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Sundays GNCC race. I managed the intermediates holeshot nice and clean. It was super dusty and the track was really rough and quite technical for a cross country track. Despite a stuff up getting stuck in a bog like a retard on the second lap I finally managed a decent race for the series. The body hurt a lot after finishing this one!
https://youtu.be/QQDF2a961No?si=yKOe5IRD5jaIIh60
That would certainly shake the arthritis out of the bone joints.:thumbsup:
I was talked into entering this event, first xc event I have ever entered, I am just an amateur trail rider. I got two laps done and that was enough for me, absolutely rooted. Got round the first lap with no falls or stops then on the second lap it all started falling apart (or off). I have the utmost respect for anyone who can pump out 7 laps in those conditions!
Awesome that you came along! It was definitely one of the more challenging XC tracks and it was very rough. Would have been absolute carnage if it was really wet.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brakelie
Absolutely awesome mate!!!
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My two boys are running these…. Running the XC circuit in WA/OR….. back in the day ,CRF 250Rs….. I don’t have that kind of “Puff” anymore….. but my youngest fulla runs 9 races over 3 months…. I’m the pit crew … handy with the spanners
Modern 2 strokes with dialled in suspension for the rider are real weapons for those races. Just needs the rider to be super fit:thumbsup: Best part is if you are a serious rider clocking up the hours, a rebuild won't put you in the poorhouse, unlike the modern 4 stroke.
Dust takes some of the fun out of it. We were always over the moon if we had decent rain before an event.
Quote : Just needs the rider to be super fit
No truer word spoken mate…..both my boys in great physical shape….after a 2 hr X/C run they are both buggered!!…..
Awesome, yup if my fitness isn’t up to standard it really affects my performance during a race. The most physically exhausting activity I do is riding dirtbikes - most people don’t quite realise how physically demanding it is. I’m more shagged after a 2 hour race then I am after 80min on the rugby field.
Had the last round over the weekend at Maddix Park. Absolute mudder again which was awesome fun for me, maybe not for some others haha. Got my best result though, winning class and finishing second in class for the series. Just working on the video then I will have it up.
Yeah mate well done….. a power washer is a must….. (obviously)
I’m head mechanic ,chief bike washer….. all the kids that ride these X/Cs are all bloody fit… as you say very demanding type racing!!
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Mud is mud
I wish I could work out how the expert guys sustain the pace they ride at for the entire race because I sure cant haha.
I ride the Yammy….. little hills …30 minutes…..
Epic race - defiantly looks challenging and even more so in that dust!
I got puffed out after 15 mis of watching haha
Extreme fitness and perfect technique. As soon as you start fighting the bike or the terrain you are using energy needlessly.Quote:
Originally Posted by stagstalker
Off Topic, I see KTM has filed for bankruptcy. I am sure they will continue in some shape or form. Too many bikes out there for it to flop completely.
Off topic...I'm remeber a few moons ago going absolutely flat out at the tarawera 100 running in the top half and getting passed buy Ben Townley and Chris Power like I wasn't moving.Quote:
Originally Posted by stagstalker
Couldn't get my head around it
I know this feeling well haha.Quote:
Originally Posted by BRADS
Yeah mate….. when you see “class” on the track ..it’s about “awe” in what they do…. Those blokes live in another world…. My youngest fulla (28)qualifies in sone of those races(to compete)…. Loves to push them,but they leave him in the dust(his words)… more just ,admiration on his part…..Quote:
Originally Posted by BRADS
…. Bottom line …. BLOODY FUN!!!
A few years ago (2017) I took a mate's son out with us to recce some new trails for some rides I used to run. He was finishing in the top half dozen in the NZ GNCC rounds back then. on the 12km trip into the hut he left us in his dust. Got to the hut a full 5 min ahead of us. BUT we then headed off into steep untracked dracophyllum and tussock country. A lot of it 30 degrees or more. Its country you have to know how to attack. He had his bike boiling, digging holes, tussock wound around the chain, cursing and swearing:omg: Meanwhile, my mate and I quietly puttered along, pivot turning around the big tussock clumps, jumping the small stuff. In his element he smoked us. In our element he found it hard going. He was not the personality type to enjoy having a (then) 57 year old get to the bottom of the hill before him:omg::omg::omg:
