Live enroute to North Island Track Champs 🚴‍♂️

Join us on the way to The @GrassrootsTrustVelodrome in Cambridge where Jona is riding in the second day go of the NZ North Island track champs.

Many thanks to https://cyclenet.co.nz and https://winspace.co.nz for the support.
My amazing bike is @winspace with Lún Hyper 3 wheels and Xcadey cranks.

Shout out to @flextail_official for the cool pump. https://flextail.com and use code Jona15 for 15% off.

Good morning. Sorry, we’re a bit late. Oh, Jesus creepers. So warm in here. Um, let’s see if we can get out of here without starting engine cousins. Yep. Ads have started rolling. We’re going to drop out. We go past the primary school around the corner, too. Rollers. Yes, rollers are in the car. did that last night when the screen is can’t see throughable. Car is freezing when I have nobody on. But the rider the rider’s got a sloppy nose. attached to my hair. Well, we turn the camera around so no one has to watch you blowing in. How am I doing? I am doing great. Thank you. Nice to go biking when I’m on a late shift. Greetings from John looks tired. Needs more coke. Well, oh, yeah, there’s actually one in that little chill bag. Sweet. Even though we don’t really approve, but it seemed to destroy you yesterday. It’s the post. Did I win? No. But we could have gotten closer. Y’all are bad influence.
What?
It’s not a joke. Especially that legit guy. Come on, car. You need to get warmer. You did pack your bike shoes, didn’t you?
I did. Would be ideal to be wearing your Nikes at Correct. Although we could try and attach some cleat to them. I would not. That just hurts me. Um the shame that you have start instead of only pick one. I will but you don’t look so healthy.
Um it’ll get better. You look looked okay by the end of the day yesterday. Just that whole thing of waking up. USA 3 p.m. Such a great time of day. Seems like Mike’s ar connected. That was check one, two. There should be check one, two. Check. One, two, three, four. Can you confirm, please?
The um the mic bar on the side. It’s not going very high.
This is radio. Okay. Well, could you How clever do you think you are, Screen? Yes. Nothing wrong with like driving and changing the audio settings in a live stream. Choose the settings button above the I guess somewhere it’ll have audio
audio
and maybe you can select the source check one check one two check one two microphone Check. You’re listening to Sunday Social on Radio Live.
You’re not actually
Oh, sorry. That was that was another thing. Check, check, check, check, check, check, check, check. Yeah, I’m pretty sure the mics are working now. Please confirm. Pston, confirm. Are we coming in? Whoa. Yep. Who cares by the roundabouts? I don’t feel comfortable eating my breakfast. Well, that’s just because I’m multitasking. I can Oh, dad is good. I’m just low.
Low. Yeah, he kind of got that problem. Hike challenged, although not so much as he used to.
Stop, mate. check.
All right. Now, I’m now I’m louder. Um,
turn it on and off again.
Now, am I louder?
Check, check, check, check. That one’s not working at all. Boom. Ra. Oh, yeah. This one works great. Boom, boom. Let’s come in the receiver. I know what we need to do. Um, I know I know what’s going on here. He knows what’s going on here.
Check. Check. One, two. Should be better now. Um, it was on uh, one of us was coming through one side, the other was coming through the other side. Hopefully, that’s all good now. Um, do you think you could be a radio show host? Scrap.
Could be. You don’t want to be good morning from radio Kentucky.
Both is working now. I am here with Jonah the dropped and we are on the way to the North Island Schools track champs day two. Today is the team’s day at the event
where Jonah has been placed with a collection of random people who do not have a complete school team in order to compete at some events for which they are not eligible for any podiums. Normally that wouldn’t matter, but today he’s got a guy going to Junior Track Worlds. He’s going to be pulling their team pursuit around. Well, I he probably I don’t know if he knows that yet, but that’s what’s going to be happening. That’s right.
Oh, well, people get to eat watch you eat breakfast. Mhm. Where’s my phone? I got to make a donation. I just joking. I’m in a whimsical mood after multiple days of sleep deprivation. I wouldn’t mind eating breakfast, too, actually someday. I’ve been really, really good. You’re really just going to sit there and eat your breakfast on a live stream? Um, what’s her breakfast? Omelette on top of rice because cuz you’re a cyclist.
That’s what pros eat. Could you like prop your Would your phone prop you? Not that I’ll drive carefully enough for it to stay there, but
sounds like the perfect person to draft off. Yeah. I actually um already did that in the individual events.
Same guy.
Mhm.
Didn’t win um everything though, did he? Oh, is he Oh, is he a sprinter though? Oh, mind you, I suppose your age group isn’t eligible for the track worlds. We stopped coming from New Zealand anyway. Hello, White Cat River. Oh, we’re going to have a nice sun.
Look who’s in the chat. Oh, sorry. I can’t look. I’m driving. David OG.
Hey, coach. How’s your bike packing going? Are you Are you done by now? Uh, is it cold outside? The windows look frosted. It is very cold outside.
4°. I’m lacking in comedy today. I’m melting after my ride today. 30° here in the UK. which is better than the 36 and 38 degree rides I’ve been recently. That’s pretty hot. Sounds simply spiffing. Surely good. Omelette on rice. Burr. Yes, it is very burr. You should debrief with your coach. Use the live stream for that. It’s a shame. No power data from the track and no complete ride videos. But Jonah done good. Like in terms of you informing your coach what you’ve been up to. I mean, are you even putting it on training peaks when there’s no telemetry recorded? No.
I mean, we we really could probably record some telemetry if we really organized it, but Did you fill in your wellness survey for the week?
I did. On the plane between France and Dubai, those hills were big. Please don’t talk with your mouth full, young man. Otherwise, off to finishing school with you. It’s cold. 82 degrees Fahrenheit in New York. I don’t know what that means.
Um, well, it’s not cold. Yeah.
Tipman Palm Desert is 109. I don’t know what that means.
Yeah. Oh, it means it’s hot.
Okay. Um, Dad Drop should have worn the car up before driving. Oh, well, you know, the problem is my uh my brother wasn’t at his place yesterday without he just randomly didn’t show up and then yesterday he showed up with his young boys and he’s he’s like, “If you wake him, you own him.” So, we had to creep out super quietly. So, I didn’t even start the engine until we’re at the bottom of the driveway. So, yeah, we we we work within the parameters that we are confronted with. Um, sounds like the Alps in Austria. 82 Fahrenheit is 28° C. That’s like
That’s just like comfortable. Yeah, it’s like
22, right?
28.
Oh, 28. Yeah, that’s even more comfortable.
It’s nice, but apparently it’s pouring rain, so it’s going to be humid. Okay. No videos from the event this time. Um, well, I got I got videos. I got iPhone videos that show a glorious launch chase yesterday at the tempo race with Jonah looking around at the bigger, faster riders going, “Come on, boys. Let’s go.” And not seeing anyone coming. Well, eventually. Shout out Cole join
my gallant effort. Where is my bike? My Yeah, that’s complicated.
It’s still in the vel. That way we don’t forget it. That the sound of music tune. They’re talking about the Alps in Austria, right?
Yeah. bike is at the event already. Two bikes in fact
um going to launch now. Take care today. Thank you. Cheers. Oh, by the way, part of the reason Jonah’s motivated to do a live stream is because it’s been costing too much to eat while we’ve been here. Feed that poor boy. I can’t afford to. Don’t Don’t do that.
Don’t do that. Don’t do what? Oh, don’t embarrass you. Okay. The the rice and eggs, we got that covered. Oh, it’s a nice looking sunrise. Check it out. We’re going to that after all the rainy days we’ve had. clouds covering it, so it still might be a rainy day. Look at the forecast.
What places will I score today? Um
Oh [ __ ] Sorry. Oh my god. Dad, you’re happy now? Um Thomas, 25 USD. Thank you so so much.
Cheers, mate. Um, honestly, yeah, this is uh going to be a reckoning when I get back home. So, thank you. Honestly, we uh we’re in a situation where that assistant says bail you like you wouldn’t believe because I haven’t had time to edit videos, you know, no ad revenue. Um, okay. There’s like pink sky that way, but there’s also pink sky this way. Will I improve that today? Um, no, probably not. It’s half behind me, mate. Okay, let’s see. John, got that shaking thing going on. Oh, perfect timing. Now I can have my breakfast and you’ll have some hands available if I suddenly need to use two. Okay. I swear to God, one day we’ll be um
how many Oh, my bad. and they will be driving along and like without the trailer on and and and and there’ll be a cop trying to pull us over because I’ve been inattentive driving and someone on the live stream will be like, “Do you know there do you know there’s blue and red lights behind you?” The guy wants you to pull over. Oh, whoops. Make for good content though if we live stream the whole thing.
Um, how many laps are you doing in a vel drum race? It really depends. Some are three.
Not enough
and some are 200. Um, how long is the drive today and what was the ride going to be? Drive is about half an hour and team track races. When will I be allowed to drive myself? That will be. So this here I can drive but he has to be in the car as well. Well my Oh no no no not not mess. How many how many years do you have to have your full to be able to coach? Oh two
two so just on the tail end of my restricted she’ll be at what?
I think I have to be over a certain age too. I’m not sure. Um, just don’t do the so just don’t try and do sovereign citizen on the traffic stop.
Don’t try and do what?
Sovereign citizen. I know my rats.
Oh, yeah. We’ll keep out for coppers. So, I’ll be able to drive myself in about a year cuz of 6 months.
6 months you can drive by yourself.
Yeah.
But you’re going to get your learners in on the 11th or 12th of September, aren’t you?
Yeah. So, shift is over now heading home. We’ll have a great rest day. Thank you. Wow. Ooh. Try stretch to Aaroa. 100ks and a couple of large hills.
Yeah, it’s a good ride. I was looking at the hills around Christ Church for the um for for sort of the elevation and yeah, Akaro is like a peninsula. There’s some birds there or something. Oh, that’s
Oh, is that little like that thing the uh little sticky outi bit?
I think so. Yeah. My phone just went into light mode. Huh?
My phone just went into light mode. It’s all bright now. Um, what kind of driver’s ed do you have in New Zealand? What is it? Two years overall.
Driver’s education.
Yeah.
Oh, well, you mean there’s me. Um.
Oh, yeah. You have to teach yourself.
I mean, there are there are what do you call it? Driving schools. But yeah, Jonah don’t need that. Jon ask 16 or 15. I am 15 currently. Um is car insurance crazy expensive for new people in New Zealand?
Oh yeah. Meals is something like 150 160 a month. Did I get beaten by Dylan Davies? No, he’s not in my age group. He’s in the one below me and he doesn’t do track anyways. I drove 542 miles today and I’m about to get 1,600 miles in Sunday morning. Why?
At least you didn’t have to walk 500 miles. What?
Why? because he wanted to um be the man who drive 500 miles to fall down at your door. I think
Dad Dad said you were going to have a sugar crash during the race after that coke the other day. Did I?
No, I didn’t.
I said you were going to what? Have a crash from the caffeine. And did I? No. No, I didn’t. I’m trying to drive as much as Jonah rides per day.
I like it. Uh Excuse me. How many people are watching Scrap? You know,
50.
Oh, what? Really? My god.
Um, hope this isn’t boring as hell. Um, well, it’s better than yesterday. Um, what do you call it?
It’s a shame I can’t sort of see, but I like feeling not lonely. You know, it’s going to be a lonely old thing. It’s so great having company. Lori driving in the US, so driving is just what I do.
Oh, awesome. It’s a cool job. 7 10 hours a day but in a bus Mr. Lori driver or how do you what do you do when you see cyclists on the road? Do you like try and run them off the road or do you uh blare your horn when you’re right next to the where they’re riding? I believe I already know the answer to this, of course, but there was a guy in the UK who drive a truck who would like commentate how he uh handled bunches of cyclists and I think he just like I don’t know live stream or record snippets from his driving. It’s like it makes you realize just how impatient most drivers are cuz you know when you got 500 miles to drive, sure you got your deadline, but yeah. Jonah, why is your hand in your sleeve? cuz I don’t want to hold the Coke. It’s so cold. He only has three fingers like this. This exit. Oh, yeah. I’ve heard of Endura. Apparently, it’s pretty good. If you can’t pass safely, don’t pass at all. Yeah. Yeah. Why don’t they call them lorries in New Zealand? Sounds kind of fun. Oh, lottery drivers in the USA use interstates. No bicycles allowed. Uh-huh. Mhm. The inner estate. Yeah. You’ve heard of an inner state from what movie? Scrapo. Cars. It’s a cool movie. Cars 2 is still the best movie of all time. driving 65ks a year. Oh, 65,000. Not driving the US are not limited to any states. They drive on most most all roads including lots of cyclists except not enough people in the US ride bikes so it’s not really a problem. Yeah, true. You know Cambridge is a posh area and they have fences like that.
The Incredibles is superior to cars. Why? Just cuz I star in it. Good laugh, mate. Good laugh.
No, the Incredibles is not superior to cars. I don’t know what you’re talking about. Sorry about the shaking. Look what he is. Jonah’s two favorite things. The Veladrome and a well, what counts for a big hill in this neighborhood.
Okay, I will say Frozone’s cool. Frozone and Dash are cool. Oh, you always used to be Dash, but you used to comb your hair back and say that you you were Dash.
Yeah.
And you’d wind up your feet before you started running. But Frozen’s the coolest one in um Incredibles and cars still better. It’s like cars is just so much more cool. It’s like just cooler. I sense a whole video what the best Pixar movie is. It It’s Cars. It It just is.
I like Cars One, but then it’s got fond memories of um Yeah. Like Cars 2 has Lewis Hamilton. Like what?
It’s true. Uh he’s my man. you know, on Instagram yesterday,
they’re asking the tennis players um who they thought was going to win Wimbledon, and he said, “Well, I’m going to be watching the women’s and I’m and I’m going for Coco Golf.” And I’m like, “You are the man.” And then, sorry, they’re asking the Ferrari drivers. And you know what the Ferrari drivers said?
What?
Jasmine the Bolini. Jasmine Ballin is going to win. Honestly, I’m Italian. I suppose this isn’t the tennis podcast. So anyway,
I’m going to sit here and eat my finish my breakfast. So you should um drag things on a little longer. Well, otherwise you’re going to be a little lonesome.
Yeah, I think um we’ve just arrived at the venue. I shall see.
There no other intelligent questions in the chat. Yeah, everyone’s just saying just how much better cars is. No, they’re not, but they’re just But cars is just better. out.