Kopu Krash

[Maha]

Left Warkworth at 9am today, mate came down from Whangarei, thought we might see some of the Coro Loop guys along the way, got to the Kopu and got in a couple of cold ones met up with a guy from Tauranga on a R1, so chated with him, then we heard those awful sounds, screeching tyres then metal on metal, we got and ran to see WTF? a 6mt camper bus in the drivers side door of a car that was exiting the Mobil heading towards Paeroa, bus was heading same way, tyre marks from the bus were 20mts long approx. The old chap driving the car didnt look to good, the two young kids in the back got out but were uncontrollable to say the least, older lady passenger was alive, but the driver (kids poppa) was in bad shape, he took the impact, we didnt venture to any further, we back to the pub and the nice R1 man got me a rum, my good lady was down there in the Holden and left after us, the old chap was still in the car sometime after even tho' the jaws were used to get access to him, guess he didnt make it.

[wari]

I NOw wish I Hadn't read that ..

VErry sad ..

[Highlander]

And here was me expecting to read yet another "binned it on ther Coro loop" story. Best I flick the NEWS on.

[myvice]

Poor sod, poor kids, why is looking so hard?

[Sniper]

Thats not good. Sorry to hear.

[Highlander]

Just said on one news that one person died when a camper hit a car at Kopu. Hoping it is the same incident.

[BLACKYOSHI1000]

SAD NEW`S ALRIGHT
HE MAY HAVE LOOKED I HAVE SEEN CAR`S ,BUSES, BIKE`S ETC SCREAM THROUGH THAT INTERSECTION
AND IF YOUR RIGHT 20 MTR SKID MARKS FOR A LIGHT TRUCK SOUND A LITTLE FASTER THAN 50 K;S TO ME
STILL THAT WONT HELP NOW

[Maha]

Yes it was the same one as on the news, serious carsh unit was there, the bus driver said he eyeballed the car driver.

[Maha]

However, we took the Miranda road down there and, had an awsome ride there and back pitty didnt get to see and Loop rider but will keep an eye out for one in Feb' sometime, its a 350k round trip from here to Kopu, but im sure we can manage the xtra k's

[LXS]

This sort of news is never good to hear.

RIP

[slopster]

Yeah I was just out of coromandle town heading for thames and saw an ambo go flying past the other way

[erik]

We got there as the road was being cleaned up, the cops were redirecting traffic. Sad to hear someone died. The skid marks looked like the bus/camper must've been going at a decent speed.

[Idrumm]

Good to see you guys got home safely, still feeling really sad for those kids, that really hit home, anyway Julian the dude with the 250 Hyosung you got to Patent those pipes mate that bike sounds sweet.

[avgas]

There was also a rolled 4wd in SH25 that i saw on the way home today - everyone was fine, how the fucker managed to roll on a straight piece of road i have no idea.

[Yokai]

Sad to hear about the camper/car ... I was driving my cage through there this afternoon - saw Zapf and some of the others...

There was some Fucking nutty driving going on - look out for white Mitzi licence plate AMN5234 ... Guy overtook me (at 120) going around a blind right hand, then sat on someone (a KB-er I think) for a good 5 K... The bike was a maroon-ish CBR 250 or similar I think (I'm still not good at the bike Identifying thing - sorry if it was an R1 or something )