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!
September 5, 2011
Chocolate Fish Race Results 28-08-2011
Mountain Biking North Otago designed another fantastic course with a good mix of fast flowing downhills, tight twisting uphills and the odd jump for those that were keen. The track used elements of the last race course but in reverse, and was a bit longer with some fast and fun downhill. The track was bone dry making for some fast lap times on the longer course. An overcast morning greeted the riders, making for good conditions to race in.
All competitors completed as many laps as they could in 30mins.
| Place | Number | Name | Laps | Time | |
| 1. | 208 | Richard Dukes | Oamaru | 5 | 34 |
| 2. | 232 | Kelvin Fox | Timaru | 5 | |
| 3. | 215 | Andrew Milne | Oamaru | 5 | |
| 4. | 231 | Dave Hanson | Waimate | 5 | |
| 5. | 225 | Paul Walker | Timaru | 5 | |
| 6. | 205 | Campbell Liddell | Oamaru | 4 | |
| 7. | 209 | Dave Small | Timaru | 4 | |
| 8. | 202 | Nigel Shelley | Timaru | 4 | |
| 9. | 233 | Matthew Milne | Timaru | 4 | |
| 10. | 230 | Darren Gelson | Timaru | 3 | |
| 11. | 235 | Thomas Galbraith | Oamaru | 3 | |
| 12. | 216 | Grant Alding | Oamaru | 2 | |
| 13. | 213 | William Shortus | Timaru | 2 | |
| 14. | 214 | Tom Booth | Oamaru | 1 |
Thank you to the Waitaki District Council for letting us use Cape Wanbrow for the race, and thanks to Endura sportswear for the spot prizes.
Thanks to Andrew Milne and Mountain Biking North Otago for designing and preparing a great race track.
The next Choc Fish race will be held in the Scenic. Look out for details closer to the time. 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 26, 2011
Chocolate Fish Race Results 24-07-2011
Very cold winter conditions greeted the 10 keen riders for the latest Chocolate Fish mountainbike race held on Sunday 24 July.
The race was held in the Scenic around the Claremont end of the bottom track. The short course was mainly on single track with some tight twisty sections. Even though we are in the middle of winter the track was dry and hard. Good to see some familiar faces back again.
All competitors completed as many laps as they could in 30mins.
| Place | Number | Name | Laps | Time | |
| 1. | 226 | Stu Davidson | 7 | 30mins | |
| 2. | 224 | Bradley Chandler | 7 | ||
| 3. | 201 | David Wallace | 7 | ||
| 4. | 236 | Paul Walker | 7 | ||
| 5. | 239 | Clinton Hall | 7 | ||
| 6. | 240 | Laurie Chandler | 6 | ||
| 7. | 206 | Matt McCook Weir | 6 | ||
| 8. | 227 | Matthew Milne | 6 | ||
| 9. | 238 | Jackson | 4 | ||
| 10. | 223 | William Shortus | 4 |
Next Choc Fish race will be held down in Oamaru on the 28th August. Look out for details closer to the time. This is a good ride for those that missed it last time, well worth the trip. See you all there.
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