Hawke's Bay weekend rides

[MSTRS:Me]

Hi people. What a trip. .......

Eh? You been away or summat?

[Stickchick]

Glad to hear you got home ok Steve and Mary Moo...can;t wait for the full update. As for the Pics of the girls, glad you got to fulfill your dream mate I'm surprised you didn;t bring one home for Paddys Pits.

Look forward to catching up with you guys soon...Missed ya!!!

[Gixxer 4 ever]

whats this in pic 1 it's suppose to be your wedding Annerversery.

Ummm yea? I am still a man and if 3 lovely young ladies want to stand with me for a photo shoot I am happy to oblige. you might like to know Mary Mooo took the photo. My anniversary present from her?///// maybe......... ok maybe not..........


My mate Dave, who is a xpat Kiwi, made such a fuss, out loud, about wanting some nice girls to take a photo with his Kiwi mate they felt obliged to do it, so he would move on........... Great bloke that Dave. Picture of Dave attached.

[Gixxer 4 ever]

Eh? You been away or summat?

Ummm no. Just google Phillip Island and you could do the same.

[Gixxer 4 ever]

Glad to hear you got home ok Steve and Mary Moo...can;t wait for the full update. As for the Pics of the girls, glad you got to fulfill your dream mate I'm surprised you didn;t bring one home for Paddys Pits.

Look forward to catching up with you guys soon...Missed ya!!!

Awww thanks Chicky.......... No the rules were well set. No strays aloud back at the house. No one was allowed to bring any strays home. I am sure Pat can find a really nice girl here to hold his brolly....... he could qualify with Meeky and they could share a brolly.

[Gixxer 4 ever]

Some more of the girls for the boys
A pic for da Yamaha people.
Look at this tank. Nice
One of Dave's toys from work.

[yungatart]

Some more of the girls for the boys
A pic for da Yamaha people.
Look at this tank. Nice
One of Dave's toys from work.

Ok...boys..covered
Yammy peeps....covered
Harley boys...covered.....

Where are the pics of the boys for us girls to look at????

[Gixxer 4 ever]

Ok...boys..covered
Yammy peeps....covered
Harley boys...covered.....

Where are the pics of the boys for us girls to look at????

I sent one of Dave............

[yungatart]

Yes, Steve, thanks for that. I'm sure he's very nice....weren't there any gorgeous hunks of males for Mary to look at, or would you not let her have the camera for those piccies?

[Stickchick]

Yes, Steve, thanks for that. I'm sure he's very nice....weren't there any gorgeous hunks of males for Mary to look at, or would you not let her have the camera for those piccies?

You have to admit though that fella does look a bit like Steve so maybe she was quite happy with that view.

[Gixxer 4 ever]

Yes, Steve, thanks for that. I'm sure he's very nice....weren't there any gorgeous hunks of males for Mary to look at, or would you not let her have the camera for those piccies?

She had me Tart. And the boys out numbered da girl five to one. She was free to go. But that would have left Dave and I on our own and that could have been of concern..........

You will note the hair is gone chicky. Look at the 100 ton bulldozer picture. Number 3 all over. Done to beat the heat in OZ. yea right. Nine degrees at the track.

[Stickchick]

You will note the hair is gone chicky. Look at the 100 ton bulldozer picture. Number 3 all over. Done to beat the heat in OZ. yea right. Nine degrees at the track.

Awwww I'm gonna miss the curls

[canarlee]

You will note the hair is gone chicky. Look at the 100 ton bulldozer picture. Number 3 all over. Done to beat the heat in OZ. yea right. Nine degrees at the track.

oooh a number 3? nearly there.......

[yungatart]

She had me Tart. And the boys out numbered da girl five to one. She was free to go. But that would have left Dave and I on our own and that could have been of concern..........

You will note the hair is gone chicky. Look at the 100 ton bulldozer picture. Number 3 all over. Done to beat the heat in OZ. yea right. Nine degrees at the track.

Some pics of some nice young spunks would have been good tho'!
Number 3, huh? Thats the shearing done for the summer, then.

[Gixxer 4 ever]

So a plan was hatched to go to the GP 6 months ago by TRXTER. He asked if we wanted to come along. Normally I would say thanks but no thanks. But not this time. So they had a house booked on Phillip Island. 3 K from the track. I booked the stand tickets on the Net. Looked at the comments from others that have gone to the track and noted Siberia was the most popular stand. So got seats in the second row from the front in there.
Flew out on the Thursday night and arrived in Melbourne to pick up a rental car. I have never been in a plane till this trip. Trip from Napier to Auckland was hard going for me. Trip from Auckland to Melbourne was not too bad. Drive from Melbourne airport to Phillip Island was a mission cos we didn't know how to get there. The Navman was great but we didn't know how to use it cos it only had OZ maps and we couldn't try it before we left. We headed out of the airport in poring rain and in the dark and all went well till we got pushed off the motorway and ended up in the CBD. Took forty five minutes to get back on track. We all but started back at the airport. Note to others. When you leave the air port, simply, do not turn off anywhere till you get to the turn off for Phillip Island. Some hour and a half in to the trip. Simple. The Navman wanted to take us another way so we turned it off and followed our map. I could go on for ever about that but another day.

Stayed in a house in a place called Sunset strip. Really nice place. You have seen the spider picture? It was in the house with us. As we had a rental I drove down to the track each day with the gear. My mate Dave and my cousin Kath came along and they transported other to the track. We had up to 9 staying in the house with up to 19 for dinner at night. A great time was had by all. Spent all day at the track all 3 days and had a ball.

The weather was very cold on the Friday and Saturday. Very very cold. Woolly hats and thick jackets with Polly prop and layers of cloths. The wind was bitter. I heard 9 deg at times. Real winter stuff. The sun was out between showers and it burnt the skin and the ice cold wind finished it off. Very red and burnt each night. The Sunday, race day, was a bit warmer but still very cold and the stand we were in was facing in to the wind. Again bad for the skin on the face but with jackets and every thing else on we survived.

The racing was out of this world. The first two days are taken up with setup time and qualifying laps etc. Lots of action all day and you really get to see the bikes working out as different setups are used and tyre choices. A feast of action. Some stunt bikes and other track events to fill the gaps. Race day is the same till lunch. Then the real racing starts. Three main events. 125-250-800. All three races were great but the 125s were the hardest fort. The sound of the big bikes makes your blood run hot. They are special and even non petrol heads can't escape the buzz. The track racing is the feature of the event and it really makes your heart sing for three days.

As well as the racing there are stands with other stuff. All brands of bikes and bike stuff are on display and for sale. I have posted some pic's of that. Good food and toilets around the track. Police and wardens everywhere so security is good and all the people are friendly. No agro from anyone at any time. It was truly a great crowd.

On Monday morning I dropped two lots of people up to the town ( cows ) so they could catch the bus back to Melbourne to fly home. We all got up early each day. Must have been the Jet lag thing. Most morning people were up around 5 ish and breaky was over by 7. A great thing cos that let us go to the track early. Anyway on the Monday Mary and I went to Cows with Kath and Dave and got more GP branded gear. Sold cheaper as the event was over. Then back to Melbourne and spent time looking at Dave's toys. One of them is the Bulldozer in the picture. I didn't get a drive as they were doing repair work on it. Then off to the city for a beer. Very nice city it is to. Went up a tower like the Sky Tower in Auckland. Really neat at night as you look out over the city and see all the lights. We worked out what happened the first night and where we went wrong. Bloody lucky we got out of the city and back on track when we saw what we did and where we went. Then Kath and Dave headed for home and Mary and I went on the tram restaurant. Now that is great. You eat they drive all around da city. From there to the F1 motel. Now that's somethin else. For $89.00 you get a bed a dunny and a shower. All in one of the smallest rooms you can imagine. But we only had 4 hours and we needed to be up for the plane. So what the hell. Time to sleep.

Up at 4 am to pack and get ready for the trip. Walk over to the airport. 5 minutes at the most. Check in and in to Duty free. Shop and spend the last of the OZ money. Great stuff. On the plane and outa here. I was over flying by now. Very fast and smooth trip to Wellington. But I noted the sea was very ruff and when we made an approach to the airport the plane hit some very heavy turbulence and the pilot hit the gas and pulled the plane up. That was a ruff ride I tell ya. Then we went around to try again. This time it was even worse and he hit the gas again. Two failed attempt and we were off to Auckland. Good landing and in to customs. All good and down to see what to do about getting home. Qantas had made a booking for us on air NZ and we headed for Napier. A great flight but a bit ruff as we came in to land. Gathered up the bags and headed for home.

What a trip. What an experience. Would I do it again? You bet. But not for a while. If you are thinking about a trip like this plan every bit of it and make sure you have time to get from one flight to the next. Have road maps and be rested before you start. Thanks to all the people who made this trip so bloody good. Big thanks to Nat for starting the ball rolling. And Kath and Dave for doing so much to make things happen. With out your help it could have had some shitty patches but with local help it was great. And so it was. The 07 GP was the the one we went to.

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