South Canterbury Mountain Bike Club
Waimate Track Work – Sunday 16th October 2011
We are planning a series of track building sessions to help rebuild parts of the White Horse Mtb track in Waimate, which was badly damaged by windstorms.
Date: Sunday 16 October
Meeting: Wetlands Cafe, Timaru at 8.30am (Main highway south end of Timaru just before salt water creek) or the carpark for the White horse track at 9am in Waimate (planning to return back to Timaru around midday)
Please come down and lend a hand for as long as you can spare. Waimate Dave has been very active in helping us with our trails, and it is time to return the favour! It will be good to get these tracks operational again as soon as we can to get another local MTB destination!
Bring a spade or grubber if you have one. Bring some water and food too.
See you there!
September 26, 2011
MTB Orienteering – 2 October 2011 – Timaru
Sunday 2nd October
Challenge details:This month we are trying something different with an orienteering challenge instead of a laps race. This challenge can be done as pairs, a group or as an individual to make it as sociable or competitive as you want as you get to plan your own route and pace to find the markers set out within the Scenic Reserve.
Meeting at:
Scenic Reserve Timaru - 9.30am to sign in, All competitors will receive a map of the reserve showing the markers they will need to find and collect before returning to the lake carpark.
Location:- Scenic Reserve Timaru - Lake carpark in the centre of the Scenic
Challenge Starts at 10.00am....(Estimated time to complete 30-60mins)Entry is $2, and all participants receive a Chocolate Fish!
For more information contact Kelvin at foxymtb@hotmail.com
See you all there!
August 15, 2011
Chocolate Fish Race – 28th August 2011 – Oamaru
Here are details for our Chocolate Fish race at Cape Wanbrow in Oamaru, hosted by Mountain Biking North Otago. Cape Wanbrow is a really cool place to ride. It has a mixture of fast flowing trails and slow tricky technical rooty bits, with a few climbs. The tracks are a lot dryer than ours at the moment (they usually are), so they make a good variation year round.
This is a fantastic opportunity to explore the Cape, have a race, and have some fun too! Please come along and support this event and both the SC and NO Mountain Bike Clubs!
In case of bad weather - keep tabs on the website in case we have to cancel or postpone. The trees are vulnerable to strong winds.
Choc Fish Mtb Race / Club Ride Sunday 28th August Choc Fish race details: Location: Cape Wanbrow - Oamaru. Park at the end of Test St and ride 500m up the gravel road to find the race start/finishing area.
Oamaru - 10am to sign in
Timaru - For those wishing to car-pool from Timaru, please meet at the Wetland's Cafe (on the main road south just before you leave Timaru, between the Caltex service station and the Salt Water Creek Bridge) at 8:45.
Race Starts at 10.30am....30min race (there maybe an option of a 45min race if enough people are keen).
Entry is $2, and all participants receive a Chocolate Fish! For more information contact Kelvin at See you all there!
View cape wanbrow in a larger map
July 16, 2011
Chocolate Fish Race – 24th July 2011
Sunday 24 July
Meeting at 10am to sign in (Look out for the mtb sign on road side).
Location:- Centennial Park, Timaru. Meeting towards the Gleniti end, look out for the sign.
Race Starts at 10am....30min race
Entry is $2, and all participants receive a Chocolate Fish!
See you all there!
For more information contact Kelvin at foxymtb@hotmail.com
July 2, 2011
Brothers Range Club Ride – Sunday 10th July 2011
Here are confirmed details for the next club ride on the Brothers Range.
Where:
Starting from Rockwood Rd, just off the Albury to Fairlie Highway.
When:
Sunday 10th July, 9.30am From Rockwood Rd.
Meet:
Timaru - meet at the Lime Lite Cafe (Ken Wills complex Hilton Highway) at 8.45am to car pool.
Or Rockwood Rd just off the Albury to Fairlie Highway at 9.25am.
The route will take us east along Rockwood Rd climbing to the top of the Brothers Range. At the top we will turn right onto the Brothers Road and we will follow the ridge until we reach the trig station (depending on time). From here we will return back to the cars along the same track. On a clear day we will get good views along the coast. It's 100% on 4WD tracks. Estimated ride time of 1.5 to 2 hrs.
This ride will require an average level of fitness. Please carry enough warm clothing as this ride is on open farm land and weather conditions can change fast. Food & water are a good idea.
For more information contact Kelvin at foxymtb@hotmail.com
See you all there!
June 14, 2011
Chocolate Fish Race – 19th June 2011
Sunday 19 June
Meeting at 10am to sign in (Look out for the mtb sign on road side).
Location:- Meeting on the top shingle road on the south of the Scenic above the lake carpark.
Race Starts at 10:30am....30min race
Entry is $2, and all participants receive a Chocolate Fish!
See you all there!
For more information contact Kelvin at foxymtb@hotmail.com