2mile ITT and MSRR around the Pakas

Race Report – 2 Novmber 025 Two Mile ITT & Paka’s MSRR

Tonights race was the Two Mile ITT on Watsons road followed by a MSRR around the Pakaraka’s Loop circuit. It was a very average turnout with only seventeen riders presenting themselves to race

The first event was the Two Mile ITT on Watsons road. This somehow translated into a 4.3km TT (2 miles = 3.2kms) possibly to make the turn point safer. It was a straight forward out and return but the change to a light southerly head wind took the riders by surprise. At only 4.3kms it was short, sharp introduction to the evening

Riders were set off at 30 second intervals to do the best they could with Richard Van Lent proving to be the fastest on the night

ITT Results                              Race Time                  

1^st        Richard Van Lent                     06:27                          

2^nd       Adam Rauner                          06:36                          

3^rd        Derek De Zwart                       06:37                                      

The second part of the evening was a MSRR around the Lees Pakaraka road. For safety this race was neutralized until everyone was safely onto Johnstone street. Here the flag dropped the pace was on. Initially the bunch stayed together however after an attack from Dominic Green that saw the pace leap to 50k/hr the bunch quickly split and became strung out. That man Richard Van Lent took out the race with Nick On and Tom McCallum chasing him over the line

Results Paka’s

1st       Richard Van Lent                     00.33:51

2nd      Nick On                                   00.33:51

3^rd        Tom McCallum                       00.33:51

Many thanks to the volunteers for supporting the race by signing racers on, setting out the signage and doing the marshaling

Next week, Tuesday 9 November is the club road race champs on the Te Ore Ore/Bideford course

Let’s try for a big turnout and make an evening of it