Riverhead Enduro Mar 15

[B0000M]

i did the riverhead round of ttr a couple of years ago, was my first enduro, i had no idea how it worked, and i still had no idea how it worked half way through the day. by the end i had figured it out.

if you go there and look as lost as possible, theres plenty of people to tell you what you're meant to be doing.

biggest thing is dont go too slow or youll time out

[cheese]

depends, was your old man friends with noah?

LOL is that the Noah we call Noah? Or are you talking about the Ark?

[B0000M]

LOL is that the Noah we call Noah? Or are you talking about the Ark?

i was meaning the ark noah this time.

[xxblackbirdxx]

i did the riverhead round of ttr a couple of years ago, was my first enduro, i had no idea how it worked, and i still had no idea how it worked half way through the day. by the end i had figured it out.

if you go there and look as lost as possible, theres plenty of people to tell you what you're meant to be doing.

biggest thing is dont go too slow or youll time out

Do they give you a average speed or does it work like stages as in car rallying?

[D dub]

Really hope to be on Chops minute- got a lot to learn off the master....
Will I need my launch control?
Should I ride experts on the XR- I'm pretty good- gave birchy a run for his money a while back.....

Hey, didn't you beat BT in a terrain test once on an xr?

[B0000M]

Do they give you a average speed or does it work like stages as in car rallying?

cant remember sorry

[chop]

Do they give you a average speed or does it work like stages as in car rallying?

Yup they give you average speeds per trail section.. Its kinda like rallying the stages are call terran tests(ie TT1). i have always found it hard to explain the rules but the best way i can think of it is that theyre like a long trailride with sections that you have to sprint in.... Make sense??

[vazza]

So you can take it easy in some sections and ride hard in others? Do you know when to push it?

[tommorth]

Its in stages each test has a target time (pretty sure this time is decided by averages speed for your class) if you take longer than the time you ether lose or get points not sure which
There is a different average speed for novices, intermediates and expert classes.

Seems like one of those things that becomes really simple to understand once you have done it

[vazza]

Ahh I see, I sort of understand it. Cant see how you can split it into different stages. But we'll soon see!

[xxblackbirdxx]

Yup they give you average speeds per trail section.. Its kinda like rallying the stages are call terran tests(ie TT1). i have always found it hard to explain the rules but the best way i can think of it is that theyre like a long trailride with sections that you have to sprint in.... Make sense??

i kinda understand it now. previous rallying exp(navigator) should come in handy while figuring enduros out....hoping.
Thanks a lot though...i was under the impression that its going to be one of those mass start events.

[chop]

You'll trailride at a steady quickish pace till you come accross a 2 people standing in the forrest theyll stop you take down your number on palm pilot timing thing and say "when your ready" then go as fast as you can till you come accross 2 more people and they stop you take down your number on there thingy the you trail ride again at a good quick pace and have a guzzle on your camel back. once the section of trail has been completed youll come to a check( a gaggle of people) watch the numbers on the stand next to them theyll roll them over as the minute rolls around. just before your minute push your bike up to where they stop you and hand over your card for them to mark. then push your bike through the check and start it and continue on. make sense?????

[xxblackbirdxx]

So you can take it easy in some sections and ride hard in others? Do you know when to push it?

when iam on your tail screaming cuss words

[secondfield]

If you can, have a read of Stephan Merrimans interveiw in this months DRD magazine, very informative if your interested in the NZ enduro scene...

Trail Times are very tight here in NZ (between terrain tests), so you have to be on the hop and riding at pace all the time....

[chop]

If you can, have a read of Stephan Merrimans interveiw in this months DRD magazine, very informative if your interested in the NZ enduro scene...

Trail Times are very tight here in NZ (between terrain tests), so you have to be on the hop and riding at pace all the time....

Also in that mag theres a great 450 motox shoot out and the kxf450 came out on top..