South Canterbury Mountain Bike Club
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 20, 2011
Chocolate Fish Race Results 19-06-2011
Surprisingly dry track conditions greeted the riders for the latest Choc Fish Race held in the Scenic on Sunday 19 June. An undulating course was marked out not giving the riders much rest time between hill climbs.
Oamaru’s Tim Rush had a strong ride, even making it look easy up the final hill climb before the finish line, taking first place. Good to see the Oamaru guys making the trip up for the race. We plan to be back in Oamaru for another race shortly (around August).
| Place | Number | Name | Laps | Time | |
| 1. | 208 | Tim Rush | Oamaru | 7 | 31:45mins |
| 2. | 215 | Cam Dunnage | Timaru | 7 | |
| 3. | 206 | Stu Davidson | Oamaru | 7 | |
| 4. | 201 | Andrew Milne | Oamaru | 7 | |
| 5. | 233 | Blair Selfe | Oamaru | 6 | |
| 6. | 236 | David Wallace | Timaru | 6 | |
| 7. | 231 | Dave Hanson | Timaru | 6 | |
| 8. | 227 | Matthew Milne | Timaru | 6 | |
| 9. | 216 | Clinton Hall | Timaru | 6 | |
| 10. | 214 | Connor Allnutt | Timaru | 5 |
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
May 29, 2011
Chocolate Fish Race Results 29-05-2011
Oamaru turned on a fantastic warm sunny winters morning as 26 keen riders lined up for the start of the Chocolate Fish mountainbike race held on Sunday 29 May.
The race was held on tracks within the Cape Wanbrow reserve in Oamaru. The well thought out and groomed track had a good mix of bermed down hills, tight single track and an open shingle road. Dry dusty conditions greeted the riders in the pine trees making for a very enjoyable race for all. I'm sure we will be back soon for another blast. Keep an eye on the website.
Note: A number of riders were observed not to pass the time-keepers at the end of their final lap (collapsing at the bottom of the hill instead) - so their last lap was not counted!
| Place | Number | Name | Laps | Time | |
| 1. | 232 | Kyle Wood | Timaru | 8 | 33.4mins |
| 2. | 207 | Richard Dukes | Oamaru | 8 | |
| 3. | 234 | Cam Dunnage | Timaru | 7 | |
| 4. | 221 | Andrew Milne | Oamaru | 7 | |
| 5. | 211 | Kelvin Fox | Timaru | 7 | |
| 6. | 238 | Graham Macleod | Oamaru | 7 | |
| 7. | 239 | Stu Davidson | Oamaru | 7 | |
| 8. | 240 | Dave Hanson | Waimate | 7 | |
| 9. | 209 | Brent Forbes | 7 | ||
| 10. | 210 | Blair Selfe | Oamaru | 7 | |
| 11. | 236 | Paul Walker | Timaru | 7 | |
| 12. | 224 | David Wallace | Timaru | 6 | |
| 13. | 233 | Matthew Milne | Timaru | 6 | |
| 14. | 212 | Lee Gilbertson | 6 | ||
| 15. | 204 | Oscar Smit | Oamaru | 6 | |
| 16. | 215 | Luke Murdoch | Oamaru | 6 | |
| 17. | 201 | Darren Gelson | Timaru | 5 | |
| 18. | 230 | Jen Mitchell | Timaru | 5 | |
| 19. | 206 | Connor Sandri | 5 | ||
| 20. | 235 | Shay Fearn | 4 | ||
| 21. | 223 | Mike Mullins | Oamaru | 4 | |
| 22. | 226 | Rob Connolly | Oamaru | 3 | |
| 23. | 225 | Grant Alding | Oamaru | 2 | |
| 24. | 202 | Kalib Mullins | 1 | ||
| 25. | 213 | Jamie Marsh | 1 | ||
| 26. | 208 | Tom Booth | 1 |
Thanks to the Waitaki District Council for letting us hold the race on Cape Wanbrow and thanks to Andrew Milne and Mountain Biking North Otago for designing and preparing a great race track.
Next Choc Fish race will be back at the Scenic in Timaru on the 19 June. See you all there!
May 21, 2011
Waimate White Horse MTB Trail Closed
May 20, 2011
Chocolate Fish Race/Club Ride – 29th May 2011 – Oamaru
Here are details for our combined Chocolate Fish race and Club Ride at Cape Wanbrow in Oamaru, hosted by Mountain Biking North Otago. You don't have to do both if you don't want to, but once you have had a taste of the trails I bet you will :)
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!
Choc Fish Mtb Race / Club Ride Sunday 29th May 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 (Club ride also starting from here at 11am)
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
Entry is $2, and all participants receive a Chocolate Fish! For more information contact Kelvin at See you all there!
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