2007 Grand Challenge - Tips

[Taz]

Now THATS a plan

Will do Bandit, cheers.

You'll be ok Cary. You can follow me as we are leaving on the same minute. I'd never lead you astray.....

So who's arriving there on Friday??
Andy.

[DougieNZ]

Myself and KoroJ leaving about 10.30am from BP JVille via Wairarapa.

[banditrider]

Blue Bandito & I leaving Palmy approx 1pm.

[Hitcher]

Mrs H and I will be heading straight up the guts, leaving 10:30-11ish. Lunch at Bulls. If you see a red Bandit and a grey-and-blue FJR stopped outside the bus depot there, please join us for a yack. Otherwise we'll see you at scrutineering. Ride safely, folks!

[shafty]

Podo and I expect to point the FJR and STX toward the Kaimai Ranges late Fri arvo. I guess the Camping ground is easy enough to spot?

[Zapf]

Follow another bike. That way, if you get lost, it's their fault! Hah! Ain't that right, Zapf?

Yea. Make sure you follow the one with a GPS. HID's and Spot lights all around.... oh isn't that called a sun?

BTW I am #28. Guess I'll be seeing u

[nadroj]

Going over friday arvo but back not up to competing. Will get a few pics & maybe a KB group photo?

[warewolf]

I guess the Camping ground is easy enough to spot?

Map thingy.

[warewolf]

Your writeup made me feel better about attempting the 1000 for the first time, cheers.

Brilliant Post Colin...thanks

You're welcomes x2.

My first priority is to finish, 2nd is within 24hrs.

Yeah, mirrors my first one, too.

[warewolf]

A basic rule of thumb for dehydration... "If you are not pissing, you are not drinking enough".

Too right!

Or if you're pissing bright orange syrup...

[shafty]

Map thingy.

Cheers Wolfman

[Highlander]

You fellas doing this ought be snoozing about now, but hope it all goes well for you.

Ride safe and I look forward to reading all about it when you get back.

[Zapf]

yes... weather is looking goofed for it too reporting live..

[Beemer]

Well, after hearing where they are headed this year I don't envy the guys (including my dearly beloved) as they are heading where the weather is expected to be the worst.

Up the western side of the lake, through Paeroa, Auckland, Dargaville, Kaitaia, Bay of Islands, Whangarei, Auckland, Bombay, Ngarauwahia, Te Kuiti, Taumaranui and Ohura.

Weather forecast for those areas tonight and tomorrow? Rain developing in Northland, spreading south this evening as northerlies rise to gale force. Showers tomorrow and isolated thunderstorms with hail and westerlies, severe gales in the south.

Most of the top half of the island is expected to have strong winds and heavy rain, so I hope all the entrants stay safe and don't experience too many problems with the bad weather.

Good luck to you all and I hope you all make it home safely. I somehow don't think they will have many takers for their extra 500 kilometres to celebrate the 21st anniversary!

Here in Levin it's sunny and quite nice, it's just a shame I can't send some of that weather northwards.

[Zapf]

Ermm that was a fun ride. As I headed out of Dargaville heading North, it was around 7:30 and just enough sunlight left to see the weather fronts moving in, with the rain / wind... (I think they need a name for rain flying sideways, rain falls straight)