Auckland

Wuhuu! I had few days trip to Auckland. It was wonderful; sun was shining and simply beautiful. Wednesday morning I woke up, packet my car and started driving. At 11am I were already in Auckland. I had bought exercise bike and new seat from trademe. So reason for the trip was covered. At 1.08pm I had got "work" done, so it was time to have fun. Plan was to hit 6 tracks in 2 days. First heading to North Harbour track.

"Coffee break" without internet. Pure gold!!!

!I got gear on and saw Rico's falmilys car turning to the parking lot. (Rico is that 10 years old, 3 times world champion who I mention in some other story). Rico had just got out of hospital (he had infection in his foot) and he wanted to get to ride BMX. So we rode :) Track were super good. You couldn't ride the first straight so we were mostly doing the 2 last ones. Jumping and manualing ;) small ones, but fun! People working on the track close also the last straight. So we were left only with 3th. But that's good, because it push me try harder. Rico were able to jump the second straight too, but for me it was way too big. My manuals worked just perfect!

Step-up, double, step-down: Me, manualing up. Rico, jump up. land on manual and keep on manualing down 8) AMAZING!!!

It started to rain a bit. Boys wanted to go. They were already in the car. When Rico's dad came back and said: "I wanna see when you jump". So I "jumped". He said: "I see you preloading, but you do it too early, there is too long break between preload and jump. It has to be fast, or you lose the power what you have with preload. Try to do it later." I tried, it was little bit better, but also little bit chicken. I went again and I made the biggest jump I have ever made. It it felt that I look like Rico!! :)
Eli aikaisemmin kaikki aina vaan sanoi preload, preload! No minähän kyykkäsin!! Mutta menin alas, odotin, ja ponnistin. Ei siis näin enää ;)

I noticed that it was night already. I missed two tracks. It doesn't matter coz I hade so much fun! Tomorrow I'll post photos from Thursday, when I rode on 4 different tracks!! Here some photos of North Harbour track. I liked it most from the tracks I have visited this far. Few notes from the track:
+ Long straight after the finish line before riders need to stop for clearing out who were the first etc.
+ Two first straight with bigger jumps. Also proline on 3. straight, small last straight = SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE
+ Shapes of the jumps were just perfect. Not too lippy, but defenately not too flat.