2008 Battle Of the Buckets NZTT

**Slingshot** · 7th June 2008, 16:30

Shit that must have been cold!!

Congrats to all those that finished and am looking forward to seeing the race reports.

**Kickaha** · 7th June 2008, 16:31

Originally Posted by gav

Oh, and a little tip, ventilated Diadora race boots on reflection, were probably not the best choice of footwear!

Sitting on the line waiting for everyone to grid up and feeeling the water running into my boots and I'm thinking that perhaps putting my leathers over the outside my boots would have been the better option

**quallman1234** · 7th June 2008, 16:38

Originally Posted by gav

Have you seen the results then?

Nah, i just rang Pete jones seeing if got the stuff what koba / str8jacket brought down from me to him (thanks!) and he told me.

Who won?

**Joni** · 7th June 2008, 16:39

Originally Posted by quallman1234

Who won?

Bren_Chch

**gav** · 7th June 2008, 16:41

And I think Diesel Pig second?

**Joni** · 7th June 2008, 16:42

Originally Posted by gav

And I think Diesel Pig second?

Nah Neil came third on nutcracker! (According to him)

**Buddha#81:Me** · 7th June 2008, 16:50

Originally Posted by quallman1234

42 people started the endurance race.

17 finished!.

Whohooooo, that means I finished in the top 1/2. Even with a bit of a bin and a trip back to the pits to sort the bike out.........I've not long finished with the hose washing the mud out of the inside of the fairing.

**dangerous** · 7th June 2008, 16:55

Originally Posted by gav

of course having the President crash at the hair pin on the WARM UP lap

No I didnt... we did a warm up lap, lined up DC said GO so the race started, however it was turn2 that must be a record...

PS No snow in town.

**gav** · 7th June 2008, 17:00

Where are you D? I'm in Papanui/Harewood and its snowing like crazy!

**dangerous** · 7th June 2008, 17:02

Nah sorry guys, my bad. I am a muppet, can't ride for crap. Me mrs even lapped me a 2 or 3 times. Better take up a new profession eh??

**Kickaha** · 7th June 2008, 17:02

Originally Posted by dangerous

No I didnt... we did a warm up lap, lined up DC said GO so the race started, however it was turn2 that must be a record...
.

The race wasn't started, he indicated we were doing one more lap to grid up

You fell off on the warm up lap

**merv** · 7th June 2008, 17:03

Ah the memories of when I lived down there, and no I never got sick of the snow because it never came often enough or stayed on the ground long enough in ChCh to be anything but fun - about 3 days was as long as I remember it - best years I remember being 1976 and 1992.

Good on ya for riding today.