Event Title: Rusty Nuts Grand Challenge
Event Author: banditrider
Calendar: Road Riding Events
Event Date: 18 October 2008 ends 19-October 08 (Ranged Event)

Yeah baby! 1,000 miles in 24 hours - who's going?

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Yeah baby! 1,000 miles in 24 hours - who's going?

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You've got to be mad. Thats 20 toilet stops to stop them becoming rusty nuts.

fuck is it that close?

not me this year ... no dosh .. I'll blame the global economic crisis
and warr is laid up in hospital for weeks

smoky threatened, but I bet he chickens out

I wont be able to make it this year. But next year i think its going to be all go hopefully by then i'll have a big bike which is reliable

Damn straight! Can't wait. Saw a thread that you were thinking about the Southern X? I'll be there too and a few of the other Manawatu lot have threatened as well.

still hmmm'ing and harrr'ing about the southern X

I really really want to, but at starting an MBA next year .. so might be busy .. I must email lee and find out how long I can leave the descision

He's got entries already. I've already got ma leave sorted...

four points at the end of the month. that will have my riding fix for this month without doing the grand challenge. Next year I am definitely probably doing it. Maybe.

We have been talking about the southern cross. Meanie is doing it. not sure if I can fund it yet. Looks like fun though.

Bonjour Strangers-I am keen to give this on a go....looks like fun

Gonna bookmark this post. October 09, be there!

10 Days til kick-off!

Yea its come up quick eh, Four points are coming up fast too, next week end we do the first run down to Lake Ferry

Ya never know - we may see ya around...

Well like they all tell me "Youll be hard to miss"
Ill be looking out for you

woohoo!!!

Countdown to the Four Points:

15 days 7 hours 45 minutes 10 seconds



Countdown to the First Point:

10 days 11 hours 45 minutes 10 seconds

3 days, 18 hours, 44 minutes and 36secs til kick-off!

1days, 19hours, 7minutes, 30seconds to go.

Knocked off work, mowed the lawns, bike's ready, just gotta pack up and go (tomorrow arvo)...yee freekin har!

dude .. I'm keen to hear the route

might try and track down some bikes and get some photos

Can you email from your phone?

Dunno, it's a pretty basic one. I'm a slow texted too..

Safe bet we'll be leaving Turangi just after 3 on saturday arvo and back around lunchtime on Sunday...

Taking a stab: haven't done the Waioeka for a while, maybe the 'naki, doubt we'll be going north after last year...who knows what evil plan is waiting to be hatched by the Rustys...

how about. western access then SH43 then back along SH43 andback along SH43 andback along SH43 andback along SH43 andback along SH43 andback along SH43 andback along SH43 how many times you need to do that?

More than once for sure. One year we did big loops coming back through Turangi a couple of times - was quite a good one that. The route's always got some out of the way back roads in it - good to get off the main roads and try out the old navigation skills.

you mean it requires navigation? Im out then!

Follow the Connie - have only gotten lost a couple of times...

Bags packed, ready to rock! Outta here after lunch. Pretty sure the weather is going to sort itself out for the ride so fingers crossed. You'll hear all about it Monday...

good luck dude

Back now - feeling a bit better than I did at this time yesterday. Planning on drawing up the route in google maps shortly and writing up the ride for my website.

A quick blog here: http://banditrider.blogspot.com/2008/10/20...-challenge.html

Crappy pics here: http://picasaweb.google.com/andrew.l.thoms...GrandChallenge#

Glad to see you're back ok, bummer about you're mate Steve though, look forward to reading the full ride report.

congrats for finishing another one. looking forward to the full report.

Some rough stats: http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=p6Z...Q_vap3KEuNQnBaA

Distances, times, speeds give an idea of how tough it was. Once I post the map (a long process and I'm having computer issues) you'll see why.

104 entries, 30 DNF's.

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Oops, told ya I was having computer issues. Try this: http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=p6Z...Q_vap3KEuNQnBaA

nice. <$200 is surprisingly cheap. Cost me $61 to do 460km on the weekend. I was 2up and not being really 'tame' on the throttle for bits of that. A better idea of fuel economy will be this weekend when we get some long stretches under our belts.

Not included is the full tank I started with at Turangi or the fuel getting up & back. The idea of the spreadsheet was more about the times - maybe I'll add the other info when I've had some zzzzzzz...

Vista sux!

yes it does.

Looks like I may have managed to get the computer running ok now. So I've finished the route map:



The Google Earth file is here, can someone let me know if it works please.

yep .. google earth file works sweet as.

nice route .. all roads I know fairly well, and the weather didn't look too bad from where I was standing .

I'll keep an eye open for your full report

Yep, great route, but tough.

Rough and ready write-up here: http://andrew.l.thomson.googlepages.com/2008grandchallenge

nice dude .. top notch effort again

Pity about feeling sick

I better let smoky know that his bandit can run on diesel ok .. that could save him heaps

More write-ups here: http://www.rustynuts.co.nz/default.aspx?PageID=421

Including one from the dude who ran his Bandit on Diesel...

And the latest Rusty Trumpet is here: http://www.rustynuts.co.nz/default.aspx?PageID=4

Even got some details on the 10,000km in 10 days...

awesome stuff. 10k in 10 days. I thought about it for 10 seconds and went fuck that. Have to arrange tyre changes and extra padding for the seat with that.


GC09 though. I am going to be there.

Bring spongbob.

Just because I was bored and playing with a new toy I punched the GC '08 route into the Zumo (directly, no Mapsource). Assuming I entered it all correctly it came up with bang on 1600km and a time of 21 hours, 14 minutes. It's just a machine and doesn't take into account stops, weather, tiredness or anything so actually makes our 22 hours not seem so bad.

Really looking forward to this year's GC where hopefully the Zumo will do the navigating and it'll be interesting to see if we can stay "on time".

On my recent trip to Auckland it was easy to beat the Zumo's times and we did the 1,070km easily in only 11 hours, 25 minutes. In fact our trip was less than 24 hours and we spent 9 hours at the motel and had numerous stops. It just goes to show how much more difficult the GC routes are...and then throw in some weather...

So who else is coming this year?

you need to discover the world of cafe drinking. that will make the grand challenge more of a challenge for you.

You didn't answer the question...

oh yeah, I better come to make sure you behave

Maybe.....

and by "maybe" you actually mean


yeah baby, I am all over it. will be there with bells on, wouldnt miss it for the world.......... etc.....

Exactly! Or maybe he's watched the DVD all ready...

Yea, watched it, you didnt tell me you were in the movies
Looks like a lot of fun