T42

In the rush to pack for Europe and leaving 2 days latter we had forgotten to do an up date on T42 a few weeks latter here is one.

Carl's race

It was a bloody cold start not quite bad as the one I sat out last year but I had an uncontrollable shiver on the start line and no warm up. It was my first time every on the 42nd traverse and people had been talking it up so I was amped to find out what it was about.
Down the first main road before the race really kicks off we were all just trying to warm up cruising along, but with some very dodge people trying to push the pace, passing in the grass and sprinting through gaps that weren't there so I decided it was time to boost it and be safe, so I took off with Graham Norman and Cabin Leishman coming with me, I soon pushed on and every so often for the first half hour Graham would start coming back to me on some of the slippery descents where I didn't want to take risks. Mid race I really put the hammer down and tried to continue extending my gap. I won in 1.45.35 ahead of Graham at 1.50.12 and braking the course record.

Katie’s Race

The T42 was a bit of a milestone for me, It was the last race before my time off the bike. I was definitely on the limiter fitting it in between finishing up at work, and packing for our exciting Europe adventures, and was definitely zoned out with all the goings on demonstrating this when on the way to the race I drove past the turn off and was on my way to the who knows where. Lucky before going too far I snapped out it and made a quick U-bolt. Nothing like a scenic drive to an event.. And Carl was totally fine with it… J J. 

I was pretty nervous when I arrived as the women’s field was pretty large and my race experience was definitely on the low side but got off to a good start and once we hit the grass I took the lead and managed to stay there. I had a few good battles out there, which made for a bit of fun as there was a bit of cat and mouse and even some attacks with some of the guys. It is the type of track where this is possible as it is very fast and flowy. I enjoyed the event and was stoked we only had to ride some of the way back to our car (too cheap to take the bus). Big thanks to Megan Domentos for giving us a lift the rest of the way back after we stopped for a break and a kitkat at the gas station J.