Mechanics impact trip

Yesterday the mechanics impact group and Mr Mac went to Hauraki Plains Motors. We went there to watch Adam one of the mechanics fix a Honda crf250r 2005, when he got all the parts for the motorbike he told us how the piston works and how the cam chain was all jammed up. The mechanic wasn't sure what was wrong with the motorbike but I think the cam chain had jammed up the piston from going up and down or the oil was to old and it wasn't lubricating everything and making it run smoothly. At the end we asked him if he had any spare motors left and he gave us a lawnmower motor to take apart. 

Zombie bot no. 1

A few weeks ago my mechanics impact group made a part of a robot that we are in the process of making. for the first part of it you need a toothbrush, a little battery, a little light, some tape and a vibrator. For instructions to make it you have to go onto the Zombie bots website.   

Simple pull back car

At the start of last week me and Tukahui made a simple pull back car out of 1 skewer, 2 Cd's, 1 toy car, four little pieces of cardboard, 1 big piece of cardboard, 1 rubber band, 1 straw and lots of tape. Mine and Tukahui's didn't really go the far or fast but it was fun making it. 

Downhill Mountain bike world champs Andorra

The downhill mountain bike world champs were held in Andorra last night our time, it was raining in practice and the track got real muddy and there were heaps of ruts. By the time race day came around the track had dried up heaps but there were still a few wet parts. Racing started at midnight last night and finished at 2:30. There were heaps of crashes and disappointed people after their runs, it all went pretty good for the kiwis there they were all in the top 35 The best kiwi was Samuel Blenkinsop who came in at 7th place, the winner was Loic Bruni.  

Results

All blacks RWC sqaud

All Blacks coach Steve Hansen names his squad for the Rugby World Cup at 6.30pm on Sunday, after having made some big calls to reduce his initial squad of 41 to 31.

At the beginning of the season Hansen made the comment that '41 doesn't fit into 31' and he and selectors and to ensure they have the right people on the plane to England.

The Herald's Steve Orsbourn has produced an insight into the players and coaches minds and the thinking behind selecting the nation's finest 31.

Who will be Dan Carter's back-up? Will they risk Waisake Naholo? Is it risky to leave Israel Dagg at home? All those questions will be answered on Sunday.

NZ Herald

NZ flag change

There has been a lot of debate going on about the change of flag there were over 1,000 entries and they have got it down to four, my favorite one is by Kyle Lockwood and 33 percent of the voters voted for it, his two designs got the most votes by far but there were quite a few people that voted to keep the flag though.