Thread: Ruahine NZDA Hunter's Biathlon 2017

Originally Posted by Gillie

To the competitors - do not be overly concerned with being slow (unless you significantly hold up another competitor - then I need to get involved) because if the absolute slowest competitor last year had hit all their targets they would have finished up in the top 5 competitors (i.e. most people could shoot better). The last couple of years the top competitors have picked up their game and to win it means you need a damn near perfect shooting score and also a reasonably fast time. Comparatively the fastest competitor who doesn't shoot well will need to be fastest on every course (and by a reasonable margin) and if they are lucky will come in the top ten.

Our swinging target will be back again. I'm bringing our newer spinning target and I have been toying with the idea of putting a bonus target behind the spinner for those competitors shooting a larger caliber. Also expect one "hostage" target set up and then a longer range set of targets getting progressively smaller to add a good precision stage. We try and make sure not all the shooting is prone and so expect a reasonable portion of the shooting to be some sort of positional. Most of the shooting is supported somehow though (tree stump, barricade, bipod/day pack, etc.).

Spectators are fine on the day but they can't help competitors and they will be subject to the same safety requirements (ear protection and sticking to the course) - also competitors should get priority at the BBQ!

Only a week away now!

If the weather is the same as today you're going to want a fast time just to keep warm!

Originally Posted by kiwijames

If the weather is the same as today you're going to want a fast time just to keep warm!

And it's looking like it will be...

Originally Posted by kiwijames

If the weather is the same as today you're going to want a fast time just to keep warm!

@kiwijames

It was almost sunny in Takapau this afternoon.

Although if the predicted snow dump arrives and the wind picks up like Gillie ordered then, hyperthermia is on the cards

Cheers
Pete

Originally Posted by P38

@kiwijames

It was almost sunny in Takapau this afternoon.

Although if the predicted snow dump arrives and the wind picks up like Gillie ordered then, hyperthermia is on the cards

Cheers
Pete

I call bullshit on that. Mind you, "almost sunny" anything west of Waipukurau is still good enough for Noah to launch the Ark.

Originally Posted by kiwijames

I call bullshit on that. Mind you, "almost sunny" anything west of Waipukurau is still good enough for Noah to launch the Ark.

Well it was not raining or wet, it was trying hard to drizzle and it was bloody cold.

I road my push bike from Norsewood Hotel to Takapau school on the back road.

That first hill nearly Buggered me, ran out of granny gears and had to get off and walk the last 100m to the top.

The 20km distance took me 56 minutes.

Getting fitter, hopefully I'll be right just in time for the spring hunting.

Cheers
Pete