On the weekend we had our first set of Extreme Races for the NZ Extreme Race series. This series has been designed with 3 Extreme Races- The 1st on the Kaituna, 2nd on the Wairoa and the 3rd on the Citroen Rapid just out of Queenstown. The racer with the most consistent results will be crowned the NZ Extreme Race Series winner.
So on Saturday the race for the title begun with 2 timed runs down the Kaituna river which were then added together to give people their overall place. Kenny Mutton took out the Mens field and I won the Womans- See reults above (Click to enlarge)..
On the Sunday we had the Wairoa Extreme Race and this begun with a time trial from the put in to just above the waterfall by rollercoaster. Kenny Mutton once again won the Mens time trial and I look out the Womens with a solid 7second lead. We then raced head to head down the Rollercoaster Rapid. Unfortunately in my 2nd head to head I made a small error which sent me to the back and meant I was out of the running for the final. Laura and I faced off in the Semi-Final for 3rd and 4th and I took the honours in the end. Checkout these videos of me and Laura's semi and the mens final, which was won by Jamie Sutton with Kenny Mutton in 2nd, Tyler Fox in 3rd and Willz Martin in 4th. Because Jamie Sutton won he has now secured a spot for himself at the 2012 White Water Grand Prix that will be held in Chile at the end of the year, lucky!!! Toni George took the Womens title and Nikki Whitehead was a close 2nd.
Big thanks to Louise Urwin, Brendan Bayley and the Sutton parents who did an amazing job organising the event and making it all run so smoothly. Also a big thanks to all of the sponsors of the events!!It was an awesome weekend and really fun. Stoked to have raced and been a part of such a sweet atmosphere. For another update on these races checkout Tylers post on www.bottomsupkayaking.blogspot.co.nz: Click Here
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