General Rantings – Page 2

Suzuki Trackday – Taupo, November 13, 2010

I got an email from MotoTT promoting a Suzuki Trackday at Taupo on Track 1 for only $80. I was planning on doing my second ever trackday the following Friday, November 19th, but this was going to be much better for three simple reasons. On a Saturday, so no need to take a day off… Continue reading Suzuki Trackday – Taupo, November 13, 2010

Double Rainbow in Rotorua

We had this amazing Double Rainbow in Rotorua on Tuesday night. It shone brightly for around 30 minutes at 5pm. I just had to take out my iPhone and snap some video. I had the “Double Rainbow” parody song in my head from only watching it a week earlier.

Testing other uses for my GoPro HD

I’ve recently been testing some other uses for the GoPro HD Hero other than filming footage from onboard my motorcycle or luging down a hill in Rotorua. Normally when you search for GoPro on YouTube you’ll be presented with videos of Skydiving, Base jumping, Motorsports, Watersports and many other adventurous, adrenaline seeking activities.

My first MotoTT trackday in Taupo

Well, after much anticipation the day finally arrived. My first MotoTT trackday in Taupo! Left Rotorua around 7am to get to the Taupo Motorsports Park just before 8am. Being pretty eager to register and get the bike scrutineered.

Rotorua awards 3000th Facebook fan

As part of my day job at Destination Rotorua Tourism Marketing as Web Development Coordinator I setup and maintain the official Rotorua Facebook fanpage. Along with Craig Hammond, rx the Domestic and Events Marketing Coordinator, discount we keep the posts and updates coming that automatically get posted to our official Rotorua Twitter account. On March… Continue reading Rotorua awards 3000th Facebook fan

Caught in the act of bowls

Every Thursday this month, Craig Hammond and James Fitzgerald, two workmates from Destination Rotorua Tourism Marketing and I are playing bowls at a local Rotorua bowling club taking being part of Mates in Bowls. The first week there was a local photographer down there snapping away and took our names and phone numbers. I was… Continue reading Caught in the act of bowls

Moving up in the world

Well, I’m certainly moving up in world, not up the corporate ladder, but physically up in our office, to the third floor. My new office is the highest room in our entire building, right underneath the clock. So all day long I hear the ticking of the clock.

Harry William Southwick

Welcome to the world Harry! Today, viagra Thursday the 15th of October, 2009 at just after midday, my sister, Christine Hodge gave birth to a healthy baby boy. Congratulations goes out to her, father Staf and his bigger brother Edward. Name: Harry William Southwick Date of Birth: October 15, 2009 Time of Birth: Just after… Continue reading Harry William Southwick

2007 Suzuki GSX-R1000 K7

Made a special trip away from the office today, I hoped on an Intercity bus in Rotorua at 8:30am and headed to Auckland. I did this to pick up a Suzuki GSX-R1000 K7 (2007) motorcycle from Haldane’s motorcycles in Penrose, Auckland. My first impressions were damn!, this thing looks mean as and sounds ever better!… Continue reading 2007 Suzuki GSX-R1000 K7

2009 Suzuki SFV650 Gladius

Today I had the chance to take out a demo 2009 Suzuki SFV650 Gladius from Boyd Motorcycles in Hamilton. First impressions were not too bad, some similar styling and performance to my brother in law’s Triumph Street Triple. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Iz0xlLDpjU