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Do you know that feeling of being well and truly scared before a ride? During my first 6 months on a motorbike at 13 years old I had a sickness in my gut everytime we drove to the farm that we rode at. It was pure fear, an almost irrational dread of the known and unknown dangers involved. I really wanted to ride and fortunately I still did, eventually getting to a point where I didn’t get that feeling any...

“Wonderland” always seemed more like a freaky nightmare for poor Alice and her small rabbit friend than what the title implies. So much sillyness never seemed like a nice childhood story to me. Even today I would resist being plunged in to that scary world if someone strapped me to the lounge chair and pegged my eyes open. Looking back on this week it is not a stretch to compare my life to the strange tale of Alice. While I...

There is a new club in town where everyone knows your name. No pressure or flashy bikes needed, just bring your bike and yourself for a great time thanks to the Dargaville MCC. We wanted to get on board and introduce some newbies to what we do so thanks to Aaron and the McKenzies we got together and organized a Saturday blast at Te Kopuru. Everything from wee tackers to the big quad riders showed up for a play. Aaron...

Talking with Tony Ashdown from the Huntly Motorcycle Club we went out on a limb and advertised a very cheap open day of coaching in preparation for the up coming Mini Nationals. The numbers filled up quickly right to our hoped limit so now the real problem was how do you give 50 quick kids their best chance at doing well come nationals time with just one day to do it? It was definitely going to break a few rules...

Time for some serious training at Tokoroa MCC’s top racing track, Jordan Milsom was back. Like most riders over this wet winter he hadn’t been on a bike much but needed a kick start to get going for the year. Sitting down early to set up for ruts and flat corners was a simple but effective key in keeping his corner speed. Architect at play