Rodney District Charity Trail Ride

**Rupe** · 20th November 2007, 18:25

I have no idea what this would be like. So was wondering if anyone on here has ridden there, and what they made of it?

http://www.silver-bullet.co.nz/event.php?id=5556

Thanks

**dammad1** · 20th November 2007, 18:28

I think this is the one I have done before and it was really good, but MR motrcycles ride is on sunday and that should be awesome.

**Rupe** · 20th November 2007, 18:43

Originally Posted by dammad1

I think this is the one I have done before and it was really good, but MR motrcycles ride is on sunday and that should be awesome.

Yeah I've heard they are good but I prob have to go for a ride Sat this weekend. So I was wondering about this Rodney one

**Danger** · 20th November 2007, 18:52

I've done it the last few years. Quite short loops but fast and fun. Some of it is quite cow pocked and when really dry quite rough. Its fun when its a little wet. Some good corners, short hill climbs, over all I quite like it, but often do two loops back to back. Got to be careful the first few loops to make sure you don't go off the tops of banks in a place or two. I'll be there for sure.
By the way, this ride is on Sunday isn't it?

**Rupe** · 20th November 2007, 19:17

Originally Posted by Danger

By the way, this ride is on Sunday isn't it?

So it is, maybe I'll have to change things around.

**4stroke** · 20th November 2007, 19:36

done it last year, was a bit rough to start with but smoothed out after a few laps. loved the nasti lil hill climb with the muddy ruted out drain at the bottom where every1 was getting stuck. duno if im gona make this year tho, we got teams racing at huntly fri and sat night.

**barty5** · 20th November 2007, 23:26

done this ride in the wet was a hell of a lot a fun have also done in the dry not as much fun but still a good ride although loops were short

**cheese** · 21st November 2007, 07:56

Yeah i did it two years ago when it wa a bit wet, it was great! I heard the next year it was too dry and lumpy as hell.

**Rupe** · 24th November 2007, 15:28

Anyone going to do this ride?

**telliman** · 24th November 2007, 15:48

ken fells!

**snarldom** · 24th November 2007, 17:00

keen for ken fells, how will the track be with the weather we've had?

**Danger** · 24th November 2007, 17:07

Hard and dusty.

Rodney trail ride for me.

**Danger** · 25th November 2007, 15:19

The Rodney trail ride was awesome! Did you get out there Rupecopp? $30.00 even if you were not a club member. It was run backwards for the most part this year and was dry and fast but with some good bumps and jumps and lots of corners and hills. And the bike came home clean for a change! Quite fun for a change from racing amongst the trees. Good opportunity to dial in the jetting for summer with several full throttle hill climbs at disposal. Over heard someone say that the laps were 18km and if that was true I did 10 laps so 180km! Only one mishap with a guy that I was chasing failing to take a bend and off the top of a bank to end up in a heap at the bottom winded. I went over as well but managed to save it. Checked he was ok and then one of the many marshalls showed up to look after him and I was off again.
Top day, thanks Rodney Club!

**Rupe** · 25th November 2007, 16:27

Originally Posted by Danger

The Rodney trail ride was awesome! Did you get out there Rupecopp? $30.00 even if you were not a club member. It was run backwards for the most part this year and was dry and fast but with some good bumps and jumps and lots of corners and hills. And the bike came home clean for a change! Quite fun for a change from racing amongst the trees. Good opportunity to dial in the jetting for summer with several full throttle hill climbs at disposal. Over heard someone say that the laps were 18km and if that was true I did 10 laps so 180km! Only one mishap with a guy that I was chasing failing to take a bend and off the top of a bank to end up in a heap at the bottom winded. I went over as well but managed to save it. Checked he was ok and then one of the many marshalls showed up to look after him and I was off again.
Top day, thanks Rodney Club!

Nah, went to the Mr Motorcycles one. Although it was well put on it was a bit to open, and well boring really. Sorry I did enjoy it, but should have listen to Danger and gone to the Rodney one. Got home with a clean bike also.