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was this a open event for all? Meaning any kind of bike, and Leon arranged it?
Nelsons Creek 2009 (more pics)
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Sprocketbek
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Hermanator posted an invite on the WD forum and stated that all makes of bikes are welcome for the weekend. Way to go :thumleft:
It was stated that the Skills Challenge was "for GS motorcycles". Turned out that others were also tolerated, they devided them into categories by mass.
I missed the preliminary rounds due to having to work later than intended on Friday.
The BMW Club arranged the weekend, Leon & Country Trax set up the Skills Challenge.
Sponsors were all 3 BMW outlets in CT as well as various other vendors.
(please correct me if haven't got my facts right)
Very nice pics there CandyMan ZA :thumleft:
The ones of the GSA underbelly really show what a beast the guys were handling. And they handled them well.
It was stated that the Skills Challenge was "for GS motorcycles". Turned out that others were also tolerated, they devided them into categories by mass.
I missed the preliminary rounds due to having to work later than intended on Friday.
The BMW Club arranged the weekend, Leon & Country Trax set up the Skills Challenge.
Sponsors were all 3 BMW outlets in CT as well as various other vendors.
(please correct me if haven't got my facts right)
Very nice pics there CandyMan ZA :thumleft:
The ones of the GSA underbelly really show what a beast the guys were handling. And they handled them well.
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Thanks CandyMan - stunning pics... ( https://picasaweb.google.com/kevin.vanblerk/NelsonSCreek2009 )
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Hermanator said:
Thanks Lawrence. Coming from a bike-deficient background I really crave gatherings like this.
It also seem like one meet the best of people here.
Thanks to the organizers and the guys who got us permission to go on those private roads.
I actually turned back 1/2 way up that steep section of the red route, rather played it safe, but next time KLR will go where KLR have not gone before. :ricky:
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There was a fantastic selection of exhibitors....
R2H - thanks Kobus, your presence and contribution are always greatly appreciated.
Wild at Heart - Johan, the fantastic selection you present is always a talking point.
Ride-On-Tyre - Ian brought us the concept of how to keep our rubbers hard and did, what looks like, a great deal of business. Seems this is going to take off nicely, well done!
Outdoor Warehouse - thanks guys, of course the SHEWEE was a great conversation point
Longway Imports and Longway Moto - well, if I wasn't so busy running around with an organisers tee-shirt on, I would have enjoyed spending time talking to participants.
Prize giving was immense and the contributors generosity was tremendous. Prizes were supported by Colibri, Hamman, Donford and Atlantic Motorrad, Leatt Brace, Longway Imports, R2H and many more. The evening culminated in a lucky draw for a Starcom System which will certainly complement the rider experience of the winners.
Lawrence
R2H - thanks Kobus, your presence and contribution are always greatly appreciated.
Wild at Heart - Johan, the fantastic selection you present is always a talking point.
Ride-On-Tyre - Ian brought us the concept of how to keep our rubbers hard and did, what looks like, a great deal of business. Seems this is going to take off nicely, well done!
Outdoor Warehouse - thanks guys, of course the SHEWEE was a great conversation point
Longway Imports and Longway Moto - well, if I wasn't so busy running around with an organisers tee-shirt on, I would have enjoyed spending time talking to participants.
Prize giving was immense and the contributors generosity was tremendous. Prizes were supported by Colibri, Hamman, Donford and Atlantic Motorrad, Leatt Brace, Longway Imports, R2H and many more. The evening culminated in a lucky draw for a Starcom System which will certainly complement the rider experience of the winners.
Lawrence
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Sprocketbek
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Some more pics with commentary in between:
Saturday morning breakfast was served from 06:15 and the red route started at 07:00.
So the first challenge was being there on time.
Russel was the oke with the red BMW who went up the steep hill mentioned before. Behind him is DieterF (also a WD).
Here we waited a while for the bikes that had gone up the steep part. The detour was not in the least boring.
The red route was a handful so not many pics taken. The rest of the pics are from the Saturday's Skills Challenge Final.
One of the items was to pick up a cup of water from a barrel and put it down on the next barrel, make a U-turn and do it again. There was a slight incline so for the downhill you had to use your throttle hand and on the uphill your clutch hand.
Some logs to cross:
The large bikes had a hard time not bumping the barrel:
Over logs:
Slalom through some cones. They were very close together.
Russel again:
There were some "parking bays" set out with logs. The openings were at opposite ends so contestants hade to snake through them. Caused endless problems.
More slalom:
This was a familiar sight:
One of the few to have a problem with the log:
Leftless was incredible to watch. Although he rides extremely well he made some errors.
Home advantage. Daniel Nelson was a pleasure to watch, rode very well:
I suppose if it's your barrel you can thump it as hard as you like:
Saturday morning breakfast was served from 06:15 and the red route started at 07:00.
So the first challenge was being there on time.
Russel was the oke with the red BMW who went up the steep hill mentioned before. Behind him is DieterF (also a WD).
Here we waited a while for the bikes that had gone up the steep part. The detour was not in the least boring.
The red route was a handful so not many pics taken. The rest of the pics are from the Saturday's Skills Challenge Final.
One of the items was to pick up a cup of water from a barrel and put it down on the next barrel, make a U-turn and do it again. There was a slight incline so for the downhill you had to use your throttle hand and on the uphill your clutch hand.
Some logs to cross:
The large bikes had a hard time not bumping the barrel:
Over logs:
Slalom through some cones. They were very close together.
Russel again:
There were some "parking bays" set out with logs. The openings were at opposite ends so contestants hade to snake through them. Caused endless problems.
More slalom:
This was a familiar sight:
One of the few to have a problem with the log:
Leftless was incredible to watch. Although he rides extremely well he made some errors.
Home advantage. Daniel Nelson was a pleasure to watch, rode very well:
I suppose if it's your barrel you can thump it as hard as you like:
Sprocketbek
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The umpires had to be quite nimble at times:
One of the items was to make a U-turn between cones. It was so tight that you had to slide the rear. It was the only place you could put your foot down without penalties.
Spillage was a common sight:
Young Nelson (14) with a KTM 230 did very well too:
Here Pantsula is in action.
And that's it from me. Saturday night was a dinner & dance, top class food and entertainment as well as copious amounts of red wine :thumleft:
Thanks to BMW Club Cape Town!
One of the items was to make a U-turn between cones. It was so tight that you had to slide the rear. It was the only place you could put your foot down without penalties.
Spillage was a common sight:
Young Nelson (14) with a KTM 230 did very well too:
Here Pantsula is in action.
And that's it from me. Saturday night was a dinner & dance, top class food and entertainment as well as copious amounts of red wine :thumleft:
Thanks to BMW Club Cape Town!
Piston Pete
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Nice pics SB! :drif: These guys had fun huh! ;D
great photo's Sprocketbek ! And yes Daniel Nelson won in his division of GS1200's and HP's . Bester Els won in the class of the GS1200 Adventure's and GS1150's and last but not least congratulations to Pantsula who won the smaller bikes section agains stiff competition which included cross challenges and other makes of bikes too :biggrin:
Watching the skills challenge was awesome and great fun!!!
Watching the skills challenge was awesome and great fun!!!
Sprocketbek
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Thanks for clearing up the results there, Rynet.
Thought of visiting the BMW site to look for them, it would have made for a better report.
But I don't want to be caught trolling around there, my fellow KTM riders are already viewing me with suspicioneepwall: :biggrin:
Thought of visiting the BMW site to look for them, it would have made for a better report.
But I don't want to be caught trolling around there, my fellow KTM riders are already viewing me with suspicion
eepwall: :biggrin:
Ama ride ride
Grey Hound
Nice pics Sprocket. :thumleft:
Hermanator
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This really pleases me that the "them and us" walls are crumbling.
It was a great weekend where everyone was having a ball together, irrespective of what bike they ride.
Just to let you know, the committee for the 2010 event is having the first meeting this month already! Hope we'll see many more there at 2010.
Lawrence
It was a great weekend where everyone was having a ball together, irrespective of what bike they ride.
Just to let you know, the committee for the 2010 event is having the first meeting this month already! Hope we'll see many more there at 2010.
Lawrence
Die foto's is regtig baie baie nice! :thumleft:
Sprocketbek said:Thanks for clearing up the results there, Rynet.
Thought of visiting the BMW site to look for them, it would have made for a better report.
But I don't want to be caught trolling around there, my fellow KTM riders are already viewing me with suspicion
Hey Sprocketbek your photo's were so awesome that I put some of them on the BMW forum , I thought Michiel had taken one , but now not so sure , were the photo's all by you ?
Check out your photo's on the BMW site, I won't tell , I promise ! >
https://www.bmwmotorcycleclubcape.co.za/well-done-daniel-and-corne
https://www.bmwmotorcycleclubcape.co.za/nelsons-creek-photo-competition
https://www.bmwmotorcycleclubcape.co.za/nc-09-red-route
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