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    Racing my new GasGas

    Had the last round of the Central XC series over the weekend (2 hour cross country dirt bike race). The track was awesome and my new bike that some will be tracking from the “TPI dirt bikes” thread was bloody awesome! Rode my best race of the series despite more goggle issues at the start again (have now forked out the coin for a good pair of Oakleys with rollers).

    Here’s a vid from the race:

    https://youtu.be/InfKLLuzf1s
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    Looks like great fun
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    Great fun
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    A big fast bullet beats a little fast bullet every time

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    Quote Originally Posted by 7mmwsm View Post
    Exciting if you are into that stuff but not for me.
    All I see there is a heap of temporary New Zealanders just looking for a box to hop in to.
    To be honest I felt a heck of a lot safer on Sunday racing then I did Tahr hunting last year. I expect that driving my vehicle down the road would sooner put me in a box. It’s good fun

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    Aged related, it’s like me doing a down hill on my EBike, I top out at 30kph, but awesome and challenging, oh to be younger, age is an asshole at times
    Boom, cough,cough,cough

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    What really rips my grots is that all this fantastic technology has come along 30 years too late. Ohhhh the places I could have got to if my current 2 wheel ride was around in the 70's. XR 500's got you only so far...

    That and you tube. Being in your 60's is not the time to practise your pivot turns, log jumps, bank hops etc etc. But you do it cause its sooo much fun.

    .....Can't go to your grave in perfect working order
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    Some good speed there SS, gives me sore arms just watching that these days, used to do a bit of motocross and trail riding years ago. Minginui, Kaingaroa, Kai iwi and desert storm were epicly memorable.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 7mmwsm View Post
    Gee thanks for the heads up Maca.
    And I see where you are coming from on the Tahr hunting Stagstalker. That country scares the crapp out of me. Hence I haven't shot one.
    I'm a chicken now, just imagine how much of a chicken I'll be when/if I get to Maca's age.
    And here am I thinking you were older,
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    Boom, cough,cough,cough

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    Mate more right hand needed you make me look fast and I'm 60
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    Quote Originally Posted by 7mmwsm View Post
    Well obviously your eyes are buggered.
    Looks can be deceiving
    Boom, cough,cough,cough

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    Any sport with petrol is all good with me, get into it.
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    Tuned the powervalve this weekend, got the bike running even better now. Didn’t realise how much it was being held back until I tuned it
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bonecrusher View Post
    Mate more right hand needed you make me look fast and I'm 60
    That’s great, good for you.

    No claims to be fastest guy out there from me, I'm just out there to have fun.
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    Quote Originally Posted by stagstalker View Post
    That’s great, good for you.

    No claims to be fastest guy out there from me, I'm just out there to have fun.
    Kudos to you @stagstalker for putting the vid up. Clearly you’re not the fastest rider there but you’re out there competing and hopefully having fun. Most people only put up shit when they’re winning or there about. Good on you and keep at it
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    Awesome, made me really miss club mototrcross. I recall doing a 2 hour moto, probably one of the most exhausting things ive ever done.
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