH1 end, which are the most recent. So lots of loose chip being washed around with the rain:




It's sometimes both lanes, and it's best to slow down when you see them, and stick to the very smooth (but extremely slippery in the rain) tyre ruts, as the centre and sides are literally just piles of loose chip.

This issue is known to the council/road contractors, but will take a little time to be fixed as they were only ripped up in the last day or two.

Ride safe.