To keep the Fisher name straight I gotta race

[Oper8r]

good luck man, we all have to start somewhere, let us know how you go

[secondfield]

Well'

It seems there is a severe weather warning out for friday / saturday...

Could be a case of.. 'hands off bitch, that's a mans hairspray!' type ride...

[kezzafish]

don't start backing out cunt. Get your adhesive tampax sorted and lets do it. rain will be good. means i can take my goggles off earlier lol

Oh and cheers open8

[secondfield]

don't start backing out cunt

hey, dont call me that .. cunts are useful.

[kezzafish]

i have no money and managed to fuck both of my ankles at long gully mx track this arvo. But i'm still gonna do it... maybe

[secondfield]

Jeez mate, your a funny bugger. Knocking off smoking and deciding to start going to the gym hard out and running two days before the event and now mx'ing it today... classic.

Tried to give you a ring before but no answer.. Im heading over moonshine Pm tommorow to walk the terrain tests prior, hopefully the forecast cyclone dregs will have pissed off by sat morning ...

Let us know what your doing.. Im in. We could get drunk tommorow night and watch Shane Watts enduro tips video before the big day!! helmet chunders on! ..

Just kidding ...

[kezzafish]

my right ancle isn't too bad, kinda stiff and a bit sore. My left ancle is knakkered, hurts like fuck to walk. It's come up nice and fat. Not going to work today, can't be arsed walking up and down that homo ass machine. I think if i warm it up slowly it'll be useable tomorrow.

Jumping is silly shit. I see what Scott411 was saying about constant injuries riding MX, Soooo fun tho, my first time on a track and it just kept getting sillyer, i'm addicted

[rossrc]

You'll be sweet... was out riding the area on saturday and spoke to the guy's marking it out. Its basically last years in reverse... (oop's! ). A few deadly downhills apparently (which you love). No prob's.

Last years in reverse???!!!! Didn't they go down the Staircase and up the Rock garden???? Does that mean we're going up the Staircase???
Re A few deadly downhills... after this rain it sure as hell won't take long to get to the bottom!
Feck, I was quite calm about trying this, now I might get "lost" on the way there... haven't been to Staglands for a while

[secondfield]

hehe, Im pretty sure they wont be going up the case' no one will finish apart from Merriman and Birchy..

Kez and I are going to walk (ill probably piggyback him) the terrain test's this arvo, ive got the day off work, will let you know what its like. It is absolutely pissing down out side!!

We will probably end up at staglands! hheheh

[secondfield]

Well, we had a stroll through a couple of the terrain tests..

The first one is fairly straight forward, a long winding climb (1000m) up a semi graded forestry track. It ducks in and out of singletrack / pineforest here and there, nothing to worry about too much. Just the usual roots/stumps and a couple of off camber drops that will get progressively greasy as the day goes on.

The second one is a bit more technical... a fairly steep climb of about 3-400 meters which will rut up and has a couple of step ups and a log or two to hop over. This may be a bit tricky as its off camber also.

The first river crossing may be one to watch for also. We couldn't even walk through it due to the brisk current as it was in semi flood. If its like that tommorow there will be drowned bikes. Probably even a few taken downstream! but by all accounts the water level and current should drop overnight if theres no more rain.

While we were there Birchy was having a gander, the Power boys from aucks showed up, Rory Meade was offering advice to the organisers about track marking and I got to yarn to Stephan Merrimans dad while his son was walking the TT's.

Itll be a bloody good ride tommorow! hey Kez, we have to go in the intermediates! we shouldnt be riding novice just because we haven't raced before... its not as if either of us really are novices.

No Staircase this time round..

[kezzafish]

yeah looks good aye, super wet, soft and loamy on top with a slick clay underneath that will show up all over the place once a bike or two has been over it. Can't wait now. It's gonna be coool.

We're as novice as they get bro. We've never done an enduro.

[Ktmboy]

yeah looks good aye, super wet, soft and loamy on top with a slick clay underneath that will show up all over the place once a bike or two has been over it. Can't wait now. It's gonna be coool.

We're as novice as they get bro. We've never done an enduro.

Yep, if you ain't done it you is novice. Hey theres less pressure on you for the first time as well. Good luck guys. I'm looking forward to the report. Should be a good wind up with bragging rights included.

[rossrc]

Thanks for the info on the tests secondfield. Well I've got the bike loaded, so I guess I'm going... runs to the toilet again...
Anyone know if the novice class will be too easy/boring e.g. no single track

[kezzafish]

Thanks for the info on the tests secondfield. Well I've got the bike loaded, so I guess I'm going... runs to the toilet again...
Anyone know if the novice class will be too easy/boring e.g. no single track

we were told today that it is a slightly different track to the intermediate which is slightly different to the expert. But not much difference over the whole lot they said. The terrein tests we had a look at today don't look hard but they'll probably get quite bad cos it's all we and mushy and there's plenty of tree roots etc to be exposed. I'm getting yelled at to "get off the fucking computer you fucking nerd" so on that note... nighty night

[secondfield]

Just got everything sorted out in the shed. Bike fired first kick so thats gotta be a good sign. Keep an eye out rossrc I be driving a black nissan navara with my green machine on the back and kez is a big tall ginge with a limp, come say hi..