Pukete Winter Fun Series Race 6

The final race of the Winter Fun Series was held on Sunday. The day had started out a bit cold with regular drizzle, but it slowly warmed up and dried out to deliver another cracker winter day. I turned up a little later than usual, spent too long chatting, and only managed a few laps of the paddock as a token warm up effort.

Mission: Vegas

My mission, that I chose to accept (it was my mission afterall), was to take a 'day off' and go for a ride in Vegas. And, bugger the consequences! What were the consequences? Who knew? Anything could happen on a solo mission - not to mention I was taking our only car over 100kms away, so if the kids needed to come home from daycare things were going to be awkward.

Pukete Winter Fun Series Race 5

Two in a row! I actually got to two races in a row! The 5th race of the series was held yesterday at Pukete MTB Park. The weather was amazing, lovely sunny day with a bit of cloud and a cool wind. The inner track was dry and grippy - perfect for racing. Luckily we haven't been using the outer track in the park area for the races, as I hear it is really boggy out there - perfect for the upcoming New Zealand Cyclocross Champs (NZCX Champs).

Pukete Winter Fun Series Race 4

Yeah, I made it! I actually got to ride my bike again. So... what happened to races 2 and 3? Well, that was the six weeks or so we had of various coughs and colds and inclement weather. But race 4 was a beauty.

The sun was out, the rain had stopped, and the track was fairly dry - quite tacky in places (if that description can be applied to sand) with the odd soft wet muddy spot. I hadn't been riding in ages (apart from a couple of brief 'urban' rides), so I was out for a good time - not a fast time. Although, I had a few goals to achieve - start fast, get a good position into the singletrack, do four laps, and have fun.