A big thanks to everyone who came out and Jeff Carter of Southstar adventures for making this event possible and to the sponsors, Rotorua Cycle Centre and Animal. A huge thanks to all the helpers on the day, especially those on timing and all the usual event crew - the Bakers, Pete Clouston and Doug Robertson.
Series points will be out in the next couple of days and we will post out your medals. There were a few late registrations for series points that had to be added in so there was not enough time to calculate them all on the day [TRANSLATION: Kai couldn't be f*%$ed]. //PRIZE GIVING There were over 160 competitors in the weekend, making a great event, and bigger than many national races. [+]SEE FULL PHOTO GALLERY HERE Over 100 photos from professional photographer and over eater Mike Hill.
Well, Cam Cole has clearly proven he is deserving of his world champion's title with a massive 5 and a half second win over his nearest rival Sam Blenkinsop. Cam, on a 03:02.76 Hayden Lee coming down with a sizzling time on 03:08.24, Just 0.03 Sec behind Blenkinslop even with a lump of fluid in his knee so large it looked like a breast in the middle of his leg. //CAM COLE:ON THE P-PIPE
The Junior Classes were closely fought too, with both classes coming down to a tie for first place in series points meaning everything came down the placing on the day. Michael Langford snatched the U19 title for the 2006 NZRIDE North Island Downhill Series and Vaughan Woolhouse took the U17, coming in first on the day also. Vaughan was absolutely ripping, with a 03:20.90, just 0.75 Seconds behind Scott Bedford and the $100 cash prize. Which would have also put him just outside the top 10 in open class. Watch out for this boy at Nat's man, he's gona be feaast! Infact, the shear size and speed of the under 17 class is scary! On average, the top ten riders in u17 are less than a second behind the top ten in the u19s. I think it's pretty safe to say the sport has a big future in New Zealand and more than a couple of potential champions.
. //Blair Christmas is thought to have been riding in disguise. [+]SEE FULL PHOTO GALLERY HERE Over 100 photos from professional photographer and over eater Mike Hill.
remember, if your keen to ride the track again, you can catch the southstar shuttle service any weekend for only $40 for the day (gets you 8-10 runs) it's a great track, great service and well worth the trip to rotorua. checkout www.southstaradventures.com
NI SERIES: ED'S DIARIES: ROTORUA
Master Masters gives us the inside word on how the race went from the pro-grom/nakki hillbilly camp.
PLACE
NAME
NUMBER
RUN1
RUN2
BEST
OPEN MEN
1
Cameron Cole
601
03:03.99
03:02.76
03:02.76
2
Sam Blenkinsop
821
03:10.74
03:08.21
03:08.21
3
Hayden Lee
12
03:10.89
03:08.24
03:08.24
4
Tom Holland
141
03:14.00
03:12.88
03:12.88
5
Mike Skinner
18
03:15.39
03:13.24
03:13.24
6
Byron Scott
427
03:21.06
03:13.49
03:13.49
7
Mike Davis
1
03:17.06
03:15.14
03:15.14
8
Jerym Soames
718
03:16.70
03:15.57
03:15.57
9
Hadley Boyce
704
03:19.41
03:16.55
03:16.55
10
Dan Sims
9
03:19.70
03:21.86
03:19.70
11
Mark Bunyan
24
03:28.49
03:22.10
03:22.10
12
Morgan Moore
322
03:23.87
03:55.58
03:23.87
13
Kurt Lancaster
520
03:26.23
03:25.80
03:25.80
14
Jeff Bryson
217
03:28.76
03:27.40
03:27.40
15
Rhys Henderson
530
03:27.44
03:27.59
03:27.44
16
Jeff Craig
815
03:32.10
03:31.22
03:31.22
17
Josh Sage
808
03:33.01
03:31.72
03:31.72
18
Kai Crow
103
03:36.75
03:39.84
03:36.75
19
Alan Mail
127
03:46.35
03:39.67
03:39.67
20
Jarrod Bang
10
03:42.60
03:40.67
03:40.67
21
Mark Smith
136
03:42.89
00:00.00
03:42.89
22
Jared McGregor
327
03:56.97
03:44.67
03:44.67
23
Hayden Mcdonald
705
00:00.00
03:45.98
03:45.98
24
Victor Gin
417
03:50.42
03:49.41
03:49.41
25
Luke de Jager
527
03:51.65
04:17.45
03:51.65
26
Tim Warner
618
03:55.84
03:54.60
03:54.60
27
Kevon Warner
149
04:58.89
03:55.61
03:55.61
28
Luke McCarthy
211
04:09.06
04:01.23
04:01.23
29
Guy Spencer
302
04:02.00
04:05.69
04:02.00
30
Tim Keane
416
04:03.16
00:00.00
04:03.16
31
Alister Mills
145
04:18.70
04:04.98
04:04.98
32
Gareth Davis
513
04:06.47
04:11.81
04:06.47
33
Richard Salisbury
210
04:10.40
04:09.49
04:09.49
34
Karl Robertson
204
04:21.88
04:18.52
04:18.52
35
Dave Metford
613
04:48.38
04:40.72
04:40.72
36
Staf Whitefield
115
04:41.06
00:00.00
04:41.06
37
Scott Johnson
617
04:47.07
00:00.00
04:47.07
38
David Meijer
310
########
00:00.00
DNF
39
Gerald Mullen
228
00:00.00
00:00.00
DNS
40
Hayden Aldridge
305
00:00.00
00:00.00
DNS
41
Randall Feek
303
00:00.00
00:00.00
DNS
U19
1
Scott Bedford
30
03:24.82
03:20.15
03:20.15
2
Michael Langford
144
03:34.14
03:22.19
03:22.19
3
Hayden McGregor
112
03:23.82
03:22.45
03:22.45
4
Edward Master
610
03:22.51
03:24.71
03:22.51
5
Joel Daniels
528
03:26.81
03:26.58
03:26.58
6
Daniel Meilink
320
03:28.05
03:28.27
03:28.05
7
Paul Gray
525
03:39.89
03:31.70
03:31.70
8
Tom Oskam
411
03:34.32
03:35.41
03:34.32
9
Jonathon Hall
148
03:36.46
03:37.68
03:36.46
10
Kieran McLoughlin
710
03:46.58
03:42.28
03:42.28
11
Anthony Snodgrass
108
04:18.61
03:51.88
03:51.88
12
Jason Connor
402
04:00.00
03:53.72
03:53.72
13
Rian McLoughlin
626
04:04.31
04:00.14
04:00.14
14
Benjamin Kemp
810
04:17.08
04:01.39
04:01.39
15
Sam Gibbs
129
04:44.41
04:04.66
04:04.66
16
Connor Horgan
315
04:29.10
04:14.59
04:14.59
17
Alister Donald
421
04:16.66
04:18.01
04:16.66
18
Ollie Knight
822
########
00:00.00
########
19
Sam Rowley
318
05:17.99
00:00.00
00:00.00
20
Lionel O'Dwyer
329
00:00.00
00:00.00
00:00.00
21
Dean Raymond
222
03:50.04
00:00.00
00:00.00
u17
1
Vaughan Woolhouse
330
03:20.90
03:23.98
03:20.90
2
Aari Barrett
407
03:22.55
03:22.50
03:22.50
3
Woody Bruce
724
03:25.85
03:28.38
03:25.85
4
Matt Walker
135
03:35.18
03:28.91
03:28.91
5
Richard Leacock
146
03:54.10
03:29.10
03:29.10
6
Johnny Casey
26
03:29.15
03:31.24
03:29.15
7
Brook MacDonald
723
03:31.34
03:32.12
03:31.34
8
Ian Thurlow
503
03:36.27
03:32.56
03:32.56
9
Dominic Stulen
811
03:39.87
03:35.51
03:35.51
10
Reuben Joel
2
09:31.09
03:37.58
03:37.58
11
James Charlesworth
208
04:06.96
03:37.64
03:37.64
12
Sam Baker
8
03:40.37
03:40.62
03:40.37
13
George Brannigan
229
03:41.95
04:09.06
03:41.95
14
Brock Cooley
514
03:53.16
03:46.82
03:46.82
15
Matt Holloway
132
03:49.67
03:47.91
03:47.91
16
Shea Barnes
19
03:56.53
03:48.47
03:48.47
17
Brad Warren
225
03:49.16
03:48.93
03:48.93
18
Steven Pattle
134
03:50.08
03:50.31
03:50.08
19
Mitchell McDivitt
313
03:50.15
03:50.56
03:50.15
20
Martin Hill
7
04:06.98
03:52.16
03:52.16
21
Campbell Robertson
29
03:54.30
03:55.30
03:54.30
22
Daniel Heads
501
03:54.54
03:58.05
03:54.54
23
Jake Davis
611
03:59.65
03:57.85
03:57.85
24
Jonathon Speedy
511
04:56.10
03:58.94
03:58.94
25
Kieran Foley
812
03:59.11
04:05.84
03:59.11
26
Louis Hamilton
316
04:56.03
04:00.05
04:00.05
27
Cogan Howard
430
04:05.60
04:00.28
04:00.28
28
Blade Janaway
730
04:00.56
#
04:00.56
29
Kane Webster
420
04:01.51
#
04:01.51
30
Warwick Barratt
621
04:01.64
04:07.80
04:01.64
31
Devon Mills
202
04:05.77
04:09.66
04:05.77
32
Matt Clouston
21
04:07.73
04:06.11
04:06.11
33
Simon Lee
125
04:06.45
########
04:06.45
34
Zack
213
DNS
04:06.81
04:06.81
35
Simon Finucane
825
04:08.83
04:08.11
04:08.11
36
James Hunter
120
04:14.01
04:08.54
04:08.54
37
Simon Barratt
114
04:12.03
04:08.89
04:08.89
38
Henry D'Ath
227
04:17.34
04:11.91
04:11.91
39
Jamie Koera
323
04:13.65
00:00.00
04:13.65
40
Darrel Kamp
818
04:14.96
04:27.65
04:14.96
41
Nathan Bell
616
04:16.58
04:43.13
04:16.58
42
Tom Beaton
405
04:29.83
04:21.11
04:21.11
43
George Prattey
328
04:24.52
04:24.21
04:24.21
44
Ashley Binnie
206
04:27.75
#
04:27.75
45
Sam Maxwell
523
04:28.72
#
04:28.72
46
Jake Robinson
425
04:31.47
04:32.38
04:31.47
47
Sam Shaw
414
04:34.14
00:15.74
04:34.14
48
Coery Penney
612
04:41.36
04:36.51
04:36.51
49
Brad Grogan
424
04:44.56
04:55.83
04:44.56
50
Jonathon Davis
130
04:45.75
04:53.42
04:45.75
51
Liam Jones
716
05:11.51
05:11.51
05:11.51
52
Guy Alexander
124
########
05:22.94
05:22.94
53
Alex Abercrombie
819
06:29.53
03:36.39
06:29.53
54
Sam Heffernan
624
DNS
DNS
DNS
55
Ryan Jones
128
DNS
DNS
DNS
56
Mike Graham
602
DNS
DNS
DNS
57
Gordon MacDonald
221
DNS
DNS
DNS
58
Elliott Kelly
814
DNS
DNS
DNS
59
Miller Devereux
714
DNS
DNS
DNS
WOMEN
1
Jenna Makgill
720
03:36.45
03:31.17
03:31.17
2
Vaness Quin
708
03:40.78
03:35.19
03:35.19
3
Misty Lee
701
03:53.29
03:53.54
03:53.29
4
Hannah Latta
713
04:08.36
04:04.41
04:04.41
5
Hayley Robertson
717
05:02.62
04:51.54
04:51.54
VET40+
1
Hugh Blackburn
308
03:44.80
03:41.45
03:41.45
2
John Raymond
728
04:31.98
04:39.45
04:31.98
3
Barry Richmond
729
04:42.99
04:52.86
04:42.99
4
Sergio Prieto
726
04:43.04
DNS
04:43.04
5
Dominic Day
321
00:00.00
00:00.00
00:00.00
VET30+
1
Campbell Wilson
14
03:39.40
03:35.75
03:35.75
2
Aaron Fernandez
628
03:41.37
03:38.89
03:38.89
3
Craig Troughton
806
03:41.85
03:47.77
03:41.85
4
Matt Callaghan
824
03:42.15
03:43.42
03:42.15
5
Marcel Gyde
428
03:50.42
03:51.13
03:50.42
6
Dave Hunt
4
04:05.94
03:57.86
03:57.86
7
Kerry Halse
3
03:57.90
04:00.83
03:57.90
8
Shane Baker
608
04:10.95
04:04.18
04:04.18
9
Niall Smith
140
12:06.54
04:04.33
04:04.33
10
Clayton Villars
324
04:14.89
04:29.18
04:14.89
11
Antony Brown
703
05:11.11
05:01.50
05:01.50
12
Jonathon Hooker
604
05:19.41
05:01.86
05:01.86
13
Bevan Martin
823
04:21.48
00:00.00
04:21.48
14
Neil Holdam
510
00:00.00
00:00.00
00:00.00
15
Scott Graham
307
00:00.00
00:00.00
00:00.00
16
Simon Parr
416
00:00.00
00:00.00
00:00.00
HARDTAIL
1
Brent Cochrane
519
04:00.93
04:13.36
04:00.93
2
Shaun Robb
803
04:16.45
04:19.20
04:16.45
3
Anthony Hill
20
04:28.77
04:22.27
04:22.27
4
Thomas Northcott
622
04:29.15
04:36.69
04:29.15
5
Zach Baker
213
04:33.53
32:06.18
04:33.53
6
Jay Barratt
515
04:33.63
04:41.67
04:33.63
7
Tom Kennerson
216
04:38.96
04:34.69
04:34.69
8
Tourley Munro
807
04:41.09
04:40.60
04:40.60
9
Dwain Coles
727
04:53.98
00:00.00
04:53.98
10
Nelson Griffin-Marsh
722
05:01.75
05:00.91
05:00.91
11
Lucas Jackson
606
05:39.80
05:27.68
05:27.68
12
Joshua Glass-Foote
805
08:38.70
05:28.52
05:28.52
13
Thomas Baeriswyl
1000
05:30.89
04:02.50
05:30.89
14
Riley Jones
209
05:31.07
#
05:31.07
15
Lawrence Cawte
311
05:53.52
05:47.66
05:47.66
16
Mitchell Thomas
203
09:04.78
#
09:04.78
//Blenkinsop [+]SEE FULL PHOTO GALLERY HERE Over 100 photos from professional photographer and over eater Mike Hill.
For anybody that thought downhill races can be timed by xc style transponders or with a stop watch in your hand and your naked eye, I think this race clearly proves the need for accurate, split second timing at downhill events. This isn't just a rant, we are looking at what can be done on a national level to set-up an easy to use, accurate and accessible timing system in New Zealand.
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