My friend, the mechanic, and I talked about the World Cup New Zealand race scene. He's a mechanic so I heard about the most random of events in the pits. Such as:

- Parking lot fights with the racers

- Philosophical debates about road stems

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Day Night Thriller (New Zealand)

By Andrea on 7/5/2006

Start: Sep 15 2006 - 16:00

End: Sep 16 2006 - 23:00

Timezone: Etc/GMT

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"Don't miss this unique, exhilarating Mountain Bike Relay event. This was the largest MTB event in New Zealand last year with over 3,000 riders.

Individuals, teams of two/three or four/five compete on an 8km, 30 minute circuit over 12 hours from 10.30am to 10.30pm. New for this year is the option of a 2/3 person team 6 hour event starting 10.30am and finishing 4.30pm. Both grades ride the same circuit which has been specifically designed for the event to cater for all ability levels.

The track includes fast open park grounds, awesome downhill, pine needle covered forest tracks, challenging single tracks and magnificent scenery including the mighty Waikato River."

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Great New Zealand MTB guide (Queenstown)

By Steve Outing on 4/11/2006

On a trip to the South Island of New Zealand last year, I stole a day away from my family and went on a 30-km guided ride in the Dunstan Mountains near Queenstown. My guide was Greg McIntyre, owner of Fat Tyre Adventures. Great guy and great guide. He took us (via his Land Rover) up to the top and we cruised down (with plenty of uphills between valleys to make for a serious workout). This was all on private land that Greg has permission to ride. Didn't see another soul that day, just a close encounter with a jackrabbit. ... Look him up if you get to Quee

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