Dead Tadpole Junior and Ladies Cross country Race August 15 2009

**Rupe** · 15th August 2009, 22:12

Originally Posted by oldskool

LOL noooo don't ask!!! Tawny did one lap and thought that was enough!!! So sat in the pits..meanwhile I was wondering where she was as I was out there taking pix. Thankfully Indy represented me well and finished the race...albiet last! haha but after looking at the video footage on his head there are some minty moments! He did very well and I am proud of him!
The track was fast and hardly had any roots. I wished the 2man was like this. Indy prefers tight and felt a wee bit disadvantaged by the MX riders.

How'd Ktmboy's boy Logan do?

**L Rider** · 15th August 2009, 22:23

Originally Posted by oldskool

Yeah but what I didn't realise, as I found out by someone I know who chaperoned his daughter around, is I coulda brought my bike and followed her around. If I had she would have definitely finished the race as it wasn't a difficult track, it was just the moment that got to her.

Didn't realise you were able to do that. In time though she'll get the confidence up.
I wouldn't have been able to do it myself today - just don't think mentally & physically i'm up to that yet - am aiming for nxt year though

**oldskool** · 15th August 2009, 22:26

Originally Posted by L Rider

Didn't realise you were able to do that. In time though she'll get the confidence up.
I wouldn't have been able to do it myself today - just don't think mentally & physically i'm up to that yet - am aiming for nxt year though

Yeah about the physicality side of it. Indy said he has never experienced the total dehydration he felt. He's never tasted gummy salt in his mouth like he did today. And he is a middle distance runner! He runs 4 minute KM's! He was absolutely buggered at the end of it!

**L Rider** · 15th August 2009, 22:31

Originally Posted by oldskool

Yeah about the physicality side of it. Indy said he has never experienced the total dehydration he felt. He's never tasted gummy salt in his mouth like he did today. And he is a middle distance runner! He runs 4 minute KM's! He was absolutely buggered at the end of it!

I aint very fit so it wud have killed me lol.

**Midget200** · 16th August 2009, 06:59

Originally Posted by oldskool

I have tah say some of these kids are fast and fearless. What a day!!!

Thanks oldskool for the photos. Yeah it was quite a day. First race ever in my life, think I've left my run too late! Had to start with hands on head, bikes off! Oh my god! I had a dream I'd not start my bike, which came true! Started 3rd to last out of 26, I think! That was the worst moment! Ended up 10th out of 17 riders, thought I was last home! Got lost on the first 2 laps, learnt a big lesson, follow the arrows, not the other riders. Yeah I'll do the 2 man, maybe I'll sleep the night before and not stress so much!

**Lula** · 16th August 2009, 18:51

What a great ride!
As many times as you can in hour and half around a 22km loop.
The track was tight, in and out of the trees with a couple of downhills. As the day went on the tree roots became more exposed making them nice and slippery, plenty of tree stumps to navigate around too.
Rain made little difference to the track as it was nice and sheltered by the Pine trees so nice sandy track.

With only over 20 ladies entred you found yourself riding alone until you caught up or got caught by someone, so plenty of time to focus on misisng those tree stumps and branches.
Ladies experts got in 5 laps, novice 4. I found myself coming home in 11th place while my sister-in-law won the novice class, woop, woop

**oldskool** · 16th August 2009, 21:00

Here's some more pix. Looks like you in one of them Lula

**SpikedPunch** · 16th August 2009, 21:20

I thought I'd be okay with not going...But I'm bummed out!!!

Looks like it was a cool ride and you KB girls represented! Cool pix OS. Faaar I'm gutted...Next year.

**Lula** · 17th August 2009, 09:53

Originally Posted by oldskool

Here's some more pix. Looks like you in one of them Lula

Haha look at the size of my eyes!

**billaroo** · 17th August 2009, 11:16

Results now up on our website- link below.
Who is coming back next year?

http://www.waitematamcc.co.nz/results.php

**buffstar** · 17th August 2009, 11:56

Twas an awsome day indeed, query there only being 20 riders tho......? My understanding was that there were 29? Bah, who cares, was great fun. Thought the organizers did a great job,

Bummer for the poor chicky who snapped her leg on the first lap......

My only gripe would be the starting with ya hands on ya head, my bike is a fu**er to start, and I was one of the three drongos still there kicking while the rest of the pack entered the forrest.........quite sure some of the spectators would have heard my colourful language........... Heres hoping the kids who learnt some new words dont pull them out at school anytime soon...... ahhh fuck it aye

I will definately be back there next year, and plan on being much more aggressive - I was trying to channel my innner mongral, but it was harder to keep it aggressive once the true fatigue set in, twill be better next year too as I will be a non smoker by then (set date and all - watch the posts get bitchier) and thereby fitter.

Definately hope to see more KB girlz next year - is a totally different buzz to racing in amongst the boys - much more civalized

GOOD ON ALL WHO WERE IN IT TO WIN IT

**billaroo** · 17th August 2009, 12:02

24 riders up from 18 last year- not bad
Ms Sheely is fine, no broken bones just a sore neck, she was out spectating yesterday.
The winner (Natasha Cairns) was racing against the men yesterday (finishing 51st outright and 3rd in class)- that's tough.

**Lula** · 17th August 2009, 13:38

Originally Posted by billaroo

Results now up on our website- link below.
Who is coming back next year?

http://www.waitematamcc.co.nz/results.php

I'm definately coming back next year - that was a cool ride and very well orgainsed.

Went to see the guys finish on the Sunday and that was pretty impressive, some of them had been riding upto 4 hours non-stop! Congrats to Natasha Cairns that is one good effort finishing 51st, she must have been doing some speeds.

**Midget200** · 17th August 2009, 15:21

Originally Posted by buffstar

Twas an awsome day indeed, query there only being 20 riders tho......? My understanding was that there were 29? Bah, who cares, was great fun. Thought the organizers did a great job,

Bummer for the poor chicky who snapped her leg on the first lap......

My only gripe would be the starting with ya hands on ya head, my bike is a fu**er to start, and I was one of the three drongos still there kicking while the rest of the pack entered the forrest.........quite sure some of the spectators would have heard my colourful language........... Heres hoping the kids who learnt some new words dont pull them out at school anytime soon...... ahhh fuck it aye

I will definately be back there next year, and plan on being much more aggressive - I was trying to channel my innner mongral, but it was harder to keep it aggressive once the true fatigue set in, twill be better next year too as I will be a non smoker by then (set date and all - watch the posts get bitchier) and thereby fitter.

Definately hope to see more KB girlz next year - is a totally different buzz to racing in amongst the boys - much more civalized

GOOD ON ALL WHO WERE IN IT TO WIN IT

Geez I was one of those drongos! Thanks mate!!! Yeah great day. I'm with Buffstar on the start! I guess I'll just have to get the starting under control! Watching the 2 man, they had a staggered start, engines on. I'm more looking forward to that kind of start for sure!

**Henk** · 17th August 2009, 20:15

The dead engine start is for safety reasons, it's about the only way to avoid everybody getting to the first corner at the same time and the chaos that that causes. Straight dead engine used to be the the way with hands on your bars but then electric start four strokes turned up and gave the thumper riders a huge advantage and hands on heads is about the only realistic way to even things up. If it makes you feel any better about it,I did a rodney 2 hour at Mangawhai years ago where they started us lying on the gound twenty meters behind our bikes. That made a fun start to the day.