Sand Country Run - photos/feedback

**mazz1972** · 26th May 2008, 13:12

If you came to Sand Country Run trail ride on Sunday, do you have any photos you wouldn't mind sharing? We'd love to see them. Please post on KB or email to hmcc@kol.co.nz.

Also if you have any feedback or comments to make about the ride, we'd like to to know that too!

Cheers

Maree
HMCC

**Rmxer** · 26th May 2008, 13:20

Amazing ride!
heaps of fun and very well organised well done hmcc
would like to see photos too !!

**Jimmy** · 26th May 2008, 16:43

Great ride - as always when the weather is fine and ground conditions favourable. Special thanks to the landowners. Only suggestion for improvement would be to have communicated a short-cut option for the afternoon loop - perhaps at the underpass. Therefore, those not sure about committing to another 1.5 to 2 hours for whatever reason could have still ridden part of the afternoon session. Big raps to HMCC too.

**pete.ktm** · 26th May 2008, 23:48

Got a few photos @ http://zaq123.net/gallery/album204

Thing i like about this ride is it's a nice easy ride and if you don't leave at the same time as the other 800+ riders you can ride the 60k's without having to stop for bottlenecks and slower riders, just a bit different then most rides, but then you don't get many pics either

Stopped a few more times for pics last year @ http://zaq123.net/gallery/album175

About the only suggestion is maybe put some lights in the forest, got a bit dark in there.

**mazz1972** · 27th May 2008, 11:10

Originally Posted by Jimmy

Only suggestion for improvement would be to have communicated a short-cut option for the afternoon loop - perhaps at the underpass. Therefore, those not sure about committing to another 1.5 to 2 hours for whatever reason could have still ridden part of the afternoon session.

There was going to be a shortcut home in the afternoon from the fuel stop, but the fuel stop ended up in a different place so it didn't work out. It will be part of the plan for next time.

Originally Posted by Jimmy

Big raps to HMCC too.

Cheers for that

Thanks for your comments!

**F5 Dave** · 28th May 2008, 13:15

shaddupp!! i hate you all. Really looking forward to this ride, had to miss last year for racing & all planned for this year,. . then got sick all weekend. Bahhh!!

ok.

Next year.

**mazz1972** · 28th May 2008, 15:11

Originally Posted by F5 Dave

shaddupp!! i hate you all. Really looking forward to this ride, had to miss last year for racing & all planned for this year,. . then got sick all weekend. Bahhh!!

ok.

Next year.

Poor bugger!!!

Thought we were down a rider

Only 806 turned up this year