New Zealand Extreme White Water

The first two events of the 2012 NZ Extreme Race Series were held over the weekend in Rotorua and Tauranga. The series points can be found in the PDF’s below. It’s a close race in all three categories, forcing those who want to claim the title to travel south to the Citroen Extreme race near Queenstown in a few weekends time. – www.citroenextremerace.blogspot.com

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The first event of the NZ Extreme Race Series was held on the Kaituna River on Saturday the 18th of February. Consisting of two timed runs down the Upper Section of the Kaituna River, with both runs added together to get a cumulative result.

In the Men’s competition local Kenny Mutton showed consistent times to secure a first place victory over Jamie Sutton. NZ Slalom team member Louise Jull claimed the ladies victory with two sub seven minute runs. The junior was smaller than usual with many local athletes busy training for upcoming slalom competitions in Australia. Sean Curtis from Te Awamutu had two solid runs giving him the victory of Patrick McGee.

Full times can be found in the PDF file attached.  – NZEWW_Kaituna_Results

The first two events of the NZ Extreme Whitewater Race Series for 2012 are this weekend. The Kaituna Time trial will be held on Saturday 18th of February, and the Wairoa on Sunday 19th feb. The events are being held over one weekend to make it easier for those who have to come from far; so it’s gonna be tough and tiring but super fun weekend of racing, bring it on!

The third and final race in the series is the Citroen Extreme Race March 10th on the Kawarau river, Queenstown. Results from each event will be collated to find a series winner, to be presented at Citroen also.

Extreme race series T’shirts will be on sale at each of the events, available in selected colours and sizes by order. we’ll get the design up on here soon. organisers will be modelling them at the event.

Details for the races below. Keep checking back here for more info as we get closer to the event.

KAITUNA TIME TRIAL – Saturday 18th Feb

A time trial race from the ramp at put-in to bottom hole. Competitors get 2 runs, which will be combined for a fastest overall time.

Registration: From 9:30am
Briefing: 10:30am
Race: 11:30am

WAIROA EXTREME RACE – Sunday 19th Feb

Lets hope you’ve been out to the Wairoa in the last few weeks as now the river has changed yet again from last years flood changes.

We’re moving the head to head challenge back to roller-coaster this year with a new rapid with new moves and fast lines yet to be found. This may even prove to be a bit of a leveller, possibly dampening the advantage experienced wairoa paddlers have in the race.

A similar format to years gone by, the event will start with a Time-trial from the seal launch rock at the put-in, to a finish line just above the waterfall rapid. The time trial will seed/rank racers for the head to head races later in the day.

The Head to head races will see 2 competitors battling it out down the waterfall and roller-coaster rapids, with the winner progressing into the next round.

Registration: from 9am
Briefing: 10:00am
Time Trial: 11:00am
Head to Head: 12:30pm

any questions just ask on here.
We’ll get some more info up in the very near future…

If there’s anyone who would like to help with safety on the day please get in touch with me at brendanbayly@gmail.com
cheers,
B

2012 NZ Extreme Whitewater Race Series
The NZ Freestyle Kayak association is proud to announce that the first ever NZ Extreme Race series will take place in February and March 2012. The series will include three events held over two weekends. The first weekend will be held on the 18th and 19th of February in the Bay of Plenty on the Kaituna and Wairoa rivers. The second weekend will be the 10th of March on the Kawarau River near Queenstown.

• Wairoa Extreme Race, Tauranga – Head to Head/Boatercross
• Kaituna Time Trial, Rotorua
• Citroen Extreme Race, Central Otago – Boatercross – http://www.citroenextremerace.blogspot.com

Participants will receive points in relation to their placings in all three events, an overall prizegiving will be held in Queenstown on Saturday the 10th of March.
Categories – Mens | Womens | Veterans | Junior Male | Junior Female
To be eligible for the National Series title and to accumulate points racers must be current members of the NZ Freestyle Kayak Association.

More details to be announced soon.

Men

1. Andi O’Connell, Taihape
2. Josh Neilson, Hastings
3. Brendan Bayly, Te Awamutu
4. Greg Nicks,
5. Bradley Lauder, Rotorua

Women

1. Polly Green, Gisbourne,
2. Toni George, Auckland
3. Louise Urwin, Hastings

Junior Men

1. Andre Sperling, Tauranga
2. Stuart Johnson
3. Jaxon Paraki-Webber, Rotorua

Junior Women

1. Courtney Kerin, Oamaru

Novice Men

1. Dan Riley, Tauranga
2. Gavin Lodge
3. Mike Gerrand, Tauranga

Novice Women

1. Izzy Jull, Tauranga
2. Anke
3. Kathryn Lucas

There has been a change to the original plan and the day of competition has now moved to the Sunday 21st. This will allow everyone time to practice and get used to the wave on the Saturday (coaching clinics and big trick comp still to run), to encourage more participants and a higher level of competition.
Registration starts at 9am on the Saturday, you can also register before 9:30am on the Sunday if thats the only day you can make it. Briefing 10am and competition starts at 10:30am.

SO…
Saturday 20th – there will be freestyle coaching sessions from 10am and a big trick competition running all day while we all free surf.

Sunday 21st – will comprise of freestyle competition for a range of categories – junior boys, junior girls, novice men and women, open men and women.
Prize giving will be approx 4:30pm with a range of spot prizes.

Entry fees:
Adults – $25
Juniors -$15
NZFKA members – $15

Camping – We have booked the National Equestrian Centre on Rapids Road for camping and is available for $10 per person. Saturday night no doubt there will be a few drinks to be had, and there will be a sound system and a projector showing the days rides. Also some super yum steak sammies and sausages on the BBQ will be sold throughout the day and a bit of the night so bring some gold coins and help support NZFKA.

If you don’t wish to enter the competition, and don’t want to be in to win spot prizes, and just want to surf the wave on the Saturday, you still need to pay an access fee of $5 and sign a terms and conditions of entry form. You can either pay that to the security company or give it to us and we’ll do it when we pay for holding the event.

Coaching – Coaching clinics will be run by last years NZ freestyle kayak team and other accomplished playboaters/instructors, tailored to suit the needs of those interested – can be anything from Rolling clinics to eddy turns to advanced aerial freestyle moves. Sign up before 10:30am and let us know what you’d like to work on. Coaching clinics $5 donation to NZFKS.
If you know already what sort of coaching session you’d like participate in, let us know on here.

So far we have support from Canoe and Kayak Taupo, Day Two, and a few other goodies from various legendary people with good baking skills.

Invite everyone you know, old and new, and come and enjoy the fun and warm water at Fulljames!

For more information check out the event on facebook – click here