Thread: Extremely Lucky Crash! Taikorea 500 Race

Awesome days racing last Saturday for the second round of the GNCC series being the Taikorea 500. I got a great start in the intermediates class, very nearly getting the holeshot. Had a nasty crash at the 8min mark of the video where it was just pure luck I didn’t break myself. Unfortunately it did twist the triple clamps on my bike so I rode the rest of the race with crooked handlebars but still managed to battle through for my best result of the year getting 3rd in my intermediate 2-stroke class and 35th overall across 86 riders from all classes (experts, intermediates, ladies, vets etc). Fitness has to be good for this one in the sand and luckily I was well prepared but it still took a bit of speed and effort management to not blow out and hold a pace that I could sustain for 2 hours. Great fun

https://youtu.be/OpaMGXHyP6U?si=C-beL0TKf7oGodt-

Awesome, Taikorea sure is great for training. we used to drive over every Sunday and ride for 2-3 hrs for training for the xc and enduro season, Paul does a great job keeping it up.

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Originally Posted by BRADS

Awesome, Taikorea sure is great for training. we used to drive over every Sunday and ride for 2-3 hrs for training for the xc and enduro season, Paul does a great job keeping it up.

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Great spot alright, pretty lucky to have it 10min down the road

Great vid

Great racing, well done, the concentration would be intense

Spoilt for choice with the gear and bikes available these days