GodZone 2016 - Chapter 5 Kaiteriteri

shotgunmcos

GodZone is 11 days away and putting on 2 races this year. The Extreme Pure event and the "Hard" but more social Persuit event.

There seems to be a distinct absence of big teams (?) and for once it won't be a Seagate procession, although I wouldn't rule out Sophie Hart and the Girls!

I reckon Kyle Peter and Team Adventure Medical Kits are one of the favourites. I'm rooting for Team Endurancelife and Sabrina, Gary Davies etc..

Yealand Family Wines seems to be non descript until you spot a certain Chris Forne in the team.

Also going to track Ritchie McCaw in Cure Kids with interest.

No Irish Teams this year. Just one girl Fiona Read in Team CPR Wanaka.


Video of the first stage preview..
https://vimeo.com/120814168

Sooooo Pretty...


What to Expect

career move

Uh so jealous. I say that every year

sconhome

Are you allowed call it racing when you have to take in views like that



PS **someone** keeps tagging me in posts about these glorious races on Facebook, I don't need encouragement!!!

shotgunmcos

sconhome wrote: »

Are you allowed call it racing when you have to take in views like that



PS **someone** keeps tagging me in posts about these glorious races on Facebook, I don't need encouragement!!!

:cool:

@Kate - I know!! It.will.happen

sconhome

shotgunmcos wrote: »

:cool:

@Kate - I know!! It.will.happen

AMEN

Enduro

I nearly posted up about this last week having looked at the teams list. My word its interesting this year. The list of teams with "interesting" team members is long. Very hard to pick a winner. Should make for good racing. so...

- Adventure Medical Kits (9) : Definite contenders. Lots of experience at this stage. Jarad Kohler adds huge expereince on top again.
- Bivouac inov-8 (5) : Up and coming Kiwis.
- Cure Kids (7) : Richie McCaw! Sarah Fairmaid is an excellent racer. Could be genuinely competitive.
- Seagate (1) : All female, but a very strong bunch. Will likely place very high.
- Swordfox (17) : 2 ex world champs on this team (Brent and Stu). Very much one to watch.
- Team Bones (35) : Strong American team with lots of experience. Should go well, but not quite stong enough to win I think.
- Team NeuroPhysics (13): Sonya Clark racing here. She's world class. If the rest of the team is up to her standard then they'll be competitive
- Torpedo7 (21) : Competitive in past Godzones... so could be again!
- Yealands Family Wines (31) : The best navigator in the race in Chris Forne. Sia is a strong female as well. Should be interesting to watch how they get on.
- Yogaslackers (60) : Another vastly experienced American team. But can't see them getting past the issues that Jason's hip caused in Patagonia

And no doubt there are strong antipodean teams that I've missed there. If I had a free charity bet to pick the winner I'd throw it on Swordfox. But this race looks wide open for a change.

Enduro

Nearly there! Let the dot watching commence....

career move

Aw boo Rob Howard isn't there this year

shotgunmcos

Adventure Racing is fun!! Way to bank #Yogaslackers



4 of the top teams at or through TA2 now.
Yealand, Swordfox, Torpedo and AMK

The rest of the field is all over the place on the bike!
Ritchie McCaw still going though. Kiwi press actively looking for him in every shot

MrCreosote

Great stuff so far, the Richie McCaw angle is interesting too.

Great part of the country- I'd highly recommend a visit if anyone is ever down this way. Beautiful beaches, lovely lakes, nice nontechnical mountains, cosy huts, it's all there!

The stage 8 trek up Mt Owen could be a tricky one- it would make a big difference hitting it in good weather.

shotgunmcos

MrCreosote wrote: »

The stage 8 trek up Mt Owen could be a tricky one- it would make a big difference hitting it in good weather.

The Trek to Mines of Mouria in Lord of the Rings = looks epic :eek:

The stages are all so well thought out and the variety of terrain and mix of disciplines seems to be awesome. Taking the teams to some of the most famous whitewater and MTB descents in NZ...


Seagate Girls moving along nicely just outside top 10 and Endurancelife seem to have made up ground on the bike after a slow kay

Yealand, Swordfox and Torpedo are top 3 with AMK in chase.

MrCreosote

shotgunmcos wrote: »

The Trek to Mines of Mouria in Lord of the Rings = looks epic :eek:

The stages are all so well thought out and the variety of terrain and mix of disciplines seems to be awesome. Taking the teams to some of the most famous whitewater and MTB descents in NZ...


Seagate Girls moving along nicely just outside top 10 and Endurancelife seem to have made up ground on the bike after a slow kay

Yealand, Swordfox and Torpedo are top 3 with AMK in chase.

This year does seem to have a very nicely balanced course.

Rough terrain up Mt Owen for sure- spent a lovely few days up there some years ago. There are some huge sinkholes- if you fell in you'd never be found again!

shotgunmcos

Good thread following the race here

Enduro

Looks like swordfox went up the wrong valley. Probably won't be lost by the winos from here, especially with Chris forms navigating.

shotgunmcos

Enduro wrote: »

Looks like swordfox went up the wrong valley. Probably won't be lost by the winos from here, especially with Chris forms navigating.

That was my thought also over on AP. They are rescuing it but they had a good chance to chase Yealand onto the Canoe with them almost in sight.

Torpedo have the same section now and if they can get it right, are moving. Wouldn't count AMK out of a podium either. They put in a few extra kms getting through the trek but a couple of good nav choices and a strong paddle, who knows..

Seagate ladies about 5 minutes behind them and going well.

career move

Interesting article from Rob Howard on Ritchie McCaw's participation in the race http://www.sleepmonsters.com/v2_races.php?article_id=9343

shotgunmcos

Well if Paul O'Connell was taking on ITERA this summer it would get some coverage too.

Actually, #TriHarderAR are short a team member....

career move

shotgunmcos wrote: »

Well if Paul O'Connell was taking on ITERA this summer it would get some coverage too.

Actually, #TriHarderAR are short a team member....

Can he nav????

Neady83

career move wrote: »

Can he nav????

Kate, Mike, Peter and Paul in a line up to lift Paul so he can where ye need to go next

Great article by Rob, very balanced

shotgunmcos

career move wrote: »

Can he nav????

Maybe not but he can put THE FEAR OF GOD into other teams.

We do need someone though. I could do with back up on Nav. Entry list went up and still a few teams seeking.