Auckland Blokart Club News

Twenty plus karts truned up for a good wind and a bit of rain while we
were setting up.

Everyone had a great sail despite the wind direction making tacking a
necessity on the runway.

Four visitors turned up and went for a sail in the club kart, and have
said they'll be back. Tony's new sign was working well! Ray and Tony B
also assisted the newbies making sure they were safe and had a sail out
of the way of the rest who, of course, had to have a few races! Brett
helped out with the newbies too - not much option really as they were in
the kart he was sailing. But tehy did let him go to joint the race.

Ross, sporting a new kart with new livery, and Russel with his Worlds
Pod & sails were strutting their stuff - but don't they look fantastic?

Russell & Trevor turned up after the washed-out Tauranga Boat Show event
that didn't happen (and brought the rain with them - briefly).

Also a rare first was Russell not out there in the front all the time.
What with the kids kart and a new sail, plus fickle wind some gave him a
decent run for his money. If you got caught in a hole it was curtains.

Everyone (well almost) was very photogenic and it was great to see all
the smiles. Good to see John driving a blokart instead of a coffee
machine - he must have left Lucy at home getting the wrinkles out of the
5.5m sail - Lucy has yet to show off how fast she is now! Allen K blew
the cobwebs away and headed home for another engagement. Plus all the
regulars had a good blast. Neil was a bit hard in his Delis - even in
this wind a broadside around the mark take its toll on the tyres!

Plenty of opportunities to test sailing skills and "do we have an
overlap" on the mark?

Cheers
Grant