Cannonball Run

[Edbear]

How about an event that, say, starts in Invercargill and finishes in Kaitaia four days later?

But, but, that would mean having to ride down to Invercargill first, making the trip twice as long...

Oh, hang on...

[gijoe1313]

I'll be the Jackie Chan impersonator on this run!

[Timati]

We need all the support we can get.

[Jantar]

How about an event that, say, starts in Invercargill and finishes in Kaitaia four days later?

Or the Southern Cross, or the 10000 km in 10 days event? ... Perhaps Timati should start with a Grand Challenge

Oh yeah? C'mon you guys, be sensible. Who'd be mad enough to attempt to attempt anything as rediculous as these. Especially that Southern Cross thing, East Cape - Cape Egmont - Cape Reinga - Bluff in 120 hours,

Now, if I was mad enough to enter such an event, how would I do it?

[Deano]

As far as I am aware there already is such an event but can't recall the name - the owner of Hutt Boyz Choppers competed in it last year in his Ferrari.

[Timati]

Maybe start with a small stint...ideas?

[Tank]

All the way in Coromandel...Anything closer to Auckland?

You want to do a huge run and then say (anything closer to Auckland) - I guess that you could simply go outside and ride around the block a few times.

There is the devils run: http://www.devilsrun.co.nz/ if you have to ask you cant afford it (I know I sure as hell cant).

From memory the police set them up (or rather allowed them to set themselves up) and a ton were ticketed. Cops on the Desert road - who would have figured.

[Timati]

Sounds like a Cannonball...Ferarris' Porsches...Just bikes will do...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rteiBF-PNIA

[Timati]

How much is it to register? Couldn't find any info on it...Never know I may have a sugar mama...:-)

[Bob]

Don't know if you guys realise, but the Cannonball Run is a real event.

And... this is the bit I like... it was originally a bike event, before the car event was formed (and eventually took over).

Thankfully, the bike event is back and doing well.

This is the link to the official site - I've left it at the "choose between Europe or US events", so you can have a good look round:

http://www.cannonballruneurope.co.uk/

Worth checking out - may be worth contacting the organisers?

[Bob]

You might want to check this one out as well....

http://web.mac.com/cannonballbikerun...in%20Menu.html

[Timati]

Yeah I know it's a real event and it's one of 2 events I would like to try in my life. The second being the Dakar Race.

[Timati]

My opinion: Make an event like this legit in the sense let people speed (closed off roads if possible),that way you don't get the trigger happy feeling when you are the road the next time around...I always have to keep telling myself...don't speed...

[HTFU]

Yeah I know it's a real event and it's one of 2 events I would like to try in my life. The second being the Dakar Race.

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=70512

Is your aprilla a 250 ? I am organising a KB North Island Loop of sorts. Maybe you could take a few spark plugs out

[Timati]

Sounds like a plan. Have a couple of mates who might be keen to join in. Only thing is that one rides a Yamaha YZF600R and another mate rides a Yamaha R1. Maybe it shouldn't restricted to just 250CC?

PS: Doesn't the proposed licensing laws affect learners only?