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The annual Battle of the Streets motorbike races had to be closed early yesterday after several crashes, in which participants were injured. One of them died later in hospital. This appears to be the only recorded fatality since the event was started in 1991. The circuit is carefully laid out with bales of hay at strategic points where participants are likely to fall of their bikes, and I don't mean a couple of bales; they reach to 8ft high and are stacked on all the corners. The effort involv... Read More
We went for a drive to Coromandel today, which is about 80km from home. The winding road, lined with pohutukawa trees, follows the coastline all the way, and provides a beautiful sea view that changes with the weather. The pohutukawa trees are not yet flowering, but in December they will be ablaze with their famous red flowers, making them a world-renowned New Zealand icon. Today’s trip reminded me of something I participated in when I was 19, and leaves me staggered at the very thought of s... Read More
Mention “Blackberry” today, and people think of smart phones. To me, the word conjures up yet another happy memory from my distant past. New Zealand today bears little resemblance to the New Zealand of sixty or seventy years ago. Most of the country was farmland, and our export products were butter, meat and wool. They still are, to a more limited extent. Farming is no longer the lucrative industry that it used to be. Although my family were town dwellers, we still had access to numerous... Read More
As a teenager, I applied for a holiday job with the Post Office, where extra staff were employed during December to cope with the floods of Christmas mail. There were two mail deliveries every day. The posties in those days rode bikes, well they still do, but they also blew a whistle at each house they delivered mail to. The whistles have long gone. I was always riding my bike, that presented no problem, and I could decipher most handwriting, which applied to nearly all the Christmas mail. I wa... Read More
In response to several queries, here are the details outlined in our local paper. According to our local newspaper, “Paeroa roared to the sound of high-powered motorbikes on Sunday with the running of the 18th annual Battle of the Streets”. STATISTICS Spectators: more than 10,000 Number of Races: 21 Top Speed: 280kmh on State Highway 2 Other Attractions: A range of classic bikes, and sidecars, and supermotos, whatever they are! Kiwibarb.... Read More
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