Do any Auckland riders remember "Gunnit hill"?

**FROSTY:Me** · 28th March 2009, 07:56

Another thread reminded me of some of the shenanigins we used to get up to as pimply faced yoofs.
Just wondering if anyone remembers racing on "gunnit" hill back in the mid to late eightys.
I lost interest when guys started turning up with bikes in vans n stuff.
Anyone else remember it?

**jaymzw** · 28th March 2009, 11:06

Originally Posted by FROSTY

Another thread reminded me of some of the shenanigins we used to get up to as pimply faced yoofs.
Just wondering if anyone remembers racing on "gunnit" hill back in the mid to late eightys.
I lost interest when guys started turning up with bikes in vans n stuff.
Anyone else remember it?

The 80's

What are you on about old timer?

Please explain

**FROSTY:Me** · 28th March 2009, 12:52

Originally Posted by jaymzw

The 80's

What are you on about old timer?

Please explain

Way back in the awd days the southern motorway ended at the bombay hills. There was/is an AA station there.
A bunch of us used to meet up there about midnight. and have drag races back down the straight bit of motorway towards town. The whole idea was to see just how fast we could go.
Trouble was eventually the cars started turnin up then the cops got wind

**jaymzw** · 28th March 2009, 13:57

Originally Posted by FROSTY

Way back in the awd days the southern motorway ended at the bombay hills. There was/is an AA station there.
A bunch of us used to meet up there about midnight. and have drag races back down the straight bit of motorway towards town. The whole idea was to see just how fast we could go.
Trouble was eventually the cars started turnin up then the cops got wind

Sounds fun...

Course your bike did 0-100 in 53seconds so i wasnt really a problem ay

So to answer your question anyway, no i do not remember

**Warr** · 28th March 2009, 14:14

Originally Posted by FROSTY

Way back in the awd days the southern motorway ended at the bombay hills. There was/is an AA station there.
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Man was that before or after the M/way finished at TipTop factory ?

**FROSTY:Me** · 28th March 2009, 14:38

Originally Posted by Warr

Man was that before or after the M/way finished at TipTop factory ?

probably a bit after. it was DEFINITELY after the roadside taps were removed (for toppping up radiators)

**Motu** · 28th March 2009, 14:39

Originally Posted by FROSTY

back in the mid to late eightys.

Kids stuff - I was an old man then with kids and building a house.

The first motorway went from Penrose to Redoubt Rd,that was it.An uncle of mine was heading one of the companies building it - my mothers always used to give him heaps about cutting up good farm land to make a road.