There is a series of motorcycle races put on during November named after the famous DIY speed fanatic from Invercargill called Burt Munro. He modified his Indian motorbike to run in speed trials and built a custom streamlined bodyshell which is the red object here. A film starring Anthony Hopkins called The Fastest Indian portrays his later years. It's well worth a watch.
Not the fastest Indian!
I joined the Southland Landrover club (which is open to all 4x4s as you can see)
Some classic bike racing at the Teratonga Racetrack
Then I went up to a farm and carried out pest control - the rabbits we harvested here are being put to good use in the stew.
And on to the Waiau River for some jet boating. These boats developed in Hamilton, NZ use a series of impellers in a 4 inch tube to suck and spray water providing thrust. They are able to be used in much shallower water than the conventional propeller driven boats and this was proved when we were able to speed our way up the river in less than a foot of water at times.
We launched the boats from Clifden near Tuatapere and got up as far as Monowai Power Station with only a few scrapes!
There were some great rock features along the way.
A spot of fishing which is unreachable from the bank.Some links,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waiau_River,_Southland
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton_jet_boat
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