Elephant Run is on again

**Deano** · 24th April 2006, 11:59

Originally Posted by limbimtimwim

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I'm keen.

0900 isn't really a realistic departure time for me though, I've seen 200km/h, but I can't average it

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LOL - depart Pauatahanui Inlet 7.30am is probably about right...?

Who's meeting there then ?

**limbimtimwim** · 24th April 2006, 12:14

Originally Posted by Deano

LOL - depart Pauatahanui Inlet 7.30am is probably about right...? Who's meeting there then ?

Mobil (?) by the round-a-bout.

I'll be there.

Maybe I'll write Metzeler on my sidewalls.

**jimbo600** · 24th April 2006, 13:08

Yep I'm in. Looking forward to it too.

**jimbo600** · 25th April 2006, 09:10

Originally Posted by limbimtimwim

Mobil (?) by the round-a-bout.

I'll be there.

Maybe I'll write Metzeler on my sidewalls.

Nah man. Meet in Pauatahanui itself then over paekakariki hill.

**Forbes & Davies** · 28th April 2006, 09:56

Hi All - have just spoken to Auck M/C club who are organising the track sessions, and they are planning on two 15 min sessions, costing $20.00 ( for both, not each) Times will be approx 11.00 am and 2.00 pm depending on how their race schedule progresses.

**kiwifruit** · 30th April 2006, 16:53

Thanks for the track time today guys

went out with 6 others at 2pm ish,
track was pretty dry except the last corner (bit hairy!)
had a good fang around, taking it fairly easy, not too keen on binning with everyone watching

At the end of the day i was the only one left keen on more track time

Oh well, had a blat round by myself

Thanks to Forbes & Davies for the tack time

Was a good day for my family,
i got a blast round the track, Mum won a new Jacket and Dad won a set of tyres!
Tinny.

Cheers again, Allan.

**Mental Trousers** · 30th April 2006, 17:44

So what happened to the Wellington girl guide brigade?? Limbimwtftim turned up ..... by himself?!?!?! And he was doing well on the laps he did giving some much quicker bikes the learn.

**Deano** · 30th April 2006, 17:48

Originally Posted by Mental-Trousers

So what happened to the Wellington girl guide brigade??

Had to deliver some bikkies.

Originally Posted by Mental-Trousers

Limbimwtftim turned up ..... by himself?!?!?! And he was doing well on the laps he did giving some much quicker bikes the learn.

Lucky for you all that we didn't all show up then...

**jimbo600** · 30th April 2006, 17:52

Turns out we're a bunch of pussies. Far too precious to get wet.

**Deano** · 30th April 2006, 18:01

Originally Posted by jimbo600

Turns out we're a bunch of pussies. Far too precious to get wet.

Hey I just washed my bike last night. Couldn't get it all wet and dirty.

**Mental Trousers** · 30th April 2006, 18:02

Originally Posted by Deano

Had to deliver some bikkies.

I would've bought some. I've run out of the plain ones. Got nothing to dunk in my cuppa now

Originally Posted by Deano

Lucky for you all that we didn't all show up then...

But you should've turned up so I could watch you wobble around the sweeper with everyone else!! Those 3 creeks running across it were bloody dodgy. They bucked more than 1 person off.

**limbimtimwim** · 30th April 2006, 21:18

Originally Posted by Deano

Lucky for you all that we didn't all show up then...

Fuck off, would 'ave had you by the first turn.

Then again, maybe not.

Originally Posted by Jimbo600

Turns out we're a bunch of pussies. Far too precious to get wet.

The wet was fine. It was the COLD and wet on the desert road (twice) that I found irksome. Otherwise it was okay. When I go to Levin in the morning, I nearly changed to my mirrortint visor, it was lovely.

**limbimtimwim** · 30th April 2006, 21:33

Originally Posted by kiwifruit

At the end of the day i was the only one left keen on more track time

Oh well, had a blat round by myself

I wanted too, but then I had to get going (I didn't want to do Desert road in the dark..) and it looked like rain. Good on you for hanging around, I did until they called 'Post Classics Junior' and then left. I imagine you were on after them.

Mum won a new Jacket and Dad won a set of tyres!

Nice! Tyres are not cheap, they are a really good prize just for being there. And helmets and boots.

Oh yea;

WHAT A COOL LITTLE TRACK!!!!!! Loved it. It makes Manfield look like the Nürburgring! Great surface too, actually better than a public road. I need to come back there one day and really get to know it.

I couldn't get a braking point sorted for the first corner. I was always too early. Was sweet with the last corner though, despite the water. I am sure that water had a little oil in it though, I mean, I was nursing through that last little stream, and I got just a teeny tiny itsy bitsy bit crossed up. Very odd.

**kiwifruit** · 30th April 2006, 21:39

they let me on the track at 4pm, after all the races had finished.
the marshalls stayed out for another 10 minutes, just so i could blat around!
Bloody good show.
Fair enuf, the desert road in the wet (and dark) is far worse than a damp track.
The pools of water on the last turn were a worry aite, after i saw how slow the pros were going thru it i knew it would be slippery as.
Got crossed up in there too, being a Nana!