GNCC- Virgin

[Buddy L]

here is the link for the clubmans results
http://www.gncc.co.nz/Event%20A16-Clubman.htm
total of 66 people and i ended up coming in at 40th a bit gutting after 2 hours and 13min's of racing i was only 9 secounds behind the place in front of me, if i didn't fall off so many time and get stuck i could have shaved another minute off that time and move up a hand full of places, but thats just another time to work on.
But on the other hand in the age group race for clubmans i came in 14th i won't say how many people were in that class but sounds better then 40th

[Danger]

Oops I take that back now, I see the trail class prices are now cheaper then race price.
WM

Yeah well turned out not to be such good value. They were running late and we didn't get on the track to almost 3.00pm and at 5.00pm they had closed the track! Two hours riding was just not enough and their schedule said 3.5 + hours riding.

[A&R]

I'll look out for you at Matata.!! I had about the same experience except only managed four laps in rookie class. Ii'm on a crf250 x with blueish m2r trousers and gay red boots with family in trail LOL .Now busily trying to get fit!!!

[dammad1]

Hey there A&R, im from east Auck to, I've never raced before but I'm going to try to get down to matata for round two and give it a go. I will be riding at thunder x quite a bit before then to try and get my fitness up.

[Danger]

If you want to ride to get your fitness up mate, head to Woodhill and hit the whoops. Thunder X won't give you much of a workout in my opinion. Unless your bike is set up poorly of you get stuck in one of the mud holes.

[dammad1]

Yeah woodhill is defiantley a killer, especially on the legs, but I really hate it when its dry. Thunder x gives you a good workout when you have it pinned, I did a couple of 1 hour stints there today (no stopping in between laps) and it was all good, mainly the hands and arms that take a hammering, the old 2 stroke tends to want to pull out of your hands when you get tired. LOL.

[Buddy L]

Iv'e got some bad news!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i was planing on heading down to the next round of the GNCC in matata, but my mother is turning 50 and aslo having a joint 50th birthday and 30th wedding Anniversary party that weekend, so that counts me out of the next round. was going to do another report of the event and hopefully improve my placing. I am just going to have to wait untill the round after that, to see if some fitness has payed off.
The rounds for the GNCC are as follows

Round 1 - Woodhill Forest - Auckland - 14th & 15th October 2006
(completed)

Round 2 - Matatata - Bay of Plenty - 25th & 26th November 2006

Round 3 - Waimiha - South Waikato - 9th & 10th December 2006

Round 4 - Maramarua - North Waikato - 6th & 7th January 2007

Round 5 - Tokoroa - South Waikato - 10th & 11th February 2007

Can some one that makes it to the round at matata do a bit of a write up about the event, i would like to now what the ride was like( eg open farm land, foresty, or wooped like a mother %$#*(&%#) like at wood hill. so i could be a bit perpared for the next years event.

[A&R]

haven't been to thunder x yet. did the twilight last week at woodhill which had bitsof the GNCC in it. good fun but your right about the whoops - gets your fitness up, still haven't quite mastered them yet or the downhill through thick sand. but manged two rounds of a ~22km cicuit ~30mins each for me. looking forward to matata round. see u there I take it on a green kdx200.

hard luck BUDDY L will give you a report when I get back.

[dammad1]

Yeah for sure, i'll be there on my trusty KDX, i'm looking forward to it, but it might be a bit nerve raking for my first ever race. Anyway I will be going back to Thunder x on sunday to try and do some long stints on the bike and to build some endurance, it should be good at Matata but I hope it doesn't rain!

[A&R]

didn't make it to matata as got pulled along to co. christmas do. will definitely be at waimiha thoughon 9th December.

Anybody wish to expand on gncc at matata - also started new thread

[dammad1]

Yeah Matata was awesome, great tracks and about 140 riders (rookies, clubmans, woman) racing together. I was doing really well for the first two laps passing alot of guys and looking good for a top 25 finish but early in the third lap I dropped the bike and broke the front brake lever, so I had to ride the whole lap on the rear brake and I couldn't push at all, which wrecked my race although still finished 32nd out of 42 so it wasn't to bad for my first attempt but it could have been alot better!
The track got quite cut up though and after 2hrs 12 min I was pretty sore!
The next one should be good, I just need to keep working on my fitness before then, but at least I now no what to expect.

[Buddy L]

Good work dammad1, shame i couldn't make it been doing a Little running and just got some nice new tires for the bike will be making a show at the next gncc for sure.

[Buddy L]

Waimiha
Waimiha has to be seen to be believed. If you haven’t ridden there before you are in for a treat.

Carter Holt bought a 6,000 acre mixed country farm and planted it in pine trees. Carters planted over the paddocks the races and even the tennis court.

The trees are 10 to 15 years old and haven’t been thinned. The area has been grazed and well kept. The riding conditions are stunning and range from the near impossible to stuff that wouldn’t look out of place on a golf course.

Gary Powell resident custodian and track marker extraordinaire has marked out a fantastic course making the most of terrain that riders of all levels will enjoy.

The biggest problem at this location is going to be keeping the GNCC team focused on the event and off their bikes and focused on the event..


Directions

Directions courtesy of Trevor Power

From Auckland
Distance
Travel time @ average 80 km/hr

From
To
Kilometres
Minutes

Auckland bridge
Hamilton Macdonalds Statehighway 1
130
96

Hamilton Macdonalds Statehighway 1
Te Kuiti travelling through Otorohanga
77
60

Te Kuiti on Statehighway 30
Waimiha turnoff on right Statehighway 30
30
32

Waimiha turnoff on right Statehighway 30
Ongarue Stream road on left
13
10

Ongarue Stream road on left
Sports Hall on left
8
8

Sports Hall on left
HQ race Start/Finish up Okauaka road on right
6.5
6


Totals
264.5
212




From Tauramunui
Distance
Travel time @ average 80 km/hr

From
To
Kilometres
Minutes

Heading north from Tauramunui on Statehighway 4
Ongarue – Waimiha road on right
20
15

Ongarue - Waimiha road on right
Ongarue – Waimiha road on right
18
25

Ongarue - Waimiha road on right
Sports Hall on left
8
8

Sports Hall on left
HQ race start finish up Okauaka road on right
6.5
6


Totals
52.5
54


If you have some mapping software or a GPS:

Eastern Northing

2724032.5,6284982.5

Accommodation

Luxury
Black Fern lodge is just around the corner and charge $120 per night per person. I haven’t seen the place so can’t offer any comment on the value of this proposition.

Middle
Te Kuiti is the best bet and not far away.

Budget
Unless you like sleeping under pine trees there is an extreme shortage of budget accommodation in the immediate vicinity of the course. Even if you don’t mind it under the trees there is no water, no power and the toilet facilities are of a very traditional New Zealand design.

A possibility for the enterprising is convince Black Fern lodge to let you stay at there wool shed. Something I understand they are open to.


Every GNCC course is different. Each course has its own personality and bias. Courses have sand, dirt or clay bases. Some courses are tight and twisty requiring precise and accurate riding whereas others are fast and open. Any individual course might work towards an individual riders particular style. However, over the course of the series the winner is going to be the person who can ride fast in any terrain.

"Its a bit of a drive from auckland so closer to the date i will comfim if im heading down, if anyone from auckland wants to head down or is heading down can you please reply or send a pm about it, try and make it a bit easyer on the pocket.

[dammad1]

Will fit some new bark busters this week so I dont have to worry about breaking any more levers and may also chuck on a new rear tyre as my current one is starting to chip quite a bit with some cracks forming around the bottom of some of the knobs.
Hopefully will see you there Buddy L.

[A&R]

yep definetly going to the waimiha round. Will travel down on the saturday 9th Dec, though have another christmas do on the friday!! hopefuly won't have a thick head on saturday!
Going to woodhill again tomorrow, sun 3rd, on the family ride to get some more practice in with the kids. Would have liked to have gone on the paeroa family ride heard this will be really good abit like the glen murray ride last week. However have other commitments sunday afternoon.
see you all waimiha.