WAIPU COVE

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TAKAPUNA TO WAIPU COVE

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MATARANGI

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MT MAUNGANUI

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WHANGAMATA

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MANGAWHAI

What an action packed day! 12 boats lined up (including PBS for their first race of the season) and the crew were facing testing conditions with a 25 knot easterly wind and lumpy surf. After a bit of a rev-up from the Race Director Gary ... read more

KORU CARE KIDS - THUNDERCAT RIDES

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RAGLAN

The crew looked nervous pulling up to Raglan beach on Saturday, and they had every reason to with 1.5 – 2 metre waves and strong gusting wind creating some big surf. Before the racing even began several boats had pulled out due to the ... read more

AUCKLAND HARBOUR SWIM

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KARIOITAHI

The first club race day in many years at Karioitahi beach west of Waiuku, Auckland was a small west coast surf day of 3-4 ft. Only 12 boats were entered for the day but by race start at 11 am the beach was ... read more

TITAHI BAY

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STANMORE BAY

More than 8,000 people attended the Community Spring Family Festival held in Stanmore Bay before the final game of the 2011 Rugby World Cup. Rohcon, Little Devil, Henderson Demolition, DM Security, Onehunga Panel & Paint and TRANZ Civil all attended this event, giving the ... read more

WAIHI BEACH

The second club day for the 2011/2012 season proved to be a thrilling event for both racers and spectators alike with Waihi Beach providing a challenging surf of approx 1–1.5 metres. The Waihi Big Beach Dig offered early entertainment for the young (and young ... read more

PAUANUI

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WINTER THUNDER 2011

Winter Thunder 3 was once again a great success. 13 Thundercats, 16 jet Ski’s and 10 Pole ski’s turned out to compete in the 6 degree water. The lake provided fairly flat conditions across the full 100km’s with a bit of chop at the ... read more

OREWA

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WAIHI BEACH

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PAUANUI

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HAWKES BAY

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HAWKES BAY

The Waimarama round of the national Thundercat surfcross championship was the first time we had raced at this location and it was the last round of the series. The Thundercat club enjoyed the hospitality of the Hawkes Bay locals and prizegiving was held at ... read more

PIHA

The Piha round of the national Thundercat surfcross championship is always one of the most popular events. Most of the locals at Piha welcome the event and the Thundercat club always enjoys supporting the surf clubs and the hospitality of the Piha bowling club ... read more

WAIPU COVE SURFCROSS

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WAIPU COVE ENDURANCE

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WAIHI BEACH

Round 3 of the nationals at Waihi turned on yet another brilliant sunny day, surf and a big crowd on the beach. With the surf at 2-3 ft conditions appeared similar to round 1 and 2 and it seemed likely that previous placings ... read more

MT MAUNGANUI

Mt Maunganui main beach turned on a surf similar to that of round one but with a small messy chop to mix it up. An overcast sky gave some respite from the excesses of sun the previous day and a crowd of 3000 were ... read more

WHANGAMATA

Round one of the national surf cross series is always an extremely popular event. Seventeen boats were entered for 2011 and although numbers were slightly down on previous years the level of competition was as high as ever. A crowd in excess of 5000 ... read more

KORU CARE KIDS - THUNDERCAT RIDES

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KING OF THE CAPE

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AHIPARA

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TAKAPUNA

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AUCKLAND HARBOUR SWIM

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RAGLAN

The Raglan club race is always a popular event because it generally produces a great surf break and is a true indication of what thundercat racing is all about. 14 crews started the day on an incoming tide with the first heat commencing late at 11.45 ... read more

TITAHI BAY

After a beautiful week the weather turned to custard for the 3rd WGTN club round at Titahi Bay on Sat. Wind gusts of 35knots and a 3-4ft swell made for some very tricky racing. With 2 boats popped from racing the previous night the field ... read more

WELLINGTON FREE AMBULANCE 'RIDE OF YOUR LIFE'

Wellington put on a beautiful night for the Wellington Free Ambulance ‘Ride of Your Life’ as a lead in to the Guy Fawkes sky show on Friday. The event pulls up to 30,000 spectators into Queens wharf who for a gold coin donation can ... read more

MANGAWHAI

Thundercat Club Championships - Round 2 - Mangawhai - October 9 2010 16 boats arrived for drivers briefing at 9 am and included the Demon Blue team of cripples from Wellington (driver Chris Brown on crutches which he ended up sharing later with his co-pilots). Racing under ... read more

OCEAN BEACH

The first round of racing for the Lower North island went off without a hitch on Sat. It was great to see some out of town racers from Auckland and Tauranga make the trip down, although we may not let them back again as they ... read more

OREWA

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WINTER THUNDER 2

14 crews lined up for what was a cold wet day on Lake Taupo for the 2nd Winter Thunder race held on the weekend. Teams were doing their best to stay warm, some wore dry suites, some put heat bags down their wetsuits and others ... read more

OREWA

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WAIHI

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TITAHI BAY

The last round of the Wellington club series was held at Titahi Bay on the weekend. Once again Wellington put on a sunny and still day as it has almost every round with the exceptions of when the Aucklander's turn up! Racing was ... read more

WHITIANGA FESTIVAL OF SPEED - DAY 2

The Whitianga Festival of Speed was an event organised by Hopper Developments to promote the Whitianga waterways but also for everyone to indulge in their passion of speed machines. A crowd of approximately 30,000 was in town on the Saturday for the event. ... read more

KING OF THE CAPE

Thundercat Racing King of the Cape 2010 this year attracted a reduced field of 9 boats due to the race season taking its toll on boats and drivers and co-pilots. Lining up at the start at Shipwreck Bay on Sunday morning were Demon Energy ... read more

RIVERSDALE

It was a rough start to the second to last round of the WGTN surf cross season with our RD and gear organiser turning up an hour late, having had a few gear screw ups in the morning. Once they did arrive and got ... read more

OTAKI

Otaki put on a beautiful day for WGTN branches club racing on Sat. Although the Auckland’ers would find it hard to believe we had hot sun, no wind, golden sand and ideal waters for racing. There was just enough surf to keep it tricky whilst ... read more

PIHA

Piha was the last round of the national championship surfcross and going into the day the position of NZ champion was still up for grabs. A solid 5-6 foot swell promised to challenge all the crews. Racing started a little late due to a couple ... read more

COOK STRAIT

Round 2 National Endurance Race The Cook Strait crossing has only ever been raced once before in 2007. In subsequent years the weather has resulted in cancellation. This year however the weather gods allowed a window of opportunity enabling 12 crews to line up ... read more

LYALL BAY

Round 5 National Surfcross 19 Race teams from the upper half of the North Island, one from Hawkes Bay and one local hit Wellington for 2 days of racing centred on Lyall Bay. The Wellington round of the national champs is always very social with ... read more

WAIMARAMA

With injuries and broken boats taking over the club we saw only a 6 boat turnout for Waimarama 2010. However less boats does not mean less action. The first incident went to Demon Energy who finished the second heat with a large hole ... read more

WAIPU COVE SURFCROSS

Round 4 National Surfcross With battered bodies from the day before 23 racers were greeted with a 1.5m even and glassy surf at the start of race day. Due to a spring tide racing commenced at the later time of 11.45 but a crowd of ... read more

WAIPU COVE ENDURANCE

Round 1 National Endurance Race The Waipu Cove endurance race was the first of 3 tabled endurance races for the 2010 series. The overall national Thundercat championship placings are determined by cumulative points from the best five surf races plus 1 endurance. With this ... read more

WAIHI

Round 3 National Surfcross At long last the first 2010 East Coast surf emerged specifically for round 3 of the Thundercat nationals. Crews arrived at Waihi beach to be greeted by a solid 2-3ft surf with the odd 4-6ft set. Game on!! Racing commenced at 11am playing to ... read more

MT MAUNGANUI

Round 2 National Surfcross Despite the carnage on the previous day crews worked overnight to ensure 23 boats were on the start line at 11am on Monday. The weather was vastly different from the previous day with drizzle and 30km onshore winds generating a 1m wind swell ... read more

WHANGAMATA

Round 1 National Surfcross 22 of the 23 entered boats for the national series turned up to a brilliant sunny day in Whangamata but no surf! Conditions were flat with light offshore winds which meant the lightweight crews would definitely be advantaged. Race director Gary Morrison outlined his ... read more

ORIENTAL PARADE

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PAIHIA HARBOUR SWIM

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KORU KIDS CHARITY DAY

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RAGLAN

13 boats turned up to Raglan for a great days racing. Smuggler took out first place with Jungle Coffee and O2 Move tied for second. ... read more

TE ARAI

Despite all day light drizzle and surf comprising a 1 foot shore break, 13 Boats enjoyed a good social day of competitive flat water racing. Winner of the day was the super lightweight crew in Smuggler followed by Jungle Coffee and the dark horse for ... read more

AUCKLAND HARBOUR SWIM

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BROWNS BAY XFEST

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WAIMARAMA

A sunny day and a beautiful beach greeted competitors at Waimarama in Hawkes Bay for round 2 of the WGTN club racing. It was the first time Thundercats have raced at Waimarama and it proved a good trial run for Waimarama Beach Day early next ... read more

PAUANUI

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WANGANUI

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MANGAWHAI

Nineteen boats entered for the second round of the Thundercat club champs at Mangawhai. Surf of 1m made up for the initial overcast weather and racing commenced at 11.30 after some difficulty securing the buoys within the surf line. The first few heats were relatively uneventful except ... read more

PETONE POKER RUN

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TITAHI BAY

The first club day of the Wellington season got off to a great start...eventually. The first race was restarted numerous times after the coey from Get funkd evacuated his boat rounding W buoy. Following the trend both pilot and co-pilot of Lasermark went for a ... read more

OREWA

The first event for the 09/10 season kicked off in heavy rain at Orewa Beach on Saturday September 12. Fourteen boats entered and were ready to go home or to the bar at 9.30am in view of the heavy rain. However in true Thundercat fashion ... read more

TAUPO ENDURANCE

Winter Thunder in Taupo definitely lived up to its name on the weekend with crews having to battle the challenges of the cold from before the race even began. Tips for those that have never tried to prepare for a race at neg 2degrees: - ... read more

NZ VS AUS

After 3 amazing days on the sunny Gold Coast, the NZ team convincingly took out the win by over 1000 points. The first 2 days were Surfcross, which our kiwi team loved. Big surf was something we hadn't had to deal with for a while, ... read more