Auckland MTB Club

Over 300+ kids were out there giving it a go on one of the three courses, weather held out, smiles all round at the finish line!

Photo’s are available from the day: http://www.phototek.co.nz/jam.html

Thanks to:

• Jill Ford for organising the event
• Woodhill Bike Parks for the use of their amazing trails
• The team from Specialized for helping the kids out with mechanical assistance and Bike Demo’s

Special thanks for the following volunteers for making it happen!!!

• Tad for the course marking and setup on Sat.
• Nomes, Tad and Aidan for manning the gate.
• Michael, Edd, and Andrew for the event setup.
• Marke and Aidan on carparking duties.
• Julia, Belinda, Erin on registration
• Kris at Bigfoot Adventures for the use of the skills setup
• Jafakids did an awesome job, providing marshals out on the course, plus a lead rider, mid pack one and tail end charlie for all courses and manning the BBQ.

Kid’s Bike Jams – Sun 20th May.

Woodhill Bike Parks

Auckland MTB Club is helping to run this event but we need few more volunteers.

On Saturday morning we need help with course set out. One or two more people needed. (hopefully finished in time to join the afternoon ride with Mark and Kelly)

On Sunday we will need help with event village set up, marshalling on trail, registration and to pack everything up including course sweeping.

Your reward will be few hundred of smiling kids but we will also have coffee and bbq to keep you going.

If you want to help out please send us an email to events@aucklandmtb.co.nz

Some cool news – Our membership offer has been boosted to include a 50% discount off annual subscription for NZ Mountain Biker Magazine!
You will have 6 issues delivered to your door for $25!
New club members will be issued with a promotion code once you have joined up.
Those of you that have already paid your club membership for 2012 and want to take up the NZMTBR subscription deal, send an email through to membership@aucklandmtb.co.nz, and we will send you the promotion code.

Stay tuned for more.

Not a member? Click here to join

Hosted by AKDH.

Entry is $35, if you enter the DH you get to race in the ABD 16″ National Champs for no extra cost.  Or if you just want to race in the ABD 16″ National Champs then it’ll be $35.  Mail entry is open until the 6th of June 2012.  An entry form can be downloaded here.

Woodhill Race Entry Form

So come along, race your mates and support the young Auckland downhillers that are going overseas to represent NZ in the Downhill World Champs in Austria in August 2012.

Bring along some cash, as there will be raffles, auctions, bbq as well as spot prizes.

For anyone from out of town, directions to Woodhill forest can be found on www.bikeparks.co.nz  It’s approx 45 minutes from the hub of NZ’s super city.

First ride: Saturday 5th May at Woodhill MTB Park, meeting at 9am.

Calling all wives, girlfriends, daughters, sisters and just generally wicked chicks …. have you ever wanted to head out to Woodhill or an Auckland MTB club ride but just don’t have the confidence to head out with the boys…. or you just simply want to meet fellow women mountain bikers to go riding with?

This is your chance… Club member Julia is looking to organise a regular women-only ride at least once a month increasing in frequency if the demand is there.  All skill levels are welcome, even if you are a complete newbie, you’ve got to start somewhere.

This year sees three women’s club teams entered into the Cateye Moonride which is awesome, let’s grow that next year!!

Email Julia on gogirls@aucklandmtb.co.nz if you have any questions.

Hunua Working Bee on this Sunday. We”ll be:

• Installing NEW SIGNAGE (arrows, track names and grades).
• Tidying up the odd drainage issue
• Starting on a New Trail near the Barn Paddock

• We go for a pre-dig ride, partly because it would be rude not to… but also to check for anything that might need maintenance.  After that we regroup at the car park before getting stuck into the work.
• Meet at the Mangatawhiri carpark at 8.30am if you want to go for the warm-up ride, or at10.00am to rip straight into the digging.

  The club will look after you with a high energy lunch and our mates at the ranger station usually shout a BBQ afterwards – this is if you let us know you are coming!

  So email Kris Bartley to be added to the mailing list, or phone him on 09 444 1446 or mobile 0274 955 966.

  There is also the opportunity for you and your mates to get a team together and head out and work on the tracks any time of the year. Just give Ranger Scott Kusabs a call on ph: 09 292 4267 to confirm some appropriate dates.

  Check out the Trail Building page for more info

TRACK BUILD DAY SUNDAY FROM 9 am.

Meeting at the Redoubt Road entrance.
Yummy home made snacks and drinks provided.

Starting at 9am, we want to finish DIC on Sunday (well, except for the bridges anyway). Volunteers please starting at 9am and working as long as you wish. We have about 300 metres left to finish plus we need to widen a few corners and support them with berms and soil embankments.

Bring shovels, rake, wheelbarrow or just come along anyway: we will have spare tools.

See you there, check out Friends of Totara Park for more info.

TRACK BUILDING This Saturday 14th April 8am-1pm.(weather permitting).

There is 2km of new trail marked out at Totara Park, we need your help!!

Council is planning on removing the topsoil this Thursday (weather permiting).  We will need volunteers to bring tools: shovels, wheelbarrows, rakes etc. Wear gloves and a hat. Drinks and snacks will be provided. Mike, if you have a narrow mower and trailer: that could be useful.

Food and drinks provided, bring tools (shovel, rake, wheelbarrow, gloves, hat).

Meet at the Hub (best to park off Redoubt Rd and ride the trail down to the Hub), 8am
If you can’t get there at 8, just come when you can.

Check out the Friends of Totara Park Facebook site for updates

If your looking to come along please contact Mike: desmo@mindless.com or call him on 021 772 299

Whitford Shuttles

Just received a great update from the Pohutukawa Coast Bike Club. The trail pixies have been busy over the last few months in Maraetai building new trails and maintaining existing ones, plus there is a new XC trail and Jump Track in development.

This is the fastest growing trail network in Auckland, and regular shuttle days/evenings. If your into riding with others there are regular weekend, Wednesday and women’s rides, plus plenty of opportunities to lend a hand building trails…

Speaking of which they will be holding track building day on Anzac Day-Wed 25th April-10am at the Rewa Rd gate-bring some tools and a couple of hours of your time.

For those of you that don’t know about these trails they are on private land, permit required to ride, the club has secured access, annual membership is only $25 for an adult. The new membership year has ticked over, click here to join/find out more info.

If you’re keen to get involved or want to find out more they have their AGM on the 7th of May, 7:30pm, more details to come.

Here is a taster of their trails:

http://www.pinkbike.com/v/185468/l/

Hunter Flatz – Maraetai Edit on pinkbike.com