August 2018 Newsletter
Kerikeri MTB Club Newsletter
August 2018
- Ride Schedule
Regular Rides
- Tuesday night rides – 5:30pm depart gravel pit Inlet Road. Lights needed. All welcome.
- Sundays 2:00pm – club members / families ride Waitangi Park. Loose arrangement. Nothing formal organised. Make up own groups.
- Junior rides every Saturday in school term ; must have a good working mountain bike; ride details are on Kerikeri MTB Club Facebook page. Nigel 021 924 025.
August
No rides or activities planned
September
9 September Social ride Waitangi Forest followed by IMPORTANT CLUB MEETING. Ride starts 2:00pm from gravel pit Inlet Road. Easy ride around new and older tracks. Suitable all abilities. Meeting starts 3:30PM. Purpose / details of meeting below under Club News
22 Sept Club planning to enter teams in the 12 / 6 hour races in Tokoroa. If interested in being part of a team contact Richard 021 386 177
30 Sept The Duel speed and style club champs. Brought to you by Kerikeri MTB Club. First Sunday of daylight savings 30th September. Meet at 3pm in Club carpark on Inlet Rd Kerikeri. Follow Kerikeri mtb club on Facebook for details. Nigel 021 924 025
October
28 October Social ride Whananaki to Sandy Bay cycleway. Details to follow but intent is to car pool from Kerikeri. Leisurely ride; suitable for all. Lunch on way. Graeme 027 4372 972
November
Date tba Official Opening Deliverance Track. Will be a Tuesday evening
December
16 December Xmas party; Waitangi Forest ride followed by BBQ / refreshments. All welcome; details to follow.
- Waitangi Forest – Logging Information
No update.The whole of the Horn/Diesel/Croak Road areas is closed to recreation use. This includes Te Wairoa from Marker 6 onwards, and Diesel Road access from Skyline. This closure is expected to remain in effect through to September.
The use of Skyline Road is unaffected, but there will be an increase in light vehicle traffic using the Te Wairoa/Bedford access from Inlet Road.
- Event Reports
Midwinter Enduro – July 15
We had 50 riders out in the forest on a day that started with the tail end of a rain storm and finished in Sunshine. There was a lot of smiles at the end of each stage. With the Best of MTB enduro racing coming to the day. Mates and family having fun on Mountain bikes. Mark it in the calendar for the same time next year. More details and pics on club Facebook page
Midwinter Ride to Horeke pub – Jul 22
Over 20 brave souls turned out in drizzling rain to the start in Okaihou. The rain cleared quickly for a sunny ride to the pub. Great to see a number of families and some (very) young riders. Shuttles back to Okaihou after lunch made for a relaxed day. Pics on the website slideshow. Planned again for 2019
- Club General
Important Meeting: Sat 9 Sep 3:30pm: Gravel pit Inlet Road
The club believes it is desirable to become an Incorporated Society. This meeting is to get a vote from members on whether to proceed.
Three key drivers:
- Registering our junior racers with Cycling NZ /MTBNZ. Our juniors are increasingly competing in regional / national events. For best recognition they need to be from a club registered with Cycling NZ / MTBNZ – which requires us to be incorporated society.
- Protection for organisers of club events. Incorporated Societies limit the liability of individual members organising events
- Savings on Insurance. We are required to have third party insurance by the Waitangi Forest managers. We can get this more cheaply through Cycling NZ if we are incorporated.
Further information will be emailed directly to you but please put this date in your diaries.....
Car Parking Waitangi Forest
Car parking is getting increasingly difficult for entrance to Waitangi Forest from Inlet Rd.We have arranged with the Forest Managers for club member to have ongoing access to the gravel pit.Keys will be issued to members:
- You will have to apply
- There will be a small charge
- Details will follow shortly
Financial position
The club is in a sound financial position
The club posts regular updates, reports and activities on Facebook – much more timely info than the monthly newsletter....
Recent posts avail on Home page of club website www.kerikerimtbclub.co.nz if you not a Facebook user.
Check it out!
Any questions?
Ideas for a club ride or activity?
Article added: Thursday 23 August 2018
