Club now a registered charitable entity under Charities Act

The club has received notification it has been recognised as a Charitable Entity under the Charities Act of 2005. This enables the club to apply for funding from charitable trusts etc.

Club Events: November - December 2009

Join the New Plymouth Mountain Bikers Club on the following events over the coming months:

• Saturday 21 November, 10.00 am: Working Bee for new tracks at Mangamahoe.

• Saturday 21 November, 7.30 pm: Club Christmas Party, The Pub, Devon St.
  
  
• Sunday 6 December, 10.00 am: 6 Hour Teams XC race at Mangamahoe. More info/flyer out soon.
  

Useful info:
Rides happen rain, shine or snow.

Kiwi Outdoors Urban Rogaine Series is on again

For mountain bikers, runners and walkers here in New Plymouth; for teams of 2 to 5:

Event schedule:

4th November and every subsequent Wednesday evening up to and including 9th December.

Rego 5.30 pm to 5.45 pm. Events start at 6 pm and finish by 9 pm. Prepay tickets available at Kiwi Outdoors.

More details here:

Orienteering Taranaki

3-Hrs: Filty Dirty Photos*

*They're muddy mountain bike race photos, but we've just got 2,000 Google hits.
All pics Craig Treanor.

Race Results: 3-Hours of Colson Road

The second of the NPMTB 3-hour races drew a solid field of 46 riders - not bad considering the crap weather and unnamed mountain bike guide book calling it the worst ride in the country. But recent digging efforts by Shane and Axle have built a mighty fine XC circuit round the outside of the forest that's going to ride very nicely when (if?) things dry out a bit.

Big thanks to Craig, for pulling everything together for another good race, and the SPCA for helping with access, use of toilet and entertaining spectators with really cute animals. Incriminating photographs will be posted shortly...

The next race on the calendar is the epic 6 Hours of Hurt: Mangamahoe, Sunday 6 December, but there's a bunch happening in mountain biking in Taranaki before then. Stay tuned.

Results: 3-Hours Teams Race at Colson Road, 18 October 2009

Female 1 Cristi G 49.42 104.33 167.20

Junior 1 Mitchell H 26.56 58.39 95.18 135.19 172.27
Junior 2 Cody McD 30.02 65.38 102.18 139.30 175.34
Junior 3 Scott V 32.24 84.42 129.26 174.20
Junior 4 Josh G 52.04 106.54 166.07

Open 1 Thomas L 20.56 44.04 68.02 93.16 118.31 144.31 169.42
Open 2 Greg S 26.41 55.15 85.11 115.28 145.47 176.22
Open 3 Dave M 33.31 64.17 94.28 125.27 155.30
Open 4 Matt G 29.49 66.00
Open 5 Lawson F 31.38 66.02

Vet 1 James M 29.54 62.33 97.15 136.41 171.33
Vet 2 Paul P 31.55 67.18 103.00 142.25 179.32
Vet 3 Sean 34.45 75.32 119.07 159.40
Vet 4 Alan C 50.36 97.46 147.03
Vet 5 Eddie H 50.56 98.22 148.04
Vet 6 Dennis J 49.38 104.32 167.15

Team-2 1 100+ 28.24 54.42 85.57 112.59 142.40 173.08
Team-2 2 Halfast 26.44 58.01 85.30 117.54 145.29 177.50
Team-2 3 KONIS 27.33 57.45 87.11 117.16 147.06 178.23
Team-2 4 Old School 30.14 58.13 90.16 119.42 151.55 179.52
Team-2 5 Road Kill 27.11 61.15 90.37 127.21 165.21
Team-2 6 Nathan + Si 40.44 76.59 119.12 156.55 171.49
Team-2 7 Lobbyists 31.40 75.14 105.54 146.56 177.05
Team-2 8 Puffing like Porn Stars 46.29 80.22 130.26 163.45
Team-2 9 Hopeless Harrys 40.40 98.12 142.20

Team-3 1 Cycle Inn 30.08 55.49 90.35 122.27 150.02
Team-3 2 G+B+N 40.21 73.56 102.09 143.28 170.02
Team-3 3 Young Ones 34.48 69.20 106.16 139.40