TUSSOCK BUSTER 28-29 March

**flyingcr250** · 29th March 2009, 21:13

oh gutted.

only had one hairy moment, was in an " invoulentary " power slide round a corner nealy took out a person taking a photo of the mountain, made me laugh thinking they didnt realise just how close i was to wiping us both out.

**noobi** · 29th March 2009, 21:45

DUST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! far out

littlejohn is a machine, heal quick mate

sorry we couldnt have a lap with you spikedpunch and krad, the dam buster took ages

got back at 3, left at 10 ish?
marsdens was a awesome track, fast as

almost definately go back next year, but it needs some rain to get rid of the dust, had so many almosts because of not being able to see, one particular because of a homo chariot (tm of ktmboy i think?)

**krad_nz** · 29th March 2009, 22:14

Yeah, that dam ride takes a while huh!

Not a fan of quads either. DUST is right!

**scott411** · 30th March 2009, 09:17

went down there for sunday with 3 of my mates, had a wicked day, dust was pretty bad in places but with this time of year you can not help it,

mate of mine drowned his bike in the 1st river crossing in the dam buster loop, thanks to the guys that lent us tools to get it back running, got a 250F running in about 20 minutes which i did not think was 2 bad,

ended up doing the tussock trail as well which had some really cool fast and flowing trails,

was an awesome ride, congrats to the guys that put it on, will be back next year,

**IIIRII** · 30th March 2009, 09:47

Good ride, well run
Nice scenery
Dam

Sign

Bike wash

Some people wanted to wash ALL there bike

Petrol

Terrain

It amazes me how dumb some people are,
At BOTH rider briefings , we were told that some roads are two way an to stay left so as not to become a statistic.
Also an ADITIONAL message on the small group briefing prior to leaving we were reminded again of two way traffic.
On the Dam track we had just passed a "DANGER KEEP LEFT TWO WAY TRAFFIC" sign and some fuckwit passes us and drifts his bike around a blind corner on the RHS ........
This is the sort of moron that, when he kills himself by riding under a truck, fucks up future events for everyone else .....
So a big thumbs up the the organises, and a big fuck off and dont come back to the guy who cant read or understand simple instructions ....

**motox-brad** · 30th March 2009, 10:09

any ideas of where photos will be going up???like which websites ????

**Crisis management** · 30th March 2009, 10:09

Sorry to hear of the injuries, we were parked by the ambos and both days they seemed to have a steady stream of customers.

Did Sniper Alley and Dam Buster on saturday which was an interesting mix of tight (Sniper Alley) and fast and dusty. You really had to pick your places to pass on the Dam Buster so you could see your target, otherwise it was sneak up through the dust cloud and try to locate the dust maker to get past. Luckily, there wasn't actually a lot of traffic on either route as most people we passed seemed to be admiring the river crossings or the scenery, very good of them!

Due to an altercation with a bank I was slightly sore on sunday so did the Tussock trail and a couple of loops of Marsdens Post which were neat rides with a good mix of open ground and a few uphills and down hills to keep you excited.

My picks were:

Sniper Alley: for real gradients!
Dam Buster: for great scenery shots and peak elevation.
Tussock Trail: The first half on the open rolling country, a perfect sunday morning place to stop for a rest.
Marsdens Post: Playing spot the infantry hiding in the tussock....but the run through the last part of Marsden, where the Dam Buster joined was a nice ride through the flax then some easy hills. A great wind down.

So, thanks to the Army and all those involved, once I can walk again, I'll start calling it a perfect weekend.

**SpikedPunch** · 30th March 2009, 10:14

Originally Posted by motox-brad

any ideas of where photos will be going up???like which websites ????

Yes, can anyone remember the official photog's name? He popped out of nowhere and snapped me going up a hill, and another time when I was just standing there.
I'm looking forward to next year already...Hope the eedjits who couldn't follow instructions didn't wreck it for everyone!

**Crisis management** · 30th March 2009, 10:17

Originally Posted by SpikedPunch

Yes, can anyone remember the official photog's name?

According to the info sheet...Daniel Bond, but the only contact info is for Mike Ross 021 527 299 or www.offlimits.co.nz

**motox-brad** · 30th March 2009, 15:18

all the pictures on the off limits website are of last year i think?

**B0000M** · 30th March 2009, 15:30

sniper alley combined with the expert section earlier on on the argo buster? section were definately my favourite bits, i love that tight twisty steep stuff!

**motox-brad** · 30th March 2009, 15:32

Originally Posted by flyingcr250

couple pics jt119 took of our camp and me.

were u parked in the family area????

**B0000M** · 30th March 2009, 15:36

Originally Posted by motox-brad

were u parked in the family area????

looks that way

**flyingcr250** · 30th March 2009, 17:02

Originally Posted by motox-brad

were u parked in the family area????

yea i was parked in the family section, the expert loops werent hard at all. sniper was my favorite, those uphills were cool. there were a few dicks out there passing on down hills when you couldnt see a thing. most of them crashed.