KONA 24 hr

Well the KONA is done and dusted for 2007. What a fun event it was. Full of the usual characters, nice bikes and good weather.
Our team (the good the bad and the ugly) did well, we managed 7th out of the 25 teams in the supersixes. Good result seeming how unfit some of us were and some were more than happy to drink beers between laps...imagine if we actually got our shit together and trained!!!!! Well done to Johnny Claxton winning the solo format with 21laps in 23hrs.
Anyhow I love the 24hr format even though it it a tiring event. The Kona this year was at Forest, in the Otway Ranges, west of Melbourne. This year saw the introduction of a 3 lap format (2 different day laps and a night lap) which kept things interesting. I did have some difficulties with the night lap with a fall....but hey thats 24hr racing. The trails were awesome and the newly cut trail got better as the race wore on. the trails ran amoungst the grass trees and beech forest which was something different. Nice location for a pedal if you hve the time.
I was having heaps of fun letting the 29er rip up the trails till I lost it into a corner and into a tree on a night lap. The bike was awesome at sucking up what the trails had to offer, and those lovely berms on Marniers Run. My gearing was well suited to the coarse. I ran a 34 - 19 and everything was ridable.



Saw many a nice 29er at the race including a 29er SS Ventana. Well specked out with Midleburn cranks and industry 9 wheels. Big Al had his new 69er by Trek. Nice geared bike (thinks he has the best of both worlds with a 29er front and 26 rear) with a Fox F29 fork. Would be much nicer with a single speed conversion!!!



The start and prologue was great ripping it up the middle of the campsite which was awesome to watch.




The boys soughting out the bikes.... funny was watching Shane riding my bike!!!!! Cause he is such a short guy he was sitting on the top tube...lots of laughs!


Anyway all in all a fantastic weekend of racing.