[Event] NISSAN TRAILSEEKER #4 Hakahana

[Roneblack46]

Great route, awesome views. will definitely be riding the trails.

 

I had the misfortune of losing 2 chainring bolts at the 36km point of the marathon. Strange that there was no indication of the bolts been loose or gone. I assume 1 went then the other. So there I was stuck on the route minus 2 chainring bolts. Luckily for me the camera guy and a quad rider arrive to shoot some footage. Quad guy, I think his name is Christo - well his shirt had the name christo on it- was awesome. he had a pliers and after a quick search of the surroundings i came up with a rusty piece of razor wire. Tied the chainring back in place with the rusty wire and well off I went. Completed the full distance. Luckily i was running 1x9 so only 1 chainring to keep fastened.

 

see photos of the ghetto fix.

 

Once again - awesome race.

 

sorry about the crapberry photo.

[HAKAHANA TRAILS]

Must be no0bs, and maybe not on purpose then. But doesn't the event organisers do a post-race litter sweep? could be putting those quad bikes to good use for once.

 

i didn't see too much litter on the marathon and I was amongst the blunt end of race.

Good news is that we have now swept all the routes and there was in fact not much litter overall (or Advendurance did a great job on their sweep). It seems the climb to Rinkhals was the exception. Edited October 8, 2013 by HAKAHANA TRAILS

[HAKAHANA TRAILS]

Are you referring to Renosterspruit north of Lanseria? Will be really cool if these two are connected.

Its a long-term plan, but at least on the table

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[Squier]

Tough race, but I really enjoyed it! The climbs were tough and long but all rideable. Ths will definitely fom part of the 2014 sani prep.

[Gandalf]

Are there any fish in those dams that is see on the map? I remember riding passed a smallish dam and tried to check for any activity. possible to fish if there are any fish? catch and release only

Edited October 9, 2013 by Gandalf

[HAKAHANA TRAILS]

Are there any fish in those dams that is see on the map? I remember riding passed a smallish dam and tried to check for any activity. possible to fish if there are any fish? catch and release only

Barbel mostly but numbers are dropping due to diminishing water quality. Unfortunately.

[Tim_Fair]

Video: Hakahana Highlights

 

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151632832202111&set=vb.157607670966173&type=2&theater